The REAL Tasmanian Devil: Martin Bryant

[@drakesboyfriend]

i can’t imagine being a mother and just taking your two children to go for a walk and suddenly that’s the last time you ever walk with them. it’s heartbreaking.

[@deem.4527]

Same. That part really got to me 😢

[@dabutchaistoxic]

Imagine it’s 5,000 B.C. and your whole tribe gets eaten by some cats and a flock of vultures.

[@yes3858]

Or imagine it's today and evil does not exist, seems like a good thing to imagine imo

[@lauraandersen4634]

I watched an hour of this not knowing the crime he did, assuming it was a normal case, but as soon as you said port Arthur my heart sank. I went there maybe 10 years ago and seeing the memorials and where it happened was soul crushing, hard to comprehend how people can do this to others.

[@lashaemay6240]

My next door neighbour worked with Martin and his family and said he was a shy and weird kid and teen but he couldn’t imagine him doing something like this.

[@brittanysmith3310]

Hard to understand people killing innocent people that he didn't even know especially children.. for no reason? Doesn't make sense

[@lindseyd8479]

same

[@lashaemay6240]

@@brittanysmith3310 I think some people have such deep mental issues that it's just the way their brain works. So sad that many lost their life to someone who should of always been in a mental health facility.

[@joltyflare]

Isolation can totally make someone go nuts. It can deteriorate the human brain and turn you into the shell of the person you used to be. He should have been in a mental health facility but there was nobody in his life to *send* him to one. If there had been, however, it's likely he wouldn't have needed to be there.

[@leahbess4]

I think these moms will lie to themselves to the point they truly believe their children's innocence just to be able to stay sane in their own life. I think knowing the child you gave birth to ends up being a serial killer would be such a heavy burden. It's like a coping mechanism.

[@coltonsteck9154]

that’s one of my absolute BIGGEST fears. i definitely want to have kids some day… but my fiancé and i were discussing having kids a few days ago, and i couldn’t stop giving “what if” scenarios…. like “what if our kid ends up being a psychopath?” “what if we have kids & they end up murdering us bc we grounded them??” etc etc… i have SO many worries & concerns about things like that… but i could NEVER been so blind/ignorant to my child’s worrisome behaviors… i definitely believe that parents who KNOW & are completely aware of their child’s anger issues, social issues, etc, or say “my child could NEVER. my child is an ANGEL” the type of parents who always think that THEIR kid could do no wrong blah blah fucking blah. & they just turn a blind eye…. in my opinion i believe they should be held just as accountable…

[@milkisreallygood8957]

@@coltonsteck9154 most of the time, there are signs a child is a psychopath. Theres a build up of that kind of behavior. Whats important is to get the child help before it gets worse. I dont think you can get rid of the child issues but you can definitely tone them down or tame them.

[@themysteriousdomainmoviepalace]

@@coltonsteck9154 Maybe you watch too much true crime.

[@Spraycist]

Mrs Bryant is a lovely lady, super super quiet and paranoid. I see her once a year and in 18 years I’ve NEVER heard her laugh. She’s very sweet and kind though, she’s just had a hard life.

[@coltonsteck9154]

@@milkisreallygood8957 Definitely! That was one of my main points in my comment! (sorry if it wasn’t easy to read that as one of my main points, I sometimes am not the best at expressing myself/my opinions, especially through comments/texting!) But yes, I just feel with this case specifically there were MANY signs throughout his childhood that he had issues… Of course I wasn’t there first hand to know EVERYTHING that happened with him & his parents… but I can’t help but to wonder why they didn’t try to get him more help?

[@shanleecaulfield7064]

My Dad went to school with Martin. They were in the same class. He said that it really didn’t surprise him that Martin did this. It’s so tragic. When you go to the historic site at Port Arthur most people try to be careful about talking to the staff about the shooting because there are some staff there still that were there the day it happened. That shooting had a huge impact on their lives and everyone in Australia felt the affects of it too.

[@Appalachian.Maiden]

Really? Because if anyone in my family went to school with him I wouldn’t be sitting online putting it out there for various reasons.

[@woolems4843]

Your Dad would also know that Martin literally couldn't see 2 feet in front of him then ?? Shocking eyesight his whole life ... (Was police escorted from prison in 2015 to have SURGERY on his eyes) But yet he somehow shot 30 something people with SNIPER-like precision ?? Dont think so . Martin was also in another town at a servo having a capuccino (servo attendant verified it and made a statement) 30 minutes away from port arthur at the time of the shootings ?? He might have been a little strange yes - but he sure as hell didnt do it .

[@alexcarter1291]

​@@woolems4843LMAO

[@scraggybear]

​@woolems4843 interesting... He had a total shit for a defence lawyer too. More like a prosecutor with his only objective to make him plead guilty. A lawyer is suppose to look after the interests of their client. Why did he take on his case? Interesting the same lawyer got 4 years for embezzlement.

[@chocoflan22]

I just heard this on your podcast while I was working and it gave me chills. I felt bad for him but then as you described the crime he did I no longer felt any sympathy for him.

