I am Colombian. I’m a human rights lawyer and had to meet him at the Jail where he ultimately died. (Where the right hand of Pablo Escobar died at too). After meeting him I had to take several showers and couldn’t sleep for days. He had eye cancer but was so paranoid and would not allow any doctor to check him. He believed that people were trying to kill him (which to be honest, it might be true). The prison where he died, it’s the worst one in the country. I’m glad you are Covering this case, he probably killed more than 300 innocent children.
oh my gosh i know you!!! i cry about your speech a year ago i remember my mom show me.. I am Colombian too and as someone who is about to approach adult life and the real world i look up to you so much! 🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴 i went with my mom not long ago to protest the government it’s getting bad i just want to go to our country to be better.
As a Colombian I can say that my country despises these people, This is a completely horrid story, but sadly its not the only one. The Monster of the Andes is another serial killer that killed around 300 Little girls and in 1998 disappeared, completely. he is also Colombian and it would be great if you covered that case
My mom encountered that killer and he tried to get her to leave with him by offering to buy her snacks. He would wave his money around hoping she would follow him. She found out it was him after seeing his face in the newspaper. She was 9 years old
When people begin realizing this is BLOOD LINEAGE evil....we can finally get somewhere. These are demons walking...descendants of those Spaniards that conquered those lands. We will see STARK correlations in their love of torturing children and innocent adults, as far back as when they first arrived. THIS IS IN THEIR DNA.
I love how it's possible for Stephanie's husband to ask clarifying questions or to say "I don't understand" while they film and she just answers or explains.
Did it ever occur to you they probably went over this together before filming. I think he asks about the case so the video feels more personal. Nothing wrong with that tho
@katybug6572 Whats your issue? They merely pointed something out and then said "There's nothing wrong with that though" Nobody asked you to get offended on behalf of people
Thank you for mentioning the genocide in Palestine. I’m Palestinian myself and have a close friend of mine who lost 30 family members in an air strike yesterday, including a mother and her baby. Thank you for all your hard work in bringing attention to all the cases you speak on. I find that so many of them are not as covered in the media.
Honestly his childhood isn’t an excuse. I’m Colombian so is my father and he was abused 10 times worse than he was. His father was a drug addict. He cut his arm open infront of my father when he was 5 because his mother bought him a costume for dia de las brujas with the money he was gonna steal to buy drugs. My fathers grandmother best my father every day of his life simply for looking like his father. She would use opened up wires she made with pliers to beat him. He was cut beat and starved for his entire life until he left to come to America at 18. The only person that loved him which was his mother died right before he left. He had nothing and somehow lost everything including the childhood he never had. And instead of being evil, he met a wonderful woman and had 2 daughter and worked hard every day to be the best man he could possibly be. The things that are done to you do not define you, how you survive them is what defines you.
This has to be the WORST serial killer to exist. To do this to HUNDREDS of kids? I am glad he never made it out alive. Thank you for covering this case Stephanie
What's scary and sad is there are several more like him likely walking around in different cartels. Pablo Escobar was rumored to have a guy like this on his bankroll.
There are actually so many killers like this in Columbia it's uncommon but definitely not rare. There's a guy named "Monster of Andes" (I think I spelt that wrong) that killed an estimate of 331 little girls
i hope people realise that those 300 children that were killed is the same as abortions happening all over the world right now with much children being killed , just because they dont have a voice, it doesnt mean that they are not there ! its awful when killers kill chidren but its also awful when people kill through abortions.
@@user-sleepy33 Indeed as are anyone who commits murder!, however it always hits you harder when it happens to innocent kids or vulnerable older people!🥺✌️
I believe it is ultimately nature. I used to think otherwise and I think there’s a lot of people who would never turn to crime if they had all the right resources, but for monsters like this man it goes beyond anything that happened to him. There’s plenty more SA survivors out here who would never take a life or inflict the same abuse to someone else. We can’t forget that group despite these serial killers often having tragic back stories.
@@13realmusic I disagree; you can argue that his nature predisposed him to that path, but ultimately his environment is what put him there. I'd say a mixture of growing up in a cartel-ridden third world country like Colombia, abuse and SA from his father + family friend, and bullying from better-off kids at school definitely caused serious mental health issues growing up. His motives and strategies in how he kills, along with the ideologies he grew up with, is something that's unusual even when compared to other serial killers. You can't really compare him to other SA survivors because ultimately, SA is only one of the things that sent him down this path.
Thats the difference between someone who loses hope and gives up on the desire for life bcoz he cannot hurt others doesn't have it in him ,and between those who erase everyone else all love for all humans and beings in general
But it is an explanation. That's why criminal justice systems need to take crimes against children seriously, because head trauma and abuse can create the conditions for a child to develop into a monster and perpetuate suffering. The abuse permanently changes the brain, lowers IQ, and can absolutely lead a person to becoming violent. We need to acknowledge this so we can prevent these crimes from happening. If Luis' mother had the support to leave his father safely, or if Luis had the support of CPS, if there was intervention at any point, there's a good chance all of this would have been avoided.
There's unknown amounts of children who have been tortured suffered and been treated unbelievably bad during their formative childhood years and they're not out hurting and killing. I'm so sick of ppl blaming it on the childhood solely. Like I said not everyone has a great childhood they're not killers
It's a terrible part of human psychology. This is why childhood environments need to be protected more closely everywhere around the world, and even still in first world countries. Plenty of people with the same mental health issues go on to live perfectly normal and healthy lives but the environment is what sets regular people and serial killers apart.
Thank you Stephanie, as a Colombian native now living in the US. I really appreciate you covering one of the most disgusting cases in my country. I love you and your team for covering this case 🫶🏽🇨🇴 From already watching, you’re teaching me more about my country than I thought I already knew. You are elite!
Most people think about the world and the moments of right now , but think about your soul , where is it headed? Bible talks about happenings that will happen in end times , prophecies being fufilled right now! research for yourselves if u dont believe! thats why we need to repent and trust in Jesus for eternal life because wages of sin is death but Jesus died for all of our sins and therefore paid for them so we wouldnt go to the "jail" , aka hell He gave us free choice out of love, if u love someone ur gonna let the person go,,, but He is also justice , sin to God is a huge deal But He still made a way out of the "jail" Only if people accept Him they are promised that they will not go to hell for their sins but have everlasting life! rich and poor , abused or not- all of you will die someday please people i beg u think about your souls, life is so small compared to eternity...Most people think about the world and r moments of right now , Think about your soul , where is it headed? Bible talks about happenings that will happen in end times , prophecies being fufilled right now! research for yourselves if u dont believe! thats why we need to repent and trust in Jesus for eternal life because wages of sin is death but Jesus died for all of our sins and therefore paid for them so we wouldnt go to the "jail" , aka hell He gave us free choice out of love, if u love someone ur gonna let the person go,,, but He is also justice , sin to God is a huge deal But He still made a way out of the "jail" Only if people accept Him they are promised that they will not go to hell for their sins but have everlasting life! rich and poor , abused or not- all of you will die someday Psalm 14 1 The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. Romans 1:20 please people i beg u think about your souls, life is so small compared to eternity...
Exactly. Especially when you have a young child yourself. I usually wasn't that affected by these types of stories. Of course its horrible. But it hits way more after I have a child of my own.
Yep. New mom here. I was cleaning my house while listening to this episode and I kept looking at my little boy, pausing the cleaning and giving him hugs. So scary to know I won’t be around him 100% of the time to protect him. So important to creat a trusting environment at home and to teach them to be careful. Man…. My heart is shattered from Thai story.
I'm glad you mentioned that his crimes were not a reflection of his sexuality. I think he directed his anger at boys so they could suffer the same way he did and didn't feel he would achieve that with girls. Being a victim of SA myself, I have never felt the urge to become an abuser but I can see how it happens if you don't get the appropriate help. In Latin American countries there is so much stigma attached to these crimes against children, we don't talk about it. It wasn't until I moved to a Western country I was able to confront my "demons".
I think in the developed word its the same and sone countries where tou think theres more rights and protection for children, they dont. In mx we have a lot of child abuse s.e.x type and some graphic material is made here, the people that buy that sort of material reside in developed countries; usa, germany, uk, japan, etc. And just an example in Sweden where i live now, men have se.,. Abused children and got 3 years in prisión only. While the children have to live with lifelong trauma.
I can’t believe he killed 221 people! Absolutely horrible. What a world we live in… Thank you Stephanie and the Rotten Mango Team for all of your hard work.
@@TJ-bn2cn his story is tragic but it doesn't mean we should pity him, he did this to so many children for so many years and never once felt remorse for it
@@TJ-bn2cnNo. no no no no no…. There should be NO excuse for what he did. It was a CHOICE to kill several kids and sell his soul. NEVER blame it on environment. This is not excused
I'm Chilean, a Spanish speaker, and an avid researcher of true crime. I'm glad a true crime channel is covering this case since it is quite insane. A few notes, he was set to be released in 2039 when there was even a whisper about him being paroled back in 2021, Colombia's president at the time, Ivan Duke, said he was not seeing the light of day again and it would be impossible for him to be paroled anyway since his crimes were aginst children and colombian law forbids early release for those crimes. He was also involved in crimes in Venezuela (allegedly) and Ecuador, he was actually trialed in Ecuador and had a 22-year prison sentence waiting for him, the moment he was out of the Colombian prison he was to be extradited to Ecuador to respond for his crimes there too. Another point, a "Garabato" in Colombia specially is a long curved stick used by males in a traditional dance, so being called a Garabato was more like saying he was a "hunchback", more like that type of insult and since he had quite the bad posture it didn't help much. Another interesting fact is that his body remains at the morgue, he was supposed to be cremated but it didn't happen, the family was mad (if you can believe it...) the body is undergoing several studies since the cause of death is said to be unclear, the statements say it was the cancer that killed him but they have had the body for more than a month now and they still haven't gotten a proper result. There is much talk of mysticism regarding his death since he died at 66 and you know how people are regarding the number of the beast and all that... There are several Chileancases I would love for you to cover ;-; I'll wait for you to keep doing your wonderful job ♡
@NatasshaMarquez She commented that he was bullied at school because Garavito sounds like Garabato and they thought it meant the more literal meaning which is a doodle but it has some more context, when you listen to the entire episode you'll get it n_n
i swear to god i watch these types of videos as a lullaby to fall asleep, but im sitting here SHAKING in fear. my heart is pounding and i genuinely do not think ill be able to sleep at night. this case is unlike anything ive ever heard of or thought id ever hear of, the most haunting thing to think about is that this was done to kids. as a kid, stubbing your toe or scraping your knee is the most PAINFUL thing, imagine an innocent 7 year old boy being DISEMBOWELED while STILL ALIVE. the evil of this world will ALWAYS be so incomprehensible.
