The Snowtown Murders | Bodies in Barrels
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- In the 90’s, in South Australia, a startling number of people went missing, and John Bunting, Robert Wagner, Mark Hayden and James Vlassakis were up to no good. Vigilantes in their own eyes, something much worse in everyone else’s.
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Btw, in this video I used the term "transvestite", which I've learned is a no-no term, outdated and offensive. Sorry about that, in my sources that's what Barry Lane was referred to but I understand it's derogatory.
I did not know that either.
Same thing,these rock spiders are sensitive,geezzzzusss
Finally they sniffed him out :-) oh ehr TH-cam wil ban all speach by the end of this year, but hey a picture says more than a thousand words eh
I didnt know that.. i honestly thought “cross dresser” would have been more offensive than “transvestite. “. 🤷🏾♀️. Learn something everyday. 🙂.
does that mean the Rocky Horror picture show is cancelled as well ?
Australia: *has literally millions of square kilometres of empty land*
John Bunting: I'mma leave some dead bodies in a car outside me mate's place.
Yeah, really! LOLOLOL
Not very smart, was he?
I don’t think he wanted to be parted from his prizes....
Mad Max world is here and now. He couldn't put the barrels just anywhere because they'd spoil someone's aesthetics and he'd be sprung.
lol right? Same with Canada. Killers are lazy
It's kinda depressing that you'll never run out of this kind of story to make videos about.
I know, right? I always thought "what if he runs out of material?" Guess that won't ever happen.
@Jbone Philly ?
@Jbone Philly yeah, these kinds of stories, what are you confused about
Maybe if they closed down Florida.
@@blackdogslivesmatter1568 down here itll never get closed down lmao i wish
"He had a great idea... according to himself" would be the title of my autobiography.
HA!
Sameeee
If its an autobiography, wouldn't it be "I had a great idea...according to myself"?
@@morkusmorkus6040 Autobiographies written in 3rd person are extra funny to me.
I requested this ages ago and you actually replied and said you would look into it! Thanks for doing this ol' video. Giving it a goo right now!
aul...video
Did you get a barrel of laughs.
@@whatyoutalkingaboutwillis12 Not funny at all I knew one of the victim's
When you’ve already binged them all, you come to love Tuesday’s, and Friday’s.
You’re absolutely right!
Indeed
Agreed!!!
RTTTTT
Ain't it so!
I don't want to ruin anyone's day, but when Mike says "hey you" I'm pretty sure he's talking to me.
He’s really not, he’s saying it to me
nah he’s saying it to me you guys got it all wrong
Yall are boys lol
Y'know, I always felt a bit jealous 'cuz *I could tell* he was saying it to you & not me...
You're delusional
Obviously me.
Watched a lot of true crime, never heard something quite as terrifying as a man making a tape of past victims screaming/being tortured and then playing it while torturing and killing another man. I don't even know.
The documentary is something else
Maybe i shouldnt tell you about the murderers who also did that and parts of some tapes àre on youtube
It's terrifying to think about, but on the other hand, if I was the new victim and they played that, don't know how much I would care about it over the fact that I just had my toes crushed and god knows what else.
@@jessicaj8564 I’m not sure if this makes me an awful person asking this....but could you put a link up please 😬
@Einstein Brown it takes it to a whole new disturbing level
The scorpion (hunter of rock spiders) is often chosen as the symbol of the task force detectives that go after pedophiles.
Oh, so they decided to keep the imagery the serial killer came up with for pedophiles?🤦🏽♀️.
@@novice5895 I think it was already slang
@@novice5895 Rock spider has been the slang for paedophiles here in Australia since at least the 70s
akaScooby Aw, thx for letting me know👍🏽.
Now realizing this about "Task Force Argos" logo, looks like a desert hairy scorpion of some kind, but with little thin claws and a thick tail, looks venomous as hell.
Thanks for that insight
Can’t smell
Loves digging
No conscience
Yeah, this was never gonna end up well.
Grave digger
Exactly what I thought!
Less than tree minutes into the video and we got a dude who’s obsessed with digging holes, guns, nazis & fascism.. then worked at a crematorium and loved it and was great with dead bodies before he gets a job in meat processing.
Can’t see how on eart this’ll ever go sideways. YIKES.
I don't think sense of smell mattered much. I don't have one and tbh it makes life annoy af because I nearly killed myself by not realizing there was a gas leak in my room at 16 we had an old wall gas heater and my mom luckily walked in and rushed me out.
@@georgia2321 lmao tree minutes
@@DeadpanVT big L
Whenever my boyfriend comes in the room and hears me playing one of your videos (which is quite often) he says 'Oh watching your Irish boyfriend again I see''
😂 Same here.
My husband was the same! Lol. Finally I had him watch Mike's recent True Crime posts, and now he is addicted to the recent ones!
Sounds a bit insecure
@@clementine2001 ummm or it’s just an innocent sarcastic joke between a couple? Lmao.. reading a lil too much into it a think
@@krystatinyy9652 Secure people can joke about their partners little crushes etc.. Some people wouldn't understand.
