The Hunt for America's Deadliest Hitman

[@howtosavealife3065]

What crazy is this guy doesn't sound like a pyscho like some other killers. He seems rational in his thinking which is almost scarier.

[@Mere-Lachaiselongue]

What is actually crazy is that a lot of people (like you) live in a different bubble from what reality actually is. Just look at Mexico now, normal teenagers and young adults, rich or poor, become cartel sicarios who torture and kill like it's nothing.

[@meghancass3187]

I'd say most hitmen are rational. If they looked and acted crazy nobody would give them money

[@daelaenor]

@@meghancass3187 Logic rationality and emotional craziness doesn't seem mutually exclusive to me.

[@wes4736]

​@@daelaenor- psychosis, so, being psychotic, is to not have your wits about you. Being calm, and logical, and being able to think things through is the antithesis of psychosis.

[@daelaenor]

@@wes4736 I was thinking psycho as in psychopathic: characterized by or exhibiting unstable and aggressive or obsessive behaviour. Emphasis on behaviour. Murdering someone probably falls under the category of unstable and aggressive behaviour, but it doesn't presuppose that the murder wasn't thought out. I imagine there would be a lot fewer psychopaths on the loose if they constantly had a full-blown psychosis.

[@panzerofthelake4460]

That's a dark path to walk through... RIP to his sister, she didn't deserve to die like that

[@RealJuiceWrld]

Lol why rip the sister. What about RIP all the victims? Funny how a perspective can make you feel bad for a man that killed 40+ people.

[@MrZacdeath]

​@RealJuiceWrld so his sister doesn't deserve sympathy?

[@Vaquix000]

@@RealJuiceWrld His sister didn't kill them, she's still an innocent victim. It wasn't sympathy for him, it was sympathy for his sister.

[@ssozimichael2532]

@@RealJuiceWrld those 40+ people were going to die some way, his involvement wasnt key, it all pulls him in because some people killed his sister, the rest dont matter to him, it gets him to feel okay wih killing people which is sad but wouldnt happen if the sister came home, however, she could have been involved with bad actors knowingly so she may not be so innocent after all

[@redien4785]

@@ssozimichael2532 He literally killed two other people on his first murder because they just were THERE. I suppose, they have nothing to do with the murder of Martinez' sister but they died anyway because of him. "I even killed her brother." was a quote in this video. So of all the 40+ murders there were at least some "innocent" ones who weren't involved in some shady business like that of the drug cartels and just were in a wrong place at a wrong time. So they weren't "going to die some way". Needlessly to say that drug dealers still don't deserve to die but be legally convicted according to the law.

[@ghohenzollern]

It's also important to remember that there was a war on drugs in this country at that time. The police were not terribly interested in investigating murders of anyone involved with drugs.

[@ThePotentialFailure]

Was 🤡

[@alexd5674]

Not true they collect evidence and follow leads. More of an “is what it is” can’t proceed further

[@clalam5241]

​@@ThePotentialFailurei mean theres needle distribution spots and now you can just sell weed legally as " thca " so yea i would say the war on drugs is dead

[@respektetoutlavi714]

Pretty sure that’s still case, War On Drugs’n all 🙄😬🤣

[@pninnan]

That doesn’t make sense. A war on drugs would make them want to investigate murders related to drugs even more

[@LaterLoL1]

this dude seems like a type of guy to buy pizza for the party, tell you about the weekend he has had, murder a person and then continue talking to you about the weekend

[@NANAZI8]

🤣😂🤣

[@nacekozo]

That's part of the job description

[@miragebangbravern]

I mean from the story of him taking his granddaughter to TRU after murdering a guy, he certainly is that kind of dude.

[@eagle2545]

😂😂😂😂

[@LILSWIG_]

I’m sorry but I laughed at the “No. Martinez decides that Jose Ruiz, must die.” 😂😂😂😂

[@securecomic9823]

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[@williamnathanael412]

This was comedy gold considering how rare fern makes jokes

[@securecomic9823]

@@williamnathanael412 agreed

[@NolanBridge]

Real

[@Perseus-u4g]

Nice.

[@theauthenticwaffle651]

I was expecting this guy to be super sophisticated and good at covering his tracks but he seems to have tragically just gotten lucky for a lot of these killings. Police found bodies in the bed of his truck and had a cigarette butt that they just neglected to test for years before he was caught.

