I don't like the ending, it smacks of victim blaming. If these young women had not been out on their own, Leonski would almost certainly have kept looking until he found a victim. And unless all women were kept indoors whenever Leonski was out - he would have eventually found one.
@@ileanaacacostaacosta1813 The only person responsible for murdering people is the murderer. If it hadn't have been Pauline, it would have been another woman and some women would have to be out late at night - a nurse on an evening shift trying to get home after work, for example
Absolutely agree and I've just made a very similar comment! The murderer alone shoulders full responsibility for his own actions, and his own crimes. Innocent women just living their lives are not at fault for crossing the path of some maniac.
I think those points were to show how simple decisions on the part of the women unfortunately put them on paths to meet their killer, by chance and misfortune. Not to blame them
I do not take the stance that he was "sacrificed" for Us / Australian relations. He was a simple serial killer who destroyed the lives of 3 innocent women and got what was coming to him...speaking as a US citizen...he was also responsible for adding extra terror upon an already horrible war situation.
At the end of the day this guy was a deranged murderer, so saying he was a sacrifice to Aus/USA relations is a bit ridiculous. Hard to feel sorry for him when three beautiful women were killed.
I was also taken aback by the statement about him being a "victim" of something. Even if one was sick or traumatized (and who wasn't?) to proceed killing people with one's hands in a brutal manner showed that one wasn't human anymore.
@@Vic-on5icyou can’t say that behaviour isn’t human. It’s cowardly and revolting but those are human traits. The difference between people who act on their impulses and people who don’t is the simple act of deciding what kind of human being we want to be. That’s a question most people need to ask.
Trust me, American GIs didn’t volunteer for duty in Australia back then. No “cushy” duty there compared to being back home. Aussies were great fighters and their government should have taken better care of them. I have no doubt that there were American soldiers who disgraced their uniforms, and their country. War and alcohol has never brought the best out of any country. Disgraceful behavior is common during war and has been documented in just about all country’s military personnel. Germans,Russian, Italian, Japanese and British soldiers have all been involved in disgraceful conduct. I can’t speak for other nations but we know exactly how to handle a soldier/shipman who does this type of thing.
That is very truth war is a sociopathic affair to say the least , but what is really annoying is that westerner propaganda always smears only the ones that they consider enemies.They are always the '' righteous'' side and smear people who actually defend their countries almost with their bare hands and rudimentary weapons. They smear the real heroes and make them look vile and ridiculous , while they make sure the westerner war criminals look like knights in shinny armours.
Wow, could you perhaps put a bit more blame on the victims for daring to go out in their own city?This man killed three absolutely innocent women. Imagine their terror and the impact on their families. His early years were definitely tragic; he should have been sent to jail and never allowed out rather than hanged. But this video is far too sympathetic to the killer and forgets that these women did not deserve to be brutally murdered.
@@loriegosnell9355 Appears that way, maybe they are ones themselves. Too bad my reply with the bible quote from Pulp Fiction about vengeance isn't visible to anyone but me.
The presence of US GI's in NZ caused harm in that the girls of the day loved them.. the perks, promiscuity, dance halls, plenty American movies with all the latest fashions, and of course, the dialogue and affectations they adopted as the young do. The returning men, the quiet of the 'nuclear family' mythology of the day.. very many truly unhappy mothers, many should never have been mothers. Underneath this mythology steamed sexualty.. affairs, the door to door salesmen, etc. I am of that generation from a respectable home, but am only sure one of my siblings is related through father to me. The first was mothers love child foisted on father. I am sure i am his but not hers. They called them 'stolen children' when a woman had a child out of wedlock, foisted upon any family member they could. It was not the GI's that caused the problem.. it was the women and the new war time freedom.
Watching this captivating video stirs up painful memories of the recent end of my 4 year relationship. My beloved partner chose to depart, leaving me with an unyielding ache. Despite my relentless efforts to reconcile, I find myself grappling with frustration and an inability to envision a future without him. Despite attempts to purge him from my mind, I remain haunted by his absence, feeling compelled to express my longing here.
Its difficult to let go of someone you love, i was in a similar situation, my relationship of 5 years ended, but i couldn't just let him go i did all i could to get him back, i had to seek the help of a spiritual counselor who helped me bring him back.
I’m so sick of seeing these types of asinine comments about horrible American GIs. Cultural differences apply. The US sent troops to protect Australia and the rest of the South Pacific to stop Japans advance. Japan was systematically destroying and capturing ALL British territory throughout the Pacific and terrorizing locals and enslaving them. Without the “appalling” Americans, Japan would have done it to the sweet, innocent Aussies, too. Would you have preferred that? If so, I’d suggest you speak to Koreans, Chinese, and Philippinos who still today despise the Japanese for the atrocities they committed. Have some perspective.