I am actually from Adelaide Australia and we have the distinction of being (per capita) the serial killer capital of the world. There is a documentary series called "City of Evil" about it. My mum actually had a chance meeting with the guy later identified as the "Truro Killer" in the 70s as she stopped her silly friend from jumping in the car with him.
Facts
I think I saw that pretty creepy. Still love to visit someday.
@@Samanthamoemoes
Adelaide is a beautiful city ❤️
Adelaide is a beautiful place to live
Wow! Good on her!
Nah the way he said “CRIKEY” in the background in the beginning just killed me 😭😭😭
I almost had my beer exit my nose without permission hahaha
@@theflyingcrud I had a small amount of pee exit me without permission lmao 🙃
@@theflyingcrud do you usually give it permission to exit your nose?
@@dinabatres4301 I never give authorization, it always happens involuntarily. Always a waste of precious natural resources haha
@kurara chan yeah, not going to say I'm proud of this particular one. And to the person above you, hope you're joking and just have a shit sense of humor
“so what’re your hobbies?” “digging holes”
One of my boyfriend's favourite pastimes.
There is a really funny Ozzie movie called, "the Castle". There is a character that digs holes called Dale. It is the funniest shit. Anyway, I heard that, and I cracked up.
Not all hole diggers are bad. I have an little old black weiner dog that digs. Hes pretty chill. Not a rock spider
@@magoodada naw cute!
Hector Zeroni bad ending
“MIKE OUT!” The saddest two words I have to hear every Friday... until Tuesday my friends.
But you will spend the next few days looking forward to Tue. He's very good isn't he?!
"40 mike mike out!"
Ah yes, the most depressing of words.
@@katc6880 oh i sure will! I’ve already watched all his videos so I can’t binge anymore haha
If you turn on captions its translated as "my goat"
And in classic Aussie humour, not long after this you could buy T-shirts with _"I had a barrel of laughs in Snowtown"_ written on them. 😲😏
XD
Not surprising considering shit-stirring is the preferred method of interaction.
Wow
No respect. Ha ha
Holy fucking shit.
Mike is a true gem in this community. Can't think of any other true crime channel that presents the story so well and with so much personality and detail.
Agreed! Even on cases that I’ve heard about several times I’ll listen to mikes take on it all day.
Mike accomplishes to be funny, without losing the seriousness about these cases.
I agree I don't see how he manages to get so much information into so little time The only other true crime channel that I watch anymore is Stephanie Harlowe and if you want a deep dive she does sometimes two and three-part series that are just amazing. But she and Mike are the only ones I watch anymore their styles are very different but they both give a ton of information and keep your interest.
He has the perfect level of humor for each case, his videos are not as detailed as JCS for example, but he delivers the goods with consistence, I didn't feel much for him at first but now I can't avoid but feeling affection towards him.
AGREED 💯💯💯💯
*PERFECT* *Its Friday the turdteenth*
That's 'turteent"
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@Cat Scratch Fever
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Ha!
@@reign427
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Okay, I'm Canadian and we dont have a city called snowtown, but Australia does?
I feel like my nation has failed.
haha you are so right! and we don't even get snow!
We just like to dream of snow. I saw it snowing for the first time ever this year and lost my shit it was so cool. It only took over 23years.
named after Thomas Snow
It does snow in Australia. Every year it snows in the Snowy Mountains, which are the tallest mountains on the mainland and cover parts of Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and New South Wales. It also snows in Tasmania, where some years they get snow on Mt Wellington overlooking the state capitol Hobart at Christmas.
We do have a Dildo...so in a way Canada still holds its rep.
Did anyone else notice the woman waving and smiling when they are going threw a barrel with someone's body? WTF
I noticed that. Same reaction as you.
I JUST paused there to make a comment ...21:57
A barrel of laughs....
Yes..really seems unprofessional and definitely not respectful of the victims..kinda like "Hey look at me"
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Anyone else randomly stumble across this channel, and it's now your favourite?
This is 1 of the best recommendations that youtube made to me(some of their recommendations leave a lot to be desired)
@@karaleetrapp Same, I avoided this channel for the longest time because I initially thought it was poorly researched clickbait... I'm glad I gave it a chance and was wrong! I've been subcribed for about two years now
I found it recommended in another TH-cam comment section
I hear ya barkin' big dog.
100%! love this channel.
Ugh the tapes of people being tortured played to their next victims. That is psychological torture.
Demonic possession.
Is it?
@@mscir Grow up.
@@mscir gtfo with your religious thinking and grow up
of course it is . what else could it be lol its not barry white !
"Whatcha got going on there?"
"Nothing, just dead kangaroos that I'll make into dog food later."
"Understandable, have a good day."
Just an average day in Australia yepyep
Hah. Priceless..
Gag
Actually pretty common in some parts of australia
Dead rotting kangaroo corpses I’m leaving there for weeks that I will feed domestic animals 🥴🙄🤦🏼♀️
My mum and brother knew the Hayden family for about 2 years before the barrels were found. Shit was crazy when the news broke. You covered the story well, my dude.
Me, an Aussie, clicking on this: Huh, bodies in barrels. Reminds me of that one with the bank- Oh.
exactly its been done to death
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@@Jolenesmart1980 I can't tell if this is a joke or if you missed the fact that this was exactly the case he was reminded of...