[@anime4318]

@Emotional D Stop

[@Breeezzzyyy]

Can you please give the link to her podcast? I cant find it but would love to use that when i need to save my phone battery but cant get away 🤣

[@0becalp325]

@@Breeezzzyyy the links are on the description ☺️

[@wonkeydonkey4648]

@@0becalp325 the Spotify won’t work for me

[@sam.onella]

*then I know, I'm sorry

[@rileeprebensen9317]

It took Australia one major mass shooting to prompt massive gun law changes. I lived there as a kid, (aus, not port arthur) and my parents would always tell me that whenever there'd be a mass shooting in America on the news. So many people died that day and they took action. I live in NZ now and was here when the Mosque shooting happened. NZ already had good gun laws but I believe they restricted hunting guns further. No civilian is allowed to own or carry a handgun. I just hate seeing how stubborn the US is (on the basis of being free?) and obviously it's a lot more difficult to make changes over there, but god. How many more people have to die before they realise they should probably stop selling guns at Walmart?

[@coltonsteck9154]

the US is fucked up in SO many ways… we definitely need stricter gun laws…. & yeah they like to say we’ve got “freedom” but…. the government is slowly taking away our freedoms & so many ppl are so fucking blind to it… 😅 it makes me extremely worried for the future. for my future kids & hopefully grandkids, etc..

[@BlackRainbow84]

Yup I'm Aussie and feel lucky that I don't have to worry about getting shot basically anywhere I go. Honestly I'd be terrified living in the US seeing all these shootings on the news. Australia gets gun laws and changes and America gets 'thoughts and prayers'.

[@Sassyitalian2-bEEch]

Well if you want to be a sitting duck for a tyrannical government then good for you, but I as an American, don’t want to risk that happening to me or my people!

[@TheNamesHailie]

As an American, I think the issue with our lack of gun control is that we don't trust our own government. If they restrict gun access, we know that it is not for our own safety. They do not care about us. Their only motive would be that it would make a revolt more difficult for citizens. We are also an extremely capitalistic society. The gun industry brings too much money.

[@Janellabelle]

We've already given up enough rights due to fear mongering.

[@sushitales2284]

I am from Tasmania, thank you for talking about this. Although it happened before I was born, it affected my parents as they lost people they knew. My dad is a police officer, and was working this day.

[@BrittenyRosee]

Omg I've been watching since you have like 15 thousand subs and YOUR ALMOST AT A MILLION GIRL YOU DID THAT. Your such a realistic, fun to listen too, almost like I'm sitting with a friend from high school and we're discussing the crazy things we read over the weekend. I appreciate you and your videos, we all do. You do such an amazing job♡♡♡

[@jeannettemagin1500]

I love her!! She's not like those other ones who are like..can u only imagine..every two minutes!!

[@imcomingforyou.3245]

SAME I SUBBED SINCE 5K!

[@baileywright3113]

Her followers have JUMPED!!!!!!! So so cool!

[@mourningme]

ME TOO. i lowkey miss her makeup style videos BUT IM STILL PROUD OF HER

[@2xr1ssx]

If I could retweet this I would! She deserves It :)

[@samih5916]

That is just a horrific case of what Bryant did to those innocent people at Port Arthur and the fact that he would laugh, mock and make jokes about the massacre he committed, just made me disgusted and infuriated. John Howard did the right thing putting those gun laws and I hope Bryant never gets out of prison, ever again.

[@kyliestoward-hjort]

No there is no chance of him ever getting out. He will die in jail.

[@mitchlamping530]

Once you kill over 4 people your pretty much gonna stay in jail for the rest of your life and he killed 35 people so the only way he’s gonna be let out of prison is if he breaks out

[@themysteriousdomainmoviepalace]

So people have no way to defend themselves? Because of one maniac?

[@lindacollings8554]

@@themysteriousdomainmoviepalace there is other ways to defend yourself than guns.

[@KpopLover1013]

@@mitchlamping530 Ive been wondering like when you get life sentences plus 1,000 years like she said in the video, how does that work?

[@princesslothy]

so.... we all agree that he totally knew what he was doing befriending that woman, isolating her, and almost purposely killing her to make sure he got that money when she died, right?

[@danielcamm1662]

He was investigated but it was determined that he wasn't bright enough to have an accurate understanding of finances or inheritances. I think he did grab the wheel as a lark which resulted in the fatal accident but I don't think he was clever enough to murder her for the money.

[@whyaretheykinda]

Crazy how no one thought throughout all of Martin's childhood and young adulthood went hmm...this guy is textbook antisocial and needs help, but then didn't try to get him any of that help and let him run free for so long.

[@teodorasavoiu4664]

Yep they just mislabeled him as autistic and schizophrenic which are so far from his actual behaviour.

[@astrorisks]

I was so upset when they took him to therapist for a year but didn't continue this even after it was shown to be working. Ridiculous

[@Office_chair]

Seriously though it's very clear Martin was showing psychopathic antisocial traits and needs help because he can become a dangerous person and no one helped him or paid attention so then he did become a dangerous person and killed people.

