Scrooge McDuck, the Terrorist
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- Опубликовано: 19 сен 2024
- Unbelievable Genius or Criminal Mastermind? Arno Funke's Remarkable Story - From Childhood Struggles to Infamous Heists. Discover the Mind Behind the Man!
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Conspiracy theory: The writers are increasing the length of the script to keep Simon preoccupied. That way, they can -dig the secret tunnel out of the basement- have some more free time to refine their mushroom soup recipe.
Bro... wtf.... 1st rule of fight club.... lol
😂😂
Dude... Really the increase needs to be 4+ hours for that to work!
@@Juliet_Ghost Don't forget, Simon has multiple channels to record for...
Plenty of time to "perfect that recipe" lol
Considering mushrooms grow on the Blazement walls...the soup makes sense
Hello everybody! It's me, today's writer! As you may have noticed, the video is a bit longer than usual, and there will be another 2-to-3 hour episode of mine shortly. I would be super happy to get your feedback on these super-deep dives. Is this something you appreciate? Or would you rather have it shortened?
Also (SPOILER!!!) I have a factual correction to make: The bomb in Hanover actually had a killswitch - a fact I only became aware of after the episode had been recorded. I was misled by another incorrect account and didn't realise it in time. I am sorry about that!
Can you please please please write a novel on the Isabella Gardner museum heist in Boston. Two guys dresses up as cops gained entrance to the museum and stole 250+ million dollars of art and never were caught.
Break it into parts?
Maybe I'm a masochist, but I'm 100% here for more multi-hour episodes. Also, love your work Deniz!
No I like it very much, especially with a complex case like Onkel Dagobert, wher I even have memories about because I was alive back than.
3 hour heist? After the latest episodes... what can one say, other than YOU LEGEND!
Well, I started this thinking, “3.5 hours?! You’ve gotta be kidding me! Well, I’ll start it, anyway…” It’s now 1:20 am and I have thoroughly enjoyed this wild ride. Applause to Deniz, and well done Simon for sticking with it and presenting it with your usual verve. Wonderful! And I don’t miss the absence of mangled bodies a bit.
So, my brain thought it would be funny to trick me into thinking I had taken my meds at the correct time. I actually didn’t, and it ended up taking them a few hours late. This was amazing to fall asleep too as my meds kicked my ass, and knocked me down for the night. 😂
Man, its nice to see Simon just have a good time through the whole script. The stories are often dark and draining on him... but he just seemed to be having a good time like a kid reading Nancy Drew.
Indeed, not all true crime has to be horrific.
These are the stories I personally prefer, and the "cat and mouse" stories in general, when told well and damn if this wasn't one of the best I've heard!
Loved this episode. More like this please
And a few per day…. Ugh
@@RetroGeneticSame.
I want Simon to narrate an audio book where he goes off on tangents about the randomest things and then goes back to reading
SAME😂
That's basically this entire video though 😂
"Mister Whistler, this is Guy Name from the Big Audio Book Company, we just got back the file of your test reading and had a few questions" || Simon: "Oh, by all means. I will answer them to the best of my ability" | "Great, thank you. Well first question....why was it 72 and a half hours long?" | "Well, you see about that, I wasn't certain how you would prefer I read it, so I decided to offer you several interpretations" | "Ok, that is commendable and we do appreciate you going above and beyond the call of duty....but....there were also....numerous instances of you talking about your kids" | "Oh....did I do that again? Bloody hell, apologies. Sometimes something catches my attention and off I go" | "Understandable, Well Mister Whistler, we will be in touch and keep your audition of...."The Cat in the Hat" on file" Have a good day"
Brain blaze, the light novel
I would definitely use my audible token on that!
Just so we are all clear: the basement theories and Simon’s overactive tangents will NEVER GET OLD…”am I right Peter!!!!”
nahh it got old & annoying pretty quickly
Makes me laugh every damn time! :)
I really miss him slapping the script 🫣
@@rodepet oh my gosh me too!!!!!!
Well Deniz has 900% earned himself a day trip out of the basement for this! It was a masterpiece! Such amazing and beautiful writing, and I was completely and utterly absorbed in it, the mixture of the exquisite writing and Simon's perfect reading made this just wonderful! I would love to hear more from the detective's other cases, that sounds like a really fun twist on the Casual Criminalist. I always look forward to these being released. Thank you Deniz, Simon and Jen for your hard work
And hubba hubba, is he cute!
Hooray a heist episode to help Simons mental health!
😂😂👊
There's very little that can help his mental state. No wonder he understood the chronic melancholy of this fellow's anticlimactic emotional void.
Even though the brutal subjects are more popular. This case has it all suspense, comedy, empathy and wholesome people I hope we get more stories like this
Almost a decade ago I was watching a Top Tenz video and Simon couldn’t get through a particular sentence without chuckling. I remember saying to my husband “I really wish this man would show more of his personality in his videos, he seems like such a funny guy!”
Boy oh boy did I get my wish granted 😂 THANK YOU!
was that where Lennon or McCartney called their wife a horse head or smth.
Yeah, there's a couple of channels that he takes this approach with. Casual Criminalist often is nowhere near this lighthearted, because a lot of the stuff that it covers gets *really* dark. Decoding the Unknown has a similar format but is a skeptical take on various conspiracy theories. Can be fun, but comes at the cost of somewhat poisoning your recommended videos list because RUclips's algorithm seems to be incapable of telling the difference between conspiracist nutjobs and people who are debunking, lampooning, or just providing education about the reality that said nutjobs distort.