I- 😳😂
@Jason Phelan way too sensitive mate.
Relax!!!
They made a recording of all the noises their previous victims had made while being tortured and played it while torturing their last guy? That’s beyond horrific.
@@JeramiaValentine probably a fake so don't worry
Beyond is right. Idk where it even start. It's just fucked as fucked gets
Came to the comments to say this. Just hearing of that recording makes me want to cry, that they tortured him while making him listen to the torture of others...
Their role model (at least John) was Hitler.
Avantgarde
Thinking about it, if someone from my family /neighbors would be missing, the amount of murder videos I’ve watched, would make me look suspicious.
🙄 same 🤦♀️😆
🤣😆🤣 Same here
I think about this often.
Me too liveleak and best gore watching the cartels cut heads off and such is a good past time
same here.
Mike saying “I love ya” after telling the worst of the worst stories is always much appreciated
What is it that he always says right after "I love you"...? "Mike-o?
I think it’s “Mike out”
@@ganiyaibrahim6243 🤣🤣🤣 And what does that mean? That he’s gone? 😄😄😄 I’m not an English speaking native, that’s why I ask...
@@g.h.7755 Yes, when someone says I'm "out" it means they're leaving, they're done with whatever it is, they're out of here.
@@omarra6781 Thank you! 🤗
Being an Australian, I remember these murders. I've never been to Snowtown but I'm told the locals don't like being reminded about what happened there. I friend of mind stopped for a beer in the pub there, merely mentioned the murders and was then politely asked to finish his beer and leave. I guess I don't blame them.
They only stored the barrels there. Most happened in the suburbs north of adelaide. No wonder snowtown doesn't like to be associated with it. They named the movie snowtown when it should have been called Salisbury north
Starting your comment with "Being an Australian...." makes me think you're not Australian. It's a very common affectation of another nationality to qualify their speech before they've made it. Pack up your banjo and tell your story walking
@@photografiq_presents He is mentioning it probably cause it hits home to him more than any non Australian, you donut. Also, murders are not as frequent in Australia as they are in USA for example. I am from a little country where murders rarely happen but when they do happen the whole nation is shocked will all mourn the victim. When You live somewhere where murders rarely happen it will shock you the few times it does happen.
@@photografiq_presents Being a South Australian, I can totally back up Greg's comment. The locals of Snowtown had nothing to do with the murders, and I remember that they detested the media at the time labeling them the "Snowtown Murders". I believe that what happened in the pub was probably quite likely, as the townsfolk would have hated any rubberneckers turning up to ask questions.
The hell?? I get that it’s a terrible thing to talk about but they can’t act like it never happened. That just sounds like denial
Has a strange childhood fixation on digging holes. Has an alarming interest in Nazis and their ideologies. Takes a job at a crematorium. Begins studying human anatomy.
_yep nothing going on here_
Either a vindictive serial murderer or a philanthropist historian in making
, Hindsight makes us all Geniuses.
Don't worry bout it, it'd be grand 👌
Hide your cats.
Commie much? They were rewriting language as well. Complaining about nazis but commie ideology in slightly modern form is OK? Bunch of sick psychos.
The most disturbing part, is that there were 4 of these monsters living amongst us..in the same place, at the same time. It’s estimated everyone at some point in life comes across a serial killer in passing...4 together..is inconceivable. Great job again, Mike..making the unbearable, bearable.
Exactly. Terrifying
Yeah, that's what I thought, the chances of 4 potential serial killers to befriend each other and do this as a team, I would think it rare. Thank God. As an Aussie this was a truly haunting time but I'd actually forgot a lot of the details so this is a new horror all over again.
The leader of the pack and/or the group's little culture made the entire group willing. It definitely isn't that multiple serial killers fluked out to find each other. Killer couples either.
Imagine my joy, as an Australian, waking up this fine Saturday morning to see what gift Mike has released.. An Australian Case!
I remember this case, I was in my teens at the time, it still gives me the creeps. Crikey.
Love your work Mike.
This one and the Ivan Milat case that I think Mike also covered are both horrifying.
“Hey you and welcome!” I know when I hear that I will always be intrigued and always entertained.
Agreed 👍
I echo that! Damn right!!
Now I got what ha says!!! I thought ha said "you are welcome"...and I thought he meant for his videos
I second this sir. We need more lol
100%
theres a movie about this called Snowtown, its one of the most haunting movies ive ever seen... highly recommend if you're into that kinda stuff
Brilliant movie! Agreed... very haunting x
I watched it a couple years ago. I had to take breaks. It was intense
I wish I were brave enough. Already I had to stop bingeing TC’s old videos because I started having awful nightmares! 😖
Very boring movie I thought.
Where can I watch it?
Does anyone else binge watch his videos over and over and fall in love one with the background music
I binge watch then feel traumatized and like I need therapy
Ah yes, "snug as a body in a barrel in a bank vault." Just like mom used to say at bedtime.
Mine, too...what are the chances?
HAHAHA!!!
Omg 🤣😬
Snug as a bug in a rug
😂😂😂
Mike!! I asked, you listened!
I live very close to where these murders happened. The movie was filmed around the corner from my place.
