Idk y he doesn't have 5 million by now.... all these female youtubers with 3 to 6 million bc they got tots.. yet Joel's voice, narration style, and organization is above and beyond. His streak longer than most. Slow and steady joel!!
In my very humble but quite fervent opinion, you should be up there alongside John Ballen. You are excellent at what you do, and I would be lost without your uploads. Thanks again, with affection, from the UK. 🇬🇧❤️
@@miketobias1821 *In my very bestest tuff guy voice:* Hey, that's a _real_ good thing there Mike. That you like Mr. Ballen... cause you know if YOU didn't... we'd, well we'd have a little problem... _wouldn't_ we?! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Nothing like making baseless threats to random strangers, that are _also_ true crime fans, eh?! Have a great day Mike. Keep the happy silly in your life _always!_ *hugs from Canada to ya, eh?!
I was a sophomore when Columbine happened. School shootings were already an epidemic by that day in 1999. My own city had suffered thru a school shooting a couple years before. I can't say that video games,. music, or politics were the reason those two killed so many of their classmates. Maybe Bullying was the greatest reason. It is well known they were bullied and harassed daily. School officials didn't take the bullying seriously, authorities also swept the whole blog/journal threats under the rug. The failure of adults allowed Columbine to happen. Bullying is one of the leading causes of death in our young people. Be it from gun violence or by taking their own lives.
it's a weird thing to appriciate but I like that it's pointed out that Harris and Kelbold were not the only ones making 'shooting poses' Yes they were the fucked up ones that ended up famous and there were so many times adults shoud have intervened but this picture is often cited as "a big red flag" except... again they aren't the only ones.
That photo of Omayra Sánchez is truly haunting. I've read that her aunt was also on her trapped legs. Apparently it was also a brick door that pinned her.
i only found lets read a few days ago and i am so hooked. i'm trying to catch up and am watching as many episodes as i can each night. these are just brilliant. i love the way there are several stories on each episode so it keeps your interest right to the end. thank you LR i just wish i'd found you sooner.
The movie Capote with Phillip Seymour hoffman is the best, I think. The other is infamous with Toby Jones. Both are riveting films, and show the crimes from a different perspective.
I read In Cold Blood (the book written about the first story) my senior year of highschool and it was really captivating. I was pleasantly surprised to hear you cover it, it was a cool throwback to my HS days.
I read the book also, it was really good. So was the movie with Robert Blake. I even went to Holcomb Kansas to see the house. Seeing it and knowing what happened there is creepy even after all these years.
Joel, you do a great service to help everyone both with the mundane but also to spread awareness with the stories. As entertaining as your storytelling is, it’s equally helpful in preventing situations with insane people. Keep doing the Lord’s work my friend!
@@SillyPudding Is your life that miserable? God’s in everything! Getting triggered? Good! Praise be to Jesus! How’s that for you? If not for Jesus, we wouldn’t have Let’s Read! Thank God for that talent! Hallelujah! Truly blessed! There you go! It’s so far past pathetic that giving someone a compliment triggers the impotent losers. “How dare you say God!” Yeah ok! Go post your feelings on Reddit.
I see this on MrBallens channel too. People rather kiss ass than comment on the stories. Unfortunately, this guys over the top ass kissing didn’t get him that wanted ❤️
@@TowGunner Well, showing appreciation to someone who is busting it to entertain, educate, & work on a platform that is full of douche bags is sometimes necessary. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure Joel is making a nice living, but all the time reading, searching, editing, etc… can be gruesome, especially as long as he’s done it, before gaining enough of an audience to make up for it, so as a fan & fellow human, I thought I’d try to share a bit of positivity. You must be the flip side to that coin, or just pissed that things aren’t going quite as well for you? Buck up though, it’ll get better!
Awesomeness Joel, Thank you, I am so stoked for you to get to 1million. Truly you deserve it. I never was able to fall asleep so easily until your story reading abilities dropped on RUclips. Thank you Lets Read fiends, such as myself. Always sweet nightmares.
Thank you for not having loud jarring music in your videos. The quietness helps me concentrate on the story, and your voice is perfect. I’m subscribed.
