@@thegreenmanofnorwich Dunno where you would have been able to buy a house, even a small one for a grand in the UK in the 80s - perhaps 20 years before that (the 60s) but certainly not in the 80s and certainly not one that didn't need a ton of fixing up. For reference - in the early 80s I bought a two bedroomed terraced house for £23,000.
I meet Mr. Nilsen several times at the Kentish Town Job Centre in 1977. He was very pleasant, helpful so I was naturally a bit stunned when all this came to light and have subsequently read a great deal about him. I find Dr. Grande's analysis very persuasive but can we ever be certain of the factors that trigger such a monster - albeit such a pleasant and helpful one?
@Jason Wendigo I think you must have unresolved issues my friend. I registered as unemployed where he worked and he dealt with my application. Why is that so hard for you to believe?
That's something that always bothers me. We always describe pleasant traits as a facade of the "monster" hidden beneath. It seems entirely possible a person can be both. I've never understood how we are so certain that one emotion is feigned, and another is genuine. We can only be certain of our own internal life.
Dr Grande, I was wondering… Are you actually diagnosing anyone in this video? Or are you merely speculating on what *could* be happening in a situation *like* this? I’m just curious. Also, I love your channel.
'Des' is a very good drama about Nilsen -David Tennant did a great job of showing what a tedious vain man Nilsen was, and how incredibly manipulative he was.
That sounds really cool. I've been telling people about the podcast that covers Dennis Nielsen, too. If anyone wants to listen the videos are free on RUclips and are titled "The Muswell Hill Murderer" and the podcast is created by Casefile Presents. 🙂
Wow David Tennant, huh? Might watch that instead. I was going to watch this documentary but much like Dr. G. I get bored or frustrated with how disorganized or overly dramatic they are.
@@Joy-sp5mw Sometimes I wish that I were around more like minded spirits. I have such a warrior type of thought process, not so much of a military warrior but the warrior of truth searching and defending of truth. So much energy, but unfocused.
@@Joy-sp5mw This psychologist has experienced much trauma in his life and his goal is misguided. Most of the time we spend focusing on other's issues when we should be focusing on ourselves...... I'm learning that. Our lives are a battlefield and we all have scars, some more traumatic than another. Our earthly masters know this and have exploited it, it's a game to them. We are their Court Jesters their Clowns.
Thank you Dr Grande for your analysis on Dennis Nilsen, I found it to be very interesting. I have been reading true crime, particularly crime relating to serial killers, since my early teens and have always been looking for answers as to why serial killers can murder multiple people, when others may find it difficult to kill a spider. It seems strange how one human mind can be so unimaginably different from another .
The book Killing for Company gives far more detail than the dicumentary. This guy was horrific, the documentary didn't go into how he dismembered those young men amd children and bolied their body parts in pans in his kitchen.
Masters did not intend to focus on the salacious and gorey details. In both “The Shrine of Dahmer” and “Killing for Company” he avoids repeating the MOs in detail out of respect. I get the appeal of reading about the most visceral aspects of the case, but I think we should always keep in mind that we’re talking about actual people who were murdered and desecrated.
I was born and raised a couple of miles from where this happened, it really creeped everyone out at the time. I also cycled past the house a few times with some of my friends just to look at it, we were all darkly fascinated, like so many other people.
If you guys like to listen to podcasts, there's a really good one called Casefile Presents. They cover Dennis Nielsen and you can play it for free on RUclips. The videos are titled "The Muswell Hill Murderer". I really enjoyed it 🙂
That yellow shirt is just dazzling! Looks great on you. The Netflix doc was really boring! This video is so much better and tells us so much more. Thanks Dr. Grande! 🤠💕
I think he is saying no. The pumpkin shirt in today's video was stylin, but not tailored and no monogram. ;) I can just imagine the conversations he has with people about the "shirts comments"on RUclips. You won't believe what these women talk about! They content on my shirt choice, plants. Don't they understand the serious nature of content? OCEAN matters, What will they comment on next? My hairstyle?. Yes Dr. Grande, your followers have your back. In the meantime, just humor us.
My mums friend used to work with him. One day during a business meeting one of his colleagues messed up and he joked about how they should kill him and hide the body. People just thought that was Dennis just being his weird usual self. Weird stuff
The fact that he can control himself from killing for awhile and then went back to killing shows he wasn’t crazy. Another great as analysis Dr Grande!!
Yes completely sane for a person with BPD, Narcisitic Personality Disorder and an extremely dangerous paraphilia. He was as mad as a snake and should have been psychiatricly assessed as such and put in Broardmore for life. Why is it that the law thinks that only schizophrenics committing crimes whilst having a psychotic episode are the only insane (crazy) people who qualify for diminished or zero responsibility? Why are many paraphilias a crime and not a medical problem? A person doesn't wake up one day and choose to be a murderous necrophiliac any more than someone would choose to have Type 1 diabetes. One's a crime the other a medical problem.
Your voice is so calm and soothing Dr. Grande! I sometimes listen when i can’t sleep and your tone is much like a good night story when I was a kiddo. Tysm!
Good closing point about how when society looks down on a specific group of people, individuals with cruel intentions take notice and use that to their advantage. We need to work on that still as a society.
