20 Years In Scotland's Harshest Prisons & Escapes: Johnny Boy Steele | True Crime Podcast 12

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[@louiscsanko3673]

MR. STEELE, I'VE BEEN TO GLASGOW TWICE, THE LAST TIME WAS 1977. MY MUM GREW UP IN GLASGOW, AND I ENJOYED GLASGOW, I THINK NYC STOLE THE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE OF THE HEART OF GLASGOW, THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT OF NYC LOOKS AMAZINGLY LIKE PARTS OF GLASGOW. SCOTLAND IS A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, AND LOCH LOMOND WAS BEAUTIFUL, MY AUNT CELIA WAS A SWEAT LADY. SHE LIVED IN THE GORBALS, I FOUND OUT HOW TOUGH THE LADS WERE IN GLASGOW. GREAT PEOPLE, GOOD MORALS. MR. STEELE , BEST OF WISHES TO YOU, AND THANKYOU SHAUN FOR A GREAT INTERVIEW.

[@RickyFTOF]

Your correct, New York city used the Glasgow city centre layout.

[@allyanna1994]

Thanks Louis,didn't know about parts of NYC being like Glasgow city centre.

[@georgeaye7535]

@@allyanna1994aye but Glasgow modelled its centre on Chicago

[@johnnyboysteele599]

Thank you sir

[@RicTic66]

I find Cockneys, Scousers, Geordies, Glaswegians etc have no trouble understanding each other. It's the posh people who struggle 😊

[@jesuspobre88]

Good point.

[@6steveo9]

hul, you can be Glaswegian and posh mate.

[@jamesparkerone]

I speak broad Yorkshire from Barnsley south Yorkshire and I can understand them ok

[@skunkhead2007]

@@jamesparkerone nicked some scrap copper wire once weighed off at Boothe scrap yard barnsely i might as well been in Katmandu could i fcuk understand a single word they were saying-but go to sheffield up the road and i can sort of get me head around that-none of it sounds anything like north yorkshire which again is a language of its very own due to the sheer size of the county

[@RicTic66]

@@6steveo9 Likewise all those other port cities. I'm talking about the working class accents which tend to involve a different use of syntax, semantics and regional slang. Ps the use of 'mate' would suggest you ain't got a posh bone in ya body. 😂

[@pontevedra660]

Thank you Shaun, you are providing years of much needed information.....we should all be able to understand what is really going on in all our systems. Argentina

[@scottishlass5437]

My friend Johnnyboy, couldn’t have met a nicer man, he’s got a heart of gold and would help anyone. He’s campaigning to get Luke Mitchell out of jail for the biggest miscarriage of Justice in Scottish history along side myself and many others, no one knows the system better than Johnnyboy Steele, and if anyone can do this, he’s the man will do it.I was at a protest at Holyrood for Luke Mitchell with Johnnyboy on 17/7/21..

[@pauljudeboyce7524]

Love the Scottish accent I'm from Ireland and I can understand him very well.🇮🇪🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@kirsteenmcintee-wd5tn]

Very same wee understand yous I love Ireland I go every chance xd

[@johnnymcnulty6229]

That moment when u look on the recommended list and see someone u know lol, i grew up with his nephew, still see him nearly every day

[@rangersdav5510]

Ashleigh how’s you? Is this Ashleigh Craigend?

[@johnnymcnulty6229]

@@rangersdav5510 Its Johnny, a use her profile anaw instead ae makin ma own haha, was me watching it 😂

[@donnamczesty921]

Fascinating man. Enjoyed very much.. Outstanding Shaun. Love how you let the people say their story and watch your face. Expression are great.

[@oliversmalley1519]

I can’t understand a word this guy is saying or follow his story even in 30 second segments and I love it

[@rangersdav5510]

Oli H moron then eh?

[@rossmrmojorisin9579]

Excellent listining to the bold yin. What an extraordinary life this man has had. And to still be here to share his story is even more gripping.