[@stellacollin6347]

it's incredible how australia has one mass shooting and all gun laws become stricter, resulting in australia having barely any shootings since, but no matter how many shootings america has, their guns are just too important apparently

[@t_ed2521]

It’s especially stupid because you can still get guns in Australia. Like, there’s all this American discourse about how “we can’t revise our laws because we can’t leave citizens unarmed” and yet Australia didn’t completely ban guns, we just don’t give mentally ill 16 year olds easy access to weapons that can level an entire classroom in five minutes.

[@lorenacrystal50505]

We literally are so used to violence trust me it’s a terrifying thought I can’t make it out alive by the end of the day. The US is a joke 💀

[@jemimadan]

They want to be able to revolt against the Government, when necessary. Americans don't trust their Government one bit. Funny, living in backward old Australia with my tyrannical Government, I've survived 53 years without owning a gun. Neither has any member of my family.

[@Office_chair]

It's because weapons and guns and objects and money are more important than their people. as an American. It's extremely depressing because guns should be flat out banned in America because so many people die every year because horrible people and unstable people and minors because it's so easy to get guns. Edit. What's even more depressing is how basically everyone is desensitized to it and isn't even shocked when it happens anymore it happens so often. Like dear god it feels like every week there's some random shooting. This is why I believe guns should just be flat-out banned in America or they at least do background checks on gun owners every 2 months and make sure they're stored safely. People can say whatever they want but it's like a child if they can't control themselves with it you take it away.

[@dylanagoblin9298]

I feel blessed to live in Australia when it comes to gun policies. I’ve never seen or heard a gun while in America there’s so many just in family homes, access to anyone-baffling as someone foreign to America

[@emloughh5]

I'm not to the gruesome part yet but I can't help but wonder if things would have been different if Martin got proper help. If he had ASD (which seems very apparent with the trouble with social cues), and he got help with this like learning to read social cues and stuff I wonder if things would have gone differently. It seems like his lack of understanding how to socialize with others led to this deep spiral of depression and anger. I also wonder why the doctor mentioned him maybe being schizophrenic but this was never pursued in the future. Also, people are giving you crap about the hunting comment but I agree. I understand hunting for necessity but hunting for fun is just weird.

[@AvesmacK]

@xo exactly. And my biggest fear is my brother doing something because he also has anger issues and wants to hunt with my father (we don’t hunt but my father and my brother want to, mainly my brother) and my youngest brother has really really bad anger issues so I can’t imagine what would happen if he got his hands on either my father or my brothers gun

[@teodorasavoiu4664]

He had extremely antisocial and violent tendencies, neither autism spectrum nor schizophrenia on their own or combined do not usually lead to such violent behaviour. On the contrary, we're more likely to be victims of violence and abuse. Other factors need to be present to make this extreme type of violence likely.

[@35yoglenmckenna31]

I wonder that too If his friend didn’t die and they would have spent their lives together

[@emloughh5]

@xo yeahh definitely no guns. That was not a good idea but I can understand the dad just trying to find something for them to bond together and I feel like hunting is a very common father/son thing to do

[@Dana-jb6ej]

Yeah seems more like a misdiagnosis..he obviously shows more anti social behaviors then someone with ASD. He should have been diagnosed him with conduct disorder and ADHD as a kid as these are the precursors to APD and they can't diagnose him with anti social personality dosorder until after 18. Torturing animals and others is a huge red flag and shows he has empathy issues..he knows right vs wrong.

[@Ahmad67475]

This man drastically changed Australia! My heart goes out to Port Arthur and all of the victims.

[@ratttleheaddd]

Thank you for sharing a case from my island state. This case is a massive part of our history and has influenced so much of our futures, and it is almost refreshing to hear the story being told to viewers all over the world. It is a very tragic story and also mildly confusing. The locals have their own theories on this case. Thank you Hailey

[@SRWJ]

Fellow Tasmanian and I'm totally agreeing with mildly confusing/locals have their own theories ❤

[@sophiaperez4261]

Yesssss Hailey being up to date on the Autism Spectrum/previous diagnosis change 🙌thanks for spreading the word

[@mlk0-0]

Oh no, I heard about him on dreading's channel. He ticks me off so much and how he was able to live so independently is an aggravating mystery to me- Keep up the great work, Hailey, hope you're doing well

[@MilkyBootss]

@just i c e No this is the full video kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqewe6SkoNtsmKc

[@lefertap7636]

Dreadings is literally the best

[@rosefire7231]

Why did he tick you off?

[@rosefire7231]

Never mind I know why. You are mad a disabled man got his revenge for this awful society treatment of him. he is disabled you jerk wtf is wrong with you. I get it you think we all deserve to locked up for defending ourselves because according to you disabled people deserve to be locked up!