I'd like to say 2 things about the columbine one, 1. Eric and Brooks cussed each other out and were laughing at each other, but when Brooks asked about the test, Eric actually said, "it doesn't matter anymore, go home". 2. The death toll was 15, but they did not kill 15 people, they killed 13 before shooting themselves. (2 people outside, 1 teacher in the hallway, and 10 in the library)
I love how you do a mixture of stories…from everyday people’s scary stories, to totally eerie true crime and ones like these-stories with disturbing photos. I have some of your videos that I can lay in bed and listen to, (although NEVER if I’m home alone!!) and some I’ll watch and listen to when I am up and can watch intently!!
Man the Columbine one hit hard😩🥺 I was a couple years older than them. I’d just moved to Vegas when it happened. Hope we can sooner than later put an end to these atrocities
So happy your channel is successful because i have followed it for so long and i cannot fall asleep without listening to your voice !!! You deserve a million ! Love from Australia!!
I did a research paper on the Texas City explosion back in high school for a local history project (I live in a nearby town). People thought the city was actually being bombed, and I read an account from a teacher who was terrified, and didn't know whether to have the kids take cover or evacuate. The school was eventually evacuated, but the teacher's story was just wrenching.
I wonder though, if there was a way to prevent this(like simply just sticking with water to put out the original flames?). I'm not an expert by any means but I have feeling it was the captain being cheap instead using effective means to deal with the situation..
Absolutely great posts this round. The photo narration is a spectacular style & one of my favorite sets you do only behind the war letters which are tops
Yes. Very awesome live stream and now for the finished product. Really awesome to see the work that makes it the finished vision. As always he does great work. Have The Best Week Ever Everyone. TTFN smooches 💋
Well, the problem with parents and authorities "not taking it seriously" is that it is not a crime to have v!olent thoughts. Thought is not a crime, and if you ask any psychologist, every human being has v!olent and horrible thoughts that they don't act on. You can't arrest someone for Thinking Bad Things. Unfortunately, there is no way to truly prevent crime. Crime has happened for thousands of years and will continue to happen. It's very sad. I wish that we had better mental health services. But we shut down asylums because people were being ab*sed and because some people thought that holding people against their will was morally wrong. In a way, it is. But there is no way to determine when Bad Thoughts turn into Bad Actions without sending people to a psychologist. And that's expensive.
Wow Floyd being from Barnesville GA hits close to home. I’m a Covington native but spent a lot of summers in Thomaston , with grandparents, which is like 15 minutes south of Barnesville. Crazy the things that go on around you that you don’t know or only hear small bits about. So scary…
Hey I hope your vacation is going great! I just finished another older video. Geez horrible truth out here in the world! Downright scary criminals out there. Thanks for covering these backstories. I had only heard of 3 of them.
I’ve lived CO all my life so hearing about the Columbine shooting still tugs at my heart. I’ve been at the memorial that they made at the high school. I remember being in 9th grade when the shootings happen….flood of memories come back hearing this story.
Cant wait for the one mill!! Been a sub for years, and seeing that you are getting recognition in such a short time is insane! Fave channel on this app
continuing to watch your vids-you are covering photos many of which I was not aware of that haven't been covered by other "last photo" type pieces. Subbed and am working through your vids, keep up the great work!
Awesome job as always Joel! You should do more paranormal readings! Just got done listening to one of your old videos with a lot of ghost stories and it was my favorite by far. Would love to hear more spo0ky stuff!!
Nooooo. No paranormal. Paranormal are usually from reddit and made up or staged, usually by teenagers. There is no names, no evidence, no news articles to back it up. Unlike this video. You can actually look up these cases and get deeper into it and actually learn something.
I love the real storys people are way worse than any ghost thanks for not turning your chanel into just paranormal, or encrypteds!!! I like the mix of both!!
I lived in Denver in the 1980s. My kindergarten teacher taught Klebold’s older brother the year after he taught me. We lived in Englewood, next to Littleton, for five years so Columbine was basically a neighborhood school. The last time I was there was spring break (from college; we didn’t live in Colorado any more but were visiting friends) 1999, a week before the shootings.
Schizophrenia is seriously no joke it's horrible when people commit crimes because they are off their medications. I don't think that Russian guy was ever on any at all ever.
