This TikTok True Crime Scammer Lost Everything..

[@cmbwtheliel]

I’m so glad that former army guy called him out, because he’s 100% correct. As frustrating as it is for us in the public to watch, there’s a reason law enforcement investigations like this move silently: the less information that’s public, the more you have to identify and nail the killer with when you find them.

[@Moon_x_sun]

And also so the killer cant hide and change stuff that could lead to Them yk

[@FrenkTheJoy]

There are so many cases where they found the criminal because the person mentioned something that the police never released publicly, like that there were 12 stab wounds or the murder weapon was determined to be a barbecue fork. Sometimes that there were stab wounds *at all* they don't release publicly and the suspect will be like "I don't know who stabbed her!" even though the police didn't say anyone was stabbed. That's why they keep so much of the investigation quiet, because it's easier to point to a suspect when they mention something that wasn't in any of the reports.

[@TheCommanderTaco]

On that note of course no news station would run with the story, as there is no evidence. That would ruin their credibility ( what's left of it) lol.

[@discofan1999]

naw dude ... there's a reason serial killers were a way bigger thing before the age of the internet, now that people who do it not as their job, just to fulfill their sense of justice are able to contribute via the internet shit actually gets done !!

[@frickfrack7075]

​@@David..naw he was absolutely legit. My uncle was military police for MANY YEARS, Germany, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Djibouti Africa and many more than I can't think of atm. What Ken said is absolutely spot on.

[@Banrion]

Dude can't stop himself from smiling when he's talking about finding bodies and getting kicked out of meetings. He's definitely a grifter.

[@justinforillinois]

Nope. He's not. I live here.

[@Banrion]

@@justinforillinois what does where you live have to do with Ken's glee at more bodies being found?

[@justinforillinois]

@@Banrion Maybe I live in Chicago by Wrigley and I actually know what the hell is going on here? It's the cartels, dipshit. CPD is getting paid off to look the other way.

[@gamergirl7869]

@@justinforillinoisnobody is denying that men around that age are coming up missing in lakes. This guy is definitely not the first person to make the connection. I’ve learned about this in KZbin videos years ago. This guy is just nutty because he had one weird experience and now believes he’s the missing link in this mystery. It’s weird.

[@BVonBuescher]

@@justinforillinois correlation is not necessary causation. Could it be just that Chicago got rid of Beetlejuice as mayor and now have some lefty Marxist, handpicked by George Soros that is more than happy to watch the crime rate increase even more? Store lootings are off the charts, you have drill rap steady adding fuel to the fire, King Von smoked at 17 people on his own without him getting caught. My point is, how can you isolate these few cases from all the other chaos it’s going down? And at the expense of getting political for a second, it’ll never end as long as people keep voting these Democrats in that promise the black community one thing, while telling the national media, they think Black people are too dumb to get drivers licenses, and that’s why we need voter ID laws. Lol.

[@ndawn90]

I love how this guy has this whole thing figured out, he's a better detective than every single person in the FBI, and yet he doesn't know the difference between GHB (a date rape drug) and HCG (pregnancy hormone). Excellent research skills!

[@salemspellman227]

Not me furiously checking the comments to see if someone pointed this out 😂

[@josephurbina2614]

😂for real 😂

[@elodieelvira7913]

Right?! What tf does he mean pregnant women make the rape drug?!

[@bradyslife8279]

Immediately thought this too thank you!

[@chrise1491]

He knows the difference, pretending he doesnt makes it seem more "real" and "authentic" People make mistakes, scripts dont.

[@ThePunQueenHerself]

He literally provided a real, probable cause for why inebriated people might end up in the river. Drunk, walking alone at night near a bosy of water is enough of a risk. He even said it was a cause of some of the previous deaths in one of his first tiktoks. He very well might've been approached by a car but then he went on to fabricate everything else. Crazy how far people will go for clicks.

[@ccsynan1420]

Had in incident in my town a while back where a dude went missing in an area know for it's bars and a canal. He'd been out drinking when he disappeared so a lot of people assumed he feel in the canal. So they dredged the canal, not only did they find his body, but they also found a couple of other bodied they weren't even looking for. Stay away from bodies of water if you're drunk, folks.

[@Jenna2k]

Maybe mental illness. I've heard of people who's delusions started with a real encounter

[@macfig6017]

This fruit loop was never approached by a car, this is dumb

[@RambleRiv]

The immediate red flag for me was how he made it very clear he doesn't drink. If someone was trying to pick up inebriated men... they wouldn't try for someone who is walking perfectly fine and looks clear headed. They would target someone who is visably drunk.

[@victoriawilliams2786]

Exactly.

[@Partlysomethin]

That part was very off to me, he said he was walking home form a bar, then clarified he doesn't drink but was walking home. Made me think he made the story up.

[@bonniea.1941]

Also, who is walking home from a bar at 3:30am but “doesn’t drink.” Strains credulity.

[@tracy3418]

Maybe I'm reading into it wrong, but did his eyes seem red? Maybe he smokes at bars? Otherwise, I guess some people go to bars to play pool or hangout with friends/meet new people.

[@personinapoolofpeople7773]

To me, I think he may have over exaggerated the story and posted it, or maybe did something else. Then saw he got views and desided that this was what he was going to do even if it's wrong.

[@renanawulkan]

“Don’t get into a stranger’s car”is a great message that we hear since childhood. Same as “correlation doesn't equal causation”

[@Anatta-Phi]

Yeah! Fuck Uber!!😂

[@MrSqurk]

Yeah, like how all the missing people hotspots are near caves. Sounds intriguing at a surface level until you realise that most of the places are in giant national reserves.

[@irandude1655]

And I’ll be like, but what if they have the big Toblerone though.. 😭😂😂

[@just_jakey]

@@irandude1655 I’d risk my like for a big tobelerone fr 😋

[@CaulkMongler]

Ah yes I remember “correlation doesn’t equal causation” after my alphabets lesson. 😌

[@cannibalvegetableyt]

I hate people like this as it makes it _much_ harder for actual victims/survivors to get help or tell their stories without everyone comparing them to some lying tool doing it for epoints.

[@pennatix5687]

@@justinforillinoisdude shut up u are in everyone’s comments, no one believes you

[@maryjane4432]

I don’t think he is lying tho. I live in md and this kinda thing happens in DC, Baltimore, VA, MD and PA.

[@animec-dramaskpop6362]

​@@justinforillinois He isn't though. He never got into anybody's car. Someone asking if he needs a ride home doesn't make him a victim. If asking someone a question makes you a victim then everybody would be one.

[@aj-taz_editing]

@@justinforillinois he didn’t accept a ride and he was never harmed so he ain’t a victim he is just someone who seems to be connecting the wrong dots making videos for clout and money while taking advantage of real tragedies also if anything he says is correct then the cops are probably doing their investigation and his shenanigans are gonna end up hurting their case. I could also be wrong and some new evidence comes to life that proves me completely and utterly wrong but i doubt it

[@justinforillinois]

@@aj-taz_editing CPD is being paid off by Christ Church and the Cartels to look the other way. Arrests have already been made and more are coming. That is all I can elaborate on at this time.

[@Firroth]

All he's doing is reinventing "The Smiley Face Killer" theory. This story isn't new, he's just trying to cash in on it.

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

This exactly. I don’t think he was spooked or mentally ill, I am fully convinced that he was grifting

[@cammysixx]

Agreed. I wonder if the 2 investigators who've been working on it that he mentioned are the guys who have been pushing this theory for years. At least 1 is a retired cop and it's believed they're just doing a cash grab like Mr. Twitchy here.

[@SolaireHighwind]

When this came out I remembered hearing the theory reasonably debunked, like, a year beforehand.

[@Theunicorn2012]

All he's doing is reinventing "The Smiley Face Killer" theory. This story isn't new, he's just trying to cash in on it.

[@Not_An_EV]

​@@cammysixx the annoying thing about the "smiley face killer" is that technically all the hallmarks of a pattern for a killer exist. Drunk men who are alone. Target check. All drowned. Method check. Smiley face nearby. Calling card check. It also completely dissolves if you use common sense. Drunk men? Well this is just marking the target around the shots and ignoring the drunk women who drown. All drowned? Yeah drunk people notoriously make bad decisions and stumble, sometimes literally, into dangerous situations. Smiley faces spray painted on the walls? Wow it's almost like the smiley face is one of the most drawn symbols. 😂😂

[@jordangreene8125]

So as someone who is a male within that age range that lives in Chicago. Around this exact area in fact. I will say men have been coming up missing and dumped into the lake. However, I will also say that taxi drivers here are desperate and aggressive and will beg you to take a taxi ride. Doesn’t mean they plan on kidnapping you they just want your money. And they see you walking home as a quick cash grab. So yes, what he’s saying is true however I don’t think he’s fully connecting the right dots.

