They got separate trials and that alone can easily account for why the sentences were different. They were both convicted of second-degree murder of Martha Crutchley. Benjamin was actually acquitted of all charges in Joshua Ford's death. Erika was convicted of first-degree murder of Joshua.
From what I recall, she was actually robbed once and he flipped out and beat up the thief. It turned her on. Then they started to do set ups like this just to get a thrill from watching him “defend” her.
@@casiocurious8744 what's crazy is that this shit is common. the amount of women out there who genuinely like to put their men in the line of danger just because they think a macho protector is attractive is insane
@@Cirbii bunch of guys cut in front of them in line at 3-4am, Andrew tates girl “aren’t you gonna say something?” Andrew - “shut the fuck up” Girl in front of them speaks up “uh there’s a line” gets knocked out by the guy, by the time her guy looks up he gets knocked out too, both on the floor out cold Andrew - “I wouldn’t be surprised if they both have brain damage” coming from a 4x kickboxing champion he’s probably telling the truth Moral of the story don’t let a woman get you killed & know when to tell them to pipe down . He could have probably fought them but 3v1 even when your a kick boxing world champ are very bad odds. Not to mention they could have reinforcements, knives & or guns. Better to shut the fuck up & live
When I was younger I came across a rich older couple that my friends and I partied with a few times . They ended up inviting us over to party one evening and provided a bunch of alcohol and drugs and proceeded to get really intoxicated themselves . As the night went on the woman started claiming that my friend groped her . He wasn't that drunk and even if he were he wasn't the type to do that so we all knew that something strange was happening . Her boyfriend started getting all angry and worked up like he was going to kill this kid . Eventually things all calmed down and the two psychos retired to their room for a drug induced , adrenaline fueled shagfest . We took off immediately and never looked back . That was what got this pair off and I would guess they did this scenario regularly . I could see them murdering when the thrill of scaring the shit out kids wore off .
Nice first sentence. I was Army Infantry and was pretty close to going Delta. I didn't respond to the selection email but I would have definitely made it.
The definition of a serial killer is three or more victims, but you are wrong regarding it being in a months time span. There are no time spans when it regards people who are serial killers. There are at least up to 70 active serial killers in the US currently, and who knows how long they have been committing their crimes. Even the FBI has no clue until or unless they are caught and the investigation brings forth any information as to how many did this person take out, and when they first started till their last victim. And a lot of the time, we still don't know their numbers of victims as we are discovering more evidence from the likes of Ted Bundy having more victims than we know as well as Gary Ridgeway. It is speculated that they have more victims that just weren't discovered or been connected. But perhaps with the never ending evolvement of forensics, more victims can be tied to a perp, and some type of closure.
In the words of comedian Chris Rock, 'Can't people be crazy no more?' Ocean City MD is a vacation spot. So it would appear that they selected that location b/c of the transient nature of the visitors. I do not think the murders qualify as serial killing---possibly spree killing. Regardless of how the crimes are parsed, clearly both were motivated to hunt for prey to get a thrill.
This story was a nasty one for me coming from Fairfax, Virginia! That dismembered couple were from my neighborhood! Heartbroken not the first nor last, but beside the point! I agree with you guys; he was drawn to her and she too was drawn to him! A two way street! They both are sick! In different ways yet are attracted to each others negativity !!
Sorry to hear that from NC, they seemed like great ppl from how the video described them. Definitely didn’t deserve such a terrible death. Yes a toxic couple in the absolute worst way possible, feeding off each other to the point of cold blooded murder. Rot in prison. Wish there was a way to bring your neighbors back they didn’t deserve that
Was probably worse since they met, but his fellow soldiers also said he was mentally unfit before he even left the SEALS. So he was already crazy, but maybe wouldnt have murdered anyone if the two hadnt met?
@@Ronkushman420 Yep. A lot of them would be in prison if it weren’t for the Special Operations community. These cats get a thrill from jumping out of planes and getting shot it. But who can blame em, it is pretty cool lmao.
