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I love that the detective said well you should’ve made it at least look like you ransacked the house, you’re probably wishing you would’ve. I laughed out loud 😂
@@rockstarofredondo because you can love someone and not like them. My mother in law fo instance. A complete cruel monster. Love her. Don't like her one bit. You were.still liked alot. It was probably you not him. But it's usually a bit of both. Hope you found someone to love you that really likes you.
“9-11, what is your emergency?” “A mystery guy shot me and my entire family.” “What did the guy look like?” “I never in a million years expected anyone to ask that.”
@@shilohbell1573 yeah, they were dumb enough to shoot the 20 year old man that would have been the most dangerous to them in the foot but kill everyone else!
It kind of makes sense though. If it's the victim's weapon it can't be traced back or linked to a 2nd party purchase or owner. Kind of like stabbing someone with their own kitchen knife. The stupidest thing is leaving it behind, but then carrying a long arm through a neighbourhood is pretty suspicious. But but then then there was a lot of forest around to bury it on the way out. Anyway, at least the kid got his wish; free board and 3 squares a day.
@@pcppbadminton I mean you can tuck a SCAR-H into a pair of jogging pants (dont ask how I know XD it involves a dare and some beer and very silly friends) though you walk pretty stiff with that leg but you can do it.
That looks like a nice, big, super comfy house...probably had super cozy beds and lots of great home cooked meals, a big tv in every room, lots of room for everyone to enjoy privacy when needed but also, a loving family to ask you how your day was....I'm sure Alex is living a very different life now and it makes me happy to know that he will never experience those comforts that his parents provided him, ever again.
I wish people would think through the potential consequences of their actions, be it driving drunk or massacring their whole family. God's Word says "As a man thinks in his heart, so is he". Make sure you take control of your thoughts before they lead you down paths of evil and you have to pay the price for your actions.
if he was telling me this i can tell he’s very likely bull shitting anyone in that situation wouldve been sobbing and trying to get his family who were shot medical care and the way he’s talking sounds like he’s forging a story as he is being asked
It's rare that someone breaks in just to kill everyone. It's usually at night, and they bring their own weapon. I'm sure they were immediately suspicious
Well, without the context this says absolutely nothing. He was heavily medicated at that moment and he also could have been under shock. Not exactly circumstances where you behave/react like you normally would. Some medication can make you seem emotionless. Greetings from Germany :)
dude right. him being high af only furthers it being sus to me, because it sounds like he was trying really hard to make it sound genuine, or like he even rehearsed it at some point in his head and was really trying to nail it, and ended up fucking himself over even more by sounding like an actual AI
The day he was born,proud parents must have held this bundle of joy smiling ear to ear, sharing thier happiness with everyone who knew them, not knowing that 20 years the person they gave life to would end up ending their lives .. What an absolute p o s ..
@@lasmujeresnotienenpollAs He certainly didn't ask in the parts we saw and there was no reference to it in any of the police videos. It's also typical behavior for people who do this sort of thing. They forget that asking about their relatives and friends who have died would, perhaps, make their stories just a teensy bit more believable.
@@lasmujeresnotienenpollAs what do you think yourself? he didnt bat an eye on the verdict so his only regret was getting caught, not that he killed his family because they wanted him to get a job
Not once did he ask if anyone else was ok. If that had really happened I would be dragging my ouchy foot all around that house screaming for my mom and sister....
I love how immediately suspicious the cops were the body cam starts with the guy wearing it literally saying something like “this is bullshit” then they are just expediting the interrogation right in the hospital room, haven’t seen that yet, thanks mike! That chapter wins again 🎉
Well, frankly, that is TERRIBLE because it compromises the investigation. Honestly surprised the defense didn't use that as "evidence" the suspect was being railroaded.
As soon as Alex said his family had been shot, especially by their own gun and was safe with a flesh wound, I knew he’d killed them. The cop at 7:30 knew Alex’s story “sounded like bullshit” too. Such a tragic and heartbreaking event. Well covered as always, Mike! This life insurance dance is a new personal favorite :)
Yep. It's not in this That Chapter, but the Law&Crime footage of the kid being loaded on the gurney, one of the officers behind Alex uses sign language to signal to the healthcare workers he says "we think" then he points at Alex and makes a gun-hand gesture with his thumb moving in a 'shooting' motion. As soon as they were in the house they knew.
I mean, his entire family was murdered in front of him and he was just like "dang, my foot hurts a bit." I don't think it takes 48 hours of deliberation to slap a guilty af sticker on this guy and send him to prison for life. Sure, we don't know what his motive is, but also, who cares. We don't need to know why when it's so obvious that he did it. Even if, by some miracle, invisible people exist and he actually didn't do it, he still should go to prison for life for not having a soul.
I LOVE when the bodycam footage shows cops disbelieving someone openly. The one where Chris Watts' neighbor says "he's acting weird" is also priceless.
“Farewell Alex, we hardly knew ya.” ~ Think on that a minute… he’s 20 years old. His life story living among us, contributing to society, interacting with life and nature…. over. He spent the first 18 years of his life having a future, two years of his life on the couch eating pizza and playing Halo, and the next 50 years or so confined to a one square mile plot of land being told what to do. “Hardly knew ya.”~ … true. Blows my mind.
Yes agreed. Since my child was grown up long before Covid I could not even guess what 2 years of sitting at home playing video games would do to a teenager’s attitude but that said I would not think it would then cause him to execute the family when he is told he needs to get a job. Sad story anyway you look at it
Detective: Do you want us to make a report about a guy in your house that we have no evidence of? Alex: Of course there was a guy there, I saw him. Detective: is this guy in the room with us right now?
The detective being questioned is being very patient with the defense attorney. "Why if you had a weapon, would you use the family's weapon?" "Because it's a better weapon." The look on the detective's face.
@@gingerjohnson2249 If I entered someone house to murder someone, and found a gun, id much rather use that gun and leave it behind then use the weapon I did bring.
IKR! Choosing a .22 rifle, rear loading at that, and, what, he also knew where the family kept the ammo? Rather than use one you know and have prepared.
@@TahtahmesDiary yeah but there are even more dull people who think their idle chat with idiots is the most interesting thing on youtube. There are a lot of good games if you give them a chance but i ain't downloading raid shadow legends.
@@seldom_bucket Okay you have your favorites and classify basically everyone else as the equivalent of RAID. Sounds like you’ve got it figured out, have a good one.
@@EAGLEVISION666 Not really lol. I'd say theres very few cases where a murderer shows up to kill people without a weapon or with a shitty one and then just happens to find a gun laying on the ground like GTA. Fully loaded for their convenience too. Most people keep guns locked up or hidden well. Doubt it was just sitting on the coffee table in the living room or proped up on the Laz-E-Boy recliner. Even rarer would be to pick up a gun like that where the loading process is very odd (side and back loaded instead of top) and be able to reload it like the case report states. All while trying to remain undetected? No way in hell brother. That's some John Wick shit. Stupid debate full of straw grasping by the defense. Normal for most on that side of the situation though. Trying to spin gold out of their clients pigshit lol.
@@alec57 Aside from the MOUNTAIN of EVIDENCE that points to this guys guilt, the gun is just HUGE. Having been involved with firearms over 30 years, from hunting to mil. Spec armament i KNOW the average guy wouldn't have a clue how to load that rifle in a timely manner..But the OWNER and an EAGLE SCOUT to boot, WOULD KNOW..CASE CLOSED
@@williamtobin7282 agreed. I've seen some strange guns with different loading methods. Rolling blocks I thought were wild, but that gun takes the cake.
That should never be taken as proof of anything by itself. Shock and delayed reactions can look similar to unemotional murder. It's one piece of a puzzle.
People react to trauma in different ways. Some people burst out laughing while feeling sheer terror and anguish deep inside. Some people remain stoic. I couldn’t shed a single tear in the hours after hearing my grandma had died suddenly. I was in agony inside but for at least 5 days I literally couldn’t cry. It made me feel like I was dying inside but I couldn’t produce a single tear until I had a stupid argument with my brother and everything I had packed down exploded at once; I couldn’t even fucking move I was crying so bad. That’s just how we are; everyone is wired differently and lack of emotional reactions to horrible news is not an indication of guilt nor is opening the tear floodgates an indication of innocence. Sorry for the long ass paragraph; just wanted to give some real life context.
@@pugachevskobra5636 I mean, yeah you're technically right, everybody does react different. I found it hard to cry about my grandmothers death too, but she also didn't get murdered infront of me or I didn't witness her passing first hand. I think that would be tough for anyone to witness and remain calm. His lack of any type of emotion or being more inquisitive about his family being just murdered infront of him is very telling for investigators I'm sure. They are trained to discern genuine emotion from fake I would assume. So this was rather easy for them.
An intruder never systematically murders people in their bed. Period. An intruder is looking for some cash and getting the hell outta there. This is 100% a boy killing his family. Cops knew this from the get go.
And this crazy intruder black and wearing black shot the poor boy in the foot? After he shot everyone execution style? And then left? This is the strangest intruder ever. Did he even leave with money? Jewels? So Mr Random executed this guys entire family, left him with a grazing injury, and just took off. Well.