[@AAA_NNN_DDD]

that's the vibe I was getting, I don't think he's grifting I think he's just made a theory in his head

[@justinforillinois]

You're totally wrong. I live here. Look up how they keep finding these men dead in Lake Michigan. It's connected to the cartels and human trafficking.

[@maryjane4432]

It happens to men and women in a lot of major cities. I completely agree with your assessment tho Or maybe he is the killer and wants to taunt the cops

[@RitzScythe]

shit like this is why taxis have to be clearly marked in my city in canada (not sure if its the same in other provs) if it doesnt have markings, its not a cab

[@milydemon88]

Wasn't the men going missing and being found in lakes or rivers thought to be the work of the smiley faced killers because nearby all the bodies was a graffiti smiley face?

[@stepha2156]

I’m 30 and live in the City. There’s dozens of cops outside the bars when the bars close and hundreds of cameras from private businesses too. As someone who had a friend that drowned in the lake last year… it’s gross to speculate and that he ties himself to someone else’s grief. The playpen kills a lot of tourist and visitors every year with night swims or high water tides that reach over the sidewalk.

[@SakuraAsranArt]

Yes! This phenomenon of young men turning up dead in waterways has been happening in the UK for over a decade. It is NOT some criminal organization or a serial killer. This is people under the influence of alcohol falling into the water and drowning. These are tragic accidents but instead of raising awareness about this very real problem, idiots like this are talking about serial killers and organized crime, exploiting these tragedies and its despicable!

[@Lucaz99]

Sorry, I’m not a native ENG speaker, what the hell is “the playpen”? Some weather phenomenon?

[@trala8911]

@Lucaz99 I’m not from the area and just reading between the lines, but I think it’s a body of water, I guess somewhere along the river where so many people have unfortunately drowned after a night of drinking.

[@stepha2156]

@@Lucaz99 it’s a popular area of the lake where people swim and go boating. Not much visibility at night and no lifeguards after sunset.

[@HutchDudandy1]

@@Lucaz99 It's a part of Lake Michigan where boats raft together and party basically. It's north of Navy Pier.

[@Metonymy1979]

I love how everyone skipped over the fact that he said his parents called the cops on him for wellness check. That only happens when someone is having a mental breakdown or can't be reached

[@BlairBoggletrot]

I've watched this entire video thinking this is mental illness.

[@snooganslestat2030]

It usually isnt a good indication. My sister had the police do a welfare check on me. This was because i hadn't replied to msgs etc in a lot longer than usual & i do have S thoughts etc. So whilst i wasn't having a breakdown it is understandable.

[@prentfaiyaz]

I could tell from the second video, he needed mental help.

[@prentfaiyaz]

​@Snoogans Lestat I think the point is people do welfare checks when you deviate from your normal baseline.

[@bobbyhillthuglife]

He seems clinically paranoid tbh

[@joelwillems4081]

I can speak for the ones in Wisconsin. They all happened in college towns, 95% were men, 90% or so were college students, 100% were drinking and leaving a bar. LaCrosse especially got worked up about it and they installed cameras in the parks near the river. What it was, was the simplest explanation. They were drunk, wandering alone, walked downhill which is towards rivers or lakes, and they fell in and drowned. That was it in 100% of the cases. Parents and friends of the people didn't want to admit that their, generally young men, would get drunk and do something foolish like that. But it happened in every instance.

[@kitty3999]

So, were fencing ever put there to make sure no one else fell and drowned?

[@unski7051]

As someone who got the bright idea to climb onto a 10 storey building roof while nearly black-out drunk TWICE, I guarantee most of these freak disappearances are idiots just like me, just way unluckier ones. Also don't do that. Sober me knows it's stupid.

[@LEVAR20]

Do u have proof of this?

[@SidneyBroadshead]

Is it part of Donut Operator's "Lacrosseverse" (LCU)?

[@stevenclubb7718]

​@kitty3999 They'd only do that if there's one specific location that's a magnet for it, otherwise you're building a fence around every accessible body of water. I lived in Louisiana near the Mississippi and there was nothing to stop anyone from walking up a levee and falling in... and climbing up on levees at night while inebriated is super common as immortalized in the song American Pie. Drunk people really enjoy being around large bodies of water.

[@GOATexp]

“Don’t get in cars with strangers alone” were we not all taught this? 😂

[@Jorendo]

Well I was only told not to get in cars for candy..no one said anything about a ride.

[@maryjane4432]

Uber, Lyft and taxis enter the chat

[@sybill123ful]

@@maryjane4432yeah but that’s not the same thing as getting in a strangers car. there’s going to be evidence of a person going in a lyft/uber/taxi, that has a paper trail unlike accepting a ride from some random person outside a bar.

[@cathyannis83]

​@@Jorendo what about puppies? I'm allowed to go see their puppies, right?

[@missingmimic]

​@Catherine Holmes please, then pick me up too 😂

[@jordy_muhnordy]

I was skeptical about Ken anyway, but that fake business card was the icing on the cake. Not to mention why would *private* investigators want to recruit a blabber mouth who could compromise any sort of case by revealing too much? And on TikTok of all places

[@CaulkMongler]

“Hey guys there’s this very public figure who always talks about crimes and cases, think we should hire them? Maybe like in a ‘it’s so crazy it might work’ kinda way?” Lolol

[@jobee525]

20:32 there is a business called RAPIS 🤨🤨🤨🤨 in Chicago with a similar business card logo. R. A. Private Investigation & Security. The symbol looks like "The eye of Ra" which is an Egyptian/Cleopatra symbol

[@keithangstadt4950]

Not to mention that private investigators don't have any special powers. Ken claimed that because of the P.I. they now had access to autopsy reports and such. The police aren't obligated to release any information to private investigators and likely wouldn't in this situation. The police likely had ongoing cases suspecting foul play in at least several of these deaths. They aren't going to release information involving ongoing investigations to a third party.

[@NoRemorse81]

@@jobee525 good job they didn't add team to the company name, the initials wouldn't look too good then! 😃

[@morci7138]

He miss spoke he meant to say non-private investigator

[@hippychick420]

Scammers don't feel bad for their victims, they feel bad they got caught. Their little charade is over.

[@Elusivearth]

@Justin Rodriguez that's. Not. The. Point. Fucking pay attention dude, I'll spell it out for you. This guy is smiling and happy about all of this and he is just making theories up that can be potentially more dangerous

[@maryjane4432]

@@Elusivearth it’s not a theory tho. This has been happening for decades. It’s called human trafficking

[@voidbreather7405]

@@maryjane4432 That's not the point, Mary. Not all abductions and murders are connected to some wider conspiracy.

[@vespernight4236]

@@maryjane4432 human trafficking isn't some 'big bad' in a white van or taxi snatching ppl off the street, scammers like this actively HURT the public perception of what and HOW human trafficking operations you know operate. This fear mongering and blatantly firing off theories to see what sticks helps nobody.

[@Lucaz99]

@@maryjane4432 if they are trafficking humans, why do they drown them/throw them in the river? Wouldn’t killing be people counter productive to human traffickers! Especially, such a sophisticated operation that has evaded detection for years despite detectives and public awareness.

[@L33tSkE3t]

This sounds like he is suffering from an episode of paranoid mania. The quick rate of speaking, the fact that he’s seemingly up at late hours of the night not sleeping, delusional and scattered thinking and his parents requested the police do a wellness check on him, hinting that he may have previously diagnosed mental health issues.

[@yourfabuloushappymann5154]

Yep...he is manifesting a childhood fear.

[@phoradio1277]

He's Schizophrenic...... Unfortunately that disease has a range that could go until your mid 20's before signs/symptoms appear. Obviously as a professional I'm basing that on the assumption that he truly believes what he is saying. He has entered paranoid delusions along with hallucinations. His comment "thank you to my parents for calling the police for a wellness check", let's one know that his parents would rather call authorities instead of simply calling or checking on him themselves. They've reached a point that only professionals are able to help. Again I'm basing that on he truly believes what he is saying.

[@frikghorgan]

@@phoradio1277 you don't have nearly enough information to say that he's schizophrenic. you can try to say that he matches things that other schizophrenics have, but at the end of the day, you don't know what you're talking about... there's a reason why actual mental health professionals won't give a diagnosis to some idiot they saw on TV a few times; it's irresponsible and meaningless because they don't know anything about the person other than what they're seeing in that instant. pretending that you have any qualifications to make that judgement over somebody you know, much less some idiot you saw in a youtube video, doesn't do anybody any favors.