This doesn't really make it any less horrific, but when pain of that magnitude is inflicted, you dissasociate and don't really feel anything. It's your brain's way of protecting itself, you could say. Just something to know. Your brain doesn't do it for minor things, so you feel the full force of the pain without any dampening or cushioning... hence why small things like that feel so painful sometimes.
This is scary to me. I am 42 years old and I grew in similar circumstances, abusive family members, daily beatings out of the blue, mental torture, etc. But I can't imagine how someone can use this as an excuse to hurt others. People that k*ll children are the most disgusting. Pick on someone of your own size, not someone little and defenseless. 😢
Different people react differently to different circumstances. Perhaps he would’ve been normal had he not been abused, perhaps not. Either way, who cares? He needed to be stopped, he was, and now he’s dead.
It depends. Maybe you had someone, who was friendly and kind towards you, at least one family member or one friend at school. That makes an enormous difference. Plus not everyone reacts the same. One person will react with sadness, someone else with anger and jaleousy, like this man. It's not good to judge people based on our own experience.
stephanie, thank you for speaking out for palestine and also for treating mental health issues with incredible sensitivity in your videos! you never disappoint!
Thank you, Stephanie & hubby, for using your platform to be a voice for victims but also raise money for organizations that help victims and/or their families. Y'all are amazing & very appreciated
I was beginning to fall asleep and I heard that and it woke me up. I am so excited, I was thinking about how many of the RUclipsrs I watch have not reported on this.. this gave me hope ❤️
Adults have a pivotal role in the development of a child, and for them to abuse a young child instead just saddens me. I’d say they are the people that birthed such criminals.
Fr it changes your whole life, the fact that hundreds of his victims are still alive means there are hundreds of traumatized people and hopefully none of them repeated the cycle but who knows.
I mean, his dad was literally a criminal & his classmates as well for bullying him. Obviously, he was a normal kid that was surrounded by the parasites of society 🗑
@@alrightlovesobviously criminals are influenced by society. However, there are certain charicarsitics, mental illnesses or chance of mental illness/defects that you are born with, wich can be activated or incouraged by your surroundings. There is no way he just became a mass murderer “because of society”
@@JustMe-vs1kj I'm not saying he murdered & tortured kids bc of what was done to him, but rather, that impacted him the most. I don't believe he was a psychopath since birth either (unless his dad was, then there's a chance) cause it's unrealistic. South America is filled with serial killers, abusers, traffickers...etc It's way more realistic to think that most of these people become sociopaths because of their mental & physical trauma, rather than speculating that everyone is just born with the genes of a will-be psychopath?
This is the most disgusting case I’ve ever heard off. This man was horrifying and just so disgusting, it makes me sick. The 40 yr old sentence is so ridiculous, it’s just sickening. May all the boys that were targeted by him rest in peace! I hope the boys that survived get all the help they need to deal with their trauma!
Awesome to support Doctors Without Borders! Wonderful generosity. So glad that we can all support Stephanie and her sponsors for helping a great cause. ❤❤
My childhood was similarly violent to this killer's childhood. I was beaten with 2x4s, belts, metal spoons, etc. I was made to sleep outside in half naked, made to stand on asphalt in summer until it burned my feet,. It escalated over time to firearms, being shoved off of a roof, and being beaten into unconsciousness multiple times a day. I was also SA'ed by a different abuser and had no safe person to seek help from about that. Despite having extreme emotional and mental trauma from my childhood, I've never killed anyone. The abuse is a cause for this killer's choices, but not an excuse or an absolutltion. It is unfair, but it's our responsibility as victims to seek therapy and not allow our past to hurt other people.
I'm truly sorry you went through that. But thank you for showing people that just because you had horrible experiences doesn't give you the right to cause horrible experiences. You're absolutely correct that it's unfair that it becomes the victim's responsibility to find a healthy way to heal. But by doing so, you help yourself have a better life and can choose to help others who can relate and don't know how to help themselves. Although we are unable to change the past, we can always change our futures by choosing to use our negative experiences to create positive outcomes and turn our pain into a source of strength and empathy for others. I'm still trying to heal myself. I hope you continue to heal as well.
Thank you Stephanie, as well as Doctors Without Borders, for being a voice for those suffering in Palestine. My in-laws have been personally affected, as they live in the area. And between 2 personal friends of mine, here in the city I live in, they've lost 14 family members, including a newborn baby girl. 😢🥺💔
Im so sorry for their loss. I've heard of people loosing over 50 people in a matter of seconds. The amount of loss that's happening is disgusting, it's something most people won't ever see in their lifetime. So awful
My mom is in Habron rn she was attacked in her home. My 12 year old cousin was arrested by IDF at 3 am. We also don’t know how many relatives have been killed in Gaza.
@@Fairygirl27. the idf is evil, why are they arresting children? I'm so sorry for what your family is going through, everyone with a heart stands with Palestine. I'm praying for you and your family
I will never understand any country that let these "people" back on the streets like they won't do what put them in jail again. Either keep them in jail, or under the jail!
he was never really going to be let out, the thing is there is a law in Colombia that says that everyone is elegilible for parole once 2/3 of their sentence have passed, however this does not apply to crimes against children, so he stayed in jail. even if lived long enough to carry out the entire sentence there were concerns about his safety when he was let out cause there was a general understanding that people would target him, righfully so.
As a Colombian and a daughter of a father that’s been murdered and still haven’t found the person that’s done the crime, I thank you Stephanie for covering cases from my country!!!❤️❤️❤️
It must have been horrifying for the younger siblings to watch the oldest brother who should have been the one to protect them from the crazy dad as he went crazy himself. Imagine being targeted by two child molesters in your own home while knowing that one of them was just an innocent kid not too long ago and he should have grown up to protect you, but instead he turned into another one of the people you needed protection from…
Thank you Stephanie for not falling victim to the propaganda machine and not shying away from supporting what is right and being on the right side of history and humanity, unlike many other RUclipsrs who are afraid of censorship. I love you. And thank you for your hard work. You’ve made my life so much more enjoyable and always gave me something to look forward to as I waited for a new video from you for the last 6/7 years! I’m so happy you exist in this world ❤🍉
THANK YOU! I’m Colombian and I’ve been suggesting this case for years to True Crime creators. More people should know about it, for the right reasons. We need to know that these kind people exists and we should ALWAYS be on the lookout for them
Everytime i feel like I know something about a case, Stephanie never fails to give more unknown information. Her videos are always so informative and interesting to watch. Thank you Stephanie!
as a victim of SA its so scary hearing all of this.. and realizing that i have once as well thought of hurting others to prove not only to myself but to the world that *i* can as well cause damage. that i can bite. Im really glad i have went to therapy and got myself checked out but.. i feel horrible for every victim in this whole horrible case. My heart goes out to everyone, and i truly wish recovery on everyone/anyone who was or still is struggling.
Hmm, you’ve written “truth and justice” instead of “terrorism”. But what else can we expect from the people that watch her videos? I hope you’re all brought into submission.
@@waterpolochick18 No, just to be a dissenting voice. In all seriousness, the only thing that advocating for “free palestine” will achieve is thousands more unalived palestinians. Israel has its own problems, sure, but resisting its existence will only result in more suffering.
@@Adam-326 you are wildly mistaken, take your ignorant mind somewhere else no one needs you here especially just to spread misinformation and discontentment!
Stephanie, I've always loved you but knowing that you support Palestine makes me so happy that I'm watching you. Thank you for talking about the collapse of the Palestinian healthcare system
Most people think about the world and the moments of right now , but think about your soul , where is it headed? Bible talks about happenings that will happen in end times , prophecies being fufilled right now! research for yourselves if u dont believe! thats why we need to repent and trust in Jesus for eternal life because wages of sin is death but Jesus died for all of our sins and therefore paid for them so we wouldnt go to the "jail" , aka hell He gave us free choice out of love, if u love someone ur gonna let the person go,,, but He is also justice , sin to God is a huge deal But He still made a way out of the "jail" Only if people accept Him they are promised that they will not go to hell for their sins but have everlasting life! rich and poor , abused or not- all of you will die someday please people i beg u think about your souls, life is so small compared to eternity...Most people think about the world and r moments of right now , Think about your soul , where is it headed? Bible talks about happenings that will happen in end times , prophecies being fufilled right now! research for yourselves if u dont believe! thats why we need to repent and trust in Jesus for eternal life because wages of sin is death but Jesus died for all of our sins and therefore paid for them so we wouldnt go to the "jail" , aka hell He gave us free choice out of love, if u love someone ur gonna let the person go,,, but He is also justice , sin to God is a huge deal But He still made a way out of the "jail" Only if people accept Him they are promised that they will not go to hell for their sins but have everlasting life! rich and poor , abused or not- all of you will die someday Psalm 14 1 The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. Romans 1:20 please people i beg u think about your souls, life is so small compared to eternity...
I just love how she narrates the stories with emotion while actually projecting how she feels when the experiences are so brutal. Lovely channel Steph. ❤
I think ur right with the depression phase and how he didn’t feel gilt. He felt a drop in his endorphins. These “people” get a high. A rush of good feeling chemicals when they commit crimes. Afterwards they’ll experience a drop in them since their rush happened all at once.
