Russell Tillis and his House of Horrors
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- Russell Tillis was well known to his neighbours, living in a literal house of horrors. It would take a long time for him to be taken down, and during that time, and before, the escapades of Russell Tillis would be truly disturbing.
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Also the fact that Joanie’s grandparents were refused custody because they were unemployed, but then the government takes these children away and PAYS SOMEONE ELSE to look after them is absolutely wild to me. We live in a fcked up world and there is absolutely no redemption, no matter how much good is done. This just proof of it.
I’d sue their dumb asses. How broken hearted the grandparents must be. 💐
Cps doesn't care about what is best for the children. They never do.
I absolutely agree. Like, why wouldn't you pay and help all of these people (unless there were other legitimate reasons) so they could comfortably get back on their feet /and/ help the kids instead of punishing them for not having a job and all the rest of the bullshit that followed?
I never even thought of that. That's absolutely insane.
@@johnmichaels4330 the people do....but the legislation and the courts refuse to give CPS what they want
"I was 55 at the time and I lived a pretty good life"
Well, your victims didn't have that luxury, sir
😳 So the law doesn't care when neighbors tell them women are running for their lives 🤤 BUT when he causes a cop to get a boo boo on his foot, they take him down?? 😠 That's completely disgusting and disgraceful💔
They'd rather bust people for things like drugs than any real crime.
I just got to that point and thought exactly what you just said!! For the fact it was that way with police who are suppose to protect us with a oath and brush it off because they didn't want to deal with the monster and it was going to be to much paperwork!! Disgusting!!
Dennis Howell, you disgust me
And typical.
The worst part is that it isn’t surprising
Something else I noticed is that the "investigation" of his property was apparently so worthless that they didn't even confirm any of the details of his claims, or find any DNA evidence of his numerous victims. They flattened the house after a quick cursory look.
I think i know why.
With years of records showing they allowed this man to torture and murder multiple women and girls it's more convenient for those cops to just bulldoze the house and make it all go away.
Probably sold the land to a yankee retire thinking Florida was a retirement heaven.
Anything to avoid paperwork.
What if the cops came by from time to time?
I bet a few cops went there to have a "good time" also, let's not be naive
@@CirosKhan sounds like piggy palace, lower mainland bc
Honestly this one was tough. The fact that police knew how much of a problem he was but just were too fed up to care is sickening. This man deserves endless lifetimes of the same pain he caused his victims and their families.
I can't help wondering if he knew the body would be found and figured out how to not get the death penalty.
right? I mean wtf its not like it was just loud music...
Often it's not that they don't care, it's that the due process has to worked around & they're being very careful to make sure it's done correctly bc they want charges to stick. It's unfortunate, but it happens. I know a trooper who hated that part of law enforcement, but those laws & procedures have to be there to protect civil rights, innocent people from being a victim of prejudice, protect citizens from the new cop who really wants to have charged prosecuted. The thing is, if guys like this end up missing, or found dead, typically the cops aren't going to invest much time in solving the case.
@@chloecamp8714 although I agree w a lot of what you’re saying and I understand that aspect of police work and maybe “care” wasn’t the right word. However to not even respond to a 911 call of someone screaming in the house nor following up on multiple women running away from the property naked and screaming, leads me to believe that there was a bit of incompetence on the departments fault and however they aren’t completely at fault
Remember Mike's last video where everyone was sympathetic with the criminal, but this person who had an even worse childhood with sexual abuse etc., and everyone's saying he's a scumbag again. You guys make no sense.
The mishandling of this case by the police is unbelievable. Victims' families could've very well sued the police for not giving a shit.
Yup, and then the tax payers would have to foot the bill. Unfortunately, It's a common theme.
If they really didn't give a shite they would not have risked their jobs to give him a damn good kicking.
Would like that part to be true.
Mike probably glossed over a myriad of reasons the police hated his guts by that point; getting away with it last time, making us look like idiots, the stuff we think you did and cant prove, for all the complaints we keep getting off your neighbours, the paperwork everytime we come out here and cant get a warrant etc....
Defund da polices ya baguette tree
@David Winehouse And if I wanted to fly, I'd grow wings.
The mishandling of the case by the cops is dead average. I once called the cops when I came home to find the windows broken, and all the drawers pulled out. The cop asked me was I sure there had been a break in? Then he looked around and left. The next time I had a problem in the neighborhood I called the neighbors. Much more effective.
"Were you involved with the body being buried in your yard?"
"That remains to be seen"
I don't think that's how the past works my dude
The failure and incompetence of the local police dept is inconceivable, unbelievable. The court system totally failed by letting him free🤦🏻♀️
So they got him on assaulting a cop, but not the fucken victim’s pleading for help, how stuffed up is that. Come on get with it.
Hell yeah... So f*cked up and (as far as Im concerned) not surprising in the least. I can't explain the reason behind most of the nations laws and judicial system are so laxed towards pedos, rapists, groomers etc... But even in just this YT channel alone, he gives so many instances of rapists only receiving probation or 3 to 4 years at most. Shit is sick.