[@eleanor8652]

@@phoradio1277His family might live far away

[@L33tSkE3t]

@@yourfabuloushappymann5154 I don’t think it is necessarily a “childhood” fear. People suffering from an episode of paranoid mania or psychosis oftentimes will find fear in regular everyday happenings and convince themselves that something is off or that they are themselves, in danger, when it is clear to an outside observer of sound mind that they likely are not. Plus, I don’t think being kidnapped is exclusively a childhood fear.

[@JLnukka]

Everyone, always be sure to look both ways before crossing the street! I've discovered that people all over the country have been struck, some have even been killed, all because they didn't check both ways. We must spread awareness and get the word out to as many people as possible. I've already contacted the media as well as my local law enforcement agencies and I'm trying to get a hold of the Mayor, Governor and all other state representatives. This has to stop!

[@somathegamer4933]

Wait... same here! Do you think it could be connected?

[@unlimitedmovies123]

😂😂

[@JustaPersonTryinToHuman365]

Sounds like those evil jaywalkers are at it again!!! Or is it a big car conspiracy??? It's probably both.

[@rosalinarosales3080]

😂

[@TP_Gillz]

IM WITH YOU!!! BTW, you don't happen to know of a wicked cool cooking app I could invest into do you??!?!

[@BrabbitHabit]

I love how Ken believes he’s a full on hero for warning people not to accept rides in sketchy cars from strangers, especially after the people being offered rides have been drinking. Stranger Danger is like the first thing they teach you in kindergarten, Ken. Even if they drive nice cars, don’t go with the weird men, that offers you free candy He rubs me the wrong way. His faces his voice, his energy. He’s just so irritating

[@ubs16]

He looks like hes tweaking a bit

[@babykuttthroat3410]

Bro word for word exactly what I was thinking😭🙌🏼💯 This guy is a tweak if anything this was probably a mid life crisis he had while trying to make his lil app go viral😂🤨 This man is sick like genuinely, I try not to use the word hate but I hate this mf😭👎🏼 like you said his energy, his face, everything just rubs me the wrong way. I hope his app goes to shit and he ends up with nothing. God bless the families of the victims he tried to go viral off of. 🙏🏼 this what pisses me off the most, THESE IS REAL LIVES this moron tried to profit off of smh. Fuckin tweaker.

[@Llkolii]

@@ubs16 seriously he does lol idk if he is tho might just be manic, his energy stresses me out tho!

[@TrailHandBill]

So is it OK to go with weird women?.misandric asshole

[@Ian-Omega]

He’s clearly on meth

[@bluetiger2468]

There's a reason why random people aren't detectives. Correlation does not equal causation. He even brings up the Smiley Face gang 20:09, which is a classic example of a correlation/causation. Drawing a smiley face is one of the most common things people spray paint. The odds of finding a body near a smiley face is increased because drawing a smiley face is common. That doesn't mean there is a group of people who purposely draws a smiley face somewhere near the body with a different art styles/colors each time.

[@tonyzone8999]

A lot if not majority of taggers aren’t spraying smiley faces. They tag their street name or a mural of some sort.

[@slightlybrewed5840]

Bringing up the Smiley Face killers was where i lost it lol. Its been proven that it was nothing more than coincidence that a couple bodies were found within walking distance of a shitty tag, YEARS ago. Dudes a clown lol

[@notsoberoveranalyzer8264]

@@tonyzone8999 You seem to misunderstand. I’m horrible at articulating my thoughts but here it goes: What makes a smiley face common, is that yes putting up a street #, gang sign or mural is common, but those are specific and will vary, where a smiley face is universal. So, it’s not that everyone does it. It’s just what’s going to be the most reoccurring thing, from kids, to gang members, street artists to a couple of drunks that just happen to have a bottle of spray paint.

[@TheSecondOne123]

@@tonyzone8999 that's not true at all. I see flowers, peace signs and random zig zags everywhere. As well as smiley faces.

[@HighlyRegardted]

@@tonyzone8999 you missed the point completely… the majority of people making smiley faces aren’t necessarily taggers at all… smiley faces just happen to be *one of the most common symbols right now* and incredibly easy to make, therefore anyone, even someone who has zero art of graf ability can make one, and they do… all the fuckin time… on everything… therefore if you think a smiley face on a wall is related to some sort of mystery you’re either a daft bloody twit or a grifters… pretty simple stuff really

[@ChristieLily35]

Did he just confuse a well check for joining a police team? Oh boy. I can already picture the conversation.

[@Theunicorn2012]

Did he just confuse a well check for joining a police team? Oh boy. I can already picture the conversation.

[@DekutreeRipoff504]

?​@@Theunicorn2012

[@turothescrub6830]

Did he just confuse a well check for joining the police team? Oh boy I can already picture the conversation.

[@Silly_doodler]

Did he just confuse a well check for joining a police team? Oh boy. I can already picture the conversation.

[@thearchive2166]

Did he just confuse a well check for joining a police team? Oh boy. I can already picture the conversation.

[@RedneckOgre9000]

I have questions. What brand of Tarot cards does he use? Does he think one college professor is doing all this by themself, or is there a national network of college professors kidnapping and killing people off the street?

[@justinforillinois]

It's the cartels and human trafficking.

[@SallyMars]

Hahahaha

[@idontwantahandlethough]

LOL. Whenever I encounter nutjobs like this, I love trying to figure out some hypothetical way that their asinine theory could _possibly_ manage to be true (kinda like what you just did)

[@bluedappleroan22]

🏆 Take the trophy. You win the internet today

[@FukaiKokoro]

Let's not diss tarot cards or astrology etc. Just because that one horrible lady used that as a excuse let's not lump in everyone who does astrology or tarot cards as bad. Shit less harm as a whole has been done by astrology and tarot than Christianity or any other "religion" or spiritual beliefs.

[@lindsay3995]

I was pretty convinced this man was experiencing hallucinations re: the detective thing. None of that sat right at all, and he doesn't like being offered rides, but sees nothing wrong w/ a detective just showing up and basically deputizing him on the spot.

[@Cashhhhew]

If it were real I’m certain they would have asked him to stop posting about the investigation. But instead he would literally be like “I sent them the plate and they are about to go after the guy right now” lmao. Like that’s one way to help a criminal. Warn them ahead of time to get rid of the plates 🤦‍♀️

[@tylertheswagking5391]

Maybe not full on hallucinations, but this man is definitely delusional. He put too much effort into his 'investigation' (ex. the mapping of crimes and the clear hours he dumped into research) for me to believe he was just lying for clout. I think he genuinely believed he was uncovering some grand, nationwide conspiracy and then made up the lie about the detective to get out of the hole he dug himself in to.

[@blackpajamas6600]

​​@@tylertheswagking5391 He put too much effort into his investigation for you to believe he's just seeking clout? Ehhhh....we sure about that? Because I've seen lots and lots of young twenty-somethings pouring every hour of their time into clout-chasing on TikTok. Like RIDICULOUS lengths just for internet points. Did you hear about that clout-chaser who let his partner-in-crime shoot him for a vid only to die? Or the vids from that British clout-chaser who was filming himself walking into strangers' homes while the residents were still IN the house? You could be right, but I think it's also important to remember that internet points aren't without value, at least not now. People chase clout in an effort to springboard themselves into something more lucrative.

[@JustaPersonTryinToHuman365]

@@tylertheswagking5391 I was thinking that too, dug himself too deep and couldn't get out... sunk cost fallacy.

[@tarampryce1372]

Mmmm adult onset schizophrenia or something like

[@goodbher9244]

I knew a teenager who was too drunk and he tripped and fell in a puddle and drowned because he was too drunk. His friends saw him fall, went to help him up, and realized he had drowned, tried to give him CPR, but yeah. Drunk people tend to be prone to falling, and more likely to aspirate water, as their reflexes are delayed.

[@megorex630]

I was a 911 dispatcher, and it’s a scenario that I saw. There was a gentleman who drown in one of those gullets along the road, about 5” of water. It’s ways so sad, and it takes so very little to lose your life.

[@lunarmizt388]

Darwin won that battle.

[@seangildersleeve1270]

People think you can only drown in a big body of water. It's naive

[@lunarmizt388]

@@seangildersleeve1270 Darwin won that battle.

[@prollymarkus]

@@lunarmizt388we get it, darwin won that battle

[@bperry573]

He's never seen a cab before? “They're all part of the same group, I just know it… they have the same kind of cars…always stopping and shouting at me ‘hey need a ride!?’ they are all over the place, in every city!!!!”

