Bible John: Scotland's High-Minded Jack the Ripper

[@Alaeriel]

American here, and we don't all get guns when we buy eggs, jeez. It's when we pick up our replacement dish soaps, duh.

[@brodotheblingbearer7970]

@John Barber Guns don't kill people. Cholesterol kills people.

[@michellemarkham1816]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@loopyloon5401]

I've got at least a dozen guns & I'm considered poor.

[@whaleymom76]

I usually wait until I have to grab more coffee 🙂

[@andrewharper1609]

@John Barber Eggs are great for you. Unless we're talking chocolate ones.

[@grahamcooper2144]

I grew up in Glasgow in the 60s/70s and the manhunt was enormous. Even my dad was interviewed as a suspect. But he didn't take it personally as apparently literally tens of thousands of men of a certain height, hair-colour, age, etc were being interviewed to simply eliminate from police enquiries.

[@MrCakerape]

My gran once told me that she suspected that she was an unwitting survivor of Bible John. She said one time she was dancing at the Barras with a guy, who on reflection matched the description of Bible John and he unsettled her at somepoint so much that she left early with friends. No idea if this was true, but my Gran was not one for making up false stories and she only told this story once when she was very, very drunk. Which i only seen happen 3 times

[@browncreature9287]

I am doing an investigation into this. We hsve some unbelievable new information

[@bowjana8128]

​@BroWn CreaturE who do you think he was

[@macflod]

You knkw its quite possible. There is a murder podcast called- they walk among us and its very true, we all have probably walked passed a serial killer at some point, they blend which is how they get away with it for so long

[@InTheMindOfDavid]

Sounds like a retcon to me

[@Sqk.]

@@bowjana8128😊

[@PoeRacing]

One of my favorite old jokes: An atheist is walking through 1980's Belfast and is stopped by an armed checkpoint. They are asked by the guards to declare their religious allegiance, Catholic or Protestant? "Neither" says the confused tourist, "I'm an atheist". The guards looked confused for a few seconds before responding, "Catholic, or Protestant atheist?"

[@louise-yo7kz]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Marigold502]

😅 funny!

[@haleyguthrie3113]

To some civilizations, having a religion was very hard to wrap their heads around.

[@Ali-jx9qo]

Lol 😆

[@rhondasisco-cleveland2665]

Lol

[@R3v1091]

the casual criminalist, 10% crime, 10% murder, 80% apologizing

[@jessicaevans7847]

Yeah, I'm not entirely sure why he apologizes so much for the murders of other people. One thing I hate the most, is when somebody apologizes just because they have nothing else to say LOL. That irks me so bad.

[@KraftyKreator]

Jessica Evans Perhaps never go to the UK where apologizing is very prevalent, or at least the English are known for that, not so sure about the Irish or Scots.

[@KraftyKreator]

Definitely 100% British because of the apologizing and general demeanor.

[@jessicaevans7847]

@@KraftyKreator Really?! Wow. See where I'm from, it's the Canadians. Fun to drink with, annoying to rant around.

[@jessicaevans7847]

@@KraftyKreator 😆 Noted

[@bevoss7573]

As Simon was verbally wandering away, to talk of his hostel stay; I thought to myself "facts boi isn't even past the intro" I freaking love these two channels the best lol

[@TheCasualCriminalist]

The intros always get me stuck down a rabbit hole. Like Danny stuck in the basement.

[@bransonwalter5588]

Look up business blaze. It is basically Simon talking and randomly checking the script to keep somewhat on track.

[@BasilRoosli]

@@bransonwalter5588 that’s literally what Be Voss was referring to...

[@shadehunter]

@@TheCasualCriminalist I wasn't ready. Lmfao

[@FlickeringEmber]

I want to know which hostel it was. I thought maybe the infamous Bellgrove or one of the ones in the city centre.

[@NutlessSquirrel.x]

My Dad, Uncle, and Grandparents lived in the Battlefield area around this time. My Grandad once told me this story about my Gran: My Gran was walking to work one day and a man drove alongside her and started talking to her, she told him she couldn't talk as she was going to work. He offered her a lift and she turned it down. He was pretty persistent but eventually he gave up and she continued on her way. A few months later she seen the police sketch of Bible John and she was certain it was the same man.

[@felicitybywater8012]

My family left Glasgow in the 1950's. I vaguely remember overhearing the phrase "bible John" as a child but the subject was rapidly changed when I asked who he was. This video is making me very glad they left when they did. Also, my grandfather was a Partick Thistle fan and an atheist. Edited for Partick Thistle.

[@zoorenard1101]

Imagine being a newly seperated woman going out for the first time in 5 years and you end up dead. Life was so unfair to her. Bless her soul.

[@hannamakela6989]

Heartbreaking! :(

[@harrietharlow9929]

That is very, very sad. I can understand that desire to have a bit of fun. No one to deserves to die like that.

[@CatMandiano]

Imagine going to sleep and then waking up dead.

[@jasonpadula4916]

How do you know it was her first time out in 5 years? Would life be less unfair if it had happened on her second time out in 5 years?

[@Eventual-Visitor]

@@CatMandiano I would, but i have trouble imagining the waking up dead thing.

[@LemurDreamer87]

I hope that guy who got the official "for the last time, I'm not a murderer" pass didn't go on to murder someone. That would have been REAL awkward for the cops.

[@StoodersFam]

Even more awkward if he was related to one of the cops in the original investigation

[@danielx555]

I loved visiting Glasgow. Yes, it's a little rougher than most tourist destinations, but the parks, the people, the buildings, the atmosphere were all really good for me. I spent like a week there.