[@mlk0-0]

@@rosefire7231 His attitude and behavior after being arrested. He'd deny having done anything while smirking and enjoying himself. Law enforcement would show him video of him committing the acts and he'd say that they should go after that guy, just to irritate. He'd talk about what happened, but then say he just made it up, no longer knowing "what they were talking about". He also said his biggest regret that day was driving without a license because "breaking the law is foolish". He drives me up the wall; it's beyond crass, uncaring, and unwilling to take responsibility. He'd continued to just be a aggravation just to be one

[@juliabohemian]

Maladaptive behavior does not exist in a vacuum. It is an outcome of various contributing factors. Whether we like to think so or not, this outcome was preventable. People just weren't aware, at the time, of how to prevent it. But future such outcomes can be prevented through objective and thorough examination of this particular case. Also, it is possible to feel sorry for someone AND also recognize that they did a horrible, terrible thing. One does not negate the other. If we write people off as evil and choose to look no deeper, the cycle continues. You have a very unique way of telling these stories. Often I will hear the same case covered by another creator and theirs is much drier and less personal. You manage to balance objectivity and empathy.

[@Appalachian.Maiden]

I wholeheartedly agree with everything you said, yes, this could have been prevented, and it is okay to have empathy for people that do something beyond heinous. I feel sorry for him, but I hate what he did, that was beyond the unthinkable, I also have empathy for the victims and his mother, I just can’t imagine.

[@bradlyisntfunny]

I went to Port Arthur a few years back, I live maybe 3 or so hours away. They do a tour of the place and politely ask that you don’t enquire about Martin Bryant out of respect for the victims and survivors, they don’t take you to the memorial site either you can choose to go there on your own. When I went there were still many cards and flowers being left for the victims which was so heartbreaking to see

[@Rae.Harper]

This dude is the soul reason we have really tough gun laws here in Australia. Since this incident, we haven’t had any mass shootings…

[@johanabi]

This is me, sighing so loud from America that you can hear me over in Australia :((((

[@squirrmine4843]

@@johanabihopefully one day…

[@nicolaroque2408]

One of the worst massacre cases in Australia. As an Aussie I’d heard of this case before and found it terrifying, but hearing all of the details about his life and the people who were killed makes it even more real.

[@MintyLemon]

Girl I don't remember how long I've been watching you for, but I have been HOOKED and binged watched most of your videos! Your hard work and research pays off and I'm always excited for the next video. I haven't even finished the video yet but I'd thought I should let you know 💛

[@nectar2153]

I’ve never heard about this case before so I’m interested to see where this goes, already from the intro of it I can hear it’s going to be gruesome

[@anthonycissi4125]

Wasnt

[@urrockstargf111]

i just realized that hailey has 800k+ subscribers. i have been subscribed since a very long time so this makes me so happy and proud :((

[@MindYoBeeswax]

I'm surprised news outlets have permission to talk to the killer while the crime is in place. It almost seems like interfering or tampering with a crime scene. I could understand if after the police have him detained, the journalists would wanna ask questions but during the crime seems bizarre.

[@danielcamm1662]

I think Hailey misunderstood what happened there: The ABC cold-called the B&B because it was near Port Aurthur and were trying to get some info from local businesses and he happened to be there and answered the phone. They weren't purposely trying to get him on the phone and hampering negotiations.

[@LalanieLove]

There's only so much that teachers can do when students are obstinate and unwilling to learn. Martin needed to be in a separate class at a different pace where they could give him special attention. In a typical school setting, it would be nearly impossible for him to catch up at the pace that things move and with the teachers not having specific qualifications for a case like his. It's a shame because his parents tried so hard, but some people just can't help who they are I guess.

[@dreaming0192]

Thank you!! As a teacher I was getting so mad about that. He clearly was not in his least restricted environment.

[@malikah95]

Agreed! And also a child’s first teacher is their parent. Being able to read and write isn’t just something that happens in the classroom/at school. It should also be introduced, practiced and reinforced at home. They can teach him how to hunt but didn’t notice their child couldn’t read? Hmmmmm interesting.

[@brentmartin1981]

How have I never heard of this case??? Thats what I love about this channel, I have learned about so many cases from Hailey, and the way she explains it in such detail and depth is also a great skill.

[@zeldakitty3170]

When you described what he liked to wear to a particular restaurant after Helen’s death ( bright blue suit with white ruffled shirt) made me picture Jeff Daniel suit from Dumb and Dumber when they got to Colorado and they started spending the money they found.

[@angelabaird1330]

😆

[@rachelvecchiuzzo1339]

Same

[@laurenm4901]

I do feel bad that he couldn’t make friends. That being said it doesn’t mean you go out and kill many innocent people. He needed a lot of help. Maybe his mom should’ve focused on getting him help instead of the money or being in denial about his crimes.

[@olivemylife6946]

Never expected you to talk about Port Arthur, an event that still affects Australia, especially Tasmanians. Thank you for shining some light and sharing it with the rest of the world ❤️

[@marythewinter]

Why would anyone EVER give a rifle or a gun to their CHILD!? Especially one who had to go to a psychiatric hospital..... I don't understand those parents...

