The Snowtown Murders | Bodies in Barrels

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  • Опубликовано: 29 дек 2024

Комментарии • 7 тыс.

  • @ThatChapter
    @ThatChapter  4 года назад +3842

    Btw, in this video I used the term "transvestite", which I've learned is a no-no term, outdated and offensive. Sorry about that, in my sources that's what Barry Lane was referred to but I understand it's derogatory.

    • @khrystinamarina
      @khrystinamarina 4 года назад +497

      I did not know that either.

    • @leeannwitt5380
      @leeannwitt5380 4 года назад +647

      Same thing,these rock spiders are sensitive,geezzzzusss

    • @rolfsinkgraven
      @rolfsinkgraven 4 года назад +247

      Finally they sniffed him out :-) oh ehr RUclips wil ban all speach by the end of this year, but hey a picture says more than a thousand words eh

    • @lisasimpson4574
      @lisasimpson4574 4 года назад +362

      I didnt know that.. i honestly thought “cross dresser” would have been more offensive than “transvestite. “. 🤷🏾‍♀️. Learn something everyday. 🙂.

    • @skippyrx21
      @skippyrx21 4 года назад +424

      does that mean the Rocky Horror picture show is cancelled as well ?

  • @N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.
    @N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S. 4 года назад +3010

    Australia: *has literally millions of square kilometres of empty land*
    John Bunting: I'mma leave some dead bodies in a car outside me mate's place.

    • @frogpalpeeper4249
      @frogpalpeeper4249 4 года назад +20

      Yeah, really! LOLOLOL

    • @HeadNtheClouds
      @HeadNtheClouds 4 года назад +26

      Not very smart, was he?

    • @ColdHawk
      @ColdHawk 4 года назад +76

      I don’t think he wanted to be parted from his prizes....

    • @reswobiandreaming3644
      @reswobiandreaming3644 4 года назад +13

      Mad Max world is here and now. He couldn't put the barrels just anywhere because they'd spoil someone's aesthetics and he'd be sprung.

    • @paul6925
      @paul6925 4 года назад +31

      lol right? Same with Canada. Killers are lazy

  • @jackwhitbord3567
    @jackwhitbord3567 4 года назад +4056

    When you’ve already binged them all, you come to love Tuesday’s, and Friday’s.

  • @xensonar9652
    @xensonar9652 4 года назад +1499

    It's kinda depressing that you'll never run out of this kind of story to make videos about.

    • @SirGuifoyle
      @SirGuifoyle 4 года назад +41

      I know, right? I always thought "what if he runs out of material?" Guess that won't ever happen.

    • @ericpeterson541
      @ericpeterson541 4 года назад +8

      @Jbone Philly ?

    • @RealGotier
      @RealGotier 4 года назад +26

      @Jbone Philly yeah, these kinds of stories, what are you confused about

    • @blackdogslivesmatter1568
      @blackdogslivesmatter1568 4 года назад +12

      Maybe if they closed down Florida.

    • @xtinamarie_333
      @xtinamarie_333 4 года назад +1

      I was just thinking that!! ✌️😭

  • @jackiecampbell9649
    @jackiecampbell9649 3 года назад +251

    Mike saying “I love ya” after telling the worst of the worst stories is always much appreciated

    • @g.h.7755
      @g.h.7755 2 года назад +1

      What is it that he always says right after "I love you"...? "Mike-o?

    • @ganiyaibrahim6243
      @ganiyaibrahim6243 2 года назад +5

      I think it’s “Mike out”

    • @g.h.7755
      @g.h.7755 2 года назад +2

      @@ganiyaibrahim6243 🤣🤣🤣 And what does that mean? That he’s gone? 😄😄😄 I’m not an English speaking native, that’s why I ask...

    • @omarra6781
      @omarra6781 2 года назад +4

      @@g.h.7755 Yes, when someone says I'm "out" it means they're leaving, they're done with whatever it is, they're out of here.

    • @g.h.7755
      @g.h.7755 2 года назад +2

      @@omarra6781 Thank you! 🤗

  • @sweetjohnny8211
    @sweetjohnny8211 4 года назад +895

    I don't want to ruin anyone's day, but when Mike says "hey you" I'm pretty sure he's talking to me.

    • @andio3500
      @andio3500 4 года назад +53

      He’s really not, he’s saying it to me

    • @hftbkaybo4773
      @hftbkaybo4773 4 года назад +29

      nah he’s saying it to me you guys got it all wrong

    • @medicamedico4335
      @medicamedico4335 4 года назад +10

      Yall are boys lol

    • @rustinstardust2094
      @rustinstardust2094 4 года назад +31

      Y'know, I always felt a bit jealous 'cuz *I could tell* he was saying it to you & not me...

    • @Dwayne-Mobile1
      @Dwayne-Mobile1 4 года назад +21

      You're delusional
      Obviously me.

  • @bobsaget9931
    @bobsaget9931 4 года назад +1090

    Watched a lot of true crime, never heard something quite as terrifying as a man making a tape of past victims screaming/being tortured and then playing it while torturing and killing another man. I don't even know.

    • @marcus3060
      @marcus3060 4 года назад +30

      The documentary is something else

    • @jessicaj8564
      @jessicaj8564 4 года назад +32

      Maybe i shouldnt tell you about the murderers who also did that and parts of some tapes àre on youtube

    • @Chimponaut
      @Chimponaut 4 года назад +30

      It's terrifying to think about, but on the other hand, if I was the new victim and they played that, don't know how much I would care about it over the fact that I just had my toes crushed and god knows what else.

    • @katiec972
      @katiec972 4 года назад +31

      @@jessicaj8564 I’m not sure if this makes me an awful person asking this....but could you put a link up please 😬

    • @katiec972
      @katiec972 4 года назад +14

      @Einstein Brown it takes it to a whole new disturbing level

  • @standoughope
    @standoughope 4 года назад +307

    "He had a great idea... according to himself" would be the title of my autobiography.

    • @katybug6572
      @katybug6572 4 года назад +2

      HA!

    • @Eternal_11_Sasha
      @Eternal_11_Sasha 4 года назад

      Sameeee

    • @morkusmorkus6040
      @morkusmorkus6040 4 года назад +2

      If its an autobiography, wouldn't it be "I had a great idea...according to myself"?

    • @standoughope
      @standoughope 4 года назад +3

      @@morkusmorkus6040 Autobiographies written in 3rd person are extra funny to me.

  • @brentryder5902
    @brentryder5902 3 года назад +145

    I requested this ages ago and you actually replied and said you would look into it! Thanks for doing this ol' video. Giving it a goo right now!

  • @SlayByJay
    @SlayByJay 4 года назад +432

    “MIKE OUT!” The saddest two words I have to hear every Friday... until Tuesday my friends.

    • @katc6880
      @katc6880 4 года назад +9

      But you will spend the next few days looking forward to Tue. He's very good isn't he?!

    • @puttumsftw8478
      @puttumsftw8478 4 года назад +2

      "40 mike mike out!"

    • @insufferableanarchist
      @insufferableanarchist 4 года назад +1

      Ah yes, the most depressing of words.

    • @SlayByJay
      @SlayByJay 4 года назад

      @@katc6880 oh i sure will! I’ve already watched all his videos so I can’t binge anymore haha

    • @chieflongsock
      @chieflongsock 4 года назад +3

      If you turn on captions its translated as "my goat"

  • @CBQReview
    @CBQReview 4 года назад +371

    Nah the way he said “CRIKEY” in the background in the beginning just killed me 😭😭😭

    • @theflyingcrud
      @theflyingcrud 4 года назад +24

      I almost had my beer exit my nose without permission hahaha

    • @MrGrace
      @MrGrace 4 года назад +13

      @@theflyingcrud I had a small amount of pee exit me without permission lmao 🙃

    • @dinabatres4301
      @dinabatres4301 4 года назад +8

      @@theflyingcrud do you usually give it permission to exit your nose?