There's also Brain Blaze, which is similarly less formal format, though I don't quite enjoy it as much as this channel or Decoding the Unknown.
I want him to wear a shirt that just says
T AN G E N T
in white on black.
@@rashkavar I do love Brain Blaze, its where he mostly just riffs, but it does depend heavily on the video's subject as well. Its a real grab-bag of content and that is both its biggest strength and weakness. Sometimes I'll watch every video that goes out for 2 weeks straight and sometimes I'm just not into the subject. Simon and the writers have a fun time though, so I'm glad they can enjoy themselves while getting paid.
This channel, and Brain Blaze and Decoding The Unknown, are great for Simon going off on wild tangents. Tho, TCC surely has some dark and grim content.
Simon, all of your writers are actually Top Class. Some wrote a deep dive of a case, some with First Hand data and research, and now you have one who EXCLUSIVELY talked to the source.
This is legit impressive
Ok I O
I wouldn’t say all the writers are as there are a couple videos on Simon’s many channels that are very inaccurate and some others that read like a Wikipedia article. Writers for Casual Criminalist are pretty decent.
Dennis needs a raise this whole 3.5 hours was more enjoyable than any of the directors cut LoTR's movies
I'm only an hour in, but hearing about his childhood (abuse aside) he sounds like he might be autistic. As a Mother to neurodivergent children, it breaks my heart that he couldn't just be left to sit with those chickens where he was happy and safe, away from the confusion of the "real" world. I want to scoop up this little boy and give him the love and understanding he probably needed.
Yeah. Also worth pointing out that his depression might not just have been cured if he just had antidepressants and run off the mill therapy. If you're ND often that doesn't help and there's a big trauma element to experiencing that kind of neglect and rejection that often goes ignored even by trained professionals.
@@mariedohet1286Especially at the time this story is set! It's bad enough today - must have been unbearable back then.
I was thinking the same thing. He just sounds like an unchallenged neurospicy person.
Exactly what I was thinking as I heard it described as well. Very much reflects what I've seen with my son
@@slaveofmouseAs someone very slightly on the neurospicy spectrum, I absolutely love this term. It takes it from a clinical, negative word to something just a bit out of the ordinary. Thank you!
I have never sent money to any channel ever but I will pay to keep these interviews/longer episodes going. Huge Simon universe watch time from me for sure! Thank you to the WHOLE team!!
Deniz has absolutely outdone himself. This is easily one of the most enthralling episodes I’ve seen of this show and without question some of his greatest work. I am so excited to listen to more of his writing in the future! Please keep up the good work.
That was brilliant, I may be in the minority, but these non-violent (or at least non-brutal) cases are so enjoyable to listen to, and a real bit of light relief on stressful days. Thanks for going above and beyond, Dennis, and thanks Simon for bringing your own joyful twists to it!
I very much agree! CC doesn’t need to be gory all of the time to be enjoyable.
oh man I agree, the heist episodes are some of my absolute favorites!
sir you should never be a soldier
@@Vegasprimetime don't plan to be, but I suppose if all the squaddies are in it for the killing and not protecting their country there's probably something wrong there.
@@Vegasprimetimeoooook not sure what that has to do with his comment... Considering basic didn't have anything that would lend itself to your comment and no tours...
I am German. I remember the whole country being captivated by this when i was a child. Almost rooting for him to outsmart the police again. And later he was in every talkshow
Hallo meine\mein freund\freundlin. I hope I used those correctly.
@@ouijaloveletters it is either mein Freund or meine Freundin
Ok, I was right. Awesome. It’s been years since I studied German.
Da bin ich mal gespannt, bisher noch nie gehört!
was before my time, but he is a legend!
At the 10 min mark I literally had a mouthful of half-chewed food and I realize I've stopped chewing so I won't miss anything! 100% invested
EXCELLENT writing and delivery!
Damn, I musta missed this episode of DuckTales...
Heck yeah, DuckTales for grown-ups haha
When I first saw the title (on the podcast, no pictures of the guy), I genuinely wondered whether this was some kind of April Fool's deep dive into the crimes of a cartoon duck.
Also, I would absolutely watch the hell out of that episode when it comes out.
Woooo-ooooh iykyk
Laughs in Carl Barks ans Don Rosa.
Me too. Let's hope we get the scoop!
I'm not a doctor so I can't go throwing diagnoses around but I AM neuro-divergent and Arno very much seems to have a lot of the same traits. His childhood behavior- retreating from reality and his laser-like focus on the few things that stimulated him- are very much behaviors that kids with autism, adhd and other neurological differences can exhibit. The impulsive behavior as an adult, as well. The description of the energy, rush and happiness he felt once he started making his first plan sounds exactly like how it feels to fall into hyper-fixation; at least from my own experience.
Regardless, this was a great episode! Very well written and researched, and I enjoy the long scripts very much.