[@wilkie7887]

Johnny should be in a hall of fame what a guy man a could listen to his storys all day brill man 🙌🙌

[@thejuice5050]

Love your work Shaun. Keep it up mate. Crime isn't glamorous, it's scary as being in the jail. Worst time of my life.

[@RickyFTOF]

1 hour n 15mins in and this is already one of my favourite podcasts on this channel. I'm from Glasgow but put the captions on for a laugh, wasn't disappointed 🤣😅

[@OnlyElshafto]

haha....me too....i put the captions on after readin ur comment,,,,,hilarious man

[@ayshaaspinall491]

Absolutely glued to my seat watching Johnny and listening to all his prison stories. Mind-boggling to say the least 👏👏👏

[@Dobbins1980]

Such a good watch. Amazing to hear all of his crazy anecdotes!

[@RickyFTOF]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 hands down the best story ever. Outstanding.

[@sharonryan4176]

Honestly.. He’s absolute class.. Every single word he says is absolutely 100% true.. He was the exact same as the people that really knew him and he was always the first person to come and say hello to everybody that he knew or knew our Dads and Mums and he always made sure we were ok and he always says the same thing.. It’s a completely different world now from when we were in the town and it certainly wouldn’t have been allowed they times.. 🙌🙌🙌. 😍 xx

[@JBJOINERY123]

Absolutely brilliant one of the best if not the best one yet !!

[@Jayskene2000]

Hey Shaun you should try get the Peterhead prison guard who was a hostage during the rioting. He has a book and still works at the prison, loves too tell his stories to the visitors to the jail

[@HenkeMoravcik]

Jackie Stuart

[@dubskj01]

@@HenkeMoravcik Otherwise know as "Sticky Bum"

[@eckeynecker]

Is that the one when they had to get the SAS in ?

[@eckeynecker]

I maybe getting it mixed up with another one .

[@gopher1967]

Jackie Stewart gets a mention in the book by James Crosbie Peterhead porridge his nickname was hess

[@peterwilliams8122]

Amazing! Really captivating.

[@kevfirey7799]

Really enjoyed this story Thanks for sharing ," Should never sit back and accept that extreme treatment" Loved that . Also the positive message that the "only great life is on the other side of these walls".

[@katmanclancy]

Watched alot of your casts Sean this was absolutely captivating!

[@johnadamson4114]

Get johnny bwck on shaun!! Best storyteller youve had on the channel

[@winstrolchurchill821]

The moles been caught !!! 😂😂 brilliant!!!

[@ethr6742]

That socket not being square is hurting me haha class podcast again

[@davidcowley]

Johnny boy could have taught Houdini a thing or two. A bloody tortured genius, All the Best Johnny boy!!

[@chubsdubs279]

Seeing Shaun's face in the thumbnail picture you know it's going to be a good one

[@roseofsharon7189]

Excellent interview Shaun. I'm Scottish, a Paisley girl, and was absolutely enthralled by Johnny's story. Hard as nails but what an intelligent guy! I really want to read his book now, will search for it ASAP x 😁❤👍

[@50enda]

Really enjoyed listening to his stories he's really interesting a great way of explaning his life inside 👍

[@m.s.344]

Shaun have you ever considered doing documentaries inside prisons? Maybe interview some of the prisoners and CO's inside, that would be interesting.

[@m.s.344]

@Cool Waters it's always worth the try, but you do have a point, all these prisons are hiding a lot, watching these videos has opened my eyes to that

[@jesuspobre88]

Are ex-cons allowed in jails? Even if it was in another country🤔

[@rossmrmojorisin9579]

@@jesuspobre88 yes

[@joserosbejar5784]

I’d love an uncle/granddad like this!! Soooo funny! Legend!! Well done Shaun! And loads of respect Uncle Jonny 😊

[@hughsweeney5979]

Great interview with Johnny boy Red Johnny boys book back in the 90s in the bird that never flew great read

[@rfcrorymacwatp9896]

Johnnyboy has helped n supported me on fb during tough times what a guy x

[@pauljudeboyce7524]

Shaun love your podcasts keep up the good work mate 🇮🇪👍🍀

[@pauljudeboyce7524]

Thanks Shaun 👍😊

[@paul1982100]

Scottish accent is quality used love rab c back in the day 😂👌

[@rangersdav5510]

Jay Jay Ococha he doesn’t sound like Rab c Nesbit 😂

[@johnmckee7640]

@@rangersdav5510 that's because. Rab c nesbit is from Govan. The southside of Glasgow. He's from the east end.. There's a slight difference..

