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    Sensitive Topics: Arson, satanic cults, a brief mention of violence towards animals
    Have you ever found yourself on a Wikipedia deep dive on the weird side of the internet? In this show - weird thing enthusiasts Ryan and Shane take turns presenting their latest fascinations to each other covering everything unusual, unexplained, and unhinged! This week's topic: The House On Fire Tapes!
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  • @watcher
    @watcher  Месяц назад +354

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    • @Tom-jx7cr
      @Tom-jx7cr Месяц назад +5

      Ok

    • @kowigatzzz7062
      @kowigatzzz7062 Месяц назад

      ​@@Tom-jx7crlol

    • @gracemcd.1950
      @gracemcd.1950 Месяц назад +8

      I Never clicked so fast, y'all are awesome and I love your content. Keep up the great work

    • @Gullbone
      @Gullbone Месяц назад +4

      Is watcher watching me?!?

    • @zeokiri
      @zeokiri Месяц назад +1

      Firestarter 🔥

  • @kino9643
    @kino9643 Месяц назад +8549

    gotta love the thumbnail referencing that one meme of the little girl Infront of a house on fire

    • @OhtheSuffering
      @OhtheSuffering Месяц назад +224

      The iconic Disaster Girl.

    • @ellahalloran6135
      @ellahalloran6135 Месяц назад +149

      I didn’t notice until I saw this comment omg

    • @3namega
      @3namega Месяц назад +102

      I was hoping someone commented about it!! Gave me a good exhale thru my nose

    • @lukaszzylik4437
      @lukaszzylik4437 Месяц назад +18

      Oh I thought that was the iconic disaster girl.

    • @emiryan2238
      @emiryan2238 Месяц назад +8

      Brilliant

  • @valor5080
    @valor5080 Месяц назад +16560

    Fun Fact: You are only considered a pyromaniac after your 2nd fire, which means that everyone gets 1 freebie

    • @Stark-Raving
      @Stark-Raving Месяц назад +1194

      Oh boy, I better not do it again then. I don't like labels

    • @megan-mr9vk
      @megan-mr9vk Месяц назад +813

      @@Stark-Ravinglabels are just labels. live your truth friend

    • @sanjanaaartiragbir
      @sanjanaaartiragbir Месяц назад +299

      Which is reserved for the Apple Store ofc

    • @bogwife7942
      @bogwife7942 Месяц назад +227

      you're only considered a _pyromaniac_ after two instances of intentional fire setting. you can't even steal the tumblr post correctly

    • @valor5080
      @valor5080 Месяц назад +133

      @@bogwife7942 thanks for the correction! :)

  • @victoriaspongecake2
    @victoriaspongecake2 Месяц назад +2261

    imagining the police guy filming thinking he's going insane just hearing the faintest muffled voice of the arsonist's excitement in the distance

  • @chelseawhite7117
    @chelseawhite7117 Месяц назад +769

    🤣 I loved Shane’s reactions to the evidence against “John” being converted into stickers that say “uh ohh!” “ewww” “euuughh” “chirp?” And “yaak”

  • @nithyanair1906
    @nithyanair1906 Месяц назад +5012

    Nothing could’ve prepared me for how unserious that tape was

    • @vanillaextract4135
      @vanillaextract4135 Месяц назад +110

      For REAL

    • @mangoschaos6950
      @mangoschaos6950 Месяц назад +388

      all these cops were like “it’s so eerie” but come ON

    • @SuperMathsBeaver
      @SuperMathsBeaver Месяц назад +256

      @@mangoschaos6950 I think it was the cringe that was keeping them up at night 😆

    • @Stephanie0123
      @Stephanie0123 Месяц назад +6

      anyone else think about Poe's law too lol

    • @Chadius_Thundercock
      @Chadius_Thundercock Месяц назад +34

      @@SuperMathsBeaverno joke the night after I watched this video I woke up at midnight to take a piss, went back to bed and couldn’t sleep for an hour because I remembered that tape

  • @pers3145
    @pers3145 Месяц назад +7601

    Ryan is absolutely killing it on that inflatable sax

    • @Ddalgiichigo
      @Ddalgiichigo Месяц назад +81

      He looks like slash 😂

    • @yzer9975
      @yzer9975 Месяц назад +55

      MYSTERY for your SOUL

    • @wesleyZshelby
      @wesleyZshelby Месяц назад +33

      Yes yes yes yes. This is exactly what I wanted this one is a BANGER!
      STEP IP YOUR GAME SHANEY BOI 😂

    • @HeathRaccoon
      @HeathRaccoon Месяц назад +13

      @@Ddalgiichigoalso early 1980s Kirk Hammett!

    • @gabrielw.7324
      @gabrielw.7324 Месяц назад +42

      i know its crazy the AD is the best part of the whole thing

  • @thesmilingbumblebee3939
    @thesmilingbumblebee3939 Месяц назад +464

    Glad to see the return of Shane “eat the rich” Madej

    • @woopoganntnt7379
      @woopoganntnt7379 16 дней назад +2

      so weird how yall are mad at mfs that just worked harder than you did

    • @Lenn869
      @Lenn869 15 дней назад

      most of them are jewish you cant say that

    • @Bexorcistt
      @Bexorcistt 15 дней назад +24

      @@woopoganntnt7379how’s that boot taste

    • @woopoganntnt7379
      @woopoganntnt7379 15 дней назад

      @@Bexorcistt smh insane how it’s bootlicking when i’m just defending the human rights of someone who’s got money but it’s not bootlicking when y’all beg for reparations for black people who didn’t suffer from slavery

    • @mayevie
      @mayevie 13 дней назад +11

      @@woopoganntnt7379 do you really honestly think that black people living in former colonies are not still feeling the effects of slavery today?