The last victim, David, was my best mate in my first year of senior school. He was a nice guy, and for over 20 years I've kept a drawing he made for me in class.
R.I.P. David Johnson.
I’m sorry for your loss ☹️
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@Beautiful Disaster the snowtown murders is the name of the movie
The movie is simply called Snowtown
Sorry for your loss 😔
With that 14 year old I have a feeling John was the biggest Rock Spider of them all
Yeah it's usually the ones who protest too much. It's like male feminists, most of them have a sexual assault in their past.
@McFlickers out his/her ass.
It's not unheard of for young abuse victims to grow up into abusers themselves. Certainly not true for all or even most, but it does happen. In a way, that's the biggest crime done to them: becoming the thing they hate the most.
James wasn't 14 when he helped with the murders he was 18 - 19 yrs old and I don't think he is as innocent as people like to pretend he is. He met Bunting when he was 14 yrs old and Bunting groomed him and Vlassakis enjoyed torturing and watching the victims being murdered just as much as Bunting did
I thought that too when mike mentioned how James was groomed. Ironic but not at all surprising.
22:00 Wow, that lady really enjoys her job. She's just a little too happy about digging around in a barrel of decomposing body parts 😳🤔🥴
Murderous and torturous tendencies thinly veiled as vigilantism.
He used what people would accept as a motive to do what he was planning to do all along.
Less than 5 mins in and we have snow town in Australia, somone has lost their sense of smell, and got skills with dead people , and Mike's trying not to laugh, gonna be a good one!
Well stated maryh99
@@jameswilsonrdr2275 accept***
@@tyranosurasmax Thanks, man. Maybe only a few people think I dropped out in 6th grade. My excuse is typing from mobile in the sun!😂
Mayte!!! My wife and I are local to the area, and have followed this as it happened. I have also followed your channel for a while. I want to give you the highest compliment. even though we were local to this - you're information is better than anything we have heard locally or otherwise.
Most You tube channel's care not for facts but clicks. Cudo's to you mate. Even the origin of the slang ''rock spider'',, i never could work it out, nor do people whom use it know the origin either, yet You are the other side of the world - the cold rainy side :)
Also, people are not aware of the prevalence of Rock Spiders over here, in the area there and surrounding towns. The news played down - not mentioning their original motivation (I'm not condoning it) . This is something we learned years later.
Snakes, Crocs, Dingos, more snakes, spiders, blue ringed octopii, box jelly fish - get a bad wrap over here - rightly so - however they have nothing on the real, institutionalized sexual murderous predators that are way more, numerous and dangerous. The the victims of abuse seek revenge and become twisted murderous, torturous abusers themselves. How the cops could take so long, and not respond etc etc is common, not surprising anymore. Mate, please pin this comment for others to see as my main point is to compliment your accuracy, and clearly thorough research. You are doing a great service with your films. Good educational material for parents with teenagers, and the likes of us trying to make sense of the twisted parts of our society.
Onya, from ""Astraya"".
Yes, this post should be pinned. We have had problems with someone who is known as the local rockspider in a certain regional area in Queensland. He's been trying to get access to oiur children. They've killed our animals and weaponised the Bundaberg Magistrates Court anf the North Burnett Regional Council to try to physically locate us via constant harassment. We've been forced to abandon our land and live in vehicles. The police won't do anything and nor will anyone else.
W E L L S A I D ‼️
@@reswobiandreaming3644 wow that’s heartbreaking and disturbing I can’t imagine how difficult things are for you and I’m sorry. I highly suggest doing whatever research, investigation (safely‼️), reporting, etc whatever you have the mental and physical ability to proactively fight for justice. Stay strong and I believe your day will come. Maybe at the least if the monster gets punishment or caught, you can bring in your case and help put him where he belongs. You’re in my thoughts 💭
100% back this comment. Aussies unite
Thumbs up from another local to the murders. I still drive past where that house used to be and think of them every time. We used to drive past the road to Snowtown and sadly that’s all I thought of. I have heard their bakery was pretty good
It makes me so angry to know justice is never truly served. Because they will never suffer as much as their victims did! My heart hurts for those people who had to go through unspeakable pain and torment.
I feel you on this.. personally I think the kindest (?) Death penalty is a bullet to the head... Quick and clean. And while I fully understand the want to see those who carried ou utterly horrific crimes suffering the same way their victims did, I would be happier if they were quickly expunged from this world. I think it is bs that the legal system has successfully argued against some methods of death penalty under the guise of cruel and unusual punishment - seriously?!!
But we need to be careful how we treat monsters, less we become monsters ourselves
I am sure hell has something good prepared for those people for eternity
@@katc6880 that's bullshit. You see most would stop killing if they knew the same faith was waiting on them. When I mean most I mean 99 expect those who just want to die.
Agreed! I feel like they should have done to them what they did to 12 other people. They were some sick mothers!!