@@saraphinn Even more weird is that the 'intruder' didn't come with a gun. Alex is trying to say that the supposed intruder basically broke in to rob them, discovered an extremely niche gun, knew how to use it, and spontaneously executed the entire family 🤦
We had an intruder early in the morning once and that is exactly what happened. The person took a few small items from the living room (a camera, my wallet, etc) but promptly fled after opening my bedroom door and finding me awake.
Right!?! It's so textbook you would think how on earth do they believe they will get away with it!! Entire family massacred and you're shot in the foot? Come on now..
I’m guessing that he is on the autism spectrum so that he could easily get emotional and angry fast, his empathy wasn’t high and his ability to understand what people would be likely to ask him wasn’t either.. But he definitely was able to understand right from wrong and it’s scary how little he cared about his family
@@Swnsasy right? If you have to shoot yourself somewhere on your body, especially using a shotgun, where is it going to be? He would’ve been way better off just saying that he’d come back from walking the dog and found them like that. However, I’m happy that he was stupid, because they were able to close the case
I love how the detective was telling him he should have kicked the door in or ransacked the house 🤣 she is awesome 😎 she saw through his BS and she wasn't stepping in it 🤣
That 911 dispatcher was brilliant on that call. If she had coddled him, he might have worked up some hysteria and been more believable. Her subtle but absolutely clear skepticism scared and irritated him and threw him off his act. 👏
My dad and I live in different states but we’re best friends. We’re both avid TC fans and we listen to the vids and call and talk about them, giving our take and mulling over the details. He even bought me a TC t-shirt for Christmas that says “let’s give it a goo” on it. Your vids help a lot of people, Mike. You also help to keep a dad and his daughter close despite distance.
@@cristobalbalenciaga7295 it's the woman detective questioning him at the hospital. She says "you should have at least kicked the door in to make it look like someone broke in"
I see you got married! New Podcast, new marriage, new background. This year has been so good to you so far! We love you and we are so happy that you're happy. You deserve all your successes.
Uhhh. OK. He has been wearing that wedding band nobody looked before. But congratulate him a year or so after his marriage that he clearly wants to keep private. But you go with your bad self. 😂
Tbf a person could be in shock and have no reaction because of that. On the phone he sounded believable, like his voice quivering and his responses sounded like he was completely lost and in shock.
@@mandarina4157 He didn't look lost while he explained his alibi. He looked baffled by all the details he'd missed. The difference between that and being in shock shows.
You and the people who liked ya post is just re re af. Now im not backing this killer. Im just stating that you dont know. Why does everyone have to react the way you want?
@@JasonGmann No need for name calling man. No-one's forcing you to do anything. If you like worshipping psicos, go worship the family murderer all you want.👏
@@mandarina4157 Sure but when too many things doesnt add up it doesnt make sense, maybe he was emotionless but he also didnt volunteer any information about the killer unless asked, he didn't ask the police if they caught the guy, he didnt ask if his parents "made" it, he didn't care at all that they died. That phone call sounded like he was in pain from a wound on his foot, not necessarily about what happened.
i just wanna know how he could possibly have thought it would be a believable story that someone would come into the house, shoot everyone multiple times, including in the face, and then they just decide to shoot the last one in the foot only. another great video.
The stupidity of people never ceases to amaze me, especially when everything is on the line. I mean, why bother to do this with any forethought, what is the worst that could happen, go to jail the rest of your life?
Well when confronted by his Chuck Norris-type moves, the "tall man? green shoes?" knew he was outmatched, and didn't have time to shoot Alex point blank right in the eye. Like the other victims.
I think the simple fact that that boy shed no tears whatsoever while the police were there or even in the hospital or even during the interrogation, shows a complete lack of remorse or guilt or even sympathy for his dead family
The detective who told him that he should have 'kicked the door' down or 'ransacked the house' had me laughing. She told him so matter of factly, I had hoped he would slap his forehead with a Doh!
He does what toddlers do when they lie : talk in a weird high innocent pitch and every sentenced ends in a question mark as though they’re trying to test the waters to see if they believe it
I recall an item going missing at a friend's house, and everyone thought the young boy living there had taken it. Funny thing, he didn't. But he behaved exactly as a guilty child would have, with "maybe the wind took it" as his theory of what happened.
@Baron von Quiply Yeah Sometimes children intimidated can act this way also. When he was laying on the ground I thought he was trying to feign shock. But kept talking that way after.
That first clip gave me chills. Imagine being a police officer and breathing a sigh of relief because you think your call resulted from a swatting attempt, only to walk into this horrific scene.
I can't help wondering how many times law enforcement knows right away what actually happened and how hard it is for them not to let loose a little justice for the victims they find. Such a thankless job these people most of who aren't corrupt have.
That camera angle at the hospital is *wicked* flattering. I gotta remember if I'm ever in a monitored hospital room to keep them blankets in their proper place, yo.
“How did they get out of the house?” “Uhh I do t know…… probably the same why they came in?” You know that was a huge lightbulb for Alex right there😂😂 he’s probably like damn that was a good one they’ll never suspect me
Stuck in my BORING, windowless small cubicle, scanning legal documents. Thank you, Mike, for taking me away. 😘..... UPDATE: let me clarify to the Guys who say "well at least you're not doing hard physical work" I am a feminine female who isn't capable. I would rather be home cleaning house, cooking and doing laundry while listening to Mike. 😁
Mike I doubt ull see this but if u do by chance I just wanna thank you. My wife has stage 2 pancreatic cancer, we have 2 children a 7 yo boy n a 6mo girl. Our family is facing horrible prospects but ur videos give me a respite and I truly am thankful. God bless you brother.
Praying for you. My Father is a pancreatic cancer survivor. He's doing really good now, & went to physical rehab today. He's riding bikes every other day. It's been a few years now, & he recently got a good report. There IS hope & I'm praying for your wife's recovery.
As horrifying as the things this idiot have done are, i couldnt help but thoroughly enjoy the interviewing portions and find it extremely amusung... i feel like it would be at least some consolation to his family that he so thoroughly got humiliated by them lol
@@Jeff-jl2xc Yeah this isn't the 1980s where you can sustain yourself during university with a minimum wage summer job. Nowadays that'll maybe get you a book or two for the semester.
I know that the police suspected him immediately but it was not necessary to mock them over the detail (his unemployement) that maybe caused the whole klling spree. I reckon it is a dirty trick to get information from a suspect to play with them, but I always see it somewhat unnecessary. This kid was fcked at the moment he decided to eliminate his family. His intellect is no match for any decent detective. So, in my op, no need for these kind of behaviour, though i imagine, they were incredibly frustrated and shocked due to this horrible event. RIP to the family.
Omg..the life insurance part lol. Thank you so much for your hard work Mike! This was just disgusting to see a beautiful family murdered. Absolutely heartbreaking
Mike, you are most deserving of your success. You have produced quality content on a weekly basis and have built a devoted following. I am just thrilled for you!
I was on TikTok Live and someone asked for suggestions to watch. I typed two words... THAT CHAPTER! I was amazed at how many people said Yes! That Chapter is the best! Yes! Watch That Chapter! Yes! Mike is the best! There were over 100 comments telling that person to watch Mike! All this time I thought it was just me and Mike! 😆 The world loves you Mike!
How could he have botched that so hard 😭 The blood leading out of his room from where he shot his foot then limped out had me cackling. I'm also nearly 100% certain that nobody has ever JUST been shot in the foot during a B&E.
Everybody else got murdered with cruel precision, shots certain to kill without immediate medical intervention (if you're lucky) and yet all they shot was his....foot...? Clearly they didn't need to aim for the head as there wasn't much up there.
It's shocking to me how people do shit like this without thinking a single detail through to natural conclusions. This guy, Chandler Halderson, Grant Amato, all leaving a literal perfect trail of detailed evidence leading directly to themselves. I guess we can be grateful for that.
The sick part of this is he's not alone in the twisted sick mindset thinking the wise choice is to kill your family when confronted with getting off their ass and get on the adulting train. I will never understand how anyone can do this, but I'm so glad he was so dumb that the investigator was actually telling him what he should have done to try and get away with murder. Mike we love you and are so proud of your next "chapter" (see what I did there 😉) in life and are so excited to listen to your podcast! I have to say you will be the first and only one I've ever thought about listening to and will listen to. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
@gordonaliasme1104 Reminds me of the kid who supposedly fell down the stairs and had a serious spinal injury that he greatly exaggerated. Also lied about being enrolled in college and had a job lined up at NASA. Dad finally found out he lied about being enrolled so the son knew he wad cornered and killed his parents.
Your edit is correct, but you wouldn't know that if you hadn't been or lived in the South Eastern, Southern part of the country. I'm actually eating Chick-fil-A nuggets right now! LOL 😂
@@oncoucharrest5910 that's pretty good trick considering Truett Cathy died September 8, 2014. The food (extremely overpriced) is very VERY good, the Sweet Tea is addictive & the last time a group got the bright idea to boycott them didn't event barely scratch a single days operating profits, so as the cow's say "EAT MOR CHIKEN!"... You don't like it, NO ONE is forcing you to eat there! People need to seriously knock off this telling other adults what they should & should not do, because of something they don't agree with. It's called a choice, you can choose not to go there, that does NOT give you or anyone else the right to choose for me or anyone else also!