I love all your vids Joel But this one is EXTRA SPECIAL ❤️with the pictures before each story One Million subs is almost a reality my Friend keep on keeping on because you are Awesome 😘❤️
In the story about the creepy doll doctor guy idk if a special corner in hell should be reserved for him, I don’t think he did anything evil per se, or at least not intentionally. He was just really mentally I’ll and weird believing he was doing the right thing. I’m glad he ended up in mental health care and not executed or something.
These videos make my day. Thanks Let's Read! If the 2nd to last story sparks your interest, there is a great Netflix documentary about this case called The Girl in the Picture.
The consistency this man brings is insane. Road to 1 Million!!!
Idk y he doesn't have 5 million by now.... all these female youtubers with 3 to 6 million bc they got tots.. yet Joel's voice, narration style, and organization is above and beyond. His streak longer than most. Slow and steady joel!!
Joel is narrator god, the greatest narrator alive today.
@@jacobbowling263 That’s why I’m trying to learn from him myself 😂
BEST DOING IT
Punctuality is a key to success
In my very humble but quite fervent opinion, you should be up there alongside John Ballen. You are excellent at what you do, and I would be lost without your uploads. Thanks again, with affection, from the UK. 🇬🇧❤️
That is high praise, probably too right
Oh, YOU are _so_ very right about that!
I like Mr. Ballen too. 👍👍
@@miketobias1821 *In my very bestest tuff guy voice:* Hey, that's a _real_ good thing there Mike. That you like Mr. Ballen... cause you know if YOU didn't... we'd, well we'd have a little problem... _wouldn't_ we?! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nothing like making baseless threats to random strangers, that are _also_ true crime fans, eh?! Have a great day Mike. Keep the happy silly in your life _always!_ *hugs from Canada to ya, eh?!
Rip to the queen sorry mane
I was a sophomore when Columbine happened. School shootings were already an epidemic by that day in 1999. My own city had suffered thru a school shooting a couple years before. I can't say that video games,. music, or politics were the reason those two killed so many of their classmates. Maybe Bullying was the greatest reason. It is well known they were bullied and harassed daily. School officials didn't take the bullying seriously, authorities also swept the whole blog/journal threats under the rug. The failure of adults allowed Columbine to happen. Bullying is one of the leading causes of death in our young people. Be it from gun violence or by taking their own lives.
I was bullied, I never shot up a school
it's mental health not being taken seriously.
They were evil people
@@damonmaldonado8840 Great 6th grade analysis
Ppl never take bullying serious until it's too late.
The saddest part is that the incompetent police got away with their stupidity. Talk about justice.
it's a weird thing to appriciate but I like that it's pointed out that Harris and Kelbold were not the only ones making 'shooting poses'
Yes they were the fucked up ones that ended up famous and there were so many times adults shoud have intervened but this picture is often cited as "a big red flag" except... again they aren't the only ones.
joel, i’ve been listening to you for six years and you still are my favorite narrator and that will never change. i really appreciate you!
I second that ... he is the best!!!
Amazingly soothing voice!💫
That photo of Omayra Sánchez is truly haunting. I've read that her aunt was also on her trapped legs. Apparently it was also a brick door that pinned her.
The mother said son. Was the child a boy or a girl?
@@Beena2020 13 year old girl. The mother was going to focus on her only child, a son.
@@dontwakethedeadp.jankey9592 got it 👍 thank you for clarifying that. I guess I got confused.
I always like the vids with photos to go along with. Makes it more real.
Same😊
Ja. Really enjoyed this one even more than others. Not that others aren't excellent, this one was just a bit more fascinating
Same. Allows you to be more immersive
i only found lets read a few days ago and i am so hooked. i'm trying to catch up and am watching as many episodes as i can each night. these are just brilliant. i love the way there are several stories on each episode so it keeps your interest right to the end. thank you LR i just wish i'd found you sooner.
its relaxing
Yeah but you found him
Me too! I am excited to catch up!
I saw the Clutter home in the first story. When I lived in Kansas the owners were selling the home and there was a walkthrough. Such a sad story.
Did you do the walkthrough? If so what did you think of the place? And was what happened there mentioned?
Thank you, Joel! I was looking forward to this one, the pictures give it an extra chilling feeling.
The first story is covered by the movie In Cold Blood. I highly recommend it. It truly captures of madness and senselessness of the whole situation.