[@chanyanyanya]

It’s crazy how this TikTok hysteria all started by a guy getting asked if he wanted a ride

[@paulosrcs185]

Lmao what a drama queen he is

[@brosephbroman7564]

Tiktok is just a fountain of stupid. I can't wait till it's no longer relevant like myspace.

[@tjfromalaska4520]

They could have just been some nice people wanting to give him a ride. He has no idea.

[@accelmemory]

​@@tjfromalaska4520 Still though, in this day and age? Notwithstanding shitty weather or something, I'd rather walk for 10 miles than get into some rando's car

[@tjfromalaska4520]

@@accelmemoryWhen I was a teenager I got rides from strangers all the time and not one bad thing happen to me.

[@scoopydaniels8908]

Wow! First he said it was two different vehicles that did this and then he said it was the same car doing it twice to him. He can't even keep his own life straight

[@victoriawilliams2786]

👍🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@NeuvisWaterBottle]

tbf, pretty sure he said it was the same car but 2 different drivers

[@ndawn90]

​@@NeuvisWaterBottle In his very first video, he said that it was two different "beater" cars. He also changed his story a different way because he never mentioned a truck following the car in the first video, but then suddenly there was a truck following the car in subsequent stories.

[@NeuvisWaterBottle]

@ndawn90 I'm not super interested in arguing semantics any further but he doesn't say whether or not it was two different cars in the first clip.

[@xinf3ctdx]

@@NeuvisWaterBottleThen why are you saying that he said it was the same car? You’re not interested in arguing semantics, after you just tried to argue semantics and made yourself look dumb? Okay.

[@Skinnypeoplelietoo]

I'll tell you right now, this guy would be a NIGHTMARE to have on an investigation team. Him blabbing everything all over social media as soon as they find it is going to kill the case if they're even was one to begin with.

[@Ninnjette-]

Well he's not, he has a family that loves him and are concerned. He's dealing with mental illness, he needs help not ridicule.

[@Isabella-vx3bc]

​@@Ninnjette-he's not what?

[@Ninnjette-]

@@Isabella-vx3bc He's not a real investigator..

[@Isabella-vx3bc]

@@Ninnjette- yes we know We aren't saying he has a position as an investigator We are saying anyone who "investigates" a case, even independently, could kill a case by exposing everything and anything on social media

[@Ninnjette-]

@@Isabella-vx3bc Who is "we"? I was talking to the other person, what you're saying had nothing to do with my point. He needs help, not ridicule. I'm not talking about what he does to current cases..

[@SparkleLuna77]

I laughed so hard when he said he was part of ‘the team’ because a detective interviewed him. He is delusional 😂.

[@bansheeara]

just a note: he mentions the 'smiley face killers' which isn't an actual serial killer related thing. the smiley face murder theory is basically this theory of how people are being killed and dumped into bodies of water, however as someone who lives in an area where people are going missing and end up in water, you have realize that some people can drunkenly fall into said body of water, some people can use said body of water as a means of suicide. not everything is a big conspiracy. i will say, this man clearly seems like he's having some sort of manic episode/mental crisis and definitely needs help.

[@Unfortunately_Mickey]

Yup, it’s just people on the internet trying to connect dots that don’t exist and choosing probably the most common graffiti symbol in the world to it because it’s everywhere

[@succubliss379]

A family friend of mine we think was murdered. He disappeared into the water and the only person with him had not only been known as a violent person towards him but she changed her story several times after the fact. I've got it all documented and the police still haven't done nothing about it, or even told us that his death was accidental. It still hasn't been closed and we haven't been informed of his autopsy results.

[@Moon_x_sun]

Also a smiley is one of the most vandalisered/drawn symbols, so ofc they would find smileys near Them

[@Foxwolfred]

There’s 2 smiley face killers one uses bags with smiley faces on them the other used smiley faces on letters so ya there has in fact been smiley face killers

[@crypticcryptid4702]

​@@succubliss379 The fact that the autopsy results haven't come back or the case closed could mean that they are still investigating. I hope you get the closure you need either way tho

[@manong3523]

He seriously caused all of that hysteria and fed off of victim’s families grief to make a fricking travel app low is an understatement. People on tik tok need help for real

[@RyanSmith6644]

So sick of the desperation for attention that social media has created. It’s a colossal mess and needs to stop.

[@missychan63]

It's not just the attention there after, these people are making money hand over fist and it's disgusting.

[@asum7213]

Been like that before social media.

[@RyanSmith6644]

@@asum7213 nothing like it is now. If you can’t see the difference that’s a big problem.

[@Whaleindowed]

@@RyanSmith6644Social media amplified the issue by x1000 lol

[@GiveMeaFuckingBreakDude]

It'll come to a halt some time soon I hope .

[@NeuroDeviant421]

He appears to be in the age group for onset of schizophrenia. the fact that it's difficult to tell the difference between a TikToker and a mental patient tells you all you need to know about social media.

[@Theunicorn2012]

He appears to be in the age group for onset of schizophrenia. the fact that it's difficult to tell the difference between a TikToker and a mental patient tells you all you need to know about social media.

[@j0ellyfish]

...yeah. called retardation.

[@maxheath5842]

@@Theunicorn2012 He appears to be in the age group for onset of schizophrenia. the fact that it's difficult to tell the difference between a TikToker and a mental patient tells you all you need to know about social media.

[@cleopatra1633]

Stop with the mental illnes nonsens. He is an evil megalomaniac after likes, money and a lot of attention.

[@ZomBeeQueeen]

He’s actually quite a bit older

[@poisenbery]

27:00 As someone with Bipolar 1, I was actually thinking this exact same thing for the entire video. The big red flag for me is when Ken said "Thanks to my parents for calling the police and checking to see if I was ok" This means that he very likely has a history of either paranoid delusions or manic episodes (both hare very strongly related) A private detective did not come to his house. It was more than likely a wellness check to make sure he was not going to do something insane. Study his eyes in each video. They progressively get more and more tired, which means he is likely not sleeping, which is something that happens during manic episodes. This all reminds me of when I was not on medication and had paranoid delusions like this. Guys, you can trust me on this. I am a certified crazy person and I have the documents.

[@TeddyLovesAxl]

Bi-polarist here 👋 You are speaking 💯 facts! ❤

[@godzilla928]

Or he just likes the good old white powder 🎉

[@azuresonic69]

So true....but also I suspect drugs being involved. Look at his wide-eyed paranoid gaze.

[@pericleslegendario7022]

@@godzilla928 cocaine doesn’t make you alucínate, maybe if he snorted a lot and isn’t getting any sleep, but I think the bipolar 1 theory is more accurate to what we are seeing.

[@kisaxesma2752]

im bipo1 and i disagree hard. i think it's pretty reductive to armchair diagnose someone over the internet. especially when greed and clout seem to be the more likely reason for his actions. maybe he's manic, but his boss bragged about the social media engagement and he took $30 from a victim's mother and blocked her. mania doesn't excuse or justify those things

[@kyrstenlindblad8432]

They made him “apart of the team” like you make a child the “teachers helper”

[@trala8911]

Honestly it seems like teenage delusion. Maybe younger than teenage. I remember being a kid, maybe 10 or so, and printing out pictures from the FBI most wanted list, putting them in a manilla folder, and convincing myself that I’d seen one of them and was going to “crack the case”. Difference being I was a kid, my resources were limited, and for the most part, I kind of knew I was playing cops & robbers. This guy has that same thing, but he seems to have actually forgotten that he’s just a dude. He also seems kind of manic. All over the shop, multiple balls in the air, overconfident, kind of chaotic.

[@AnABSOLUTEBarbarian]

I was going to say it seems like mental illness.

[@mugs793]

Strong mania vibes for sure

[@jordanalandry1866]

I was just about to comment basically what you said he seems really manic like really manic. He’s all over the place with what he’s saying he contradicts himself not even halfway through the video, and I’ve already caught several direct contradictions, and he’s making connections that aren’t there he’s wildly speculating, which is extremely irresponsible on ethical just he sounds like he’s having some kind of delusions almost you know like this is a mental illness/attention seeking thing for him, but just the way he is frantically rapidly speaking is giving me mania vibes pretty strong

[@DodaGarcia]

Same! I used to have a whole pretend investigation agency in my early teens, would recruit friends and everything.

[@mason96575]

I am SO GLAD social media wasn't around before I was medicated... Having a manic episode and posting everything online is going to be a terrible thing for him to cringe about in the future.