True ‘sickos’ out there…stay safe and alert at all times people please! To this very day…we hear horrific stories of violence and sadistic attacks on innocent men, women and children. 😢🫶
….at 22:14 the main thing I was wondering was why and how that woman wrote backwards. We shouldn’t have been able to read it the right way if she it wrote the right way. Rest of the clip👌🏾
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS WHOLE SERIES From the psychologists to the narrator, they keep trying to paint serial killers in a sympathetic light. Even if they had a "rough childhood", it does not excuse their actions. And to go as far as blaming the victims for being out alone at night -- 😡😡😡😡
The women who lied to their husbands about where they were going and why 😢….. sometimes if intend to sin it comes back on you. They didn’t deserve death but they did place themselves in situations they should not have been in.
If the pensions are reeducated base is the valuation and abolity and limits of money use a system.i have holiday momey aoneu store as a young vo up ple to build a home my oney to biy a bus tocket and stay ona hi otel with my family or my frienfs visting a coty or a joliday resort . Money tomsustain self money in am emergency tjat rescues one if one falls ober . The additon ofoneyight hive you a nimber 100 so each digit jas a and the diesribitop. Of the nimebr jas slices to hat might jelp the ideas of sitting down or sleeping or clubs or travle or i dont know tje word no i used to know it bit now i only use yes . The education.mighr be ballnaves for retiress amd new pension useres
Mum lived in Melbourne during the war and often told me about how frightened all young women were at the time
I don't like the ending, it smacks of victim blaming. If these young women had not been out on their own, Leonski would almost certainly have kept looking until he found a victim. And unless all women were kept indoors whenever Leonski was out - he would have eventually found one.
Victim blaming of course they were to blame especially Pauline Thompson a married woman and with children she should have stayed at home
@@ileanaacacostaacosta1813 The only person responsible for murdering people is the murderer. If it hadn't have been Pauline, it would have been another woman and some women would have to be out late at night - a nurse on an evening shift trying to get home after work, for example
Absolutely agree and I've just made a very similar comment! The murderer alone shoulders full responsibility for his own actions, and his own crimes. Innocent women just living their lives are not at fault for crossing the path of some maniac.
@@ileanaacacostaacosta1813I really hope you don't have any women in your life. Also, mind your business.
I think those points were to show how simple decisions on the part of the women unfortunately put them on paths to meet their killer, by chance and misfortune. Not to blame them
I do not take the stance that he was "sacrificed" for Us / Australian relations. He was a simple serial killer who destroyed the lives of 3 innocent women and got what was coming to him...speaking as a US citizen...he was also responsible for adding extra terror upon an already horrible war situation.
At the end of the day this guy was a deranged murderer, so saying he was a sacrifice to Aus/USA relations is a bit ridiculous. Hard to feel sorry for him when three beautiful women were killed.
so you are driven by vengeance ?
Unfortunately he was damaged goods.
I was also taken aback by the statement about him being a "victim" of something. Even if one was sick or traumatized (and who wasn't?) to proceed killing people with one's hands in a brutal manner showed that one wasn't human anymore.
@@Vic-on5icyou can’t say that behaviour isn’t human. It’s cowardly and revolting but those are human traits. The difference between people who act on their impulses and people who don’t is the simple act of deciding what kind of human being we want to be. That’s a question most people need to ask.
Trust me, American GIs didn’t volunteer for duty in Australia back then. No “cushy” duty there compared to being back home. Aussies were great fighters and their government should have taken better care of them.
I have no doubt that there were American soldiers who disgraced their uniforms, and their country. War and alcohol has never brought the best out of any country. Disgraceful behavior is common during war and has been documented in just about all country’s military personnel. Germans,Russian, Italian, Japanese and British soldiers have all been involved in disgraceful conduct. I can’t speak for other nations but we know exactly how to handle a soldier/shipman who does this type of thing.
That is very truth war is a sociopathic affair to say the least , but what is really annoying is that westerner propaganda always smears only the ones that they consider enemies.They are always the '' righteous'' side and smear people who actually defend their countries almost with their bare hands and rudimentary weapons. They smear the real heroes and make them look vile and ridiculous , while they make sure the westerner war criminals look like knights in shinny armours.
Thank you for your well-balanced perspective on this issue. I agree with you some of the description seemed rather biased and unjust.
Wow, could you perhaps put a bit more blame on the victims for daring to go out in their own city?This man killed three absolutely innocent women. Imagine their terror and the impact on their families. His early years were definitely tragic; he should have been sent to jail and never allowed out rather than hanged. But this video is far too sympathetic to the killer and forgets that these women did not deserve to be brutally murdered.
Exactly!
Women still can't go out alone anywhere safely.
Killer was sacrificed?! Are you nuts lady, he murdered 3 young women!
so you are driven by vengeance ?
3 married famales who cheated on their husbands
@@orionxtc1119 Doesn't mean he had the right to do that even if they had. How clean is your closet?
Sounds like serial killer lovers commenting on here.
@@loriegosnell9355 Appears that way, maybe they are ones themselves. Too bad my reply with the bible quote from Pulp Fiction about vengeance isn't visible to anyone but me.
The Murderer “was sacrificed”???? What an Outrageous Statement!!! 😡😖 That adds Morose INSULT To DASTARDLY INJURY, Despicable!!!
Using the progress of a drawing to carry the viewer through the story is an engaging technique.