I agree. His behavior, even as a baby, points to autism.
yeah, I have ADHD & his fixation on anything that captivates him is all too familiar. even his longing to be like others & him internalizing his neurodivergence as a flaw that's his "fault" rang a bell. it's a shame that society's only recently come around to the discovery that mental illnesses/disorders/divergences are quite common & not a thing to be stigmatized; I'm sure many have been & are *still* unaware of their diagnoses until later
Yeah, 100% this guy has "neurodivergent" traits. Role model for me, tbh. 😂👍
I am autistic and ADHD too and that was my first thoughts as well. His life may have gone in a much happier direction if as a child he was just loved and accepted as he was, autism or not.
I am autistic and probably ADHD and I immediately felt identified by how he described his childhood. I had similar behaviours and grew up with the same feelings of not belonging and thinking something was wrong with me before my diagnosis. So yeah, I'm not a professional but it does resemble my experience
I'm autistic. Arno strikes me as being neurospicy too.
Oh 110%. Social and emotional struggles, strong moral compass and sense of justice, niche interests and becoming an expert in those interests, high intelligence, everything points to him being neurodivergent.
And clinically depressed.
Dude isn't broken, he just needed education on how his brain works and some treatment.
For sure, feel for the dude, smart but school failure unable to deal with the world? Cuts deep 😓
Who isn’t nowadays..
@@ohioplayer-bl9em Westerners didn't know about Mount Everest until 1852, but I'm pretty sure it was there before that...🤨
@@ohioplayer-bl9emthe world itself is mostly neurotypical.
Ah, I love when Simon misses the joke! "A duck-shaped capitalist pig." "He's a duck, Dennis, not a pig!"
yup, every time......
This was one of my favourite Casual Criminalists in a long time. Amazing writing, great story, and Simon being a God of a narrator.
Honestly, the Mad Trapper of Rat River and this video are my favorites out of all your videos. There's just something so intriguing and endearing about hearing a case covering an anti-hero who keeps foiling the police or, in the Mad Trapper's case, keeps escaping death (until he didn't). A really important part for me though is that they do not kill anyone. There are a seemingly endless amount of videos on youtube covering serial killers but very little covering cases where no one dies. The videos stand out against the sea of killer cases.
Deniz has been teasing this episode in the discord for weeks. I’m happy to see it finally make it here in all it’s 3 1/2 hour glory!
SO THERE IS A DISCORD BASEMENT
whaaaaat. is this an open discord?!?
Discord has a basement?
@@NerdiTayterTotz Yes. I can’t post the link here because RUclips doesn’t like it, but you can usually find it posted in r/SimonWhistler.
I am so late to watching this, but the title is hilarious, shout out to Deniz for a fantastic script. As always, can’t wait for your next script and Simon’s tangents about it!
I liked this episode. I would like to add my own experience with depression (of which I do take medicine for)
Sometimes, I have moments of impulsivity in a desperate attempt to feel better. For me, this usually means using Uber Eats to order overpriced junk. Usually, I immediately am filled with an instant sensation of guilt and shame.
I say this as an explanation of how Arno could meticulously plan a bombing in a diminished mental capacity while also feeling guilt.
can confirm, i too have a nasty tendency to fill the gaping void in my soul with overpriced deliveryfood when the depression gets worse.
@muninn9674 today, I can add overspending at Barnes and Noble to the list. I may have a problem 🤣🤣🤣
"So maybe this next project will fill the void"
When depression keeps me awake and staring at the ceiling for days on end (somehow I keep it in my head to keep the animals taken care of, including getting attention as well as food - and somehow my partner forces me to eat), I impulse buy books that I might read when I'm feeling up to it in a few weeks... I got 6 more yesterday 😒
I know this is from some random person on the internet but you may find it interesting.
I used to binge and have the same feelings afterward. When I first started working on my eating disorder, ED, I would vigorously exercise for 10 minutes after a binge. It's very important to point out that exercise was NOT a part of my ED. The exercise raised endorphins, burned some of those calories, and made me accountable for my actions. It worked for me because I'm lazy and I hated that intense workout.
TLDR: my laziness helped me stop binge eating
I love how Simon's attempt to empathize with the subject's harsh upbringing was to say, "One of my homes in the countryside only has well water that I have to push a button to pump." 😂😂😂
Personally I loved this episode. I wish there were more bloodless, fun, heist episodes. To this day, one of my favorites is the one about the biggest single robbery in Japanese history.
Mine is still the Great Maple Heist! And the French prison escape!
@nicholeayt509 Right? Those two were great. Another great one was the guy who kept drunkenly breaking in to Buckingham palace 😂
Simon finding out about Chester without even processing what "died from depression" means is somewhat simultaneously so sad and so funny.
Sometimes he's as innocent as a child
I'm a big Linkin Park fan. It was devastating when this happened.
RIP, Chester.
Simon not knowing who Chester is, and that he died, is the most shocking thing I've ever seen on this channel.
You'd think Simon is an all knowing all powerful being considering the amount of info he pumped out over the last decade from his channels and then you realize he's literally the most adorably innocent and clueless person out there lol I love it
He lost the will to live. Have you not seen Revenge of the Sith?
At my time of watching this; the episode has crossed the 225k view mark. So I’d call that a success. Thank you for your hard work in putting this together. Well done as always.
243,986 views a day later - that’s nearly 19,000 more views in a day!
At the moment that I am watching this: 7 months later, it has more than 1.2 million views
I usually don't enjoy the heist type episodes but this is an absolute masterpiece! It's like a beautifully written audio book, and it is good to see Simon enjoying an episode 😅
Yes I would be lying if I said that it doesn't bother me to watch Simon get all freaked out about whether he's going to get paid for a specific episode.