    • @theflyingcrud
      @theflyingcrud 4 года назад +7

      @@dinabatres4301 I never give authorization, it always happens involuntarily. Always a waste of precious natural resources haha

    • @theflyingcrud
      @theflyingcrud 4 года назад +1

      @kurara chan yeah, not going to say I'm proud of this particular one. And to the person above you, hope you're joking and just have a shit sense of humor

  • @nunyabusiness776
    @nunyabusiness776 4 года назад +823

    "Whatcha got going on there?"
    "Nothing, just dead kangaroos that I'll make into dog food later."
    "Understandable, have a good day."

    • @Shmandalf
      @Shmandalf 4 года назад +25

      Just an average day in Australia yepyep

    • @evergreen61
      @evergreen61 4 года назад +5

      Hah. Priceless..

    • @YourAverageGoyl
      @YourAverageGoyl 4 года назад +1

      Gag

    • @zZaruto
      @zZaruto 3 года назад +9

      Actually pretty common in some parts of australia

    • @KatetheGreat3689
      @KatetheGreat3689 3 года назад +12

      Dead rotting kangaroo corpses I’m leaving there for weeks that I will feed domestic animals 🥴🙄🤦🏼‍♀️

  • @jarradhurley4866
    @jarradhurley4866 3 года назад +215

    I am actually from Adelaide Australia and we have the distinction of being (per capita) the serial killer capital of the world. There is a documentary series called "City of Evil" about it. My mum actually had a chance meeting with the guy later identified as the "Truro Killer" in the 70s as she stopped her silly friend from jumping in the car with him.

    • @tamsin1969
      @tamsin1969 3 года назад +1

      Facts

    • @Samanthamoemoes
      @Samanthamoemoes 3 года назад +7

      I think I saw that pretty creepy. Still love to visit someday.

    • @frahn1702
      @frahn1702 3 года назад +12

      @@Samanthamoemoes
      Adelaide is a beautiful city ❤️

    • @007BlondeAussie
      @007BlondeAussie 3 года назад +6

      Adelaide is a beautiful place to live

    • @suzannenichols6900
      @suzannenichols6900 3 года назад +3

      Wow! Good on her!

  • @melmazing3993
    @melmazing3993 4 года назад +98

    Mike!! I asked, you listened!
    I live very close to where these murders happened. The movie was filmed around the corner from my place.
    The last victim, David, was my best mate in my first year of senior school. He was a nice guy, and for over 20 years I've kept a drawing he made for me in class.
    R.I.P. David Johnson.

  • @TombRaider666
    @TombRaider666 4 года назад +1906

    Whenever my boyfriend comes in the room and hears me playing one of your videos (which is quite often) he says 'Oh watching your Irish boyfriend again I see''

    • @MontagZoso
      @MontagZoso 3 года назад +29

      😂 Same here.

    • @gratefulgammy6909
      @gratefulgammy6909 3 года назад +74

      My husband was the same! Lol. Finally I had him watch Mike's recent True Crime posts, and now he is addicted to the recent ones!

    • @michaelloud5206
      @michaelloud5206 3 года назад +25

      Sounds a bit insecure

    • @krystatinyy9652
      @krystatinyy9652 3 года назад +315

      @@clementine2001 ummm or it’s just an innocent sarcastic joke between a couple? Lmao.. reading a lil too much into it a think

    • @Pumpkin3.14pi
      @Pumpkin3.14pi 3 года назад +164

      @@krystatinyy9652 Secure people can joke about their partners little crushes etc.. Some people wouldn't understand.

  • @YayMiko
    @YayMiko 4 года назад +905

    They made a recording of all the noises their previous victims had made while being tortured and played it while torturing their last guy? That’s beyond horrific.

    • @Coughing_Blood
      @Coughing_Blood 3 года назад +4

      @@JeramiaValentine probably a fake so don't worry

    • @el34glo59
      @el34glo59 3 года назад +27

      Beyond is right. Idk where it even start. It's just fucked as fucked gets

    • @Lekjih
      @Lekjih 3 года назад +40

      Came to the comments to say this. Just hearing of that recording makes me want to cry, that they tortured him while making him listen to the torture of others...

    • @ganiniii
      @ganiniii 3 года назад +10

      Their role model (at least John) was Hitler.

    • @KptnHaddock_
      @KptnHaddock_ 3 года назад

      Avantgarde

  • @timgreen2426
    @timgreen2426 3 года назад +117

    The most disturbing part, is that there were 4 of these monsters living amongst us..in the same place, at the same time. It’s estimated everyone at some point in life comes across a serial killer in passing...4 together..is inconceivable. Great job again, Mike..making the unbearable, bearable.

    • @LisafromNOLA
      @LisafromNOLA 2 года назад +4

      Exactly. Terrifying

    • @Secret_Soul_Survivor
      @Secret_Soul_Survivor 2 года назад +5

      Yeah, that's what I thought, the chances of 4 potential serial killers to befriend each other and do this as a team, I would think it rare. Thank God. As an Aussie this was a truly haunting time but I'd actually forgot a lot of the details so this is a new horror all over again.

    • @goblin-night
      @goblin-night Год назад +1

      The leader of the pack and/or the group's little culture made the entire group willing. It definitely isn't that multiple serial killers fluked out to find each other. Killer couples either.

  • @yodhin79
    @yodhin79 4 года назад +964

    Can’t smell
    Loves digging
    No conscience
    Yeah, this was never gonna end up well.

    • @basicburrito1157
      @basicburrito1157 3 года назад +4

      Grave digger

    • @georgia2321
      @georgia2321 3 года назад +29

      Exactly what I thought!
      Less than tree minutes into the video and we got a dude who’s obsessed with digging holes, guns, nazis & fascism.. then worked at a crematorium and loved it and was great with dead bodies before he gets a job in meat processing.
      Can’t see how on eart this’ll ever go sideways. YIKES.

    • @DeadpanVT
      @DeadpanVT 3 года назад +1

      I don't think sense of smell mattered much. I don't have one and tbh it makes life annoy af because I nearly killed myself by not realizing there was a gas leak in my room at 16 we had an old wall gas heater and my mom luckily walked in and rushed me out.

    • @Rehinachan
      @Rehinachan 3 года назад +2

      @@georgia2321 lmao tree minutes

    • @lilnotoriginal7850
      @lilnotoriginal7850 3 года назад +4

      @@DeadpanVT big L

  • @BlueSpiritFire1
    @BlueSpiritFire1 4 года назад +315

    Me, an Aussie, clicking on this: Huh, bodies in barrels. Reminds me of that one with the bank- Oh.

    • @Jolenesmart1980
      @Jolenesmart1980 4 года назад +3

      exactly its been done to death

    • @MamaPinks
      @MamaPinks 4 года назад +1

      🤣🤣

    • @TotallyRealistic
      @TotallyRealistic 4 года назад +3

      @@Jolenesmart1980 I can't tell if this is a joke or if you missed the fact that this was exactly the case he was reminded of...

    • @xxxmelxxxp9021
      @xxxmelxxxp9021 4 года назад +2

      I- 😳😂

    • @louie2row633
      @louie2row633 4 года назад +1

      @Jason Phelan way too sensitive mate.
      Relax!!!

  • @tylerlucas3752
    @tylerlucas3752 4 года назад +214

    “Hey you and welcome!” I know when I hear that I will always be intrigued and always entertained.

    • @oldg7847
      @oldg7847 4 года назад +1

      Agreed 👍

    • @kerryann2041
      @kerryann2041 4 года назад +4

      I echo that! Damn right!!

    • @elisaprina
      @elisaprina 4 года назад

      Now I got what ha says!!! I thought ha said "you are welcome"...and I thought he meant for his videos

    • @Sam-cc7zu
      @Sam-cc7zu 4 года назад +1

      I second this sir. We need more lol

    • @melvado
      @melvado 4 года назад

      100%

  • @wendywilkinson
    @wendywilkinson 3 года назад +128

    The scorpion (hunter of rock spiders) is often chosen as the symbol of the task force detectives that go after pedophiles.