Don't get it twisted. The cops have no legal obligation to protect you. This has gone to the Supreme Court 3 times, and each time the courts have decided that cops have no legal obligation to protect you, even if you were to be getting attacked right in front of them(like the Joe Lozito/Max Gelman/NYC case). This is why the 2nd amendment is important. Because if the government has no obligation to protect you, then it is 100% up to you to protect yourself. So you should have every tool available to do so.
Remember Mike's last video where everyone was sympathetic with the criminal, but this person who had an even worse childhood with sexual abuse etc., and everyone's saying he's a scumbag again. You guys make no sense.
@@pimplepickerton sound like the needs to change if even if courts say police are there not to protect and serve. I have heard police are just there to bring in the criminal. We need a new force if police isn’t designed for protection of the public
@@pimplepickerton and this is why nobody likes cops. their job is to PROTECT and serve.
The police in that city need to be investigated and prosecuted. This man should have NEVER felt comfortable and confident letting women who could identify him and his home go after weeks, because he knew the cops wouldn't do anything.
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Ok
Absolutely! We know that this won't happen, but frell YESSSS!
I totally agree with you on the police dept. being investigated. There was way too much stuff that slid under the radar. Almost to the point where a department was paid to look the other way!!! Maybe??? Just saying...
@@Hermboldt ha!!! Prolly went just like that too!!!
There is a domestic situation involving kids in the apartment above my moms. We have called the cops three times and they don't bother to come anymore. It's heartbreaking how the system just doesn't care.
Maybe you are a Karen
Call all news outlets, they have the authority to question the police department.
Have they done everything about it now?
Call Child Protective Services (CPS).
@@jessiebrant did that too. Nothing happened.
You hear of so many instances of neighbours not caring when they hear screams and this time they did care and the police didn't listen.
I hope the victims sue the police for doing nothing. The apathy of the department allowed this monster to continue to operate. He should NEVER see the light of day outside any prison.
@mixampo did you not watch this video lol? Crystal clear case, many parties were at fault here including the neighbours, but the police never investigated the claims of people screaming and blood everywhere, or inquire about his threats to his neighbours. Even after he got raided and was in custody they didn't dig into anything else he was doing. There's cases on this channel where police do more with less info and still get convictions. Police didn't care here, not saying it's malicious, but they didn't. One could say the police in Jacksonville are overworked due to the city being one of the gang Capitals in the US.
Defund the police.
Why can't these police do their jobs and show some initiative?
Lol.. the police have totally screwed themselves. The Left already hated them but now, instead of having integrity and refusing to enforce ridiculous, unconstitutional orders from governors/mayors about COVID they decided to go along with it and arrest people like the mom taking their kids to the park. The Right was the only support they had and now they don't have that either. Good luck!
@mixampo bad police isn't just an American thing, unfortunately
@mixampo far more American to defend the police despite them clearly being in the wrong
@mixampo Literally all your recent comments are just "America bad" lmao.
Your Joker profile picture says a lot my dude
*What Mike have taught me:*
- Never _ever_ get a life insurance
- Don't move to Florida. Or Canada.
- Don't become a real estate agent
- Don't become mormon
- No sex working
- Don't have a spouse. Or an ex. Or a spouse with an ex. Or kids. Or stepkids. Or a step parent. Or a parent.
- Never light up a room (thx Jane Doe, that IS important knowledge!)
*What seems to be okay:*
- Heroin
- Bear wrestling
- Cartels
- Alone at night in Compton
- Alone at night in the woods (no bicycling!)
Got it 😂👋🏾!!!
Hilarious.
don't forget no jogging
@@kendrak2716 👍.
Don't jog alone, unfortunately*. 😔
* esp. as a female on lonesome country roads 🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳
@@mc1069 yeah some cliches in there like that would’ve made it perfect haha
When I saw Joanie's picture, I felt such an overwhelming sense of sadness for her. Her short life was so full of misery and pain. I led such a sheltered life, with two parents who loved me and took care of me. It sounde like she had nobody, and was never missed enough that someone might look for her. I hope someone is looking after her now in spirit. RIP Joanie.
Has anyone else noticed that in his testimony about seeing Joni Gunter in the trunk of the car, he says she had a large spot of blood on her CHEST. But she died of blunt force trauma to the HEAD. Could he be mistaking her for a different victim? Slip of the tongue?
"They lured me out, chased me down and then beat me up!!"
It's always ironic when monsters like hIm try to play the victim card, when his actual victims suffered through a lot worse than getting a little roughed up by the police.
When you torture & murder people id say that’s one of the few cases were police should be allowed to rough you up a little
@@Reggie2kj Or let their K-9's "Give It A Gooo"...Hey Cap, there were to many Civilian Bystanders to discharge firearms when he started running, so I ran back to my vehicle and turned my Partner loose, he had a good head start, so by the time I got there, my partner had chomped his groin area, causing him to bleed out!!! That's my story and I'm sticking to it!!!
Well yeah like serial killers and stuff will say they fell sad for themselves getting caught but not for their victims or their families
Come on please have mercy on his soul because one day it could be your grandfather who is playing the nice guy infront of you but is a killing monster in the society
Literally nobody was rough with him...he prob got scratched on his own traps running from the police 😂
In Florida, the only way serial killers get caught is by them actually telling the police where the bodies are.