It's interesting that Hitler was saved from drowning when he was four when living in Passau by a boy who became a priest, Johann Kuehberger. The same question was asked about this episode. Would Johann have saved him? As Des reported a "near death" experience when he nearly drowned which is invariably brought on by hypoxia it is possible he suffered permanent brain damage, which could explain some of his lack of inhibitions and poor interpersonal skills. A good example of this kind of thing is a man who became a sexual predator and pedophile in middle age. He was found to have a benign tumor which was compromising blood flow to his prefrontal cortex. When the tumor was removed he went back to normal. Later the tumor regrew and the same symptoms emerged. Again the tumor was removed and "back to normal". Similar examples have occurred with brain damaged grid iron footballers who often get damage to the prefrontal cortex.
“Unable to bury bodies under the floorboards in his new address, Nielsen refrained from his homicidal activities. In 1981 he resumed killing again even though he really hadn’t overcome his problem of body disposal. “ I’ can’t get over this delivery 😹😹
Great video, i think more of his problems started with his grandfather. I read somewhere that he would cover himself in talcum powder to appear dead just how he described how his grandfather looked when he saw his open coffin. He also did this with the victims bodies so they were pale white to appear how his grandad did. I get the similarities to dahmer, with feelings of not wanting people to leave him and spending as much time as he could with the bodies. Very good point about criminals finding ways to exploit a group that is kind of frowned upon by society.
im reading a book about Dennis and you're absolutely right, his grandfather's death had a very bizzare impact on Dennis. His parents had Dennis look at his grandfather's dead body but told Dennis that he was just sleeping, infact they never told Dennis he died and dennis accpeted over time that he would never wake up. dennis's first encounter with death was never explained properly- there was no ''this is your grandfather, he has passed away'' he had to learn on his own that his grandfather was not coming back. he didnt have a proper grieving process and did bizzare things to process this death instead. he pretended to drown himself (which is when the boy saved him, I dont think it was mentioned in the video but when Dennis woke up after he had been saved, he had semon on him. suggesting the boy or possibly someone else took advantage of him while he was unconscious.) dennis had no chance to process a loved ones death or even being sexually abused while being unconcious. assuming his claims about being molested are true, I dont think its unfair to observe that because there was no one there to be like ''what happened to you was wrong and not ok'' he delt with it in a way by sexualizing that incident, where dead or unconcious bodies were beautiful and arousing to him. but i also think its fair to say he is possibly not telling the truth, and perhaps trying to find a way to explain his behavior in a way that helped him live with himself. either way, dennis's story is very complex I suggest anyone who reads this comment to learn more about him, so many details about this mans life that make it crazy to believe
@@nexithedestroyer yeah very interesting to read! I do think with all killers that there is a very good chance that what they say is partly the truth mixed in with fiction. Good point.
@@tangogent he claims to have not remembered being sexually abused by his grandfather until he took drugs while in prison and claims to have suddenly remembered. personally i don't think this is true he was just tryna appear like the victim in his book.
I was just watching this one on Netflix! Dr. Grande stays on the hot topics! Dr. Grande has that Death Valley level dry humor!! He's goin find the funny in any topic! 😆
That fateful day Nilsen's life was saved, just so he could go on to cause such terrible harm. Amazing analysis on this very disturbing and gruesome case, Dr. Grande!
Dr Todd-I have asked this question a bunch of times, and had quite a few folks agree with my request...I know you are super busy, but one day, can you consider doing an analysis of "Big Edie" and "Little Edie" Bouvier of the "Grey Gardens" infamy? They were the cousin and neice respectively, of the late, great First Lady Jaqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onnasis? Theirs is such a fascinating, tragic and heart breaking story, one which was not only followed closely in the media, but came to be famous on both stage and the big screen. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING THIS REQUEST, @Dr Todd Grande!!
I've seen this requested more than a few times and I always make sure to thumbs up! I would absolutely love to hear Dr Grande's take on them. Such an odd and interesting part of the family. I remember watching grey gardens many years ago and found them so intriguing and also so very sad. But Yes yes!!! Would love to see a video one them. Oh and also Francis Farmer would be fantastic person to speak about! Hope everyone is doing well and having a great week ☺️
@@deanlangworthy3311 I keep asking and asking, but I don't quite know why he's passed this one up. I don't take it personally...I've requested 3 other subjects in the past, and he covered all 3. Here's hoping my request this time gets enough ''likes'' to have him at least see it, and consider ir this time around...!
Your dedication and hard work researching your topics is outstanding! Also, your comprehensive approach and unbiased thoughts on these complicated cases are what continues to capture my interest. Thank you for breaking down these topics so that the main content/controversies/history can be easily understood by all. I like when you keep your wit & dry humor toned down and subtle, as a good deal of these cases are quite serious and not at all funny
Oh Dr. G.! Here we go again..."Indicating the standard of jokes in that area were set pretty low!" Priceless. You missed your calling as a stand up comedian ace. Love you and love your channel! I learn SO very much every single day! I have watched your channel grow over the years and can't even believe you have almost ONE MILLION subscribers. Kudos! You deserve it Dr. Grande.