Honestly, I want MORE like this one. I *like* funny, clever crimes. My interest in these is usually on the process of tracking the person down, not the salacious, gory details. Bring on the grifters! Tell me about the French aristos losing their shirts!
If only crime was less brutal and criminals highly intelligent and ethical.
Anything about rakish con artists who aren’t completely detestable (think a sort of Frank Abagnale type), I’m all in for.
Agreed 200%
Loved this non violent deep dive. Arno's backstory and his thinking was really interesting. Heists and crimes where no one dies are more interesting to me than all the blood and guts and gruesome details of murderous crimes. I've had to watch over two evenings but I'm happy with that. It gave me a little something to look forward to when I got home from work. The writing was wonderful and Simon's interjections add extra colour to the story. I'll be watching more of these when they come up. Well done!
At 1:05:20 the talk about depression really got to me. I started to cry a bit at my job because I just yesterday went to the doctor’s office to get help and to get medication to help me. So thank you. This channel continues to be the best source of media I intake.
Trauma dump
@Peterparker-sm7ff I'm so glad you are getting help, I hope you feel better soon♥️
@@MattGOG666You are aware that when you write things like this, the only person you embarrass is you. You are showing who you are, the only fool in the room. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying this to start a discussion, I don't feed the trolls, but every now and then it's nice to just make bullies aware that your actions only reflect you and then walk away. And trying to bully someone that is so clearly vulnerable, one must truly be pathetic to try to bully someone in that position. It's pitiful, and everyone can see it.
Way to go for getting help!! Medication can do awesome things.
But also horrible things and it could change through time. Keep an eye out if it's not working for you, another medication might work beter.
Hope your health care plan works out for ya brah!
I am utterly blown away by how elaborate and beautifully done this is. The writing is incredible, so well flowing and easy to follow, Simon's voice is just so captivating and enjoyable to listen to, and the editing is just the icing on the cake! 3 and a half hours of this, and I could not be happier. Thank you so much to everyone involved in this. What an engaging story, I probably could have been here for another 10 hours!
Please massage Simon's ego. That way we won't have to "rub the lotion in its skin, or else we get the hose again".
"Dig, dig,dig" :p
This was such a fun episode. I always enjoy the pallet cleanser content on CC, and the long ones help make my workday go by so much quicker, so this one was basically perfect for me. Thanks Simon, Deniz, and Jen!
Saw the title and was like "am I having a stroke?"
Simon describing how he got 1 migraine in his life and how it helped he realize the true nightmare they are for the person experiencing it makes me feel both grateful and empathetic. While i feel absolutely terrible he had to suffer through it, it warms my heart and makes me feel a little more understood. Migraine sufferers hear, “its just a bad headache” and other dismissive and ignorant comments about the absolute pure hell we go through while dealing with a migraine attack. While i am happy Simone feels more empathetic towards migraine sufferers, i am sorry you had to experience that pure agony of a migraine. And I hope you never ever have to experience one ever again. They truly are hell on earth that i am pretty sure i wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. Stay strong my fellow migraine warriors, we are bad ass for getting through those battles and we should try to remember that especially when we are in the middle of an attack.
I get occasional migraines. It really grinds my gears when someone is walking around talking to people and complains about having a migraine. If they ever had a real one they would know that they wouldnt be walking around complaining about it. You end up in the darkest and most quiet place you can find curled up waiting for it to end. Only moving to go puke due to the intense nausea that usually comes with it.
@@eldfen2334My favorite personal migraine story is when I was disclosing to my (then) boss that I got ocular migraines and that basically meant I couldn't see for a while (just in case I was ever just hiding under my desk). He said "ok, just let me know if you ever need to go home." "[Boss], I can't see when they're happening" lol
@@eldfen2334 EXACTLY! It is pretty sad to say I have mastered the skill of throwing up while driving when I have been hit with a migraine while away from home. Usually throwing ul because I waited too long to take the imitrex that tackles the migraine because i dont want to be too groggy while away from home so the pain has gotten so bad i have started vomiting. It is pure hell on earth and no one can ever understand what its like unless they have experienced it for themselves.
I’ve had migraines since I was little and no one believed me until I was rolling around on the floor throwing up. It drives me crazy when people say, “I have a migraine” as if it’s a degree of headache.
This! I get 2-3 a month and they are absolutely crippling. I can't look at light, I sound drunk, I can't string a coherent thought together, the pain is almost unbearable, and often I'll throw up as well.
Thank you to Simon and the writers for making this channel happen. I'm a truck driver who drives the same route everyday and this makes it a lot less mundane, better yet entertaining
Just to clarify I don't look at the screen while I'm driving, just listen
This might be the best episode on CC I have ever seen, and I have seen every one. I thoroughly engulfed. And there was no gore or brutality, which is really great for Simons mental health. Definitely keen to see another one of these in the near future
Narratively, this episode was my favorite in quite a while and I'm not even done yet. Brilliant writing, editing, and very immersive:) Well done team lol
This guy reminds me of Stephen King, btw, just me?
The writing or how the guy looks? Cuz he does look a little like Stephen King
One of the best written post casts iv listened to and a welcomed departure from the murder content.
More like this please.