[@g.m.4877]

How is it 'rougher' pray tell? I am English and feel far safer in Glasgow than I would in many English cities tbh.

[@potato6785]

@@g.m.4877feeling safe in Glasgow can only come from nativity. It’s statistically one of the most dangerous places in Europe. Walking around you’ll feel that, too - if you’re aware enough, I guess. Source: I’m from Glasgow. It’s an uncomfortable place to be alone, especially at night. When you grow up with it, you don’t really notice it - once you leave, the problem becomes a lot more apparent. It’s not normal to avoid a group of people, or subconsciously start checking on your valuables? Oh.. It’s not normal to end up in a verbal if not physical confrontation because someone thinks you looked at them? Oh.. You mean firing bottle rockets at elderly people is a serious assault, and not a harmless joke? Oh.. well, shit..

[@g.m.4877]

@@potato6785 I hail from England so I am hardly naive about safety in cities. And anti social behaviour towards the elderly is, sadly these days, not confined to Glasgow. I assume you have left there.

[@hopelesswolfkin5353]

"Two things I could not care about any less, religion and football combined." Love that

[@raidenbabin726]

Agreed

[@calzonie5763]

Good for you squire

[@isabelstokes4042]

Totally agree!

[@lilbaa8381]

Lmao

[@lilbaa8381]

@@calzonie5763 ^

[@adambuss654]

I would love for Simon to go to Glasgow and repeat the line "I've been to Edinburgh, it's much better, you don't have a rivalry with them, do you?" to literally anyone in Glasgow

[@teethgrinder83]

I'm not going to lie, I used to live in Stirling and me and my ex used to visit both Glasgow and Edinburgh fairly often and Edinburgh was always my favourite. Your not from Glasgow are you? Because I'm sure there's some lovely parts too! Lol

[@thapthoptheep2076]

Lol, I've lived all over the UK and I can tell you - it doesn't matter what town you go to, they'll tell you the folks in the next town are all having intercourse with sheep, are miserable with money and having sex with their siblings. ETA - I grew up in Glasgow but I've lived and spent time in Edinburgh. The latter is a far more interesting place, historically speaking, and aesthetically. Edinburgh is a beautiful place. But my bias is Glasgow having grown up there. I also lived in Dundee and there was always a friendly sort of banter about Edinburgh being better than Glasgow and Dundee being better than Edinburgh...but they always said that Glasgow was more fun for shopping and nights out and the people were more friendly. But the truth is no matter where you go in the UK, the people are generally always nice and welcoming and happy to warn you about the animals who live 15 miles away with a wry smile on their faces, it's all banter and there's little animosity, really. The realrivalry is ususally between groups of youths who live 2 streets away from each other.

[@andrewharper1609]

@@thapthoptheep2076 I went up to Edinburgh once, I was having a look at the city ahead of going to uni. We went through the suburbs and all of the houses were brown pebbledashed. I wouldn't describe it as attractive.

[@thapthoptheep2076]

@@andrewharper1609 Okay....to be frank I wasn't talking about residential properties I was talking about the city centre and the general aesthetic/architecture and the history of the place....you know, the castle and the neat little cobbled streets, etc. Compared to Glasgow it is nicer so I'm not really sure what your point is...what I'm seeing is "I went there once...saw some ugly houses, therefore..." Which is great, thanks for your input. In comparison to Glasgow, where I've lived most of my life - Edinburgh city centre, a place I've also lived, worked in and visited quite often and not just one time - Edinburgh is far more historically interesting and pleasing to the eye than Glasgow. Is...is that better for you? Please submit your concerns in full and I'll correct/update accordingly...we all know how fucking upset people get now when you don't say shit in the exact words they'd use if they were to say it before you. Thanks.

[@ksmax6310]

lol yeah that wouldn't go down well :D

[@danielortman2534]

I love how the writers and editors love adding Star Wars and LOTR references in Simon's videos.

[@natekolodziejski]

Sometimes you need to show your boss who's really in charge.

[@JacobSW.]

I love how you love how the writers and editers love adding Star Wars and LOTR references in Simon's videos.

[@tzvikrasner6073]

Glasgow, Scotland. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. Outside of the US.

[@Exodiant]

Omg can you imagine trying to watch LotR or something with Simon? He'd be screaming at the screen the whole time about how elephants can't get that big and ghosts aren't real.

[@princeapoopoo5787]

I legitimately forgot about Lynch's Dune for a second and was really confused as to how he saw a film decades before it came out. ... I still haven't drunk my morning coffee.

[@philbarrett3739]

I ❤ how Callum apologised for your Scottish accent before you'd even demonstrated it 🤣

[@maneckineckbeard1749]

Okay, so based on my mother & grandmother's stories, back in the 60s sanitary pads were not exactly as, shall we say, "inconspicuous" as they are now. They involved a huge, nappy-like pad that had to be attached to a rubber belt with hooks. So not only were they miserably uncomfortable, the outline of the belt & pad could often be seen through clothes. And extras couldn't exactly be discreetly stashed away in a handbag, because they were so big. So, it seems likely to me at least that he might have just looked for the telltale outline of the belt, hooks & giant pads? Alternately, IMHO, it could've just been a process of elimination: since women back then we're even more reluctant than today to report attempted sexual assaults, he might have assaulted multiple women, and only killed the ones who turned out to be menstruating? (Or if not outright assaulted, he might have tried to seduce multiple women, and killed the ones who spurned his advances due to having their periods at the time?) That also seems as though it could be a possibility, given his obsession with biblical morality & judgment- if he were obsessed with biblical sexual/gender mores, it seems entirely possible that he might have viewed menstruating women as "cursed," or "unclean."