Dude's gonna be out soon. But nah it's 2 or more pursuant to the same m.o. I might be totally wrong, but I think that's the American serial killer req. Edit: I think I'm conflating it with a mass killing
Thats a shared delusion, not shared psychosis. I was thinking the same thing at first, but double checked. Folie a deux is more like paranoia or hallucinations, etc.
@@sasquatch7234 I understand your point, but I think intelligence + restraint, and having something inside of you that likes killing, are separate things. I've also heard they are more lenient with SEALs on things like bar fights than they are with other soldiers, for the same reason. They want to stoke that violent flame. I'll go ahead and admit I could be completely wrong. It's just something I heard. I really have no way of knowing.
@@floydhill9265 SEALS chief jobs is underwater demolition, which is highly technical work. Not sure you want Uber aggressive risk takers for that kind of work. Though an ability to compartmentalize fear could be useful.
I actually thought it was going to be about a serial killer who goes after navy seals... I'm kinda disappointed now, legit thought I was in for one hell of a story XD
There is no one true definition of Serial Killer. From a publication by the Behavioral Analysis Unit of the FBI: "There has been at least one attempt to formalize a definition of serial murder through legislation. In 1998, a federal law was passed by the United States Congress, titled: Protection of Children from Sexual Predator Act of 1998 (Title 18, United States Code, Chapter 51, and Section 1111). This law includes a definition of serial killings: The term ‘serial killings’ means a series of three or more killings, not less than one of which was committed within the United States, having common characteristics such as to suggest the reasonable possibility that the crimes were committed by the same actor or actors. Although the federal law provides a definition of serial murder, it is limited in its application. The purpose of this definition was to set forth criteria establishing when the FBI could assist local law enforcement agencies with their investigation of serial murder cases. It was not intended to be a generic definition for serial murder."
I speak for a lot of people when I say that your reactions to the creepy/weird/spooky stuff are some of the BEST
THEY NEED TO DO MORE !!!
From Key and Peele to navy seal serial killers. I'm covering two ends of the reaction spectrum. Keeps me interested that's for sure.
wish they did more
They got separate trials and that alone can easily account for why the sentences were different. They were both convicted of second-degree murder of Martha Crutchley. Benjamin was actually acquitted of all charges in Joshua Ford's death. Erika was convicted of first-degree murder of Joshua.
From what I recall, she was actually robbed once and he flipped out and beat up the thief. It turned her on. Then they started to do set ups like this just to get a thrill from watching him “defend” her.
people are weird 😂
@@casiocurious8744
I'm weird, you're weird...these two are fukin nuts!
@@casiocurious8744 what's crazy is that this shit is common. the amount of women out there who genuinely like to put their men in the line of danger just because they think a macho protector is attractive is insane
@@Cirbii bunch of guys cut in front of them in line at 3-4am, Andrew tates girl “aren’t you gonna say something?”
Andrew - “shut the fuck up”
Girl in front of them speaks up “uh there’s a line” gets knocked out by the guy, by the time her guy looks up he gets knocked out too, both on the floor out cold
Andrew - “I wouldn’t be surprised if they both have brain damage” coming from a 4x kickboxing champion he’s probably telling the truth
Moral of the story don’t let a woman get you killed & know when to tell them to pipe down . He could have probably fought them but 3v1 even when your a kick boxing world champ are very bad odds. Not to mention they could have reinforcements, knives & or guns. Better to shut the fuck up & live
His wife is from my hometown and I'm just now hearing about this, crazy!