@@masterpieces2218 no, there is a difference between killing and torture. Jail's around the world are full of people on death row (for how many years?) Or life in prison. Murdering someone doesn't equate to a death sentence yourself. It should. Torturing someone.... Lethal injection. You know the one that often goes wrong and involves some prolonged agony before death ensues? I'm good with that also
As.for the families of the victims, I'm sure the thought of the perpetrators suffering would be welcome, but ultimately they just want them to no longer exist. Just my opinion. But (and I will be honest!) I'm sure if this was.closer to home then my opinions would change
I visit Snowtown often and it’s a dying town, not much happens there anymore. The bank is bordered up, I doubt it will ever be opened again. Sure there’s talk of a museum as everyone who passes the town stops to take photos of the bank but the town is mostly against it as it did a number on the community.
That's interesting, as an Aussie, I'd heard years ago that the bank had been bulldozed because of the grief it brought the town. So, that was just a rumour? If they hated it that much and ppl coming their as a sick tourist attraction why didn't they bulldoze it, make a memorial park or something?
It's not there anymore.. My dad took me to see it before it was..
Creepy… its there its not there, people stopping to look at it and its not there 👻 but then it is again
As an Aussie, I've watched everything about "bodies in the barrels." You've done an awesome job covering this, nice work.
He is pretty awesome
Nice! Good to kno
I think he should do Katherine Knight from Aberdeen NSW now in Silver Water jail. Now she was one wacker doodle. I have the book Blood Stain by Peter Lalor.
@@kimwoodley1351 Oh, good God! What a horror story that is. Katherine is one of the most horrendous women. The way she hung up her husband, then cooked him up for his kids...just bloody crazy!
@@kimwoodley1351 I second this!
Hahahahaha bishes I’m only 13 minutes late and there’s already 225 comments! Mikes army is devoted!
We don’t fuk around 😜
56 min and now there's 660, plus me 661!! ✌️
Well we’re loyal lol
I only came here to read your comment
Any relation to Dumbledore's Army? 👏💯🤷♀️
“Yep, that’s a rotting corpse alright” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mike, you crack me up
For being against homosexuals that “Lord Sir” bit seems pretty strange.
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They were strange at the very least.
Hey Mike, if you think South Australia is a slack name for a state, I live in the Northern Territory .
Oh, and our official tourism slogan is...
"CU [In the] NT", no word of a lie 😂
And South Australia isn’t even the most southern state. Lol
Im from Adelaide and legit see people walking around in CUintheNT shirts, stickers on cars etc, I thought it was a joke at first. Best marketing ever!! 🤣
That’s great 🤣🤣🤣
I’ve got the stubby holder hat n key ring lmao
It's the single most Australian tourism campaign ever.
Why is it the only thing that helps my insomnia these days is listening to an Irish man talk about gruesome murders. Thanks for helping me sleep like a baby omg what is wrong with me lol
same
Lol same 🤷🏼♀️
Every. Single. Night. 😅
Me too!
same. It's like he's telling a bedtime story haha
I went to Snowtown a couple years back. It had a creepy vibe. It was just so quiet and eerie of course because the crimes committed and just being a really small town. The Pub owners were nice tho. We didn’t ask about the murders as I heard the locals get really annoyed when it’s mentioned.
Only one of the crimes was committed in Snowtown.
The only TH-camr who’s views match his subscriber count. He deserves more
He definitely does. Outstanding content💕 Can't help but love him lol
@@KellyF-ep6yr true that! 👏
Yeah I know folks with 4x the subscribers and a quarter of the views. Shows that he doesn't put out low quality videos ever.
you never heard of Mr beast, dream, or jschlatt. pretty much any Minecraft TH-camr
Sure, the ONLY one.
Juror's where so traumatised from the information presented in this trial, they had to be dismissed and counceled, some never recovered. The trial was restarted 3 times. Costing the state government millions. Eventually the Judge told potential new Juror's be prepared to hear pure horror. if you think you can't finish what you start, leave now before your selected. It took 12 months more just to select a third time jury. This was a first in Australian criminal history.
Aw poor little soft jurors boo hoo
@@joshbrz8902 you will get over it.
You are the one crying over here about ppl you dont even know are you over it yet
@@joshbrz8902 oh im sure you will get over that too. Good on ya. I have faith in your capacity to deal with it.
Crikey!
These people are just deranged, I cant even fathom what their victims went through.
Agreed. This was especially heinous. These victims died excruciating deaths. My heart goes out to them.
@Davin Bowyer 🤔
They should just take them out and shoot them. They are just animals, monsters...evil beyond words.
@@MrHarrystank From what I've seen, the marginalised people that were victimised in this case are the "normal society" in Australia. Over 50% of the population are on Centrelink (social security payments) and there's very few jobs so not much chance of bettering your lot. It makes people crazy.
@@MrHarrystank Very well said ....I have to ask what you do for a living if you don't mind?
As Australian, this one still shocks me today no matter how many times I hear this story over. Real monsters.
Australians... we are a crude bunch, but even I didn’t know the origins of the term rock spider. Geeez....
I grew up in a small country town and rock spider was a normal term till a friend from the city looked at me like i was dumb lol thought everyone knew the term
Nope, never heard of it either!
It's really fucked hey. It doesn't show any consideration for the victims.
I figured the term came about because rock spiders are always creeping around, keeping hidden until they attack.