[@TheZackofSpades]

The Hollywood sheen makes you think a contract killer would be an exceptional artist…but this guy made it look more like a side hustle.

[@sweetjesuify]

it was the truck of the murder victim, so not directly tied to him but i get your gist

[@africannosugar]

Because your reference are movies where they have an attractive actor playing a specious role. When I’m reality these people are psychopaths, probably losers in life.

[@theauthenticwaffle651]

@@sweetjesuify Oh thank you I clearly misunderstood.

[@MrTVx99]

@@theauthenticwaffle651 That was one murder out of what, like 100 he did? Nobody can make 0 mistakes for that many.

[@BLEYoNiX]

The entire story reminds me of Mike Ehrmantraut from Breaking Bad. He got into the hitman business because of revenge for his son (family member) and he got caught because someone talked while he visited his granddaughter.

[@simoms2545]

He didn't get caught, tho... 🤔

[@BLEYoNiX]

@@simoms2545 He would have been caught if Walter hadn't noticed so.. yeah xd

[@lawliet6910]

Thought the same right away!

[@axolotlIl]

Truly the kid named Finger..

[@driggIgrec]

Exactly. I am rewatching now better call Saul. And ehrementrauht persona seems ctrl-v from this story

[@sethstinson1341]

I think the only reason he admitted it was because if he didnt then the police wouldve charged his son in law instead. So he made sure there would be zero question who killed the guy.

[@rosalind1635]

Based on what? A hunch? Makes no sense why he'd admit to all the other murders.

[@sethstinson1341]

@rosalind1635 it's very common amongst multiple murderers to admit to, in some cases, more murders than they actually commited because the state they live in has lethal injection. Odds are he made sure to admit to enough murders so he wouldn't have to rot in prison and get lethal injection instead. Either that or he thought if he had a bunch of other murders under his belt. There would be no question whether he killed the person his son in law was involved with. You've gotta think like a criminal to understand a criminal.

[@sethstinson1341]

@rosalind1635 so not as much based on a hunch, but through understanding past circumstances similar to this. Mexican men are some of THE MOST family oriented people. There's no question whether he'd die to make sure his daughters husband stayed out of prison. Especially if he trusted him to keep his daughter safe.

[@therealcfiddy592]

I'm not a woman

[@HeyLeFay]

@@sethstinson1341 Yep, this. I think he knew he'd likely end up in jail(or dead) because of his hitman work at some point, so letting his son-in-law take the fall would've just delayed the inevitable and put his daughter in a more vulnerable position.

[@maffoo9775]

"I took her to Toys "R" Us, where a kid can be a kid." He's a little confused, but he got the spirit.

[@MushyLizard]

What?

[@nabilrady6767]

How’s he confused?

[@Omniatic]

@@MushyLizardit's the Chuck E. Cheese slogan

[@leeechuga]

it always cracks me up when he says “where a kid can be a kid” when that’s not even the right slogan 8:38 😭

[@jayste9334]

True, but ppl would always say the jingle wrong. Toys R Us was so cold blooded bk in the day!

[@LostProxyNevermore]

That’s the Chuck E. Cheese slogan 😭

[@TheBurntOrange1]

I thought it was just me, but I cracked up as well 😂

[@whatshisface1390]

How is that even funny

[@TheBurntOrange1]

@@whatshisface1390 because a gruesome serial killer, presumably a sociopathic and psychotic nut job, sees fit to incorporate the slogan of a kids jingle to a toy store, as he is describing an event that led up to a murder. It is so bizarre and ironic that he felt inclined to say that that is what makes it funny.

[@MannyGrey]

"...is allowed a few more weeks on Earth." That's a hell of a way to phrase it.

[@ObaidFaisal]

666 likes

[@DlJr-ir8tw]

BFFR

[@geraldpujaya6682]

maybe he's secretly an alien visiting earth

[@XboxRAVEFN]

@@geraldpujaya6682you never know 😊

[@alastor8091]

When you talked about that dude who insulted his daughter, i legit believed that he just sat the guy down and had a calm chat with him lmfao. He really does come off as a nice guy.

[@jaspermorris2729]

Saying "He really does come off as a nice guy" about someone who murdered people in the double digits is one of the most chronically online things I've seen in awhile

[@alastor8091]

@@jaspermorris2729 you didn't read shit I wrote did you? You also don't know what "chronically online means either". The irony.