[@sammitaylor3942]

You know things got good when folks who have done investigation stuff for the military and stuff called him out on his BS

[@jenniferlynnkarr]

The part where 'the cops recognized me! The cops wouldn't let me into the meeting!' was where he lost me.

[@yyeezyy630]

Yup look at his eyes when he’s walking. They are going crazy. He’s not right in the head this is like the start of schizophrenia

[@catharinepizzarello4784]

I think he was frightened by the initial incident. It struck deep. I think he would have been OK if he’d just been able to forget about it slowly. Unfortunately, he was titillated by the attention. He then saw that money could be made. This perfect storm allowed the fear to tighten its grip on his sanity.

[@lucysiddall4163]

I agree id argue that he probably was drunk when the first incident occured and didn't want people to criticise his Initial experience /memory of the events because of it. And then got swept up in the fame his 'investigation' gave him.

[@richardaaron4454]

Seems like he was watching videos/reading about the Smiley Face Killers Theory. Edit: I’m at 20 minutes in and he actually said the Smiley Face Gang.

[@chunkyMunky329]

I disagree. That chances that the same car with different drivers on different occasions approached him like that is almost zero unless he lives in a town with 200 people. What you're describing is a combination of paranoid delusions and narcissism. I have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, so I am familiar with paranoid delusions, and I have witnessed the more extreme version that people with schizophrenia have. This guy does not fit anywhere on this spectrum. People on the lesser end, like me, do not hallucinate, but we do form opinions based on evidence that is probably just a random coincidences or magical thinking. While people on the other end are having hallucinations about events that never happened or about secret messages coming from God or from the government etc. But the thing these ALL have in common, is that if you hear a person who is having one of these episodes, the things they are saying are never convincing or compelling except to people who are in agreement with any bigoted things that might be included in their rants. Gabbie Hannah, Britney Spears, Kanye West and Fousey are examples of this, though I mean no disrespect to them. This guy was just creating a clever publicity stunt. This was not mental illness.

[@noqui7519]

a perfect analysis of the situation. I believe the same, dude probably felt very unsafe by the initial incident but then social media made things blow out of proportion. Now he’s just sticking to the bit. Prolly believes it himself at this point.

[@C0smiccharm]

This right here Boys and Girls.. is what narcissism looks like. This man is PARANOID!!! He had the adrenaline eyes. He is making everything about himself and his situation. NOT EVERYONE SHARES YOUR SAME TRAUMA. He needs therapy. This is not safe, he looks like someone who would do the crime to prove it right. BE CAREFUL and don’t enable their ego.

[@HamHock1913]

I also thought that he was going to set up the situation & suddenly be abducted WHILST makin the video 😆😆 justa documenting losin his mind for all to see.

[@AngelaWalker-uj5uf]

Yep just to say...see I told you and now I've solved it!🤪

[@dangerszewski9816]

Yes, thank you! He looks like he's in the middle of a manic episode, and he's saying things (like mentioning he was working on this at 3am) that further indicate this is a manic episode, psychotic break, onset of paranoid schizophrenia (he looks to be about the prime age for it), or other serious psychiatric issue.

[@paulablack1863]

Damn, perfectly said... I don't even think he realizes it either. Hopefully, he's gotten help by now. At least, for everyone else's sake.

[@joshuapratt3593]

Absolutely! Personally I believe that somebody DID ask him if he wanted a ride that night, but I believe that whomever asked him wasn’t some hottie-type and probably creeped this guy out a little bit, and probably that first video had well intentions but once he saw the insane amount of public attention he got THAT was when his narcissism and “central character syndrome” addiction took hold!

[@flower_of_zaun]

this is giving "WARN MARKIPLIER about California Gangs" vibes LMFAO

[@scoopydaniels8908]

So.. according to Ken, the ONLY thing that makes sense is that every single one of these disappearing men are all connected all over the country? Wow.. Ken should be the highest-paid and most important crime-solver in the United States with his amazing analytical skills

[@justinforillinois]

It's all connected. I live here.

[@emalinedickinson7492]

For real, he's just putting pins on a map lol. He doesn't tie anything together.

[@KerReeeee]

@@justinforillinois You live where? All over the country? Such credentials. Much impressed.

[@ceraunoashe9134]

​@@KerReeeeeas a member of the murderer club, we are TOTALLY doing all of them.

[@bigbearkat2010]

Yeah saying it was the only thing that made sense was pretty much where the guy lost me

[@vernluka]

I knew Ken in high school and was following him until recently. I unfollowed when I realized he kept on putting on new masks and personas as they suited him and got him attention without learning anything. Previously, he was posting about his colostomy while regularly shaming other bodies. Or he would publicly critique capitalism while being a massive Walmart corporate shill. I would try to bring up the body shaming bits with him and he just ignored me. This is not surprising at all.

[@random13627]

yeah i noticed he was on bullshit

[@masahirosakurai488]

I also knew Ken in high school. He keeps stealing my pencils.

[@allegorx58]

a walmart corporate schill? lol what? how does one become a walmart corporate shill

[@vernluka]

@@allegorx58 it might be hereditary.

[@faye6461]

It kinda sounds like manic episodes

[@TheLadyEx]

man experiences being creeped on exactly two times and immediately goes insane.

[@amiLore]

Not even creeped on. Just asked if he wanted a ride😆

[@carlahaiduk1878]

He wouldn't survive a week being a woman 💅

[@John-qt2sf]

​@@amiLorelol that makes it more hilarious on two occasions for whatever reason two people though hey you need a ride? Instantly, its a conspiracy of a national scale and he knows everything about it somehow.

[@Akatsuki69387]

Bro wouldn't survive 2 seconds as a woman. It's smileys all the way down if he was. Suddenly every single catcall in America is being done by a group that has the gang name equivalent of the Insane Clown Posse. There's a 12 page paper called "Drowning the smiley face theory" by the US homicide research center that goes into why its unlikely. You don't have to read it if that kind of thing disturbs you but please know that 'Sinsinawa Dominican Congregation of the Most Holy Rosary of the Order of Preachers" is a name used to help debunk the theory and I find its inclusion to be hilarious. They didn't have to pull the longest use of sinsinawa (a native american word/name that is, admittedly, incorrectly defined as "indian") they could find but they sure as hell did.

[@YoGibran]

This assumes it actually happened at all lol

[@lokienvy]

I'm a dispatcher, so I get dozens of calls per day from genuinely mentally ill people, and people like this gentleman in the video. They just repeat the same points over, in rapid succession and whenever they complain about police not doing anything, it's in regards to them. "They're not letting me in" and "they don't take ME seriously" and "they laughed at ME" and "they won't look at MY data." But never have details about the so-called crimes they know so much about (victim and suspect names), always speak in vague ways, say stuff that will prey on your fear and wrap it up with an obvious "safety tip" like lock your doors, don't go walking alone at night, don't get into cars with strangers. They also tend to look for conspiracies in the slightest thing, i.e., this guy saying the man that was walking and was unaccounted for for 6 minutes and not under surveillance after he'd gone walking at night...implying there's a cover up in the "videos" that should have captured a normal citizen walking wherever for the entire time. I am not able to diagnose anyone but I wouldn't be surprised if it came out this guy had been impaired in some way or had underlying issues. Or just plain greedy.

[@lwashere228]

Self snitching on LinkedIn is even worse than self snitching in court lmao

[@kat-ns6em]

Clout is a dangerous drug

[@shawnsanchez7105]

Guess what? ​@@justinforillinois fucking lives here

[@FEKana]

@@justinforillinois People Offering rides and people going missing are not mutually exclusive to living an an area. You can literally go missing anywhere. It doesn't have to be inherently from people offering rides to you. As some have mentioned, chicago has a huge aggressive taxi industry. Also You know how ridiculous it is to say people going missing and being found in the river is somehow evident of a crime ring is. People pass away in bodies of waters all the time. Either because they were a victim of a crime, the drunkingly or unknowingly wander in and fall in, self ending etc. Moral of the story. Don't accept rides from stangers, duh. Going missing after being seen going into a taxi cab/car does not inherently mean that there is a crime ring. Being found game overed in the river is not always a sign of being a victim of a crime.

[@thatvalensteingirl]

​@@shawnsanchez7105 Case Closed, everybody. @Justin Rodriguez lives there.

[@tonyzone8999]

Extremely dangerous

[@FTMothman]

@@justinforillinois Aren’t you the Gangstalking guy? I’m like this close to finding out how to call in a welfare check for you.

[@treehollow7434]

Honestly just the way he’s talking reminds me exactly of how people sound during manic episodes. The heavy breathing, the smiling, the long and slightly incoherent sentences, staying up all night, it’s textbook mania

[@psychohippie]

For real, the whole time I'm like, this looks and sounds like mania! And the fact his parents called wellness checks on him? I doubt they would be worried for his safety from a cerealkeeler, I think they were worried about his mental health.