Deniz you must continue to do super deep dives. This one was so well done & best of all it gave Simon lots of tangent material
Wow an extra long heist video? The writers must be trying to make it up to Simon for the last few videos.
My man Simon needs to get paid 😂
I've been avoiding this one because of the length. Just have to say it was so worth it! Loved actually rooting for the "bad" guy for a change. Great work and wonderful writing. 😊
This is an incredibly well written episode, and such an interesting story. Going all out for the interview is just chef's kiss
The best thing about CashCrim (well, apart from the excellent content, of course) is how every time I hear any author's name, I automatically cheer up like it's my favorite author... because they all have their unique talents and styles, and every single one of them is great! I may not be able to watch these super long videos in one go, but I sure do come back to finish them. What a smasher this was. Thank you so much for the hard work, everyone involved!
Please don't call it CashCrim, it reminds Simon that most of the vids aren't monetized and makes him sad 😭😭😭
I like Danny the most.
@@alexander-mauricemillamlae4567 I guess making Simon sad is my crime... and I even wrote it down. Oops?
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@@alexander-mauricemillamlae4567Oohhh nooo.. 1 of his 10+ (& smallest) very successful YT channels sometimes doesn't get monetized.😅
This was absolutely brilliant! Huge thanks to Deniz, Jen, Simon and all the other legends in the production team ❤
At first, I was disappointed when Simon refused to read the gory details. But now I'm grateful for it. Simon, his writers, and his editors actually seem to have helped me with reframing some traumas that have resisted therapy.
Before the Casual Criminalist, I would spend hours every day for weeks going through Wikipedia lists of serial killers, rapists, terrorists, etc, until the nightmares got so bad that I'd have trouble sleeping (the fixation side of ADHD can be a real bitch sometimes). I experienced CSA and I suspect that some of my fixation was a case of "Get over yourself, look how much worse it was for these other people. See, THIS person fought back, why didn't YOU? This person suffered for DAYS, you only had a few uncomfortable minutes". As though trauma has an objective scale and you must score high enough to have "legitimate" PTSD, and anything less is just weakness. I have a degree in Psychology and I've been to therapies, yet I couldn't be understanding towards myself. And because I was reading these accounts by myself and with only my own interpretation, things could more easily get out of hand and start me on a nightmare doom spiral, which would prompt me to stop reading the biographies until the nightmares went away. But once gone, I'd start feeling that urge again to revisit those biographies and find new ways to be cruel towards those memories of when I was a scared child.
It's been a long time now since I last became fixated to the point of nightmares. I no longer feel that strong urge to look up the details of the abuse suffered by victims when Simon refuses to read them. I think this is because each story is being processed by at least three other people before it gets to me, and each person is processing them without any judgement towards me and instead usually places the majority of the negative judgement on the people who are actually responsible for the crimes. The writer takes the information they have gathered and is the first person to process the events into a script, and typically spends the most time in that state of information processing. Sometimes during that processing, they might experience some of their own difficulties on how to process the information, they may think a detail is an important CSI when it's actually more Saw, but generally they do a really good job of honoring the victims. Simon is the second person to process the information, and given the cold read format, it's essentially in real time. His reactions have often helped me remodel my maladaptive response of comparing myself to the victims into the adaptive response of recognizing the victims as people who had/have their own agencies that are utterly separate from my identities and are deserving of my compassion, but not my comparison. The third person to process the events is the editor. Their choice of music and use of silence have been especially good cues for when I need to pay attention to particular emotions or be mindful of someone else's experience (whether it's a victim, an investigator, Simon, or the editor).
I know that people can develop new traumas from reading, listening, or observing traumatic events experienced by other people. But it never occurred to me that a person could experience a sort of observer-mediated therapy with repeated exposure to a nonthreatening modeler of appropriate emotional responses to traumatic events. Makes me wonder if this is a reproduceable effect?
Really appreciate your thoughts here. I go through bouts of true crime/spooky fixation (usually when left home alone of course) and only stop when I inevitably get nightmares. It is not the healthiest way to operate so I have always appreciated Simon's team refocusing on victims for me *and* pointing out that despite my interest I don't NEED to know the gory details.
@@frankiemillcarek6976 Yeah, my fixations would get worse when my partner and I were physically separated for work or school, and also during periods of deep, unmedicated depression. While I still get fixated (my ADHD is intentionally unmedicated, but I manage it with behavioral strategies), I happily have not sought out the lists of serial killers on Wikipedia in a long time.
I'm so happy you found some healing through this. when my cptsd was at its worse I'd watch a lot of dark content and never understood why.
♡
EMDR is an actual therapeutic tool for helping with trauma, so it makes sense that something like this could also work for it, too.
Using an outside source to help you re-regulate your emotional response to a more normative level, by watching someone else model a more usual pattern of reactions.
(no formal psych training or knowledge, but my autistic ass did have to aftermarket kludge together a social module, and then I got into a pilot program for getting us shrinks to help with the transition into high school, and adult society, which is how I escaped getting any noticable amounts of late chidhood to adulthood trauma)l
I'm not a commenter, but I have to say; This episode is a piece of art. I really enjoyed it! Been a listener since forever and this is one of the best you guys have ever done!!!