[@1dameister1]

@@jaspermorris2729 An ordinary human wouldn't be able to tell if he was a killer, the way he talks is just normal, that's actually the dangerous part.

[@simonnilsson8375]

@@jaspermorris2729All his “Victims” were villains involved with other murders, illegal drug dealings and crimelords. Non except 1 murder was an innocent person. If this was 100 years ago, he would be seen as the good guy. And it seems he genuinely felt guilt after killing his daughter’s boyfriend. It’s clear just want his family to be happy. Saying that he is a cruel psychopath cannot be further from the truth. Yes he is a murderer, but if US cops actually were focused on their jobs instead of corruption, the criminals he killed would be in jail, not dead.

[@draco747]

@@simonnilsson8375 But the Government needs the criminals to keep the money coming, it’s a never ending cycle

[@momshimz8125]

Fern is one of the best documentary channels out there.He breaks down every part nicely. Most documentary channels upload once or twice a year but fern uploads quickly huge respect to him

[@masterofthetime]

On the german channel (simplicissimus [together with Hoog they make videos here]) they upload about 2-3 times a month

[@nicknick1766]

Its a group of creators but still, great quality and quantity

[@only_Aaron]

@@nicknick1766it grew to a big team!

[@grey521.mp4]

its the channel hoog and the german channel simplicissimus that work together and create these masterpieces

[@GLUBSCHI]

21:23 they actually list all of the people that worked on this

[@shoeboo-d9p]

the editing is stunning- love it!

[@butzmoma]

I just gave up searching through the last two years of simpli & 2bg Videos, just to find THIS sponsor and now you're presenting it in the first fern I see in weeks haha

[@UncleMikeDrop]

The polygraph is a mind game. Even John Augustus Larson and William Moulton Mardton denied its effectiveness as a "lie detector".

[@jamestomlin4173]

its effective in catching them in a lie. If they show decite then the detectives can focus on him more than if he was telling the truth. There are cases where this worked some where it didnt. In the end its a tool nothing more

[@fricki1997]

@@jamestomlin4173 It's barely better than a coin toss, so it's a terrible tool.

[@user-221i]

The new AI mind reading software is on the way. No hiding from that in the dystopian future.

[@fricki1997]

@@user-221i Not much need for AI mind reading if there are cameras, microphones and GPS tracking us 24/7 :P

[@UncleMikeDrop]

@@user-221i You know too much.....😎

[@DanRichter]

"If I hadn't done the job, someone else would have" is an interesting statement that somewhat changed my entire perspective on all this. Makes you realize that the people couldn't have been saved even if they got 100 hitmen off the streets.

[@nickkohlmann]

They very often say that. In most cases, this is probably right - stealing a massive amount from a cartel will have them want their goods and usually your life

[@highestpeeqs9532]

Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back.

[@Dormazain]

@@highestpeeqs9532 Is he... coming back any time soon or is he travelling with Deutsche Bahn by any chance? :/

[@sid_2103_]

​@@highestpeeqs9532 You remember how he turned water into wine? That was a long time ago, if he is reincarnated now maybe he'll turn grass into weed and that would mean less business for the cartel. Make sure you give him a heads-up whenever you come across him or there might be another Black Hand waiting for him.

[@dylanohep1202]

@@highestpeeqs9532 any chance you know where he is? I dont see him coming back bud

[@bencheevers6693]

It's not that he was killing people without much power, he was killing drug dealers and cartel affiliates, that's why they got bumped to the bottom of the pile, that's why the cigarette butt wasn't a priority, they only have so many resources and they see drug dealers getting killed as a way lower priority than the husband who is carjacked and shot in the head in his garage while his family speeds away while the gunman fires at him which is a case that got national headlines for instance.

[@gumshake689]

use periods next time

[@bencheevers6693]

@@gumshake689 There's one period that should be in that, just one, after 'priority'. The second sentence could be "They only have so many resources." But only because I wrote it wrong, it should be 'so' and not 'and' afterwards as in "They only have so many resources so they see drug dealers..." It's still written badly but not because of punctuation. The sentence is a comparison, "...so the a is not as valuable as the b". It should have been written "so they see drug dealers getting killed as a way lower priority than of a husband, who had just returned home from getting ice cream with his family, getting shot in the head and carjacked in his own garage while his family flee from more gunfire, that story made national headlines for instance." You also can't cut off the last phrase of the last sentence into it's own sentence because saying for instance turns it into a subordinate phrase instead of an independent one.