To add to the ripple effect point, while most victims don’t become assailants, a minority (like him) do. He traumatized so many kids, it’s possible some went on to become monsters themselves
It’s actually more than slightly likely. It’s more likely that atleast a quarter or more of his living victims have gone on to perpetuate abuse against someone else. Especially when things like Domestic violence against women is already such a serious issue worldwide but even more so in South American, African, Indian, etc countries. Rates of SA and CSA are also higher in these places, especially the Rural parts..🥲💔 it’s likely many people have died or badly harmed at the hands of his male victims …
As a colombian, I'm very pleased about the accurate coverage about this case and the repercussions it had on our community and culture as a whole. Thank you for respectfully explaining this sensitive case from my county
My mom grew up in Iowa and lived down the road from John Wayne Gaycee and one summer she found a newspaper boy who was in the bushes on the side of the road who has either just escaped or been assaulted and gotten away from JWG. She said he was so highly liked in the community and the fact that she was face to face with a victim and John wasn’t arrested or caught yet is wild. This was the 70’s and justice was rarely the goal. The families wanted to keep things private. It was seen as something to keep to yourself out of family “embarrassment” which is so so recasting.
My aunt and uncle actually live right by the house JWG had committed a lot of the crimes in and had the bodies kept in Chicago! I’ve been there it’s chilling Also, my close friends grandpa interviewed him back in the 90s or so. Truly disturbing what JWG did
I’m Palestinian and I really teared up hearing you talk about us I followed since 2019 I saw grow from the beginning and I’m so happy that I chose to do so all of family members know you like you’re a second member of us when my mom sees me eating without she’s like where is Stephanie. And today I went around showing every single member of my family that you supported us every time you post about us through instagram or youtube I run to them with the proudest smile. Thank you so much Stephanie for being a real decent human you could’ve chosen to turn a blind eye but I know you are the biggest empath in this world I love you so much and I’ll always be your number one supporter ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you for supporting the Palestinian people in Gaza, they deserve healthcare, human rights, and safety from bombings. That's not political, that's humanitarian. Thank you, much love, much support
Love you, Stephanie 🍉. I hope no one has to face what happened in the case and currently happening in the world. I hope everyone can just live in peace 🕊
I literally cried thank you so much so shedding light on Palestine my hometown. We have been suffering for over 75 years since 1920. The nekba was the worst in 1948. As well as the niksa, tantoura and many more… I have never commented on any video, but I have been a huge fan of yours since 2020. You have helped me get through a lot in my life. I have always enjoyed your videos and podcasts. Free Palestine ❤️🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
I’m very physically sick, and have been for months, and I’m suffering. But I am reminded that there are a lot of people in the world that have it much worse than me. I really have so much so much sympathy for the Palestinian people and their families overseas. I wish you peace.
Stefanie is the only youtuber who can actually bring answers as to the WHY of evil & the state of the human condition..with truely detailed research & empathic yet objective scrutiny instead of just revelling in the gory details ..she really helps to understand the motives of the monsters, but not to make them more palatable just more fathomable ...a truely masterful feat, brilliant & actually relevant for humanity..RESPECT💖🖤💥🔥
thank you Stephanie for showing support to Palestine 🇵🇸 😢 Alhamdulilah humanity is restoring little by little.. please help the children of palestine, please help the women of palestine, please help the men in palestine, help elderly and poor people who have been living in an open air prison for more than 7 decades.. help the 1 million civilians to return to their homes that has been occupied, help those 13,000 martyred civilians to be set in their graves in peace, help those pure souls of almost 6,000 babies that has been k!lled. you dont need to be an Arab, a muslim or a jew to help palestinians, you just have to be human❤
I’m Colombian and I can asure you we all now about this case, I remember being in middle school and hearing people talk about him it was like a boogeyman. I got to learn a lot about this case because of how informed and disgusted my mom was, she is an expert on international relationships and passionate about human rights and this man’s life made her (and me) sick, not only everything he did but everything he went thru. Thank you for covering this case and always may the victims rest in peace .
Thanks for even if briefly mentioning Palestine. The conditions there are really bad and media coverage is basically abysmal. They are on many of our minds 24/7.
I believe he genuinely believes in divine punishment, which is the reason why he goes to church and becomes "remorseful" after the kills. It's still about him and not about the victims. Likewise, his fear of the dark seems to indeed confirm that he has that fear of the supernatural or spiritual infrastructure. Another tragic and sad story for the victims and their families. Thanks Stephanie for the great story-telling!
3:10 Wow its truly amazing to hear one of my favorite RUclipsrs supporting Doctors Without Borders! ❤️ my dad volunteered with them in his younger yrs and it really is one of the best orgs out there-especially now more than ever when medical care is so desperately needed in Palestine. Donations, boycotts, even just spreading the word-any steps to help out really do make a difference and are greatly greatly appreciated
Reveal podcast did a good episode about the racism doctors who volunteer face and the us vs them attitude during the ebola outbreak and how they looked down on the medic of the home country vs the volunteers. However Palenstinians citizens need help, can't help but think of the pod
This reminds me of the first serial killer in the Philippines!!! Juan Severino Mallari, he was also a priest. Please cover this case, Steph!! loveyouuuu
I never thought hearing this case from Stephanie. As a Colombian, this was one of my first true crime rabbit holes I researched, I know a lot of details and she still came up with things I never heard about. Amazing job girl.
What doesnt make quite sense to me is how the police were so underfunded and they had all these murder cases open and were just going to "keep an eye on it" but then when they found his shoes and glasses now all of a sudden they are able to do all this elaborate detective work and figure out exactly what he looks like. Like just from hearing other stories were police and underfunded or dont care much about their jobs it just doesnt really add up
They were trying to find Escobar, once they had solid leads for the killer they were able to do what they needed. They were super busy but they still got the killer after some solid evidence.
I love how she allways makes sure that everything stays respectful for the victims and never ever says someone’s real name without there permission:) Edit: you guys started a war 😭
Hi :) I’m a Colombian-Palestinian Muslim. I hadn’t heard of this case before and in the intro when you mentioned the amount of child victims something in me broke and then when you mentioned Palestine, Doctors without Borders, and the ongoing genocide, I cried. Thank you Stephanie and being a space for me to during these hard times, and thank you for using your platform to be on the right side of history. Your podcast means so much to me, I wish you nothing but the best, keep advocating and spreading awareness! Free Palestine 🇵🇸❤️🩹
Thank you so much Stephanie for speaking about Palestine! It's so important that people with a platform as big as yours spread awareness about this genoc***
It wasn’t the fact that he was g*y or anything like that, it’s the fact that his DAD and another man did those things to him and he was prob only bullied by only boys. I think his thinking process was that he wanted other boys to feel how he felt when he was vulnerable and in that position. Idk, it’s all sick and disgusting. I seen this case a while back on MoistCriticals channel he did a brief video on him when he was released but it’s just insane
Haven’t even started listening to the story yet but had to comment to commend Stephanie for being on the right side of history, and using her platform and even her wealth to support the plight of the oppressed ❤🍉
Hey there, Colombian here, at that time in history there was a lot of violence in our country, back then the police was filled with corruption (and still is to a smaller degree) and they thought they had better things to think about with the ongoing civil war and dr*g trafficking, unfortunately Garavito took advantage of this to commit his crimes, he also took advantage of the disorganized justice in small towns in Colombia, I do want to say that this case and Colombias history puts our country in a very bad light and want to point out that a lot has changed since back then, it’s still a work in progress but I do encourage outsiders to be open minded about the beauty in it nowadays. 🇨🇴
It wasnt about sex, or sexual attraction... Those developmental phases of his life were seriously distrubed. He only did that to little boys as a sick twisted way to gain control over what happened to him. The feelings of control were enough to be carried over into sexual gratification... He did not develop emotions like the average person, his feelings were shallow.
I’m just going to put a random two cents in. Reference point 28:00. I really think the reason he targeted young boys wasn’t because he was gay or liked young boys sexually, it feels to me that he saw himself in those boys because (I’m assuming) that’s around the age he was when he was first victimized se*ually. He might even see it as a way to punish his younger self for being so weak. When it comes to most people that were hurt as children, when they get older they usually feel the urge to protect children (at least in my case), but it seems like he just went the alternate route. Instead of wanting to protect a perceived “young him”, he wanted to “punish” them.
Yeah, that was exactly what I was thinking as well. There’s no connection between sexuality. It’s a power dynamic that was taken away from him and he’s trying to get back.
I've been a colombian biss for so long and I wished that you covered a colombian case and now that you have im super happy that you have covered one, also pablo escobar and his cartel didn't target children, I am from cali and the cali cartel were more interested in money making than anything else, thank you so much Stephanie and rotten mango team❤❤❤❤❤
Hi Stephanie, sorry to bother you but I’m an Italian fan. I’ve been listening to your podcasts and videos on Rotten Mango, MissMangoButt and Stephanie Soo almost everyday for the past six months, I really love your videos and I hope you’re well. I’m writing you this comment because at the moment Italy is in pure chaos, the most recent femicide case filled everyone with indignation and the case is really really popular in Italian mainstream media. We have a huge problem with femicide, I believe Giulia Cecchettin was the 105th case this year and there are already new cases coming up since her death. Her sister is speaking up for every woman in Italy and she’s being attacked for no reason, accused of being a satanist and basically hated just because she’s a woman and she’s speaking up. Our society has a huge problem, but there’s a shameful amount of people that don’t realize this, and I believe that if this case was made known worldwide it would spread awareness and maybe we can turn these terrible murders into a significant change. As Elena, Giulia’s sister said: “For Giulia don’t do a minute of silence, for Giulia burn everything and make sure she’s the last”. This is why I’m asking you if you think it would be possible for you to talk about this case in a Rotten Mango episode, I would be willing to help with translation or with the research it that could be useful too… I really hope you take this message into consideration🙏🏻 Love and hugs from Italy💗
I'm in America and have not heard anything about this. I'm almost half a year late to this comment, so can you give us an update? I'm so sorry this is happening
@@kaydiglawson7767Giulia's boyfriend got arrested for killing her. He couldn't accept the fact that hshe dumped him. Unfortunately, that's not an unheard thing in Italy.