More like it's a piece of fart
I really enjoyed the non-violence of this and actually hope for more such things. The Pedro Lopez types still weigh so heavy on my heart. ALSO, massive compliments to the sound editing on this video, it was so so good, making it exciting when needed, and funny when needed. I really noticed it, not just because it was a script like a book and a plot like a movie. Excellent editing!
The heists with ridiculous steps and devices actually seriously reminds me of the Wiley Coyote. There's some bizarre, mustache twirlingly awesome shit he does.
This got me through the second half of my work day, and it didn't have any blood and guts. Nice to see Simon just having a good time instead of having to omit parts while reading because they're too much to handle. Great episode, nice job everyone.
Thanks for this, definitely committing the next 3 and 1/2 hours of my life to this!!!!
Dennis... Simon... This was by far my favorite episode of the Casual Criminalist to date. Not only did I not mind the duration, were it shorter, I feel I might have been left feeling unfulfilled. As a veteran of Whistle-Boy's content, I can proudly say that I have been here since the very first CC episode (in fact, I recall prior to the channels nexus, Simon suggesting he might do such a project...Business Blaze?). I 100% agree that you, Dennis, could and likely should actually turn this into a book. I would gladly read it. On the topic of your regular reliance on gore and horror, which I do admittedly love, this episode left me with a feeling of positivity and lightheartedness that is a very welcome change from the usual shock and awe I'm left with from other more brutal episodes.
Thank you, this was a pure joy.
Admittedly it's the nastier episodes that normally grab my attention, but this one was probably my favourite casual criminalist episode yet. It was great to see Simon enjoying it and I feel like Deniz enjoyed writing it too. Thanks guys for the fun episode, the whistlerverse makes my work days so much more tolerable 😆
This started with Simon saying it was 1922 and I was like, "Wait, this dude can't really still be alive!" Then, around the 13-minute mark, he says it's 1992. I had to go back to see if I misheard. Nope! He really did say 1922. Not a big deal, but enough to confuse me!
Yep #metoo :) 😀
@@jamesbeeching6138 Thumbs up for being on the same page, but the flippant usage of that hashtag is questionable at best.
Me too.
Even though there is a distinct lack of bloodshed, this is by far one of your best episodes. Bravo you two!
I absolutely loved this episode. Firstly it is thoroughly enjoyable to see Simon enjoy himself so much - in fact I skipped the Watts Episode because I didn't want to see the pain on his face once he realized what this devil had done. Secondly I really enjoy these long episodes. Thank you Deniz, Jen & Simon for this fun autumn afternoon - can't wait for the next heist episode! Cheers from Cologne, Germany - I'm now off to the next Karstadt 😉
That was long but brilliant! Now i definitely have to go straight to sleep. Im exhausted!
Thanks Simon, Deniz and of course never forgetting Jen!!! 👍
Favourite episode so far. I struggle to watch longer episodes going into details on violent/gory murderers, but this has been a pleasure to watch. Deniz's writing made me feel like I was along for the journey, and Simon seemed like he was enjoying himself. If this episode gets the response it deserves, please make more like this!
As a german born in the early 80s i can recall this case was as big as it gets. Growing up i took some deep dives into this case by myself over the years.
This one was incrediblely well researched and the quality of writing was extraordinary.
By highlighting different perspectives and especially going into possible reasons/intentions behind his decision making this coverage felt way more complete than many others out there icluding german media. I really enjoyed every second of it.
much love to everyone who reads this may your day be a good one
This is hands down my favorite Casual Criminalist episode. Great job everyone!
An absolutely immaculate episode. Deniz, thank you for going above and beyond with your research and writing. Was an absolute joy to listen to and a nice change getting a long non death related crime story. I imagine this was also a great relief for Simon. I do hope we can get more of these in the future 😊
Absolutely one of my favourite CC episodes! For both the subject choice and the writing ❤
Shout out to Deniz for the mental health mention! I’ve been thinking for a while I need to increase my anti-depressants, but my broken brain says “you’re wasting the doctors time”, this gave me the push I needed. Waiting for a call back today :) fingers crossed for no anxiety meltdown when the phone rings 😬🙈
Anyone else out there that suffers with this incredibly unpleasant disease (yeah despite being a native English speaker, my creative flair in language sucks, nothing on our Deniz), shout out to you guys. This thing can feel so isolating, but there’s millions of us out here, right by your side 😊
I loved this episode! This is definitely ending up as one of my all time favorites. Way to go, Dennis!
This, is incredible. Simon, you and your team have outdone yourself with this one. My favourite episode by a mile. Deniz's writing is simply phenomenal. Simon's delivery along with really good editing. Wow.
this is one of my fav CasCrim episodes of all time, i was hooked from start to finish and sat through all 3.5 hours of it straight. i actually enjoy that there wasn't any murder, and the criminal seems to have reformed and got the help he needed. its refreshing!
Hey Simon! I'm visiting from your other channels, not normally into true crime, guts, gore, murder and all that. But as I was scrolling through my recommended I saw this video's timestamp and knew I was in for a treat! I hope these long videos do well, whatever the channel, because they are my favorite content of yours!
Simon doubting anybody still rooted for Walter White by the end of Breaking Bad confirms that he does *not* visit online fan forums of that show. personally, I think it's telling that Walter had so many fans even at the end. that show's so brilliantly written that the audience can still easily gravitate towards a man who becomes a ruthless drug kingpin
This script was exquisitely written, beautiful work!❤
Absolutely loved this episode. There should be more long ones like this! It was almost like an audiobook.
this script was so well written. it was like I was watching a movie. without the amazing writing I wouldn't be able to pay attention for 3 hours.