[@wmdkitty]

Could be mania, could be uppers. The crazy theory comes off as meth-fueled paranoia, if you ask me.

[@clarabellington]

@@wmdkitty yeah I was thinking that it seems like he’s on the amphetamines

[@spicymayo623]

Lol I thought he might be hopped up on Adderall.

[@DeusVivit]

Reminds me of that one KZbinr who was one day perfectly fine then the next he started falling down this crazy hole and became so mentally unstable. I wish I could remember his name.

[@CJ-222]

Props to this guy who pioneered a whole new genre: fake crime

[@NeonValleys]

Bro u better give my boy juicy smolliet some credit. Are you racist or something?

[@ChaoticKide]

Honestly if TikTok actually made a trend of literally being like “Fakecrime” and making up some sorta interesting story, it could be anywhere from funny to comical. It’d be neat to see!

[@CareOfOdin]

Anytime someone invokes the “Smiley Face Killer” you need to be skeptical of. It’s highly disputed as a theory with little evidence. TikTok started feeding me this guy’s saga and it had the same red flags (ppl tragically do die where alcohol and bodies of water overlap. Unfortunately that is pretty common) I was not surprised when he started bringing it up

[@Anatta-Phi]

I do Graffiti. The idea that the same artist did all the smilies is... like, fucking Rediculous

[@JohnWilliams-wl9px]

​@Anatta-Phi and most of the smiles don't look like the others, if it was somekind of organization tag it be more universal

[@catherinerickard699]

It’s perfect to bring up bc it’s a theory. He can’t prove it, and no one can prove him wrong

[@TenaciousTheSketcher]

​@catherinerickard699 the ultimate smooth brain logic. "I can't prove it, but neither can you!"

[@theOGjayzee715]

Picking up on the Mania aspect is very insightful. Suffering from mania myself, it does cause hyperfocus, pressured speech, delusional thinking or disorganized thought and can cause hallucinations. And u don't even realize how mess up your thinking is until the mania crashes.

[@EspressoStreams]

As someone who gets manic attacks yeah, this guy is sounding hellaciously manic. The speech patterns are consistent. It's almost clipped and hard to find words for what you're trying to say. He's struggling to prove his point and excitable about it when he has it built to a point it makes sense in his head, and I'm sure to him all of this is true. Even if it's not. The worst part is I know this is more than one take on each clip of his, so he's had a chance to draft a cohesive "plot" to work through his brain on it. It just won't work because it's not cohesive.

[@shotjon2957]

Remember kids, mental health is a seriously overlooked aspect of life, don’t be like this.

[@Jhakri_]

I had a great uncle like this guy, it's a mental sickness & this dude needs help. The fact he has a platform to spread paranoia & fearmongering is terrible, he spreads it to other ill people & eventually someone's gonna get hurt by this dude or his followers. The American Vigilante Syndrome can get out of hand very quick.

[@leodesalis5915]

Yeah I have to agree, this is how some unlucky person gets killed offering a schizo a ride

[@Jenna2k]

Yep. Yet another reason to never let a stranger in your car. At this point anyone who would offer a ride or accept a ride from a stranger just can't be saved though.

[@starspangledhiker]

As someone who was kidnapped, those types of kidnappings are less than 8% of all instances

[@yelhsasokolova8561]

I'm sorry to hear that you've actually been in that boat before. I hope you are happy and healthy and doing well.

[@succubliss379]

Right? Most kidnappings happen from people you know. I am sorry you've had to experience this as well. Kidnapping is one of the most terrifying things to experience and you are never the same afterwards. If you ever want to talk I'm more than willing to listen ❤

[@starspangledhiker]

@@succubliss379 I'm also sorry you've experienced that feeling, I'm also here if you need someone. Mine was 15 years ago so, I'm mostly just in the I'm literally a better person than them mentality nowadays.

[@casadilla111]

This! I hate how people like this throw all sorts of “theories” and how so many people go into hysteria instead of actually learning the facts, what to watch for and how to identify situations. It drives me crazy to see how much it takes away from genuine education and awareness.

[@TheFakeGooberGoblin]

That’s a pretty shockingly high number that isn’t anything to dismiss thats nearly 10% of all cases bro

[@Sin_Ligereep]

I'm glad at least someone in this video brought up that Ken could be potentially going through a manic episode if Ken isn't intentionally scamming for his app. People who go through mania or psychosis tend to make connections that aren't there, and they'll fully believe it as truth and obsess over it even when shown logic- They aren't trying to be malicious it's just very unfortunate as it's pretty much their brain is glitching and causing them to say and do things out of their control. Not saying that this is definitely happening with Ken, but it definitely could be a possibility if this isn't just some whole scheme to advertise his app.

[@Devi_Seona]

Yeah he looks mentally ill to me.

[@RobynBites]

As someone who struggles terribly with mania, this guy reminds me so much of myself in those times. Thankfully I’ve been able to recognize my patterns and I specifically don’t do things like this when I’m manic even when I crave it. I call my few trusted people and tell them “I know that it’s just in my head but I need to talk it out” and afterwards I just try to be in as calm an environment as possible and ride it out. I always feel like a fool once the smoke clears but my intentions are always good.

[@Beebooopbeebeee]

This makes a lot of sense to me. And his delusions of grandeur

[@bearysorry5009]

This. I don't want to make assumptions, but the hyper fixation and the rambling on and on makes me think so.

[@Spacedaisies]

This is where my mind went immediately. This is quite reminiscent of a manic episode. He is putting all his time and effort in this, he’s obsessed.

[@downbythewillow2728]

I will say, even though it’s disgusting to use real life deaths and people for your own gain, at least he didn’t name a suspect and potentially ruin their life like we’ve seen with the past few attempts at clout through true crime. Not at all to absolve him of what he did, but after the TikTok psychic I was very anxious when he started discussing with the other person on giving photos to identify

[@FrenkTheJoy]

That's a good point. He's not a good person but he could've been worse for being a true crime clout chaser.

[@BlueAmerican26]

​@@FrenkTheJoy that's some copium

[@FukaiKokoro]

I hope he and his colleagues get made a example of in the courts. Because people need to know it's unacceptable to use cases like this to promote a company.

[@kiwibird8441]

He didn't have anyone to name 😂

[@Rainkit]

In my area we had a college student get drunk, go missing, walk for 7 miles from the bar he was at and end up in a river. It's unfortunately very common. Don't let your friends walk home drunk alone.

[@herpingandgaming]

Back when i was 16 (in 2016) I had a habit of going for late night walks. One night at like ~230am when i was almost back to my girlfriend's apartment, a middle aged guy with a heavy Central European accent pulled over and called me over, asked me if i knew where Austin Texas was (like an hour north), when i told him how to get there he told me he was going to a party, then he asked me if i like to party and wanted to go party with him, then when i declined he started offering me MDMA if i went with him. I just told him I'm almost back to my girlfriend's apartment and i didn't want to go anywhere with him, and eventually he fucked off. Even as soon as it happened i realised it read like a Reddit creepypasta and I've only ever told a handful of people. Thank God that experience didn't inspire me to some grifter hero's complex.

[@CapnHoneyBun]

his "business card" is literally an Overwatch tag for Ana LMAOOO

[@CapnHoneyBun]

at 20:31 exactly it's fully visible and it's literally just the exact eye of horus Ana uses on the exact shade of blue that they use for her icons and backgrounds

[@dopesickdog]

@@CapnHoneyBun wait fr? this Ken guy CAN'T be serious

[@Fenrir190]

Good eye my guy because I only caught a glimpse of something off about the card and kept it moving 🤣

[@pantarei8382]

The first sign of bad mental health is the notion of being followed and then being so important that people are trying to take you or stop you from talking... HIS PARENTS CALLED A WELLNESS CHECK ON HIM

[@BigFatSeal10]

Is it just me or is it really self centered and narccisistic to think you are important enough to be targeted by huge unseen forces, whenever I hear this and gangstalking shit I just think to myself don’t these people realize we all have jobs?

[@ericgunnarson7587]

Took one look into this guy's eyes during the first clip ...and knew I couldn't trust a word. Crazy eyes.

[@doclewis8927]

Wait...he's gone from being "offered free rides" to "almost taken twice". WTF?

[@ashleymarie2021]

Someone mentioned his parents got a weness check on him which happens often when not mentally stable or sick so he needs help. If he's having delusions idk wtf is going on but he's making me wonder what is going on with him.

