Lemme know what you guys think! And if you'd like to see more like this ;D 🕓 TIME STAMPS: 00:00➤Blanche Monnier 11:11➤Shadows Etched In Stone 14:37➤Saint Lambert's Cages 17:24➤Emma Hauck 20:24➤Genie Wiley 27:19➤John Lennon & Mark Chapman 33:40➤The Lipstick 36:40➤The Red Vauxhall 40:53➤Tereska 45:40➤Static Warning 48:42➤Tragedy by the Sea 51:38➤The Beast of Jersey 54:13➤German POWs
@burty_nufc3 жыл бұрын
Love your vids keep it up 👍
@robinmcinarnay78273 жыл бұрын
Well, I really love various topics like this, they're just so much fun! I haven't watched yet, but 𝖨 know it's gonna be great. I really like how you and Lazy Masquerade improved by simultaneously taking a step away from Reddit 𝘓𝘦𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 and into true crime. It's such an entertaining combinatio𝗇❥︎ఌ︎
@shaheenakther75553 жыл бұрын
Yes please more episodes should be made 😍😍😍♥️
@ettabella33273 жыл бұрын
Love, love, love videos like this! I would definitely enjoy seeing more videos containing various things like this. But that being said, you could read me a coupon book, and I would enjoy it haha.
@jarrarwinks84703 жыл бұрын
I like it, not in a bad way, I swear, I only commit crimes on Sundays.
@fayequeen99073 жыл бұрын
This is why I’m not scared of ghosts and monsters, the worst most terrifying awful things on this earth are other humans.
@slaugmromni67433 жыл бұрын
Plus, ghosts and monsters don't exist. But yes, you're right.
@ceelife360nyc63 жыл бұрын
Agreed;ghosts and supernatural creatures etc dont do sex,drug,organ trafficking.Humans do.
@saima1193 жыл бұрын
Totally agree this is heart breaking 😢😢😢 humans are the real monsters 😔
@welsh.truth.dragon39143 жыл бұрын
Very true queen x
@RussellGreerOfficial3 жыл бұрын
@@slaugmromni6743 You could have just not commented, instead of being negative. 🤷♂️
@NellieBear843 жыл бұрын
Terrifying to think of how many other Blanche's there are who were never discovered.
@quintillabatts94723 жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing. That could be going on right NOW. Frightening isn't. Oh but the love of MONEY.
@butterfacemcgillicutty3 жыл бұрын
Like your mom
@NellieBear843 жыл бұрын
@@butterfacemcgillicutty nah, I know exactly where my mum is... are you projecting, perhaps? :P
@butterfacemcgillicutty3 жыл бұрын
@@NellieBear84 yes, yes I am projecting.
@freedomgrrrl32633 жыл бұрын
Amen yes so sadly true and tragic there are many ways of keeping people isolated,,💜🙏🏼❣️💯so sad but so so true, this story really resonates with My soul
@FaalKoriim3 жыл бұрын
The first story is incredibly tragic. She didn't deserve what she had to go through. All because she loved a man and her failure of a mother could not support her decision to live how she wanted to live. Bet her mother only wanted the money that would come from a rich man. Pathetic.
@white-dusk3 жыл бұрын
And I bet she was jealous of her daughters beauty cause she's got that ugliness inside her to do something like that. I hope Blanche and the man she loved met up in heaven together, may her soul rest in paradise whilst the "mothers" rots in hell forever.
@FaalKoriim3 жыл бұрын
@Jake from state farm Agreed, Jake from State Farm. I always knew you were a good guy. 😌
@zeldagirl74913 жыл бұрын
It is extremely tragic and disturbing but just to keep things accurate, the ‘before’ pictures are not Blanche. Those photos were taken of someone else, years after the dates she would’ve been imprisoned
@FaalKoriim3 жыл бұрын
@@zeldagirl7491 Thank you so much for letting me know, I didn't realize!
@tonysoprano62653 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Some women don’t deserve kids. Poor girl. No girl deserves this.
@Themindlair3 жыл бұрын
Blanche was beautiful, may she rest in eternal peace with her lost love.
@GeorgiaJakes73 жыл бұрын
@Name's Nils I like how you added his? name -balls. I should be ashamed but I chuckled 🤭
@lsudx4793 жыл бұрын
@@GeorgiaJakes7 Ashamed? Of what?
@gillianmurray87873 жыл бұрын
@@GeorgiaJakes7ok🤣I chuckled too hehe.
@Dzugashvili3 жыл бұрын
She really was
@crystalgemgirl7313 жыл бұрын
And may her family rot in Hell for what they did.
@annadex45693 жыл бұрын
Damn, the first story is sad beyond words. I hope that she can rest in peace now...no human being should have to live like that.
@jerrym12183 жыл бұрын
That story always broke my heart, it’s horrible how deprived, cruel, selfish and evil humanity can be. Monsters really do exist, they can be as close as the person that you live with and even the very parents that are supposed to protect you.
@philiptucker75903 жыл бұрын
That’s a fate way worse than death if you ask me….
@melissaspier48403 жыл бұрын
So sad but I applaud her determination to not be completely petty and complying with her mothers WISHES 😖🙏🌸🌸🌸
@chriscoker77943 жыл бұрын
She lived like that in the prime of her life, truly a fate worse than death. Was it from the will of two hardheaded women or just one? The father and uncle should have been put to death for their actions.