Duuuuvaaaal.
That’s the only time anybody gets caught
Fuggin Florida...
Not my people alway embarrassing me💀
Or by representing themselves in a death penalty case. Although that one isn't a serial killer. Today, he decided to have attorney's assistance in the death penalty phase. Could be interesting.
I am 3 mins in and just shaking my head like "how do naked women come running out of the house screaming and him threatening neighbors" with nothing happening. Bout to find out I suppose.
I think the scariest thing is that he doesn't seem like an idiot. In fact, he seems quite smart. He knew exactly the requirements for the death penalty and how to help out the informant. He was smart, paranoid, and ultimately a violent sociopath. That's a terrifying combination.
That 14 yr old girl was very smart and brave by doing WHATEVER she had to in order to live. That girl should be applauded!! Standing ovation!!
I hope she's recovered mentally, must have been terrifying.
my thought too!! amazing quick thinking in a horrible situation, i hope she is doing well these days
Absolutely agree. My heart breaks for her and her loved ones that have to put the pieces back together after her traumatic ordeal. I hope she overcomes any PTSD this monster may have caused. As a single dad raising my daughter alone, this is a huge fear for me that I can't be around every second of her life. My little lady bug is only 2 1/2 right now, but even taking her to daycare each morning is a daily worry while I'm at work. You question every bump and scratch when you pick them up and you try to teach them to tell you if anything happened that wasn't normal while you as a parent was at work. But how do you prepare your children beyond stranger danger for encountering a predator. Or even just manipulative peers of their own age they will run into at school or outside playing. Paranoia is justified with stories like this.
@Raven's Third Eye Readings How in the world did that girl's actions contribute to the deaths of sex workers?
You think other jerks are going to see this story and somehow think, "Sex workers? You mean women who get paid for sex? And they're vulnerable? Amazing! I'll go kill one."
@Raven's Third Eye Readings how, exactly , did she contribute to other deaths by surviving?
He made his disgusting house into a "fortress" so nobody would come on the property and we're supposed to believe "someone" buried a body in his yard without him noticing? SMH.
The Mark Latunski case is similar to this. At least 2 men fled his house injured and partially clothed and the police were called and they did nothing until Mark Latunski finally murdered someone.
12:14 "Officers showed up to arrest him for 2 misdemeanor warrants."
Look at the sheriff's body language as he tries to sell that one! Instead of doing legitimate work and arresting him on 14 pages of felonies... they arrest him for a couple minor, worthless charges that the average person could commit 10 of and still never be arrested for!
That was impressively quick thinking on that 14 year old girl's part!!
Honeslty for real, one smart girl that is. I hope, I genuinely hope she recovers well. I’m just happy she was able to get away safely. May she live a peaceful life
That was a stupid move on her part wtf are you talking about lmao
@@juxie9229 no.. it probably saved her life!
He believed her to be a prostitute so he thought she wouldn’t go to the police anyway. I really do believe that saved her life.
I reckon Russell's version of hell was being interviewed by a female reporter who didn't take any of his crap and he had no power to hurt her. I suspect he murdered several women. RIP.
Well said.
The reporter sought Russell out, remember that
i agree! sucks for him
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He was enjoying that interview.
"It's Russell to us" is a sick burn.
I've always lived with nasty depression, but it's
s nice to see ppl getting over there depression.
He didn't want to die in prison. Well, I'm sure the victims didn't want to die as they did either.
Ppl like that, who don't want to do the time...I say, let 'em rot. Can't help but hope they get a rough time in there. Like beating the teeth out of women? Maybe you can get the same in prison. No quick death/no mercy.
I was going to say the same thing actually. If someone has done something this horrendous and they ask for the death penalty as like an escape from a life in prison they definitely deserve life to suffer. And the same goes for people that try to avoid the death penalty. Point is you don’t get what you want. The victims certainly didn’t.
@@twinklybubblybits sometimes though, you have to read between the lines- I don't want to rot in prison, give me the death penalty actually means- if they know what I've done, I'll get the death penalty so I'll say I want it and won't get it. No one wants to give him what he wants. His crimes will probably never be discovered, so he feels safe. Who knows?
APPLAUSE!!!
@@staceykersting705 amen to that mate i could not agree with you more..this man deserves nothing but a real bad time while serving his prison time..
That 14 year old girl is smart as hell, hope she is doing okey
I don’t really care but why do you still have max as your pic
Seems shed of been a bit smarter if she wouldn't have taken a ride from a stranger. It's kind of like rule #1 for child safety.
@@esfwr17 thank you that made me so mad, I was like why tf would she do that. Her parents taught her nothing.
^^^I have to edit this because some of you dumb people can’t read well.
I don’t blame the kid obviously: I am saying the kids parents were trash for not teaching them to stay away from strangers. I don’t care what time period as a kid no matter what you never go anywhere with a stranger so stop being dumb about this shit snowflakes.