It was all because of one man that this monster was even arrested. If that one officer didn't keep on the case this demon may have been out terrorizing kids for who knows how many more years. Smh. The evilness in this world never ceases to surprise me.
I think potentially he targeted young boys because he was punishing himself as a kid because he felt like he deserved what happened to him if that makes sense. It’s so tragic what happened to him as a child but even more tragic what he did to those poor children. I can’t even begin to imagine their poor families. May god bless them.
@@sammi_cat4261 yes the terrorist attack by Hamas (who was voted into government by Palestinians) that started all of this on October 7th was awful. Love and prayers for the Israeli hostages ❤ 🇮🇱
OMG as a Colombian, I was one of the people who suggested this subject in a comment. A number of us wanted to see you cover the case. Thank you Stefany. Ready to watch. So much love and respect for you 😭❤️
Honestly no matter how many of these I watch I always end up feeling disgusted by others actions, if negligence, brutality, or other actions. I am excited to see what the story is today and how we all can learn to be better citizens because of it
I remember being little and being told to be careful and not to recieve any sweets or things like that and being told about this guy and the "Mounstruo de los andes" and other kids would talk about how Garavito and the andes monster liked to kill like it was an urban legend, those were weird days.
The disemboweling part you mentioned reminded me of this case, I think it's South Africa, but this girl was actually decapitated and disemboweled and walked to get help, and lived! It's such a scary story, but it would be a unique one for you to cover.
@@el5001 she wasn't fully decapitated, more like 75%, her head flopped backwards when she stood up and she had to hold it up, coupled with the fact that she had to make a sling out of her clothes to hold her intestines which were outside at that point....it sounds callus the way I'm saying it, but I don't mean it flippantly, I'm just expressing the sheer horror of the scenario
Thank you Stephanie seriously for mentioning Palestine and aid for Gaza at the start of the video , you truly deserve all your influence & success , many are too afraid to speak up because of censorship and lost sponsors , it makes me proud to be a supporter of you and your humanity doesn’t go unnoticed, thank you so much #freepalestine 🇵🇸
I am colombian, lived here all my life, and even though this monster had been imprisoned a long time ago, there is almost nobody in the country that didn't knew him and his case, and i can assure you, that NOBODY wanted him to be released, in fact the moment he died, the whole country was relieved, and it was almost like a country-wide party, i kid you not there were memes about it,especially about the celebration of his death and about how he better be rotting in hell for eternity. There were also jokes about which tv channel would be the first in making a series about the beast, they were only jokes, but it turned out to be true, because later HBO announced a series, when my family and i saw the trailer we were so disgusted, like the guy just died and immediately after theres a series? I just hope it will be respectful to the victims and their families, and paint him as the monster that he is.
I was so confused through the first several minutes of this, I was like “How does she have so many facts wrong??” Turns out I was thinking of Pedro Lopez, another Colombian serial child killer with ~300 victims. Except he was released in 1998 and no one knows where he is, although he’s been suspected in a bunch of other murders. Some of his probably overlap with this guy’s, honestly, I wonder if that muddies the water at all.
This is the most disturbing and disgusting true crime story I have ever heard. Thank you for bringing awareness to the victims and circumstances, but this one is going to hang over me like a dark cloud for awhile. I can only imagine how researching it would affect you, let alone experiencing any aspect of this.
The thing you said about how you see a child's hand and want to protect them - exactly! It's like a primal instinct, as strong as self-preservation. You'd have to be absolutely fundamentally broken in the head to even be able to harm a small child! No hope for people like this.
I heard about this case before, but didn't know that he, thankfully, died this year before he could be let out. There is another Colombian serial killer, Pedro Lopez, who they believe killed about 300 little girls. Due to those same sentencing laws in this case, he was only sentence to 16 years, but got out two years early on GOOD BEHAVIOR (sorry, that just disgusts me). The scary part is that no one knows where he is. I am addicted to this channel; Stephanie is such an engaging storyteller, and I love how that sweet husband of hers always ask the right questions at the right time.
I love that you see the suffering and unfair unmerciful deaths people have around the world and didn’t miss out Palestine and don’t joke about it or ignore it. You earned a lot of respect
People forgetting that the crimes, murders, and human rights violations taken against Gaza and Palestine is a true crime story in itself! Free Palestine ❤️🇵🇸🇵🇸❤️ Thank you for speaking up about it.
Im Slovakian and damn I do love these coverings because you seriously never know even your own neighbours, I have never heard of this case if not for Stephanie
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I am Colombian. I’m a human rights lawyer and had to meet him at the Jail where he ultimately died. (Where the right hand of Pablo Escobar died at too). After meeting him I had to take several showers and couldn’t sleep for days. He had eye cancer but was so paranoid and would not allow any doctor to check him. He believed that people were trying to kill him (which to be honest, it might be true). The prison where he died, it’s the worst one in the country. I’m glad you are Covering this case, he probably killed more than 300 innocent children.
Oh my gosh, you are so brave !! I can’t imagine how you felt going there 😢
gives me shivers. what an evil man. those poor little boys
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oh my gosh i know you!!! i cry about your speech a year ago i remember my mom show me.. I am Colombian too and as someone who is about to approach adult life and the real world i look up to you so much! 🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴
i went with my mom not long ago to protest the government it’s getting bad i just want to go to our country to be better.
Jesus Christ.
Muchas gracias por luchar por los D.D.H.H..
As a Colombian I can say that my country despises these people, This is a completely horrid story, but sadly its not the only one. The Monster of the Andes is another serial killer that killed around 300 Little girls and in 1998 disappeared, completely. he is also Colombian and it would be great if you covered that case
My mom encountered that killer and he tried to get her to leave with him by offering to buy her snacks. He would wave his money around hoping she would follow him. She found out it was him after seeing his face in the newspaper. She was 9 years old
When people begin realizing this is BLOOD LINEAGE evil....we can finally get somewhere. These are demons walking...descendants of those Spaniards that conquered those lands. We will see STARK correlations in their love of torturing children and innocent adults, as far back as when they first arrived. THIS IS IN THEIR DNA.
Yeah I would like to hear about that person
Yeah, that's el Treblin. That's the local name for Goofy. Very messed up nickname. Gawsh!
They haven’t ever caught the person who did it?
I love how it's possible for Stephanie's husband to ask clarifying questions or to say "I don't understand" while they film and she just answers or explains.
Right!
He’s our voice!!😁
Did it ever occur to you they probably went over this together before filming. I think he asks about the case so the video feels more personal. Nothing wrong with that tho
@@LaraCroft36 ummm anddd…???
@katybug6572 Whats your issue? They merely pointed something out and then said "There's nothing wrong with that though"
Nobody asked you to get offended on behalf of people
Omg Stephanie! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting doctors without border in Gaza!!!
yes !!!!!!!
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Cb😮😅
It warmed my heart when she said this 😢💔😭
It made me so happy to see this too. We love you Stephanie, please continue with your support ❤ 🇵🇸
She's the best
Thank you for mentioning the genocide in Palestine. I’m Palestinian myself and have a close friend of mine who lost 30 family members in an air strike yesterday, including a mother and her baby. Thank you for all your hard work in bringing attention to all the cases you speak on. I find that so many of them are not as covered in the media.
So sorry for your loss. The people of the world stand with Palestine.🇵🇸
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😭😭😭
I’m assuming you are Muslim, but may Allah reward them with Jannah al Firdaus 🤲🏽
@@choki7042I am Alhamduliallah. And Ameen!! 🙏🏼♥️
Honestly his childhood isn’t an excuse. I’m Colombian so is my father and he was abused 10 times worse than he was. His father was a drug addict. He cut his arm open infront of my father when he was 5 because his mother bought him a costume for dia de las brujas with the money he was gonna steal to buy drugs. My fathers grandmother best my father every day of his life simply for looking like his father. She would use opened up wires she made with pliers to beat him. He was cut beat and starved for his entire life until he left to come to America at 18. The only person that loved him which was his mother died right before he left. He had nothing and somehow lost everything including the childhood he never had. And instead of being evil, he met a wonderful woman and had 2 daughter and worked hard every day to be the best man he could possibly be. The things that are done to you do not define you, how you survive them is what defines you.
Blessings & thankful prayers to your father, Juliet. He is/was a strong, good man. I'm sure he brought up good strong girls.
Garavito was also rped when he was younger and was extremely tortured by a neighbor
@@Username39091still does not
Justify him growing up to be a monster.
@@Username39091 still not an excuse. I was SA too does that mean I should go do it to others? No.
@@Username39091ok and you know how many other ppl get raped and don’t go killing kids?
This has to be the WORST serial killer to exist. To do this to HUNDREDS of kids? I am glad he never made it out alive. Thank you for covering this case Stephanie
What's scary and sad is there are several more like him likely walking around in different cartels. Pablo Escobar was rumored to have a guy like this on his bankroll.
There are actually so many killers like this in Columbia it's uncommon but definitely not rare. There's a guy named "Monster of Andes" (I think I spelt that wrong) that killed an estimate of 331 little girls
@@MikeyMike923well there's Pedro Lopez, the monster of the Andes. Confessed to over 100 kills, most of them children
i hope people realise that those 300 children that were killed is the same as abortions happening all over the world right now with much children being killed , just because they dont have a voice, it doesnt mean that they are not there ! its awful when killers kill chidren but its also awful when people kill through abortions.
@@user-sleepy33 Indeed as are anyone who commits murder!, however it always hits you harder when it happens to innocent kids or vulnerable older people!🥺✌️
I really do believe rape is the murder of the soul… what do you guys think of nurture vs nature? This is a truly tragic case those poor boys😢
Not only that, any kind of ab3se is m7rder of the soul. Almost always its both nurture and nature.