[@michaelisaac146]

Davie C fuck up, guy likes the accent let him be

[@RickyFTOF]

There's no difference from southside and east end accents stop talking utter shite

[@julianshepherd2038]

It's a mixture of his native Scots with bits where he remembers to speak English. Scots and English came from the same root so neither is a dialect of the other. Well done English speakers for persevering.

[@jasonblack3576]

Truly gripping story here what a guy ✊✊✊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@sammyshaw2753]

3 and a half hours just flew by. Brilliant stuff.

[@liamclarky21]

I genuinely love this guy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@scottishlass5437]

Johnnyboy Steele is a true legend, lovely man.

[@stephenward4786]

Brilliant what a story 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@DG_Delboy]

Really enjoyed this one 👍🏻 Johnny Boy reminded me of my uncle 😂he is sound ❤ from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@shaunattwoodOFFICIAL]

Thanks for watching!

[@DG_Delboy]

@@shaunattwoodOFFICIAL keep up the grind REALLY enjoy your channel 👍🏻

[@scorpioscots9692]

Absolutely brilliant understood every word THE MOLE is pure banter 😂

[@joannebrown2346]

Shaun Johnny's life story was a great talk,

[@UKmarkj]

This guys brilliant

[@junemaclachlan2705]

One word.... EXCELLENT 👋👋👋

[@shaunattwoodOFFICIAL]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@BradySharrett]

the awkward hug at the end is so choice

[@garybjorkelund9736]

There should have been a film made on this man True story and how prisoners where treated

[@theshed70]

Shaun, I've followed your interviews etc for quite a while now..very much enjoyed the Kev Dooley interview as I got to know him personally ten years ago, he helped me immensely get my life back on track..just watched your banged up abroad, again..Great story.. Happy New Year fella..all the best, keep up the good work

[@dandare9758]

Why you have to re-upload this great vid, Shaun?

[@michaelburnett7809]

What a book to read is Johny boy steeled book - The bird that never flew 👍 about his life story . Well recommended.

[@paulleftwick7782]

So interesting I have to listen to your videos several times cheers aveagoodone

[@bigmorgan3640]

an inspirational man areal hero god bless him

[@garymcbain5496]

Pure class.👌

[@clouter8103]

What an episode!

[@user-jz9on4ek1e]

Great listen!!

[@vickywilson5204]

Thankyou for your podcasts you and Lady .c. are well complimented. It took a while for me to get it properly now the penny has dropped. XX.

[@garytazcarroll4210]

One word LEGEND x

[@shaunattwoodOFFICIAL]

Thank you

[@crcolinrae]

Johnny is a phenomenal character. Would love to spend a weekend with Johnny Boy, and have a few beers with him. He, Paul Ferris, and TC Campbell are clearly highly intelligent people who are victims of postcode, with a high intellect. Appreciate TC has left us now, but extraordinary characters to listen to. People will judge them, that’s wrong. Judge the environment. Not the person. Johnny seems like a solid human being with morals, although a rogue to boot. Best wishes Johnny.

[@topayistofail9703]

I understand every word he says easily I’ll subtitle it mate no problem.

[@laurenceflanagan9729]

great story shaun

[@shaunattwoodOFFICIAL]

Thank you!