@@mechaggaming3334 things were a lil different in the 80s. My grandma used to send my brother to the corner store with a note to get her cigarettes when she babysat us & my baby sister was asleep. Times had started changing, thank goodness, but a lot of ppl still felt really safe in the presence of strangers
@@marysupernova7780 even still in my mind when I was 14 and even now when I turn 30 the 27th, I still know that if I don’t know someone then I don’t trust them. That’s crazy. I knew the extent of people leaving their doors unlocked but damn to get in a random car with someone? That’s crazy.
16:06 that little chuckle after talking about how he's lived a good life is grotesque in light of his crimes.
Most inmates study to get out of trouble. This dude studied the law to get a heavier sentence.
“They were called to his house so often, that they stopped giving a shit.” You know, the completely counter-intuitive response to that which would be appropriate. What happened to “where there’s smoke, there’s fire?” Or better yet, “where there’s fire, there’s fire.”
Exactly
It’s So Ridiculous
This is when I start to agree with defunding
They’re mostly idiots and the system is more corrupt than this Rusty pos
Too bad the neighbors couldn't get together like they did in Skidmore, MO
@@kingdingaling2469 defunding doesn't help, they need more education. And perhaps something like a minimal IQ threshold to become a cop.
@@MrErikb81 serious retraining & regular testing, bodycam footage downloaded live so as it can't "accidentally" dissappear independent oversight & investigation for any complaints about police officers..
Or something like that just thinking out loud is all🤔
@@kingdingaling2469 Hmm...you try and be a cop in Florida. They literally eat your face off. Run into life threatening danger for your fellow man. Get shot, stabbed, cursed and debased for a goddamn regular pay check. Yea I bet a home invasion at 3 am will have you calling 911 from a locked closet...Dim wit 🤦🏾♀️ 🥱😒
I am truly a bit confused . Looks like everyone was trying to warn police of this man for many years .
The victims were sex workers and addicts and the neighborhood was lower middle class. People in authority generally don’t care about people like that. Heck, a lot of regular citizens don’t care about people like that.
Yea his skin isn't the right color. If he was a little bit darker, he couldn't been locked up or killed for something like a simple traffic stop or selling cigarettes. Right? Smh
@@JosieJOK
Except that’s where most crimes happen and law enforcement spends the majority of their time. But I guess this incomplete story is the whole reality for everyone
@@roninkraut6873 Dude, are you seriously arguing that, had a naked woman run screaming and banging on neighbor's doors in an upper-class neighborhood, the police would have brushed it off like they did here? Nobody's arguing that police don't *ever* come to lower-class neighborhoods; just that they didn't have more of a sense of urgency about this case because of the people it affected.
💯 agree. They are useless. Shocking.
Love all of these videos immensely, but I never thought one would hit so close to home. I actually lived on Bowden Circle East in 1988 and 1989 while I was a Junior and Senior in high school. My mom rented the brown trailer with the white carport that you can still see in the video here right next door to the "house of horrors". While I lived there many years before Russell came back to Jacksonville and lived on the property, I do have some mild recollection of being warned not to associate with several people/families that lived nearby. I will now forever wonder if someone was warning me away from Russell and Claude Tillis. Great video - thanks for presenting it!
I've been watching this channel every day for 2 weeks now. I'm totally hooked. The detail and footage are amazing, and Mike is a genius the way he puts it all together combined with his cheeky looks, humour and bang- on sarcasm.
I'm hooked on Mike and there is no going back 🥰🇬🇧
Same here 2 weeks straight. I'm afraid I won't have any more videos to watch lol
He’s Irish ☘️ that’s not an English accent
“beat the ever living shit out of him” *shows the aftermath* HE LOOKS FINE LOL much better than what he gave all those poor girls
I agree! I can look more beat up after doing farm chores!
For real though
I think he feared getting the death penalty so he made sure that everyone knew that this was his wish so that they will not grant him that wish and give him a life sentence and at the end THIS was what he wanted and got. NOT dying because of the heinous crimes he committed. He is a smart ass and outsmarted them all.
I thought that too. Like...what?
@@eily_b agree with you 100%
That 14 year old is off the scale savvy. She changed the power dynamic. So she lived.
Thought the same, like wow, another girl told a guy who kidnapped her that she had an STD and he didn't rape her and let her go
@@debradowner8761 what, he didn't have condoms?
Honestly... I'd rather have died than suffer what he did to her. Poor girl.
He knows so much about the law but it still didnt stop him from breaking it. Amazing how many jailhouse thugs think they are lawyers
The quick Borat quote “wow wow we wow” made me burst out laughing in the middle of a gruesome true crime story.
Very nice.
I am very impressed with that young girl who told him she was a sex worker to survive. To have that presence of mind at such a young age under terrifying circumstances is incredible.
Genuine question, apparently I missed something. How exactly does her telling her assailant that she's a sex worker help the situation? If anything, it seems it would possibly indicate that nobody would know/care about her if she happen to go missing.
Well she was hanging out at a bus stop alone, willing to get into the car with the first strange man who pulled up, so maybe she wasn't lying.
@@customsongmaker you can't be serious
@@esfwr17 he won't have to harm her to make her do stuff.