Yup, it's a really great movie (& a *fantastic* novel as well)!
Are we related?
There's 2 movies I watched both and read the book
The movie Capote with Phillip Seymour hoffman is the best, I think. The other is infamous with Toby Jones. Both are riveting films, and show the crimes from a different perspective.
The book by Truman Capote is better, in my opinion, as the author relays facts which have not been altered or adapted to fit into production values.
The guy that made dolls out of bodies... every time I see a retelling of it, it still creeps me out.
I read In Cold Blood (the book written about the first story) my senior year of highschool and it was really captivating. I was pleasantly surprised to hear you cover it, it was a cool throwback to my HS days.
I read the book also, it was really good. So was the movie with Robert Blake. I even went to Holcomb Kansas to see the house. Seeing it and knowing what happened there is creepy even after all these years.
yes me too, well i read it as a young adult. Terrible crime.
Joel, you do a great service to help everyone both with the mundane but also to spread awareness with the stories. As entertaining as your storytelling is, it’s equally helpful in preventing situations with insane people. Keep doing the Lord’s work my friend!
How is this the lord's work? He's telling stories like people have done for years..even before the created existence of any "lord".
What on earth does your lord have to do with it?
@@SillyPudding Is your life that miserable? God’s in everything! Getting triggered? Good! Praise be to Jesus! How’s that for you? If not for Jesus, we wouldn’t have Let’s Read! Thank God for that talent! Hallelujah! Truly blessed! There you go! It’s so far past pathetic that giving someone a compliment triggers the impotent losers. “How dare you say God!” Yeah ok! Go post your feelings on Reddit.
I see this on MrBallens channel too. People rather kiss ass than comment on the stories. Unfortunately, this guys over the top ass kissing didn’t get him that wanted ❤️
@@TowGunner Well, showing appreciation to someone who is busting it to entertain, educate, & work on a platform that is full of douche bags is sometimes necessary. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure Joel is making a nice living, but all the time reading, searching, editing, etc… can be gruesome, especially as long as he’s done it, before gaining enough of an audience to make up for it, so as a fan & fellow human, I thought I’d try to share a bit of positivity. You must be the flip side to that coin, or just pissed that things aren’t going quite as well for you? Buck up though, it’ll get better!
Hello my fellow Let’s Read fans, I hope everyone is having an amazing day!!!! Much love from Colorado!!! 💟💜💟
Love from Virginia❤️
Love From Aotearoa New Zealand 🇳🇿 ❤
I am having a nice night 1:45 am
Love from colorado too Michele Bell. I'm watching this on my phone right outside your window MUWAHAHAHAHAHA
Love from Indiana hope you have a blessed night 👑
Awesomeness Joel, Thank you, I am so stoked for you to get to 1million. Truly you deserve it. I never was able to fall asleep so easily until your story reading abilities dropped on RUclips. Thank you Lets Read fiends, such as myself. Always sweet nightmares.
Funny how omitting one single letter can turn a word into it's own antonym... You say fiends, which is exactly the opposite of friends... Haha! 🙂🙂🙂
@@bubzilla6137 lol yes sir
This is the best type of video of its kind. Wonderful 😊 indepth stories of what happened. Not 20 seconds of BS. Great job. Thanx!
Pictures and songs with a disturbing background is my favorite type of content from let's read!!
Thank you for not having loud jarring music in your videos. The quietness helps me concentrate on the story, and your voice is perfect. I’m subscribed.
I'd like to say 2 things about the columbine one,
1. Eric and Brooks cussed each other out and were laughing at each other, but when Brooks asked about the test, Eric actually said, "it doesn't matter anymore, go home".
2. The death toll was 15, but they did not kill 15 people, they killed 13 before shooting themselves. (2 people outside, 1 teacher in the hallway, and 10 in the library)
I love how you do a mixture of stories…from everyday people’s scary stories, to totally eerie true crime and ones like these-stories with disturbing photos. I have some of your videos that I can lay in bed and listen to, (although NEVER if I’m home alone!!) and some I’ll watch and listen to when I am up and can watch intently!!
Man the Columbine one hit hard😩🥺 I was a couple years older than them. I’d just moved to Vegas when it happened. Hope we can sooner than later put an end to these atrocities
Thanks, Joel!