  • @caithenry8429
    @caithenry8429 Месяц назад +404

    Shane looked like a disgruntled high school teacher forced to watch over a science fair during the outside bit and its amazing

  • @generalsleepy3859
    @generalsleepy3859 Месяц назад +4091

    I love Ryan saying "millions of dollars of losses" and then immediately cut to Shane being just delighted.

    • @Frindle_Babbin
      @Frindle_Babbin Месяц назад +91

      Shane said eat the rich and he is so real for that

    • @snoozehd60
      @snoozehd60 Месяц назад +7

      @@Frindle_Babbinalmost like Shane is rich himself

    • @Frindle_Babbin
      @Frindle_Babbin Месяц назад

      @@snoozehd60zamn i didn’t know watcher was a mega corporation

    • @RedLion502
      @RedLion502 Месяц назад +2

      🤣 I loved that! He was like 😃

    • @ZeranZeran
      @ZeranZeran Месяц назад +4

      @@snoozehd60 Eat Shane. Got it.

  • @isabellal1434
    @isabellal1434 Месяц назад +1722

    If this happened in 2024 those Geoguessr mofos would've had this case open and shut in .7 seconds

  • @thebluereason
    @thebluereason Месяц назад +70

    Ok but can we talk about how committed this guy was to film the arsons in 89? Like video recorders back then were the size of movie production cameras today. This guy stood there with essentially a microwave on his shoulder for who knows how long because of angst

    • @AriVirtual
      @AriVirtual 24 дня назад +1

      see i was wondering that! lmaooo thats so wild

  • @allyrharris
    @allyrharris Месяц назад +224

    The effort Watcher puts into their sponsored segments is actually unmatched

  • @finpin2622
    @finpin2622 Месяц назад +1044

    Tbh as soon as I heard "this is my domain..." I immediately knew it was gonna be an edgy teenager at the center of this case.

    • @millennium7909
      @millennium7909 Месяц назад +33

      Edgy teenager that probably wanted some attention through commiting a crime, hm, sounds about right and accurate

    • @solsirhibragusowl2221
      @solsirhibragusowl2221 Месяц назад +11

      Seems like something about burning down a village to feel its warmth... Don't remember the saying.

  • @georgiacollings3489
    @georgiacollings3489 Месяц назад +7388

    Shane: “I’m not an arsonist”
    Also Shane: “I’ve watched a lot of videos of fires starting”

    • @BlindTruths
      @BlindTruths Месяц назад +41

      It legit just sounded like silly drunk Ghoulies Ryan or silly Ghoul Boy ghost hunting Shane trying to rile up ghosts.

    • @Ursa_Major713
      @Ursa_Major713 Месяц назад +51

      you can be a pyromaniac and not set any fires lol

    • @TatiQ0
      @TatiQ0 Месяц назад +12

      Exactly. Very suspicious.

    • @sarachristensen963
      @sarachristensen963 Месяц назад +26

      Just constantly giving credence to the demon accusations.

    • @OutlawedOutlander
      @OutlawedOutlander Месяц назад +5

      @@sarachristensen963 he can’t hide it forever!

  • @LynetteTheRogue
    @LynetteTheRogue Месяц назад +437

    I like how in puppet history, its usually Ryan that says things that makes me concerned, but the in mystery files, Shane is like "he seems funny" about a delusional arsonists and Ryan is like "What is wrong with you?"

  • @jameji_phd
    @jameji_phd Месяц назад +263

    Dude was clearly unhinged but you gotta admit the line "And you tell me I cannot set fires" feels like something out of a postmodern literary classic

    • @taylorg2320
      @taylorg2320 Месяц назад

      I absolutely cannot believe that people gave this edgelord the satisfaction of calling his cringe ass tape "disturbing"

  • @adaorawrld
    @adaorawrld Месяц назад +4966

    shane: "seems like a nice part of the state 😃"
    ryan :" its where the zodiac killed a bunch of people🙂 ... anyway "

    • @Unfortunately_Mickey
      @Unfortunately_Mickey Месяц назад +157

      Not only him. There were so many serial killers in that area. You go anywhere east of San Francisco and you're in the mountains where nobody will find you.

    • @PintosMichelle
      @PintosMichelle Месяц назад +58

      Stockton is such a crime ridden city 😅

    • @RegularFlyGuy
      @RegularFlyGuy Месяц назад +24

      @@Unfortunately_Mickeynot true, these serial killers find people there all the time …. Ill see myself out

    • @jennifervasquez
      @jennifervasquez Месяц назад +34

      ​@@Unfortunately_Mickey Yeah there was literally an active serial killer in stockton like 2yrs ago

    • @honeyswann
      @honeyswann Месяц назад +19

      There was literally a serial killer in Stockton not too long ago as well. So it’s a meh area.