@@customsongmaker You think the cops couldn't find that out in a matter of hours? She was obviously an innocent girl, with a home, waiting at the bus stop.
Nobody can say “the ol’ bastard” like the Irish
And "Russell fuckin gob shite" 😂
Us Aussies can say it better lol
@@jasonpeisley6031 watch Ozzyman's channel for some sterling aussie wording. Absolutely fantastic.
33 sounds like turdy tree
The Irish do most things better 😉
To be fair to the cops, it's not like he was suspected of passing fake $20's or possessing a tiny amount of a certain herb or making noise in his own home/trying to pull his pants up... You know; the really dangerous stuff.
This would make for one hell of a law and order episode
I love how you were like "He was Russ to his friends, but we are not that so it's Russell to us." Idk why I just find it very funny.
that 14 year old girl's quick thinking was absolutely genius. my heart goes out to her, so glad she was okay
100% I would never have thought of that. Good for her.
She’s alive but I’m sure she’s not ok, she will suffer a life long mistrust in most men even the good ones and you can’t blame her and she will suffer through ptsd for pretty much most of her life. I hope Russel suffers in hell in torment for eternity.
"okay" she still got sexually assaulted, but it's better than being dead ig
@@roshn.i it’s definitely better then being dead, she just has to live with the mental and physical scars for the rest of her life.
I'm happy she survived too, but she'll never be the same. A _significant_ portion of her remaining life was ruined by that sicko.
Man the cabin in the woods/booby trap nail through the cop’s foot definitely gave me a Tucker and Dale VS Evil kind of vibe 😂
Mike said "The house of horrors " with such a genuine smile on his face, Love this channel, never stop being dead pan funny Mike.
Why is an 'attempted attack on a law officer' a 'much bigger' charge than abduction and rape (which were more than 'attempted')?
Cops protect themselves. The corruption in pretty much every single police district in America is horrific.
Valid question actually. Cops are no saints at few occasions . They protect themselves in unity and sometimes so arrogant with a common even during the driving 🚗 checks .
Because the cop sticks around to testify. I’m guessing we are missing quite a bit of story on this one. It’s not unusual to get non cooperative witnesses which means the police cannot charge since there’s not a victim.
Because feminism
@Joy Jones
Exactly!
Classic justice system fail: 5 years for burglary, but a slap on the wrist for aggravated kidnapping and attempted sexual assault.
Property is always more important than people when it comes to the law.
Most countries are that pathetic.
I never understood this. I was caught with less than a gram of marijuana one time. It’s not legal here (Kentucky) so of course I was arrested. I had absolutely no record. Not even a speeding ticket! I had to hire an attorney and fight this because they were trying to give me a year in prison for pot! I eventually plead down to 45 days which I still think is absurd but whatever. I see these cases where these people have inflicted trauma upon their victims and at times tried to kill them yet they get less time than I got for pot. I don’t get it.
@@shutch3367 damn same thing happened to me about 10 -12 years ago in Alaska it was .04 grams of weed so a skimpy bowl shit was my girlfriends too she dropped her purse was picking up her things that fell out seen a cop walking up I grabbed the little baggie put it in my pocket like nothing says what was in the bag me thinking nothing pulled it out said just a little weed the SOB threw me in cuffs straight to jail couldn’t believe it bailed out I’m disgust cool thing is the judge kinda seen it my way thru out the case at arraignment the next day !!! Side note weed is now legal in Alaska
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Threatening to kill his neighbours “on the reg”.. lol that just made me giggle. Love your work Mike. Keep at it!
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I second that
Him and mrballen
I wonder how many lives would have been saved had cops actually done their damn jobs
It could be because jails have only been taking felony criminals during covid...
@@ReginaApple007 Not for all the previous things that the cops couldn't be bothered with about this guy.
When I lived in Florida I saw billboards seeking candidates for the police department, all that was required was to be 18 and have a GED or high school diploma. Moved back to Michigan where you had to have at least an associates in criminal justice and most cops have a bachelors or higher. Florida is the worst of the 50 states for crime.
@@ramsfan515 police don't have discretion on things like that. They collect all the information and the push it up to detectives and lawyers. It's likely a matter of having enough evidence to go to court without it getting dropped. I feel like there are so many things overlooked and not explained in this retelling.
It seems like cops just don’t care about sex workers or people of color or people in poverty.
You are my absolute favorite crime story teller. Your colorful way of breaking everything down is great! I look forward to every video. I wish you could do them more often.
I've had a backlog of your videos for a while that I saved up so I could binge even more (I've seen every one from before this point) and I gotta say, I can't help but smile every time I hear your voice. I love your videos man. Keep it up and have a great holiday season!
Props to that 14-year-old for thinking on her feet to prevent the situation from escalating, even it unfortunately meant that she probably had to experience some traumatic stuff.
"Called Rusty by his friends, but We're fortunate enough not to be amongst his friends, so it's Russell to us" LOL 😆😂🤣
Who the heck were his friends? His lawn mower, laxatives and a old coke bottle?
Russel is nice ... Ol'Bastard is Better.
Russel to us🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Rusty !