Omg, I've only watched a few people tell crime stories, and have always been more toward the interrogations, and watching after and/or during the actual crime had been done. I saw " the " chapter " mentioned in one of the comments on the Murdaugh murders and checked it out. And wow, I've watched 2 episodes, and I am addicted! You've got a knack for this storytelling!!! I haven't even gotten halfway through my second video and am so impressed!!! The first one I watched was "preparing to commit an evil crime that shocked the country" and I am just in the middle of "staging a home invasion" and I am HOOKED!!! LOL...That is a huge compliment considering I am currently subscribed to 32 true crime shows.....omg that is the first time I've counted that!!! Great job!
Me too!!! I love watching the long interrogation channels, stranger stories, jcs, ewu, and then i veered off with the Behavior Panel, but then i saw a mention from a comment too about “that chapter” a couple times before i actually tried it…. Been hooked ever since!! Binge watching too lol ❤
Mike. The weirdest thing. I’ve been meaning to tell you because I felt like I was in an alternate universe when this happened. So I go to my parents house to visit. I’m 29. Walk into my parents kitchen and I hear your voice…? Burst into my parents room and my dad is laying on his bed watching That Chapter. Super casually. I was like WHAT are you doing. YOU like That Chapter!? And my dad “yeah, he’s good. Give it a GOOO” 😂😂😂 My father and I do not talk regularly..(I’m a female and we just don’t bc he’s an old dude and hes antisocial & likes old dude things mostly) so I was truly shocked to make the discovery that we both adore you. What a time to be alive. And yes I made sure he knows about the new podcast already 😂
@@markturner977 uh sorry..who are you? Lol I’ll edit just to add that our relationship is just fine, was only trying to attest that there was no time in the past we spoke about That Chapter or even RUclips at all, so it makes it that much more of a coincidence.
Say Hey Ari, Unlike Mark, I found your story to be very touching. I called two different friends and relayed it to them. It's crazy how connections and coincidences just pop out of nowhere. I'm sure TC Mike will love your comment if he reads it.
When he said "they are important to me, I love them" I almost crawled out of my skin. He said it so monotone and matter-of-fact as if he was reading a script. A psychopath playing the part of a loving and totally sane son.
He did it! Spoiled kid that didn't want to work! Congratulations on everything happening with your channel Mike! 🎉🎈👏 You are wonderful, enthusiastic and a great story teller! Much appreciation for all your hard work! Love the Salem shirt!!!! ❤️
@@thedesensitizedsympathizer5307 Who you shoutin at, Boomer ? Haha that's an American term . I grow up in a tenament in Glasgow It was hardly booming You don't want to work ? Have mummy and daddy realised they are going to have to carry you for the rest of their lives Bet they are delighted .Grow up !
There’s a funny moment in his interrogation where he says very quietly “OK…. I didn’t realize there was a camera back there…” Back there meaning the back basement door the supposed intruder left through.
What an absolute tragedy for the mum, dad & sister. It's just a desperately sad waste of a lovely family. Justice was served. Congratulations on the podcast, Mike. Really appreciate your content. It's educational, empathic towards the victims, with a sprinkling of that dark humour reserved for the perpetrators. Super skilful researcher & storyteller. It's great to have seen your progression from where you started. Best wishes to you.
@@jesmarina they're fucking dead, dude. Jesus christ The son clearly never knew a hard day if them telling him to get a job at *20 years old* was too much of an ask for him to handle. You think they ever actually harmed this kid?
@@jesmarina The son himself said his family was good to him. If their own murderer has nothing bad to say, I think it's safe to conclude that they were in fact, a lovely family. That just wasn't enough for his greedy, lazy ass.
@jesmarina okay, I'll bite. Unless they were guilty of some sort of heinous family abuse of the murdering manchild, I think it's safe to deduce they did not deserve to die in their own home or anywhere. It sounds like you're upset at an assumption they were lovely people. The perpetrator himself knew they didn't deserve that.
@@nah4215 wait, then who does he say “I love ya” to at the end? He’s being disingenuous? Noooo! *shudder!* *gasp!* my whole world is crashing down! How ever will we go on?! 😢
I was literally watching this trial the other day on the Law & Crime Network and was wondering aloud why none of my favorite true crime channels had covered this yet. Thanks Mike. Ima give it a goo.
My wife and I got behind in videos so we are catching up, but that damn corn pun made me snort and now we are cracking up. In the 22 years we have known each other I have snorted while laughing maybe 3 times. Well done, sir.
“yeah she’s in her room” (in the most casual tone ever) “IS SHE OKAY?” “I….I *think* so??” God he is unbelievably bad at lying…..I feel like he was really annoyed that the cops weren’t doting on him or giving him a wittle cuddle 🥺 him had a boo boo 😢 Also, he was literally sitting next to his father’s dead body for a prolonged period of time….and he didn’t shed a tear or even look at him??? I know that shock is definitely a real thing, but I just don’t see how there would be no emotion at all. Nor did he tell the first responders to check on his mom and sister….they had to ask HIM first. He didn’t bother because he already knew they were gone…..it’s just disgusting.
He's also incredibly stupid. "Uh foot" "Black male or black shirt?" Alex: "Yes" His lovely family get shot in the head and that dozy test gets shot in the foot? That's it? 😅 Even the cops said it sounded bullshit
Mike has honestly built a Genre on RUclips. Congrats on having the freedom to create the content you want on the platforms you want, you’ve earned it! 🎉
@@curtisboyce3849 JCS didn’t invent true crime content, but he pioneered the interrogation analysis sub-genre. JCS is definitely a master that the copy-cats don’t come close to his level of quality. That Chapter is a great story-teller that treats the stories and victims with a lot of respect, rare in the saturated field of true crime.
Just..no words. I just feel so awful for this family, how can someone destroy there family like that and just act like nothing happened, the cruelty of humans never seem to amazed me.
The arrogance of this guy is on a completely different level. He really thought the police wouldn’t see through it? He hasn’t even prepared a story to tell. What was he thinking 🤔? Mike, thank you for the podcast, I’ve already subscribed ❤
You will never believe the level of arrogance that someone possesses, until you see it first hand. Alot of folk live with and keep the company of very dangerous and conniving individuals. Half the time they're privy to their crazy (compliments of whatever odd experience/s) but for whatever reason things like, "I've known them forever" or water is thicker than blood" whatever........
@@junglekutz5625 Correct on every level and also 99% of Mikes stories are about or involve these type of people. Yourself, me and everyone else would say to these types, Immediately "Wait a minute" and know that it's f***ed up and destined to fail straight away. Luckily these psychopaths don't work, in their tiny minds, that way!. They all have that BTK Floppy disc I'm so much more superior than you, mentality, WHATTTT, You think you can defeat meeeee???
Saw a lot of comments about the delivery of "my family are important to me - i love them" so I was expecting pretty lacklustre, but damn once i got to it, it genuinely shocked me how robotic he is. Why are there so many men who end up like this, far out. There are so many stories identical to this. Just get a damn job, you don't need to kill your entire fkn family. The fact that the reality of KILLING YOUR FAMILY, and hoping to get away with it so you don't have to move out or pay rent or divorce your spouse or whatever, truly boggles my mind
You know, I got to thinking about your opening. As much as your channel has a dark side, I think you bring some big positivity to many people. Learning to love everything you have is a whole lot easier when you realize how quickly it's gone
I was very straight faced & absorbed in the tale until the “AHH ME FOOT” then I just lost it LMAO 🤣 😂 I had to rewatch part of the video. I can’t wait to listen to your podcast
Congrats on the podcast, hope it's all you want ☺️ Very satisfying to see your hard work paying off! During the 911 call, it's as if you can hear him thinking, "I should have thought about this a little more..."
I loved how the female cop was describing what he should’ve done to make the crime scene more believable 😂 She was through with his foolishness! What a weak story he had! And God rest the souls of his poor family. The motive had to be life insurance too I thibk
This one was brand new, I can’t imagine my kid even thinking of something like this, just horrible. I’m so excited for your podcast, going there to check it out now. Thanks Mike ❤
Mike you are a very special person, the way u talk and explain things are amazing. I can remenber most of the videos you have made and because of that its very hard to watch twice each video. This is a very very very special gift and I hope your channel grow a lot and you can spread more and good information, I bet MOST of people will learn to be more carefull. Love from Brazil
Sort of a point in his favor there. I mean there were so many loose ends that didn't make sense, the kid clearly wasn't the brightest bulb, yet if he did do it, he planned it so well the cops couldn't even disprove his story. That just makes even less sense, he can't be that stupid and somehow a borderline mastermind.