@drewsunflower42223 жыл бұрын
Nothing of life should have to live that way
@TrueCrimeJunkie-p8b3 жыл бұрын
Blanche was stunningly beautiful. The picture of her after being rescued is so sad and horrific
@tekbarrier3 жыл бұрын
Somebody else pointed out that the "before" picture wasn't of her, it was of an actress who lived decades later
@TrueCrimeJunkie-p8b3 жыл бұрын
@@tekbarrier Yea I went to look up the case to look more into it and I seen a different picture of hers. Total different look
@youtubehastakenovermylife49792 жыл бұрын
Yes I agree. I loved her long black hair the length of her body. Beautiful.
@addisonb.13562 жыл бұрын
@@tekbarrier yah the before photo is maude fealy an actress
@j_g9109 Жыл бұрын
I found the actual picture of her (well, they say.) If that was her, she was, in my opinion, even *more* beautiful than Maude.
@adaperez47703 жыл бұрын
The Feral child broke my heart. As a mother who would do ANYTHING to protect my child, it kills me to know that so many children deal with such evil.
@daisymay65053 жыл бұрын
I’m not a mother and never will be but I would throw myself in front of a bullet for a child, that story makes me sick to my stomach 😢😔
@danamichelle12903 жыл бұрын
I can't believe authorities gave her back to the mom after a few years in rehab!
@coreym1623 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@sharonallisonbrisbin5952 Жыл бұрын
me too, my 2 son's most important to me
@sharonallisonbrisbin5952 Жыл бұрын
I'm the same easy I would do anything to s
@MissTudorRose3 жыл бұрын
Most videos about creepy photos tend to speed past each one after giving basic context, but you take the time to explain the stories in detail which I really appreciate. More like this would be wonderful.
@aikomc573 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of Mr. Ballen, except the video is much longer with more stories.
@MirrenTheDragonKnight3 жыл бұрын
Lazy Masqurade does the same, thing, if you desire more of this kind of content. His versions are only twenty-thirty minutes long, though. They are still very informative, though.
@cuppycakey50132 жыл бұрын
@@aikomc57 I was going to mention Mr. Bellen too. Love his videos too.
@maggiemoonpie2168 Жыл бұрын
@@cuppycakey5013 he's good and his stories pull you in but I find myself putting him off for later, and I sometimes forget about him. And that may be because his stories are a commitment, as they are rather long, in the face of our short attention spans. Whereby the time it takes for Mr Ballen to crank out one story, another narrator has given us three, but as I said, they do pull you in.
@LoreleiCatherine3 жыл бұрын
When I hear genies story I can’t help but think of my now ex mother-in-law. She’s 52 I believe but with the mentality of a 10 to 12 year old. Her birth father had beaten her so severely at the age of six weeks old that it resulted in extensive and permanent brain damage and she will be how she is for the rest of her life. And yet she is one of the brightest, most genuine, joyful, happy souls I have ever met in my life.
@TrueCrimeJunkie-p8b3 жыл бұрын
Not trying to offend you but Who had a child with her knowing she was mentally challenged and was child like? I find that kind of creepy.
@sherimcgee15873 жыл бұрын
My sister's mother beat her so bad she was mental too. It's the only reason the Catholic church let him divorce her. He got Kim. My mother was over protective. It's hard to say which is worse.
@TrueCrimeJunkie-p8b3 жыл бұрын
@That's Not My Name Possibly, I didn't mean any harm by my question nor was I trying to offend her. That was not my intentions. I don't know the magnitude of the situation. I just worked in a group home with men and women with child like mentality and some were more so than others. Some were high functioning and some werent. Maybe her exmother in law was child like in certain aspects of her life
@TrueCrimeJunkie-p8b3 жыл бұрын
@That's Not My Name I understand what you're saying as well. I know genetically it would not be passed down, Im just picturing man with all his senses trying to be intimate with someone who is basiy mentally challenged and acts like a child. It was just strange when I thought about it.
@katzwhite59623 жыл бұрын
@@TrueCrimeJunkie-p8b I thought EXACTLY the same thing. Doesn't seem right.
@MayandPoppy2 жыл бұрын
The stories of Blanche Monnier and Genie Wiley are unbelievably tragic. I know that the former isn’t alive anymore, but I hope that the latter is doing well and is treated with the love and protection she so richly deserves. ♥️
@l.a.fremaux99263 жыл бұрын
Story number 1 : To whomever wrote that anonymous letter to the attorney general..... “ Thank you / Thank you “ ....... but honestly I wish that would have gotten to Blanche waaaaaay before that day in 1901 ..... she was literally wasting away in pain for over 25 years at the hands of her OWN PEOPLE “ HER FAMILY “...... I hate the fact that they weren’t both brought to justice because of circumstances and her uncle Marcell it seems as if he got off playing the crazy role ..... I hope that her true love “ the lawyer “ and Blanche can finally be together now ...... REST IN PEACE ......
@call_me_mrhate1653 жыл бұрын
The people who did this deserve to be dragged out by there feet
@Maysoon31213 жыл бұрын
This story isn't the real one . Wasn't any forbidden love , this was a myth .
