John Wayne Gacy (Killer Clown) | Mental Health & Personality

[@call_me_p1cklez101]

"I think gacey did more damage to the reputation of clowns than any single person in history" I love this dude's humor

[@crampfever]

And the delivery... so dry, blink and you might miss it. I love it.

[@padussia]

Yep. I've always been afraid of clowns though.

[@youandopenflames9756]

Agreed. Needs more brevity though.

[@inkompetenzkompensationsko4188]

I think Stephen King perfected this job tho😂

[@Ron4885]

@@inkompetenzkompensationsko4188 Yes he did :)

[@MrBigtime1986]

The father apologized for beating him. You can't put the tooth paste back in the tube after you squeeze it out. The damage was done.

[@thesparrow3902]

I blame the mother, too. Some women put their husbands before their children. I certainly don't know the circumstances with his mother but I am sad no one rescued him--not a teacher, not an older friend, no one.

[@MrBigtime1986]

@@thesparrow3902 child abuse definitely damages not only the child but puts the entire community at risk. I hate people who think abusing their children. All they're doing is killing whatever self-esteem they have .

[@thesparrow3902]

@@MrBigtime1986 Abuse of children, abuse of the elderly, abuse of animals...all just so grievous.

[@powerful7661]

An apology is rare. Most abusers of their children, and all pedophiles that I've ever heard of, deny and gaslight what they did. I was surprised when I heard that he apologised. It's something. It can't fix or change anything. And it's something.

[@powerful7661]

@@thesparrow3902 Many woman with abusive husbands are so beaten down that they cannot do much. We do not know of other situations that she might have been able to diffuse. Judge, if you must, bearing in mind that we simply do not know everything that happened in that house.

[@ledzepbrooklyn3890]

Dr.Grande is the KING of roasts but, im only speculating what could be happening in a situation like this

[@hakimchulan]

Hshshshs

[@pacz1212]

lol hes so funny

[@elif-py1gt]

he’s not a psychologist...

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Best comment ❤️

[@alik1989]

Every person on earth: "He was an alcoholic." Dr. Grande: "He struggled to regulate alcohol intake."

[@neilabernath5862]

I loved that comment too.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

So did Dahmer. Of course, normal drinkers just stop at around 2 drinks. They LEAVE some in the glass.

[@joelewertow6095]

Found it to be somewhat inaccurate. Alcoholism cannot be distilled(no pun intended)into the narrow behavior given

[@ericablu-y8z]

he said at the beginning “i’m not diagnosing anyone” so i think he avoids terms like alcoholic

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Dr Grande telling jokes with a straight face is hysterical😂

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He’s priceless 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheNerdyFosterMom]

The riff he made on inmate chapters was hysterical.

[@shivanagireddy6522]

isn't tht a cause for concern?

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Shiva don't go there,

[@supermario.wahoo_20]

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[@larrybuzbee7344]

I was hitchhiking through Chicago in June of '75 when I got a ride from a robust fellow driving a pickup with a toolbox in the back and a sticker on the bumper that said "support your local clown". I immediately had a bad feeling and declined, vigorously, his offer to go home with him to have a beer. I have taken thousands of rides from perfect strangers over the years and can only remember 3 or 4 individuals, but that guy I remember. Maybe ten years later I read a book about GWG and as I went through it I began to make connections with the Chicago ride. I turned to the section of the paperback in the center with the black and white pictures. I immediately recognized Gacy and his pickup. I am grateful to my mom for having taught me to listen to my gut instincts. This is one reason I am fascinated by your analyses of these characters.

[@madelynnemree2618]

omg this is crazy!!!! so glad you are ok!

[@peggycearnach8034]

Thank goodness you trusted your gut instinct there. Maybe the ones who became his victims had been conditioned not to trust their own instincts over many years. Best to you.

[@kawaiibun2005]

OMFG that is insane!!! I always wonder what it's like finding out someone you interacted with could have killed or done something horrible after they become criminalized in the highest form.

[@ashleyelizabeth8335]

Thousands of rides?!

[@larrybuzbee7344]

@@ashleyelizabeth8335 I was a hippy just freed from the army. I had a lot of seeing to do. And yes, over 20 years, thousands of rides and 99.9% very good people. Only three to four murderer types so far as I could tell. 😁

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In that case, you are truly a man of culture

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Kissass

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Same

[@AdaptiveApeHybrid]

@Old Iron yes be objective in your subjective taste for media fellas

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Nothing wrong with that. You have prior knowledge from watching his other videos that Dr Grande puts out quality content. You can watch it, and if you find after engaging in an 'objective' viewing that your like was premature and ill-advised, you can remove it.😁 A KZbin like is not a lifelong commitment if you don't want it to be.😉

[@bellam7359]

That picture of him dressed as the clown is terrifying.