  • @timpaxew712
    @timpaxew712 Месяц назад +2539

    When I was a kid my grandpa was an arson investigator and he would point out whenever we did something dangerous like “June. 1986. Oakbrook. Two dead.” Meanwhile I was just trying to light a candle

    • @Olivia-no3gk
      @Olivia-no3gk Месяц назад +161

      that’s so brutal 😭😭

    • @starkis14159
      @starkis14159 Месяц назад +120

      Did it work at instilling a deep sense of fire safety?

    • @someonewhocommentsonyoutub3779
      @someonewhocommentsonyoutub3779 Месяц назад +59

      But I bet now you're cautious around fires, so it worked

    • @p24p14
      @p24p14 Месяц назад +42

      I love your grandpa

    • @calleum8234
      @calleum8234 Месяц назад +60

      your grandpa is hilarious

  • @alshahriar6230
    @alshahriar6230 13 дней назад +22

    The thumbnail is the state of watcher HEADQUARTER

  • @poke8735
    @poke8735 10 дней назад +14

    I’m glad they changed their minds about the paywall. Mistakes were made and I’m glad I can still support them in this way

    • @fart433
      @fart433 6 дней назад +2

      Didn’t know of this channel until after the drama started, but now I’m watching all their videos

  • @rolanslide8509
    @rolanslide8509 Месяц назад +3647

    In retrospect, makes so much sense to me that a teenage boy did this. The way he talks in the video screams "I'm a twisted fucking cycle path". I feel like I could have known this guy in high school

    • @castiandisciple8363
      @castiandisciple8363 Месяц назад +543

      As soon as I heard that voice, I was like, "What is this edgelord teenager garbage?"😆 Not surprised at all.

    • @Wolffur
      @Wolffur Месяц назад +177

      Every high school had that one kid who was a blend of Hot Topic and stupid.

    • @stillpinkbeef
      @stillpinkbeef Месяц назад +105

      Exactly my thoughts while watching the clip. As a senior in high school who works alongside our school social worker and provides mental health sessions for students, I've seen enough edge lords who take their title to the grave and share this type of behavior. Definitely seems like a high school kid who was suffering from pyromania, a mental illness, or a developmental disorder, maybe a combination of those, and was expressing it in all the wrong ways thinking it would lead to greatness. I wish that guy had gotten the attention, support, and care he needed growing up. It's upsetting to see many kids like these neglected in their early childhood or teenage years that lead up to a dangerous act for attention or a concerning persona that ends up harming others.

    • @MononokeLynn
      @MononokeLynn Месяц назад +65

      …cycle path? 😅

    • @artnerd3727
      @artnerd3727 Месяц назад +20

      I immediately thought oh yeah this is a high school boy

  • @WaitingtoHit
    @WaitingtoHit Месяц назад +1704

    Thank you for specifying that this was a _deranged_ arsonist since some arsonists are perfectly stable individuals.

    • @fuzzydunlop7928
      @fuzzydunlop7928 Месяц назад +106

      Professionals, even.

    • @cammel
      @cammel Месяц назад +86

      Like Shane for example

    • @lilith3059
      @lilith3059 Месяц назад +28

      I mean, I know some guys who work in pyro that are very stable people but are more enthusiastic about their jobs than anyone has the right to.

    • @tielwarrior
      @tielwarrior Месяц назад +13

      Yeah, arsonists like this give us a bad name smh

  • @user-hw7ei7xm2q
    @user-hw7ei7xm2q Месяц назад +45

    Ryan saw the opportunity to reference the disaster girl in the thumbnail and freaking sprinted with it

  • @alexisgonzales4689
    @alexisgonzales4689 Месяц назад +134

    Ryan: let me tell u about this really gruesome crime
    Shane: you wanna hear about this funny guy who wore leather
    The duality of this show it truly amazing 😂

  • @alyssabrown3284
    @alyssabrown3284 Месяц назад +1034

    The theater kid in Ryan was really shining this episode

    • @madeliner1682
      @madeliner1682 Месяц назад +40

      You can take the kid out the theater, but you can't take the theater out the kid

    • @FrstedPeachesMSP
      @FrstedPeachesMSP Месяц назад +4

      Yes😂

    • @jimmywinter7961
      @jimmywinter7961 Месяц назад +1

      ​@@FrstedPeachesMSPSame, I was a crew kid, I helped make sets and helped people with their lines and stuff, I miss it.

  • @eclipsingshadows5421
    @eclipsingshadows5421 Месяц назад +1472

    Ryan: “I feel a bit embarrassed dressed as Indiana Jones.”
    Also Ryan:

  • @Limowrreck
    @Limowrreck Месяц назад +154

    Very much here for Shane’s "barbecue the rich" arc

  • @MacAndTheCheese
    @MacAndTheCheese Месяц назад +36

    i never want yall to stop, i dont care if youre both in your eighties, WE NEED MORE MYSTERY FILES

  • @AvenleaHarris
    @AvenleaHarris Месяц назад +2773

    Im crying at the nord vpn infomercial with Ryan's "Careless Whisper" performance 😂

    • @jessicalake944
      @jessicalake944 Месяц назад +31

      I actually exclaimed 'jesus christ' out loud 😂 but not in a bad way

    • @VanillaflavoredSora
      @VanillaflavoredSora Месяц назад +13

      ​@jessicalake944 I had the same reaction!! I choked on my food and said "what the fuckkkk" while laughing way too hard.