His not my friend so i prefered
Monster
Demon
Human trash
When he was answering the reporter's questions and the attorney's on the stand, he blinks/closes his eyes every time he lies.
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I'm not sure what's more horrifying in this case - what Tillis did, or the complete failure of the worthless cops.
I think you nailed it near the end on why he wanted the death penalty - I came to the same conclusion. I hope he rots slowly, for a very, very long time.
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Yes this one is even heavier than the last 2 were,
and all 3 have made my jaw drop.
😯
Lol that's JSO for you
Remember Mike's last video where everyone was sympathetic with the criminal, but this person who had an even worse childhood with sexual abuse etc., and everyone's saying he's a scumbag again. You guys make no sense.
I can guarantee you that Russell has changed the narrative in his own mind so that he can ultimately tell anyone who will listen that he WANTED the life sentence all along and that this was just another time that he was smarter than the system. It doesn't sound like a win to anyone normal but it is to a sociopath and/or psychopath.
I don't understand how they can say there's no evidence that RT was torturing women. What about the survivors who escaped and screamed for help? What about all the screaming people heard?
There WAS evidence of torture. What they said was there was no evidence of human trafficking.
I'm glad you said 'I love you', now I can go to sleep.
If I'm finishing the day with one of your videos and you don't say it at the end, I'm like 'No, tell me you love me' and must find another video.
It's such a simple healing message at the end of such tragic stories.
I am so proud of that 14yr old girl that had the courage to save herself and who knows how many others by being so amazingly quick on her feet, smart and brave. Bravo. I hope she was able to overcome that traumatic experience and lives a happy life.
Aging out of foster care leaves young people vulnerable. Many end up homeless and turn to crime or sex work.
Yeah true. I was one of the lucky ones. Only a small amount of time homeless but no sex work.
Yep ... poor kids, they must feel so alone in a big scary world... the system is rotten to the core.
Homeless off and on as a young adult and turned to drugs to self medicate. Never a sex worker but wouldn't of said no to an offer. Instead I pay for it for life in the disguise of a wife haha. Have been clean for 9 years. I'm either lucky or stubborn? I like controlling my future which is probs only reason I got my shite together in the end. I know many that haven't however and it's a sad ending for all eg family and friends
@@debralucas2224
The system or their parents?
And this is in one of the wealthiest countries in the world. It's a disgrace.
When the police don't care, the neighbours should've taken the hint and done some vigilante justice on him.
Nice socks
100% agree.
Right i was thinking the same thing. The neighborhood watch should have gotten together "Maybe fall of his own sbeers" for the "Greater Good"
%100
Unfortunately, as soon as they would have done something, the police would wake up and prosecute them !!
Mike, you are outstanding with covering the stories you select! Thank you for all of your hard work and commitment. LOVE your channel!! ⭐️
I’m from Jacksonville and when you said Florida I giggled, when you said Jacksonville I screamed
The main thing true crime has taught me is that law enforcement will do as little work as possible until the spotlight is on them, and sometimes even then.
they do just enough not to get fired.
or high profile money money
@@mikemorgan8646 can be said of MOST jobs in the world.
Yeah most people do as little as possible to not get fired at every job its not just cops I work with 5 people that do very little and I'm not in law enforcement so you are just spewing garbage you hear from social media
@@coryjohnson2486 True, but your average office worker for example doesn't regularly get portrayed as a hero in mass media or have a cult of personality surrounding the entire profession.
This story makes me SO ANGRY!!! That so many people heard and to some degree, saw, what was going on and the authorities did NOTHING!!! Blood is on Jacksonville’s hands!
Freaking Florida...
I’m a Canadian, totally shocked that police ignored so much. It’s criminal ! Thhey ought to all be charged
AGREED!
@@lisap11 definitely the cops need to be charged for not responding when people are calling about screams etc.!
Sheesh!!!!
I'll let you in a secret, he was being protected by ppl high up he met in California. There are many such cases like this, you have to realize the 0.0001% that rule us are psychopaths and they need people like this guy to do the procuring and to take the fall.
He was jumping fences in Florida and never got shot? That's the most shocking part of the whole thing.
I just love watching you Mike,,glad you’re one of the Good guys.... my Lord how Many bad ones are out there,,to keep you this busy informing us all of their atrocious atrocities...?
Listening to him repeat himself about his knowledge of the law and murder was a slow death for me
So painful, I wanted to kick him
Same, and I was shocked that someone loved him. Even if it's only himself
My sister was a sex worker and was murdered, and sadly, we have no idea who did it. NO ONE deserves to spend their final moments on Earth in fear. My condolences to the victims...
:( im sorry 4 your loss
So sorry to hear about your sister.. the fact that most of them are treated like second-class citizens always angers me.. it’s usually terrible circumstances that lands them where they are! I pray that they solve your sister’s murder!!
I'm so sorry. God loves her and you will see her again one day.
I'm sorry for your loss
I know a guy up in Canada that had the same deal happen. Except she serviced some high local government types and "somehow" the case got put on the back burner and evidence got "lost".
I really like how you put things into perspective!