@ilovebirbstruecrime40963 жыл бұрын
It was a house keeper... That's what I heard from other sources
@Maysoon31213 жыл бұрын
@@ilovebirbstruecrime4096 2 house skeepers Eugenie taberot et Juliette Dupuis opened their mouth everywhere and let people coming and see blanche like she was a circus freak and it was one of those people who wrote a letter to the judge
@jerrym12183 жыл бұрын
The universe can certainly be strange, the woman suffered for years and years, and survived that ordeal through some sorta divine intervention because, there have been cases of people just dying straight up after being in the peak physical condition, and this poor woman survived in the condition that she was in. It’s so true what they say, when it’s your time, it’s certainly your time. So appreciate every single moment that you are alive at this moment, because there are people out there right now, that aren’t so lucky to be alive now, or are on death’s door.
@AnaxErik4ever3 жыл бұрын
I would love to hear more stories about "photos with horrifying backstories" in the future. The Hiroshima "Shadow Etched in Stone" story and "St. Lambert's Soul Cages" story were my favorites.
@yvettemoore12283 жыл бұрын
Mr Ballen has some good ones. I suspect there are many crossovers though 😊
@elainehunt53393 жыл бұрын
@@yvettemoore1228 q@
@MirrenTheDragonKnight3 жыл бұрын
Lazy Masquerade does the same kind of content, if you desire more. His videos on it are only twenty-thirty minutes long, but they are still throughly informative and horrifying.
@lisacox37733 жыл бұрын
@@yvettemoore1228 that's what I was going to say go to Mr Ballen I know he's told this story I watched it a few days ago so I'm going to have to either watch the rest of it or click it off cuz we've probably done watched it on his channel
@katerina51523 жыл бұрын
@@MirrenTheDragonKnight yea I think my first video of his was his first photos video haha
@LizC-hq6tt3 жыл бұрын
You're so respectful when telling each story not forgetting that, this was a person with family and friends and had they had a life.. I think it's really important to be as respectful as possible when telling their stories and you do just that. Good job and thanks for the content!!
@Herschel17383 жыл бұрын
Yes, some of these horrors are only bearable to hear because the narrators voice is so gentle & compassionate.
@StefanTonioSampson Жыл бұрын
Except maybe when hedecided it was important to call murder victim John Lennon 'egotistical'.... As a big fan of Lennon- it's not something i nessecarily WHOLLY disagree with- but i REALLY dont think it was NECESSARY when discussing how the man was repeatedly shot in the back by a psycho killer. I swear i dont understand what motivates people sometimes.... Ur talking about SUCH a great artist who gave so much- and how he was brutally shotin front of his wife- but you feel it's important to describe Lennon as 'egotistical' in that context....?? I dont get it.
@LizC-hq6tt Жыл бұрын
@@Herschel1738 I agree!
@LizC-hq6tt Жыл бұрын
@@StefanTonioSampson choosing to save them by murdering a mildly egotistical musician from Liverpool speaks to the level of insanity that he was at" he did not use egotistical to discribe hin in a derogatory way... And this guy isn't the first to describe Lennon as such.. Either way he didn't use the word to be mean or to describe him in a hateful way... He was being matter of fact.
@krismoon39013 жыл бұрын
the more I learn about people, the more inclined I am to love my two grumpy cats
@scarycarrot693 жыл бұрын
me too
@amandabowe4943 жыл бұрын
Meet your sister
@danhartwigPerch3 жыл бұрын
Sad but True
@gillianmurray87873 жыл бұрын
Amen sister 🙏
@jenniferchristal97513 жыл бұрын
YES
@phantom04562 жыл бұрын
“The world will never understand?!” You’re damn right. As a father, it’s unimaginable to me that anyone could do that to a child, much less their own baby. What a coward that so-called “man” was, to take his own life, instead of facing the consequences of his horrendous actions.
@SkylerWhiteYoo3 жыл бұрын
His french pronunciation is quite on point I'm impressed
@theangriestcatintheworld3 жыл бұрын
I must agree-- he always makes such a grand effort at pronunciation of words other than his own American English. Well done and appreciated!
@shastaleann88712 жыл бұрын
Yes... kinda sexy... 😆
@randibgood3 жыл бұрын
I don't really think "hope" is what I take away from Jeannie's story. Resiliency, the human spirit and the human mind, both hold in abundance. But those parents of hers, they will kill hope. Quickly.
@SpiralAnimationssssss3 жыл бұрын
"Father make me cry" fucking broke my heart, man...
@robbieoxendine29553 жыл бұрын
I love the inclusion of photographs with the stories. It helps with the immersion into the stories and gives insight into another time and place. I hope you will do more videos like this. Thank you Joel for always striving to be better!
@OhZjuchi3 жыл бұрын
Watch Mr.Ballen then if you like lot of imagery and in depth story telling
@robbieoxendine29553 жыл бұрын
@@OhZjuchi I tried him. I didn't like how fast he talked and I don't like a lot of imagery. Thank you for the suggestion though!
@didi0125783 жыл бұрын
The video would be disappointing without them since it's titled Photographs with Scary Backstories! 😂
@robbieoxendine29553 жыл бұрын
@@didi012578 He never includes photographs with his stories. I just wanted to let him know that I liked the change and would like future videos like this.
@didi0125783 жыл бұрын
@@robbieoxendine2955 This was a really good video. I was just making a joke about the title with you.
@jenny60343 жыл бұрын
the case of genie wiley has always horrified me. no human deserves that.