I believe it is ultimately nature. I used to think otherwise and I think there’s a lot of people who would never turn to crime if they had all the right resources, but for monsters like this man it goes beyond anything that happened to him. There’s plenty more SA survivors out here who would never take a life or inflict the same abuse to someone else. We can’t forget that group despite these serial killers often having tragic back stories.
@@13realmusic I disagree; you can argue that his nature predisposed him to that path, but ultimately his environment is what put him there. I'd say a mixture of growing up in a cartel-ridden third world country like Colombia, abuse and SA from his father + family friend, and bullying from better-off kids at school definitely caused serious mental health issues growing up. His motives and strategies in how he kills, along with the ideologies he grew up with, is something that's unusual even when compared to other serial killers. You can't really compare him to other SA survivors because ultimately, SA is only one of the things that sent him down this path.
Then don't look up Pedro lopez, garravitos girl killing soul mate and is free now
@@13realmusic not really. it’s situational, therefore you can’t say it’s either.
Luis’ backstory and childhood makes sense to why he is like this, BUT he is still SICK and his childhood does NOT excuse him from his gross crimes.
Thats the difference between someone who loses hope and gives up on the desire for life bcoz he cannot hurt others doesn't have it in him ,and between those who erase everyone else all love for all humans and beings in general
You said it exactly! It makes sense why he might of done these crimbes, but it doesnt excuse it whatsoever
But it is an explanation. That's why criminal justice systems need to take crimes against children seriously, because head trauma and abuse can create the conditions for a child to develop into a monster and perpetuate suffering. The abuse permanently changes the brain, lowers IQ, and can absolutely lead a person to becoming violent. We need to acknowledge this so we can prevent these crimes from happening. If Luis' mother had the support to leave his father safely, or if Luis had the support of CPS, if there was intervention at any point, there's a good chance all of this would have been avoided.
There's unknown amounts of children who have been tortured suffered and been treated unbelievably bad during their formative childhood years and they're not out hurting and killing. I'm so sick of ppl blaming it on the childhood solely. Like I said not everyone has a great childhood they're not killers
It's a terrible part of human psychology. This is why childhood environments need to be protected more closely everywhere around the world, and even still in first world countries. Plenty of people with the same mental health issues go on to live perfectly normal and healthy lives but the environment is what sets regular people and serial killers apart.
Thank you Stephanie, as a Colombian native now living in the US. I really appreciate you covering one of the most disgusting cases in my country. I love you and your team for covering this case 🫶🏽🇨🇴
From already watching, you’re teaching me more about my country than I thought I already knew. You are elite!
YESSSS I KNOW, WERE BOTH COLOMBIANS AND I APPRECIATE SOMEONE ACTUALLY TALKING ABT THIS ON YT
@@sqbinie8871exactly!!
siiii es que además este caso sacudió al país y poco se habla de el internacionalmente @@isabelaunkel
Otra colombiana más :)
No esperaba ver a Stephanie cubriendo esto 😮
As a mom of a 10yr old boy. This was gut wrenching. The hardest of these podcasts for me are the ones involving innocent children. 😢😢
Most people think about the world and the moments of right now
, but think about your soul , where is it headed?
Bible talks about happenings that will happen in end times , prophecies being fufilled right now! research for yourselves if u dont believe!
thats why we need to repent and trust in Jesus for eternal life
because wages of sin is death
but Jesus died for all of our sins and therefore paid for them so we wouldnt go to the "jail" , aka hell
He gave us free choice out of love, if u love someone ur gonna let the person go,,, but He is also justice , sin to God is a huge deal
But He still made a way out of the "jail"
Only if people accept Him they are promised that they will not go to hell for their sins but have everlasting life!
rich and poor , abused or not-
all of you will die someday
please people i beg u think about your souls, life is so small compared to eternity...Most people think about the world and r
moments of right now
, Think about your soul , where is it headed?
Bible talks about happenings that will happen in end times , prophecies being fufilled right now! research for yourselves if u dont believe!
thats why we need to repent and trust in Jesus for eternal life
because wages of sin is death
but Jesus died for all of our sins and therefore paid for them so we wouldnt go to the "jail" , aka hell
He gave us free choice out of love, if u love someone ur gonna let the person go,,, but He is also justice , sin to God is a huge deal
But He still made a way out of the "jail"
Only if people accept Him they are promised that they will not go to hell for their sins but have everlasting life!
rich and poor , abused or not-
all of you will die someday
Psalm 14 1
The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. Romans 1:20
please people i beg u think about your souls, life is so small compared to eternity...
I Def have a hard time watching the ones about babies and kids
@@sakura2648 yeah its a bit much i cant always sit through em.
Exactly. Especially when you have a young child yourself. I usually wasn't that affected by these types of stories. Of course its horrible. But it hits way more after I have a child of my own.
Yep. New mom here. I was cleaning my house while listening to this episode and I kept looking at my little boy, pausing the cleaning and giving him hugs. So scary to know I won’t be around him 100% of the time to protect him. So important to creat a trusting environment at home and to teach them to be careful. Man…. My heart is shattered from Thai story.
I'm glad you mentioned that his crimes were not a reflection of his sexuality. I think he directed his anger at boys so they could suffer the same way he did and didn't feel he would achieve that with girls. Being a victim of SA myself, I have never felt the urge to become an abuser but I can see how it happens if you don't get the appropriate help. In Latin American countries there is so much stigma attached to these crimes against children, we don't talk about it. It wasn't until I moved to a Western country I was able to confront my "demons".
Obviously just because he r*pe boys doesnt mean that all queer people are like that but i dont why are you are implying he was not a homosexual
I think in the developed word its the same and sone countries where tou think theres more rights and protection for children, they dont.
In mx we have a lot of child abuse s.e.x type and some graphic material is made here, the people that buy that sort of material reside in developed countries; usa, germany, uk, japan, etc.
And just an example in Sweden where i live now, men have se.,. Abused children and got 3 years in prisión only. While the children have to live with lifelong trauma.
@@niva-vm3vy 3 years?! Omg that is terrible. There really needs to be more protective measures in a lot of countries it seems.
I can’t believe he killed 221 people! Absolutely horrible. What a world we live in… Thank you Stephanie and the Rotten Mango Team for all of your hard work.
Think about what people did to him to make him like this!! It’s easy to put all blame on him but look at the bigger picture!
@@TJ-bn2cn Ik but it is still not ok to do that
@@TJ-bn2cn his story is tragic but it doesn't mean we should pity him, he did this to so many children for so many years and never once felt remorse for it
@@TJ-bn2cn where is the sympathy for the victims? Are you dumb?
@@TJ-bn2cnNo. no no no no no…. There should be NO excuse for what he did. It was a CHOICE to kill several kids and sell his soul. NEVER blame it on environment. This is not excused
I'm Chilean, a Spanish speaker, and an avid researcher of true crime. I'm glad a true crime channel is covering this case since it is quite insane.
A few notes, he was set to be released in 2039 when there was even a whisper about him being paroled back in 2021, Colombia's president at the time, Ivan Duke, said he was not seeing the light of day again and it would be impossible for him to be paroled anyway since his crimes were aginst children and colombian law forbids early release for those crimes. He was also involved in crimes in Venezuela (allegedly) and Ecuador, he was actually trialed in Ecuador and had a 22-year prison sentence waiting for him, the moment he was out of the Colombian prison he was to be extradited to Ecuador to respond for his crimes there too.
Another point, a "Garabato" in Colombia specially is a long curved stick used by males in a traditional dance, so being called a Garabato was more like saying he was a "hunchback", more like that type of insult and since he had quite the bad posture it didn't help much.
Another interesting fact is that his body remains at the morgue, he was supposed to be cremated but it didn't happen, the family was mad (if you can believe it...) the body is undergoing several studies since the cause of death is said to be unclear, the statements say it was the cancer that killed him but they have had the body for more than a month now and they still haven't gotten a proper result. There is much talk of mysticism regarding his death since he died at 66 and you know how people are regarding the number of the beast and all that...
There are several Chileancases I would love for you to cover ;-; I'll wait for you to keep doing your wonderful job ♡
"Garavito" no garabato.
Also Chilean here 🙋🏻♀️
@NatasshaMarquez She commented that he was bullied at school because Garavito sounds like Garabato and they thought it meant the more literal meaning which is a doodle but it has some more context, when you listen to the entire episode you'll get it n_n
@@ceciliaaraya3321 Holaa♡
Si, tu information es mas precisa👍
i swear to god i watch these types of videos as a lullaby to fall asleep, but im sitting here SHAKING in fear. my heart is pounding and i genuinely do not think ill be able to sleep at night. this case is unlike anything ive ever heard of or thought id ever hear of, the most haunting thing to think about is that this was done to kids. as a kid, stubbing your toe or scraping your knee is the most PAINFUL thing, imagine an innocent 7 year old boy being DISEMBOWELED while STILL ALIVE. the evil of this world will ALWAYS be so incomprehensible.
This doesn't really make it any less horrific, but when pain of that magnitude is inflicted, you dissasociate and don't really feel anything. It's your brain's way of protecting itself, you could say.
Just something to know. Your brain doesn't do it for minor things, so you feel the full force of the pain without any dampening or cushioning... hence why small things like that feel so painful sometimes.
This is scary to me. I am 42 years old and I grew in similar circumstances, abusive family members, daily beatings out of the blue, mental torture, etc. But I can't imagine how someone can use this as an excuse to hurt others. People that k*ll children are the most disgusting. Pick on someone of your own size, not someone little and defenseless. 😢
I hope you’re healing from such inexcusable behavior. I’m glad you didn’t grow to become violent and vengeful, you must have a good heart ❤
Different people react differently to different circumstances. Perhaps he would’ve been normal had he not been abused, perhaps not. Either way, who cares? He needed to be stopped, he was, and now he’s dead.
It depends. Maybe you had someone, who was friendly and kind towards you, at least one family member or one friend at school. That makes an enormous difference. Plus not everyone reacts the same. One person will react with sadness, someone else with anger and jaleousy, like this man. It's not good to judge people based on our own experience.