You have a really great way of telling these true stories. TY
Imagine the police being called constantly because it sounds like women are being tortured and killed at a neighbor's house, and they do nothing? Oh, wait-
Literally
Absolutely shameful.
Tbh it's sooo disgusting. Someone should really sue.
Yes :( i think he wasn’t so smart at all, he was just lucky because police didn’t care at all…. Horror to know police won’t save you.
Yeah.....whats wrong with this picture ?!!
I was just thinking ,I haven’t heard from That Chapter for awhile…now i have something good to watch.
Let’s give it a goo!
He took Tuesday off this week. How dare he? We junkies need our fix!
Yeah he made a post last week saying his computer crapped out on him, and he’ll be back this week with some fire videos. He said he got some really good cases for us (interesting, and entertaining-obviously they are all horrible cases for what happened, but you know what I mean).
Welcome back mike, let’s give it a gooo.
@@gregbors8364 nah he didn’t even take it off like my above comment said, he made a post his computer broke on him.
@@gregbors8364 There was a video this past Tuesday. He didn't upload on Friday.
I'm born & raised in jax fl this is horrorfying every time I hear this story. Thank you for making this video you did a great job
It seems he was trying to use reverse psychology to ensure he doesn’t get the death penalty by stating that what he fears the most was rotting in jail for the rest of his life. I believe he planted that seed for consideration when the moment came for the judge to decide his sentencing.
I love how he tried to sit there and explain the law to a bunch of lawyers….
And jurors.
Also, there is a value in reminding lawyers of the law. Occasionally, demonstrating a good working knowledge of the law will cause prosecutors to decide that the case isn't worth the pursuit.
Narcissism at work.
I mean come in who is this guy, trying to tell lawyers the law!! Daaaaam! 😱
@@sadiearcher5157 You're not to bright, eh Sadie? I've got news for you, there ARE NO HUMAN GODS. I KNOW for an absolute fact that believe there are but there aren't. "Doctors" are NOT gods, they are fallible humans. Lawyers are NOT gods, they're fallible humans. YOUR OWNERS that have convinced their slave (you) that they are gods ARE NOT GODS. They are humans. Just like you, just like your neighbor. Humans have convinced you to worship them. That's stupid Sadie. Snap out of it!!! Wake up sweetheart.
Lawyers are corrupt liars as are cops. I see videos everyday of civilians learning cops on laws and making them look stupid. Why do you think this can't happen? It's ok I'll wait..........👀🧐😅🤦♂️
I can not believe this guy wasn’t investigated earlier! I can’t imagine hearing people scream for their life and nothing being done.
It's not the first case I've seen covered on YT where there were reports of scream, and later someone was found dead, but nobody had reported the screams. ..... If I hear blood-curdling screams from a nearby home you can bet I'll be calling 911 immediately!
Vigilantism would've worked. Unfortunately frowned upon, but it could've been effective & saved lives.
@@misscyanic2484 When the man literally made his house a death trap to get into? More people would’ve died simply trying to reach the door.
@@Chun-believable bull. He came & went normally. He messed w the neighbors. When you make the choice to stop being scared & actually do something, then stuff gets taken care of. The cops weren't doing it. The neighbors were too scared to stand up for themselves, like you. Like I said previously, vigilantism worked for Skidmore, MO.
@@misscyanic2484 If the cops, professionals, were getting injured, I can imagine what an average Joe/Jane would get hurt by. Also I’m assuming these were happening in the night time. You REALLY think it’s safe to run across this booby trapped land in the dead of night not knowing what you’re walking into?
Also you haven’t been in this weirdo’s house. You get to the door, then do what? You knock and wait for him to answer? You bust down the door and risk getting ambushed? Simply rushing into action isn’t always the smart thing to do, more lives could’ve been lost.
It shouldn’t be up to the neighbors to risk their lives. The “police” should’ve did their fucking jobs instead of being lazy, negligent, judgmental, pieces of shit.
Mike's videos summed up:
"Let's give it a goo".
*holy shit they did what!?!?!*
"thanks for watching, Mike out"
I Love the Storytelling along with the small bit of sarcasm
Mike you did a show on Paul Bernardo , today he was denied parole . This is the second time. thanks
And yet his partner in crime remains free. She has to keep moving around whenever people figure out who she really is but after participating in the murder of those girls, including her own sister, she got a sweetheart deal and did no time. Its sucks.
Then there’s no story.
Thank goodness.
Good looking but cookoo...
No.?
@@iamV10010 I’ll never understand why they made that deal with her and/or let her out. Piece of shit… some man married her and gave her kids. She was volunteering at their school 🤢 if I ever seen her at my kids school, she’d catch these hands.. Very sick “woman”
Thanks for sharing the good news!
When he was explaining the ambush by the police and how he got beat up “it was an horrendous ordeal”, oh yeah, well guess what it was much worse for your victims.
He looked ok to me. lol
That’s what it looks like when someone has zero empathy.
He couldn’t imagine what his victims were going through at his hand. If he had the capacity he wouldn’t have tortured all those women.
Amen , and to think he is scared to “die a slow death in prison” but he took those girls so easily and cut their lives short with no hesitation
@@angelapuckett4932 Messed up hair and a little dirt on his shoulder...if the cops intended to kick his ass, he wouldn't look that good.