@@blahblahblahblah2837 right, i don’t think it’s okay to give “cutsie” names to disgusting pedophiles. it seems like a dark “joke”
Nothing cute about the name, nor is it a joke. In fact the exact opposite is true.
I’m a South Aussie and I was today years old when I found out the Snowtown barrel murders were dumped in an actual BANK, not a river bank lmao
You were sus about there being a vault on the river bank?
What the actual F?… I always look in the comments too early LOL
England's trash heap
Thank God I'm in Britain
@@jquest43 I thank God you are too. lol.
@@mareebrown2163 I feel unclean just reading your commoner response,I order on you to stop.
England Forever!!
I know about this case, but never did they mention that John lost his ability to smell, which I think is worth mentioning tbh.
Ah, I think you meant lost his ability to smell. I don't doubt that he emitted scent himself. ; - )
@@frogpalpeeper4249 exactly. Thank you for being accurate.
@@issafula You're most welcome.
Huh, who never mentioned it?
But Mike did mention it - up front, at the beginning.
The suburbs mentioned Salisbury, Elizabeth, Daveron Park, Smithfield etc where this all happened are much better but still some of the highest crime areas.
Elizabeth is so multi-generationally intrenched with a deep culture of boganism that when they made the Snowtown movie they realised that they could never make faux bogan film sets better than authentic bogans in their natural habitat. So they just rented places 'as is' from the locals at the time.
I've got half an hour to kill. What's on YouTu...
"That Chapter: The Snowtown Murders I Bodies in Barrels"
Okay, that's sorted.
A red flag should pop up when you find out that the person’s hobby is digging large holes in the ground....lol wtf??
I had a yard hole that i could dig in when the wife pissed me off, it was a good way to physically get out frustration. I told her when it was big enough i was gonna bury her there. we ended up burying the dog there. still was a good cathartic experience for me, but i'm not 'torture people' level of fucked in the head.
Nunyo Bizwax you know how many jobs involve digging? Many.
So miners and fossickers should all be considered as possible serial killers then?? LOL
It makes sense in a world pre-internet tbh
When I was a young child I loved digging hole shit I still love digging hole but I don’t kill people
I only allow myself to watch mikes videos while I’m folding laundry as an incentive to fold my laundry. It has now become my favorite task of my day 😂
I use them as motivation to go on a run to get back in shape.
Me too!
It`s easier just let the laundrypile just grow and pick the clothes from there. =D
When you have watched all mikes videos and you just start all over except Tuesday and Fridays .. 😃❤️ love you mike all the way from ALABAMA !!!!
Holy cow. This video was released only 14 minutes ago and there are already 241 comments before mine. Mike, you are much loved, my friend.
3 hours later....close to 68,000.....wow eh?
“He lost his sense of smell in childhood and he liked digging holes..”
Me: Oh oh..
“He also loved firearms and WW2, but mostly he loved human anatomy...”
Me: OH NO!
*continues eating popcorn*
lmao🤣🤣
😂
I was saying the same things. When my husband starts talking I tell him to stay slient and continue watching
You just made me laugh so hard, I snorted! 😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Yup
Love your channel but can you please turn on automatic closed captioning? I am fully deaf and don't understand you but the captions help me watch your videos :) thanks and cheers from usa
The youtube ones are shit :) funny, but wildly inaccurate at times
It’s Horrifying that The last person had to listen to others being killed meanwhile the same thing was about to happen to him 😞 I can’t even imagine how fast his life flashed before his very eyes knowing it was over .
Someone: So, what are your Friday plans?
Me: (Mike on mind) Well..
Me too... lol that actually happened to me not too long ago.
Just not a Friday without a bit of Mike and some barrels full of bodies 🙄
@@marcusjay8103 and a bit of Canada 😆
You a real one fer dat wun. 👊 stay up playa
Cute
Wow, learned what a rock spider is, never knew that, thank you. Sick damn people.
Sandra Shevel same! Who would have thought!
Mike gets permission to murder the Aussie accent, as we certainly do it to his every time we try tell an Irish joke.
Agreed! 😋
As an Australian I love hear other people try to do the accent. (almost as funny as listening to a conversation between a New Zealander and a South African)
No trees or turds were harmed in the making of this video.
That was really interesting. I appreciate your tone and delivery of such a gruesome story. You have a gift Mike.
God imagine that smell coming from the vault. Jesus...it must’ve been horrendous
he was tortured to death...
**upbeat ad with cute music and cupcakes play**
Most Yt commercials give me the feeling of being completly disconnected to the world.
Hhaahahahaah!!!!
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I let my niece watch cartoons on my phone and sometimes Ill get an ad for some cute dolls in the middle of these tales of murder lol
Imagine getting killed literally just because someone found you annoying LMFAOO
Welp, that comment just got you a spot at the top of my list... The list is called People to Murder Because they're Annoying. There, now you don't have to imagine it anymore 🤣😜
Just kidding! In all seriousness, these guys might be the most psychopathic people I've ever heard of in my life.
@@sunnidavis195 There was a few hints he was a bit off (mentally), like working at a crematorium and as slaughterhouse, plus a fascination with nazis.
We had a bus driver back in highschool who used to talk to the kids every day and used to work at a slaughterhouse. He certainly seemed odd... I wonder...