[@k1amc3]

My grandparents were almost part of it, they were just running very late. My mom who was in another country just got this frantic phone call from my aunt (a nurse) saying everyone was fine because we hadn’t heard yet

[@ebsaroonij8533]

as a tasmanian & true crime lover, this case makes my heart sink. my grandparents, my mum & her siblings were all there at their holiday house when this awful event took place. he remains in the same state just an hour away from the crime scene& it’s sickening but as usual thank you for the time and care you take into every video Hailey ❤️

[@rachelharryman1213]

I wish you had named the victims 🥺 this man was such a monster, I'm so glad Australia changed their gun laws after this awful mass slaughter. Love you Hailey ❤️

[@spicydurries3244]

As someone from Tassie this still impacts us today. Been putting off watching this because it's so close to home. There was recently a film made about Martin that was banned from screening in Tasmania because of the trauma he caused to so many family's. I know friends and families who were impacted by this by just living around the area or knowing the people affected. Even my highschool guitar teacher told stories of when he taught Martin back at Newtown (New Town not newton) and he never thought he'd end up doing something like this. Another note is that there werent ww2 reinactmemts, Port Arthur is where thousands of convicts were put to prison, labour and death so there's lots of tours and little activities down there. People who were there that day have said that they heard the gunshots but just thought it was a convict reinactment or park rangers. Nowadays Martin just sits in his cell playing xbox and getting chocolate for favours with the other inmates. Tasmanians judicial system is so jacked that he is allowed to have those things even after what he did. They always show more respect to the perpretrators than the victims and its disgusting.

[@spicydurries3244]

It was the biggest mass shooting in the whole of Australian. So horrifying.

[@saintessa]

Thanks for doing this, I'm Tasmanian and have been asking you tubers to cover it for years. Too many people think it's a conspiracy. I was 5 years old and remember lighting a candle on the day

[@saintessa]

I reckon he also had ODD

[@mjcookieLOVE]

No one thinks it's a conspiracy

[@amandap7200]

For a story like this, I like to share with people that its not an excuse, it's an explanation. Through analyzing sociological implications of one's youth, trends can be tracked to provide answers to such questions as to why people deviate so intensely from societal norms like this. The knowledge is valuable for its own sake, but also could be used to prevent history repeating itself. Even Hailey's video will serve as a piece of historical data one day, showing how people of the 2020s felt about someone like these featured criminals. ( can u tell I'm a humanities major)

[@cierrapacheco5652]

Love the new pod! Thanks for informing us on aspergers no longer being a proper diagnosis. I had no idea & I appreciate the info. Keep up the amazing work!

[@NinjaNatNat28]

I’m Australian and I’ve never heard a fully detailed account of what happened. This happened on my first birthday so I’ve only heard snippets of it. All I knew is that this guy murdered so many people that the government quickly put a ban on guns. Well done John Howard 👏

[@feefee6889]

Isn’t it nice when a country goes thorough something horrific like that, they then change their laws to a prevent more from happening! I wish America could see that.

[@73748]

Now that I read all these comments, I realize that as an American shootings happen so often that we aren't worried about it anymore. Very sad

[@Asdflapfloppers6885]

I felt kind of bad seeing him try that hard to make friends but the crime he did definitely wasn’t it-

[@joelle4226]

I have always tried to make friends with people that seem to not have any but every time I’ve done that they turn out to be terrible friends

[@shtfuu9771]

@@joelle4226 im not 😐

[@danielwebb4740]

@@joelle4226 yeah tbh it's almost always a terrible idea.

[@user-s3ts8my2x]

@@joelle4226 fr they are qkwqys rude or just don't seem to want freinds

[@joltyflare]

I think he was a different person at first. I think he put his childhood behind him and grew to live for the people he cared about. I believe he would have never hurt people just because he didn't want his actions to affect who he cared about. It's like they grounded him by being at his side, as well as by being able to monitor his mental state. But then I think his isolation and grief consumed him, eventually pushing him to the point of no longer caring about anything. The way he is now isn't the person he was then but he's a lost case. He's a threat to everyone and I don't think he has humanity left.

[@joannegardiner341]

Thanks for sharing this Hailey from a fellow Tasmanian! An important part of our history. Keep doing what your doing your amazing 💖

[@boio_boio895]

Oh wow, I didn’t even realize this was released like 30min ago, I love listening to these stories (not knowing the crimes happened, but your retellings) Helps me get up in the morning :)

[@amylsmith]

Thank you for covering this! As an Australian (born a year after this happened) everyone knows the details of the massacre and the outcomes of it, but just as I started this video I realised I actually know nothing about him as a person. Thank you for covering it so respectfully ❤️

[@tobykenton769]

He wasnt just spraying bullets everywhere. Look at how many shots he fired to the number of victims. He was pretty cold. Glad it led to a safer community for our children.

[@blobbb]

Keep in mind this is more than just the largest mass shooting in Tasmania, its the largest in Australia (murders of indigenous were very large). Even prior to this we haven't really had mass murders in the same way. The aftermath also included wide sweeping gun law changes and we haven't had shootings on the same scale since.