It took me a few sessions to watch this but I was determined to watch it all. What an amazingly thorough and engaging script!
Thank you Deniz (and Jen for what must have been a nightmarishly long editing process.)
Every once in a while I tune into the music and realize just how masterful Jen is in adding to and guiding the video without distraction.
This was fucking awesome! I loved this episode and I wish for more of these in the future! fantastic writing as always Dennis and great job performing it factboi❤
That was 3½ hours?! The writing, delivery and editing made it feel like 30 minutes. Superb job done by all! 🎉
Can we please have more book-length episodes? Pretty please? With whipped cream and a cherry on top? 🍒
Simon, wealth makes a massive difference to happiness. It relieves the constant stress of trying to pay your bills, it means you can make healthy decisions, heat your house, take your dog to the vet, buy things you need without worrying about how pay for them like a mattress that doesn't hurt your back, or a phone that doesn't have a broken screen, drive a car that doesn't give you carbon monoxide poisoning. It buffers you from world events to an extent, means you can live somewhere warm and dry where you don't have to worry about noise and crime and feeling afraid for your life at night. Yes. Wealthy people ARE happier. Maybe if you're depressed for reasons that aren't circumstantial, although quite a lot of depression IS, it might not make you happy, but it would relieve 80% of your problems, so you can focus on your mental health and wellbeing, and having healthy relationships. But I believe after a certain point it has diminishing returns. If you have enough, and you're not living hand to mouth, it might not make that big a difference. The difference in happiness between $100K a year and $1M is probably not that great, but having money in the bank and knowing you can afford health care definitely help your mental health.
Yes. Seems like Simon has not spent any time below the poverty line. Managing to get past it makes for an amazing boost in mood.
1000% agreed that money isn't everything, but having spent time with my three kids in a homeless shelter, I can testify that having enough to take care of the bills without starving for a few days every month sure alleviates the anxiety and makes the depression easier to handle (cos I can afford the meds and therapy). It's hand to mouth for me every month, but I'm no longer digging myself deeper into debt monthly by borrowing from check cashing joints to get the rent in on time. Would I like it if my pay kept up with the cost of living? You bet. (I have significantly less buying power now than I did when I first started my current job six years ago.) But do I think being a millionaire would solve all my problems? No, cos not all my problems are external. ❤
@@daylittrell7490 Times are really tough right now. I hope things just keep getting better for you.
To be fair, I got the impression Simon was talking about the difference between having enough and being rich. I’m constantly balancing on the poverty line but I have enough to get by and I don’t get the sense I’d be much happier if I was rich. But maybe I feel that way because I know some rich families and they’re the most unhappy, emotionally constipated people I’ve ever met. Every single person in every single family struggles with severe mental turmoil. In one of the families the dad died three years ago and it’s still a huge drama on his birthday and death day where they all have their individual freak-outs and I end up having to house the oldest daughter for a couple of days because they can’t be around each other and it’s too stressful for her. I understand why they’re still mourning him but I don’t understand why they still freak out to this level every year. And then there was all the fighting over inheritance when he died. I’m just guessing but I think it all stems from the fact that you have to be an a**hole to get that rich and the parents pass that on to their children. So I agree, enough money to be comfortable is good but I’d never ever want to be rich.
It's not worth the soul you sell it for. I'd rather be dirt poor and happy than have everything I could ever want and not have a soul to enjoy it
👏👏👏👏👏 I enjoy the long ones ie a story format so much better!
This was my favourite episode so far. I enjoyed every moment of it. Thank you Deniz, Simon and Jen.
As somebody who was "forced" to repeat a school year (partially because my teacher hated me as i know now) i can clearly say it creates more problems than it solves. Specially in lower education years the difference is so big that i only got top results in my second year while actually being incredibly more lazy than before. In some way this was the year i learned how to beat school with very little efford and i never had problems again. Nowadays i understand that i learned the worst things back then and that all i really would have needed is adults to invest some actual time into me.
Fantastic episode!
A truly intriguing and mentally stimulating crime story without the horrors of innocent suffering. More of a battle of wits with a gentleman bandit.
A brilliant episode and fascinating story. Well worth the 3 hours! Excellently written, beautifully presented, superbly edited - what a dream team. Love this channel.
This was so much fun to listen too!! Deniz's style of writing is enrapturing! Keep up the good work everyone! Hopefully eveyone gets a chance to relax and breathe after each amazing job.
Very enjoyable all around well done episode - no matter it's longer, kept captivated.
This is one of the most entertaining stories on this channel so far. Its nice to get a break from the more horrible stories, while staying in the true crime genre
Okay, first off, fantastic video. The three hours whizzed by, it was so good.
Next i wanted to say that i am fairly certain Arno is autistic. I wanted to talk about this, cuz i am also autistic, and really related to him in a lot of ways.
Here are some conditions of autism that Arno showcased in childhood and adulthood:
- lack of social skills
- struggling with verbal communication (more so in childhood for Arno)
- sensory overload
- a tendency toward hyperfixation
- a strong sense of justice (in this case Arno's code about not killing people)
Even the part about "copying people to appear normal," that is an autistic coping mechanism called mirroring, and is a part of autistic masking.