I'm shaking my head at the stupid of this dude.. Security camera's, black guy, black shirt, black pants, green shoes.. 🤣🤣Everyone killed execution style. Him, shot in the foot... He's laying by his father's body chillin, looking all around, no crying, nothing.. Naaah, he's not guilty at all! 🙄
SO excited for Mike's podcast, love me a good podcast when I'm in bed or cleaning etc, and you just know his will be the bomb. Wow this guy really prepared his story for the 911 operator didn't he...I think I'm in psychological pain listening to his fails at crime already... Edit: I'm halfway through and this guy has really shot himself in the foot both literally and theoretically, oh dear. What a beautiful family he had, some people just have no idea what they've got.
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Mike you need to get yourself a raccoon.. it’ll really take things to a new level
Thanx for your hard work Mike!!! Always keeping it goo..d! X
I love the podcast
Hey I've been following it on Amazon music since ep 1 lol
yay mr gooooooooooooo big love hun
Y'all know you are in for one when the the police call"Bullshit' as they walk up to the house 😂
😂😂😂😂😂
He's my spirit animal. Dude asked one question then went from 0 to 10 on the pissed off annoyance meter.
he thought it was a swatter tho and no one was hurt.
Everyone else: Shot in the chest or head, execution style.
Alex: minor injury to foot.
Well, that’s easily explained, given just how often he puts is foot in his mouth….
@@robertpreisser3547 well done sir, well done
He just built different lol
Not suspicious at all 😆
Exactly.
"He took YOUR gun and shot you???"
Dispatcher watches That Chapter 😂
😂😂😂😂❤
I love that the detective said well you should’ve made it at least look like you ransacked the house, you’re probably wishing you would’ve.
I laughed out loud 😂
Me too😅
“They are important to me, I love them”. The most mechanical declaration of love I’ve ever heard
Not his Oscar moment.. lol
That was so fucked🤨😂🤣
When my first husband was trying to get me to not leave him he said the super-convincing comment “well, I still really like you.” Uhhhhhhh...
His voice was so monotone like if he had rehearsed it
@@rockstarofredondo because you can love someone and not like them. My mother in law fo instance. A complete cruel monster. Love her. Don't like her one bit. You were.still liked alot. It was probably you not him. But it's usually a bit of both. Hope you found someone to love you that really likes you.
Dispatch: “Where were you shot?”
Alex: “Downstairs.”
I laughed so hard 😂
😂I knew a dumb answer was coming as soon as I heard the question!
in the rotunda
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
It was a black male that shot you or he had on a black shirt????? " Uhhhhh...Both"??????. Most guilty statement ever.....
Me too. I thought it was as stupid an answer as his story! 😂
“9-11, what is your emergency?”
“A mystery guy shot me and my entire family.”
“What did the guy look like?”
“I never in a million years expected anyone to ask that.”
Lazarus! 🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏
Everyone else was shot in the head, but I just got shot in the foot.
Right this kid is not good
@@shilohbell1573 yeah, they were dumb enough to shoot the 20 year old man that would have been the most dangerous to them in the foot but kill everyone else!
Hahahaaaaa! I watched the trial, and thought the same thing - but you stated it perfectly! He gave zero thought to what came next. ZEROOOOO.
The detective almost laughed at the “better weapon” claim.
I definitely would have laughed. Guy is more professional than me, for sure.
His eye twitched. I laughed at that part because what kind of defense is that??
It kind of makes sense though. If it's the victim's weapon it can't be traced back or linked to a 2nd party purchase or owner. Kind of like stabbing someone with their own kitchen knife.
The stupidest thing is leaving it behind, but then carrying a long arm through a neighbourhood is pretty suspicious. But but then then there was a lot of forest around to bury it on the way out.
Anyway, at least the kid got his wish; free board and 3 squares a day.
@@pcppbadminton I mean you can tuck a SCAR-H into a pair of jogging pants (dont ask how I know XD it involves a dare and some beer and very silly friends) though you walk pretty stiff with that leg but you can do it.
That defense lawyer was Charlie Adelson level bad.
That looks like a nice, big, super comfy house...probably had super cozy beds and lots of great home cooked meals, a big tv in every room, lots of room for everyone to enjoy privacy when needed but also, a loving family to ask you how your day was....I'm sure Alex is living a very different life now and it makes me happy to know that he will never experience those comforts that his parents provided him, ever again.
Absolutely
Well said.
Yeah I’m sure the parents did an absolutely perfect job raising him that’s why he murdered everyone
I wish people would think through the potential consequences of their actions, be it driving drunk or massacring their whole family.
God's Word says "As a man thinks in his heart, so is he".
Make sure you take control of your thoughts before they lead you down paths of evil and you have to pay the price for your actions.
True! What a human piece of garbage.
I love that the cops were talking to him like they already knew he was bullshitting lmao
if he was telling me this i can tell he’s very likely bull shitting anyone in that situation wouldve been sobbing and trying to get his family who were shot medical care and the way he’s talking sounds like he’s forging a story as he is being asked
They did its in the full video from the house.
@@Villosa64I would have been jumping around on one foot screaming for anyone
From this, at least one of the cops thought he was bullshitting even before they went in.
It's rare that someone breaks in just to kill everyone. It's usually at night, and they bring their own weapon. I'm sure they were immediately suspicious
That life insurance song/video, the different outfits, the angry face, happy face, etc gets me EVERY time. Never gets old 😂
💯 😂
For real though 😂
Its a tradition and i am here for it 😃
🤣
The football helmet part kills me.
“Uhh…black??” Jesus, dude 🤦♀️ I feel like the 911 operator must have been just shaking her head lol that was the most ridiculously suspicious call
That's probably why the cops thought it was a bullshit swatting attempt.
So you say black man can't commit crime?
@@MASTERROSHIdb that's not even remotely what they were saying
@@woodworkingandepoxy643 Good, you took that obvious bait
Half of the homicide rate are committed by the 13 percenters. @@MASTERROSHIdb
The way he showed no emotion saying “I love my family. They are important to me.” This dude did it.
It was the way he annunciated every leter. Very robotic like
Not as important as the money apparently.
I know it sounded so cold and robotic, sent a shiver down my spine!
Well, without the context this says absolutely nothing. He was heavily medicated at that moment and he also could have been under shock. Not exactly circumstances where you behave/react like you normally would. Some medication can make you seem emotionless.
Greetings from Germany :)
Right, and no emotion at the reading of the verdict.
That is the most robotic and heartless "I wouldn't hurt them, I love them" i have ever heard.
I though exactly the same
Wasn't he under the influence of the painkillers at that time though? Maybe that's why it was so robotic.
Some folk are so dry and empty. Even when they use words that have value,.it still sounds like stale fluff.
dude right. him being high af only furthers it being sus to me, because it sounds like he was trying really hard to make it sound genuine, or like he even rehearsed it at some point in his head and was really trying to nail it, and ended up fucking himself over even more by sounding like an actual AI
0 emotion
The day he was born,proud parents must have held this bundle of joy smiling ear to ear, sharing thier happiness with everyone who knew them, not knowing that 20 years the person they gave life to would end up ending their lives .. What an absolute p o s ..
It's unbelievable how he never asked about his parents and his sister. Not one tear! 😢💔
How do u kno he didn't ask? U think mike showed everything from the interactions with police? Seriously I have a bridge for sale
@@lasmujeresnotienenpollAs He certainly didn't ask in the parts we saw and there was no reference to it in any of the police videos. It's also typical behavior for people who do this sort of thing. They forget that asking about their relatives and friends who have died would, perhaps, make their stories just a teensy bit more believable.
@@lasmujeresnotienenpollAs what do you think yourself? he didnt bat an eye on the verdict so his only regret was getting caught, not that he killed his family because they wanted him to get a job
He's in lala land, thinking that this would work
His "I love my family" bit was the scariest thing I have heard in a while. Total alien playing human moment there.
Not once did he ask if anyone else was ok. If that had really happened I would be dragging my ouchy foot all around that house screaming for my mom and sister....
As soon as I saw that I knew immediately he killed them all.
Yes, a million percent! Even if my legs were gone tbh
For real. I can live without a foot but I wouldn't be able to live with the thought of letting my family down in such a life-or-death situation.
@@hxcknall_Exactly! What if they needed CPR? They could be saved! I’d be frantically searching for my family members!
Exactly
Never was the saying, "You shot yourself in the foot" more apt.
Haha. "Where were you shot?"
"Downstairs". Freaking dummy makes my ex-wife seem smart.
😂😂😂😂
My first thoughts!
Or in the hoof, as Mike said 🤣
I was thinking the same thing!
I love how immediately suspicious the cops were the body cam starts with the guy wearing it literally saying something like “this is bullshit” then they are just expediting the interrogation right in the hospital room, haven’t seen that yet, thanks mike! That chapter wins again 🎉
Well, frankly, that is TERRIBLE because it compromises the investigation. Honestly surprised the defense didn't use that as "evidence" the suspect was being railroaded.
As soon as Alex said his family had been shot, especially by their own gun and was safe with a flesh wound, I knew he’d killed them. The cop at 7:30 knew Alex’s story “sounded like bullshit” too. Such a tragic and heartbreaking event. Well covered as always, Mike! This life insurance dance is a new personal favorite :)
Alexander sounds a little slow, to think anyone was going to buy this story!