    • @novice5895
      @novice5895 3 года назад +2

      Oh, so they decided to keep the imagery the serial killer came up with for pedophiles?🤦🏽‍♀️.

    • @ordinaryjoe8546
      @ordinaryjoe8546 3 года назад +32

      @@novice5895 I think it was already slang

    • @RobboDrawsStuff
      @RobboDrawsStuff 3 года назад +34

      @@novice5895 Rock spider has been the slang for paedophiles here in Australia since at least the 70s

    • @novice5895
      @novice5895 3 года назад +2

      akaScooby Aw, thx for letting me know👍🏽.

    • @gt4666master
      @gt4666master 3 года назад +8

      Now realizing this about "Task Force Argos" logo, looks like a desert hairy scorpion of some kind, but with little thin claws and a thick tail, looks venomous as hell.
      Thanks for that insight

  • @heyysimone
    @heyysimone 4 года назад +369

    Ugh the tapes of people being tortured played to their next victims. That is psychological torture.

    • @mscir
      @mscir 4 года назад +3

      Demonic possession.

    • @ThemMightyPies
      @ThemMightyPies 4 года назад +1

      Is it?

    • @DriscolDevil
      @DriscolDevil 4 года назад +4

      @@mscir Grow up.

    • @Krispen_Wah
      @Krispen_Wah 4 года назад +10

      @@mscir gtfo with your religious thinking and grow up

    • @skippyrx21
      @skippyrx21 4 года назад +1

      of course it is . what else could it be lol its not barry white !

  • @Gorrgrim
    @Gorrgrim 4 года назад +169

    Mike is a true gem in this community. Can't think of any other true crime channel that presents the story so well and with so much personality and detail.

    • @melissasallee4032
      @melissasallee4032 4 года назад +13

      Agreed! Even on cases that I’ve heard about several times I’ll listen to mikes take on it all day.

    • @Mary1337
      @Mary1337 4 года назад +7

      Mike accomplishes to be funny, without losing the seriousness about these cases.

    • @Ophiane
      @Ophiane 4 года назад +2

      I agree I don't see how he manages to get so much information into so little time The only other true crime channel that I watch anymore is Stephanie Harlowe and if you want a deep dive she does sometimes two and three-part series that are just amazing. But she and Mike are the only ones I watch anymore their styles are very different but they both give a ton of information and keep your interest.

    • @fryone
      @fryone 4 года назад +7

      He has the perfect level of humor for each case, his videos are not as detailed as JCS for example, but he delivers the goods with consistence, I didn't feel much for him at first but now I can't avoid but feeling affection towards him.

    • @moonbeam8120
      @moonbeam8120 4 года назад +3

      AGREED 💯💯💯💯

  • @almightyshippo1197
    @almightyshippo1197 2 года назад +38

    My mum and brother knew the Hayden family for about 2 years before the barrels were found. Shit was crazy when the news broke. You covered the story well, my dude.

  • @museumghost
    @museumghost 4 года назад +253

    “so what’re your hobbies?” “digging holes”

    • @SpinningSage
      @SpinningSage 4 года назад +4

      One of my boyfriend's favourite pastimes.

    • @punkybrewstar83
      @punkybrewstar83 4 года назад +7

      There is a really funny Ozzie movie called, "the Castle". There is a character that digs holes called Dale. It is the funniest shit. Anyway, I heard that, and I cracked up.

    • @magoodada
      @magoodada 4 года назад +14

      Not all hole diggers are bad. I have an little old black weiner dog that digs. Hes pretty chill. Not a rock spider

    • @amandatuner4677
      @amandatuner4677 4 года назад +2

      @@magoodada naw cute!

    • @BlisaBLisa
      @BlisaBLisa 4 года назад +2

      Hector Zeroni bad ending

  • @Mimi-cq4bg
    @Mimi-cq4bg 4 года назад +202

    Okay, I'm Canadian and we dont have a city called snowtown, but Australia does?
    I feel like my nation has failed.

    • @lorrettalewis1766
      @lorrettalewis1766 4 года назад +2

      haha you are so right! and we don't even get snow!

    • @evelynvslife
      @evelynvslife 4 года назад +4

      We just like to dream of snow. I saw it snowing for the first time ever this year and lost my shit it was so cool. It only took over 23years.

    • @nurgle11
      @nurgle11 4 года назад +2

      named after Thomas Snow

    • @andrewnewton2246
      @andrewnewton2246 4 года назад +6

      It does snow in Australia. Every year it snows in the Snowy Mountains, which are the tallest mountains on the mainland and cover parts of Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and New South Wales. It also snows in Tasmania, where some years they get snow on Mt Wellington overlooking the state capitol Hobart at Christmas.

    • @gingerkid1048
      @gingerkid1048 4 года назад +10

      We do have a Dildo...so in a way Canada still holds its rep.

  • @lightspeed388
    @lightspeed388 4 года назад +371

    As an Aussie, I've watched everything about "bodies in the barrels." You've done an awesome job covering this, nice work.

    • @cemcg3859
      @cemcg3859 4 года назад +5

      He is pretty awesome

    • @katybug6572
      @katybug6572 4 года назад +1

      Nice! Good to kno

    • @kimwoodley1351
      @kimwoodley1351 4 года назад +12

      I think he should do Katherine Knight from Aberdeen NSW now in Silver Water jail. Now she was one wacker doodle. I have the book Blood Stain by Peter Lalor.

    • @lightspeed388
      @lightspeed388 4 года назад +7

      @@kimwoodley1351 Oh, good God! What a horror story that is. Katherine is one of the most horrendous women. The way she hung up her husband, then cooked him up for his kids...just bloody crazy!

    • @KaiiBlue
      @KaiiBlue 3 года назад +2

      @@kimwoodley1351 I second this!

  • @-Fritz-
    @-Fritz- 3 года назад +233

    And in classic Aussie humour, not long after this you could buy T-shirts with _"I had a barrel of laughs in Snowtown"_ written on them. 😲😏

  • @offtap1395
    @offtap1395 4 года назад +392

    Mayte!!! My wife and I are local to the area, and have followed this as it happened. I have also followed your channel for a while. I want to give you the highest compliment. even though we were local to this - you're information is better than anything we have heard locally or otherwise.
    Most You tube channel's care not for facts but clicks. Cudo's to you mate. Even the origin of the slang ''rock spider'',, i never could work it out, nor do people whom use it know the origin either, yet You are the other side of the world - the cold rainy side :)
    Also, people are not aware of the prevalence of Rock Spiders over here, in the area there and surrounding towns. The news played down - not mentioning their original motivation (I'm not condoning it) . This is something we learned years later.
    Snakes, Crocs, Dingos, more snakes, spiders, blue ringed octopii, box jelly fish - get a bad wrap over here - rightly so - however they have nothing on the real, institutionalized sexual murderous predators that are way more, numerous and dangerous. The the victims of abuse seek revenge and become twisted murderous, torturous abusers themselves. How the cops could take so long, and not respond etc etc is common, not surprising anymore. Mate, please pin this comment for others to see as my main point is to compliment your accuracy, and clearly thorough research. You are doing a great service with your films. Good educational material for parents with teenagers, and the likes of us trying to make sense of the twisted parts of our society.
    Onya, from ""Astraya"".

    • @reswobiandreaming3644
      @reswobiandreaming3644 4 года назад +15

      Yes, this post should be pinned. We have had problems with someone who is known as the local rockspider in a certain regional area in Queensland. He's been trying to get access to oiur children. They've killed our animals and weaponised the Bundaberg Magistrates Court anf the North Burnett Regional Council to try to physically locate us via constant harassment. We've been forced to abandon our land and live in vehicles. The police won't do anything and nor will anyone else.