Great video Dr. Grande. I find it interesting that he could go to work each day like a normal person and have that dark secret about him. It seems that they took a long time to catch on to him.
Thank you Dr. Grande for working so hard to produce interesting and informative content. Today is a particularly rough day for me and besides enjoying your videos, your voice and demeanor have a calming effect. Very much appreciated.
What ever happened to the previous landlord’s home? If the landlord was renovating, wouldn’t he/she notice the smell and the decomposed bodies under the floor?
the smell yes but he burned those bodies in a fire. with the tire to mask the smell. while he was watching the fire he listened to classical music (it is said).
Thank you for the video! I had requested a few months ago & was glad to see you give your opinion on what was happening with him! The putting the bodies under the floor boards tells you a lot about him!! UGH
I had heard about this case recently and immediately thought of Jeffery Dahmer. But it reminded me of John Wayne Gacy too. So crazy. I watched the one David Tennant was in too. I thought it was good. Thanks for the video, Dr Grande! Always exemplary work as usual! ❤️
Hi R - You are probably one of few people who give real consideration to the victims! Most people ( including me I'm afraid!) forget that these were real people with real lives who did NOT deserve this fate! Thanks for your empathy!
@@icturner23 yes they are, Shipman killed people who were on death's door anyway, no children and no torture, and Rose west, if she did kill, (probably did) only killed one person
Brilliant analysis as always Dr Grande but I wish you’d elaborated a bit more on Nilsen seeing his grandfather’s corpse. I feel like that incident is a huge part of who Nilsen was and became. He didn’t know his beloved grandfather was dead. His mother asked if he wanted to see Grandpa. An excited kid Nilsen said yes because he loved hanging out with him. She then showed him the body. That was when and how he found out the old man had died. Now if that didn’t screw him up for life I don’t know what would.
I read about this case years ago in a book compilation of several infamous cases. It said in the account he told the police that during the incident when he was burning a body along with some tires and refuse in the backyard, some local boys dropped by to chat as the fire was burning down. He said that while he was chatting with the boys a large piece of skull rolled out of the burn pile, and he casually kicked it back in and quickly stirred it back into the ashes. The boys did not notice what it was.
Your summary was very poignant and accurate.👌🏼 Generally speaking, I feel that documentaries on true crime fail to address, in an satisfactory manner, the state of mind of the criminals they portray. In my opinion, the understanding of what motivates a person to commit heinous crimes is the most important part of the puzzle. So, although I have enjoyed many documentaries over the years I always felt that something was missing, until Dr. Grande came along.😉 That’s just one of reasons why your work is so relevant, thank you Dr. Grande.❤️
Dr. Grande, please devote more of your (video) time to sharing your thoughts and feelings on INSPIRING people. Also, I would really enjoy hearing you on the positive aspects of religious experience, and on people who've had such experiences. Thanks.
Dr Grande your analysis is always informative and I loved that last part. ☺I don't know how I missed this one but my Grande notifications are getting hard to keep up with! 😆Thank you Dr Grande!💖💖
Thank you Dr Grande! I asked for this not long ago. Fred and Rose West is also another disturbing case. It is true about the homosexuality stigma at the time, there was another serial killer who targeted gay men and didn't get caught for so long because he would leave their bodies by a graveyard and the police thought they had just passed out through partying and drugs.
Oh yes! I remember watching a video on RUclips about that case, about the poor young men that were found in a graveyard and just because of they're sexual preference their murders were over looked and just assumed it was drugs or something (so awful!!) I'm sure Dr Grande would do a great job on covering this case
Eligible for parole in 25 years???? Boy im glad they changed that sentence. What a cringe case. Thank you Dr Grande for your analysis of this case. I think you hit the nail on the head.
They both was active at the same period for crime interesting. Thank you so much Dr. Todd Grande for making evening better with your calming appearance 🫀🤍
@@junejourney1051 I know June.Its much larger than just these two.Where I live they put a GAG order on a case even more horrific that had seasoned investigators breaking down in court.The key word is "satanists" and they don't want widespread panick.They ended up convicting one man of five murders eventhough over fifty woman plus died horribly! And twenty years later it is still happening becouse it never stopped and has become a taboo subject even in woman help groups becouse of the fear and ever present danger! GOD BLESS and keep safe !!!
Dr. Grande, I have noticed I really enjoy your opinion about a specific Netflix offering and I make a decision as to whether or not to watch it after hearing your review. I think I would rather search out the book you mentioned. Thanks!
Thanks Dr. G, I really enjoy all of your content. I'd love to hear your thoughts and opinions on the complicated unsolved murder of Lindsay Buziak in Saanich, BC.
It speaks volumes when even your landlord pays you to move.
Especially that much! In the early 80s, a thousand pounds was a huge chunk of cash. You night even have been able to buy a small home in a cheap area
@@thegreenmanofnorwich as a 28 year old living in Australia, this makes me want to cry my eyes out.
wow
@@billie6814 as a 39 year old in the UK it has the same effect!