[@cesj1]

​@@bencheevers6693All the guy was was to use periods 😭

[@name-hk2dc]

​@@bencheevers6693bro done proved his point 💀

[@adzaaaron2000]

😊😊😊😊

[@rebekahj.2815]

I’m so glad that I randomly found this channel in my side view recommends. Y’all honestly make the best videos

[@Chwmrsal]

The video editing paired with the delivery of the story is what really caught my attention. Wonderfully done!

[@capitalera8143]

Ive seen his interview and videos about him over the years but this video is so well put together I watched already knowing his story. Great work & editing!

[@axolotlIl]

in the 31 seconds this video has been up, I have watched it in its entirety and confirmed, that yet again fern has pulled off a banger of a video.

[@steffenevers5039]

yet again

[@moxioz88]

fr

[@dperl5640]

Gotta ask. IF the video has only been up 31 seconds, and is over 20 minutes long, how can you have watched it once let alone twice ??

[@axolotlIl]

@@dperl5640 Have you heard of the worlds fastest reader? Or the world's fastest speaker? I'm kind of the video watching equivalent to them.

[@imAnonymous_19]

​@@axolotlIlExactly, his phone plays at 60000fps by default.

[@tubetauk]

I think you guys make the best documentary style videos out there. The level of animation, editing, and narration is truly top notch. I hope your channel blows up!

[@asparadog]

It's becoming a popular animation type recently; kind of like how the Kurzgesagt style animation became popular a while ago.

[@load7791]

@@asparadogIt reminds me more of Lemmino's animation style, though not as crisp and refined as his is

[@anonanim-9601]

Lemmino is definitely better

[@MashaRistova]

It’s a content farm. Not a single person.

[@EmilM-pb2hn]

​@@asparadogit's sort of been Lemmino's style for several years

[@PedroNogueiranunes]

Damn, that’s a 10/10 channel. Editing, script and animations. Flawless

[@highestpeeqs9532]

Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back..

[@taelocalxo4264]

your content is truly underrated i cant wait to see what else you got!

[@highestpeeqs9532]

Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back.

[@JustSomeTommy]

It suprised me how sloppy and careless this cartel hitman was. He would probably been able to go on for much longer if he was more careful.

[@FenrirAlter]

You do realize most hitman are just drug addicts or poor people. Movies like to make them look cunning, but in reality most of them aren't that bright and just know the basics.

[@GodsThirdEye]

@@FenrirAlter Like Netflixs new movie "the killer"

[@wes4736]

​@@FenrirAlter - Right, cuz poor and cunning are obviously antonyms to each other... 💀

[@Ace83113]

@@wes4736 I think you took the point wrong, I believe he meant to convey that most of these “hit men” are not highly trained killers. They are usually just unfortunate people that are a product of their environment and/or choices who take this job out of desperation.

[@ElstonGunnII]

I was thinking the same thing but I suppose he was more of a 'contractor' for the cartel, not really a 'member/employee' so to speak. Since he was effective he kept getting jobs, but if he got caught the cartel could claim plausible deniability and avoid heat from law enforcement by being targeted for investigation into local operations (obv LE cant do anything if they're in Mexico)

[@littlefishiesinthese]

I can't imagine how that detective must have felt learning she'd just brought in the most dangerous man she'll ever encounter in her entire career

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@TheGoldLetsPlay]

WOW, I wanna thank you for your talent in animating and putting in into this beautiful video. It's really impressive to tell something and keep it interesting for 21 minutes straight!

[@ehkbv]

literally!

[@EllenHaertl]

Ain’t gon lie this was mad inspirational. Great job on the both of y’all’s success so far.

[@neotreo3670]

wth you mean it was inspirational... bro?

[@fatonaoladimeji9697]

​@@neotreo3670 It's a bot

[@microwaveman1234]

Found this channel by accident, but these videos are exceptionally well done for a smaller channel. Keep up the great work, I hope this channel gets bigger for you!