    • @simonarodriguez3515
      @simonarodriguez3515 4 года назад +6

      W E L L S A I D ‼️

    • @simonarodriguez3515
      @simonarodriguez3515 4 года назад +6

      @@reswobiandreaming3644 wow that’s heartbreaking and disturbing I can’t imagine how difficult things are for you and I’m sorry. I highly suggest doing whatever research, investigation (safely‼️), reporting, etc whatever you have the mental and physical ability to proactively fight for justice. Stay strong and I believe your day will come. Maybe at the least if the monster gets punishment or caught, you can bring in your case and help put him where he belongs. You’re in my thoughts 💭

    • @emradford5173
      @emradford5173 4 года назад +7

      100% back this comment. Aussies unite

    • @meganwilliams7042
      @meganwilliams7042 4 года назад +2

      Thumbs up from another local to the murders. I still drive past where that house used to be and think of them every time. We used to drive past the road to Snowtown and sadly that’s all I thought of. I have heard their bakery was pretty good

  • @TheLunaHippy
    @TheLunaHippy 4 года назад +84

    Imagine my joy, as an Australian, waking up this fine Saturday morning to see what gift Mike has released.. An Australian Case!
    I remember this case, I was in my teens at the time, it still gives me the creeps. Crikey.
    Love your work Mike.

    • @charlisays
      @charlisays 4 года назад +4

      This one and the Ivan Milat case that I think Mike also covered are both horrifying.

  • @AbduCola
    @AbduCola 4 года назад +253

    With that 14 year old I have a feeling John was the biggest Rock Spider of them all

    • @reignman30
      @reignman30 3 года назад +6

      Yeah it's usually the ones who protest too much. It's like male feminists, most of them have a sexual assault in their past.

    • @cocodiva2685
      @cocodiva2685 3 года назад +5

      @McFlickers out his/her ass.

    • @hotsoup1001
      @hotsoup1001 3 года назад +9

      It's not unheard of for young abuse victims to grow up into abusers themselves. Certainly not true for all or even most, but it does happen. In a way, that's the biggest crime done to them: becoming the thing they hate the most.

    • @belmum1689
      @belmum1689 3 года назад +9

      James wasn't 14 when he helped with the murders he was 18 - 19 yrs old and I don't think he is as innocent as people like to pretend he is. He met Bunting when he was 14 yrs old and Bunting groomed him and Vlassakis enjoyed torturing and watching the victims being murdered just as much as Bunting did

    • @alexanderk.6869
      @alexanderk.6869 3 года назад +4

      I thought that too when mike mentioned how James was groomed. Ironic but not at all surprising.

  • @I.am.Mrs.Mathers
    @I.am.Mrs.Mathers Год назад +3

    I was sitting in a meeting and “SNIP SNIP NICKY!” Came through my head and I couldn’t control my laughter. That was an awkward moment in that meeting lol.

  • @horwoodg
    @horwoodg 4 года назад +141

    Being an Australian, I remember these murders. I've never been to Snowtown but I'm told the locals don't like being reminded about what happened there. I friend of mind stopped for a beer in the pub there, merely mentioned the murders and was then politely asked to finish his beer and leave. I guess I don't blame them.

    • @jimewifi8954
      @jimewifi8954 4 года назад +43

      They only stored the barrels there. Most happened in the suburbs north of adelaide. No wonder snowtown doesn't like to be associated with it. They named the movie snowtown when it should have been called Salisbury north

    • @photografiq_presents
      @photografiq_presents 4 года назад +4

      Starting your comment with "Being an Australian...." makes me think you're not Australian. It's a very common affectation of another nationality to qualify their speech before they've made it. Pack up your banjo and tell your story walking

    • @sognsogn-jo9qb
      @sognsogn-jo9qb 4 года назад +32

      @@photografiq_presents He is mentioning it probably cause it hits home to him more than any non Australian, you donut. Also, murders are not as frequent in Australia as they are in USA for example. I am from a little country where murders rarely happen but when they do happen the whole nation is shocked will all mourn the victim. When You live somewhere where murders rarely happen it will shock you the few times it does happen.

    • @TiffyVella1
      @TiffyVella1 4 года назад +19

      @@photografiq_presents Being a South Australian, I can totally back up Greg's comment. The locals of Snowtown had nothing to do with the murders, and I remember that they detested the media at the time labeling them the "Snowtown Murders". I believe that what happened in the pub was probably quite likely, as the townsfolk would have hated any rubberneckers turning up to ask questions.

    • @j.j.714
      @j.j.714 4 года назад +2

      The hell?? I get that it’s a terrible thing to talk about but they can’t act like it never happened. That just sounds like denial

  • @danielbrown1724
    @danielbrown1724 4 года назад +65

    “Yep, that’s a rotting corpse alright” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
    Mike, you crack me up

  • @marcysmith981
    @marcysmith981 4 года назад +480

    Why is it the only thing that helps my insomnia these days is listening to an Irish man talk about gruesome murders. Thanks for helping me sleep like a baby omg what is wrong with me lol

  • @lloydwth
    @lloydwth 3 года назад +35

    Does anyone else binge watch his videos over and over and fall in love one with the background music

    • @ava198
      @ava198 3 года назад

      I binge watch then feel traumatized and like I need therapy

  • @3MamaBear3
    @3MamaBear3 4 года назад +282

    Anyone else randomly stumble across this channel, and it's now your favourite?

    • @karaleetrapp
      @karaleetrapp 4 года назад +11

      This is 1 of the best recommendations that youtube made to me(some of their recommendations leave a lot to be desired)

    • @somebarf
      @somebarf 4 года назад +4

      @@karaleetrapp Same, I avoided this channel for the longest time because I initially thought it was poorly researched clickbait... I'm glad I gave it a chance and was wrong! I've been subcribed for about two years now

    • @irishis3
      @irishis3 4 года назад

      I found it recommended in another RUclips comment section

    • @zardoz_ii2061
      @zardoz_ii2061 4 года назад +7

      I hear ya barkin' big dog.

    • @otkli3368
      @otkli3368 4 года назад +1

      100%! love this channel.

  • @maryh99
    @maryh99 4 года назад +361

    Murderous and torturous tendencies thinly veiled as vigilantism.

    • @jameswilsonrdr2275
      @jameswilsonrdr2275 4 года назад +24

      He used what people would accept as a motive to do what he was planning to do all along.

    • @Sarah-2277
      @Sarah-2277 4 года назад +19

      Less than 5 mins in and we have snow town in Australia, somone has lost their sense of smell, and got skills with dead people , and Mike's trying not to laugh, gonna be a good one!

    • @JasonSmith-se1jg
      @JasonSmith-se1jg 4 года назад +1

      Well stated maryh99

    • @tyranosurasmax
      @tyranosurasmax 4 года назад +1

      @@jameswilsonrdr2275 accept***

    • @jameswilsonrdr2275
      @jameswilsonrdr2275 4 года назад +2

      @@tyranosurasmax Thanks, man. Maybe only a few people think I dropped out in 6th grade. My excuse is typing from mobile in the sun!😂

  • @libbynone6546
    @libbynone6546 4 года назад +189

    Thinking about it, if someone from my family /neighbors would be missing, the amount of murder videos I’ve watched, would make me look suspicious.

    • @georgie7647
      @georgie7647 4 года назад +11

      🙄 same 🤦‍♀️😆

    • @heloxyz1
      @heloxyz1 4 года назад +8

      🤣😆🤣 Same here

    • @highandtight5544
      @highandtight5544 4 года назад +14

      I think about this often.

    • @AndrewPureMI
      @AndrewPureMI 4 года назад +6

      Me too liveleak and best gore watching the cartels cut heads off and such is a good past time

    • @cherrylee1103
      @cherrylee1103 4 года назад +4

      same here.

  • @margiec7005
    @margiec7005 Год назад +1

    Thanks!

  • @pete8634
    @pete8634 4 года назад +301

    theres a movie about this called Snowtown, its one of the most haunting movies ive ever seen... highly recommend if you're into that kinda stuff

    • @jodielouise3209
      @jodielouise3209 4 года назад +15

      Brilliant movie! Agreed... very haunting x

    • @jackiechan4AAR
      @jackiechan4AAR 4 года назад +19

      I watched it a couple years ago. I had to take breaks. It was intense

    • @VsLeo1
      @VsLeo1 4 года назад +18

      I wish I were brave enough. Already I had to stop bingeing TC’s old videos because I started having awful nightmares! 😖

    • @cindyjudd7541
      @cindyjudd7541 4 года назад +5

      Very boring movie I thought.