@@thegreenmanofnorwich
Dunno where you would have been able to buy a house, even a small one for a grand in the UK in the 80s - perhaps 20 years before that (the 60s) but certainly not in the 80s and certainly not one that didn't need a ton of fixing up.
For reference - in the early 80s I bought a two bedroomed terraced house for £23,000.
Imagine saving someone's life and finding out later that they became a serial killer 😕
He didn’t save anyones life, they saved his didn’t them.? Did I miss something
@@MrPokerblot His near death experience 1:45
Right! Poseidon tried his best.
@@MrPokerblot I think you misread the comment.
Dx
I meet Mr. Nilsen several times at the Kentish Town Job Centre in 1977. He was very pleasant, helpful so I was naturally a bit stunned when all this came to light and have subsequently read a great deal about him. I find Dr. Grande's analysis very persuasive but can we ever be certain of the factors that trigger such a monster - albeit such a pleasant and helpful one?
Millennial shade! Ouch!
@Jason Wendigo I think you must have unresolved issues my friend. I registered as unemployed where he worked and he dealt with my application. Why is that so hard for you to believe?
@@henrygingercat • Pay "stupid" no mind whatsoever, Peter.
@Jason Wendigo Grow up.
That's something that always bothers me. We always describe pleasant traits as a facade of the "monster" hidden beneath. It seems entirely possible a person can be both. I've never understood how we are so certain that one emotion is feigned, and another is genuine. We can only be certain of our own internal life.
"Apparently they both laughed, indicating the standard for jokes in that area was set pretty low". Made me almost spit out my coffee. Thanks Doc. G!
seconded, great bit
Omg same! 🤣
Standard British humour! Lol
Maxine Hayes Dr Grande is definitely an honorary Brit with his sarcasm, snark and dry humour 😉
Same here
Dr Grande, I was wondering… Are you actually diagnosing anyone in this video? Or are you merely speculating on what *could* be happening in a situation *like* this?
I’m just curious.
Also, I love your channel.
You've got the emphasis just right! Bravo!
At 0:17, he says “just a reminder, im not diagnosing in this video, just speculating”
Ooooh very good question!
I think he's using these vids to tell jokes...if you laugh you are obviously an intelligent person like me!
@@Payduro you are very perceptive! most people missed that bit! :D
'Des' is a very good drama about Nilsen -David Tennant did a great job of showing what a tedious vain man Nilsen was, and how incredibly manipulative he was.
You summed that up perfectly, Kate. I completely agree.
My - since many years adult - sister has a massive crush on David Tennant. She will _not_ like that indeed! :D
That sounds really cool. I've been telling people about the podcast that covers Dennis Nielsen, too. If anyone wants to listen the videos are free on RUclips and are titled "The Muswell Hill Murderer" and the podcast is created by Casefile Presents. 🙂
Wow David Tennant, huh? Might watch that instead. I was going to watch this documentary but much like Dr. G. I get bored or frustrated with how disorganized or overly dramatic they are.
Hi from Austin Texas, Mr Tennant was my favorite Dr. Who
"He did not know how to have a healthy relationship". You can say that again. 😁
Who's having a healthy relationship right now? This guy makes me wanna puke. Most of y'all live in a state of psychosis and do not even know it.
@@shaman9628 you know stuff mah boi
I know that
@@Joy-sp5mw Sometimes I wish that I were around more like minded spirits. I have such a warrior type of thought process, not so much of a military warrior but the warrior of truth searching and defending of truth. So much energy, but unfocused.
@@Joy-sp5mw It can be overwhelming at times, I can pick up on the emotions of other's pains.
@@Joy-sp5mw This psychologist has experienced much trauma in his life and his goal is misguided. Most of the time we spend focusing on other's issues when we should be focusing on ourselves...... I'm learning that. Our lives are a battlefield and we all have scars, some more traumatic than another. Our earthly masters know this and have exploited it, it's a game to them. We are their Court Jesters their Clowns.
Great lesson in real estate, if no floorboards then it's useless as a house.
I love what Dr. Grande said at the very end about marginalized people.
Without the intermittent dry humor, this subject matter would be way harder to listen to. Thanks for keeping it light, Dr. Grande!
Light but not disrespectful. Quite the tightrope!
I just found Dr. Grandes videos a few weeks ago, but am already addicted to his Dry Humor...!!🧔♀
David Tennant does a great job portraying him in “Des”.
I am in love with David Tennant
I came to say this. David Tennant is an amazing actor and is chilling in this role.
He really does. I’ve never really rated him much as an actor but I was very impressed with him in this role
@@india1422 I agree I generally think he's not a great actor, but he was great in Des.
That BBC version was superb.
Thank you Dr Grande for your analysis on Dennis Nilsen, I found it to be very interesting.
I have been reading true crime, particularly crime relating to serial killers, since my early teens and have always been looking for answers as to why serial killers can murder multiple people, when others may find it difficult to kill a spider.
It seems strange how one human mind can be so unimaginably different from another .
I can't imagine an apartment with only ONE body hidden under the floor boards would not immediately become uninhabitable!
Yea I lived in a house where a rat died in the ceiling and it stunk so bad.
The book Killing for Company gives far more detail than the dicumentary. This guy was horrific, the documentary didn't go into how he dismembered those young men amd children and bolied their body parts in pans in his kitchen.