@gentrykoda3 жыл бұрын
There's Another story that's just as bad. It gives me nightmares: Sylvia Likens. Look her up. 😳💔💔💔😥😥😥😥😥
@scexotiics65752 жыл бұрын
@@gentrykoda she was so beautiful and i feel so bad for her father
@Orochimaruswife13 жыл бұрын
Genie was treated so horribly. I hope wherever she is, she’s being taken care of by loving people. She deserves love and protection
@Vansire3 жыл бұрын
She died
@raycritchell82253 жыл бұрын
She’s still alive in an undisclosed secure hospital
@Danielle26ification3 жыл бұрын
@@Vansire Liar
@drewc18633 жыл бұрын
It's so sad that her abuser never paid for his crimes.
@BlackSheepNara3 жыл бұрын
Interesting how no one felt any pity for her older brother. Narrator didn’t even mention him. He was abused just as much, the only plus was he was able to go to school. But not only did the public not pity him, despite him still being a child, he wasn’t given any of the care his sister was given afterwards. He was tossed to the side and ignored by the world. That’s sadder in my opinion.
@sarahholland26003 жыл бұрын
There's an even more beautiful photo of Blanche with her hair up, wearing a hat . She was a few years older than here & she's truly stunning looking in it. I can only imagine the torment of being locked up that long. She never recovered mentally .
@angelbite4442 жыл бұрын
It's so sad that Blanche's life was stolen from her just for a few bucks her parents wanted from a wealthy marriage I'm glad I discovered this channel. I appreciate the calm narration and descriptive information provided here today
@koolkittykat043 жыл бұрын
Okay, so for Genie, I think you or I may be misinformed. I thought she did process well with learning language, but only up to a certain point. And then her progress went backward after she was taken away from the care of the one therapist that really cared about her as a person, not just a scientific case study.
@tekbarrier3 жыл бұрын
There's quite a bit he left out of this story. The whole time she was locked in the room she was either strapped to the toilet or a small bed, unable to move. Her father wouldn't allow anyone else to see her, and he would only growl like a dog, he would never use words around her. That's why she developed a fear of dogs and why she never learned to use language. When she was discovered and rescued I don't think she spoke any words at all, but I might be mistaken. And that's correct, one of the scientists basically took care of her as if she was her own child and Genie made a lot of progress under her care and supervision. But as interest in her case dwindled and she was taken away from the doctor, the progress she made quickly declined. I also don't recall hearing that she escaped and was found by somebody else, but I might be mistaken on that. Also, her real name is Susan Wiley. And that has been public information for quite a while, so I'm not revealing anything that isn't already out there.
@Whammytap3 жыл бұрын
I read the book, seems like there was a lot of blaming and finger-pointing on all sides.
@moelewis79733 жыл бұрын
Just watched a recent upload by Lazy Masquerade on the same subject of photos with creepy backgrounds, and I was so worried that they'd just be a rehash of each other, but wildly enough I don't think either of you covered the same photo as the other! That's how you can tell how much effort goes into these. You did a wonderful job!!
@tekbarrier3 жыл бұрын
The two of them recently did a collab together if I'm not mistaken, so I'm willing to bet they got in touch with each other and made sure they wouldn't use the same material as the other
@jennacochran85822 жыл бұрын
Effort into giving wrong information.
@charlesbuckwheat2347 Жыл бұрын
Really?!? EVERYONE always covers those mentioned here.
@mandyroxurworld3 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard the first story multiple times and no matter how many times I hear it- it’s still one of the stories that haunts me the most
@Whammytap3 жыл бұрын
That isn't the "shadow" of the Hiroshima victim. That IS the victim. It's carbon that was formerly a carbon-based life-form.
@CM-fh4lp2 жыл бұрын
They weren't saying that it IS actually a shadow, but that it's metaphorically a shadow.
@youtubehastakenovermylife49792 жыл бұрын
Yes I think they confused it with another Hiroshima shadow of an old man with a cane.
@0_dearghealach_0832 жыл бұрын
Oh my Christ
@0_dearghealach_0832 жыл бұрын
@j cee This isn't a political argument place, chief. Take it to your den with your Guns n Ammo, go rewatch Red Dawn, I don't care.
@Whammytap2 жыл бұрын
@j cee An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
@angelamartz61813 жыл бұрын
Sometimes at night I have really bad anxiety that often leads to panic attacks. I play your videos and your calm voice helps calm me down and having a person speaking makes me feel safe, i honesty appreciate your videos so so so much! There’s so many nights you’ve made sleep possible for me! Thank you! P.s. I listen to them during the day to! I love the stories!
@sriddle35692 жыл бұрын
Voice is calming but the stories are not good if you panic/anxiety
@jennifergustafson71412 жыл бұрын
I feel the same way! I also have tinnitus. This guy's voice helps me to not concentrate on the deafening ringing.
@michellekrystaszek24422 жыл бұрын
I love it that you took the time to post this comment :-)
@nikkidotts3687 Жыл бұрын
YESSSSS!!
@SamuelBlack849 ай бұрын
Videos like these just make me angry
@fitwithbadgenetics29593 жыл бұрын
11:14 back in 2009 I had the honor of going to Japan, and I saw these very steps at ground zero. There is a Hiroshima museum that does an amazing job of showing the harrowing events for people who lived there. I highly recommend going there to anyone who gets the chance. Its a powerful reminder of how quickly our lives can change.
@jarrarwinks84703 жыл бұрын
I have plans of visiting Hiroshima, and other terrible places like that to pay my respects to those poor people who had to suffer horrendous fates like that.
@cheshire_skatkat90933 жыл бұрын
@@jarrarwinks8470 make sure you go to Nanking and Manchuria.