    • @ladyka2588
      @ladyka2588 4 года назад +2

      Where can I watch it?

  • @car0ndelet
    @car0ndelet 4 года назад +436

    Has a strange childhood fixation on digging holes. Has an alarming interest in Nazis and their ideologies. Takes a job at a crematorium. Begins studying human anatomy.
    _yep nothing going on here_

    • @AammaK
      @AammaK 4 года назад +7

      Either a vindictive serial murderer or a philanthropist historian in making

    • @Pete-z6e
      @Pete-z6e 4 года назад +2

      , Hindsight makes us all Geniuses.

    • @MelvinJ64
      @MelvinJ64 4 года назад +2

      Don't worry bout it, it'd be grand 👌

    • @davidmayberry3190
      @davidmayberry3190 4 года назад +2

      Hide your cats.

    • @asdkjh4370
      @asdkjh4370 3 года назад

      Commie much? They were rewriting language as well. Complaining about nazis but commie ideology in slightly modern form is OK? Bunch of sick psychos.

  • @thylacine1962
    @thylacine1962 4 года назад +429

    Juror's where so traumatised from the information presented in this trial, they had to be dismissed and counceled, some never recovered. The trial was restarted 3 times. Costing the state government millions. Eventually the Judge told potential new Juror's be prepared to hear pure horror. if you think you can't finish what you start, leave now before your selected. It took 12 months more just to select a third time jury. This was a first in Australian criminal history.

    • @joshbrz8902
      @joshbrz8902 3 года назад +12

      Aw poor little soft jurors boo hoo

    • @thylacine1962
      @thylacine1962 3 года назад +58

      @@joshbrz8902 you will get over it.

    • @joshbrz8902
      @joshbrz8902 3 года назад +5

      You are the one crying over here about ppl you dont even know are you over it yet

    • @thylacine1962
      @thylacine1962 3 года назад +49

      @@joshbrz8902 oh im sure you will get over that too. Good on ya. I have faith in your capacity to deal with it.

    • @unclefranklin4575
      @unclefranklin4575 3 года назад +6

      Crikey!

  • @christyireland1066
    @christyireland1066 3 года назад +53

    Did anyone else notice the woman waving and smiling when they are going threw a barrel with someone's body? WTF

    • @tabby73
      @tabby73 3 года назад +7

      I noticed that. Same reaction as you.

    • @lawrencegray5403
      @lawrencegray5403 3 года назад +7

      I JUST paused there to make a comment ...21:57

    • @kb6556
      @kb6556 3 года назад +7

      A barrel of laughs....

    • @debraserafini7741
      @debraserafini7741 3 года назад +7

      Yes..really seems unprofessional and definitely not respectful of the victims..kinda like "Hey look at me"
      ..

  • @lynnb5726
    @lynnb5726 4 года назад +126

    It makes me so angry to know justice is never truly served. Because they will never suffer as much as their victims did! My heart hurts for those people who had to go through unspeakable pain and torment.

    • @katc6880
      @katc6880 4 года назад +9

      I feel you on this.. personally I think the kindest (?) Death penalty is a bullet to the head... Quick and clean. And while I fully understand the want to see those who carried ou utterly horrific crimes suffering the same way their victims did, I would be happier if they were quickly expunged from this world. I think it is bs that the legal system has successfully argued against some methods of death penalty under the guise of cruel and unusual punishment - seriously?!!
      But we need to be careful how we treat monsters, less we become monsters ourselves

    • @Momsadventure7
      @Momsadventure7 4 года назад +5

      I am sure hell has something good prepared for those people for eternity

    • @masterpieces2218
      @masterpieces2218 4 года назад +1

      @@katc6880 that's bullshit. You see most would stop killing if they knew the same faith was waiting on them. When I mean most I mean 99 expect those who just want to die.

    • @catherinerainville4232
      @catherinerainville4232 4 года назад +3

      Agreed! I feel like they should have done to them what they did to 12 other people. They were some sick mothers!!

    • @katc6880
      @katc6880 4 года назад +4

      @@masterpieces2218 no, there is a difference between killing and torture. Jail's around the world are full of people on death row (for how many years?) Or life in prison. Murdering someone doesn't equate to a death sentence yourself. It should. Torturing someone.... Lethal injection. You know the one that often goes wrong and involves some prolonged agony before death ensues? I'm good with that also
      As.for the families of the victims, I'm sure the thought of the perpetrators suffering would be welcome, but ultimately they just want them to no longer exist. Just my opinion. But (and I will be honest!) I'm sure if this was.closer to home then my opinions would change

  • @duchessofstratosphear
    @duchessofstratosphear 4 года назад +46

    I brace myself for that cheeky wink at the end but that unexpected “I love ya” literally made me shriek 😍

    • @jadecobain
      @jadecobain 4 года назад +4

      When he said it I was like wait did he just say that and has he said it before 😂 totally made my day

    • @duchessofstratosphear
      @duchessofstratosphear 4 года назад +5

      @@jadecobain I’m still fanning myself over here 🥵

    • @TheStar798
      @TheStar798 4 года назад +4

      Oooh! Not there yet, but looking forward to it now 😂

    • @mrs.dr.spencerreid3992
      @mrs.dr.spencerreid3992 4 года назад +2

      I just felt it 😍🥰😘❤️

    • @perlamatias47
      @perlamatias47 4 года назад +1

      Same ❤

  • @jenn8179
    @jenn8179 4 года назад +29

    It's unfathomable that 1 person would be THIS sadistic. But to find FOUR in the same small place? How??

    • @Bonswally
      @Bonswally 4 года назад +5

      Obviously you've never visited Salisbury North.

    • @jenn8179
      @jenn8179 4 года назад +2

      @@Bonswally you're correct there. And it sounds like I should never!

    • @aror6480
      @aror6480 4 года назад +2

      My exact thoughts. You know how hard is to find people that share your values, views of the world and hobbies? It is not that easy! How come these people find people alike? They should be exceptions , minimum percentages among a broader amount of people, but they get to find each other. It just puzzles me. How is it possible that four sadistic killers find each other? It is not something you coud go pinning ads about!!

    • @jenn8179
      @jenn8179 4 года назад +1

      @@aror6480 Right?? I can't even get people to join a book club! How. Is. This. Possible? (Rhetorical question of course)

    • @cocolime6496
      @cocolime6496 4 года назад

      It's because of cases like these I truly believe that sometimes evil just takes human form

  • @nicywailey157
    @nicywailey157 3 года назад +30

    As Australian, this one still shocks me today no matter how many times I hear this story over. Real monsters.

  • @SakiMcGee
    @SakiMcGee 4 года назад +376

    Ah yes, "snug as a body in a barrel in a bank vault." Just like mom used to say at bedtime.

  • @HannahLucyequestrian
    @HannahLucyequestrian 4 года назад +192

    I’m a South Aussie and I was today years old when I found out the Snowtown barrel murders were dumped in an actual BANK, not a river bank lmao

    • @SuperNuclearUnicorn
      @SuperNuclearUnicorn 4 года назад +3

      You were sus about there being a vault on the river bank?

    • @dellaboca9737
      @dellaboca9737 3 года назад +4

      What the actual F?… I always look in the comments too early LOL

    • @jquest43
      @jquest43 3 года назад

      England's trash heap
      Thank God I'm in Britain

    • @mareebrown2163
      @mareebrown2163 3 года назад +8

      @@jquest43 I thank God you are too. lol.

    • @jquest43
      @jquest43 3 года назад

      @@mareebrown2163 I feel unclean just reading your commoner response,I order on you to stop.
      England Forever!!

  • @babybluecheeks
    @babybluecheeks 4 года назад +254

    These people are just deranged, I cant even fathom what their victims went through.