I have that book. It's great.
@UCcuKoXsJv7SufaYAjX3sAIg his first victim was 14 years old. To many of us that's a child.
My copy just arrived.
Brian Master said; Nilsen admitted to him that he enjoyed it
Masters did not intend to focus on the salacious and gorey details. In both “The Shrine of Dahmer” and “Killing for Company” he avoids repeating the MOs in detail out of respect.
I get the appeal of reading about the most visceral aspects of the case, but I think we should always keep in mind that we’re talking about actual people who were murdered and desecrated.
It would be cool to see you do an analysis on Fred and Rose West
I second that.
Gloucester's original power couple.
still waiting for him to do one on 'Jimmy Savile' (the last four letters should have been a clue!)
Richard L Y my Dad said he always had a bad feeling about Jimmy, that he never would have left kids alone with him.
Fred and Rose West *shudders*
I was born and raised a couple of miles from where this happened, it really creeped everyone out at the time. I also cycled past the house a few times with some of my friends just to look at it, we were all darkly fascinated, like so many other people.
Shout out to North West London!
And your point is?
@@rjgarnett lighten up
I just watched the documentary and was wondering about your analysis on Dennis Nilsen! Thank you for the great video Dr Grande!
I’m watching Dr Grande’s analysis wondering about the documentary on Dennis Nilsen, now I have something to watch!
If you guys like to listen to podcasts, there's a really good one called Casefile Presents. They cover Dennis Nielsen and you can play it for free on RUclips. The videos are titled "The Muswell Hill Murderer". I really enjoyed it 🙂
@@billie6814 thanks I’ll check it out! I watched Jim Carrey’s Yes Man recently and it re-inspired me to check to expand my horizon 😂
I listen to your channel while I clean my house....your voice is so relaxing...thank God because I hate cleaning!! Thank you from Texas! ❤ 🤍 💙
That yellow shirt is just dazzling! Looks great on you. The Netflix doc was really boring! This video is so much better and tells us so much more. Thanks Dr. Grande! 🤠💕
Yes but his shirts are always a size to large. Make me crazy. Yellow is a great color this spring.
@@barbarafaulder9087 Yes, the color is great! Maybe it's time to move onto fitted or tailored shirts? Maybe with monogrammed initials on the cuffs....
I think he is saying no. The pumpkin shirt in today's video was stylin, but not tailored and no monogram. ;)
I can just imagine the conversations he has with people about the "shirts comments"on RUclips. You won't believe what these women talk about! They content on my shirt choice, plants. Don't they understand the serious nature of content? OCEAN matters, What will they comment on next? My hairstyle?. Yes Dr. Grande, your followers have your back. In the meantime, just humor us.
My mums friend used to work with him. One day during a business meeting one of his colleagues messed up and he joked about how they should kill him and hide the body.
People just thought that was Dennis just being his weird usual self.
Weird stuff
Thank you for raising the standard for humor, Dr. G! Great analysis, as always.
We love your content Doc! Keep up the amazing work and dedication. You are doing absolutely great.
The fact that he can control himself from killing for awhile and then went back to killing shows he wasn’t crazy.
Another great as analysis Dr Grande!!
Yes completely sane for a person with BPD, Narcisitic Personality Disorder and an extremely dangerous paraphilia. He was as mad as a snake and should have been psychiatricly assessed as such and put in Broardmore for life.
Why is it that the law thinks that only schizophrenics committing crimes whilst having a psychotic episode are the only insane (crazy) people who qualify for diminished or zero responsibility? Why are many paraphilias a crime and not a medical problem? A person doesn't wake up one day and choose to be a murderous necrophiliac any more than someone would choose to have Type 1 diabetes. One's a crime the other a medical problem.
‘He quit the police as he didn’t like enforcing laws he thought were unjust.’
What, like murder for example?
Your voice is so calm and soothing Dr. Grande! I sometimes listen when i can’t sleep and your tone is much like a good night story when I was a kiddo. Tysm!
Good closing point about how when society looks down on a specific group of people, individuals with cruel intentions take notice and use that to their advantage. We need to work on that still as a society.
Well it didn’t hurt that many of the victims willingly went to his home so easily
I’m so glad you’re posting so frequently. I’m always happy to watch a new video of yours
He posts 7 days a week. Sometimes twice. Don't know how he does it.
Thank you Dr. GRANDE you never disappoint - very informative and love the dark humor
Your closing statement is spot on! 👌🏾
Always is 👌
Says the same thing. Every day. When he changes it up, everyone gets so excited.
It’s too bad that boy saved him from drowning. 👀
Wow! Maybe one instance of what time travel might be for!
Imagine being that poor guy
It's interesting that Hitler was saved from drowning when he was four when living in Passau by a boy who became a priest, Johann Kuehberger. The same question was asked about this episode. Would Johann have saved him?