    • @AvenleaHarris
      @AvenleaHarris Месяц назад +3

      Hahaha 😂❤ exactly

    • @jessicachaidez9338
      @jessicachaidez9338 Месяц назад +4

      Yeah wtf 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀💀

    • @spectre9340
      @spectre9340 Месяц назад +3

      The Kenny G cosplay killed me 😂

  • @sdrawkcabemdaer5
    @sdrawkcabemdaer5 Месяц назад +1859

    Jazz sax Ryan deserves his own fandom 😂

    • @condemnedcat1513
      @condemnedcat1513 Месяц назад +7

      PLEASE 🙏

    • @kays_nook
      @kays_nook Месяц назад +10

      That curly fro looked great on him. Tassel vest make everybody look ripped 👌👌

    • @kitlee172
      @kitlee172 Месяц назад +5

      Saxy 😂

    • @Silly_Illidan
      @Silly_Illidan Месяц назад +2

      Breath of the wild ryan

  • @katherine1124
    @katherine1124 17 дней назад +4

    "i gotta go now" like their mom is coming to pick them up from arson practice

  • @agiel7791
    @agiel7791 Месяц назад +26

    I have just spent DAYS tracking down where I originally saw this case profiled, and I finally found it! It's in the first season of the original run of Cold Case Files on A&E. The episode first aired in 1999. It goes over most of what was here, but there's a little more shown from the tapes, including showing some of the arsonist acting out attacks on a dummy he was pretending was his father, and a reason for some of the spray painted messages. Thank god I finally freaking found it, it was driving me nuts! If you want to watch it, it's titled Fire Flicks.

    • @AriVirtual
      @AriVirtual 24 дня назад +1

      thank you i freakinglove our community just sharin stuff

  • @Viktor_walnut
    @Viktor_walnut Месяц назад +1718

    11:35 I love the ongoing trend of Shane just being a litttleeee bit of an anarchist

    • @aarondavis8943
      @aarondavis8943 Месяц назад +23

      He's one of those anarchists who hasn't noticed that he's part of the wealthy elite.

    • @xXAcidBathXx
      @xXAcidBathXx Месяц назад +39

      @@aarondavis8943???

    • @star.surfer9446
      @star.surfer9446 Месяц назад +103

      @@aarondavis8943 “wealthy elite” i wasn’t aware shane was a billionaire

    • @registeredjopper
      @registeredjopper Месяц назад +16

      ​@star.surfer9446 you don't have to be a billionaire to be a wealthy elite lol. you really just have to be wealthy and influential, which he undoubtedly is

    • @deereye87
      @deereye87 Месяц назад +96

      ⁠@@registeredjopper
      That doesn’t make him a wealthy elite tho. He’s a RUclipsr, not a CEO of a large corporation. He’s not a household name, and while he makes enough to live comfortably I doubt he makes enough to have significant political influence.

  • @haleyb1276
    @haleyb1276 Месяц назад +4063

    Honestly, I'm with Shane on this one. Arson is wrong, but also its pretty baller that he went after new build mansions

    • @yvaincallipso84
      @yvaincallipso84 Месяц назад +350

      With NO ONE living in them!!! It's basically a victimless crime!

    • @voiddiovcomics
      @voiddiovcomics Месяц назад +119

      @@yvaincallipso84and didn’t they stop right after the fire that had people in it? That sounds like someone who didn’t mean to hurt anyone and got scared to do it again.

    • @voiddiovcomics
      @voiddiovcomics Месяц назад +203

      @@yvaincallipso84I TAKE IT BACK he was definitely a budding sociopath lol I did not reach the end of the video at that point

    • @BananaJonesMom
      @BananaJonesMom Месяц назад +82

      @@voiddiovcomicscharacter growth lmao

    • @coinwater8511
      @coinwater8511 Месяц назад +19

      Absolutely. I'm so tired of all the development in my town that used to be small and surrounded by nature.

  • @turbotoke8882
    @turbotoke8882 12 дней назад +17

    crazy that most people that watch this channel just want stuff like this, theese two funny ass dudes in a room just talking about true crime and having some banter.
    Noone is asking for television quality. WHERE IS THE PATREON AND AD MONEY GOING?!?!?!?
    crazy to think you guys started on buzzfeed, and your company is gonna end the same way theirs did.

  • @spectre9340
    @spectre9340 Месяц назад +36

    Love the part where they add Shane's reactions to each piece of evidence in the form of stickers

  • @CattyKittenQueen
    @CattyKittenQueen Месяц назад +1530

    This has THE BEST ad I’ve ever seen. Love the sax moment with Ryan

    • @theflowerhead
      @theflowerhead Месяц назад +16

      I completely agree, I hope this'll become a reoccurring bit like how Internet Comment Etiquette did with NordVPN in the past.