@snoot66293 жыл бұрын
@@cheshire_skatkat9093 Bataan in the Philippines too , they marked the trails of the Bataan death march so you can experience the hardships the imperial japanese soldies did to the civilians/soldiers
@jillwiegand42573 жыл бұрын
I wish when visiting Japan I would have had the opportunity to see these exhibits. Very sad.
@helensandusky68462 жыл бұрын
When I was young I had the dubious distinction of dating 2 young men whis fathers had to do with the making and testing of the bomb.
@maggiemoonpie2168 Жыл бұрын
You have a wonderful, calming voice, much needed for this kind of content. Many would have taken the sensational, exploitative route with the retelling of these tragedies. But you were subtle and empathetic, reminding us that these are human beings, some even children. Because of this I take your channel seriously and have a great deal of respect for you.
@burty_nufc3 жыл бұрын
The best horror story reading KZbinr ever is here
@ambrosesantinac31963 жыл бұрын
Well mr ballen is better but ok
@burty_nufc3 жыл бұрын
@@ambrosesantinac3196 I mean he is really good as well but I’d say let’s Read is a bit more better
@angusmcnay54493 жыл бұрын
You edited your comment and still managed to not remove the pointless comma. Come on. What is this.
@ambrosesantinac31963 жыл бұрын
@@angusmcnay5449 😂😂😂
@Stopcommentingthesamecomments3 жыл бұрын
Lazy corpse nightmare are at least 3 that are way better
@karaamundson3964 Жыл бұрын
I was in 7th grade when our English class was shown a documentary about Jeanne. I vividly recall the part where the social workers say say, "We'd always believed that people cannot acquire language after the onset of puberty." And then Jeanne begins to talk. And crack jokes. And dress herself, and perform personal hygiene... It is just such a terrific story. I never forgot it, even though it was so horrifying at the start.
@SamuelBlack849 ай бұрын
Shoe proved how, despite the years of horrible abuse and cruelty, she fought back and won After her evil bastard of a father took the cowards way out, his daughter reclaimed her life and achieved happiness at last
@svogads3 жыл бұрын
Such sadness and madness. Humans are beasts. Thanks for the vid. Perfect as always.
@rome81808 ай бұрын
Just discovered your channel. I'm really impressed with your narration. It's much more thoughtful and insightful than the average narration on channels like this. I know it's something that few people will comment on. But I know how much effort writing like this takes.
@GrumpyGenXGramps3 жыл бұрын
Ya can’t do this to me, man!! Ya can’t suddenly add pics when I listen when I’m going to bed! Now I have to keep sitting up and turning my screen on to see the pic! LOL
@Elizabeth162253 жыл бұрын
LOL same 😂😂😂
@corlenajames13813 жыл бұрын
That's me too🤣🤣
@amandabowe4943 жыл бұрын
Me too x
@AndreaMarie7013 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@BelleMort63 жыл бұрын
I don't think it's fair to say that all of those German army soldiers who had blank looks on their faces were "remorseless." There are many things they could've been feeling that may not have registered on their faces, like shock. These men had been in brutal combat and were being shown something monstrous they had unwittingly helped protect. It's possible shock and despair had rendered them numb - left to sort through the destruction of their minds and emotions later. War destroys everything it touches, doesn't matter what side you're on.
@thepapistyourmotherwarnedy7523 жыл бұрын
That’s what I thought, I can tell the difference between complete shock and none at all, those are traumatized thousand yard stares
@karenamyx22053 жыл бұрын
@@thepapistyourmotherwarnedy752 Oh, well if someone as reputable as you says so...
@thepapistyourmotherwarnedy7523 жыл бұрын
@Chino T. it’s not as common as it was but some people still use it 😆
@liciniusscapula76963 жыл бұрын
@Chino T. Not sure how it would be "cute", please elaborate
@TrueCrimeJunkie-p8b3 жыл бұрын
Yea I was thinking they had that 1000 yard or mile stare whatever it’s called. But it’s a blank look due to trauma. I have pictures like that as a child due to child abuse
@drewc18633 жыл бұрын
Poor Blanche Monnier. She wanted to marry for love and got severely punished by her family for it. If I was a wealthy man in love with a lower class woman and my parents said "no", I'd would either have broken up with her or fled and eloped. May she rest in peace.
@GrifoStelle3 жыл бұрын
... she tried to flee and elope
@carrueross27053 жыл бұрын
I pride myself on being a fairly good single mom to my daughter, not too strict but certainly knew of her comings and going’s. Well, when she was a senior in high school she was certain she was going to marry her cheating boyfriend and move to Germany with him as he had just signed up with the military. Even my mom was planning their wedding. Well I said Nope! Not going to happen and gave her my loooong list of why it wouldn’t work out. Less than a week later they had broken up as she had found out he had cheated on her multiple times. Whew, dodged a huge bullet there. What the family did to that poor young lady was cruel and unforgivable though. RIP Blanche 🙏💙🖤💙😢
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@justsomeguy8983 жыл бұрын
Emma Hauck's letter honestly made me cry. One of my biggest fears is to fall to dementia, and to be this completely alone. I can't imagine how horrible it must be, and seeing the letter makes it that much more real.