As Des reported a "near death" experience when he nearly drowned which is invariably brought on by hypoxia it is possible he suffered permanent brain damage, which could explain some of his lack of inhibitions and poor interpersonal skills. A good example of this kind of thing is a man who became a sexual predator and pedophile in middle age. He was found to have a benign tumor which was compromising blood flow to his prefrontal cortex. When the tumor was removed he went back to normal. Later the tumor regrew and the same symptoms emerged. Again the tumor was removed and "back to normal". Similar examples have occurred with brain damaged grid iron footballers who often get damage to the prefrontal cortex.
Have you ever heard the story that someone saved Hitler from drowning when he was a child
Salute, Dr Grande!! Thank you for another great analysis!♥
“Unable to bury bodies under the floorboards in his new address, Nielsen refrained from his homicidal activities. In 1981 he resumed killing again even though he really hadn’t overcome his problem of body disposal. “
I’ can’t get over this delivery 😹😹
Great video, i think more of his problems started with his grandfather. I read somewhere that he would cover himself in talcum powder to appear dead just how he described how his grandfather looked when he saw his open coffin. He also did this with the victims bodies so they were pale white to appear how his grandad did. I get the similarities to dahmer, with feelings of not wanting people to leave him and spending as much time as he could with the bodies. Very good point about criminals finding ways to exploit a group that is kind of frowned upon by society.
Not sure, i guess it's hard to find all or remember all the details sometimes. Would be interesting to hear his take on it though!
im reading a book about Dennis and you're absolutely right, his grandfather's death had a very bizzare impact on Dennis. His parents had Dennis look at his grandfather's dead body but told Dennis that he was just sleeping, infact they never told Dennis he died and dennis accpeted over time that he would never wake up. dennis's first encounter with death was never explained properly- there was no ''this is your grandfather, he has passed away'' he had to learn on his own that his grandfather was not coming back. he didnt have a proper grieving process and did bizzare things to process this death instead. he pretended to drown himself (which is when the boy saved him, I dont think it was mentioned in the video but when Dennis woke up after he had been saved, he had semon on him. suggesting the boy or possibly someone else took advantage of him while he was unconscious.) dennis had no chance to process a loved ones death or even being sexually abused while being unconcious. assuming his claims about being molested are true, I dont think its unfair to observe that because there was no one there to be like ''what happened to you was wrong and not ok'' he delt with it in a way by sexualizing that incident, where dead or unconcious bodies were beautiful and arousing to him.
but i also think its fair to say he is possibly not telling the truth, and perhaps trying to find a way to explain his behavior in a way that helped him live with himself. either way, dennis's story is very complex I suggest anyone who reads this comment to learn more about him, so many details about this mans life that make it crazy to believe
@@nexithedestroyer yeah very interesting to read! I do think with all killers that there is a very good chance that what they say is partly the truth mixed in with fiction. Good point.
@@tangogent he claims to have not remembered being sexually abused by his grandfather until he took drugs while in prison and claims to have suddenly remembered. personally i don't think this is true he was just tryna appear like the victim in his book.
I was just watching this one on Netflix! Dr. Grande stays on the hot topics! Dr. Grande has that Death Valley level dry humor!! He's goin find the funny in any topic! 😆
I don't know how, but you're pulling off this look with this shirt!!! My brain!!! Sunflower overload!
"I'm hoping you can tell me that" The best. Just the best.
Good morning Dr. Grande! So nice to see you this early.🙂
That fateful day Nilsen's life was saved, just so he could go on to cause such terrible harm.
Amazing analysis on this very disturbing and gruesome case, Dr. Grande!
Nothing but respect for your hard work DR. Grande
I really enjoy your videos.
Yes, been waiting for this one!
Love the yellow, Dr Grande! 💛
It definitely makes the horrific crimes slightly more palatable. 🤢
The guy looks like he could be Steven Kings brother
Yes. I was thinking exactly the same.
Stephen Queen
Groan!
@@RaspiRoope 🤣
THIS!!! I wondered if anyone else thought this...but of course you would.
Yesss was hoping and waiting for this one!!!
Dr Todd-I have asked this question a bunch of times, and had quite a few folks agree with my request...I know you are super busy, but one day, can you consider doing an analysis of "Big Edie" and "Little Edie" Bouvier of the "Grey Gardens" infamy? They were the cousin and neice respectively, of the late, great First Lady Jaqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onnasis? Theirs is such a fascinating, tragic and heart breaking story, one which was not only followed closely in the media, but came to be famous on both stage and the big screen. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING THIS REQUEST, @Dr Todd Grande!!
Oh YES, please Dr Todd, do the Edie's story-its absolutely FASCINATING and very sad!! I'd love to hear your take on it.
I've seen this requested more than a few times and I always make sure to thumbs up! I would absolutely love to hear Dr Grande's take on them. Such an odd and interesting part of the family. I remember watching grey gardens many years ago and found them so intriguing and also so very sad. But Yes yes!!! Would love to see a video one them. Oh and also Francis Farmer would be fantastic person to speak about! Hope everyone is doing well and having a great week ☺️
@@deanlangworthy3311 I keep asking and asking, but I don't quite know why he's passed this one up. I don't take it personally...I've requested 3 other subjects in the past, and he covered all 3. Here's hoping my request this time gets enough ''likes'' to have him at least see it, and consider ir this time around...!