@@namaluj_mi_nieboit doesn’t excuse the things he did.
im sorry i know you didn't mean this but it sounds like you mean "don't kill a child kill an adult" lol
stephanie, thank you for speaking out for palestine and also for treating mental health issues with incredible sensitivity in your videos! you never disappoint!
She's the best❤
A queen
Ew free Israel🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱
@@TootiNOTFruityfrom the map yes
@@TootiNOTFruityfree them from what??💀😂
Thank you, Stephanie & hubby, for using your platform to be a voice for victims but also raise money for organizations that help victims and/or their families. Y'all are amazing & very appreciated
Boooo
As a regular viewer, I felt happiness to my core when you spoke about Gaza, Palestine. Stephenie, you have my heart
When?
@@easy-study-live 3:10
@@easy-study-livebeginning of the video.
I was beginning to fall asleep and I heard that and it woke me up. I am so excited, I was thinking about how many of the RUclipsrs I watch have not reported on this.. this gave me hope ❤️
Mee too i’m glad she spoke up 😭❤️❤️
Adults have a pivotal role in the development of a child, and for them to abuse a young child instead just saddens me. I’d say they are the people that birthed such criminals.
Fr it changes your whole life, the fact that hundreds of his victims are still alive means there are hundreds of traumatized people and hopefully none of them repeated the cycle but who knows.
I mean, his dad was literally a criminal & his classmates as well for bullying him. Obviously, he was a normal kid that was surrounded by the parasites of society 🗑
It's so sad to think that none of this would've happened if he had a good support system without all that abuse & humiliation
@@alrightlovesobviously criminals are influenced by society. However, there are certain charicarsitics, mental illnesses or chance of mental illness/defects that you are born with, wich can be activated or incouraged by your surroundings.
There is no way he just became a mass murderer “because of society”
@@JustMe-vs1kj I'm not saying he murdered & tortured kids bc of what was done to him, but rather, that impacted him the most.
I don't believe he was a psychopath since birth either (unless his dad was, then there's a chance) cause it's unrealistic.
South America is filled with serial killers, abusers, traffickers...etc
It's way more realistic to think that most of these people become sociopaths because of their mental & physical trauma, rather than speculating that everyone is just born with the genes of a will-be psychopath?
This is the most disgusting case I’ve ever heard off. This man was horrifying and just so disgusting, it makes me sick.
The 40 yr old sentence is so ridiculous, it’s just sickening.
May all the boys that were targeted by him rest in peace! I hope the boys that survived get all the help they need to deal with their trauma!
Ohhh bro wait until you hear about junko futuro case you will be more disgusted
Ohhh bro wait until you hear about junko futuro case you will be more disgusted
I’m Colombian and I love that you covered a case on my country 🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴 I love how you cover cases that are all around the world not just the US!
Im too Colombian
im Colombian too 🫶
She doesn’t usually cover cases in the U.S though?
@@soghettuYea but she mostly covers asian cases (Not sure)
@@theonebreadlord yeah that was my point
Awesome to support Doctors Without Borders! Wonderful generosity. So glad that we can all support Stephanie and her sponsors for helping a great cause. ❤❤
Are you single?
@@neferpitou3934 help me
My childhood was similarly violent to this killer's childhood. I was beaten with 2x4s, belts, metal spoons, etc. I was made to sleep outside in half naked, made to stand on asphalt in summer until it burned my feet,. It escalated over time to firearms, being shoved off of a roof, and being beaten into unconsciousness multiple times a day. I was also SA'ed by a different abuser and had no safe person to seek help from about that. Despite having extreme emotional and mental trauma from my childhood, I've never killed anyone. The abuse is a cause for this killer's choices, but not an excuse or an absolutltion. It is unfair, but it's our responsibility as victims to seek therapy and not allow our past to hurt other people.
I pray God saves you …. I truly do
Cuz I been abused but not like that way
All the best to you. It's an awful world where things like that happen to children.
I wish you all the happiness and joy for the rest of your life.
I'm truly sorry you went through that. But thank you for showing people that just because you had horrible experiences doesn't give you the right to cause horrible experiences. You're absolutely correct that it's unfair that it becomes the victim's responsibility to find a healthy way to heal. But by doing so, you help yourself have a better life and can choose to help others who can relate and don't know how to help themselves. Although we are unable to change the past, we can always change our futures by choosing to use our negative experiences to create positive outcomes and turn our pain into a source of strength and empathy for others. I'm still trying to heal myself. I hope you continue to heal as well.
You seem like an incredibly strong person, and I hope you feel proud of yourself everyday. You seem like you deserve it
Thank you Stephanie, as well as Doctors Without Borders, for being a voice for those suffering in Palestine. My in-laws have been personally affected, as they live in the area. And between 2 personal friends of mine, here in the city I live in, they've lost 14 family members, including a newborn baby girl. 😢🥺💔
Im so sorry for their loss. I've heard of people loosing over 50 people in a matter of seconds. The amount of loss that's happening is disgusting, it's something most people won't ever see in their lifetime. So awful
My mom is in Habron rn she was attacked in her home. My 12 year old cousin was arrested by IDF at 3 am. We also don’t know how many relatives have been killed in Gaza.
@@Fairygirl27. the idf is evil, why are they arresting children? I'm so sorry for what your family is going through, everyone with a heart stands with Palestine. I'm praying for you and your family
So sorry for your loss ❤i wish you peace and for Palestine to be freed and saved isa
Oh no...that is so sad...I hope they can survive and war stops. I send my prayers
I will never understand any country that let these "people" back on the streets like they won't do what put them in jail again. Either keep them in jail, or under the jail!
he was never really going to be let out, the thing is there is a law in Colombia that says that everyone is elegilible for parole once 2/3 of their sentence have passed, however this does not apply to crimes against children, so he stayed in jail.
even if lived long enough to carry out the entire sentence there were concerns about his safety when he was let out cause there was a general understanding that people would target him, righfully so.
Way under my friend.
Those countries don’t have the funds to keep people arrested 😢
As a Colombian and a daughter of a father that’s been murdered and still haven’t found the person that’s done the crime, I thank you Stephanie for covering cases from my country!!!❤️❤️❤️
im so sorry i wish you peace 🫶🏻🫶🏻
I’m so sorry for you loss. May you and your family and your child all find peace
It must have been horrifying for the younger siblings to watch the oldest brother who should have been the one to protect them from the crazy dad as he went crazy himself. Imagine being targeted by two child molesters in your own home while knowing that one of them was just an innocent kid not too long ago and he should have grown up to protect you, but instead he turned into another one of the people you needed protection from…
Thank you Stephanie for not falling victim to the propaganda machine and not shying away from supporting what is right and being on the right side of history and humanity, unlike many other RUclipsrs who are afraid of censorship. I love you. And thank you for your hard work. You’ve made my life so much more enjoyable and always gave me something to look forward to as I waited for a new video from you for the last 6/7 years! I’m so happy you exist in this world ❤🍉
THANK YOU! I’m Colombian and I’ve been suggesting this case for years to True Crime creators. More people should know about it, for the right reasons. We need to know that these kind people exists and we should ALWAYS be on the lookout for them
Everytime i feel like I know something about a case, Stephanie never fails to give more unknown information. Her videos are always so informative and interesting to watch. Thank you Stephanie!
as a victim of SA its so scary hearing all of this.. and realizing that i have once as well thought of hurting others to prove not only to myself but to the world that *i* can as well cause damage. that i can bite. Im really glad i have went to therapy and got myself checked out but.. i feel horrible for every victim in this whole horrible case. My heart goes out to everyone, and i truly wish recovery on everyone/anyone who was or still is struggling.
Ya okay...
Sexual Assault? Rape?
That’s scary
His performance at the church’s were not for repentance, he was gloating in front of God, taunting him and mocking him. Evil, Evil, Evil!!!
Nah I think he went to church to repent. He’s still evil and the worst catholic ever. Everyone is a complex person.
Stephanie, Mr. Mangobutt and your team should be very proud of the work you’ve done and not shying away from standing for truth and justice! 🇵🇸
Free Palestine🇵🇸🇵🇸
Hmm, you’ve written “truth and justice” instead of “terrorism”. But what else can we expect from the people that watch her videos? I hope you’re all brought into submission.
@@Adam-326 oh you come here just to be a troll 😂😂😂
@@waterpolochick18 No, just to be a dissenting voice. In all seriousness, the only thing that advocating for “free palestine” will achieve is thousands more unalived palestinians. Israel has its own problems, sure, but resisting its existence will only result in more suffering.
@@Adam-326 you are wildly mistaken, take your ignorant mind somewhere else no one needs you here especially just to spread misinformation and discontentment!
Stephanie, I've always loved you but knowing that you support Palestine makes me so happy that I'm watching you. Thank you for talking about the collapse of the Palestinian healthcare system
boooooooo, wtf is wrong with you
Most people think about the world and the moments of right now
, but think about your soul , where is it headed?
Bible talks about happenings that will happen in end times , prophecies being fufilled right now! research for yourselves if u dont believe!
thats why we need to repent and trust in Jesus for eternal life
because wages of sin is death
but Jesus died for all of our sins and therefore paid for them so we wouldnt go to the "jail" , aka hell
He gave us free choice out of love, if u love someone ur gonna let the person go,,, but He is also justice , sin to God is a huge deal
But He still made a way out of the "jail"
Only if people accept Him they are promised that they will not go to hell for their sins but have everlasting life!
rich and poor , abused or not-
all of you will die someday
please people i beg u think about your souls, life is so small compared to eternity...Most people think about the world and r
moments of right now
, Think about your soul , where is it headed?
Bible talks about happenings that will happen in end times , prophecies being fufilled right now! research for yourselves if u dont believe!
thats why we need to repent and trust in Jesus for eternal life
because wages of sin is death
but Jesus died for all of our sins and therefore paid for them so we wouldnt go to the "jail" , aka hell
He gave us free choice out of love, if u love someone ur gonna let the person go,,, but He is also justice , sin to God is a huge deal
But He still made a way out of the "jail"
Only if people accept Him they are promised that they will not go to hell for their sins but have everlasting life!
rich and poor , abused or not-
all of you will die someday
Psalm 14 1
The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. Romans 1:20
please people i beg u think about your souls, life is so small compared to eternity...