    • @booknerd825
      @booknerd825 Месяц назад +2

      ​@@theflowerhead Critical Role had like a whole miniseries that resulted in them playing a one-shot in the that universe! Gotta love when creators make that stuff so fun!

    • @rebeccabehrens4472
      @rebeccabehrens4472 Месяц назад +4

      I was hypnotized and couldn't look away.

    • @artnerd3727
      @artnerd3727 Месяц назад +1

      fr whoever came up with the idea deserves a raise. The first ad i havent skipped in a LONG time

  • @shae6557
    @shae6557 Месяц назад +864

    Nearly started skipping forward from the sponsor bit until I saw Ryan absolutely shredding the sax. 10/10 best sponsored ad I've seen in my life LMAO

  • @swimminginhoney
    @swimminginhoney Месяц назад +39

    I loved absolutely everything about this mystery file!! The beautiful sax Ryan ad, the ‘do you feel the thrill’ house fire demonstration, Shane’s grey morality regarding arson, the shenanigans, the aesthetic - just simply all delicious

  • @curtislindsey1736
    @curtislindsey1736 Месяц назад +66

    This episode was the best yet! Shane taking the arsonist side, the glorious ad read. Hell, they even set fire to a (mini) house! Well done Watcher this was 🔥🔥🔥

  • @wheelofhands
    @wheelofhands Месяц назад +393

    No way in hell would I be watching a random VHS I found with my kid. It wasn't nearly as bad as it could've been!

    • @fivefamly
      @fivefamly Месяц назад +49

      RIGHT omg

    • @endymionredacted1304
      @endymionredacted1304 Месяц назад +73

      70% chance it would be home made porn :/

    • @ChamomileT
      @ChamomileT Месяц назад +26

      Depends on their age, I mean I don’t remember them mentioning their age but for some reason I assumed the ‘kid’ was an adult

    • @larsonfamilyhouse
      @larsonfamilyhouse Месяц назад

      Yeah 17 they said @@ChamomileT

    • @starsiadraws
      @starsiadraws Месяц назад +18

      ​@@ChamomileT Well they mentioned the son was helping his dad try to fix their car, so he was probably at least teenage, if not yound adult.

  • @matthewdekker6064
    @matthewdekker6064 Месяц назад +1344

    My friends and I would often go "stumping," where you find a random tree stump (or a big hunk of wood), write "you've been stumped" on it, leave it outside someone's door, and ring the doorbell. We had different variations - on a plank of wood, we'd write "you've been planked," etc.
    Now that I think about it, for the stump, we should've written "are you stumped?" That would've been more appropriate.

  • @paganpines
    @paganpines Месяц назад +9

    I was born and raised in Redwood City. By the 50's it was no longer anything resembling a farming town. It had become a "bedroom community", a suburb smack between San Francisco and San Jose. It was filled with lots of modest mid-century family homes and apartment buildings. Around the time I was born, it was a popular retirement community (my earliest memories are of old ladies) and it had--still has--a large Mexican community. The areas that were newly developed with "McMansions" were technically in the hills, and unincorporated. The town just west of RWC is Woodside, which is more of a rural ranch community nestled in the redwoods. Neil Young, Joan Baez, Shirley Temple Black, and Joe Montana all had homes there when I was growing up. Sometime in the 2000s Redwood City experienced a huge wave of development to accommodate the tech boom, but that was long after I had left.

  • @Coyotewes14
    @Coyotewes14 Месяц назад +37

    I remember watching this on unsolved mysteries as a kid and being so scared of the voice. Ryan and Shane healing childhood trauma haha

  • @user-yd4yv1lg4o
    @user-yd4yv1lg4o Месяц назад +1142

    Shane subtly suggesting we burn apple stores is how I know the ghoul boys are the good guys.

    • @SetFireGirl
      @SetFireGirl Месяц назад +64

      "Subtly" 💀

    • @BahiaDoSul
      @BahiaDoSul Месяц назад +16

      not only but they could've edited it out ykno... apple is never knocking on their doors with deals. ya need real guts when you work independently like they do with a whole team on their back.

    • @johncallof8839
      @johncallof8839 Месяц назад +6

      Yeah reckless anti-establishmentism is so cool, especially when it's used as a justification for gratuitous violence.

    • @user-yd4yv1lg4o
      @user-yd4yv1lg4o Месяц назад +30

      @@johncallof8839You’re not on the moral high ground you think you are. 🙄🙄🙄

    • @johncallof8839
      @johncallof8839 Месяц назад +5

      @@user-yd4yv1lg4o What moral high ground would that be ? That suggestive calls to violence and/or indifference to it are immoral ?

  • @flowerfloc
    @flowerfloc Месяц назад +936

    i absolutely love that they're now also covering other kinds of topics besides mostly murders they did in their buzzfeed era

    • @ehkbv
      @ehkbv Месяц назад +17

      same!!!!!

  • @meggy8699
    @meggy8699 Месяц назад +56

    its so refreshing to see someone else with such blatant disregard of private property. thought i was a crazy arson apologist for a sec there, thankfully Shane is on my side

  • @hopesoderlund2403
    @hopesoderlund2403 Месяц назад +12

    Ryan in a wig, playing the saxophone, was everything I didn’t know I needed today.

  • @draconity
    @draconity Месяц назад +565

    You’ve really unlocked the secret to getting us to watch the ads.