[@isitoveryet9525]

@@ashleymarie2021 yeah….something seems very off with this guy. I don’t think he did all of this just to get funding for his app, which a lot of people seem to believe. I think he loves the attention he was getting, & started playing his law enforcement fantasy.

[@petergriffiinbirdistheword]

*He reminds me of that female that lied about that Mexican couple who were minding their own business, but went viral after being accused of trying to steal her child.*

[@edanagorham6757]

Did you catch that “white, but not *white* white...”? Tf... it’s giving anti-Semitic/Irish, weren’t those the traditional non-white whites? But then he says”ethnic white” soooo just sounding anti-Hispanic out here. He’s a gross fool

[@deaf2819]

Which one? Lmao Sherri pappini or her protege that wanted some Insta clout? Granted Sherri didn’t have an actual family arrested that we KNOW OF. But I wonder what she would’ve done had that happened.

[@luciana4075]

@@deaf2819 i'm pretty sure they mean katie sorenson, who accused a latino couple of attempting to kidnap her children while she was in some store (or the store's parking lot, i don't remember which one exactly). sherri claimed she had been kidnapped by two hispanic women who don't exist because it was all a lie, katie accused real people and pointed them out in the store's surveillance footage. what both of these women did was incredibly fucked up, but the fact that katie had the nerve to bring real latinos into her mess and accuse them of something like this - ugh.

[@deaf2819]

@@luciana4075 yea I know I was being an ass because there are similarities but I didn’t know the Katie ladies name. Sherri I’ve dissected multiple times and revisited lol.

[@Egippy]

Ok ferengi

[@informitas0117]

The first part with him rambling about kidnapping reminds me of myself as I'm schizophrenic, I get hooked on random stuff I think is either criminal or agencies etc. Not that I do it online and only while delusional. But be seems more like a gifter, however not ruling out he really believes what he say (delusional).

[@TeddyLovesAxl]

You think he might be legit delusional as in schizophrenia?

[@informitas0117]

@@TeddyLovesAxl I don't think but I'm not sure. If he has this "vibe" or abnormal interest because he wants to scam, then it does make sense why he is so energetic and on it. He could also be delusional from some other source. The "I'm hired by the FBI" as a typical delusion thing.

[@yelhsasokolova8561]

I'm not schizophrenic myself, but I do struggle with a mental illness and have mentally ill family members, and this guy definitely comes across as if he's not 100% right in the head. He's almost hard to follow.

[@casadilla111]

I was thinking maybe more of a manic episode from bipolar or something, not so much from schizophrenia. Hope you’re doing well and please keep up with your meds, I’ve had friends who have kept up with them and have done very well for themselves and friends who stopped taking them because they didn’t feel they needed the meds any more and they’ve really fallen to bad times. Wish you the best!

[@zehnkatzen]

Flashing a blue card that has the Eye of Horus saying he's part of a law enforcement 'team"? Sure. Seems legit.

[@adamgreenspan4988]

Who else is on the team? Yu-Gi-Oh?

[@mrpicklebun9986]

This happens in Chicago all the time I think this man is insanely paranoid and is hyper fixed on this situation

[@justinforillinois]

Nope. I live here. It's the cartels. CPD are being paid off to look the other way.

[@woadxqueen666]

The way he added known suicide victims to his map and the friends and family asked him to take it down and he blocked them

[@Rabbit_the_Realtor]

Diabolical!!!!

[@Jenna2k]

That's horrible.

[@rachelr3484]

I can't tell you how many times people have offered me a ride when I've been walking home, I've never taken them up on it for safety, but it's just a thing people do sometimes.

[@bhocolatebhipbookie3967]

Me too but I only take rides if it's super duper cold or somebody I think I could fight... Which it's getting scary out here so I just take the bus

[@yelhsasokolova8561]

I had to take a very long walk to work one day when it was cold and snowy, until a woman in a truck pulled up and asked if I needed a ride. At first I told her no, because stranger danger, but she convinced me to get in. Even though she ended up being super nice and explained to me that she was some sort of pediatric doctor, and safely dropped me off at my job, I definitely shouldn't have gotten in her car, even though I was freezing and had several miles to walk. 😅 That encounter very easily could've turned out bad.

[@greyblueme9711]

True, some guy with a dog offered me a ride when I had a bunch of groceries and was walking home, I refused because I was a teen but there was also a time a truck driver offered to drive me and my cousins home when we were kids because a dog scared someone into injuring themselves, that one went well

[@christopherhammond5142]

I occasionally give people rides when it's pouring rain and I feel sorry for them. I suggest they take a picture of the car and send it someone they trust if they feel weird about it.

[@yelhsasokolova8561]

@@christopherhammond5142 I'd probably trust you

[@aaronobryan4295]

Thirty bucks?…Thats sad…And to scam someone who’s son is missing…That’s disgusting

[@winterfuze]

he literally looks like a "use this app to play games and make money instantly" kind of person

[@Theunicorn2012]

he literally looks like a "use this app to play games and make money instantly" kind of person

[@juniorr2646]

💀

[@santio8859]

this is so accurate its funny 😂

[@alantaylor353]

I've cracked it.!!! It was Colonel Mustard, with the candlestick in the library.!! He plotted the whole thing.!!! 😊😊

[@TimeTravelingAsshole]

I should’ve known! It’s always that damn Colonel Mustard 😒

[@jenniferbond7073]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Cupofkorea]

One of the craziest things is he believes people are so dumb. All you did was make a map and put pins on it. If that’s all the police were missing to “crack the case” then we seriously need to rethink police training 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@EllieLegend]

Born and raised in the Chi........just like WHAT!!!!! Theres a reason why his parents wanted to do a wellness check on him.

[@78KeishaW]

This gives me"i applied for a job as a crime analyst, but failed the mental capacity test, so I will find a way to do what I love" syndrome. Sad part by his jargon he probably would have been good at this. People Just don't think of the consequences of their actions.

[@laurandersen]

He sniffles a lot. Super noticeable when you see one video after another. If not a manic episode, could certainly be another kind of episode that causes self-aggrandizement, hyper-fixation and staying up all night

[@dlilwon]

Ah them skiing activities. 👃🏾 🤧🤧🤧

[@TeewopShiesty]

he be fucking with that whiteee girllll

[@TeewopShiesty]

@@dlilwonbooga suga😹🛫

[@xavi1298]

​@@TeewopShiestyu are so pretty woahh

[@TeewopShiesty]

@@xavi1298 what

[@nexferna7695]

Ok I love how his videos around 7 minutes in are like “This isn’t a coincidence that all these men are going missing and being found in the river” BUT in one of his earlier videos he literally said “Unfortunately there’s a long history of men going near a river, falling in and end up drowning.” Like it’s honestly laughable how inconsistent his story is

[@petrri323]

Offering/asking for a ride is the single most common ruse used in kidnappings worldwide

[@moosenman]

As someone whose really big into the ARG and unfiction series, this is not that. There aren’t that many rules for unfiction, but they rarely, if ever, use real deaths of real people and contact those real grieving family. Stories that stray closer to reality usually do try to telegraph that they are in fact fake because this genre of online storytelling has been hit with a lot, especially in the early days, when people assumed that it was real. I know you mentioned it was a possibility, but I’d say it’s not, or if it is everyone is doing a really shit job.

[@salteadog33]

Love how he mapped where people went missing and were bodies were found, but didn’t note if the cases were solved or not or how many of the missing were found dead. Some bodies may be found with no one missing.

[@Akkarin412]

He actually didn’t mark where people went missing. He marked where people were offered a ride but didn’t go with the car and then separately where people drowned in the river. The two weren’t connected at all.

[@miranda13c]

I haven’t even gotten to the middle of this video yet and I just can’t stop thinking about how much this whole thing reminds me of Jussie Smollett’s staged “attack” just so he could have a bigger career (which backfired big time).

[@lanaggs]

Both happened in Chicago too lol

[@3112isabel]

Him knowing everything about it, inserting himself into the victim role/investigation….. he’s lucky he’s not the number one suspect.

[@tazzyhyena6369]

If he really believed he was investigating some organized crime, why would he be showing his face, promote this app, and putting himself and his loved ones at risk? I don't think he's doing an investigation.

[@anzaca1]

And why not contact the FBI?

[@KisukexMomohime]

I hate these kind of ppl trying to gain clout off of real events happening. People most likely do get kidnapped or snatched up walking alone at night but I'm not about speculate on it being a crime organization

[@justinforillinois]

Not lying. I live here. Look up the guys who keep ending up dead in Lake Michigan. It's all true. It's the cartels.