[@verycherryberry3752]

they actually have years of experience :) its a group of creators and two of them already have a very successful youtube channel in german that they built up for years

[@TMtheScratcher]

smaller channel lol they have more than 500k subs

[@ProMode2007x]

500k subs "sMaLLeR cHaNnEL"

[@Satwr]

​@@ProMode2007x Yea for an International Channel this is Smaller

[@redroyce4590]

don't think it's by accident... Just the KZbin algorithm doing its job.

[@derleolegal]

This level of editing and animating is just unbelievable!

[@dioxviad]

Just not the Skype call with the ugly closeups of this old bag talking

[@Ar1AnX1x]

I love the editing style of this channel, its so clean and smooth

[@batturiebunnie6460]

idk why at 8:37 where he just casually drops the Toys R Us slogan got me 💀

[@Maester-i9m]

It’s because he accidentally said the Chuck E. Cheese slogan instead of the toys r us slogan

[@michaeljacobs9532]

Just found the channel, and this is my second video in a row. Thanks for helping me find it!

[@scotshank7785]

This channel has quickly become one of my favorite on KZbin.

[@codysellers8889]

Bro the fact that you gave your sponsorship a timer bar at the bottom just earned you a subscriber.

[@simonrobinson4178]

I appreciate you putting the length of the ad in your video

[@LibertyScott-x6i]

My son’s private school actually taught the students that the world doesn’t care. From 1st grade to end of middle school- the principles message was- the world doesn’t care about you or your problems- You see this message in so many societies on missing people- It’s scary to know whole generations in schools are being told no one cares.

[@jcruz5050]

I mean they're not lying to them tho, outside of ur own family nobody gives a crap about u or me

[@jameer7565]

I was told this in middle school I'm 24

[@hodge2739]

At least they're saying it like it is

[@Joris-KarlHuysmans]

@@jcruz5050 Aaaaand this is why lads and lasses, the US is in crisis, with a convicted criminal as president, an unsolvable opioid epidemic, relentless racism, suicides, mass polarization, etc etc etc.

[@Nornagorn123]

1:17 OOOOOO BABY A TRIPLE!!!!!!!

[@hanibalfischkopf6286]

Every fern Video saves my day❤ Thank you for this masterpiece.

[@highestpeeqs9532]

Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back..

[@f.wiltshire5962]

This is fast becoming one of the best KZbin channels in existence

[@jo2659]

I just found your channel it's so good! Keep going, these stories are so interesting and aren't talked about enough

[@tylerweatherbee9180]

Just remember, the worst serial killers and hitmen havent been caught. There are probably some people walking among us with 1000s of kills in silence which is crazy to think about.

[@scadiekman]

you dont know

[@tacodog-oo5bs]

This channel is so underrated it's insane

[@milesthomas932]

This is my first Fern. Instant fan. Subbed. 😊

[@Ms.Prairie]

yay, i’m so happy i found this channel!! i’ve burned out from interrogation documentaries, and your format is incredible wishing you so much success in 2023-24

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@unclewaggy09]

Holy moly I’m from Tulare County and I’ve never heard of this dude. Haven’t lived there for a while but still.

[@Dredddddddd]

He was honestly so kind to his granddaughter

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

Most grandparents are.

[@Half_Finis]

the fact that 12:30 is replayed so much should hint you that it was a bit confusing

[@albanian2902]

or you are just stupid

[@nfaisnfgay]

That was butchered, as well as ownership of the truck earlier in the video. The vague use of “his” when you’re talking about multiple male characters at the same time makes it hard to keep track of who’s “his.”

[@whatshisface1390]

Quit bitching

[@AidanPatko]

Continuously impressed by this channel and its quality.

[@Geo.StoryMaps]

Agree agree agree

[@JAKphoenixify]

I mean it IS heartbreaking that he killed all those folks, but lets not try to beat around the fact that most of them were stupid enough to steal from the cartel.

[@cheaney5]

The book about this guy is fascinating. It's like he's horrible, but does have a conscience. He's definitely a psychopath, but different than a serial killer.

[@scottiegang2236]

Hes a sociopath

[@Lovegun.]

He can't be a psychopath and have a conscience. You need to pick one. The word psychopath is thrown around so much today when most of the time it's wrong. People can be evil or just do horrible things due to their circumstances etc. Not every murderer or criminal is one.