@shastaleann88712 жыл бұрын
Working with dementia patients is heart wrenching too. It's so hard to watch some of them ask about their family day after day and sadly, some of the families rarely ever come to visit them. I've had patients whose families only came maybe once a month, once a year even. Then I've had ones where I never saw their families the whole time they were with us, smh. But the patients never forgot about them and they still asked every day if they were coming... smh. 😥😢😭
@hellohuman2701 Жыл бұрын
My mother has dementia and it is horrifying. She often worries about if she has money to pay for her food, she thinks we are the kindest people to just take her in, and offers to share absolutely everything she has, food, drink, her jacket if she thought you were cold. She can’t hardly remember her own name now… she struggles to say what she wants or needs because her words are escaping her. I hate this disease. . .
@calliopec544 Жыл бұрын
@@hellohuman2701 ❤
@SamuelBlack849 ай бұрын
My grandmother had dementia and it was horrific seeing what the disease did to her that as terrible as it is to say, her passing was a blessing I hate saying that, but at last she was free of her misery
@DPSFSU2 жыл бұрын
Crazy thing about Genie Wiley is that she was the FOURTH child to those freaking parents. I wonder why she was singled out so much?! Or at all!!!
@BonnotAR3 жыл бұрын
The beast of jersey is one of the creepiest things I have ever seen. Hell, him with out the mask and the rest of that costume is creepy enough.
@cynthialesieur6433 жыл бұрын
It makes the Mask movie seem real!
@lilo54373 жыл бұрын
“No it’s not the newest member of Slipknot” LMAOOO
@suzeelewis718 Жыл бұрын
Emma Hauck has touched my heart. Taken into an asylum at 30!! What a horrid demise she had. She needs to be remembered 🙏🏼🙏🏼
@rogerthat10-473 жыл бұрын
"Mildly Egotistical" That's a massive understatement.
@jourdyngroman2 жыл бұрын
"tragedy by the sea" has me bawling right now. just booked a beach trip yesterday in September for my family, including our 18 month old son. i have chills everywhere. the way mom is clutching at dad has me in pieces
@Utubesanarc Жыл бұрын
I remember swimming like 50 feet off the shore. The waves got so big they swarmed over my head. I realized the ocean was taking me further away. The sea is something we shouldn't mess with
@jackiecamacho42363 жыл бұрын
Genie never really learned language though. She could say words and could communicate with pictures. She never understood grammar and the formation of sentences. I learned of her in a linguistics course and criminology, very sad case.
@REChronic543 жыл бұрын
"Old catholic establishment places lightbulbs in remembrance of the 3 men they tortured and left to rot for the public to see" You know, that somehow makes it worse.
@tablescissors3 жыл бұрын
Don't worry, plenty of other Catholics were tortured and shrines to that remain as well.
@wynkelly13893 жыл бұрын
The Catholic church is why I don't trust religion.
@cocolime64963 жыл бұрын
@@wynkelly1389 that's a dumb reason not to trust religion
@cocolime64963 жыл бұрын
they're like "oop. we fucked up. sorry." 🤭
@Dreasura2 жыл бұрын
It's almost like it has a double meaning. The forked tongue makes the words that "we do it out of respect" while the unspoken meaning is "dont let anyone forget that disobedience can get you killed". This and other atrocities are why I don't view the catholic religion as Christian. They don't even comprehend their own version of the Bible, but its not worth arguing about. I simply say I'm atheist, or if I really want to upset them, I say I'm a Satanist. Most of the time, I just let them talk without acknowledging, until they stop. Proselytizing gets under my skin, so I avoid listening to it. Its a garbage way to "share" the message.
@meredithgrubb70273 жыл бұрын
Blanche's story breaks my heart everytime.
@helenvanpatterson-patton3 жыл бұрын
The lawyers unexpected death, in the first story, is intriguing. I need to find and read the book about it. I wonder if he came to rescue her and that mother of hers killed him.
@thepapistyourmotherwarnedy7523 жыл бұрын
The soldiers with blank expressions look more like thousand yard stares or complete shell shock, which both come from extreme stress or trauma, if they were soldiers who knew what they were doing they would act like Herman Goering, who laughed and smiled while atrocities he planned out were being listed
@ZombieslayerLeena3 жыл бұрын
I love how this isn’t a complete repeat of every other video of photos with disturbing backstories. Great job
@candacesmith60583 жыл бұрын
How ironic that Blanches mother hid her away because she was worried about her money & what people would think if her daughter would marry a poor attorney and then she was outed for being a monster and the "people" hated her and wished her dead.
@inthedark3343 жыл бұрын
Poor young woman wanting love but getting imprisoned
@rosestiles1820 Жыл бұрын
I was so very enthralled in the sound of your soothing calm expression with empathy through your narrations of each story, especially when you spoke French, Please tell us more stories like this with pictures of the people? Thank You for all of your time and efforts ❤💕
@angusmcnay54493 жыл бұрын
I was wondering what the first one was gonna be, but I just remembered where I'd heard that backstory before and have a horrible, creeping feeling there will be a second photo. One I dread.
@summerbreaze86273 жыл бұрын
Please do more like this, I love true history and we will never get this from anyone else or most of it. Love this thank you
@MarcLevins3 жыл бұрын
this is perfect timing, just got home and got ready for bed and see this posted 1 minute ago :)
@sefarinatabor93293 жыл бұрын
I swear I'm getting "Scary stories to tell in the dark" vibes... especially from when I was 8yrs old & checking these books out from the library
@LoreleiCatherine3 жыл бұрын
Same!!! I also used to get them as books on tape and then that one book where it’s scary stories for kids but they were absolutely traumatizing 😩 the one that included the story about the girl with the ribbon around her neck! 😭
@-o-o-46663 жыл бұрын
It's so sick what her mother did to her. Took away all of her humanity and agency. It's sick.