Yep. It's not in this That Chapter, but the Law&Crime footage of the kid being loaded on the gurney, one of the officers behind Alex uses sign language to signal to the healthcare workers he says "we think" then he points at Alex and makes a gun-hand gesture with his thumb moving in a 'shooting' motion. As soon as they were in the house they knew.
Title didn't give it away? 😉
I mean, his entire family was murdered in front of him and he was just like "dang, my foot hurts a bit." I don't think it takes 48 hours of deliberation to slap a guilty af sticker on this guy and send him to prison for life. Sure, we don't know what his motive is, but also, who cares. We don't need to know why when it's so obvious that he did it.
Even if, by some miracle, invisible people exist and he actually didn't do it, he still should go to prison for life for not having a soul.
I LOVE when the bodycam footage shows cops disbelieving someone openly. The one where Chris Watts' neighbor says "he's acting weird" is also priceless.
“Farewell Alex, we hardly knew ya.” ~ Think on that a minute… he’s 20 years old. His life story living among us, contributing to society, interacting with life and nature…. over. He spent the first 18 years of his life having a future, two years of his life on the couch eating pizza and playing Halo, and the next 50 years or so confined to a one square mile plot of land being told what to do.
“Hardly knew ya.”~ … true. Blows my mind.
So true. Impermanence. Everything can be lost in a day. Tough to contemplate.
@@antjobert He didn’t lose it, he threw it away in my opinion.
🎶 I turned 21 in prison doing life without parole 🎶
@@katiekane5247 lol!
Yes agreed. Since my child was grown up long before Covid I could not even guess what 2 years of sitting at home playing video games would do to a teenager’s attitude but that said I would not think it would then cause him to execute the family when he is told he needs to get a job. Sad story anyway you look at it
“I hear ya barking big dog” this is part of why I love this channel.. the story telling and Mikes little quips. 😁
I love his sarcasm it's hilarious
He’s definitely got that legendary Irish gift of gab!🍀
Mike is my level sarcastic and I absolutely LOVE it. So often he says exactly what I'm thinking.
Don't you love the way the cop said "this is bullshit". He could smell the bullshit before he got to the door.
My favorite is Mike!!! He's awesome! My grandson and I talk tree this or that all the time and laugh so much!!
Detective: Do you want us to make a report about a guy in your house that we have no evidence of?
Alex: Of course there was a guy there, I saw him.
Detective: is this guy in the room with us right now?
I snarfed my seltzer reading this! Thanks!
@@blacksapphirerainwhat does that even mean? I’ve never heard snarf 😂 I laughed
The detective being questioned is being very patient with the defense attorney. "Why if you had a weapon, would you use the family's weapon?" "Because it's a better weapon." The look on the detective's face.
You can’t make this stuff up
@@gingerjohnson2249 If I entered someone house to murder someone, and found a gun, id much rather use that gun and leave it behind then use the weapon I did bring.
The old ".22 caliber has killed more people than any other" argument, lol.
@@chriss8825 how come you didn't just say knife lol 😂
IKR! Choosing a .22 rifle, rear loading at that, and, what, he also knew where the family kept the ammo? Rather than use one you know and have prepared.
normally don't pay attention when people plug their podcasts but mikes excitement and enthusiasm for it seems so genuine i know it's gonna be good..
💯!
Lots of good podcasts out there, I’ve found some great ones by giving people a shot.
@@TahtahmesDiary yeah but there are even more dull people who think their idle chat with idiots is the most interesting thing on youtube.
There are a lot of good games if you give them a chance but i ain't downloading raid shadow legends.
It is good
@@seldom_bucket Okay you have your favorites and classify basically everyone else as the equivalent of RAID. Sounds like you’ve got it figured out, have a good one.
the defense attorney and detectives back & forth was truly comedic 😭
Beyond fair debate
@@EAGLEVISION666 Not really lol. I'd say theres very few cases where a murderer shows up to kill people without a weapon or with a shitty one and then just happens to find a gun laying on the ground like GTA. Fully loaded for their convenience too. Most people keep guns locked up or hidden well. Doubt it was just sitting on the coffee table in the living room or proped up on the Laz-E-Boy recliner.
Even rarer would be to pick up a gun like that where the loading process is very odd (side and back loaded instead of top) and be able to reload it like the case report states. All while trying to remain undetected? No way in hell brother. That's some John Wick shit.
Stupid debate full of straw grasping by the defense. Normal for most on that side of the situation though. Trying to spin gold out of their clients pigshit lol.
@@alec57 Aside from the MOUNTAIN of EVIDENCE that points to this guys guilt, the gun is just HUGE. Having been involved with firearms over 30 years, from hunting to mil. Spec armament i KNOW the average guy wouldn't have a clue how to load that rifle in a timely manner..But the OWNER and an EAGLE SCOUT to boot, WOULD KNOW..CASE CLOSED
@@williamtobin7282 agreed. I've seen some strange guns with different loading methods. Rolling blocks I thought were wild, but that gun takes the cake.
The fact he barely mentioned his executed parents and sister during the 911 call let’s us know right off the bat he did it.
Seeing that crime scene, even distorted was very disturbing. Those poor souls.
@@immachine1565 because youtube has a policy against gore and violence.
It's always a mysterious black man smh
@@Silent_Shadowwe need an uncensored platform but ig we have Reddit and Twitter
@@Silent_Shadow RUclips is all about hiding the truth from you.
@@Gmoney00718 .... U ever heard of... The internet yk google??
Alex seemed pretty calm for someone who’s whole family was murdered
And for someone who just murdered his whole family
That should never be taken as proof of anything by itself. Shock and delayed reactions can look similar to unemotional murder. It's one piece of a puzzle.
People react to trauma in different ways. Some people burst out laughing while feeling sheer terror and anguish deep inside. Some people remain stoic. I couldn’t shed a single tear in the hours after hearing my grandma had died suddenly. I was in agony inside but for at least 5 days I literally couldn’t cry. It made me feel like I was dying inside but I couldn’t produce a single tear until I had a stupid argument with my brother and everything I had packed down exploded at once; I couldn’t even fucking move I was crying so bad. That’s just how we are; everyone is wired differently and lack of emotional reactions to horrible news is not an indication of guilt nor is opening the tear floodgates an indication of innocence. Sorry for the long ass paragraph; just wanted to give some real life context.
@@pugachevskobra5636 I mean, yeah you're technically right, everybody does react different. I found it hard to cry about my grandmothers death too, but she also didn't get murdered infront of me or I didn't witness her passing first hand. I think that would be tough for anyone to witness and remain calm.
His lack of any type of emotion or being more inquisitive about his family being just murdered infront of him is very telling for investigators I'm sure.
They are trained to discern genuine emotion from fake I would assume. So this was rather easy for them.
well looking at all crime trails.. most of them are because they are mentally ill
An intruder never systematically murders people in their bed. Period. An intruder is looking for some cash and getting the hell outta there. This is 100% a boy killing his family. Cops knew this from the get go.
And this crazy intruder black and wearing black shot the poor boy in the foot? After he shot everyone execution style? And then left? This is the strangest intruder ever. Did he even leave with money? Jewels? So Mr Random executed this guys entire family, left him with a grazing injury, and just took off. Well.
@@saraphinn Even more weird is that the 'intruder' didn't come with a gun.
Alex is trying to say that the supposed intruder basically broke in to rob them, discovered an extremely niche gun, knew how to use it, and spontaneously executed the entire family 🤦
well unless thats their goal but then the detectives know its VERY personal or they have a serial/spree killer depending on method
Petit family had two girls murdered in their beds. but that was clearly a case where no family member was involved, unlike this.
We had an intruder early in the morning once and that is exactly what happened. The person took a few small items from the living room (a camera, my wallet, etc) but promptly fled after opening my bedroom door and finding me awake.
The moment an affluent man child comes across any hardship: "Guess I gotta off my family 🤷"
Right!?! It's so textbook you would think how on earth do they believe they will get away with it!! Entire family massacred and you're shot in the foot? Come on now..
@@Swnsasy yep. low IQ only knows low IQ.
Pretty much. This poor families.
I’m guessing that he is on the autism spectrum so that he could easily get emotional and angry fast, his empathy wasn’t high and his ability to understand what people would be likely to ask him wasn’t either.. But he definitely was able to understand right from wrong and it’s scary how little he cared about his family
@@Swnsasy right? If you have to shoot yourself somewhere on your body, especially using a shotgun, where is it going to be?
He would’ve been way better off just saying that he’d come back from walking the dog and found them like that.
However, I’m happy that he was stupid, because they were able to close the case
Mikes life insurance dance gives me life, every single time I see it.
The angry face bit always cracks me up lol
Yeah, but now we just get them once a week 😢
We're going to need a clip of just the dance so we can play it at the relevant moments of the podcast.
Yes! lol
haha I also call it the insurance dance! this is so funny
I love how the detective was telling him he should have kicked the door in or ransacked the house 🤣 she is awesome 😎 she saw through his BS and she wasn't stepping in it 🤣
Is that Sarah lacina from survivor???