    • @michaelrivera1333
      @michaelrivera1333 4 года назад +21

      Agreed. This was especially heinous. These victims died excruciating deaths. My heart goes out to them.

    • @merncat75
      @merncat75 4 года назад +6

      @Davin Bowyer 🤔

    • @MD-gz5yw
      @MD-gz5yw 4 года назад +2

      They should just take them out and shoot them. They are just animals, monsters...evil beyond words.

    • @reswobiandreaming3644
      @reswobiandreaming3644 4 года назад +1

      @@MrHarrystank From what I've seen, the marginalised people that were victimised in this case are the "normal society" in Australia. Over 50% of the population are on Centrelink (social security payments) and there's very few jobs so not much chance of bettering your lot. It makes people crazy.

    • @beautifuldisaster2073
      @beautifuldisaster2073 4 года назад +1

      @@MrHarrystank Very well said ....I have to ask what you do for a living if you don't mind?

  • @thesmallestbarnacle2505
    @thesmallestbarnacle2505 3 года назад +5

    The "Crikey!" Right after your admittance was perfection!

  • @Rapidspiker44
    @Rapidspiker44 4 года назад +50

    I only allow myself to watch mikes videos while I’m folding laundry as an incentive to fold my laundry. It has now become my favorite task of my day 😂

    • @briancook7559
      @briancook7559 4 года назад +1

      I use them as motivation to go on a run to get back in shape.

    • @leelaturanga5461
      @leelaturanga5461 4 года назад

      Me too!

    • @akiknowitall5051
      @akiknowitall5051 4 года назад +1

      It`s easier just let the laundrypile just grow and pick the clothes from there. =D

  • @peterpan4948
    @peterpan4948 4 года назад +254

    It's so weird that a crazy murderer who also enjoys torture managed to actually find friends to do it with, that's a rarity.

    • @Bailemos888
      @Bailemos888 3 года назад +11

      probably learned personal things about them and could use them against them to manipulate.

    • @spacewombat6174
      @spacewombat6174 3 года назад +15

      He was comparable to Charles Manson in that regard, he was the leader and they followed.

    • @novice5895
      @novice5895 3 года назад +21

      Space Wombat Yeah, but that 1 guy was full on board! He even went cannibal with him🤢😱. They were clearly in their element😳.

    • @redheadwithafierytemper5668
      @redheadwithafierytemper5668 3 года назад +12

      I don't know anyone that would lie for me for a simple traffic violation much less serial killings. This was a perfect storm of unthinkable horror that these guys met in the first place. However I think John Bunting(sp) would have been a serial killer even if he never met the others.

    • @PeanutButterfly92
      @PeanutButterfly92 3 года назад +7

      Yeah, let's hope it stays a rarity!

  • @WickedWest512
    @WickedWest512 4 года назад +63

    The man who can make you laugh in the worst of stories yet has the dramatic effect so the seriousness of the case comes through. We love you Mike! Let's give it a goo!

  • @horizon-highway
    @horizon-highway 3 года назад +32

    I visit Snowtown often and it’s a dying town, not much happens there anymore. The bank is bordered up, I doubt it will ever be opened again. Sure there’s talk of a museum as everyone who passes the town stops to take photos of the bank but the town is mostly against it as it did a number on the community.

    • @Secret_Soul_Survivor
      @Secret_Soul_Survivor 2 года назад +1

      That's interesting, as an Aussie, I'd heard years ago that the bank had been bulldozed because of the grief it brought the town. So, that was just a rumour? If they hated it that much and ppl coming their as a sick tourist attraction why didn't they bulldoze it, make a memorial park or something?

    • @desertdaisymarie6951
      @desertdaisymarie6951 2 года назад +2

      It's not there anymore.. My dad took me to see it before it was..

    • @Matilda-y
      @Matilda-y 6 месяцев назад

      Creepy… its there its not there, people stopping to look at it and its not there 👻 but then it is again

  • @WhoTookMyMirr
    @WhoTookMyMirr 4 года назад +178

    "Because like rock spiders they can be found in small cra--ah Jesus Christ." The Irish accent makes this even more darkly funny somehow

    • @thenibnetwork4638
      @thenibnetwork4638 4 года назад +1

      I missed that. Thanks.

    • @pirathames
      @pirathames 4 года назад +4

      I actually laughed out loud at that bit 😂

    • @katybug6572
      @katybug6572 4 года назад +3

      @@pirathames me2 lolz

    • @pirathames
      @pirathames 4 года назад +1

      @@katybug6572 great minds find the same things funny 😁

  • @morganpettipas9198
    @morganpettipas9198 4 года назад +113

    Even on my worst days (due to severe depression/mental health issues) Mike can make it a little bit better, I'm so grateful for thatchapter

    • @katc6880
      @katc6880 4 года назад +17

      Morgan, hope you are managing just now. Sometimes that's the best we can do.... But I hope you know despite how you feel, you are not alone. I don't doubt you will get more replies from total strangers who (like me) genuinely wish we could make things even a little bit better for you. Take care x

    • @eyesofstatic9641
      @eyesofstatic9641 4 года назад +10

      Keep your head up! Hope all is well with you. I understand you completely. Some days are good; some are really bad. However, at the end of the day we're still breathing and there are people that care. People who will help and listen! So, one foot in front of the other and have a wonderful day. You got this!

    • @eyesofstatic9641
      @eyesofstatic9641 4 года назад +8

      @@katc6880 Kind words! Even made me feel a little better. Have a good one!

    • @Sarah-2277
      @Sarah-2277 4 года назад +7

      @morgan pettipas,
      I don't think Mike quite understand just how many of us he helps 🥰
      Sending you much support and best wishes 🙏

    • @katc6880
      @katc6880 4 года назад +4

      @@eyesofstatic9641 yup. A little sincere kindness can sometimes make enough of a difference xx

  • @SerenityChaos1975
    @SerenityChaos1975 4 года назад +28

    As an Aussie, we are well aware of this case, it’s incredibly messed up.

  • @halinagrey478
    @halinagrey478 3 года назад +44

    I went to Snowtown a couple years back. It had a creepy vibe. It was just so quiet and eerie of course because the crimes committed and just being a really small town. The Pub owners were nice tho. We didn’t ask about the murders as I heard the locals get really annoyed when it’s mentioned.

    • @elizaveta9571
      @elizaveta9571 2 года назад +1

      Only one of the crimes was committed in Snowtown.

  • @dineshkalia473
    @dineshkalia473 4 года назад +198

    “The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers."
    - Carl Jung

    • @atmywhitson
      @atmywhitson 4 года назад

      Yes.

    • @dshe8637
      @dshe8637 4 года назад +6

      Carl Jung said a lot. Much of it was garbage.

    • @jodo1971
      @jodo1971 4 года назад +3

      You mean like our ruling elite

    • @kyupified2440
      @kyupified2440 4 года назад

      @@dshe8637 but some has its worth. Its not like hes perfect. Dont expect ppl to like everything he said

  • @sandram2974
    @sandram2974 4 года назад +33

    Holy cow. This video was released only 14 minutes ago and there are already 241 comments before mine. Mike, you are much loved, my friend.

    • @happeedaze1
      @happeedaze1 4 года назад +2

      3 hours later....close to 68,000.....wow eh?

  • @BeeMcDee
    @BeeMcDee 4 года назад +41

    From a South Australian - thank you! And you didn’t massacre the names at all! I love your delivery of all these stories and so interesting to see you cover one from so close to home. We Aussies seem to take a weird backwards pride in some of our notorious cases.
    Love it as always, thanks Mike! 😁

  • @truecrimejunkie4
    @truecrimejunkie4 3 года назад +19

    22:00 Wow, that lady really enjoys her job. She's just a little too happy about digging around in a barrel of decomposing body parts 😳🤔🥴

  • @nissag5443
    @nissag5443 4 года назад +201

    This terrified most South Australians when the news broke. Horrific.