[@MrsSimbaMama]

Thank you for the explanation of period products back then, makes a lot more sense. Also agree with your hypothesis about him assaulting multiple women and only killing those who are on their period

[@Vee_of_the_Weald]

That’s correct. Menstruating women were seen as “impure”

[@nothingruler14All]

@@Vee_of_the_Weald Yeah, the term in the bible is "unclean."

[@PumpkinHoard]

@@nothingruler14All What's interesting to me is how prevalent that idea is/was around the world. I remember a while back there were some western girls outraged that they weren't allowed to enter I think a Hindu? temple for this reason. Seems to be quite a common idea among many cultures.

[@DevjKaiser]

I wonder if that’s a European brand? My grandmother said they have discreet period panties. 😲

[@_Dawson_]

lol I've been binge watching these videos and I've heard Simon tell that machete in Walmart story like 12 times.

[@kees_hoe]

Literally same 😭 wait til he finds out the price has risen to $5… no more $3 machete

[@ronkolek613]

Simon: “I’m not into fantasy” Also Simon: “I’m big into Star Trek” AKA the show where humanity has formed a near utopia free of want, money, religious & ethnic violence………….

[@Cemi_Mhikku]

Star Trek is Science Fantasy, full stop. Star Wars is actually hard Sci-Fi with fantasy elements thrown in for flavor. But some people REAAAAAAAAALLY latch onto those fantasy elements and can't look past them. To the point that they claim the space wizardry is somehow worse than literally ignoring basic science in the name of plot...

[@kathryncumberland]

@@Cemi_Mhikku I say you have that backwards.

[@Byakurenfan]

@@Cemi_Mhikku oh and starwars is more realistic?

[@dandylionsloth446]

@@Cemi_Mhikku You have that completely backwards.

[@kymaeryk]

Both honestly are fantasy. Star trek tries to sound more like actual science at least old star trek newer star trek maybe. I mean Q is a persistent thing in next gen. Also save the whales save the world. They both have merits as stories and crafted universes

[@Lindseyisloony]

Forget football teams. When my sister moved to Scotland for school one of her classmates asked her what kind of stone her house in the US was made of. She couldn't decide which was more hilarious, the fact that they though modern American houses are built of stone or that they cared what type!

[@BeeLZBeeb]

Or they were taking the piss

[@americantopteam135s-t7]

I'm from Aberdeen and I don't know anyone who cares. Are you sure they weren't loonies/heroin addicts? We have lots of them ;)

[@The_ZeroLine]

@@americantopteam135s-t7 It was only one person. If everyone asked that, I’d question it.

[@SergiuD.]

"I'm your boy with the crime" come on, Simon, say it!

[@TheCasualCriminalist]

SAY IT

[@how_about_naw]

I was so taken aback when he didn't say "boy with the blaze"

[@mordirit8727]

@@TheCasualCriminalist SAY THE LINE SIMON!

[@Jake-bg4un]

@@TheCasualCriminalist so who's in the basement at this point? I feel like you could have a small community down there.

[@eggseventy4905]

@@mordirit8727 *sigh* bapanada wait wrong line

[@Texasishot105]

I've been binge watching Simon for 3 days now.... That voice, the humor and sarcasm... all smashed up in that man-nificent beard. 👍💯% ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@janetrawlings1691]

I'm with you, but not much into facial hair 🙏😳🤔

[@AdamOBrien29]

Christ someone is hella thirsty 🤣

[@jandecoleman1]

After listening/watching Simon's Casual Criminalist for the past week or so, it got me feeling sorry for any boyfriend his daughter brings home in the future. I can just imagine the interrogation that poor boy would go through.

[@aconstabac]

Had to watch this twice. The first time I found myself distracted by the sheer number of times Simon goes to take a drink... Without actually taking a drink it's hilarious.

[@MrsSimbaMama]

I wondered if anyone else noticed! Simon darling, keep hydrated! Swig that drink 🤣

[@alexapuerta]

17:47

[@AdamOBrien29]

Reminds me of the "tag along" in To Catch a Predator

[@herboilingpoint]

The sips are edited out

[@dudepool7530]

"I'm your casual criminalist" stop trying to get away from "fact boy". You're stuck with it.

[@rebella_alld5108]

Nah, he will always be our boy with the blaze

[@annettepenwell6220]

boi.....js lol

[@TheCasualCriminalist]

Fact boi

[@wendychavez5348]

Criminalist boi.

[@dudepool7530]

Misspelling "boy" is like ending a sentence in "fact". It is redundant, pointless, and makes one look like a brain damaged neanderthal. Looking at you FACT BOY lmao.

[@erinthesystem9608]

The Book of Leviticus makes reference to menstruation. It's addressed in a part about Unclean Bodily Fluids, very near the extreme (but surely effective) ancient prescription for dealing with Mold/Mildew in Homes. (As a child, of course I found this little area of the Bible to be absolutely hilarious.)

[@HeisntLegend]

One of the multiple little bits of music you guys use in the background are the exact same chords as the Silent Hill theme and i think thats partially why im in love with these videos.

[@Beckisphere]

My guess is he asked if the women wanted to sleep with him and they'd then say "no I'm on my period" and that's when he'd be like "shit I sat next to you in a taxi. you caused me to sin"

[@cl1cka]

My understanding is that women back then basically had a belt with hooks +pads - fairly bulgy and could be seen through clothes. So more likely he sought women on their period as you could tell if one was.