@@joel.d yea
@@joel.d bruhh it is
That 911 dispatcher was brilliant on that call. If she had coddled him, he might have worked up some hysteria and been more believable. Her subtle but absolutely clear skepticism scared and irritated him and threw him off his act. 👏
T H E S O U N D O F B U L L S H I T
My dad and I live in different states but we’re best friends. We’re both avid TC fans and we listen to the vids and call and talk about them, giving our take and mulling over the details. He even bought me a TC t-shirt for Christmas that says “let’s give it a goo” on it. Your vids help a lot of people, Mike. You also help to keep a dad and his daughter close despite distance.
That's so cool! My sister got me one of the coffee mugs.
You're so lucky to have a dad like that. Awesome thing to bond over! 😁
wholesome 😭
@thatchapter ❤
I love this 😍
this case is so horrific, but I couldn’t help laughing when the lady was giving him tips on how to stage a crime scene 😆
There are definitely some comedic elements here.
I wish she would’ve gone into step-by-step on how to make it look, at least, believable at first glance lol
What lady gave him tips? What time stamp?
@@cristobalbalenciaga7295 it's a short clip at 24:12 ish where she is confronting him
@@cristobalbalenciaga7295 it's the woman detective questioning him at the hospital. She says "you should have at least kicked the door in to make it look like someone broke in"
This had to be the easiest case of figuring out whodoneit in That Chapter history
Lol yup. This one and the scientist one lol
I see you got married! New Podcast, new marriage, new background. This year has been so good to you so far! We love you and we are so happy that you're happy. You deserve all your successes.
Sweet comment lol congrats Mike ❤️
exactly!!
He has been wearing the band for over a year. I said congrats back then.
@@missolesoul no offense but THAT comment above didn’t seem SUPER CREEPY *at all* …… lol 🤣🤷🏻♀️
Uhhh. OK. He has been wearing that wedding band nobody looked before. But congratulate him a year or so after his marriage that he clearly wants to keep private. But you go with your bad self. 😂
I think an innocent person would be desperately asking about his family, sobbing, screamming for help. He was so freaking calm!
Tbf a person could be in shock and have no reaction because of that. On the phone he sounded believable, like his voice quivering and his responses sounded like he was completely lost and in shock.
@@mandarina4157 He didn't look lost while he explained his alibi. He looked baffled by all the details he'd missed. The difference between that and being in shock shows.
You and the people who liked ya post is just re re af. Now im not backing this killer. Im just stating that you dont know. Why does everyone have to react the way you want?
@@JasonGmann No need for name calling man. No-one's forcing you to do anything. If you like worshipping psicos, go worship the family murderer all you want.👏
@@mandarina4157 Sure but when too many things doesnt add up it doesnt make sense, maybe he was emotionless but he also didnt volunteer any information about the killer unless asked, he didn't ask the police if they caught the guy, he didnt ask if his parents "made" it, he didn't care at all that they died. That phone call sounded like he was in pain from a wound on his foot, not necessarily about what happened.
i just wanna know how he could possibly have thought it would be a believable story that someone would come into the house, shoot everyone multiple times, including in the face, and then they just decide to shoot the last one in the foot only. another great video.
The stupidity of people never ceases to amaze me, especially when everything is on the line. I mean, why bother to do this with any forethought, what is the worst that could happen, go to jail the rest of your life?
He also wasn't prepared to answer the incredibly basic questions about this strangers appearance. What a moron.
Well when confronted by his Chuck Norris-type moves, the "tall man? green shoes?" knew he was outmatched, and didn't have time to shoot Alex point blank right in the eye. Like the other victims.
Once in awhile you do find a criminal mastermind but most of them are dumbos. Actually the true genius crooks never get caught.
Soy intake too high with this motive
I think the simple fact that that boy shed no tears whatsoever while the police were there or even in the hospital or even during the interrogation, shows a complete lack of remorse or guilt or even sympathy for his dead family
That was the longest build-up to a Life Insurance Dance 😂 I knew it had to be coming but Mike just kept edging around it for like 15 minutes
It's well worth the wait though
The traditional life insurance dance from the old country….😂
The detective who told him that he should have 'kicked the door' down or 'ransacked the house' had me laughing. She told him so matter of factly, I had hoped he would slap his forehead with a Doh!
I know, right!! I can see the Homer Simpson meme fading backwards into the bushes. 😂😂
Her sarcasm was necessary. As there's really no need to communicate with him any other way. As it would be a waste of sensible thinking.
That's Sarah Lacina! She won a Season of the reality show Survivor!
🤣🤣
He does what toddlers do when they lie : talk in a weird high innocent pitch and every sentenced ends in a question mark as though they’re trying to test the waters to see if they believe it
Unreasonably accurate take on both situations 😭
Yeah, you're totally right.
I was gonna say the same thing, but you got it first!
Exactly. Calling this guy a manchild feels insulting to children and to the maturity of the average manchild. He's a manbaby.
I recall an item going missing at a friend's house, and everyone thought the young boy living there had taken it.
Funny thing, he didn't. But he behaved exactly as a guilty child would have, with "maybe the wind took it" as his theory of what happened.
@Baron von Quiply Yeah
Sometimes children intimidated can act this way also.
When he was laying on the ground I thought he was trying to feign shock. But kept talking that way after.
That first clip gave me chills. Imagine being a police officer and breathing a sigh of relief because you think your call resulted from a swatting attempt, only to walk into this horrific scene.
Not to mention, you then have to walk through the entire house checking for the person who just killed 3 people and injured one.
I can't help wondering how many times law enforcement knows right away what actually happened and how hard it is for them not to let loose a little justice for the victims they find. Such a thankless job these people most of who aren't corrupt have.
You can hear the disbelief in the 911operator's voice when he says the intruder used the family's gun. I was suspicious at the foot shot already.
That camera angle at the hospital is *wicked* flattering. I gotta remember if I'm ever in a monitored hospital room to keep them blankets in their proper place, yo.
Flattering? 😂
Charming
Enlightening
Stupendous
Magnificent.
Lmfao the skepticism in the call takers voice was on point. What a pro! 😂
“Ahh! Me foot!!”
I had to rewind and watch this over and over! Thank you for being you. You’re the best!❤
“How did they get out of the house?”
“Uhh I do t know…… probably the same why they came in?”
You know that was a huge lightbulb for Alex right there😂😂 he’s probably like damn that was a good one they’ll never suspect me
🤣🤣🤣
Stuck in my BORING, windowless small cubicle, scanning legal documents. Thank you, Mike, for taking me away. 😘..... UPDATE: let me clarify to the Guys who say "well at least you're not doing hard physical work" I am a feminine female who isn't capable. I would rather be home cleaning house, cooking and doing laundry while listening to Mike. 😁
Count your blessings friend.
Wtf?
Get to work before I call your office
Just be thankful you have a job ❤️
Me, dragging engines outside in the rain by hand... wanna trade?
Why is everyone so salty 🤔
That female detective was hilarious! “But did they tho??” “But they didn’t” 😂
Mike I doubt ull see this but if u do by chance I just wanna thank you. My wife has stage 2 pancreatic cancer, we have 2 children a 7 yo boy n a 6mo girl. Our family is facing horrible prospects but ur videos give me a respite and I truly am thankful. God bless you brother.
Prayin for ur wife homie 🙏🏻
I hope you're wife and family are doing well now! ❤
Hey, sorry to hear about what your family are going through. Sending prayers love and to you your wife and family ❤
Sending prayers 🙏
Praying for you. My Father is a pancreatic cancer survivor. He's doing really good now, & went to physical rehab today. He's riding bikes every other day. It's been a few years now, & he recently got a good report. There IS hope & I'm praying for your wife's recovery.
When someone goes to multiple headshots to ensure death then the last person only takes one in the foot it definitely raises skepticism.
He battled and got a defensive wound
"Who pays for your chick-fil-a?"
"My parents."
"At 20 years old?" 🤣 love these detectives
As horrifying as the things this idiot have done are, i couldnt help but thoroughly enjoy the interviewing portions and find it extremely amusung... i feel like it would be at least some consolation to his family that he so thoroughly got humiliated by them lol
I like how the detectives act as if this isn't extremely common these days lmao
@@Jeff-jl2xc Yeah this isn't the 1980s where you can sustain yourself during university with a minimum wage summer job. Nowadays that'll maybe get you a book or two for the semester.
I know that the police suspected him immediately but it was not necessary to mock them over the detail (his unemployement) that maybe caused the whole klling spree. I reckon it is a dirty trick to get information from a suspect to play with them, but I always see it somewhat unnecessary. This kid was fcked at the moment he decided to eliminate his family. His intellect is no match for any decent detective. So, in my op, no need for these kind of behaviour, though i imagine, they were incredibly frustrated and shocked due to this horrible event. RIP to the family.
It’s not extremely common.
Only “common” for those who watch true crime stuff and other similar media.
These incidents are actually quite rare.