[@eustaquiafiletina4067]

I don’t usually comment, but I would love if you covered the case of the most infamous bank heist in Argentina! They even made a movie called “The Heist of the Century” and a documentary about it! Thought it would be cool to cover after very horrific cases the past videos. Love your videos 💓🤗

[@simulatrixx9983]

Oh wow, I'm so glad you've covered this case!! It's such an infamous case in Australian true crime history and it's kinda wild to me how I've never seen any other true crime yourtubers cover it!

[@aka_slendy]

I've always felt incapable of making friends. But I don't blame other people or want to take it out on anyone else. It just makes me sad.

[@amanthashow]

This man doesn’t deserve any continued attention, I just wanted to say I am so proud of you Hailey I have been watching your videos for a long time and I love seeing how much work you put into your research and how much you have improved over the years. Can’t wait to listen to more true crime work of yours❤️👍

[@Charmanderin]

Hey Hailey! So glad you're talking about this. Truly such an impactful case to us Aussies.

[@MaxxHarleenMurrder]

How does a child grow into becoming such a disturbing person without something serious having happen such as abuse etc

[@Faizan_Khan40]

This man is quite dangerous. I feel bad for the victims and I hope they find peace

[@SarutaValentine]

The part of this that breaks my heart the most is just the realization of how much damage one man can do. There’s often this idea of ‘well, it’s only one person, they can’t be that dangerous’ but clearly that is not true. While the murders were horrific and unspeakable, the thing about this story that struck me the hardest was the impact. It’s hard to believe that life can change so drastically in a 36 hour time period, and all by just one person. This just goes to show how much negative energy lingers in places where tragedy struck. It’s as if the place itself is scarred. Truly heartbreaking, and I absolutely agree Hailey, this was happening no matter what. No amount of intervention or therapy could ever have stopped this, which only makes it more unfathomable

[@FrozenPines]

Thank you for all your hard work and the content you provide for us Hailey, I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day!

[@amywhodigital]

In Australia it's an unspoken agreement that we never speak of him. This footage is not shown here. This is one of the ways we stop mass shootings. We don't give the perpetrators any air time. However now there is a movie out I guess that has changed :(

[@lickakek]

My parents had plans to go down to port arthur that day. I am so glad they didn’t. I remember this day vividly. I was 7 years old and living in Hobart.

[@apriloldfield7]

something ill never wrap my head round is the fact that my mum met a lady that had a MASSIVE gash along her face. she told my mum that the gun man {in said video} shot at her and her bestfriend, shooting her best friend straight through her head leaving the bullet to leave a scar along the other woman's face.

[@samanthahunter1759]

There is part of me that wonders if he had had support to manage his mental health issues and social difficulties would things have gone differently? That said nothing can excuse what he chose to do, even people with issues have accountability for their actions and his actions were despicable

[@73748]

She said earlier that when he was ten his mental health improved for a short time while he had therapy. He should have had constant care

[@jeseppi1483]

As a fellow Tassie Idk theres a couple things i kinda wanna add. Firstly Port Arthur is still a very popular place I don't think saying it is unpopular today is very true maybe after the shooting but it's still a heavily historical place and kind of amazing to go as there is so much history that is still intact from such an old era and is VERY important when talkiNg about colonialism as it was a prison and anyone who knows anything about Australian history is that Australia was colonised for more prison space. Also it's unfortunate but people want to see where the shooting happened. It also wouldn't have been world war reenactments, it would have been guard/prisoner reenactments as neither world wars came to Tassie. I think the history of port Arthur is important to the story bc this place was already such a huge place of grief and trauma and Bryant heightened that. Also a father who's daughters and wife was killed started the Alannah and Madeline foundation which is dedicated to prevent children from trauma and violence which is a rlly positive thing that came from such a tragedy.

[@karolinetavarez4533]

You feel bad, until you hear what he did. And that sympathy goes out the window

[@okayfri]

Lets all give her a huge applause for making our day

[@juliemclachlan1861]

This case had a major change for Australia for gun laws and the buying back of guns. This is why Australians have a hard time understanding why Americans value their guns over lives. Very different cultures...

[@ardenalexa94]

I’m an American and I don’t understand it either.

[@DeezNuggz]

keep wondering

[@Niabelxx]

I love this setup!!! You’re gonna reach 1 million so fast

[@breohtbrusmid489]

I remember at the time all the lurid headlines in the press "laughing face of the sick killer." That was one aspect not covered here: he fell about laughing while he was pleading guilty to the killings in court which was very distressing for the victims' families. Some now think this was a symptom of his asd rather than his gloating. It's too easy to simply condemn him for his shooting spree, the way I see it, his aggression and the way his life went is because if you live as an autistic person in a world of neurotypicals who at least at the time had no understanding of neurodivergent disorders, it is easy to feel completely disaffected from the rest of society precisely because it does not understand YOU. You can then grow to resent that society and become very aggressive towards it. For all the evil he did I just cannot see him as evil knowing about his autism. He just lived at completely the wrong time. Not that I don't feel great sympathy for the victims' and their families but It's a lot better for neuridivergents in terms of help available nowadays. Throw in how easy available firearms were in western society in general- not just the States, you had clearly a tragedy just waiting to happen. That's just how I see it. I think he's beyond help now sadly.