@@blahblahblahblah2837 I mean, except the fascination with nazis, jobs have to be done. You’re not mentally unstable just because you work in a crematorium or a slaughterhouse.
@@MelbourneMatty You are certainly right.
I would still argue that someone who works in a slaughterhouse or crematorium would need to have a certain objectivity and mental toughness that not all people have, and which might make it easier to handle human remains.
@@blahblahblahblah2837 I get what you’re saying, and I kind of agree. I think that everyone that eats meat, should be exposed to the (humane) killing and preparation of their food. In fact, I’d like to even go a step further, and make it a requirement.
I love animals, and nature, but I also eat meat, and have killed and butchered my fair share of game (read ‘animals’). I think if you can’t face the reality of that process, then maybe meat just shouldn’t be for you. That may also bring an end to the hideous state of unethical, inhumane and downright disgusting practices in factory farms.
Not sure about funeral homes and morticians and the like in that respect though. But I’m sure they’re, for the most part, no more disconnected from human emotions than surgeons, for example.
^I think Mike locked the comments of his pinned comment, but I wanted to chime in that the term is NOT offensive. I even looked it up to make sure. Apparently the term ONLY refers to clothes. So maybe it was used inaccurately? IDK. But the term itself is OK, so I think someone may have pranked Mike by pretending it was offensive lol.
The term that IS offensive is f****t, and we all know that, but it's slightly confusing to people who grew up in the 90's and EVERYONE was calling EVERYONE a f****t, lol. Now the only non-literal usage is... when you're ramping up to physically fight someone, which we shouldn't be doing either, usually. lol
"He lost his sense of sm-" COVID!
Isn’t that sense of taste ?
@@Momsadventure7 I'm not like, 100% sure, I've just heard of those symptoms being reported. My apartment neighbor has covid right now and she can't smell or taste much.
🤣
I know exactly what thats like!! I have no idea when to wash my clothes at the moment haha.
@@Momsadventure7 Smell and taste are very closely related (a lot of what we taste is enhanced by smell), and yup Covid19 can cause loss of smell and/or taste.
Let's do it up, Mike. Friday is here.
Happy Friday!
@@ThatChapter happy Friday the 13th!! 😱😁
So, in this year of plague, the only days I have a routine are Mike days.
Even before I arose, I was thinking, okay, coffee, toast, and then....all before I even checked the vid was there!
Nice to see one from here Down Under. You said Inala correctly, but Salisbury is "Sawls Bree"
Rock Spiders tends to be prison slang, but it was interesting to hear the reason behind the slang...and yes I'm still cringing!
Thanks Mike and team😘 my weekend is off to a good start.
Kudos and thanks as always.
It's not the plague
Its barely deadly
stop falling for their excuse for authoritarian laws and regulations
@@someshittomakeyouhappy sarcasm dude
I was sitting in a meeting and “SNIP SNIP NICKY!” Came through my head and I couldn’t control my laughter. That was an awkward moment in that meeting lol.
It's 5am here... I'm in singapore! That's how addicted I am to THAT CHAPTER!
It's unfathomable that 1 person would be THIS sadistic. But to find FOUR in the same small place? How??
Obviously you've never visited Salisbury North.
@@Bonswally you're correct there. And it sounds like I should never!
My exact thoughts. You know how hard is to find people that share your values, views of the world and hobbies? It is not that easy! How come these people find people alike? They should be exceptions , minimum percentages among a broader amount of people, but they get to find each other. It just puzzles me. How is it possible that four sadistic killers find each other? It is not something you coud go pinning ads about!!
@@aror6480 Right?? I can't even get people to join a book club! How. Is. This. Possible? (Rhetorical question of course)
It's because of cases like these I truly believe that sometimes evil just takes human form
Australia: The Florida of The Commonwealth.
Haha nope England is that
There was an Australian guy on Twitter who was having some sort of superiority complex over Americans about how much better his country was, as if he had anything to do with how his country is and the average American is solely responsible for how theirs is. So I responded, "Your country only exists because it's where England sent its criminals."
And ironically, the only part of Australia NOT originally populated by prisoners. Go figure.
England is the England of the Commonwealth. Started the whole thing, but now everyone awkwardly ignores and talks over us, like a drunk racist grandparent at a wedding.
@@blujaebird Australia isn’t better than any other country, it’s actually shit if you must know
The "Crikey!" Right after your admittance was perfection!
“The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers."
- Carl Jung
Yes.
Carl Jung said a lot. Much of it was garbage.
You mean like our ruling elite
@@dshe8637 but some has its worth. Its not like hes perfect. Dont expect ppl to like everything he said
Earliest I've ever been, can count on Mike and his gallows humour to make Friday the 13th better 😁✌🏻💛
Thanks Mike, for telling us these fascinating stories with brevity and humour, love your style man, it feels like a good mate telling me a story. 🤗
'Croiky' 😉 🐊
It's so weird that a crazy murderer who also enjoys torture managed to actually find friends to do it with, that's a rarity.
probably learned personal things about them and could use them against them to manipulate.
He was comparable to Charles Manson in that regard, he was the leader and they followed.