[@METALFREAK03]

@@cl1cka even today it's pretty obvious. (more toilet stops, longer intervals in the toilet, more rummaging through their handbags, hot sweats or cold chills (asking to turn on heating or air con etc)...). I sound like I a obsessed, I am really not, I am just observant. :) Not to dramatise periods or anything, I had a girlfriend previous whom had horrific stomach/back problems during them, so much so she passed out sometimes.

[@miekekuppen9275]

@@METALFREAK03 Maybe not specifically obsessed but definitely a little naive.

[@jamiecalder2093]

I think he just had a good sense of smell.

[@davidscott7286]

Englishman in Glasgow. Been here 6 years, haven’t been stabbed once #winning

[@HarshLifeHero]

In life, you're either getting stabbed or doin the stabbing. We choose everyday

[@05bastille]

@Max Alfonso And you couldn't just ask her for it....? If she even is your gf at all... O.o

[@Theringodair]

Been to Glasgow. Love it.

[@Altair00rion]

@@05bastille It's spam targeting children or shitheads. They got new accounts talking to each other to add legitimacy

[@ilkkarautio2449]

Ive been on six knife fights (like anyone with my roots should!) and four out of those times ive gotten stabbed too. Im proud as hell, how many men can say that they have faced an armed opponent in a life or death situation out of tradition several times, and walked away? 😳🇦🇫👍

[@MadStacks007]

Simon, Callum, and Jen are the trifecta in podcasts.

[@janeallgood9833]

ive noticed in watching these that simon seems to have a naive faith in the police... even after all he's read.

[@shamrowicz]

“The casual criminalist... we do get morbid quickly don’t we” 😂

[@imalilpirate]

I love how chill Simon is in these videos. It's great to see him being such a goober despite the darker content.

[@badkittie23]

Simon, I live the southern mountains of the USA. Even my youngest kid at 11 knows how to fire a gun without hurting herself. My husband taught all of us. We hunt and taught our kids to hunt. When money gets low we hunt on our land, which works for us.

[@hahahahahaha9026]

Several cities in Scotland have really been turned around in the last ten years (Glasgow, Dundee etc), their central parts are are nice these days and pretty thriving 🤠

[@ballsack6547]

😂

[@stevemillen_Realtor]

Are we going to get an episode about how Simon has all of these writers locked in his basement??? #SaveDanny

[@abrahamhwang1422]

#ETAForShowHost2021

[@bevoss7573]

I'm concerned for Sam also. Have we actually, ever, had proof he isn't also a captive? #StayFreeSam

[@stevemillen_Realtor]

@@bevoss7573 I'm not convinced that Sam actually exists... Maybe all of the new channels caused Simon to have a psychotic break and Sam is actually just another one of Simon's personalities.... 🤯🤯🤯

[@TheCasualCriminalist]

@@abrahamhwang1422 O.G.

[@--enyo--]

@@stevemillen_Realtor That’s been my theory for a while.

[@AlasdairMacCaluim]

Glaswegian here - yes, terrible pronunciation but great episode!

[@Dave062YT]

Yeah Simon sounds English but only an alien has never heard anyone say Glasgow Celtic

[@LadyLuck13]

@@Dave062YT lol I know

[@barbm2375]

Haha! 🙌🏻

[@nicholasmacnaughtan4492]

Definitely a Glaswegian, no argument about how much of a shit hole it is. Lol 😆🤣

[@bevoss7573]

As a non- Glaswegian, I'm just impressed by your lack of fear when it comes to a language. I can pronounce jack-all, but I sure do love hearing people speak it around me. Damn sexy language to be frank.

[@YudiMuchanis]

I need to make a "Callum Playlist" sometime in the near future. His script really works so well with Simon's personality. I can't get enough of listening to them on repeat.

[@jamconsi590]

Every time fact boy says “I’m your…” I automatically finish that with ‘boy with the blaze’.

[@jordanmorris4090]

This is easily my favorite channel of the Whistlerverse

[@badluck5647]

Second to Business Blaze

[@bellesmith8925]

Glasgow has become quite a hip foodie city. Although, I do love that they have been known as both “the Knife Crime Capital of the UK” and one of the friendliest cities in the UK.

[@Pentiser]

"Hello!" *Stab "How are you?" *Stick "Welcome to Glasgow" *Slash

[@Pentiser]

"You have to try this vegan fried chicken and gourmet haggis mac and cheese place, everything comes in mason jars." *Stabs with used heroin needle

[@18Hongo]

"Glasgow was named 'Europe's Murder Capital', and voted 'The UK's Friendliest City' in the same week. We got our act together pronto" - Kevin Bridges

[@K8E666]

Tobin is serving a ‘whole life’ tariff in prison in Edinburgh meaning he’ll never be released….

[@rossm685]

Tobin could be bible John.

[@kierancraig7380]

As a prison officer I had met Peter Tobin many times before his death, the last time i saw him was mere hours before his death as i left him at 9pm the night prior, even then he still had that cold, evil look in his eyes, from speaking with him i have no doubt that he killed more than we can prove

[@betaich]

But the Brtish police proofed that he was not BIble John, the DNA evidence cleared him also he was living in Brighton at the time of the last 2 murders.

[@mrCcallan]

Evil among us does a fascinating video on him! When he kicked out at the officer escorting him, that was wild seeing the “mask slip”

[@VulpesScabiosa]

Love the channel! Callum's screenwriting, Simon's performance and commentary and Jennifer's editing bringing it all together

[@archaichermit3566]

As an American, I do appreciate how Walmart at least keeps the gun section across the store from the liquor section, but I know that varies state by state.