Omg..the life insurance part lol. Thank you so much for your hard work Mike! This was just disgusting to see a beautiful family murdered. Absolutely heartbreaking
I love the life insurance dance
Honestly think he's too dumb to have thought of life insurance scheme
If anyone ever needed to say 'I need to speak to a lawyer' it is this guy.
what a stupid statement.. even if you are innocent always ask for a lawyer, the cops wont treat you the same lol
Mike, you are most deserving of your success. You have produced quality content on a weekly basis and have built a devoted following. I am just thrilled for you!
Right on!!! ✅️ he's the best by far!
I was on TikTok Live and someone asked for suggestions to watch. I typed two words... THAT CHAPTER!
I was amazed at how many people said Yes! That Chapter is the best! Yes! Watch That Chapter! Yes! Mike is the best!
There were over 100 comments telling that person to watch Mike! All this time I thought it was just me and Mike! 😆
The world loves you Mike!
AGREED! 110%
Agree completely. I never subscribe to anyone. He's one of the only ones I have
How could he have botched that so hard 😭 The blood leading out of his room from where he shot his foot then limped out had me cackling. I'm also nearly 100% certain that nobody has ever JUST been shot in the foot during a B&E.
😂😂😂
The cops knew cuz they ain’t even care about his a$$ laying on floor 😂😂😂
"That's slowed him down for at least a few minutes, let's make good my escape!"
Everybody else got murdered with cruel precision, shots certain to kill without immediate medical intervention (if you're lucky) and yet all they shot was his....foot...? Clearly they didn't need to aim for the head as there wasn't much up there.
It's shocking to me how people do shit like this without thinking a single detail through to natural conclusions. This guy, Chandler Halderson, Grant Amato, all leaving a literal perfect trail of detailed evidence leading directly to themselves. I guess we can be grateful for that.
My God this story is heartbreaking! I would give anything to have a family like his & he just throws it all away.
It happens more than one realizes, unfortunately!!!🙏😢⚖️🤔❣️
Man, that kid didn't think ANYTHING thru! (Thanks for the insurance montage! I can't seem to get enough of it!💝)
I ADORE how you say “tirdy”! ❤
The sick part of this is he's not alone in the twisted sick mindset thinking the wise choice is to kill your family when confronted with getting off their ass and get on the adulting train. I will never understand how anyone can do this, but I'm so glad he was so dumb that the investigator was actually telling him what he should have done to try and get away with murder.
Mike we love you and are so proud of your next "chapter" (see what I did there 😉) in life and are so excited to listen to your podcast! I have to say you will be the first and only one I've ever thought about listening to and will listen to. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
Joel Guy vibes...not quite so sicko, though...
Well, at least he got his wish for the rest of his miserable life in prison...he won't have to find a job!!
So stupid, God forbid he gets off his ass and gets a job, such a senseless crime.
@gordonaliasme1104 Reminds me of the kid who supposedly fell down the stairs and had a serious spinal injury that he greatly exaggerated. Also lied about being enrolled in college and had a job lined up at NASA. Dad finally found out he lied about being enrolled so the son knew he wad cornered and killed his parents.
@@crimsontide1980 I think the job was at SpaceX.
"Who pays for your Chic-filet" from the detective had me cracking up.
Edit- Guess it's spelled Chic-Fil-A
Your edit is correct, but you wouldn't know that if you hadn't been or lived in the South Eastern, Southern part of the country. I'm actually eating Chick-fil-A nuggets right now! LOL 😂
Never eat Chic-Fil-A, it’s owned by an extreme evangelical who doesn’t like anyone who disagrees with his beliefs.
@Gen-X_Dirtbag hahaha thanx!
@@oncoucharrest5910 that's pretty good trick considering Truett Cathy died September 8, 2014. The food (extremely overpriced) is very VERY good, the Sweet Tea is addictive & the last time a group got the bright idea to boycott them didn't event barely scratch a single days operating profits, so as the cow's say "EAT MOR CHIKEN!"... You don't like it, NO ONE is forcing you to eat there! People need to seriously knock off this telling other adults what they should & should not do, because of something they don't agree with. It's called a choice, you can choose not to go there, that does NOT give you or anyone else the right to choose for me or anyone else also!
@Just a Gen X dirtbag, baby can't argue with that! 🤟
23:35 the way he said, "they are important to me, I loved them" gave me goosebumps...
Omg, I've only watched a few people tell crime stories, and have always been more toward the interrogations, and watching after and/or during the actual crime had been done. I saw " the " chapter " mentioned in one of the comments on the Murdaugh murders and checked it out. And wow, I've watched 2 episodes, and I am addicted! You've got a knack for this storytelling!!! I haven't even gotten halfway through my second video and am so impressed!!! The first one I watched was "preparing to commit an evil crime that shocked the country" and I am just in the middle of "staging a home invasion" and I am HOOKED!!! LOL...That is a huge compliment considering I am currently subscribed to 32 true crime shows.....omg that is the first time I've counted that!!! Great job!
Me too!!! I love watching the long interrogation channels, stranger stories, jcs, ewu, and then i veered off with the Behavior Panel, but then i saw a mention from a comment too about “that chapter” a couple times before i actually tried it…. Been hooked ever since!! Binge watching too lol ❤
“Who pays for your chick-fil-a” got me cackling 😂
Mike. The weirdest thing. I’ve been meaning to tell you because I felt like I was in an alternate universe when this happened.
So I go to my parents house to visit. I’m 29. Walk into my parents kitchen and I hear your voice…? Burst into my parents room and my dad is laying on his bed watching That Chapter. Super casually. I was like WHAT are you doing. YOU like That Chapter!? And my dad “yeah, he’s good. Give it a GOOO”
😂😂😂
My father and I do not talk regularly..(I’m a female and we just don’t bc he’s an old dude and hes antisocial & likes old dude things mostly) so I was truly shocked to make the discovery that we both adore you. What a time to be alive. And yes I made sure he knows about the new podcast already 😂
Maybe your father doesn’t want to talk to you on a regular basis as he is disappointed in how you have turned out and your choice of partners..💁🏻♂️
@@markturner977 uh sorry..who are you? Lol
I’ll edit just to add that our relationship is just fine, was only trying to attest that there was no time in the past we spoke about That Chapter or even RUclips at all, so it makes it that much more of a coincidence.
Say Hey Ari, Unlike Mark, I found your story to be very touching. I called two different friends and relayed it to them. It's crazy how connections and coincidences just pop out of nowhere. I'm sure TC Mike will love your comment if he reads it.
@@mollyk5557 the door to their room was ajar. Normally I knock. But that’s not the point.
@@aridavison5459 treasure your parents - they won’t be around forever. Oh and do try to make them proud - you only get one shot..
"Who pays for your Chick-Fil-A?" ...lol savage 😂
When he said "they are important to me, I love them" I almost crawled out of my skin. He said it so monotone and matter-of-fact as if he was reading a script.
A psychopath playing the part of a loving and totally sane son.
Same dude. I got the chills in a bad way. What an unfathomably disgusting excuse for a human being this dude is. Have fun rotting in a cell.
He did it! Spoiled kid that didn't want to work!
Congratulations on everything happening with your channel Mike! 🎉🎈👏 You are wonderful, enthusiastic and a great story teller! Much appreciation for all your hard work! Love the Salem shirt!!!! ❤️
Amen to that. Mike is my therapy sometimes takes me away when I need a little escape ty ty Mike
So he murdered his whole family because they wanted him to get a job? WTF?
Too many times it's entitled lazy spoiled kids who do this, He 20 for FS, He's a grown man where I come 😡
@@mbutts1000 NO WE ARE NOT🤬. IM 20 AND NOT ALL OF US WANT TO WORK! WHY CANT YOU BOOMERS FUCKING ACCEPT THAT???
@@thedesensitizedsympathizer5307 Who you shoutin at, Boomer ? Haha that's an American term . I grow up in a tenament in Glasgow It was hardly booming You don't want to work ? Have mummy and daddy realised they are going to have to carry you for the rest of their lives Bet they are delighted .Grow up !
I expected an elaborate scheme from the title, but this is comedic gold. Thanks again Mike for entertaining us.
This is comedy gold? 3 people died
While it’s amazing how unbelievably dumb this dude was, there is nothing funny about an annihilated family 🤦🏻♀️
There’s a funny moment in his interrogation where he says very quietly “OK…. I didn’t realize there was a camera back there…” Back there meaning the back basement door the supposed intruder left through.
There's a lot he didn't realize. I thought eagle scouts were supposed to be prepared.
Was anyone else just waiting for Mike's life insurance jingle? Cracks me up every time😂
Me! Seemed pretty obvious lol
IKR?? I just can't wait to see it every time!! belly laughs each time!
@@mollyk5557 Hopefully not::}}
@@sherrieleonardperry4616 😂🤣 I would have said the same thing! I'm the biggest dork I know, and I'm pretty fun.
@CoffeeSnob Always my fav part! 😂
What an absolute tragedy for the mum, dad & sister. It's just a desperately sad waste of a lovely family.
Justice was served.
Congratulations on the podcast, Mike. Really appreciate your content.
It's educational, empathic towards the victims, with a sprinkling of that dark humour reserved for the perpetrators.
Super skilful researcher & storyteller.
It's great to have seen your progression from where you started.
Best wishes to you.