@@deanlangworthy3311 And I agree-Frances Farmer WOULD also be a fascinating subject to analyze as well!!
I've requested Grey Gardens myself. I hope he does it, eventually. It's really a great story.
Your dedication and hard work researching your topics is outstanding! Also, your comprehensive approach and unbiased thoughts on these complicated cases are what continues to capture my interest. Thank you for breaking down these topics so that the main content/controversies/history can be easily understood by all. I like when you keep your wit & dry humor toned down and subtle, as a good deal of these cases are quite serious and not at all funny
Just wow! Great comment!
@@bthomson Thanks Bruce, I'm glad you agree😊
Oh Dr. G.! Here we go again..."Indicating the standard of jokes in that area were set pretty low!" Priceless. You missed your calling as a stand up comedian ace. Love you and love your channel! I learn SO very much every single day! I have watched your channel grow over the years and can't even believe you have almost ONE MILLION subscribers. Kudos! You deserve it Dr. Grande.
Great video Dr. Grande. I find it interesting that he could go to work each day like a normal person and have that dark secret about him. It seems that they took a long time to catch on to him.
The best Dr. Grande shirt!
One of many!
I was very excited to see you covering this! Neilson sure was special
Thank you Dr. Grande for working so hard to produce interesting and informative content. Today is a particularly rough day for me and besides enjoying your videos, your voice and demeanor have a calming effect. Very much appreciated.
Nilsen defended his killing in words to this effect, ' you have to understand that, at the time, I was very bored. I didn't even go to see movies.'
Both chilling and very truthful! How to wrap one's mind around boardem leading to murder! There should have been many MANY steps in between!
@@bthomson
Boredom...
WOAH !!!! ..... so early for Dr Grande and yet again another great case.!!!......now it's time to watch and let the "speculation" begin.
What ever happened to the previous landlord’s home? If the landlord was renovating, wouldn’t he/she notice the smell and the decomposed bodies under the floor?
the smell yes but he burned those bodies in a fire. with the tire to mask the smell. while he was watching the fire he listened to classical music (it is said).
I just hit like at the start of the video because you just know Dr Grande will be good as usual.
I’ve been looking forward to your analysis of Nilsen.
I love your content! This was a really good one.
Thank you for the video! I had requested a few months ago & was glad to see you give your opinion on what was happening with him! The putting the bodies under the floor boards tells you a lot about him!! UGH
Doctor Grande, your name says said All, You Are the BEST, Thank You Doctor Grande 🌹
Cranley Gardens is just down the road from me. It's odd to walk past it knowing what went on. Not sure I could live there.
Thank you! I saw the Netflix documentary and I thought Dr. Grande should make a video on this case.
I had heard about this case recently and immediately thought of Jeffery Dahmer. But it reminded me of John Wayne Gacy too. So crazy. I watched the one David Tennant was in too. I thought it was good. Thanks for the video, Dr Grande! Always exemplary work as usual! ❤️
@@vermilliongecko whoa...what a wild ride that would be...thanks for recommendation!
@@vermilliongecko I don't know how a meeting like that would go. Jeffrey would have probably ended up eating him!
Excited to hear this one, Doctor.
David Tennant starred in a show called “Des” which is about this case.
The last comment about the marginalized not wanting to approach law enforcement and thus becoming easier victims for criminals is spot on Dr Grande!
Wow, early today. Your videos are one of the few good things, thanks for the upload as always.
I think he passed the point of being offensive to the bodies... Long before any sexual activity.
Hi R - You are probably one of few people who give real consideration to the victims! Most people ( including me I'm afraid!) forget that these were real people with real lives who did NOT deserve this fate! Thanks for your empathy!
@@bthomson thanks I guess :). Im actually a pretty "cold" person in real life. :(
i love your voice its so calming it seems to help with my anxiety
It would be interesting if you analysed the Moors murderers. Literally the most hated man and woman in Britain to this day.
No, they aren’t. What about Shipman and West, and Boris Johnson?
Ian Huntley
@@icturner23 yes they are, Shipman killed people who were on death's door anyway, no children and no torture, and Rose west, if she did kill, (probably did) only killed one person
That is a fascinating fact. Thanks. I remember that case.
@@icturner23 they still are
I was waiting a long time for this one
that shirt looks great on you Dr Grande x
someone has a crush on the good Dr, careful gomez could get jealous and put you in the dungeon ,lol
Brilliant analysis as always Dr Grande but I wish you’d elaborated a bit more on Nilsen seeing his grandfather’s corpse. I feel like that incident is a huge part of who Nilsen was and became. He didn’t know his beloved grandfather was dead. His mother asked if he wanted to see Grandpa. An excited kid Nilsen said yes because he loved hanging out with him. She then showed him the body. That was when and how he found out the old man had died. Now if that didn’t screw him up for life I don’t know what would.