@@ZieSpiralOut 👌👆❤️
Hi Mike, I’m travelling back in time here, just to watch your (all) uploads… I’m soooo happy I found you!🥹
Good episode! Very interesting and never heard of it before. Nice work 👍
I really hate it when there is a "danger to society" and the local police department get apathetic to all the calls they get to that persons address. I don't really care if the victim is a sex worker...they're still victims that need justice and protection. I really hate this man for wanting a quick out of his punishment. His victims didn't get that.
Why is a sex worker a bad thing? Is it hurting you? Wow, the oldest profession in the world, much harder than anything than you'll ever do. I hate when people are so ignorant and judgemental.
@@Kimberly031081 I agree. That is why I said I don't care what their profession is, they should be treated like any other citizen in town. The police should give them the same protection and justice.
I live in Mississippi and was assaulted by a man and woman , kidnapped beat unclothed made lewd gestures beat me in the face with a cowboy boot dislocated my shoulder , they didn't catch that in time so blood filled the area and cartilage grew so ita ways dislocated .they tore two muscles in one arm , crushes my thumb and brain damage ,,,,,, they went free. Not even a trail or one day n jail
@@proanimaluver6487 That's terrible. The things people think is okay to do to others is unbelievable. Why do they do it? Is their life so shitty that they have to shit on others? Usually, yes! How are you doing now? Most of the time when people aren't caught for a crime, it's usually due to the police not following through and doing everything that they can. Which is why it takes several incidents to several victims before the police get a clue. I realize sometimes the criminals don't leave enough evidence or get lucky with the lack of evidence. I'm really hoping that DNA becomes a tool that is always used (especially familial DNA) in order to get these bastards off the street.
@@AntaresSelket the police here don't care , I'm ok I guess , it took my life I new away from me but Jesus getting me threw it. I still have breakdowns over it from reliving
People who haven't needed to get police "restraining orders" against violent threats usually have no clue how impossible they are to get and how useless they can be. An old friend of mine got kicked out of his house when his long-term partner and he broke up, and when I let him move into my garage conversion, his ex started threatening to kill me and my family, including my infant son. It turns out that since this crazy woman was neither MY ex nor MY family, it was absolutely impossible to obtain any restraining order, and it was not until she actually broke into my house with a large male accomplice and physically attacked me that they were willing to do anything at all about the woman calling *hundreds of times a day* threatening to kill us all.
Wouldnt have that problem wit the best restrainin order known to man when they broke in n attacked u🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫⚰⚰⚰⚰⚰⚰⚰⚰⚰⚰⚰
For a fact they would never come closer than 6 ft
@@officialarchiemo we were armed, but I don't actually WANT to shoot anyone, even if I could conceivably get away with it legally. The woman needed mental health treatment badly.
@@judithbradford9130 kudos to your self control (many are quick to shoot when viable), so sorry you had to deal with that situation. Sending good vibes your way ❤️
@Hyperskreem 82 wtf!!! R u serious, thats insane. What a horrible experience
I am SO sorry you had to go through that
There’s a serous double standard in the states when it comes to “resisting arrest”. Makes me sick to my stomach.
Have binge watched you for days now, while sick with a cruddy cold. Have you heard of the BTK or Dennis Raider crimes? Aka serial killer? Love the way you present your stories. Keep up the good work.
He knew "the police wouldn't come knocking. They... didn't. ... care." That says it ALL.
and the City councilmen political sign at 30:26 under the house of horror sign really says it all.
The Jacksonville Police came off as numpties. Way to protect and serve.
Duuuuvaal
I dunno. It seems on par with what I expect from living Jacksonville.
@Ano Gaines Whatever it is, it doesn't sound nearly as bad as they deserve.
"defund" this police dept. use the $ to hire some head examiners, please!
Can't believe he dragged his own family into this crazy shit. Hope all the family's are at peace right now
I swear, I binge watch Mike more than anything on Netflix. Thanks for getting me through the work week buddy!
hate it when he misses a day or two
In that TV interview he looked happy with the attention and he actually believed he was so smart and that he was going to get away with it..he thought everyone was just like the police in his town.
Sounds a bit like TED BUNDY tactic. Hmm.
@@leeyaferguson9019 I agree. I also remember watching a Doc on Ted Bundy and after he represented himself in court. The Judge said he would have made an excellent laywer, and that he wished Ted Bundy would have used his brains for the greater good than evil.
because the police in his town condoned and participated in his crimes against women, so why wouldn't he think the rest are the same or similar
I swear he was just so thrilled he never got caughed for the killings that he turned himself in to get the credits.
Serial killers do that
This guy is particularly frightening (amongst all the others) in the way that he acts extremely intellectual about all of it. Tells you that the rot runs DEEP in this man's soul. Far too deep to fix.
There is SO much sarcasm in the retelling of events that it’s hard to actually focus on the story. I appreciate the light hearted attempt with such a heavy topic, it just doesn’t have to be continuous; makes the story feel more like a joke. Which it’s not. There’s a balance.