[@titaniummiasma]

@@Lovegun. Exactly, especially since it's obvious he has deep love for his family. That automatically cancels out being a sociopath.

[@treyyounglover]

@@titaniummiasma you can love you family an be sociopath

[@harrietxo2310]

@@treyyoungloveryup, there are exceptions

[@Vyeahah]

I really like the visual style of this video. Very engaging but not over the top, well done

[@briana6887]

When I was young I had a childhood friend who would always tell me his uncle was a hitman for a cartel and I always thought he was joking. His uncle took us everywhere as kids even church and now that i'm older I trip out knowing I spent the night at a serial killers house

[@keithday3658]

lol bs

[@ColoMex27]

When i was young, i had a childhood friend who had a neighbor who had a third cousin who knew a guy that knew a guy whose cousin’s best friend’s uncle knew a guy that had a step-brother who knew a childhood friend who had a mutual friend that was in the cartel.

[@seans6999]

The animation and storytelling are just amazing

[@prathampatel3139]

What is this type of editing called

[@aryanram02]

@@prathampatel3139its not a particular type, its just sensationalism with a documentary esque. they add sound effects and sharp sfx and make jump cuts with clean transitions, its a very very generic editing style now, before it used to be unique but now every other youtuber does it

[@Praise_Does_Arts]

​@@aryanram02don't be a hater

[@HalflingMarquee]

I love the style of your animations. Its informative and helps layout the crimescene but also has this empty ominous feeling which goes great with your video. Great work keep it up!

[@highestpeeqs9532]

Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back.

[@AFMMD-q8]

@@highestpeeqs9532He’s coming back? What’s he waiting for? A world that is full with pain, injustice and barbarism, yet meek & mild jesus is nowhere to be found. Don’t think I like this impotent jesus, he’s not doing anything to solve world’s problems.

[@nik_evdokimov]

This is a very high quality documentary, thank you for your work!

[@Type2strain]

New to your videos but, LOVE them! I have scrolled all of them yet but have you considered doing longer form content on topics like this?

[@Soniti1324]

Your production quality is so high, it almost doesn't belong on KZbin. You guys are balling at a Vimeo level, every video, every time.

[@eddeatilla3865]

Your documentaries are something else. This channel is amazing! Keep up the good work!

[@thealbatross402]

Incredible story telling. You earned a new subscriber

[@guranshsaluja9822]

Bro your videos are amazing I watch them whenever I’m free the animation is good and the cinematics are brilliant

[@ozeppeo]

"Bros" Fern is a group of guys

[@AwareWolfOnWheels]

I used to work with a guy who clacked his teeth together when he spoke, it's a really unnerving trait and this guy does it a ton.

[@DominickLaibly]

This is so much better than anything on Netflix

[@Laiteux]

you guys do such a great job, please keep going

[@mrwelshaviation_024]

How get verified at 247 subs

[@Geo.StoryMaps]

Yes

[@charredolive]

I feel like I'm watching the alternate timeline of Disrupt where they never stopped making great content with great visuals

[@jhonatancoreas2501]

Where has this channel been I love it

[@benwaters8902]

Just discovered your videos, what a refreshing and detailed display of documentaries!

[@dominickwest7558]

He’s replicating what the channel Disrupt did before they had to split apart, so if you like this I recommend looking into them 🙃

[@notsosilentmajority1]

It's always interesting to hear how the family members of victims feel like "no one cared" but these are many times the same people that enjoyed whatever their now deceased loved ones illegal lifestyle garnered for them. This isn't always the case but it is the case many times. When a hard working good person is robbed and murdered, people feel anger and want action, strangers included. When people hear that a person that was selling poison to their loved ones was killed, they don't usually care as much. That's just being honest and real. Another big part of the problem is that you're dealing with a culture that usually refuses to work with the authorities. When it's not their loved one needing help, they don't want to get involved. It's very similar to how things were when the Mafia was openly powerful, people didn't cooperate with the police much and things were allowed to carry on for years.

[@PS_____]

Living in Chicago, I see this. The folks in the bad part of town get killed left and right, and no one cares. It's not that people are heartless. It is because these people choose to continue to live in these areas (Illinois is generally is a low-cost state, and there are TONS of places to live that are not infested by criminals for similar prices with similar job markets), not talk to authorities, and generally accept or even partake in criminal activity. There is definitely a lack of interest when members of these communities are injured or killed. It's just the trash taking out the trash.