This was so heartbreaking! Thank you for making people aware of real monsters. 😞
they are everywhere
The story about the exploding ship is absolutely insane!
I'm sick in bed with covid. These videos are the best distractions I could ask for.
I hope covid didn't hit you too hard
There are so many pics online that have been taken seconds before disaster / death. I could see you doing a whole host of these kinds of videos. 👍
he should
Listening from Wales, UK. Can't sleep, so it's obviously time to tune into Let's Read 😎
So happy your channel is successful because i have followed it for so long and i cannot fall asleep without listening to your voice !!! You deserve a million ! Love from Australia!!
I did a research paper on the Texas City explosion back in high school for a local history project (I live in a nearby town). People thought the city was actually being bombed, and I read an account from a teacher who was terrified, and didn't know whether to have the kids take cover or evacuate. The school was eventually evacuated, but the teacher's story was just wrenching.
I wonder though, if there was a way to prevent this(like simply just sticking with water to put out the original flames?). I'm not an expert by any means but I have feeling it was the captain being cheap instead using effective means to deal with the situation..
My husband works at the plant that is there now
Absolutely great posts this round. The photo narration is a spectacular style & one of my favorite sets you do only behind the war letters which are tops
Can’t wait to hear thank you Joel
I've been listening to you for four and half years and you just keep getting better. Appreciate you and all your hard work Joel!
Almost a mil nice to see you getting the recognition you deserve
❤️
Yes. Very awesome live stream and now for the finished product. Really awesome to see the work that makes it the finished vision. As always he does great work. Have The Best Week Ever Everyone. TTFN smooches 💋
Huge fan! Listen to all ur episodes on Chilling! Congrats on 1 Million!🎆🎊🎆🤗
I love listening while I work. Thank you Joel
The BEST there is in the story telling biz
I just wanted to let you know that I love your videos. I listen to them all of the time even when I sleep. Thank You for the great content.
Beautiful human being you, love when you upload
Well, the problem with parents and authorities "not taking it seriously" is that it is not a crime to have v!olent thoughts. Thought is not a crime, and if you ask any psychologist, every human being has v!olent and horrible thoughts that they don't act on. You can't arrest someone for Thinking Bad Things. Unfortunately, there is no way to truly prevent crime. Crime has happened for thousands of years and will continue to happen. It's very sad. I wish that we had better mental health services. But we shut down asylums because people were being ab*sed and because some people thought that holding people against their will was morally wrong. In a way, it is. But there is no way to determine when Bad Thoughts turn into Bad Actions without sending people to a psychologist. And that's expensive.
These are my favorite videos of yours!
Your channel just came across my feed 12/23/24. You got my instant follow!! 👏 I'm really enjoying your great content!! ✌️💜
I remember seeing the photo of Omayra then. It is still chilling.
HAPPY LABOR DAY!!!!! also 1st
Wow Floyd being from Barnesville GA hits close to home. I’m a Covington native but spent a lot of summers in Thomaston , with grandparents, which is like 15 minutes south of Barnesville. Crazy the things that go on around you that you don’t know or only hear small bits about. So scary…
I love these. You are the Stephen king of RUclips only your tales are of real horror
Hey I hope your vacation is going great! I just finished another older video. Geez horrible truth out here in the world! Downright scary criminals out there. Thanks for covering these backstories. I had only heard of 3 of them.
It's actually been showed that Dylan and Eric were not bullied and were in fact bullies.
Harris was a hate-filled psychopath; Klebold was a cowardly fool who did whatever Harris demanded.
No it hasn't.
Wow I thought I'd seen all of these and then LetsRead comes out with some I've never seen before! Thanks for constant high quality updates!
24:24 24'45 totally understanding the intent and how its sold even i would buy.
I love it here! Thanks Joel.. I appreciate every word you read 🥰
So calming to fall asleep to 😴 ❤
I’ve lived CO all my life so hearing about the Columbine shooting still tugs at my heart. I’ve been at the memorial that they made at the high school. I remember being in 9th grade when the shootings happen….flood of memories come back hearing this story.
I live in Denver so I feel that
I mean america has so many school shootings/mass shootings it's kind of hard to care
Now these are the stories I like from this narrator
I love and appreciate you, I listen to you every night 🌙 with my ear buds in to soothe me to sleep 💤
I was born and raised in Texas City, TX. and my Family still live there while I reside close by.