[@elisefuller7123]

Yeah this is the crime that changed our gun laws in Australia. Him chasing the kid behind the tree makes me so sick

[@nectar2153]

I always get so exited for your content!!

[@no3320]

SAMEE

[@bangarang9806]

Don't mean to be that guy but don't you mean "excited"

[@bee-ed7mn]

@@bangarang9806 jus don’t say anything then x

[@waterloo5555]

@@bangarang9806 i think they mean excited they just made typo probably

[@bangarang9806]

@@waterloo5555 yeah i just wanna tell em so they don't look goofy

[@mountainfrost4494]

I live in Tassie, the port Arthur memorial is heart breaking.

[@mountainfrost4494]

Also, Tasmania is a rural state so it isn’t a surprise he didn’t get the help he needed. It still occurs today

[@ayanaconte9505]

This other KZbinr covered this story his channel is called dreading crime an psychology and his version is a bit different he stated the he killed his father and the older lady and also was into bestiality as well

[@Lola_Nico]

I’m sorry but I laughed at the quote in your thumbnail. “Killing a child is not funny, Martin.”💀

[@zb611]

Even tho I know what he did & remember when it happened bc it was not common, like sadly it is now, so it was very shocking & heartbreaking, I do have empathy for him & imo it’s ok to have empathy & compassion for people who have done horrific things. And just bc you have empathy & compassion doesn’t mean you’re in ANY way ok w/what they did. And what he did is inexcusable.

[@astrowolvez]

Wow, I’m autistic and started having seizures and when I tried to get disability they said having seizures is my fault and to get a job as a dishwasher. (Which for me would be absolutely hell!)

[@Anna-vl8qc]

That's very unfair but this kid was either a psychopath or had brain damage like fetal alcohol syndrome.

[@TuberoseKisser]

4:34 "he actually got worse" sounds about right, a lot of these special schools do nothing but causes even worse behavior.

[@makenzie5183]

aaa another wonderfully made video by hailey! i love seeing your channel grow, it makes me happy!❤

[@asha_vere]

This could have been 1000% prevented if someone had intervened decades before it happened when it was clearly evident just how nuts this dude was. They had WAY more than enough flaming red flags to where an intervention should have occurred. He had more than enough warning signs of being a future serial killer.

[@starribunni7666]

Tasmanian and subscriber here. As a true crime fan I was so surprised that something like this happened around my place as nothing big happens in Tassie. Ps Port Arthur is an old convict prison that I visited on a school trip and that was the first time I heard about it with a fellow classmate saying her mother was there at the time. From the what I heard Tasmania during the 80s - 90s was pretty horrible.

[@phoebeprice4152]

You know, watching this I didn’t realise this was about the Port Arthur shooter, but I think in regards to his line to the neighbour about being remembered, not many people remember his name just about what he did and the good things that came from that tragedy. To us the murderer can rot, and nothing like it has ever happened again and can never happen again.

[@racheldominguez7177]

You're my favorite!!! Ah! I always wash the dishes while I listen to you and 100% HATE doing them lol but you make it very bearable I just zone out

[@ladymaiden2308]

Me too!! It makes the dishes go by so much faster, her voice is so chill. 👏👏👏👏

[@angelinazaza1008]

ILY WHEN U UPLOAD MY DAY IS MADE

[@lavi4148]

literally one of my worst nightmares, if i ever have kids, is for my child to turn out a psychopath

[@Anna-vl8qc]

I think they should scan brains of babies to see if they are psychopaths.Because their brains are different.

[@LakeGael]

Hailey towards the end: and what that means is- Me, an American in the south: that the government saw awful gun violence happen and they learned their lesson and decided to do something about it.

[@elliestubbings9360]

I’m from Tassie. Thanks for covering this one

[@EmilySmith-zx9ww]

I think the reason police deliver on hostage promises is so that in future hostage situations criminals can actually believe the negotiations and then authorities are able to safely recover the hostages

[@sammiewade3384]

I live in Hobart, Tas and the toll this took on the state and the country is phenomenal and heart breaking. Something to note is Port Arthur is one of Tasmania’s largest tourist attractions and when you go there today it’s very eerie. However, there is a beautiful garden / memorial dedicated to the people that lost their lives that day. Also, another note is that there is a large portion of people that also agree he didn’t do this despite overwhelming evidence.