I read about this case years ago in a book compilation of several infamous cases. It said in the account he told the police that during the incident when he was burning a body along with some tires and refuse in the backyard, some local boys dropped by to chat as the fire was burning down. He said that while he was chatting with the boys a large piece of skull rolled out of the burn pile, and he casually kicked it back in and quickly stirred it back into the ashes. The boys did not notice what it was.
hey dr. grande, i love your books and your clips. keep doing what you do :D
I just came from watching a doco about his 2 victims who survived. They have never been the same again! :(
Always look forward to your videos! Love the yellow! 💛💛💛
Your summary was very poignant and accurate.👌🏼
Generally speaking, I feel that documentaries on true crime fail to address, in an satisfactory manner, the state of mind of the criminals they portray. In my opinion, the understanding of what motivates a person to commit heinous crimes is the most important part of the puzzle. So, although I have enjoyed many documentaries over the years I always felt that something was missing, until Dr. Grande came along.😉
That’s just one of reasons why your work is so relevant, thank you Dr. Grande.❤️
Dr. Grande, please devote more of your (video) time to sharing your thoughts and feelings on INSPIRING people. Also, I would really enjoy hearing you on the positive aspects of religious experience, and on people who've had such experiences. Thanks.
Can’t get enough!
Yes! But not because of lack of supply!
Dr Grande your analysis is always informative and I loved that last part. ☺I don't know how I missed this one but my Grande notifications are getting hard to keep up with! 😆Thank you Dr Grande!💖💖
A lot of people can't wear yellow, but it works for Dr Grande!
WE ARE OBSESSED! It's a good thing!
Dr. Grande’s superb deadpan humor kills me every time 🤣
He is so calming😂
Please please please analyze the disappearance of musician Richey Edwards of the Manic Street Preachers.
So stoked when I saw this one in the notifications. Thanks Dr
I don´t know if Dr. Grande has already talked about the Homolka-Bernardo case. It would be great if he could do a video or podcast about those two.
I found your ending to be completely amazing from my psychosocial sociological perspective
Thank you Dr Grande! I asked for this not long ago. Fred and Rose West is also another disturbing case. It is true about the homosexuality stigma at the time, there was another serial killer who targeted gay men and didn't get caught for so long because he would leave their bodies by a graveyard and the police thought they had just passed out through partying and drugs.
Oh yes! I remember watching a video on RUclips about that case, about the poor young men that were found in a graveyard and just because of they're sexual preference their murders were over looked and just assumed it was drugs or something (so awful!!) I'm sure Dr Grande would do a great job on covering this case
That was much more recent.
Stephen Port, creepily portrayed by Stephen Merchant in Four Lives.
I appreciate that you cover the facts of cases like this without adding too many gorey details... I have a weak stomach 😟
There is a tv programme “Des” starring David Tennant. Well worth watching.
💕💕💕Love the bright yellow Dr. Grande!
Eligible for parole in 25 years???? Boy im glad they changed that sentence. What a cringe case. Thank you Dr Grande for your analysis of this case.
I think you hit the nail on the head.
Love the shirt!
His father was Norwegian. His mother was Scottish. (Or at least from somewhere in the UK.)
Please do a video on Bob Ross
One of the best channels on RUclips!
They both was active at the same period for crime interesting. Thank you so much Dr. Todd Grande for making evening better with your calming appearance 🫀🤍
Members of the same cult !?
@@jymfysher7704 no no Jeffry was from USA and Dennis is from Uk but they have commons in their case
@@junejourney1051 I know June.Its much larger than just these two.Where I live they put a GAG order on a case even more horrific that had seasoned investigators breaking down in court.The key word is "satanists" and they don't want widespread panick.They ended up convicting one man of five murders eventhough over fifty woman plus died horribly! And twenty years later it is still happening becouse it never stopped and has become a taboo subject even in woman help groups becouse of the fear and ever present danger! GOD BLESS and keep safe !!!
@@jymfysher7704 I believe there’s always more than what they show to the public so totally agree. Stay safe Jym
"He was almost swept out to sea, but an older kid rescued him"
You fucked up, older kid
Just speculating about the incredible work ethic of the Good Doctor 🌵🌵🌵
High in conscientiousness.
Also, I have no idea how I spelled that correctly on the first try. Which makes me high in neuroticism (I think).
Or just a good speller!
@@TheRealBamboongaJust speculating, Grande groupies sometimes become over zealous when presented with an early analysis 🙂🌵
@@thereal4113 Grande...groupies...
Wow. Just...wow.
I'm in!
Dr. Grande, I have noticed I really enjoy your opinion about a specific Netflix offering and I make a decision as to whether or not to watch it after hearing your review. I think I would rather search out the book you mentioned. Thanks!
Great video. Could you perhaps cover histrionic personality disorder more in the future and your professional opinions on it? Thank you
He's done videos about this quite awhile ago. Do a search, it's there. His psychology ONLY videos are the best I've seen.
Thanks Dr. G, I really enjoy all of your content. I'd love to hear your thoughts and opinions on the complicated unsolved murder of Lindsay Buziak in Saanich, BC.
Dr. Grande, can you a video on Issei sagawa, the Japanese cannibal that got off free?
I saw that one on That Chapter. Strange story, but interesting. Great suggestion.
@@LDiamondz link? Can’t find it
@@Cainbo I wish I could, but you can't post links on this channel. If you do, you'll see it, but nobody else will. Sorry. ☹
@@LDiamondz no worries. Thank you for the reply