[@juliewagner8240]

Lol!🤣

[@PetThePeeves]

As an Alabamamian, I can tell you if Bubba can find a beer and a bullet in the same store it doesn’t matter how far apart they are he’s about to waste some money and have a ball

[@karlvonwestphalen3092]

I do remember that some supermarkets in Spain used to sell at least shotguns 20 or so years ago, so used to be normal in some European places. They must have changed the gun laws since then, haven't seen any guns last year.

[@EVITANDY]

"SELTIC' rather than "KELTIC" when referring to the football teams. Simon, you're British - you must know this?

[@JoeySchmidt74]

He's no intae fitbaw tho!

[@lilliannimmo4351]

Simon is now pandering to USA first

[@EVITANDY]

@@lilliannimmo4351 I really don’t think he is

[@taranullius9221]

Adding the Scots to my idiot list alongside America now 'cos he said "Keltic" twice now 32 minutes in and that's how it should be pronounced linguistically.

[@stoopidloopid]

@@taranullius9221 Celtic, the football team, is pronounced with a soft c, seltic phonetically. Not like belonging from the Celts, Celtic, which is pronounced with a hard c, Keltic phonetically. Just another charm from the English language. Yore whalecum.

[@chibicthulhu4382]

I actually really appreciate this more lighthearted approach. I of course have so much respect and sympathy for the victims and their families but sometimes the more serious videos really wear me down. This format lets me take in this darker subject matter in a smoother way.

[@gloverdragon6854]

This is definitely disrespectful, man. Some subject matter just don’t need this type of style.

[@alexapuerta]

@@gloverdragon6854 Why are you watching it then? Like it or not, dark humor is a learning and coping mechanism. It allows us to explore and learn from unpleasant experiences without internalizing great amounts of sorrow, fear, and pain.

[@gloverdragon6854]

@@alexapuerta like it or not, what you just stated is your opinion and not fact. Like it or not I’m allowed to leave my review of what I’m watching or have watched. Stop crying now.

[@BlackHearthguard]

@@gloverdragon6854 No, what Alexa said about dark humour is true from a psychological perspective, but gallows humour isn't for everyone. You do you boo.

[@gloverdragon6854]

@@BlackHearthguard no, it’s an opinion as it’s something that helps some, not all. Just because it helps some does not mean dark humour in regards to situations like this isn’t disrespectful.

[@StygianMurmursASMR]

"...so I just watched Doom." I'm really sorry to hear that Simon, do you want to talk about it? :(

[@badluck5647]

Why watch Doom over SW: A New Hope?

[@TheCasualCriminalist]

@@badluck5647 I would do it again.

[@wmdkitty]

@@badluck5647 Because DOOM is _fun._

[@LargeMan476]

Great games, dog shit movie.

[@rawlsrules]

Not Dune?

[@anthonyholroyd5359]

God, Glasgow is so much better these days 😅😅 Im a Glaswegian and it was definitely alright when I was growing up in the 90s - today its pretty safe and friendly for a large city. There are still parts of the city here and there that I wouldnt go to as a visitor or tourist - but thats true for any city that size. The city centre and the west end are grand and even parts of the east end and formerly more rundown places like Partick are getting kind of hipster and studenty and gentrified. The south side is mostly fine, btw. Some part, like the Gorbals, are a little run down but places like Cathcart, Rouken Glen, Clarkston & Newton Mearns are pretty posh. NED btw stands for 'Non-Educated Delinquent' Also Celtic is pronounced 'Sell-Tick' And yes, there is a significant rivalry between Glasgow and Edinburgh. Edinburghs very pretty but Glasgow is the better city, no contest - the folk are much more down to earth, chatty and friendly. Also, when Glaswegians ask "Rangers or Celtic?" Just say "Partick Thistle" and they'll just chuckle, shake their head and leave you alone 😅😅

[@QUARTERMASTEREMI6]

Sounds lovely! I’ve always wanted to visit both someday in the future! ❤️

[@3pieceandsoda708]

Tell them WATP 🔴⚪🔵

[@18Hongo]

I told them I was a Kilmarnock fan and they just gave me the number for the samaritans.

[@robertleeder1538]

Has Simon just made up the character “Callum” as a straw man, so that he can avoid blame for problems in the script? 😊

[@coreym162]

"Call 'em" as in Call it xDD jk

[@tracycoon7249]

i think hes talking about Callum from slapped ham

[@danlapidus3827]

When I was on study abroad, I spent a few days in Glasgow. While there I took a coach tour of the Scottish highlands. On our way out of the city, we passed one of the football stadiums and the tour guide told us about the Old Firm. He then told us that on game days now when you go into the stadium the security check you for knives "and if you don't have one, they'll give you one because you won't survive without it"

[@ironox8480]

"Why were they chopping fingertips?" For finger sandwiches, why else.

[@nickgov66]

Or deep frying.

[@CrazyChristmasCake]

@@nickgov66 or both. Fried Finger Baps, anyone?

[@rossm685]

Is called a roll and fingers !! Tastey stuff I here yummy .

[@Ihasanart]

I've a mate who unfortunately has experienced being shot, and stabbed/slashed in combat, he greatly preferred being shot over being stabbed for some reason, reckoned it was less painful to experience and recover from being shot.

[@stephjovi]

Damn you have a weird life. Hope you won't have to go through either again. Stabbings are better bc a person stabs one person, others can run away and get help. Some American with an AK45 can kill dozens of people in seconds

[@buckybryan550]

I already listen to most of your channels, but your statement about Star Trek solidified you as my favorite non audio book narrator.