[@pkmcburroughs]

I can only imagine what his balloon animals looked like. "Um. What is it?" "It's a giraffe!" "It doesn't look like a giraffe." "It's just the neck. I keep the head and body balloons under my house."

[@tadeogalvan565]

Makes Pennywise look like a cool clown.

[@bruceswinford4901]

He also purposefully painted his face with sharp points, something most clowns avoided doing to avoid scaring children

[@crazyclown2650]

Not all clowns are lunatics, most of us are crazy though. But being "crazy" and a "clown" doesn't always translate into someone like John Wayne Gacy. But there is a such thing as "fun crazy"

[@mattheww797]

Bella M to be honest he was mostly just misunderstood. Anyone who is abused by their father will develop some bad habits

[@victran5882]

“Optimistic therapist club” Lol.

[@maxhill9254]

+1

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We need shirts

[@BA.77777]

Your summaries are some of the best I’ve heard. No flash, no animations, just clear and deeply engaging storytelling. Love your evaluations and channel.

[@fiona-lyons]

Question to ask on a first date: So have you suffered one or more head traumas in your past? Another fascinating analysis Dr Grande.

[@anjachan]

I did but Im "normal" ... thanx god xD

[@popeye5274]

Yeah, head trauma seems to be a common pattern with a majority of serial killers.

[@attheranch873]

A lot of people have experienced head trauma.

[@fiona-lyons]

@@attheranch873 myself included...twice. So far I seem ok though.

[@anjachan]

@@attheranch873 would be bad if everyone would be crazy because of it ;)

[@Andrei-yv8fz]

What determines whether or not an abused child becomes dangerous? I don't know what saved me! Genetics? Lack of head injury? This fascinates me. Whatever it is, I'm so grateful.

[@anjachan]

my parents didn't have the best parent(s) too ... for this they are great parents to me. The outcome of abuse can be really different. Maybe it depends on how sensitive the child is.

[@toweypat]

I think it just takes a lot of factors to make someone a dangerous predator. Thank goodness!

[@anjachan]

@@toweypat Im not so sure about it.

[@wilmer89]

@@charlesmiller5078 I got turned into batman

[@barrymichlowitz1071]

@@wilmer89 That is so sick! Hahaha

[@olivierkepo]

“Genetics loads the gun, personality aims the gun, and experiences pull the trigger” - Jim Clemente This guy seems like he was a perfect storm of those three factors.

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Quickly becoming my favorite channel. I’m a night custodian at a school, and this channel is perfect for when I’m working. Makes the night much more enjoyable. Thank you Dr. Grande

[@mirandalangley9475]

Ine as well! Thank you Dr Grande!

[@blablatructruc]

Well it has also something to do with repression

[@Attabasca]

"Optimistic therapists club" cracked me up and yes, clearly that therapist was not a member! I imagine him having a giant rubber stamp with the word "HOPELESS" that he used for his files. 🤣

[@sheilagravely5621]

Well, he wasn't wrong was he??

[@whatsuplocs2813]

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[@clutchkman]

With a diagnosis of “hopeless,” couldn’t the court at least have him held for more psychiatric assessment? For the public safety?

[@MerHerrera5]

@@clutchkman it's written. There is a recommendation not to release him because he was a danger to society. But someone didn't care at all and they released him anyway

[@ladyphelps21]

" We're gonna need an inmate chapter, like these people are going to be arrested "😅🤣😂🤣 Comments like these are why I'm a fan!

[@endorfiene7457]

im trying to look up information about that inmate chapter but i can't figure out the spelling, can you help me? lmao

[@mikeformisano764]

Rachel Dolezal would be a great analysis. It would be awesome to hear a professional describe what she could be suffering from.

[@nancydocimo5526]

This doctor is brilliant

[@nicoolpeg7821]

Yes! Hers would be quite interesting 🤔

[@Hannah-zw9ow]

Johnny Flannigan as we have all (hopefully) learned from these videos, delusions are symptoms of some psych disorders. That’s why an analysis would be interesting.

[@burntreynolds8312]

I agree

[@burntreynolds8312]

Or talcum X

[@leavemealonewillya]

"This mental health professional was probably not a member of the optimistic therapist club" 😂😂😂

[@yoitsrami]

Dr. Grande here is a suggestion: The personality characteristics of bullies and trolls

[@h.borter5367]

He's done the internet troll already

[@timsharpe6652]

I was bullied at High School myself , so might be interesting to look into their possible psychology 🙂

[@jackrainwater7966]

I think he's done that or something similar.