He committed all those heinous crimes but then had the audacity to be scared of the dark when he is the danger that lurks
I just love how she narrates the stories with emotion while actually projecting how she feels when the experiences are so brutal. Lovely channel Steph. ❤
Thank you so very much for speaking up for the silenced, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts🤍🇵🇸
I think ur right with the depression phase and how he didn’t feel gilt. He felt a drop in his endorphins. These “people” get a high. A rush of good feeling chemicals when they commit crimes. Afterwards they’ll experience a drop in them since their rush happened all at once.
the actual sigh of relief when she said he died before he was let out of prison
They don’t forgive those things he did, so that’s why he died there
To add to the ripple effect point, while most victims don’t become assailants, a minority (like him) do. He traumatized so many kids, it’s possible some went on to become monsters themselves
It’s actually more than slightly likely. It’s more likely that atleast a quarter or more of his living victims have gone on to perpetuate abuse against someone else. Especially when things like Domestic violence against women is already such a serious issue worldwide but even more so in South American, African, Indian, etc countries. Rates of SA and CSA are also higher in these places, especially the Rural parts..🥲💔 it’s likely many people have died or badly harmed at the hands of his male victims …
As a colombian, I'm very pleased about the accurate coverage about this case and the repercussions it had on our community and culture as a whole. Thank you for respectfully explaining this sensitive case from my county
My mom grew up in Iowa and lived down the road from John Wayne Gaycee and one summer she found a newspaper boy who was in the bushes on the side of the road who has either just escaped or been assaulted and gotten away from JWG. She said he was so highly liked in the community and the fact that she was face to face with a victim and John wasn’t arrested or caught yet is wild. This was the 70’s and justice was rarely the goal. The families wanted to keep things private. It was seen as something to keep to yourself out of family “embarrassment” which is so so recasting.
My aunt and uncle actually live right by the house JWG had committed a lot of the crimes in and had the bodies kept in Chicago! I’ve been there it’s chilling
Also, my close friends grandpa interviewed him back in the 90s or so. Truly disturbing what JWG did
I’m Palestinian and I really teared up hearing you talk about us I followed since 2019 I saw grow from the beginning and I’m so happy that I chose to do so all of family members know you like you’re a second member of us when my mom sees me eating without she’s like where is Stephanie. And today I went around showing every single member of my family that you supported us every time you post about us through instagram or youtube I run to them with the proudest smile. Thank you so much Stephanie for being a real decent human you could’ve chosen to turn a blind eye but I know you are the biggest empath in this world I love you so much and I’ll always be your number one supporter ❤❤❤❤❤❤
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@lillith8679 ok? then stop supporting hamas
@@stefthorman8548 shut the hell up and stop being ignorant. palestine doesn't even equal hamas in the first place
Thank you for supporting the Palestinian people in Gaza, they deserve healthcare, human rights, and safety from bombings. That's not political, that's humanitarian. Thank you, much love, much support
Free Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
They elected a literal terrorist organization and 70+% of the “innocent civilians” support Oct 7th
Free Isreal 🇮🇱
@@sammi_cat4261 I agree, free Isreal from Isn’treal!
@@curlyKTJLuvsWatermelonit is real, wether you like it or not. otherwise you're just saying that palestine is at civil war
Love you, Stephanie 🍉.
I hope no one has to face what happened in the case and currently happening in the world.
I hope everyone can just live in peace 🕊
❤Free Palestine
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FREE PALESTINE RAHHH 🔻🍉💗
I literally cried thank you so much so shedding light on Palestine my hometown. We have been suffering for over 75 years since 1920. The nekba was the worst in 1948. As well as the niksa, tantoura and many more… I have never commented on any video, but I have been a huge fan of yours since 2020. You have helped me get through a lot in my life. I have always enjoyed your videos and podcasts. Free Palestine ❤️🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Praying for palestine...my heart goes out seeing whats happening in gaza
Sending my prayers to you
I hope you’ll be alright 🫶
praying for you inshallah 🤍
I’m very physically sick, and have been for months, and I’m suffering. But I am reminded that there are a lot of people in the world that have it much worse than me. I really have so much so much sympathy for the Palestinian people and their families overseas. I wish you peace.
Stefanie is the only youtuber who can actually bring answers as to the WHY of evil & the state of the human condition..with truely detailed research & empathic yet objective scrutiny instead of just revelling in the gory details ..she really helps to understand the motives of the monsters, but not to make them more palatable just more fathomable ...a truely masterful feat, brilliant & actually relevant for humanity..RESPECT💖🖤💥🔥
thank you Stephanie for showing support to Palestine 🇵🇸 😢 Alhamdulilah humanity is restoring little by little.. please help the children of palestine, please help the women of palestine, please help the men in palestine, help elderly and poor people who have been living in an open air prison for more than 7 decades.. help the 1 million civilians to return to their homes that has been occupied, help those 13,000 martyred civilians to be set in their graves in peace, help those pure souls of almost 6,000 babies that has been k!lled.
you dont need to be an Arab, a muslim or a jew to help palestinians, you just have to be human❤
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I’m Colombian and I can asure you we all now about this case, I remember being in middle school and hearing people talk about him it was like a boogeyman.
I got to learn a lot about this case because of how informed and disgusted my mom was, she is an expert on international relationships and passionate about human rights and this man’s life made her (and me) sick, not only everything he did but everything he went thru. Thank you for covering this case and always may the victims rest in peace .
Thanks for even if briefly mentioning Palestine. The conditions there are really bad and media coverage is basically abysmal. They are on many of our minds 24/7.
yes! free palestine!!🇵🇸
free gaza and palestine. ❤
he who touches Israel, touches the apple of God's eye.
Palestine, as we all know will be forced into the waters.
I believe he genuinely believes in divine punishment, which is the reason why he goes to church and becomes "remorseful" after the kills. It's still about him and not about the victims.
Likewise, his fear of the dark seems to indeed confirm that he has that fear of the supernatural or spiritual infrastructure.
Another tragic and sad story for the victims and their families. Thanks Stephanie for the great story-telling!
I am so happy that you are supporting medical care for people in Gaza. Awesome.
I LOVE YOU STEPHANIE THANK YOU FOR BRINGING AWARENESS TO PALESTINE!!
Yeah i didnt expect it but it made me soo happy, May Allah make Palestine Free!!
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ameen ya Rab@@zig1231
It's great to know that the world is watching and acknowledging this!
YESSSSS ❤Free Palestine
3:10 Wow its truly amazing to hear one of my favorite RUclipsrs supporting Doctors Without Borders! ❤️ my dad volunteered with them in his younger yrs and it really is one of the best orgs out there-especially now more than ever when medical care is so desperately needed in Palestine. Donations, boycotts, even just spreading the word-any steps to help out really do make a difference and are greatly greatly appreciated
Reveal podcast did a good episode about the racism doctors who volunteer face and the us vs them attitude during the ebola outbreak and how they looked down on the medic of the home country vs the volunteers.
However Palenstinians citizens need help, can't help but think of the pod
His childhood is NO excuse for the horrible things hes done. Hes just an evil human.
This reminds me of the first serial killer in the Philippines!!! Juan Severino Mallari, he was also a priest. Please cover this case, Steph!! loveyouuuu
I never thought hearing this case from Stephanie. As a Colombian, this was one of my first true crime rabbit holes I researched, I know a lot of details and she still came up with things I never heard about. Amazing job girl.
What doesnt make quite sense to me is how the police were so underfunded and they had all these murder cases open and were just going to "keep an eye on it" but then when they found his shoes and glasses now all of a sudden they are able to do all this elaborate detective work and figure out exactly what he looks like. Like just from hearing other stories were police and underfunded or dont care much about their jobs it just doesnt really add up
They were trying to find Escobar, once they had solid leads for the killer they were able to do what they needed. They were super busy but they still got the killer after some solid evidence.
I love how she allways makes sure that everything stays respectful for the victims and never ever says someone’s real name without there permission:)
Edit: you guys started a war 😭
their
but she can't ask for their permission anymore, can she?
@BearK-popwhat
@NotVille_She can ask permission from the living family members. Duh
I love Stephanie but there’s nothing respectful about profiting from victims stories. She isn’t the only one who does it though.
Thank you for supporting Gaza. Been watching you for about 5 years already so it was great to hear the support ! 🇵🇸
Hi :) I’m a Colombian-Palestinian Muslim. I hadn’t heard of this case before and in the intro when you mentioned the amount of child victims something in me broke and then when you mentioned Palestine, Doctors without Borders, and the ongoing genocide, I cried. Thank you Stephanie and being a space for me to during these hard times, and thank you for using your platform to be on the right side of history. Your podcast means so much to me, I wish you nothing but the best, keep advocating and spreading awareness! Free Palestine 🇵🇸❤️🩹
Free the people of Palestine and Israel! 🤍🇮🇱🇮🇱🤍
@@sammi_cat4261booooo 🍅🍅🍅🍅!!! free palestine!!!!!!!
that's incredibly heartbreaking 💔 i hope you are doing as okay as possible, all things considered ♥
♥♥♥~free palestine~♥♥♥
@@lixbiansboo? Weird
Omgg steph you are amazing 😭 thank you for supporting the truth and the doctors 🍉 may this world know peace soon
Thank you so much Stephanie for speaking about Palestine! It's so important that people with a platform as big as yours spread awareness about this genoc***
It wasn’t the fact that he was g*y or anything like that, it’s the fact that his DAD and another man did those things to him and he was prob only bullied by only boys. I think his thinking process was that he wanted other boys to feel how he felt when he was vulnerable and in that position. Idk, it’s all sick and disgusting. I seen this case a while back on MoistCriticals channel he did a brief video on him when he was released but it’s just insane
Haven’t even started listening to the story yet but had to comment to commend Stephanie for being on the right side of history, and using her platform and even her wealth to support the plight of the oppressed ❤🍉
❤Free Palestine
thank you Stephanie 🇵🇸 I love you and I would fight a bear for you & your family!!!!