[@thebimblewizard1242]

As a glaswegian I'm fuckin wettin myself over the translation in the subtitles 🤣

[@jacobiter]

Even the subtitles are having trouble understanding this guy, just as well i'm Scottish & can understand everything, That aside i've just came across these podcasts and absolutely love them. Some great characters with very interesting stories.

[@leofroop]

Love Johnny boy! It's the way he tells them! 👍

[@QuadrexJosh]

Excellent 😎💚🤜🤛

[@XanCakes1]

Hope your good quad, speak soon.

[@TheNotoriousGhost]

Peterhead prison all new now. But when I was growing up in 80's it literally gave u shivers driving past. Not the kind of place u would want to go. He did well to survive. Great story!! ✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@davidbutler4363]

Brilliant vlog 😁😁👍👏👏👏

[@rossmrmojorisin9579]

We think that you would benefit from it Johnny!! You need to get yersel in it you need it more than me!!slasher. Lol fuckin brilliant class.

[@soulbrother61]

Brilliant ...

[@sammybays3334]

My uncle was in the billerley prison with him x

[@garymain3057]

What's way the kiss at the end of that anol 😂😂

[@rabhughes7840]

😂😂😂 *** barlinnie ***

[@SamHainScott]

"we took a vote on the maniac" pmsl

[@Kraken2681994]

Golden patter

[@boomboxbadboy1]

The epitome of a tough guy

[@adamsridge8263]

106.54 just after that someone farted 😂😂

[@bigtimemediaanythinggoes8988]

Imagine the right actor what a fukin movie some story that Shaun Attwood respect man ya guest n podcast is getting first class

[@michaelburnett7809]

Brilliant, Johnny boys book is amazing. What a life you went through in the system

[@guy4469]

i got 12 years in ballamouerey we had to paint the wings in pink yellow and blue and green and orange .

[@xXIDanIZz]

Yeeeee haa what a legend !

[@XanCakes1]

Thanks :) EDIT: Already seen but thanks anyway.

[@XanCakes1]

@I am so Thursday Gaming I have already seen it how's it going pal hows life treating ya.

[@duncanwright4158]

This mans a genius needs a film

[@paulcawkwell5555]

i bumped into big ALLAN DOWELL other day what a laff had wi him lol

[@michael9409]

Why’s part two unavailable now, lads?

[@vickywilson5204]

Talent for acting

[@benwinter2420]

'Moving like a crocodile' I won't sleep well tonight , me & crocodiles don't mix after decades in the tropics

[@weneverstop.4640]

My good mate Jonny Steele. His type of prisoners were real prisoners especially with the conditions they had to deal with.💚💚

[@kevinfellows6732]

Shaun when part two of the hacker on pls?

[@goldenmike30]

So interesting.

[@markgardiner4658]

Some character great story

[@robertgeoffrey1422]

My dad new this man long time ago

[@davidabkk]

How about some female prisoners?

[@jamesparkerone]

Good idea

[@tomashagecranz5044]

I tried to get English text. But it was total jibberish. Guess youtubes translator don't understand scottish either😜

[@Dockhead]

theirs scottish and then there is this the Glaswegians, no one is going to be able to help you apart from getting a scot to translate lol. a lot of A's get thrown on instead of like an er's like murda( sounds like 'mur-lda' when he says it) when its murder(mer-der). K sounds typically get cut off, like when he says hes in the block but its pronounced like bbloh. and' is typically replaced with an N or en sound or grunt. "a dihd this en he came en jumped on meh. ing' ia normally replaced with In's 'rebellin' instead of rebelling. when refering to yourself as 'I' its typically just an 'A' instead and 'my' would be mah (ma) you = ya,ye(yeh) ,yae. no = na,nae. another = nudda, anoha. about = boot, aboot, bout. hopefully my mess of a comment can hopefully clarify some stuff if you didnt get to understand any of it. ive probably got most of it wrong tbh my punctuation and grammar is abysmal.

[@tomashagecranz5044]

@@Dockhead Yeah I understand some scottish. But I could not watch this I get a headache trying to figure out what he was talking about.