When I was younger I came across a rich older couple that my friends and I partied with a few times . They ended up inviting us over to party one evening and provided a bunch of alcohol and drugs and proceeded to get really intoxicated themselves . As the night went on the woman started claiming that my friend groped her . He wasn't that drunk and even if he were he wasn't the type to do that so we all knew that something strange was happening . Her boyfriend started getting all angry and worked up like he was going to kill this kid . Eventually things all calmed down and the two psychos retired to their room for a drug induced , adrenaline fueled shagfest . We took off immediately and never looked back . That was what got this pair off and I would guess they did this scenario regularly . I could see them murdering when the thrill of scaring the shit out kids wore off .
Good on y’all for getting tf out of there & knowing your friend wouldn’t do that, glad you made it out
So the dude who's a trained killer and has already shown that he can't control himself is gonna be released in 2030? That's fucked up.
Ikr? So messed up.
Great video guys! Very compelling...esp at the end how they flipped on each other after such a seemingly consuming relationship with each other!
My dad had to testify at their trial. He was the bus driver.
This seems like it would make a good movie or TV mini series
2:16 "the honored man of my buds class is still in jail for chopping people up and then disposing of their bodies with his wife"
Mike: "niice"
Nice conversation starter. Sets the tone right away.
@@abelgonzales3695 Small talk 101. Ice breaker.
Nice first sentence. I was Army Infantry and was pretty close to going Delta. I didn't respond to the selection email but I would have definitely made it.
The legal definition of serial killer is 3 or more murders, over a period of one month, an significant amount of time between any other murders.
The definition of a serial killer is three or more victims, but you are wrong regarding it being in a months time span. There are no time spans when it regards people who are serial killers. There are at least up to 70 active serial killers in the US currently, and who knows how long they have been committing their crimes. Even the FBI has no clue until or unless they are caught and the investigation brings forth any information as to how many did this person take out, and when they first started till their last victim. And a lot of the time, we still don't know their numbers of victims as we are discovering more evidence from the likes of Ted Bundy having more victims than we know as well as Gary Ridgeway. It is speculated that they have more victims that just weren't discovered or been connected. But perhaps with the never ending evolvement of forensics, more victims can be tied to a perp, and some type of closure.
@@erikasmith8894 I litterly took the definition out of the dictionary.
@@darrinlindsey
Of course you did.lol😂
serial killers are people who kill more than 3 but not all at the same time, days or sometimes years between. motive is usually considered
There is a podcast called cleared hot where the host Andy stumped went to buds training with Ben siftet and talks about it
who opens up a scrapbook store...hrm, those who want to do some "laundry"😉
In Hollywood movies they always look scary but in really life they always look normal,that's the scary thing to me!
she got more time than him. I wonder why? She got life + 20 yrs. Meaning she'll never get out. But he gets released in 2030!.
Because she was the driving force behind everything that happened. He was just a poor lovesick (and already a little crazy) dude along for the ride.
In the words of comedian Chris Rock, 'Can't people be crazy no more?' Ocean City MD is a vacation spot. So it would appear that they selected that location b/c of the transient nature of the visitors. I do not think the murders qualify as serial killing---possibly spree killing. Regardless of how the crimes are parsed, clearly both were motivated to hunt for prey to get a thrill.
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I was friends with a few Navy Seals.... they're all crazy.
Please react to Conan’s Japanese Etiquette video
thats a really good chanel, his audio work is very good aswell
The Starkweather murders followed a similar path.
Please check out the SAS Operator Hotel Siege in Nairobi by this content creator. It is a great story
ikr, surprised they haven't reacted to that yet.
Do more Mr Ballen!
He got a sentence of 38 years in 2003, but has a mandatory release date in 2030? That math doesn’t add up.
bro they got married weeks into their relationship. thats insane
They were likely constantly high on coke and other drugs. That combined with new relationship lust is recipe for disaster.
This story was a nasty one for me coming from Fairfax, Virginia! That dismembered couple were from my neighborhood! Heartbroken not the first nor last, but beside the point!
I agree with you guys; he was drawn to her and she too was drawn to him!
A two way street!
They both are sick! In different ways yet are attracted to each others negativity !!