[@lindsnandez]

Here’s an idea…don’t walk home drunk. Arrange a ride, call an Uber, or drink at home. This is so insensitive to the people who have suffered because of this issue. One of my dear friends lost her brother this way years ago, and a man going out on a crazy tangent clearly for clout is despicable

[@homemadeluty3590]

Off topic, but why is this dude so weird looking. Like half of his face is swollen and creepy, like one of his eyes looks enlarged compared to the other. Dudes a freak

[@woowaptibam5253]

Even better don't drink in the first place!!

[@lisalarsen2384]

I don’t get why people don’t drink at home, it’s warm, cozy, and free snacks 😂😂😂😂

[@DiddyCanFly]

As someone who is from the general area as one of the real victims as well as also being a nurse, like he was, is just sickening that anyone would even think of clout chasing and taking advantage of real victims here. Shameful.

[@CairynJay]

I remember seeing a couple of his videos (I think the first one I saw was the one where the detective came to his house) and I was SO CONFUSED. Thank you for explaining all this. It did seem far fetched when I saw his video but I didn’t get invested in this particular story. Crazy that it went this far

[@RealTalkCritic]

I love how he makes a map clearly showing their bodies being found all along a river… hmmm I wonder if the river had anything to do with their death…

[@colibri224]

At first I thought it was a concerned man who went through a somewhat traumatic experience and let his fear and paranoia get the best of him. But the more it went on, the less credible he became.

[@Sphinx8173]

What a weirdo, he gets offered a couple of rides and all of a sudden he's a detective...may as well be a psychic with the amount of knowledge he has😅😂🤣

[@LexaTerrestrialx]

the FBI doesn't recruit people off of TikTok 🤣

[@littlekingofthebirds]

Of course they don't - they recruit from the youtube comments section. Easy mistake to make. ;)

[@Usagi393]

The FBI texted me the other day! I just got to send them my SS number and credit card information first

[@kiyo4476]

He's completely right, there is a huge problem... of bodies of water not being secured enough to prevent people from falling into them at night. Even if you see someone, there are rarely ever rings to throw at them.

[@missingmimic]

This dude going viral for telling me something my mom told me as soon as I started walking anywhere alone, around 8 years old and something any single woman knows. 😂

[@yyeezyy630]

Any person in general should know that, it’s sad

[@TommyAventador]

The extent!!! 🤯 If there’s people being picked up from a certain location, leaving a bar, then it’s easy for the cops. 😂 Funny how he himself hasn’t got any pic or video from his encounters!

[@liamlowenthal8476]

If the FBI hires anyone, it should be "the Internet". I've never seen investigation and discovery so thorough than when a pack of KZbinrs, Instagrmmers, Redditors, ect

[@CHiCguitar]

The Boston Bomber situation on Reddit was really bad.. I would have to disagree with you on this one. I do think they should take some people's opinions into consideration more than they do, but investigators and detectives are the professionals for a reason. The happiest medium would be using these theories as a resource or a jumping-off point, but there are some seriously delusional people out there. They have to be able to sort through it all.

[@Ashbrash1998]

The internet is a double edged sword it can be a REAL help in some cases but it can also lead to nowhere

[@littlekingofthebirds]

@@CHiCguitar Even pre-internet, the 1996 Atlanta bombing at the Olympics, a man's life was completely destroyed because armchair detectives (and the media) jumped all over him as the bomber and were certain it was him.

[@6thdimension729]

@@CHiCguitar on that same note, the internet did actually help during that case, too. The photos and videos that were sent to the FBI/posted in the internet helped them piece evidence together. Also, they were only able to catch the bombers after they posted the pictures of the bombers to the public.

[@FrenkTheJoy]

This just made me think of that time a news show (might've been on Fox) seemed to think Anonymous and 4chan were people - like, one person who called themselves Anonymous and then a second separate person who called themselves 4chan.

[@kaw8473]

Storytime: When my husband was younger, a car pulled up to him while he was drunk and a woman asked him if he wanted a bite of her McDonald's. He responded with "I'd rather savor the flavor." and stumbled off. Seriously, never accept fast food from strangers.

[@anzaca1]

Mate, every child knows not to accept anything from strangers.

[@critical-goat]

​@@anzaca1I feel like men aren't told this nearly as much as women. Which is a shame, because everyone needs to be careful. There's also some parents and guardians that don't teach their children what might be common sense to us. Children have to be taught and sometimes it just doesn't happen.

[@anzaca1]

@@critical-goat Hence why you'll see it done in children's TV etc.

[@critical-goat]

@@anzaca1 Perhaps the times have changed, but I watched children's programs on regular TV until 5 years ago and I really don't think I ever saw those kinds of things in ads on children's TV. I don't believe it was part of the moral of the programs I watched either, but with the new generation being raised on the internet more or less, maybe they can possibly see the message more often.

[@leix7]

gigachad

[@prestonheck]

Lack of social interaction has led to a wave of antisocial attraction.

[@MelissaSue1998]

Love that military detective 🕵🏽 ❤

[@katymaurer388]

1) This guy definitely loves to be and constantly tries to be the smartest guy in the room. 2) Most people also like feeling smart, and identifying patterns where there might not be any. Correlation is not causation. Everyone knows there are bad people out there, with a higher concentration of them in big cities like Chicago, and we all need to be aware of how to protect ourselves.

[@crazygamer_1082]

I think Ken might be having serious mental issues. This literally reminds of the B-Plot of that movie “A Beautiful Mind”. Where the main character (who is mentally ill) is having these serious-hardcore hallucinations where he was recruited by the FBI to solve this whole conspiracy thing involving Russia. At some point during the movie he is CHASED down by a car and actively being shot at. Come to find out-none of it was real. It was both shocking and terrifying. If Ken thinks this is really happening. He should seek professional help.

[@LIVEMETRIX187]

he’s probably a drug addict and dealing with delusions :/

[@humansubstitute5178]

I personally disagree as someone who has both experienced psychosis and others' psychoses, and I also have a degree in art therapy with a concentration on psychology and mental illness. Him showing off the random blue card with a hieroglyphic and talking about how he was working with investigative teams while obviously untrue may seem indicative of psychosis, but psychosis is an extreme distortion of perception and thought process that doesn't present here with typical behavioral symptoms. To me, it seems quite clear that he was building up a persona, story, and following in a way that he thought was subtle and believable while also still making him look like a hero tv detective. He likely does have mental health issues, it just seems to be far more likely in his case that his grandiose behavior is rooted in narcissistic tendencies. Professional help probably is needed. There's a mix of truth and lie in what he says, people should not get into unknown cars because it is an easy way to get abducted, but he uses that as justification to lie about his involvement in investigative operations and boost a following, both for himself and his investments. He tried to "back off" once people began questioning him so he wouldn't have to admit to lying. Obviously I don't know the guy and this is all opinion, but it is a somewhat educated one. It's also worth noting that A Beautiful Mind, while a great movie, was a highly dramatized story that didn't quite accurately portray John Nash's schizophrenia.

[@Bard420]

It could definitely be, but I wouldn't say it's psychosis. Bipolar mania can cause episodes like this, my mom has it, I'm still at risk of it popping up in myself, but when my mother is manic she literally believes she has powers and that the universe is talking to her and sending her signs. It looks a lot like people who are into crystals, but you can tell she 100% believes everything she is saying no matter how crazy it sounds. It's probably something similar.

[@taylorsmith4005]

I went to a concert in LA with my husband and sister. Afterwards there were DOZENS of cars that were saying they would give people a ride home. Non uber, non Lyft, just drivers straight up offering rides. You know what we did? We said no to the offer then IGNORED THEM AND THEY MOVED ON

[@iOSAT]

Yeah I was revisiting this today and was going to say the same thing. It almost makes me question how long this guy has lived in Chicago. Clearly he does, but people of all kinds offering rides in the densely populated areas, particularly after events, has ALWAYS happened, and of course is not limited to Chicago. I’d guess this guy has never once been to an event at the United Center or Wrigley, because you get absolutely hounded by drivers like this offering rides. Hilariously, he also describes one of the most common vehicles and people you will see in major cities - silver Toyota sedan, then later a black suv driven by a man with dark hair and facial hair. A fantastic example of main character syndrome…

[@jnr811]

You mean you didn't inflate that story to grift about it on TikTok? You could have had a million followers too, exposing a secret organization that kidnaps people after concerts!

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

honestly its just a thing in american cities, i think i had it happen when i was in chicago as a kid

[@juniorr2646]

I met my husband when he offered to give me a ride so no everyone has bad intentions

[@schectermeister]

"The police aren't taking me seriously." I wonder why.... 🤔