[@James-yc3wm]

You think Glaswegians are hard to understand.. Speak to a east coaster 😂

[@rabhughes7840]

Boyo , aye u got most of it wrong 😂

[@simeonegreene1506]

Johnny must have some great stories of the Brutality days.Slasher Gallagher was an Enigma in himself. He was an ex SAS before being a Governor. He got his name for slashing Bob Brodie

[@jennalowry6100]

Do you think I might be binging on you too much when I dream you move in next door lol love it Shaun keep up the good work xxx

[@therealkapono1880]

He loves his mars bars

[@skunkhead2007]

done 5 weeks in Saughton for tresspass ! this was about the time when they got new TVs so i worked out the code for the tvs to swap from hotel mode to home mode 140 odd HD channels ;-) took me some eggs and onions to get the code from someone who worked in the workshops and some earh cable from the showers for airiel manufacturing ;-) nearly every one got nicked...two screw were walking pasy H wing and one of them even bumped into mme wire aireil he said nowt ..lol we won

[@scotthapper3523]

I was in when we got the new TV's too. Were you in Hermiston top flat?

[@skunkhead2007]

@@scotthapper3523 no on first floor the double wing two cells high 1s2s..i was on one double damper,with me co accused,,,we could see the block from where we was and exercise yard.....naked rambler was in then ...on my wing nigel hamilton edingburgh lad kimmy mac feee travler from same place he had nephew with same name little jimmy from Glasgow....coiple of scoucers the rest were from fife peterhead dundee etc hey was best gaol i ever been in i can safely say that-yes screws bit course round the edges but at least yer knew where yer stood with them...food wasnt bad either-was me who got the tv codes a lad called garvy worked down the kitchens but bumped into other cons at work he said we getting new tvs-i said get me the codes and i know a lad who will give yer a few tramadol he took the bait next day we all HD :-) then it came bang on top after a few days..Mr Faulkner nearly found our eath wire airiel but we distrated him and liberated the wire out the window missing a screw by inches out side our cell lol dunno to this day how we pulled it off- Woop Woop Saughton Soup--nver ever had soup for dinner at any gaol ive been to here in the uk or over seaS-

[@scotthapper3523]

I was top flat doing a 2 stretch. Used to put the aerial out the window to get babestation n that lol. Did u ever listen to the jail radio? Clink fm? Do u remember DJ scobie? Lol

[@skunkhead2007]

@@scotthapper3523 we never had the radio couldnt ever get it lol me and me co accused was doing 5 weeks for some ancient scots tresspass law from way back in the day....where and how me brief got this law from was way beyond me but was better than house breaking (comercial roslyn chappal ment closed down asylum) we said we was looking for UFOs and portals lol got a 3 day lye down over a good friday..

[@scotthapper3523]

Roslyn is cool though. Theres lots of underground chambers n stuff there n it's on a leyline. It's cool as fuck. I used to stay in loanhead with my ex n used to route about roslyn chapel grounds.

[@weejockmckay1557]

Did he drive down in a Noddy car stolen from a local nursery???

[@sproutsisters5398]

I wish I could understand more than 1 or 2 words per sentence it sounds exciting from the 10 percent I understood before turning it off

[@greamewilson1960]

some boy johnny

[@vickywilson5204]

Shaun you know your pivotal in a unique position let go of these stories and work on something substantial. Lady .C needs to do the same.I know your both talented as most pod casts in the tiny net. Please consider next phase all love to you and your loved ones.

[@bremnersghost948]

Bets George Drummond was a Mason before he got sent down

[@davidnolan6319]

His English is better than my Scottish 👍😀

[@LEThavFUNnSMILE]

This is is a magician how the fuck did he just keep persisting with the jail break is unbelievable and connection he has considering he did such a long term ppl still offered assistant to get him out

[@jamiemcgovern4922]

A was up in Glenochill with Willie Bennet when he was doing a recall he was a good guy I heard he got out but has since passed on but he was a good guy 100%