Sorry to hear that from NC, they seemed like great ppl from how the video described them. Definitely didn’t deserve such a terrible death. Yes a toxic couple in the absolute worst way possible, feeding off each other to the point of cold blooded murder. Rot in prison. Wish there was a way to bring your neighbors back they didn’t deserve that
Was probably worse since they met, but his fellow soldiers also said he was mentally unfit before he even left the SEALS. So he was already crazy, but maybe wouldnt have murdered anyone if the two hadnt met?
They were already together then. She was already working her crazy voodoo on him. She's the reason he became mentally unfit and got discharged.
You got to keep in mind that everybody in special operations is a lil crazy
@@Ronkushman420 Yep. A lot of them would be in prison if it weren’t for the Special Operations community. These cats get a thrill from jumping out of planes and getting shot it. But who can blame em, it is pretty cool lmao.
a little bit crazy is good for special forces. too much crazy is a detriment to mission success.
I like this dudes videos but his music is always louder than his voice for some reason.
I saw this on True Crime this was nuts but also I thought this would be a Mr. Ballen video
I love secrets night club never knew about this
I hope you guys react to more true crime.
Bonnie and clyde
So stranger danger works for adults also.
Should do Scott and Laci Peterson next.
Dude's gonna be out soon. But nah it's 2 or more pursuant to the same m.o. I might be totally wrong, but I think that's the American serial killer req.
Edit: I think I'm conflating it with a mass killing
hi
Please react to navy seal Rob oneiil describing killing binladen on the opie radio show
I wonder if they got a cat together...
It's called Folie a deux.
Thats a shared delusion, not shared psychosis. I was thinking the same thing at first, but double checked.
Folie a deux is more like paranoia or hallucinations, etc.
@@kevinb314 Then it's just like a very microcosmic version of mob mentality.
@@kevinb314 do you know what it is called then because I am trying to look it up and can't find anything
But I won't do that! 😂😂
Mrballen Please
They killed 2 people that's not exactly serial killers.
How were they “serial”???
Probably because they had the intent to keep going.
@@ΒΞΔΝ absurd.
yeah I've seen their story before . . . it's hard to watch . . .
The music screws up the video.
Isn't every Navy Seal a serial killer?
I have heard that they intentionally recruit SEALs that are a little bit off, because they sort of need to be to do the job.
@@sasquatch7234 I understand your point, but I think intelligence + restraint, and having something inside of you that likes killing, are separate things. I've also heard they are more lenient with SEALs on things like bar fights than they are with other soldiers, for the same reason. They want to stoke that violent flame. I'll go ahead and admit I could be completely wrong. It's just something I heard. I really have no way of knowing.
@@floydhill9265 SEALS chief jobs is underwater demolition, which is highly technical work. Not sure you want Uber aggressive risk takers for that kind of work. Though an ability to compartmentalize fear could be useful.
Weird editing on the original video :D
Cannot make sense out of nonsense
I actually thought it was going to be about a serial killer who goes after navy seals... I'm kinda disappointed now, legit thought I was in for one hell of a story XD
There is no one true definition of Serial Killer. From a publication by the Behavioral Analysis Unit of the FBI:
"There has been at least one attempt to formalize a definition of serial murder through legislation. In 1998, a federal law was passed by the United States Congress, titled: Protection of Children from Sexual Predator Act of 1998 (Title 18, United States Code, Chapter 51, and Section 1111). This law includes a definition of serial killings:
The term ‘serial killings’ means a series of three or more killings, not less than one of which was committed within the United States, having common characteristics such as to suggest the reasonable possibility that the crimes were committed by the same actor or actors.
Although the federal law provides a definition of serial murder, it is limited in its application. The purpose of this definition was to set forth criteria establishing when the FBI could assist local law enforcement agencies with their investigation of serial murder cases. It was not intended to be a generic definition for serial murder."
React to more fucked up shit like this
I don’t like the music he picks for this video they don’t fit the topic