[@charlottemclean803]

there's a lot of small details that are major in the way you can look at this case, with the woman and her children she actually begged for her children's lives to be spared and then her proceeded to shoot her and the small child while the other hid behind a tree (there is also a memorial site at this tree today), then martin proceeded to shoot the little girl without a blink. also port author is a kind of like rehabilitation for men and boys who would commit crimes (not murder) and would teach them how to build make things and ofc discipline, from what I've heard and learnt from school and visiting the historical site is that there were never war enactments since it wasn't a war place, yes it had something to do with the British but no war i believe (i may be wrong though) so it would of been confusing for gun shots to be made, for some it would be a red flag and fun for others they might believe it is a skit of some kind, as well as soon as the gun shots were heard these two old couples heard and thought it was a fun enactment they went over and martin pointed the gun at them and both the ladies husbands shielded their wives and unfortunately lost their lives, and now these two ladies own a shop helping families who go through the loss of loved ones. i commented this because it needs more highlight on how much impact this had on the victims and why we should be talking more detail to what happened closely on this day. there is also now a memorial site in port authors historical site its covered by tall hedges so its separate from the facility but you can visit the café and see the names of the 35 victims and also see the fountain built in their memory. also with martins father there's a lot of speculation he killed him but ofc that is unknown, its strange because while they were diving and looking for his father he was flirting with a police officer. martins mother still to this day believes martin is innocent as well you can with her interview in 2011 i think with 60 minutes on youtube and the documentary of unreleased footage from the vault on 7 news youtube.

[@Lore-hz8wz]

I’m really sad because the last few months I stopped watching your videos and I feel so behind now, but hey more to binge!

[@sallykohorst8803]

Well that was something. What a life that man had and then to shoot all those people. That is so sad. Plus being so violent as a child too. So tough but it really kept me listening. You are a great story teller and can't wait for next time.

[@wriggleby]

Ik it's weird given the circumstances but I just wanted to thank you for clarifying that aspergers is an outdated term, as someone with ASD it means so much I really appreciate it :)

[@helloleesh]

14:16 All I was thinking: "And they were roommates."

[@katelynriley06]

I was JUST looking to see if you posted! Perfect timing! Love your vids so much!! ❤️❤️

[@gladsoriano5657]

I love listening to the way you tell stories 💕 I will say though that it’s not always teachers fault when a student/child doesn’t keep up academically. Teachers have so many children to look after and teach with a variety of behaviors and personalities. I know sometimes some children don’t have the one on one time with their teachers that they need and some teachers may not care as much as others, but with this story specifically, it kinda hurt my heart when you made it sound like it was the teachers fault he couldn’t read/write thus had a low IQ. Teachers are human too and most teachers spend more quality time with other peoples children than their own children! All love though!!

[@humanname99]

it wasn't the teachers fault completely, all she said was that the teachers clearly had given up because he couldn't even read or write at 16. that does show his teachers neglected him. I understand being behind due to his teachers having other kids to tend to, none of them did anything to help him for that long.

[@a.i.1224]

I know from my experience observing other students at my school, that teachers just ignore you if they feel you're holding the class back. It's pretty common I feel like and also a shitty thing to do on their part. So...yeah teacher's are human. But that's no excuse to neglect a child even if he's difficult to reach.

[@blackswan1983]

Agreed. I'm the parent of a child with a severe LD and ADHD. We can only do so much for the child and keep encouraging and enticing them to keep working. Her executive functioning is roughly 30% delayed so we had to adjust expectations. We found out she can't use verbal information and adjusted teaching methods. Once anxiety was identified, we worked on strategies to manage that. I can't begin to tell you how frustrating it can be to try so hard but watch them fail anyway. We're finally in a good spot but omg, I wanted to give up so many times. The teachers must have been exhausted too.

[@marcy2557]

funny listening to an ad of a game I am playing while listening to your podcasts haha. I'm on lvl 923 (not addicted at all i swear )

[@sam.onella]

this makes me want to never go outside ever again (great coverage and video, the topic was just so revolting)

[@tammyfarmer7716]

This was a bad case. I think she took entirely too long to cover it! It took me about 6 days to watch the entire video. When it’s more than 30 minutes, it’s WAY TOO LONG!

[@ameliam96]

My aunty's best friend was killed by this man. So glad Australia basically got rid of guns after this.

[@indee.d]

i live in tasmania and every time i visit port arthur i get a weird feeling

[@unicorncupcakes3336]

From Tasmania and really appreciate the coverage of the story! You’ve done really well ❤️

[@haileywatson9225]

It’s crazy because I went on a cruise to Tasmania and actually walked into the abandoned cafe/restaurant it was very disturbing . Two sisters were murdered he chased them as they hid it’s horrible. I just realised that it’s the same place I went to

[@haileywatson9225]

They have a memorial just so saddening how many names were there

[@jamym2343]

I love watching you’re videos during work 😭😭

[@Jo-razz]

We had a Neighbor who daughter was not mentally well. She committed crimes & harassing people to no end. A lot of these crimes & harassments where caught on video (I seen two of them & they very clear as if she knew she was being recorded) when she finally got arrested, she laughed about it & admitted to most. Her mom seen the videos. Seen her daughter admitting to it. Her mother said she believed her daughter didn't do any of it. That people where just picking on her. THANK GOD, no one was killed. This made me think of this, when mentioned his mother. The mental state you have to be in to Deny what is in front of your face. Is really sad.

[@sammy0132]

My uncle, was one of the first officers on site on that day... was one of the hardest days of his life and still to this day if anyone says anything about port Arthur he will just walk out of the room