  • @creepibeesti4065
    @creepibeesti4065 Месяц назад +486

    I am sitting through the whole ad for the first time. I am enchanted. This is enchanting. I love the way Ryan says “Data Breach” and “exposed” and “This one’s for you Vinnie” I’m obsessed. Beautiful piece.

    • @briana5002
      @briana5002 Месяц назад +1

      I was going to comment the same thing lol - probably the first time I've not skipped a single second of an ad/sponsorship section

  • @jasminesaldana7796
    @jasminesaldana7796 13 дней назад +4

    i love the reference to that one meme in the thumbnail

  • @helloamanda04
    @helloamanda04 17 дней назад +2

    "i don't give a shit if someone worships satan, that doesn't make them a bad person" shane ain't never beating the demon allegations

  • @chloelasalle5804
    @chloelasalle5804 Месяц назад +319

    Ryan: I’ve been known to set a few grass fires myself hehehehe. *SMOKING WEED*
    I cackled lol

    • @annabellelee4535
      @annabellelee4535 Месяц назад +2

      Smoking is bad for your health, gummies are the best, especially Froot and drinks are good too! My mom loves brownies and my husband loves cookies. Do you ever try edibles? Takes a bit longer to set in than smoking but it's still nice and intense.

    • @ChamomileT
      @ChamomileT Месяц назад

      @@annabellelee4535Edibles don’t work for me. They did the first few times but now, even after a long t break I can take 4 and won’t feel a thing

  • @hannahsypniewski7356
    @hannahsypniewski7356 Месяц назад +297

    As soon as he mentioned the animal abuse I immediately thought of the MacDonald triad of serial killer traits. We're lucky that tape was found and he was able to get caught before he escalated to anything worse. Instead we have a fun creepy tale about some burned down McMansions and a spooky home video

    • @Olivia-cw6lu
      @Olivia-cw6lu Месяц назад +30

      But his record was sealed, so how do we know? Dude could be one of the active serial killers we don’t know about…

    • @sab-ky6hv
      @sab-ky6hv Месяц назад

      to be fair, the macdonald triad is an outdated theory with very little empirical backing that has been heavily criticized by a lot of psychiatrists

    • @hannahsypniewski7356
      @hannahsypniewski7356 Месяц назад +4

      @Olivia-cw6lu Oh my god. That's a terrifying though.

    • @bialessa6317
      @bialessa6317 Месяц назад +4

      I think if the doctors think him capable of harming someone, then he won't be released. And it's pretty possible that he needs to attend therapy and psychiatric consults to be released at which point the professionals might know. I also can't remember if it mentioned him being released? Mental hospitals are a little bit different than prison

  • @helenoscar9748
    @helenoscar9748 Месяц назад +5

    Ryan’s oh no face after Shane says light an Apple Store on fire 😂

  • @mirukubun
    @mirukubun Месяц назад +4

    these sponsor segments are unparalleled, as is ryan's sax playing skills.

  • @Jenult
    @Jenult Месяц назад +1089

    "I mean... I dont give a shit if someone worships Satan" lol i'm so happy this series is back

    • @trewic8678
      @trewic8678 Месяц назад +7

      really messed up

    • @joyholz6064
      @joyholz6064 Месяц назад +50

      ​@@trewic8678 not really lol Shane knows what's up

    • @Zeekthechris
      @Zeekthechris Месяц назад +40

      "Thank you, Shane" - Me, a local satanist.

    • @Avlogamine
      @Avlogamine Месяц назад +9

      @@ZeekthechrisHaha, me also

    • @selfishstockton6123
      @selfishstockton6123 Месяц назад +13

      @@Zeekthechriswannabe edgelord

  • @humanincarnate316
    @humanincarnate316 Месяц назад +313

    The guy who said he "thought about the tape when he went to bed at night" was definitely one of the people who fainted in the theater watching The Exorcist

    • @xithecreator
      @xithecreator Месяц назад +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @booklover5238
      @booklover5238 Месяц назад +17

      Right? I was side eyeing Ryan when he called the video disturbing. If I thought of that video before bed, it would be '*snort* What an loser.'

  • @latetry8593
    @latetry8593 Месяц назад +3

    When Shane said "Omar coming", my heart moved in ways I didn't know was possible.

  • @roybiv8298
    @roybiv8298 Месяц назад +2

    watcher is the only place that knows how to get me to watch the ads w/o skipping, love 'em every time. haven't even started the ep in proper just needed 2 appreciate Sax Ryan

  • @maivang1956
    @maivang1956 Месяц назад +170

    love that ryan seems to be fully committed to expanding his acting profile this season when it comes to telling us about sponsors

  • @grbhighlights9401
    @grbhighlights9401 Месяц назад +174

    My boy literally was the Joker.
    “It’s not abt money, it’s abt sending a message”.
    And then boom, house on fire.

  • @soiledmyslf
    @soiledmyslf Месяц назад +2

    I love the chemistry between you two! These shows are great!

  • @spiderwickian
    @spiderwickian Месяц назад

    obsessed 😂 season two is amazing so far!