[@notsosilentmajority1]

@@PS_____ You're fairly spot on. I don't know anything about the cost of living and housing costs near Chicago and in Illinois but if it is affordable, like you're saying, then people are crazy for staying in the bad neighborhoods.

[@kyoyo-ia]

This is coming from a 16 year old kid who lives in Tulare, I found it crazy how he could do those things only at 16, on top of that being my age, it's truly scary knowing the type of people who are out there.

[@gijsv8419]

At 14 he was smuggling drugs.

[@aryanram02]

he grew up with crime, thats why. i say keep your tail between your legs, don't be rude and don't mess around with anyone so that u don't accidendantly fuc with some psycho cartel gringo and u should be fine, no one will try to hurt u for 0 reason so dw :)

[@jonathansantamaria507]

And he's your uncle right ?

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

What is special about your age, that you feel you specifically couldn't do it now? Ask most old people, and they'll say they could never kill anybody at any point in their lives.

[@co7769]

Well he didn't exactly grew up with a stellar father/mother figure. Makes perfect sense to me

[@ggraciano1]

hey fern, here in brazil we got pedrinho matador. if you are interested in serial killers history and stuff i suggest you to read about him

[@sidjr98]

This is legitimately the best channel on YT

[@LukeTheDukeYT]

Fern is one of my favorite channels ever

[@Sinamitzu]

Oh my god thank you I remembered seeing an interview with him and the video name was like "once a killer always a killer" and I remembered about it a month ago and kept searching for it thank you for making this video oh my god

[@Dudelovescake]

im 5 minutes in and this is already a banger, well done fern

[@iBalushi]

Hey fern, Nice video, just a small criticism for accuracy regarding the amazing 3D and pictures of cars used; it was a bit confusing when the year mentioned is 1978 but we see photos or 3D models of modern cars (like in 0:41). Edit: clarity and typo fix

[@jakekoppe2111]

What

[@val_de_maar]

@@jakekoppe2111 He said "Hey fern, Nice video, just a small criticism regarding the amazing 3D and pics, it was a but confusing when the year mentioned is 1978 but we see modern car 3D or pics (like in 0:41)"

[@jakekoppe2111]

@@val_de_maar thank you

[@castorchange9737]

Man, a car is a car lol

[@fern-tv]

Thank you for the feedback, noted :)

[@highlander666]

This is a great documentary, and the 1st I've heard of him

[@allocater2]

All the times you think, that this time he is close to being arrested and check the progress bar of the video... and it's still so much time remaining!

[@GustavEule]

Great video as always, keep up the great work team!

[@gordoncordon9779]

Black Hand? Who did he have to kill to get that nickname? The Archduke of Austria Hungary? this one goes out for all the history buffs

[@whatshisface1390]

Such a European descendant thing to say

[@pirosz4538]

Just found this guys on KZbin and I gotta say you are a very good story teller usually I skip through videos you got me watching the whole thing 😂

[@Ved_BuksGaming]

13:20 holy plot twist

[@laurenr2590]

These are so easy to follow I found your channel recently and I love ur vids thanks dude

[@highestpeeqs9532]

Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back..

[@AnP865]

The hitman element puts him in a grey area. Serial killers do it purely for personal reasons. There are tens of millions of military personnel around the world who are legally allowed to kill other people. It's one reason this case is not as disturbing.

[@Adam-326]

He’s working for the cartels. There is no grey area here.

[@diexbag7637]

Is disregarding human life for money supposed to somehow be less evil than doing it for personal reasons?

[@Adam-326]

@@diexbag7637 In principle, as it relates to the military and law enforcement, yes. I wouldn’t really call it “disregarding human life” either. In almost every other case, no.

[@diexbag7637]

@@Adam-326 I was mostly responding to the first comment. Being a hitman is almost never a grey area.

[@Adam-326]

@@diexbag7637 Yeah, I know. I just responded because I saw the notification and wanted to make the distinction between the military and the guy in the video since the original comment was comparing the two.

[@xenostim]

6:32 I don't think it's that weird for Martinez to fly under the radar if he is listed in numerous murder investigations. That is assuming he committed them in different jurisdictions, because in the 70s and 80s they did not keep databases on everything. Doing what we would now consider due diligence must have been much more time-consuming back then, when you would have to make a phone call to ask someone to dig through a filing cabinet, or even travel there to do it yourself.