@LadyHeathersLair3 жыл бұрын
Even though I’ve seen most of these photos before, the backstories are are compelling. Especially with your narration.
@hilaryeales12682 жыл бұрын
I'm so impressed with the way you told the stories, with respect and compassion. Usually these things are accompanied with a soundtrack of excitement and sensationalism, that dehumanises the victims. So very well done, I feel proud of you 👍💜💛💚💙
@mangrove2 жыл бұрын
I went to Hiroshima in 2009, and spent two afternoons at the Peace Memorial. I'd heard about the Shadows in history classes, but seeing it for yourself hits differently, as one can imagine. The shadow here is much faded, having spent another 3 decades in the elements, but still visible. I stared at it for a very long time.
@Mayaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa3 жыл бұрын
Your french prononciation is always on point, I love that! Thank you for your videos. I dunno what I would listen too while working & painting if you were'nt here
@morteamoureuse3 жыл бұрын
These stories hurt my heart. I'll never understand how humans can be so cruel to each other.
@angeldust123 жыл бұрын
Yay, literally looking for one I hadn't listened to. 😍👏I'm wrapped timings perfect. Thank you.
@jarrarwinks84703 жыл бұрын
Hi wrapped, I’m dad!
@angeladentpage55483 жыл бұрын
Thank you for these informative videos.
@alexanderadavar64393 жыл бұрын
The first story is without doubt the most horrific, disturbing, traumatising thing I have ever heard, it is so so chilling. I was just looking at her beautiful face while listening, and when the photo changed it made my heart sink in terror
@fivenightsgamer6003 жыл бұрын
The first time i heard lets read i was listening because my other youtubers hadnt put anything out. Im so glad that 2 years later i always look forward to these videos. The fact that the videos are always great makes me always want more
@Julia_BH3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for putting in time stamps. I’ve heard a few of these stories and it’s nice to be able to skip them but listen to the rest of them. Just found your channel recently, keep up the good work!
@abdulqudz893 жыл бұрын
bless this channel for the content it uploads.
@SNixon143 жыл бұрын
The first story was so sad, Blanche was such a beautiful young woman and just had to have her life practically ripped from her by her own flesh in blood because she fell in love with a man who was lower class. Her mother what a piece of work. I don't understand how any parent could do that to their own children. It makes me really frustrated that she just could not let her daughter be happy. I feel for Blanche I really do. And I can't believe her mother got no jail time for what she did just because she was sick. And then there's the Genie story, that just made my blood boil, especially when her scumbag of a father took the cowards way out when the police were about to arrest him. Poor girl. I am so glad that she's doing a lot better, I really hope she has a happier life. People who abuse their children for whatever reason, deserve to rot to death and alone in a jail cell. Also the John Lennon story, I thought his killer killed him because of something he had said but it was actually something the killer read in Catcher and The Rye? that is messed up. I actually didn't think he would ever get out of prison as there are a lot of Beatles fans/John Lennon fans, they would probably go after him and quite possibly kill him.
@skandababy Жыл бұрын
Maybe next time she won't be so selfishly arrogant.
@bryangarcia55993 жыл бұрын
Yo, Tereska low-key invented modernist abstract expressionism, son
@emilyrose8313 жыл бұрын
Just wanna let you know, the first picture on the first story is falsely used. That is Maude fealy. A Edwardian silent movie actress.
@Whammytap3 жыл бұрын
Ha, you're right. And the next picture isn't a shadow burned into the steps, it's carbon that was previously a carbon-based life-form. The stone isn't bleached; rather the dark spot is human remains.
@ontxtteredwxngs3 жыл бұрын
@@Whammytap also the lipstick killer listed here was actually completely innocent. the real killer could have been george hodel, aka the black dahlia killer, but they tortured william into confessing after drugging him and refusing to let him sleep or eat for 6 days. not to mention, during a scuffle he was hit with three different flower pots over the head and was not given any medical attention. i'd falsely confess too. he was denied a retrial 30 times and stayed in prison for 65 years for something he didn't do. plus, he was 17, so technically under a new law, anything he did before the age of 25 should have been investigated further.
@kathycolt43262 жыл бұрын
You two just shut up, we don’t need your history lesson because the stories are still true!
@jacquelinevrooman77553 жыл бұрын
Humanity is atrocious!! How?! How does this happen?! The couple who lost their child that was photographed made me feel endless misery but their remarkable way of forgiving shines a light into the not seen enough bright world that does exist under the darkenss...
@jerrym12183 жыл бұрын
I agree, humanity is one cruel and unique species, throughout humanity’s time in the world, there has been some of the worst things that humans are capable of. Sometimes they believe killing other humans would bring them good luck or good fortune, and then they started killing other humans because they would create a system of beliefs that give them comfort, but those beliefs were evil to some of those humans, so they had them killed in vast numbers. Why do humans kill?? Is it fear?? Is it boredom?? Is it Pride?? Is it for strength?? We will never know, and never figure out a way to stop humans from killing other humans or any other living creatures. We just have to go on in this universe asking lots of questions that we can’t answer, but instead of getting lost in questions that we’ll never know the answer to, we should just enjoy the here and the now, before it’s our time, because that time is ticking and will be over before we know it.
@derekstocker6661 Жыл бұрын
What an amazing collection of photographs and stories. Thanks so much for this glimpse at what is for many, the unknown side of human beings with their problems and how those problems impinge on others so much of the time, but also how some have to manage to survive those problems themselves.