How would you know that it was a "lovely family"? You know nothing about them, other than the fact that the son killed them.
@@jesmarina they're fucking dead, dude. Jesus christ
The son clearly never knew a hard day if them telling him to get a job at *20 years old* was too much of an ask for him to handle. You think they ever actually harmed this kid?
@@jesmarina The son himself said his family was good to him. If their own murderer has nothing bad to say, I think it's safe to conclude that they were in fact, a lovely family. That just wasn't enough for his greedy, lazy ass.
@@jesmarinaI think it’s safe to say they were lovely compared to their son?!
@jesmarina okay, I'll bite.
Unless they were guilty of some sort of heinous family abuse of the murdering manchild, I think it's safe to deduce they did not deserve to die in their own home or anywhere.
It sounds like you're upset at an assumption they were lovely people.
The perpetrator himself knew they didn't deserve that.
Without a doubt, the reason I get up in the morning and take care of myself every day, is knowing the Mike loves me! Love your videos Mike!
@@ramon3897 I have a Mike blow up doll I sleep with 🥰
Mike doesn’t even know you exist
@@nah4215 wait, then who does he say “I love ya” to at the end? He’s being disingenuous? Noooo! *shudder!* *gasp!* my whole world is crashing down! How ever will we go on?! 😢
@@Dead_Braincells_Society oh, he’s so talking to me, of course 😺
I was literally watching this trial the other day on the Law & Crime Network and was wondering aloud why none of my favorite true crime channels had covered this yet. Thanks Mike. Ima give it a goo.
I was too and that was the first time I heard about it
My wife and I got behind in videos so we are catching up, but that damn corn pun made me snort and now we are cracking up. In the 22 years we have known each other I have snorted while laughing maybe 3 times. Well done, sir.
So excited for the podcast Mike! Thanks for all the hard work you put into these videos ❤
So delighted to hear that, Rebecca!
@@ThatChapter To be sure?
No matter how well I know a story, it always gets better when I hear it from Mike.
That’s crazy, i feel the sane way! But i still do like the full interrogations …
The wayyyy he said “they’re important to me. I love them.” 😵💫😱 my mouth fell to the floor!!! It was so robotic… scary 😢 rip to that poor family ❤
Absolutely. Obvious
lol, that's what I said too
Shock
“yeah she’s in her room” (in the most casual tone ever)
“IS SHE OKAY?”
“I….I *think* so??”
God he is unbelievably bad at lying…..I feel like he was really annoyed that the cops weren’t doting on him or giving him a wittle cuddle 🥺 him had a boo boo 😢
Also, he was literally sitting next to his father’s dead body for a prolonged period of time….and he didn’t shed a tear or even look at him??? I know that shock is definitely a real thing, but I just don’t see how there would be no emotion at all. Nor did he tell the first responders to check on his mom and sister….they had to ask HIM first. He didn’t bother because he already knew they were gone…..it’s just disgusting.
He's also incredibly stupid. "Uh foot" "Black male or black shirt?" Alex: "Yes"
His lovely family get shot in the head and that dozy test gets shot in the foot? That's it? 😅 Even the cops said it sounded bullshit
Mike has honestly built a Genre on RUclips. Congrats on having the freedom to create the content you want on the platforms you want, you’ve earned it! 🎉
JCS just rolled in his grave
@@curtisboyce3849 that’s a different genre…
Absolutely nothing like JCS.
Mike was hardly the 1st one making this type of content, though..
@@curtisboyce3849 JCS didn’t invent true crime content, but he pioneered the interrogation analysis sub-genre. JCS is definitely a master that the copy-cats don’t come close to his level of quality. That Chapter is a great story-teller that treats the stories and victims with a lot of respect, rare in the saturated field of true crime.
@@thomas1910 Matt Orchard and Dave’s Lemonade are pretty good “copycats”
Just..no words. I just feel so awful for this family, how can someone destroy there family like that and just act like nothing happened, the cruelty of humans never seem to amazed me.
Totally awful
The arrogance of this guy is on a completely different level. He really thought the police wouldn’t see through it? He hasn’t even prepared a story to tell. What was he thinking 🤔?
Mike, thank you for the podcast, I’ve already subscribed ❤
You will never believe the level of arrogance that someone possesses, until you see it first hand. Alot of folk live with and keep the company of very dangerous and conniving individuals. Half the time they're privy to their crazy (compliments of whatever odd experience/s) but for whatever reason things like, "I've known them forever" or water is thicker than blood" whatever........
@@junglekutz5625 Correct on every level and also 99% of Mikes stories are about or involve these type of people. Yourself, me and everyone else would say to these types, Immediately "Wait a minute" and know that it's f***ed up and destined to fail straight away. Luckily these psychopaths don't work, in their tiny minds, that way!. They all have that BTK Floppy disc I'm so much more superior than you, mentality, WHATTTT, You think you can defeat meeeee???
you know what the worst part is? the hypocrisy.
@@paulanthony5274 absolutely Paul!!! It's always some kind of imaginary competition going on within *them.
More like immaturity and low I.Q.
Saw a lot of comments about the delivery of "my family are important to me - i love them" so I was expecting pretty lacklustre, but damn once i got to it, it genuinely shocked me how robotic he is. Why are there so many men who end up like this, far out. There are so many stories identical to this. Just get a damn job, you don't need to kill your entire fkn family. The fact that the reality of KILLING YOUR FAMILY, and hoping to get away with it so you don't have to move out or pay rent or divorce your spouse or whatever, truly boggles my mind
You know, I got to thinking about your opening. As much as your channel has a dark side, I think you bring some big positivity to many people. Learning to love everything you have is a whole lot easier when you realize how quickly it's gone
I agree a 100%. Mike brings a certain joy to some really horrible crimes. Also I remember his old videos & they were good but not the same for sure.
well at least he doesn't have to worry about a place to live anymore. Stoked for your podcast!
He'll still have to get a job. I love that for him!
@@Veruca_NaCl lmao right?! I can't wait to get the license plate he made for my car
@@neverclutches Do you think all his plates will have a bizarre question mark at the end??
YFA 286?
@@Veruca_NaCl hahahahahah I'm dead
A That Chapter podcast literally just made my whole day.. I listen to you when I go to sleep so this just gets even better
I was very straight faced & absorbed in the tale until the “AHH ME FOOT” then I just lost it LMAO 🤣 😂 I had to rewatch part of the video. I can’t wait to listen to your podcast
Same! I keep rewinding it!
Him calling it a hoof got me too 😆
Congrats on the podcast, hope it's all you want ☺️ Very satisfying to see your hard work paying off!
During the 911 call, it's as if you can hear him thinking, "I should have thought about this a little more..."
Very obviously not a well thought out plan. I really expected more from an Eagle Scout.
I loved how the female cop was describing what he should’ve done to make the crime scene more believable 😂 She was through with his foolishness! What a weak story he had! And God rest the souls of his poor family. The motive had to be life insurance too I thibk
This one was brand new, I can’t imagine my kid even thinking of something like this, just horrible. I’m so excited for your podcast, going there to check it out now. Thanks Mike ❤
We NEVER know what others are thinking. You are no exception
Mike you are a very special person, the way u talk and explain things are amazing. I can remenber most of the videos you have made and because of that its very hard to watch twice each video. This is a very very very special gift and I hope your channel grow a lot and you can spread more and good information, I bet MOST of people will learn to be more carefull. Love from Brazil
Currently stuck at home sick and a new That Chapter video is just what the doc ordered.
Tanks Mike!
Same!
How he even thought he would get away with this just tells you his level of thinking. Very sad what happened to the family. 😢😢
Father created that monster and the monster came back to finish the family
Dumber than a bag full of hammers.
Sort of a point in his favor there. I mean there were so many loose ends that didn't make sense, the kid clearly wasn't the brightest bulb, yet if he did do it, he planned it so well the cops couldn't even disprove his story. That just makes even less sense, he can't be that stupid and somehow a borderline mastermind.
I'm shaking my head at the stupid of this dude.. Security camera's, black guy, black shirt, black pants, green shoes.. 🤣🤣Everyone killed execution style. Him, shot in the foot... He's laying by his father's body chillin, looking all around, no crying, nothing.. Naaah, he's not guilty at all! 🙄
@@imaferretmaster Or, you know, lucky
SO excited for Mike's podcast, love me a good podcast when I'm in bed or cleaning etc, and you just know his will be the bomb.
Wow this guy really prepared his story for the 911 operator didn't he...I think I'm in psychological pain listening to his fails at crime already...
Edit: I'm halfway through and this guy has really shot himself in the foot both literally and theoretically, oh dear.
What a beautiful family he had, some people just have no idea what they've got.
Exactly what I said, he certainly shot himself in the foot. What an idiot. I wonder how long it took for the regret to sink in, his whole family.
Exactly
Crazy how the other stories like this got so much limelight, but its the first time I've heard this tale.
Probably cause it's more recent
That and I wonder if it's because it's becoming so common it just doesn't make the "front page" anymore 😢
he didn’t want to be kicked out of the house. but now he’s being kicked out of his house for life
goin to the big house...