[@butternutmunchkin]

What made this case chilling for me is the fact that Jemima Mcdonald's sister heard of rumors about some young boys finding a dead body in a derelict apartment the day after Jemima went missing. The sister herself went to that apartment the following morning and discovered Jemima's body lying on the floor in one of the rooms. I looked into the crime scene photo with labels pointing to the derelict apartment and the flat where Jemima lived. The two buildings were just next to each other. She was murdered just yards from the safety of her home. As did Patricia Docker and Helen Puttock. May all of Bible John's victims rest in peace.

[@kyletucker3811]

"Why are they chopping off fingertips?" That seems fairly self explanatory Simon. Bodies without fingerprints are a bit harder to ID, especially in those days without computers.

[@triciac.5078]

Oh, thanks! I hadn’t put that together.

[@wahlflower3517]

Or the finger injuries were caused by trying to fight off an armed attacker with only your bare hands.

[@3pieceandsoda708]

Or torture

[@blandchip8053]

Sounds like something a murderer would say...

[@sanderson9338]

Self defence wounds when unarmed Bible John never chopped of fingertips, the injuries discussed during knife brawls by razor gangs.

[@lindamcgowan9020]

"Is there a rivalry between Glasgow and Edinburgh?" WELL...😬

[@teethgrinder83]

Yeah i used to live down in Stirling (I'm from Aberdeen) and it was.....interesting to see what people from each city sometimes said lol

[@rabidmidgeecosse1336]

as Taggart would say, 'What? A castle and clock made out of flowers?'

[@teethgrinder83]

@@rabidmidgeecosse1336 omg Taggart, that show was ace lol

[@doomyboi]

People keep saying Edinburgh is a happier place but Glasgow is *famous* for its smiles.

[@debbieash81]

@@doomyboi "Glasgow Smiles Better" is right up there with "What's it called? Cumbernauld!"

[@Cokehead124]

Simon: I don't want to imply I'm a Criminalist at that moment Danny is locked up in the basement

[@RepubsWannaMarryKids]

So I have trouble understanding speech sometimes, like it is an auditory processing issue and now worsened by a neurological problem with just not understanding comprehensible sentences sometimes.... so it made me feel wonderful to hear I'm not the only person who struggles to understand very thick accents of certain types like Scottish! 😅 I'm not quite as troubled as I thought, I'm thinking.

[@Concetta20]

“Tartan noir drama” 😆😆 I’d watch that.

[@comettamer]

Same

[@ruslankozodoy4898]

@@comettamer use your

[@alexisboehning5082]

@@comettamer olll LLP llllllllllllllll oh

[@stephenbarr4323]

It’s called Taggart.

[@WillowTDog]

Thousand percent!

[@DerptyDerptyDUM]

I can't wait til I earn *my* official police-issued "I'm Not A Serial Killer" card.

[@donnabowen2398]

Perhaps it should be reviewed every 2 yrs like my 'I don't need a TV licence' declaration though - just in case there's a change of circumstance!?

[@stanislavkostarnov2157]

actually, your impression of Glaswegian Scot's is surprisingly awesome

[@KingOfTheKill10001]

Edinburgh local here. One time an old man on the street asked me what team I support, and I replied that I didn’t like football. He said, “Aah, Partick Thistle.” 😂

[@memeoverlord73]

The $3 Walmart machete price was sadly changed to $5 a few years back

[@NobodyAwsum]

And in most states we cant buy firearms anymore. Atleast not here in texas.

[@medusa5472]

Now that's basically unaffordable!

[@exoticbreadstick8661]

@@NobodyAwsum only criminals cant buy firearms in texas

[@emmaofdragons2720]

Like I've said before; nobody knows, when a good, red machete might come in handy. (Those pesky zombies, you know.... :D )

[@Spookshow1000]

I know it's several months old but try agri supply. They had machetes for 3.75ish. great deal nowadays and they where made in Mexico.

[@RegrettablyLongwinded]

Some people can smell when a person is on their period or about to start, even if they're not due to change their tampon/pad. My boyfriend is one of them, much to my initial horror. And no, he's not watching the calendar. I am extremely irregular and don't always have consistent (or any) symptoms beforehand.

[@no1fibersplicer525]

There’s a great party trick for ya!

[@veertje28]

My Bf can do that too. Surprises me everytime when he does it......I don't bleed anymore because of medication but still have the cramps etc. But he still smells it so weird. He says he smells the hormonal changes, he also smells when women are pregnant. He knew 3 weeks before a friend told us she was pregnant.

[@TheCasualCriminalist]

Woah

[@Concetta20]

That’s on my list of nightmare situations. My sympathies.

[@Concetta20]

@@veertje28 I’d watch him during a full moon. That’s some werewolf level senses.

[@dude2215]

When Simon is still in Business... uh I mean, Brain Blaze mode and it carries over into his intro

[@BlackHearthguard]

Oof. Simon, don't ask Glaswegians if there's a rivalry between them and Edinburgh, they'll "kiss" you multiple times over... lol.

[@MsSandraCGL]

And Ladies, if you will listen to that voice in your head that says somethings not right about this guy, if you see a man that goes from happy, to angry, about anything , run, run, run away ASAP

[@emmaofdragons2720]

Hmmm.... sounds like my husband...lol..; but he would never even "hurt a fly"... (Ps... been married for 12 years, and accepts his eccentricities. Nobody's perfect) ;-)

[@lloydchristmas4547]

Absolutely

[@tiffanyholman4028]

Absolutely!