Autistic people are also more prone to depression (a result of constantly having to mask and being led to believe there is some "wrong with us.") Sadly, we are also more susceptible to alcoholism as a coping mechanism to deal with the stress of overstimulation and as a crutch during social situations.
There was a part in here that nearly made me cry. When Dennis was talking about how his depression was directed inwards, because Arno felt as though there was something innately wrong with him.
That really truly resonates with me. I also dealt with severe depression back when i was undiagnosed. When you are autistic and dont know it, you are just made to feel like there is just something wrong with you.
Anyway, i just wanted to share that, because it is supremely sad that his parents - and society - led Arno to feel that way about himself. It is unbeleivably sad, and i am glad he found happiness in the end.
(Also, when Dennis is speculating about the answer to the question in regards to copycats, and Arno just gives practical advice without suggesting remorse, this is likely due to the fact that he missed the implied question about remorse. This is an aspect of autism, taking things literally or at face-value.)
EDIT: I dont think this justifies what he did, btw. The fact he didnt kill anyone is a blessing, but he is lucky people didnt die. He played fast and loose with peoples lives in my opinion. Plus it was pointless destruction for his own financial gain. However, i am also glad he was not sentenced to life or something like that, as he didnt kill anyone.
As someone with diagnosed severe ADHD and depression and very much likely but so far undiagnosed Autism, I fully agree. All of those signs and especially the coping mechanisms and copying other people to seem normal resonated with me on a very personal level.
I loved this episode, thank you so much to the whole team.
And especially thank you for the lack of gore. I’m sick of not being able to find true crime with out being bombarded by the really nasty crimes. What I’m interested in is the investigation. So not having to wade through the dregs of humanity first is very nice. There are plenty of crime shows that just go for shock factor and have very little about investigating or what anything happens in the first place. I really appreciate your respect as a team for victims, willingness to admire or poke fun at police and criminals as required, and your questioning of the narrative rather than just listing who did which nasty thing to who. Thank you.
This is probably one of the best episodes. I wouldn’t mind more three hour episodes or if you want break them up into multiple videos.
This has to be one of the best casual criminalist that I’ve ever watched and I’ve seen them all. Thanks Dennis and of course Simon!
I really liked this story and the ones about heists, especially the maple syrup heist. It's a good break from all of these crazy serial killers
I think Scrooge accidentally stumbled on a way of releasing endorphins in his system maybe for the first time in his life. He then carried on with his crimes essentially for fun and pleasure [and greed] rather than malice or evil....However like adrenaline junkies he would have had to take greater risks and escalated his crimes, maybe ending in carnage....
I decided to pay for this because I feel like I accidentally rented a great documentary
This has to be one of my favorite videos on this channel! A breath of fresh air where nobody gets killed, and the criminal in question gets the treatment he needed, and it is very surprising that Scrooge was able to uphold a moral compass that really ended up as a great benefit, and the fact he was able to somewhat combat his depression through criminal activity is so weird yet wholesome?
This was absolutely awesome Denisz, you could most definitely do this again and us OG fans would love it, I’m sure! I’m so drawn in by the writing and reading style of Simon, it didn’t even seem like 3 hours! I, for one, thoroughly appreciate all the time and research that went into it. Just amazing ❤
I work night shifts in social care and they get really boring most of the time. Thank you Simon, Deniz and Jen for amusing me for a good quarter of my shift tonight, this was a brilliant episode and I was eagerly anticipating what would happen next the whole way through.
On a more serious note, I’ve battled severe depression for my entire adult life and most of my childhood. I really felt for Arno when I heard what kind of a mental prison he suffered in for so many years and it can genuinely cause the most irrational behaviour, especially when untreated. I’m glad to hear that he has found peace and joy in his life and that gives me hope for the future too.
As a disabled and insomnia ridden house wife, I only go out on a Friday for 3 to 4 hours (emotional support doggit needs grooming!!!) I LOVE the long ones!!! My disability worsens with silence and darkness, so I download what I want on a Friday at the pub, and just loop them on repeat for 24 hours till the next week! I have got ALL of CasCrim, and most of the other Simon channels! My phone is on 24/7, either in my hand while I'm watching, in a pocket while I'm cleaning or on the counter when I'm in the kitchen. Even when I'm facebooking on the laptop...yip, Simon in the background!!! The long ones are AWESOME for midnight viewings!
Thank you, Simon, for your time and effort that goes into recording and for gathering such a PHENOMENAL team of writers and Jen, your editing is top notch!
PLEASE do some South African ones? Including Daisy de Melker, Najwa Petersen, Chané van Heerden, Phoenix Racing Cloud, Dina Rodrigues and Joey Haarhoff.
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Love these longer episodes. Top notch!
While the long episodes take longer to get through the writing style is as Simon said so cinematic and truly magical to listen to
This is one of my favorites so far. I had to break it into 2 viewings. I do feel like he wasn't horrible murderer or evil but I feel he was aware what he was doing for financial game. I hope this episode does well and isn't demonized.
For a three and a half hour long video wonderful pacing great storytelling and a wonderful break for Simon from the regular horrors of casual criminalist
Other writers: write a script and contribute to the basement comunity.
Deniz: cant harvest mushrooms, am working on a book for CC