[@israkzidan3535]

its crazy to see that most deadliest gangsters ,hitmen look and sound like nice guys and they dont appear tough too .

[@_krimzen_]

In prison, Jose was asked if he had any regrets. He said, “if I could take back one thing, I shouldn’t have kilt my dentith.”

[@whatshisface1390]

Corny joke

[@pyrodoll2422]

Quality storytelling, and the graphics are fantastic too.

[@robertwilliam5527]

Even if you aren't born as a monster, life turns you into one.

[@neotreo3670]

you watch to many movies

[@SeanCarter]

I don't know how many kills this guy has but when I was growing up, we had a guy around our neighborhood who they called "Meatball." He was a known hitman and is legendary around New Orleans to this very day. One thing that Meatball became legendary for was dressing up like an old lady to get close to a target. It's been said by NOPD that he has more than 70 kills. There's a video about him where some of his co-defendants were interviewed on a channel called Inside Source TV.

[@MalikBennett-q9c]

the best documentary channel!

[@isayahcrisp7384]

To know me & Americans deadliest hitman lived in the same town is crazy

[@BodywiseMustard]

"me lived in a town"

[@MatteoBond]

❤ This dude. He’s like a friendly uncle, but at the same time, a ruthless highly professional assassin for a cartel 🙂

[@beantea5592]

You love this murderer?

[@Geo.StoryMaps]

Sounds like my uncle

[@MatteoBond]

Yeah - I have a bit of a soft spot for him. Not the serial killer side though obviously!@@beantea5592

[@superblaubeere27]

How can such a bad person have so much luck? I mean if he was evaded law enforcement by pure genius it would be ok, but this makes me just angry...

[@betaich]

US police in general are very bad at catching murderers, the US have a nation wide closure rate for this type of crome of only 52.3%, Germany has a closure rate of 91,2 % down from the best it was in this decade with 95,1 % and even better 99,8 in the 90s.

[@betaich]

was a lost in translation thing i guess, germany has a case solving rate for murder of 91.2 % the US rate is 52.3%@@MatteoTravels

[@gumshake689]

have you ever met a U.S. cop? they are literally useless

[@stefthorman8548]

how is he an bad person? other then that one guy, all the people he killed were lowlifes

[@TheRealMichaelP]

You did a story on “the black hand” now you should do one on “the black hand of death” from NYC

[@MrKingNica]

Nice suggestion

[@scottie-Pippen93]

Idk what this channel is but the algorithm puts it on my feed and I’ve seen about 5 of these, all super good!

[@f3n532]

Give this guy some more recognition

[@TimmyJimmy-dr2yp]

3:00 “woopwah opp, * whachactoo * wahp woopwah whoom * whatchato * whoop, waop” *fades out*

[@abhinav7885]

Are you okay

[@jameshrnndz1]

A cold blooded homicide? They killed his sister. I don’t think it was cold blooded at all.

[@shadowknightgaming1874]

He killed 3 people who may or may not have been involved with his sisters death that's pretty cold blooded

[@levelup2014]

@@shadowknightgaming1874don’t explain things to him he’s a yogurt brain who wants to believe a guy who killed 40+ is justified

[@ermguitar2052]

He had no clue if those people had killed his sister, they were just in the same building. Could have been the killer and his two random friends he invited over for poker, for all he knew

[@macattack9184]

His own family did he kills alot of people connected to his family members im from the town next to earlimart he was rich and owned buisness in my town at one point he's part of the marrtinez/fernandez family in my area

[@t-and-p]

OP - I thought the same as you 👍 I got to 1:15 &, as soon as they called him "cold-blooded", my instant reaction was "nope, they killed his sister! That's not cold-blooded, that's vengeance!". For those saying that the people in the house may or may not have been involved, remember that he dropped her off the night she went missing. He saw them and they made him uncomfortable, so he knew who they were and who he was targeting. Police will have needed descriptions from him because nobody came forward. Whether they killed her or not, they were involved because they didn't come forward, didn't help her, and did nothing to let the family know what was happening or look for her. He knew the score at 16. It's difficult to knock him for that.

[@brujua7]

The ending hits hard. Great video!