Space Wombat Yeah, but that 1 guy was full on board! He even went cannibal with him🤢😱. They were clearly in their element😳.
I don't know anyone that would lie for me for a simple traffic violation much less serial killings. This was a perfect storm of unthinkable horror that these guys met in the first place. However I think John Bunting(sp) would have been a serial killer even if he never met the others.
Yeah, let's hope it stays a rarity!
I wish you'd get some sun so I could turn my contrast back up, jesus man I could grow weed from the light reflecting from your face :P
He's Irish.
They're allergic to the sun. Lol
Nothing but rain and potatoes there. =P
Even on my worst days (due to severe depression/mental health issues) Mike can make it a little bit better, I'm so grateful for thatchapter
Morgan, hope you are managing just now. Sometimes that's the best we can do.... But I hope you know despite how you feel, you are not alone. I don't doubt you will get more replies from total strangers who (like me) genuinely wish we could make things even a little bit better for you. Take care x
Keep your head up! Hope all is well with you. I understand you completely. Some days are good; some are really bad. However, at the end of the day we're still breathing and there are people that care. People who will help and listen! So, one foot in front of the other and have a wonderful day. You got this!
@@katc6880 Kind words! Even made me feel a little better. Have a good one!
@morgan pettipas,
I don't think Mike quite understand just how many of us he helps 🥰
Sending you much support and best wishes 🙏
@@eyesofstatic9641 yup. A little sincere kindness can sometimes make enough of a difference xx
“Rock spider” is also used in the American prison system for people with victims under 12.
Sometimes I have to wonder about the people who came up with these names...like how do their minds even end up there? Or am I just being naive? Would a well-adjusted person just as easily come up with a name like that?
You learn something new every day.
So...uh...Just like Australia...Pedo's.
.......aaaand also used in Durban, a coastal city in South Africa where I grew up in the 60s & 70s for the swarms of holiday makers who invaded the beaches during the school holidays.
I really didn’t get it tho
This terrified most South Australians when the news broke. Horrific.
Terrified us over in WA too. I was just a kid at the time but I remember listening to the news reports in horror.
you're kidding me?? i would have thought it would have been pretty ordinary for everyone
@@dav00ss and why would you have thought that?
Wasn’t there a movie made about this? I remember watching an Australian movie sounds just like this story. I remember it made me feel physically ill.
My God, what was wrong with the rest of South Australians?!
Note to self - only visit Northern Austrailia.
This story is so horrifying, to the point that even small details such as "turning roos into pet food" build up to NASTY STUFF. Yikes!
I brace myself for that cheeky wink at the end but that unexpected “I love ya” literally made me shriek 😍
When he said it I was like wait did he just say that and has he said it before 😂 totally made my day
@@jadecobain I’m still fanning myself over here 🥵
Oooh! Not there yet, but looking forward to it now 😂
I just felt it 😍🥰😘❤️
Same ❤
As an Aussie, we are well aware of this case, it’s incredibly messed up.
When you said “crikey!” In the background I died laughing
I’m so glad I came across your channel! I have been binge watching for a solid week now. I’m actually from Adelaide, South Australia and was in my late teens when this case occurred! I remember it vividly, it was such a huge case that is still spoken about today! My cousin actually sat on the jury for almost a year......he later said it was horrific!!
Thanks for sharing ❤️
Wow, learning how some people in the world die is really scary. I am going to make sure I put up a huge fight if someone or people try to take me. There is no way in this world will I go into a van and I will make sure that the people I hang out with are people I really trust and know for a long time. This world is nuts and I rather die alone at 85 then 45 with fake friends. You can't trust anyone anymore. Sad way to live life.
@BOD Rtayy like the video from the other day where the guy got ran over after getting shot in the spine... he had to have heard the backhoe coming, he saw it. the guy said he went limp just as he saw it... probably knew his fate.... jeez.
If you watch the movie, it'll change your mind on your available options should your friend 'turn' as these did.
I’m pretty pessimistic but there are people you can trust in the world.
Once you learn to trust how people are instead of how they ‘should’ be.
@@cccycling5835 I'm going to make a guess that you are under 40 years old. I'd tighten than number up but... some people take a long time to see that the only person you can ultimately trust is yourself.
Some murderers are people that others have trusted and felt close to
The man who can make you laugh in the worst of stories yet has the dramatic effect so the seriousness of the case comes through. We love you Mike! Let's give it a goo!
Mike: they cut him up and ate him...
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Next on Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares......
What it feels like to chew 5 gum
Oh god I hate my sense of humour sometimes.. these are hilarious😅
R.I.P to all the victims 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Their families also 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Renting a whole bank for 60$ a month? That's only possible in a rural sh*thole. 😅
Just enough to pay the taxes, lol.
"Come on down to snowtown! We have a gas station _and_ a grocery store!"
Thanks for doing a case down under where I’m from ! Could u cover the case of Ivan Milat, and the Lin Family Murders, both are aussie cases. Thanks for the great videos Mike !! 🙏🏻😌
saw an interview today with milats brother....
Id love him to cover more Aussie ones. Including the Truro murders, Bevan Spencer von eimen and the family murders, Milat, Anita Cobby, etc