    • @miacontouli2493
      @miacontouli2493 4 года назад +5

      Terrified us over in WA too. I was just a kid at the time but I remember listening to the news reports in horror.

    • @dav00ss
      @dav00ss 4 года назад +4

      you're kidding me?? i would have thought it would have been pretty ordinary for everyone

    • @rich9697
      @rich9697 4 года назад +5

      @@dav00ss and why would you have thought that?

    • @sreda9812
      @sreda9812 4 года назад +7

      Wasn’t there a movie made about this? I remember watching an Australian movie sounds just like this story. I remember it made me feel physically ill.

    • @frogpalpeeper4249
      @frogpalpeeper4249 4 года назад +2

      My God, what was wrong with the rest of South Australians?!
      Note to self - only visit Northern Austrailia.

  • @issafula
    @issafula 4 года назад +72

    I know about this case, but never did they mention that John lost his ability to smell, which I think is worth mentioning tbh.

    • @frogpalpeeper4249
      @frogpalpeeper4249 4 года назад +3

      Ah, I think you meant lost his ability to smell. I don't doubt that he emitted scent himself. ; - )

    • @issafula
      @issafula 4 года назад +1

      @@frogpalpeeper4249 exactly. Thank you for being accurate.

    • @frogpalpeeper4249
      @frogpalpeeper4249 4 года назад +2

      @@issafula You're most welcome.

    • @MrEazyE357
      @MrEazyE357 4 года назад +2

      Huh, who never mentioned it?

    • @jeanieviola29
      @jeanieviola29 4 года назад +7

      But Mike did mention it - up front, at the beginning.

  • @leonelarcos4340
    @leonelarcos4340 4 года назад +313

    The only RUclipsr who’s views match his subscriber count. He deserves more

    • @KellyF-ep6yr
      @KellyF-ep6yr 4 года назад +12

      He definitely does. Outstanding content💕 Can't help but love him lol

    • @katybug6572
      @katybug6572 4 года назад +2

      @@KellyF-ep6yr true that! 👏

    • @User31129
      @User31129 3 года назад +5

      Yeah I know folks with 4x the subscribers and a quarter of the views. Shows that he doesn't put out low quality videos ever.

    • @Alex38369
      @Alex38369 3 года назад +1

      you never heard of Mr beast, dream, or jschlatt. pretty much any Minecraft RUclipsr

    • @brimstoneonsteam9069
      @brimstoneonsteam9069 3 года назад +1

      Sure, the ONLY one.

  • @energeticpink
    @energeticpink 7 месяцев назад +1

    Lol 3 songs in that album will forever be in my brain because back in the day they were always on the radio....I like them for the nostalgia

  • @newperve
    @newperve 4 года назад +165

    "He started storing barrels for some weird reason."
    Everyone whose ever seen this channel before: "I think I know the reason."

  • @smudge8230
    @smudge8230 4 года назад +74

    Mike’s getting a wee bit cheeky as he gets more confident. Sneaking in some little winkies now. MY HEART. Good to see you and your channel doing well!

    • @KellyF-ep6yr
      @KellyF-ep6yr 4 года назад +2

      💕 yes! Couldn't agree more x

    • @alysskennedy8661
      @alysskennedy8661 3 года назад +1

      Love it! He’s becoming really comfortable and I’m here for it.

  • @noelleoshurak8972
    @noelleoshurak8972 4 года назад +11

    My dude and I LOVE your stuff. He just said last night "Mike could have his own show on Netflix, or Amazon. I'd pay to watch hour long episode of him."
    So thank you Mike for the entertainment!
    Keep on keeping on!

  • @reginagamel
    @reginagamel 3 года назад +8

    When you have watched all mikes videos and you just start all over except Tuesday and Fridays .. 😃❤️ love you mike all the way from ALABAMA !!!!

  • @BlueFlames094
    @BlueFlames094 4 года назад +47

    God imagine that smell coming from the vault. Jesus...it must’ve been horrendous

  • @TiffyVella1
    @TiffyVella1 4 года назад +119

    Mike gets permission to murder the Aussie accent, as we certainly do it to his every time we try tell an Irish joke.

    • @staceysmith8292
      @staceysmith8292 4 года назад +3

      Agreed! 😋

    • @RoverIAC
      @RoverIAC 4 года назад +2

      As an Australian I love hear other people try to do the accent. (almost as funny as listening to a conversation between a New Zealander and a South African)

    • @fixederror
      @fixederror 4 года назад +4

      No trees or turds were harmed in the making of this video.

  • @YamunaTamizhachi
    @YamunaTamizhachi 4 года назад +25

    It's 5am here... I'm in singapore! That's how addicted I am to THAT CHAPTER!

  • @expressivepets1
    @expressivepets1 3 года назад +14

    That was really interesting. I appreciate your tone and delivery of such a gruesome story. You have a gift Mike.

  • @ig5976
    @ig5976 4 года назад +13

    mike finally took the big leap and said he loves us.
    we love you too, mike. we love you too.

  • @morbidlyfascinatingwithgig6553
    @morbidlyfascinatingwithgig6553 4 года назад +188

    “Rock spider” is also used in the American prison system for people with victims under 12.

    • @rustinstardust2094
      @rustinstardust2094 4 года назад +49

      Sometimes I have to wonder about the people who came up with these names...like how do their minds even end up there? Or am I just being naive? Would a well-adjusted person just as easily come up with a name like that?

    • @KrinchiD
      @KrinchiD 4 года назад +15

      You learn something new every day.

    • @Spills51
      @Spills51 4 года назад +9

      So...uh...Just like Australia...Pedo's.

    • @MariA-bu2jv
      @MariA-bu2jv 4 года назад +7

      .......aaaand also used in Durban, a coastal city in South Africa where I grew up in the 60s & 70s for the swarms of holiday makers who invaded the beaches during the school holidays.

    • @sourrcandy2352
      @sourrcandy2352 4 года назад +3

      I really didn’t get it tho

  • @sandrashevel2137
    @sandrashevel2137 4 года назад +29

    Wow, learned what a rock spider is, never knew that, thank you. Sick damn people.

  • @hayley4978
    @hayley4978 3 года назад +10

    I’m so glad I came across your channel! I have been binge watching for a solid week now. I’m actually from Adelaide, South Australia and was in my late teens when this case occurred! I remember it vividly, it was such a huge case that is still spoken about today! My cousin actually sat on the jury for almost a year......he later said it was horrific!!
    Thanks for sharing ❤️

  • @samantharaymond1844
    @samantharaymond1844 4 года назад +192

    Hey Mike, if you think South Australia is a slack name for a state, I live in the Northern Territory .
    Oh, and our official tourism slogan is...
    "CU [In the] NT", no word of a lie 😂

    • @Timbo6669
      @Timbo6669 3 года назад +10

      And South Australia isn’t even the most southern state. Lol

    • @Danielle20-s8h
      @Danielle20-s8h 3 года назад +27

      Im from Adelaide and legit see people walking around in CUintheNT shirts, stickers on cars etc, I thought it was a joke at first. Best marketing ever!! 🤣

    • @KatetheGreat3689
      @KatetheGreat3689 3 года назад +2

      That’s great 🤣🤣🤣

    • @reginagilby1101
      @reginagilby1101 3 года назад +5

      I’ve got the stubby holder hat n key ring lmao

    • @jessbellis9510
      @jessbellis9510 3 года назад +7

      It's the single most Australian tourism campaign ever.

  • @Bea1994uty
    @Bea1994uty 4 года назад +104

    Someone: So, what are your Friday plans?
    Me: (Mike on mind) Well..

  • @oxishixo
    @oxishixo 4 года назад +123

    he was tortured to death...
    **upbeat ad with cute music and cupcakes play**

    • @derstoffausdemderjoghurtis
      @derstoffausdemderjoghurtis 3 года назад +3

      Most Yt commercials give me the feeling of being completly disconnected to the world.

    • @kb6556
      @kb6556 3 года назад

      Hhaahahahaah!!!!