  • @heathermillsphantomlimb9314
    @heathermillsphantomlimb9314 Месяц назад +241

    If anyone was curious, the emblem sewn onto the jacket is a US Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) patch (35F MOS). I’ve got a buddy who worked for them, so Ryan is quite incorrect when he said it was from “no known military unit.”

    • @fuzzydunlop7928
      @fuzzydunlop7928 Месяц назад +67

      Tbh this whole case seems fishy to me. Not "conspiracy theory" fishy, necessarily - but moreso the guy's house just so happening to catch fire, allowing the investigators unhindered access is incredibly sus.

    • @Cycoldia
      @Cycoldia Месяц назад +7

      I was screaming that lmao

    • @pillbugm8914
      @pillbugm8914 Месяц назад +52

      @@fuzzydunlop7928That part was definitely sus. I have to wonder if perhaps the suspect had the idea that the police were after him so he tried to burn down the garage to conceal evidence, or if there was some other...higher level foulplay from the authorities.

    • @ernestschmidt8761
      @ernestschmidt8761 Месяц назад +12

      Came here to post this. It’s literally one of the first things that ones up when you google “Army patch with key” 🤣

    • @jaymag87
      @jaymag87 Месяц назад

      @@ernestschmidt8761Exactly. I googled “military patch with key torch lightning bolt”. The first thing that popped up was Intelligence / Security Command Class A Patch. LOL

  • @_cheesecheesecheese
    @_cheesecheesecheese Месяц назад +267

    "you seen about this? you heard about this?" the bit never gets old, boys

  • @hanamacquoid1427
    @hanamacquoid1427 Месяц назад +1

    Love that yall are making the ads so fun and watchable ❤️

  • @ashorr4829
    @ashorr4829 Месяц назад +3

    the fact that police couldn't immediately tell its a mentally challenged teenager pretending to be a villain is beyond me I feel like thats the first thing most people can clearly see from watching the video.

  • @camryn.g
    @camryn.g Месяц назад +270

    THE thumbnail of all time thank you boys 🔥🔥🔥

  • @armyforlife3191
    @armyforlife3191 Месяц назад +303

    Ryan on the thumbnail is giving the meme of the little girl smiling while the house burns in a fire 💀

  • @bamahammer949
    @bamahammer949 Месяц назад +2

    Missed you guy's so much, i didn't know you had a new channel! Much love from Georgia 🇬🇪 ❤!!

  • @unhhgcrxexhjvuvujchcrzwzwz7956
    @unhhgcrxexhjvuvujchcrzwzwz7956 Месяц назад +2

    Best ep yet! Feels like your finally getting back into your groove

  • @intheyellowcorner
    @intheyellowcorner Месяц назад +274

    The watcher sponsor adverts just keep getting better. 😂😂

  • @ginnmattos4442
    @ginnmattos4442 Месяц назад +131

    this is literally the only time i sat through a whole ad. please keep your saxona

  • @Theoneandonly934
    @Theoneandonly934 Месяц назад +1

    Yall are by far my favorite people on RUclips you make me smile so constantly yall are so talented

  • @owenmeyer6361
    @owenmeyer6361 Месяц назад +2

    there was a case at my college that was on unsolved mysteries and still isn't solved to this day

  • @stalemix8422
    @stalemix8422 Месяц назад +130

    The thumbnail sums up this show pretty well

  • @Tsumetaiyoru
    @Tsumetaiyoru Месяц назад +230

    Shane supporting arson is such a vibe

  • @LydiAtheistLady
    @LydiAtheistLady Месяц назад

    I’m so glad I found this channel! You guys are very entertaining

  • @MissPixelcraft
    @MissPixelcraft Месяц назад

    Saw this case years ago on autopsy or medical detectives, it was Stuck in my Head since then, but I couldnt find it anymore. Very glad that you covered this case 🙌🏼

  • @BloomCherryBlossom
    @BloomCherryBlossom Месяц назад +174

    Shane gets more and more radical each episode and im totally here for that.

    • @santiv4
      @santiv4 Месяц назад +8

      shanes been radical, ryan just shows himself being more conservative lol

    • @giraffemiilk
      @giraffemiilk Месяц назад +5

      i’m with shane every time

    • @samuraisharkie
      @samuraisharkie Месяц назад +1

      @@santiv4REAL. I’m waiting for Ryan to start saying you should always talk to the cops and tell them everything all the time and wear a thin blue line shirt 💀

    • @AKindOfDog
      @AKindOfDog Месяц назад +1

      ​@@samuraisharkie that's an incredibly out of line comment to make about a POC man, doing a bit for a comedy video. Reflect on why you thought that was an appropriate conclusion to come to, and why you thought that was okay to say

  • @electroslimeEN
    @electroslimeEN Месяц назад +122

    this has always been one of my favourite mysteries bc everything involved is so strange

    • @bnuuycomrade5089
      @bnuuycomrade5089 Месяц назад +39

      Same. Heard so little about it but it's very interesting.
      Mostly because the dude sounds like a huge edgelord and kinda makes it a bit funny

  • @michelcomenta
    @michelcomenta Месяц назад +1

    I loved this story, it was very intriguing and without a doubt one of the best Mystery Files! 😍😍🔥

  • @sophialipp4324
    @sophialipp4324 Месяц назад +1

    As someone who was born and raised in Redwood City, this was insane to hear it talked about in any capacity, let alone arson LOL

  • @viridianfire6886
    @viridianfire6886 Месяц назад +105

    the editing is SO good i'm crying 😭 Eughh.. chirp? yaak! 25:09

  • @ehipassiko
    @ehipassiko Месяц назад +97

    That's a U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command shoulder sleeve insignia patch.