[@mysteryjunkie9808]

True but sometimes psychopaths are so subtle that there won’t be any red flags or predators senses going off

[@Pentiser]

"If you see a man that goes from happy to angry about anything" ok men, no more feelings. I don't care If your mother died, suck it up.

[@TheWill13]

"the old testament is about the angry God" 😂😂😂

[@andrewharper1609]

Since Yahweh is the Jewish equivalent to Mars the whole thing is about the angry God.

[@TheWill13]

@@andrewharper1609 oh cool... thanks! that's something new to look into... I didn't know this...

[@rohandjm]

@@TheWill13 You didn't know it because it's bullshit

[@mysteryjunkie9808]

@@TheWill13 Yeah the Old Testament predates the Roman religion of Olympian gods such as Mars so that guy doesn’t know what he is talking about

[@TheWill13]

@@mysteryjunkie9808 So who do I believe then?

[@JDScott]

On vacation in Scotland when I was about 7. Cousin took me to a Celtic (pronounced Selltick btw) vs Rangers games. The aftermath was insanity. Thousands of people started fighting outside the stadium and they had bats and chains and knives and stuff. As a young boy from Canada, my brain couldn’t process what was going on. Probably started over a mispronunciation of a team name. 😉

[@willbedford8381]

It makes it so much better that Simon doesn't read the scripts before hand. Makes it so much more entertaining.

[@animehistorian]

I expected the boy with the blaze, but he’s also our casual crime boy, allegedly

[@--enyo--]

I have it on good authority that Simon has a lot of experience with bibles. Granted, throwing them at friend’s heads rather than reading them, but still.

[@hm1350]

My family friend lives in Anderston and I also stay in Glasgow - we're all fairly local. She used to go to that church (until 2006...) - and still lives on the same block. It's eerie to think about, and driving by it as it's just under a main road, you can't help but think of what happened. I think most staying around here pretty much just take Tobin and Bible John to be one and the same.

[@betaich]

Peter Torbin was cleared by DNA by the British police operation Anagram of these murders in 2022, he was also living in Brighton at the time of the last 2 murders, so he is not it

[@suzimonkey345]

Thank you Callum. Great writing!

[@traceymarshall4481]

Love this..I'm from Glasgow and really enjoyed hearing you trying to do a bit of Glaswegian lol not too great tho haha..Celtic football team is pronounced Seltic..and loved how Callum gave us the word "wee" here and there and the "weans" too lol lastly The Barrowlands is pronounced The Barra-Lands. Thanks for doing Bible John this time 😊

[@rebella_alld5108]

I love this new Buisness Blaze about criminals. Our boi with the crime!

[@kierangdelaney9256]

Does seem to contain the same amount of prep by Simon which I’m deeply fond of.

[@meganmills5412]

It seems weird that hes not walking around I can't handle a seated Simon anymore

[@rebella_alld5108]

@@kierangdelaney9256 yes, I feel like there is an exponential correlation between prep time and quality.

[@sophroniel]

Ah but is it "boi" or "boye" ??

[@ksoule1985]

That's where you just tell them the name of an American Football team just to confuse them! 😂😂

[@Shy-xm4kn]

😢 the first Star Wars movie was released in 1977, and Star Wars is one of my favorite sci-fi film series ever.

[@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718]

Oops, almost did the wrong intro and called himself your boy with the blaze.

[@TheCasualCriminalist]

I'm easily confused.

[@terryenby2304]

@@TheCasualCriminalist tbf of i was running tens of KZbin channels and constantly coming up with new ones and had a family with a small baby still, I would be talking absolute gibberish to the camera in a shirt with puke on it and putting it on the wrong channel...

[@ItsAsparageese]

Yeah I really enjoyed how he so clearly started out at Business Blaze inflection/pitch/tempo, and then clearly caught himself when he almost said "your boy with the blaze" and eased down his voice style a little bit to get back on-brand lol. What a cute human moment for us all to catch and enjoy, glad he left it in instead of doing a new take!

[@reallynow5974]

man talk about a rabbit hole, I have been watching these for like 8 hrs now

[@minani1983]

Speaking of football: I was banned one evening from going out when I was living with a family in London and I had to ask why. Turned out that it was a big game that night ( world cup or the likes) between Sweden - England, and as I was from Sweden, the probability of me ending up being hurt was too high a risk. Apparently England took those matches quite seriously because, up until recently they had not won a game (of great significant) against Sweden in ages. They had been either won by Sweden or ended in a draw. Personally, I have no interest in any type of Sport. On another note; when I went to Glasgow to attend a wedding, I ended up in a cab with a driver whom went on about football for 30 minutes because we drove by a stadium. No one had asked about it, nor asked about football, but he was really in to it. Only cabbie I remember.

[@scottdavis1549]

Good to see ya back at it Thoughty 2’

[@blairmarshall544]

A lot of people including the police think “bible john” was Peter Tobin. Can’t seem to prove i5 though.