@lonewolfnergiganos40003 жыл бұрын
I don't know what we would do if Let's Read never existed.
@jarrarwinks84703 жыл бұрын
I wouldn’t be joking about buff 12 year olds saving nine year old girls who claim to be experts with various kinds of knives from creeps.
@bexmw3 жыл бұрын
I would never sleep.
@corlenajames13813 жыл бұрын
Blanche was once so lovely😔🥀.... How cruel her fate.
@Mariobacuno528estupido3 жыл бұрын
More of this please! Let's read is my most favorite narrator in youtube now
@madisonporter71133 жыл бұрын
I took a trip to Japan and one of the cities I visited was Hiroshima. There are so many shadow spots (from people or from buildings/objects) like this around the city. There's also many buildings that have been left untouched to show just how devastating the bomb was. The museum is by far one of the saddest Museums you could ever see. The only one that made me more emotional was the Holocaust museum in DC. For all American's able to do so, I highly recommend visiting both Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima. It really shows both sides of the story and proves that no matter what side of the war you're on, the consequences are heartbreaking
@jeremiahlarkin11343 жыл бұрын
LR. Beautiful Haunting Stories, that your Magnificent Voice Narrates so Masterfully! What one’s parents can do to their Own Child is Mind Blowing! Thankyou for bringing them to us! You “DaBomb”💣💣💣💣💣💣👍🏻🙌🏻🥺😮
@Joseph-cu8lg2 жыл бұрын
I've always wondered how blanche didn't bluff her way out, say "Ok mother I'll marry who you say" then bolt when free. Makes me think she attempted it but her mother was so awful she didn't care, it was all sadism at that point
@PerlaNera7293 жыл бұрын
In love this format with the pictures included.
@nikohlskubick62273 ай бұрын
Yes, so much.
@AngelEyez7273 жыл бұрын
Mark Chapman was apparently pissed off about John living a rock star life, which wasn’t “Christian like” in his eyes (Mark was said to be a Born again Christian). So he felt the need to do something about it. What a nut job 🤦🏼♀️
@mleighqs3 жыл бұрын
This was a very well done vid Lets Read! very interesting to learn the story behind the photos.
@kayceegreer44183 жыл бұрын
One very important thing I have learned in this life, is that One who wishes to leave a bad situation, should never threaten that they will leave; they should calmly, simply, secretly strategize a full-proof plan to escape, and then execute that plan, without letting Anyone know who may tell of your plan, or who may prevent you from doing it - by even the most innocent slip of the lip. And, People who seem trustworthy, just may have loyalties and alliances of which you may not be aware....
@dinkylovesbooks3 жыл бұрын
I've heard the Blanche Monnier story so many times, but to listen to your retelling of it gave me the chills all over again!!
@tuckapenguin6813 жыл бұрын
I both love the detail and the history of each story.
@paigefez64323 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite videos yet. Seriously adds to creepiness by adding a visual component to the video.
@modsbymorgue78083 жыл бұрын
Super creepy. I'm in bed trying to sleep, but the pic of Blenche has me freaked.. I love the vibe this channel has
@jenniferhamby76673 жыл бұрын
Thank you for ALL you do and the time stamps for the stories are genius.. Really thanks.
@PanzerdivisionWiking3 жыл бұрын
This is one of your best videos you’ve uploaded.
@gilbertsgrape46403 жыл бұрын
That poor girl locked up for years because she loved someone her mother didnt approve of. How sad. And the people of Japan. The shadows they left in their shock and despair.
@DragonHuntress4043 жыл бұрын
As someone who went to the peace museum in November 2019, the stone has faded quite significantly. You cannot see more than a faint almost smudge mark of this person, unlike in the photo in this video. It reminded me of how black clothing has different shades of black but you cannot tell until you are close to them.
@jamieholtsclaw23053 жыл бұрын
Here's hoping Blanche's mom and Genie's dad are barking in hell about now.
@jeremiahlarkin11343 жыл бұрын
Yessssssssss! Lots more Stories like these! All So Haunting, yet Fascinating!!
@DodgeRamGrl793 жыл бұрын
I love your voice. You remind me of the late Peter Thomas. He was the narrator of Forensic Files. I fall asleep to it nightly. I’d fall asleep to your cartoon stories, but the commercials in between are super loud and wake me up.
@jessepoos3 жыл бұрын
So glad I stumble onto your channel! Amazing stories. I've heard of a few of them, but not in as much detail as you told them. Amazing research!
@scottsmith25083 жыл бұрын
Tereska's storyhurts my heart. and it is a cry for compassion.
@becci423 жыл бұрын
If it’s not bad enough to be scared out of your mind when there’s an intruder in your house. The Beast mask takes it to a whole other level.
@shawnp6013 жыл бұрын
I have seen that mask a few times on different KZbin channels and it never fails to make me shiver. I couldn’t imagine a person wearing that while looking into your window or trying to get in your home. 😬
@gregorywellssr78572 жыл бұрын
@@shawnp601 I know like,where the hell did he get that thing?Was it mass-produced?I've never seen another like it.Did he make it?It looks like an Ed Gein "creation".
@ellicooper23237 ай бұрын
Your reading, and voice are the best I’ve heard narrating.
@toniyoung84743 жыл бұрын
Just discovering your channel! You are unique. Love the short story compilation format as well. Terrific work.
@nikkireed5742 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see more of these. But its so sad what these people went through. They all have my prayers