    • @scottwallman4335
      @scottwallman4335 Месяц назад +9

      I was scrolling to see if anyone else mentioned the INSCOM patch.

    • @christinap.8539
      @christinap.8539 Месяц назад +10

      i'm not smart enough to know if it's more likely they're involved, or if the patch/jacket is misdirection trying to draw suspicion away from true culprit?

    • @JustWandering
      @JustWandering Месяц назад +21

      I wonder if the fact that it was roughly sewn means that it was a homemade costume.

    • @landenscott4432
      @landenscott4432 Месяц назад +14

      Could be relevant, or maybe a jacket bought from a surplus store. Good catch though

    • @carolb8974
      @carolb8974 Месяц назад +8

      Yeah I was thinking “matches no known patch”? INSCOM has been around since ‘77 but I don’t think it’s ever been very famous lol

  • @gronqvist1111
    @gronqvist1111 Месяц назад

    This has been my favorite episode so far! Had that creepy vibe I’ve been missing.

  • @helentart1980
    @helentart1980 14 дней назад +2

    I usually fast forward the sponsorship message but they’re so funny lol

  • @lucienmoolman8017
    @lucienmoolman8017 Месяц назад +340

    Whoever is responsible for the tape and fire and the monolog sounds like a villain plotting revenge. What a supervillain!

    • @stephaniepotts8256
      @stephaniepotts8256 Месяц назад +65

      This guy's a fucking loser don't call him a supervillain you're stroking his ego.

    • @geordieghoulette7142
      @geordieghoulette7142 Месяц назад +84

      They sound like an edgelord lol

    • @LeGabrielMan
      @LeGabrielMan Месяц назад

      @@geordieghoulette7142 “this is my domain, my hell” 🤓

    • @gunmandoo
      @gunmandoo Месяц назад +68

      It sounded like a dumb edgy teenager who wanted to be a supervillain, which is pretty much what it was.

    • @oneslikeme
      @oneslikeme Месяц назад +21

      Wow. I read this comment as making fun of the guy and I agreed. But all the responses took it so seriously lol
      Like, the idea of a monologuing "supervillain" is 100% laughable

  • @jacobiclarke9043
    @jacobiclarke9043 Месяц назад +59

    Edible kicking in just as Ryan's sax ad started was amazing timing.

  • @boredmastermindmma
    @boredmastermindmma 13 дней назад +16

    Oh how sad it is to see the new video like a paywall why for what

  • @maryhough8041
    @maryhough8041 Месяц назад

    I love you boys, so glad ya'll went your own way and made it better than ever!!

  • @jessie-yz5vz
    @jessie-yz5vz Месяц назад +164

    I just want to take a moment to thank whoever's idea it was to put the sensitive topics in the description, and not just unaliving or murder but even more specific triggers like animal cruelty or satanic cults. Thats like exactly some of my triggers but ryan and shane are so funny and ive been watching them forever. I would really miss it if i had to completely stop watching just because of my stupid mental illness. (If i might suggest adding this to the ghost investigations too 👀) but whoever thought to do this. THANK YOU I GEEV YOU BEEG SMOOCH

    • @wade3671
      @wade3671 Месяц назад +29

      you're allowed to say death here, no need to put "unaliving"

    • @zoerice4227
      @zoerice4227 Месяц назад +17

      "unaliving" tiktok user spotted

    • @ChamomileT
      @ChamomileT Месяц назад

      @@zoerice4227so?

    • @Chaneldoloress
      @Chaneldoloress Месяц назад +6

      Not trying to be rude but what about satanic cults is a trigger to you? That’s like if I said black Jesus traumatizes me

    • @jklroxmysox111
      @jklroxmysox111 Месяц назад

      some people have suffered abuse related to satanic rituals or unrelated cults with similar vibes. Some people might also have Christian-based religious trauma from their upbringing that could be triggered tangentally@@Chaneldoloress

  • @lithium444
    @lithium444 Месяц назад +126

    On this episode: the boys commit arson
    5:37 THEY DID

  • @peechykean
    @peechykean Месяц назад

    The music behind the corkboard sections is just a bop. I always bob along to it.

  • @AcidGlow
    @AcidGlow Месяц назад

    Been a while since I watched. Gotta catch up. I already know they'll be good videos with some nice mystery 👍👍

  • @elsarankin7404
    @elsarankin7404 Месяц назад +35

    You did it. You cracked the code. You got me to watch the ad w/o skipping

  • @__eggy__
    @__eggy__ Месяц назад +50

    i cannot believe i watched the entire nord vpn ad because of ryan's beautiful sax playing. i was dying😭😭

  • @richardjones1988
    @richardjones1988 Месяц назад +1

    One of my best friends from high school was in the fire academy and became a volunteer fireman. He was lighting model homes on fire and then showing up to put them out so he could be one of the first ones on scene.