Thank you so much for using your platform to talk about the genocide happening in Palestine, I don't know why but it made me cry so much
What genocide? My god yall don’t know what genocide is. Israel is BEGGING for a ceasefire, but Hamas doesn’t want it.
Hey there, Colombian here, at that time in history there was a lot of violence in our country, back then the police was filled with corruption (and still is to a smaller degree) and they thought they had better things to think about with the ongoing civil war and dr*g trafficking, unfortunately Garavito took advantage of this to commit his crimes, he also took advantage of the disorganized justice in small towns in Colombia, I do want to say that this case and Colombias history puts our country in a very bad light and want to point out that a lot has changed since back then, it’s still a work in progress but I do encourage outsiders to be open minded about the beauty in it nowadays. 🇨🇴
Thank you for supporting Doctors Without Borders!❤❤❤
omg in tears when I heard your support for Gaza !! thank you thank you!!
It wasnt about sex, or sexual attraction... Those developmental phases of his life were seriously distrubed.
He only did that to little boys as a sick twisted way to gain control over what happened to him. The feelings of control were enough to be carried over into sexual gratification... He did not develop emotions like the average person, his feelings were shallow.
❤ DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS❤
I'm thankful for people who walk the walk to help strangers all over the world.
I’m just going to put a random two cents in. Reference point 28:00. I really think the reason he targeted young boys wasn’t because he was gay or liked young boys sexually, it feels to me that he saw himself in those boys because (I’m assuming) that’s around the age he was when he was first victimized se*ually. He might even see it as a way to punish his younger self for being so weak. When it comes to most people that were hurt as children, when they get older they usually feel the urge to protect children (at least in my case), but it seems like he just went the alternate route. Instead of wanting to protect a perceived “young him”, he wanted to “punish” them.
Yeah, that was exactly what I was thinking as well. There’s no connection between sexuality. It’s a power dynamic that was taken away from him and he’s trying to get back.
I've been a colombian biss for so long and I wished that you covered a colombian case and now that you have im super happy that you have covered one, also pablo escobar and his cartel didn't target children, I am from cali and the cali cartel were more interested in money making than anything else, thank you so much Stephanie and rotten mango team❤❤❤❤❤
Hi Stephanie, sorry to bother you but I’m an Italian fan. I’ve been listening to your podcasts and videos on Rotten Mango, MissMangoButt and Stephanie Soo almost everyday for the past six months, I really love your videos and I hope you’re well.
I’m writing you this comment because at the moment Italy is in pure chaos, the most recent femicide case filled everyone with indignation and the case is really really popular in Italian mainstream media. We have a huge problem with femicide, I believe Giulia Cecchettin was the 105th case this year and there are already new cases coming up since her death. Her sister is speaking up for every woman in Italy and she’s being attacked for no reason, accused of being a satanist and basically hated just because she’s a woman and she’s speaking up. Our society has a huge problem, but there’s a shameful amount of people that don’t realize this, and I believe that if this case was made known worldwide it would spread awareness and maybe we can turn these terrible murders into a significant change.
As Elena, Giulia’s sister said: “For Giulia don’t do a minute of silence, for Giulia burn everything and make sure she’s the last”.
This is why I’m asking you if you think it would be possible for you to talk about this case in a Rotten Mango episode, I would be willing to help with translation or with the research it that could be useful too… I really hope you take this message into consideration🙏🏻
Love and hugs from Italy💗
I am so sorry for Italian women 💔 the world is so horrible towards women
Hello, I'm auite close to Italy, but I heard nothing on this topic and it really does scare me to hear this, when did these things happen?
I'm in America and have not heard anything about this. I'm almost half a year late to this comment, so can you give us an update? I'm so sorry this is happening
@@kaydiglawson7767Giulia's boyfriend got arrested for killing her. He couldn't accept the fact that hshe dumped him. Unfortunately, that's not an unheard thing in Italy.
It was all because of one man that this monster was even arrested. If that one officer didn't keep on the case this demon may have been out terrorizing kids for who knows how many more years. Smh. The evilness in this world never ceases to surprise me.
I think potentially he targeted young boys because he was punishing himself as a kid because he felt like he deserved what happened to him if that makes sense. It’s so tragic what happened to him as a child but even more tragic what he did to those poor children. I can’t even begin to imagine their poor families. May god bless them.
This guy was a real boogie man. The things he did was unimaginable, hearing about those poor babies broke my heart.
I just have to say thank you so much for showing support for the Palestinian humanitarian cause ♥️🇵🇸
Don't forget about Israel 💙🇮🇱🇮🇱💙
@@sammi_cat4261 yes the terrorist attack by Hamas (who was voted into government by Palestinians) that started all of this on October 7th was awful. Love and prayers for the Israeli hostages ❤ 🇮🇱
OMG as a Colombian, I was one of the people who suggested this subject in a comment. A number of us wanted to see you cover the case. Thank you Stefany. Ready to watch. So much love and respect for you 😭❤️
Honestly no matter how many of these I watch I always end up feeling disgusted by others actions, if negligence, brutality, or other actions. I am excited to see what the story is today and how we all can learn to be better citizens because of it
I remember being little and being told to be careful and not to recieve any sweets or things like that and being told about this guy and the "Mounstruo de los andes" and other kids would talk about how Garavito and the andes monster liked to kill like it was an urban legend, those were weird days.
The disemboweling part you mentioned reminded me of this case, I think it's South Africa, but this girl was actually decapitated and disemboweled and walked to get help, and lived! It's such a scary story, but it would be a unique one for you to cover.
She covered it on the podcast. I'm not sure about RUclips, due to how graphic it was.
@@controltestsubject7372 oh ok, that explains why I hadn't heard her do it, thanks
How can one walk after getting fully decapitated? Genuinely asking
@@el5001 she wasn't fully decapitated, more like 75%, her head flopped backwards when she stood up and she had to hold it up, coupled with the fact that she had to make a sling out of her clothes to hold her intestines which were outside at that point....it sounds callus the way I'm saying it, but I don't mean it flippantly, I'm just expressing the sheer horror of the scenario
@@j-lee143what case was that?
YASS STEPHANIE 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 Thank you for your work w Doctors Without Borders 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️
I’m sorry but already having 1853 years and then adding the 9 days is so funny to me. Like, “make sure he gets those 9 days in too man”.
Thank you Stephanie seriously for mentioning Palestine and aid for Gaza at the start of the video , you truly deserve all your influence & success , many are too afraid to speak up because of censorship and lost sponsors , it makes me proud to be a supporter of you and your humanity doesn’t go unnoticed, thank you so much #freepalestine 🇵🇸
I am colombian, lived here all my life, and even though this monster had been imprisoned a long time ago, there is almost nobody in the country that didn't knew him and his case, and i can assure you, that NOBODY wanted him to be released, in fact the moment he died, the whole country was relieved, and it was almost like a country-wide party, i kid you not there were memes about it,especially about the celebration of his death and about how he better be rotting in hell for eternity. There were also jokes about which tv channel would be the first in making a series about the beast, they were only jokes, but it turned out to be true, because later HBO announced a series, when my family and i saw the trailer we were so disgusted, like the guy just died and immediately after theres a series? I just hope it will be respectful to the victims and their families, and paint him as the monster that he is.
Leave it to HBO to hurt the victims all over again.
I'm so proud to hear you advocating for the Palestinian struggle, so much respect!!
thank you all for supporting people of Gaza
Yeah made me like Stephanie even more🔻🍉💗
I was so confused through the first several minutes of this, I was like “How does she have so many facts wrong??” Turns out I was thinking of Pedro Lopez, another Colombian serial child killer with ~300 victims. Except he was released in 1998 and no one knows where he is, although he’s been suspected in a bunch of other murders. Some of his probably overlap with this guy’s, honestly, I wonder if that muddies the water at all.
I assumed it was going to be about Pedro Lopez as well.
Pedro Lopez only killed girls aged 8-12, so there probably wasn't much overlap unless one of them changed their victim type
This is the most disturbing and disgusting true crime story I have ever heard. Thank you for bringing awareness to the victims and circumstances, but this one is going to hang over me like a dark cloud for awhile. I can only imagine how researching it would affect you, let alone experiencing any aspect of this.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for doing your part and using your voice 🇵🇸 you are officially my fav RUclipsr
The thing you said about how you see a child's hand and want to protect them - exactly! It's like a primal instinct, as strong as self-preservation. You'd have to be absolutely fundamentally broken in the head to even be able to harm a small child! No hope for people like this.
Thank you sooo MUCH for mentioning PALESTINE!!!🇪🇭🇪🇭🇪🇭
I heard about this case before, but didn't know that he, thankfully, died this year before he could be let out. There is another Colombian serial killer, Pedro Lopez, who they believe killed about 300 little girls. Due to those same sentencing laws in this case, he was only sentence to 16 years, but got out two years early on GOOD BEHAVIOR (sorry, that just disgusts me). The scary part is that no one knows where he is. I am addicted to this channel; Stephanie is such an engaging storyteller, and I love how that sweet husband of hers always ask the right questions at the right time.
thank you for speaking up about the genocide happening in gaza right now, stephanie. i truly love you more and more 💖
I love that you see the suffering and unfair unmerciful deaths people have around the world and didn’t miss out Palestine and don’t joke about it or ignore it. You earned a lot of respect
People forgetting that the crimes, murders, and human rights violations taken against Gaza and Palestine is a true crime story in itself! Free Palestine ❤️🇵🇸🇵🇸❤️
Thank you for speaking up about it.
Don't forget about Israel 💙🇮🇱🇮🇱💙
Thank you so much for covering this case, it’s such a disturbing one and I’m glad a non Spanish speaking channel is covering it.
Im Slovakian and damn I do love these coverings because you seriously never know even your own neighbours, I have never heard of this case if not for Stephanie