Why blame the victims just because they went out, the fact is some men are just savages. 😡😡😡😡😡
Some men are monsters
Like the Yorkshire Ripper any woman out late on her own was either ' on the game' or asking for it.
The presence of US GI's in NZ caused harm in that the girls of the day loved them.. the perks, promiscuity, dance halls, plenty American movies with all the latest fashions, and of course, the dialogue and affectations they adopted as the young do. The returning men, the quiet of the 'nuclear family' mythology of the day.. very many truly unhappy mothers, many should never have been mothers. Underneath this mythology steamed sexualty.. affairs, the door to door salesmen, etc. I am of that generation from a respectable home, but am only sure one of my siblings is related through father to me. The first was mothers love child foisted on father. I am sure i am his but not hers. They called them 'stolen children' when a woman had a child out of wedlock, foisted upon any family member they could. It was not the GI's that caused the problem.. it was the women and the new war time freedom.
I wonder what Leonski's high-pitched "woman's" voice sounded like --must have been so weird, even creepy, emitting from a big guy such as himself.
@KrisCheyne A bit like David Beckham. 😄
@@leilacamillagaaserud710 😄
The fact that anyone cheats on their soldier mate while at war is a complete disgust
Wasn't there a survivor of the attacks? A nurse called Agnes?
Watching this captivating video stirs up painful memories of the recent end of my 4 year relationship. My beloved partner chose to depart, leaving me with an unyielding ache. Despite my relentless efforts to reconcile, I find myself grappling with frustration and an inability to envision a future without him. Despite attempts to purge him from my mind, I remain haunted by his absence, feeling compelled to express my longing here.
Its difficult to let go of someone you love, i was in a similar situation, my relationship of 5 years ended, but i couldn't just let him go i did all i could to get him back, i had to seek the help of a spiritual counselor who helped me bring him back.
Intriguing! I'm curious, how did you find a spiritual counselor, and what's the most effective way for me to reach him?
Dr Ben Spell Castle is the advisor I use. Just research the name. You’d find necessary details to work with to set up an appointment
Thanks for sharing. I curiously searched for his full name and his website popped up after scrolling a bit.
If you love something. Let it go. If its meant to be yours it returns. If it doesnt it never was.
Very interesting pathology, thanks for sharing, well done, thanks from Germany 👍😎😢
Sacrificed for American Australian relations... That speaks volumes for her.
The attitude of the U.S. Army here is appalling, the Aussies made them welcome and this is how they were repaid
Yours is a general blame I'm sure the US army or other other form of military are all bad they are not
I’m so sick of seeing these types of asinine comments about horrible American GIs. Cultural differences apply. The US sent troops to protect Australia and the rest of the South Pacific to stop Japans advance. Japan was systematically destroying and capturing ALL British territory throughout the Pacific and terrorizing locals and enslaving them. Without the “appalling” Americans, Japan would have done it to the sweet, innocent Aussies, too. Would you have preferred that? If so, I’d suggest you speak to Koreans, Chinese, and Philippinos who still today despise the Japanese for the atrocities they committed. Have some perspective.
So strange that he had such an beautiful smile.
37:15 no he wasn't, he was hung for murdering 3 women.
True ‘sickos’ out there…stay safe and alert at all times people please! To this very day…we hear horrific stories of violence and sadistic attacks on innocent men, women and children. 😢🫶
The singing sound they keep playing is creepy asf
….at 22:14 the main thing I was wondering was why and how that woman wrote backwards. We shouldn’t have been able to read it the right way if she it wrote the right way. Rest of the clip👌🏾
Justice was served. goodbye trash
What happens if a wife who’s husband is away gets pregnant .
Presumably today's generation's descendants are finding out through DNA results 😮 i was wondering the same thing
Reminds me of Liberace!
Like father, like son
Leonski....
a chosen one
Sorry... "Bleak House" Hotel??
Yes it’s a hotel that’s named after Charles Dicken’s 1850s newspaper serial, “bleak house” it was very popular and was turned into a book.
@@Guitarbarella no I know, but I just don't think it's a very inviting name for a hotel 😱😅
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS WHOLE SERIES From the psychologists to the narrator, they keep trying to paint serial killers in a sympathetic light. Even if they had a "rough childhood", it does not excuse their actions. And to go as far as blaming the victims for being out alone at night -- 😡😡😡😡
The women who lied to their husbands about where they were going and why 😢….. sometimes if intend to sin it comes back on you. They didn’t deserve death but they did place themselves in situations they should not have been in.
If he wanted a high voice why didn't he just wear some tight underpants
If the pensions are reeducated base is the valuation and abolity and limits of money use a system.i have holiday momey aoneu store as a young vo up ple to build a home my oney to biy a bus tocket and stay ona hi otel with my family or my frienfs visting a coty or a joliday resort . Money tomsustain self money in am emergency tjat rescues one if one falls ober . The additon ofoneyight hive you a nimber 100 so each digit jas a and the diesribitop. Of the nimebr jas slices to hat might jelp the ideas of sitting down or sleeping or clubs or travle or i dont know tje word no i used to know it bit now i only use yes . The education.mighr be ballnaves for retiress amd new pension useres