[@alexturriani1433]

Police don't think he's bible john they ruled him out

[@betaich]

He was disproven in 2022 by the british police, DNA didn't match

[@sayjay198080]

Watching Simon having multiple existential crisis over what he does and doesn't know about his country of birth, Glasgow, Scotland, and various other things is priceless. The true highlight of my week and of this channel is Simon losing his shit over his own obliviousness while sounding amazing doing it. Thank you Callum for the hard work on another badass script and for writing in the apology for bad Scottish accents. To quote Business Blaze Simon "Chef's kiss MUAH!💋"

[@Northernlight1632]

Type in “jockney sparrow” in KZbin theres people that have raised suspicion that this is bible John. The videos the channel posts are strange he acts and speaks like a child also He has said he’s from Glasgow and lived Glasgow a while back but funnily enough this individual has lived different places in the UK and in and around London for a long time

[@moonshadow8833]

Okay, let's get this straight, there is no law in the Bible that shames women for having their period, it does not have a problem with women. Simple as that. The laws put in place actually protect women! Also great episode! I love these podcasts and cant wait for them to come out each week! :D

[@HavianEla]

I agree completely! Some of the sins of the Old Testament were there because, if you apply modern understanding to them, they were UNHEALTHY and could literally kill you. An excellent example is how well Jewish communities were at keeping things clean, before any sort of understanding of germ theory. Their faith literally helped their communities to not fall as heavily to the likes of the Black Death.

[@moonshadow8833]

@@HavianEla Oh yeah! I've heard about that before! I think they were prosercuted as well by the towns they lived in because they were accused of starting/creating the Black Death. When really, they were just hygenic! XD

[@redphonedeb]

I'd like to know how he knew they were on their period, in advance I mean? It's not something you'd mention on a first date..!

[@moonshadow8833]

@@redphonedeb 😂😂

[@remigal899]

W comment. One of the few people with common sense here.

[@ViraIshnia]

I do wish that North America had chosen a different name for Football. Every time Simon says Football I have to remind myself that he means Soccer

[@Albinoafroman316]

Shopping in America: AR-15's & machetes Shopping with Simon: Razor blades & Cocaine

[@apinakapina]

What the fuck. Just bought razor blades, do I have to get that other item?

[@suboptimal5798]

apinakapina what the fuck. Why wouldn’t you?

[@apinakapina]

@@suboptimal5798 I guess you have a point.

[@nelsonbrum8496]

Razor blades and *acid. Fixed it.

[@RockinDave1]

My Mum is fairly convinced she had a very lucky escape from Bible John at the Barrowlands ballroom back in the day. She talks about it with enough conviction that I tend to believe her.

[@gloverdragon6854]

Can you go into more detail? Did your mum describe the guy?

[@somniumisdreaming]

Thank goodness she got away!

[@AdamOBrien29]

Yeah and I narrowly escaped Bundy by being a male, thousands of miles away and born after he died

[@carabeingblue4016]

Reruns from the 60s? Return of the Jedi debuted in 1983. Wow, man. That hurt.

[@lewisreed3792]

When it comes to the football team Celtic it is pronounced seltic

[@452xi]

😆 I know right

[@Marco_Onyxheart]

As someone who likes Star Wars, I agree that it is fantasy. You've basically got space wizards. It is fantasy.

[@cheyennedogsoldiers]

Ah Glasgow. Back in the 90's often found myself there. Was shot at once, obviously they missed. Also was there one weekend. 5 of us started in Glasgow on the Friday night. 2 of us woke up by cops on the Sunday morning, in Edinburgh. Not sure how we got there or where the others were. Oh I was missing a shoe. Ahh the good old days.

[@k8idid]

Callum’s wrap up at 53:00 about the human desire to fend off fear of the un-ordered and unknown through a linear narrative: just delightful. Yum yumumumumnumnomnom nomnom.

[@PHXDOG]

The one with the "hover bikes" in the woods is Episode 6 Return of the Jedi and it did not come out in the 60's it was released in 1983. Episode 4 A new Hope came out in 1977.

[@luanawilchek644]

You mean episode 1 Star Wars came out in 1977.

[@PHXDOG]

@@luanawilchek644 Episode 4 Star Wars A New Hope May 1977. Episode 1 Star Wars The Phantom Menace May 1999

[@cdeschrevel5341]

He is just toying with you guys and you fell for it 😀 I’m a sw fan, Simon is a Trekkie, old feud 🤣

[@OlaftheFlashy]

NGL - died a little when he said the "one from the 60's". Even if he intended it. Although I agree with sw that Star Wars in fantasy rather than Sci fi.

[@claysfamily3818]

Simon please we need more episodes!! I love these podcasts - listen to each for the second time now! Your open minded feedback is just so refreshing entertaining as well as Calum’s brilliant scripts! You 2 need a duel casted CC episode 🥰😍😘

[@alexanderthegreat11]

Open minded... *Anything superstitious is mentioned* Fact boy: "bullshit!" Now, I also don't believe in such things but if other people do and it doesn't harm them (or isn't used to extort their money) I don't care. People can really benefit from it even though it's not "real". Sorry for commenting on a 2 year old comment.

[@JuvyThaKid]

Putting the picture out too early in an investigation, allows the suspect to change their appearance before you can positively identify the person you're looking for.

[@Charley.Farley]

Absolutely love Callum’s writing & sense of humour ♥️ Undercover dance cops 😆 legend. Though I’m calling this guy “period John” makes him sound less terrifying…

[@Freyalovee_]

Any Blazies here realize he almost seemed to want to say he is your boy with the Blaze?? No? Just me?!

[@SREDISKRAD]

He totally wanted to say "Boi with the Blaze" and remembered he needed to keep this channel slightly more grounded XD

[@Freyalovee_]

@@SREDISKRAD yes! Absolutely!!

[@GodlessDad]

A true 'Blazie" would know that we're actually called Legends. :) Cheers!

[@Freyalovee_]

@@GodlessDad I believe he recently referred to us as blazies and instantly regretted it so I’m referencing to that lol

[@GodlessDad]

@@Freyalovee_ You are correct, of course. I missed the joke. My apologies. Cheers, regardless. :)