    • @SuperMiIk
      @SuperMiIk 3 года назад

      For only $12 a month we won't break your immersion

    • @jessicajujubean5004
      @jessicajujubean5004 3 года назад

      I let my niece watch cartoons on my phone and sometimes Ill get an ad for some cute dolls in the middle of these tales of murder lol

  • @Aromagirl70
    @Aromagirl70 Год назад +3

    This is from my neck of the woods ... I'm impressed with how you managed to explain this converluded sordid tale in such a short time and so well.
    Adelaide is a beautiful place to live .... we are not all terrible murderers!!!

  •  4 года назад +15

    "He had a good idea, according to himself"
    haha I love Mike's sense of humor!

  • @lalaalalala
    @lalaalalala 4 года назад +15

    The tortures would begin specifically with the song “Selling the Drama” from the album mentioned, Throwing Copper by Live. Bunting’s reason for this was likely the lyrics, which contain lines like this:
    “Now we won't be raped, hey
    Now we won't be scarred like that, hey
    Now we won't be raped , hey
    Now we won't be scarred like that,”

  • @roy6869
    @roy6869 4 года назад +38

    Hearing the torture of other victims while being tortured yourselve must be horrific... i almost puked

    • @parsleypalace3272
      @parsleypalace3272 4 года назад

      I got a little sick to my stomach as well. Unimaginable.

  • @stevem.o.1185
    @stevem.o.1185 3 года назад +5

    "rock spider" as slang is an interesting piece of trivia. Gonna bring that up in every conversation from now on.

  • @DB46811
    @DB46811 4 года назад +31

    The fact that these kind of people are let back into society, knowing that they have a taste for it, torture and killing just for kicks, is scary AF, truly. 😬😳
    Thanks for a great video and masterful storytelling as always Mike.
    D

  • @bilindalaw-morley161
    @bilindalaw-morley161 4 года назад +48

    So, in this year of plague, the only days I have a routine are Mike days.
    Even before I arose, I was thinking, okay, coffee, toast, and then....all before I even checked the vid was there!
    Nice to see one from here Down Under. You said Inala correctly, but Salisbury is "Sawls Bree"
    Rock Spiders tends to be prison slang, but it was interesting to hear the reason behind the slang...and yes I'm still cringing!
    Thanks Mike and team😘 my weekend is off to a good start.
    Kudos and thanks as always.

    • @someshittomakeyouhappy
      @someshittomakeyouhappy 4 года назад

      It's not the plague
      Its barely deadly
      stop falling for their excuse for authoritarian laws and regulations

    • @bilindalaw-morley161
      @bilindalaw-morley161 3 года назад

      @@someshittomakeyouhappy sarcasm dude

  • @gallowsraven70
    @gallowsraven70 4 года назад +10

    Thank you for covering this one as well as you did Mike. I think the sense of humour really helps to get past some of the most horrific things people can do to each other in these cases.
    Here in Australia we've had our fair share of brutal killers.
    These events were also made into a movie called Snowtown which is an extremely difficult movie to watch as it doesn't shy away from the torture which was committed and has you genuinely uneasy and filled with a sense of dread throughout the entirety of the film.

  • @missbrowniejay
    @missbrowniejay 3 месяца назад +1

    "digging a hole... To Europe"😂😂😂 gotta love Mike

  • @rothdara5470
    @rothdara5470 4 года назад +20

    Recording the victim’s terrifying sound of death to be played when torturing another victim is beyond words.....but eating the flesh??? These dudes are more than sick!!!

    • @Kt-cn2rq
      @Kt-cn2rq 4 года назад +1

      Why my city of Adelaide is called the city of corpses for a reason

  • @nunyobizwax9225
    @nunyobizwax9225 4 года назад +127

    A red flag should pop up when you find out that the person’s hobby is digging large holes in the ground....lol wtf??

    • @nesamdoom
      @nesamdoom 4 года назад +2

      I had a yard hole that i could dig in when the wife pissed me off, it was a good way to physically get out frustration. I told her when it was big enough i was gonna bury her there. we ended up burying the dog there. still was a good cathartic experience for me, but i'm not 'torture people' level of fucked in the head.

    • @DarkAngel71180
      @DarkAngel71180 4 года назад +1

      Nunyo Bizwax you know how many jobs involve digging? Many.

    • @esurcylimaf4335
      @esurcylimaf4335 4 года назад +3

      So miners and fossickers should all be considered as possible serial killers then?? LOL

    • @chompchompchangbin
      @chompchompchangbin 4 года назад +2

      It makes sense in a world pre-internet tbh

    • @sanriosenpai3569
      @sanriosenpai3569 4 года назад +1

      When I was a young child I loved digging hole shit I still love digging hole but I don’t kill people

  • @rccrn0228
    @rccrn0228 4 года назад +43

    He said 'I love ya, Mike Out,' directly to me, only. Just so everyone is clear.
    😍😭❤

    • @wendelee8639
      @wendelee8639 4 года назад +8

      .....but I was SURE Mike was actually looking straight at me 😮 😢💔

    • @coalblooded
      @coalblooded 4 года назад +9

      Pfft, idk about you but I clearly heard him say "Emmett" after that.

    • @tinasherrill6530
      @tinasherrill6530 4 года назад +2

      😂😂 That was just the cutest!! 😍

    • @Sweet_Malou
      @Sweet_Malou 4 года назад +1

      You go glen coco!! 🤣❤️❤️

    • @cmpsep
      @cmpsep 4 года назад

      I honestly can't recall him saying "I love ya" on any other video.
      Must investigate.

  • @Tonymarony5113
    @Tonymarony5113 7 месяцев назад +2

    A friend of mine new these guys. He says he had no idea they were killers. I lived around the corner from one of them.

  • @brendananismonster8473
    @brendananismonster8473 4 года назад +144

    Australians... we are a crude bunch, but even I didn’t know the origins of the term rock spider. Geeez....

    • @murrayandbellasmum
      @murrayandbellasmum 4 года назад +2

      I grew up in a small country town and rock spider was a normal term till a friend from the city looked at me like i was dumb lol thought everyone knew the term

    • @MeridianMouse
      @MeridianMouse 4 года назад +3

      Nope, never heard of it either!

    • @blahblahblahblah2837
      @blahblahblahblah2837 4 года назад +20

      It's really fucked hey. It doesn't show any consideration for the victims.
      I figured the term came about because rock spiders are always creeping around, keeping hidden until they attack.

    • @crazymonkey4175
      @crazymonkey4175 4 года назад +6

      @@blahblahblahblah2837 right, i don’t think it’s okay to give “cutsie” names to disgusting pedophiles. it seems like a dark “joke”

    • @1915FadedBelly
      @1915FadedBelly 4 года назад +9

      Nothing cute about the name, nor is it a joke. In fact the exact opposite is true.

  • @HeyItsMeChelseyOnYouTube
    @HeyItsMeChelseyOnYouTube 4 года назад +21

    😂😂 “Crikey” I laughed so loud I startled my dog from her slumber.

  • @zo5248
    @zo5248 4 года назад +172

    “He lost his sense of smell in childhood and he liked digging holes..”
    Me: Oh oh..
    “He also loved firearms and WW2, but mostly he loved human anatomy...”
    Me: OH NO!
    *continues eating popcorn*

    • @sarahpj3498
      @sarahpj3498 4 года назад +1

      lmao🤣🤣

    • @itsmealanaa
      @itsmealanaa 4 года назад +1

      😂

    • @melissaperez4270
      @melissaperez4270 4 года назад +3

      I was saying the same things. When my husband starts talking I tell him to stay slient and continue watching

    • @d.johnson9957
      @d.johnson9957 4 года назад +1

      You just made me laugh so hard, I snorted! 😂😂🤣🤣🤣

    • @evergreen61
      @evergreen61 4 года назад

      Yup

  • @lexiaaforever437
    @lexiaaforever437 2 года назад +9

    It’s Horrifying that The last person had to listen to others being killed meanwhile the same thing was about to happen to him 😞 I can’t even imagine how fast his life flashed before his very eyes knowing it was over .