Love your content ✨️ 💕. Keep it up. Also congratulations on getting 1 million submissions too.
Cant wait for the one mill!! Been a sub for years, and seeing that you are getting recognition in such a short time is insane! Fave channel on this app
Awesome way to start my day😀 Another great video!
continuing to watch your vids-you are covering photos many of which I was not aware of that haven't been covered by other "last photo" type pieces. Subbed and am working through your vids, keep up the great work!
Today was my bf’s bday/ our 4 year I’m glad I can relax to some spooks hope everyone had a great day
Awesome job as always Joel!
You should do more paranormal readings! Just got done listening to one of your old videos with a lot of ghost stories and it was my favorite by far. Would love to hear more spo0ky stuff!!
Nooooo. No paranormal. Paranormal are usually from reddit and made up or staged, usually by teenagers. There is no names, no evidence, no news articles to back it up. Unlike this video. You can actually look up these cases and get deeper into it and actually learn something.
I love the real storys people are way worse than any ghost thanks for not turning your chanel into just paranormal, or encrypteds!!! I like the mix of both!!
Thanks Joel I’ve always loved these types of videos.
I love it when Joel does videos like this!!! Hell yeah!
so crazy how this channel cured my insomnia like 6+ months ago
Love the story’s. Fantastic work♥️
Let's Read, MrBallen, Mr. Nightmare, and Bailey Sarian are by far my favorite RUclipsrs ever. And Fear Tales.
My favorite narrator.
I've seen photos of Anatoly Moskvin's other "creations". A shame such an intelligent man had such dark interests.
Would REALLY love to see more Creepy photos with Back Story, or Photos with Creepy Backstory ❤
I lived in Denver in the 1980s. My kindergarten teacher taught Klebold’s older brother the year after he taught me. We lived in Englewood, next to Littleton, for five years so Columbine was basically a neighborhood school. The last time I was there was spring break (from college; we didn’t live in Colorado any more but were visiting friends) 1999, a week before the shootings.
Schizophrenia is seriously no joke it's horrible when people commit crimes because they are off their medications. I don't think that Russian guy was ever on any at all ever.
I literally found myself staring into her dark black eyes!
Thanks let’s read, love your narration! I am a huge fan! happy Labour Day!😄
Happy Labor Day Joel. You by far are just the best!!!…..No one even comes close!!! 👻
Right on time Let's Read! 👍
bless this channel for the content it uploads.
I love all your vids Joel But this one is EXTRA SPECIAL ❤️with the pictures before each story One Million subs is almost a reality my Friend keep on keeping on because you are Awesome 😘❤️
Yeah! I hope everyone is having a great labor day.
I work with the Downwinders as part of my job. Picture 3 is particularly chilling to me.
In the story about the creepy doll doctor guy idk if a special corner in hell should be reserved for him, I don’t think he did anything evil per se, or at least not intentionally. He was just really mentally I’ll and weird believing he was doing the right thing. I’m glad he ended up in mental health care and not executed or something.
The clutter family murders happened near my hometown of garden city kansas...holcolmb is so close we grew up hearing about this
Just what I needed on this Labor Day 😄
Thanks for the vid Lets Read!
This is, I've just came across and it's brilliant content ☺️ Gary Dublin
Do more of this. I like the ones with pictures and the creepy stories that go with them.
Thank you for the video lests read!
These videos make my day. Thanks Let's Read! If the 2nd to last story sparks your interest, there is a great Netflix documentary about this case called The Girl in the Picture.
All so sad, but the last one was specially heartbreaking 💔😢 RIP Omayra.
Joel you really became apart of my life. i love you so much man you have all my support.
Columbine and then 9-11 a couple years later pretty much signaled the end of the good times. I graduated in 96. It was a great era ... until...
Same. 96 here as well. It just all went to hell.
Thank you Jo-El!
My very BEST👌🏼 You Rock!
Hey hey enough with em fancy pic stories i need to sleep haha 😂 thanks for sharing with us
Thank you Joel, you are the perfect companion for a sleepless night.
Whoa! To hear Barnesville, GA was a shocker! I live 10 minutes from there.
Your videos bring me so much joy