[@elinelinka]

@Natalie grande does not actually read his comments....I could explain it very simple for you...not becouse I am a psychiatrist...even if I am...but because I have an understanding of the human nature...and etnologi is much more helpful in understanding behaviors because of the fact that humans is just another species of animal.....

[@elinelinka]

there is no such thing as one characteristic of people that bully...but if you have to categorize then its actually very simple, just because of the fact that it is a very normal human(animal) behavior....most people can be made into bullying because we are flock animals...and instinctively we fell like we can't survive without the approval of others...and the majority of humans are not able to think for themselves...this also makes us innately insecure...and therefore in order to fit in and make us feel better about ourselves we like to put others down...and because everything is relative...(proven fact!) putting others below us, automatically makes us better...just nature...its not complicated....!!!!

[@jeffinphx517]

The ability to make a balloon Dachshund is a precursor to perverted behavior.

[@LW-ej6id]

😄

[@veggiequeen2738]

All these years of true crime tv and I learned more from you than all those shows combined. Well done once again Dr. Grande👏

[@resop3]

What's disturbing to me is that people would pay large sums of money for some of the paintings that Gacy painted.

[@dortesandal4303]

There is a hot marked for that stuff, serial killer art, writings aso - I want to be open minded, but I in All honesty find it revolting.

[@gigiarmany]

ppl are garbage

[@765kvline]

Hitler's original watercolors are worth a small fortune.

[@BeckBeckGo]

@@gigiarmany I don't think that's fair. Most people buy art as a conversation piece. This would definitely fall into that category. People collect all kinds of weird things that have no comment on their character. I collect insect/arachnid/chilopod taxidermy. like we're talking massive beetles from Asia, giant hornets, centipedes, all things that would make me literally crap my pants if a living on approached me, and I obviously don't catch them (they come from antique stores or people in the business). But I love admiring them on the wall because I can look at them close up, learn about them, touch their wing casings or stingers etc. And that sounds cruel as hell, but since i usually get them secondhand, I don't feel too badly about it.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

@@gigiarmany I have a tee with an alien and it says "Humans suck." Lol

[@moxiemaxie3543]

I love that he recaps someone's life cut dry without dramatization or drama music. Even his voice is neutral 😁

[@LEVI040910]

I really love Dr. Grande's dark humor/sarcasm. There seems to be at least a tinge of it in each video. Thank you for all your content, Dr. Grande!

[@istateyourname4710]

Sinister and obnoxious to the end. He stated that he shouldn't have been charged w/ murder. He should have been charged w/ operating a cemetery without a license.

[@atomarkanov8201]

There is an ice cream truck on the streets outside my house. The song reminded me of clowns, which made me think of John Gacy. The I get on KZbin and see this video. Good timing, good video.

[@myriamguns2162]

@Mr. Layth Adrian I don't get your meaning??

[@jenilynneful]

Lol the Girl Scout joke was great

[@kriskrispies2127]

Those were some salty cookies 🧂🧂🧂🧂🧂🧂🧂🧂🧂🧂

[@celesteisneat]

I let out a single loud obnoxious laugh when he said that! My cat won’t come back!

[@cindyrhodes]

JWG is absolutely one of the most heinous and creepy killers ever. Thank you so much, Dr. Grande, for helping us peer into the mental health and personality factors of this guy!! Fascinating!!!!!! (And... I am going out to start creating that Girl 👧 Scout 🍪 recipe.... You know... the one with the file baked into each one.)

[@patmanchester8045]

Read The Last Victim. It is on line, now. It is a creepy true account of a young man who 'befriended" gacy to write a class paper on serial killers.

[@cindyrhodes]

@@patmanchester8045 thank you for the excellent suggestion!

[@sarah2.017]

@@patmanchester8045 And if you don't know the whole story behind the author, DO NOT Google it until after you have finished reading the book.

[@leannatimmerman9922]

I can’t think of anyone worse, so I think he’s the very most disgusting human who ever lived

[@dukey19941]

His arrogance when he is interviewed in prison is astounding. He really thought his poop didn't smell.

[@timmy4312]

Rest in peace to all of the victims, it's truly horrifying how he could just take their life away from them.

[@judithcampbell1705]

No clowning around.. Gacy is the lesson in why people should never hitchhike, especially alone. Thanks for your interesting analysis Dr Grande.

[@humanbeing5300]

Bundy too victimized hitchikers

[@nikki4534]

Right on time as usual. Liked it already💃🏽

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I'm here for the fresh Grande. Thank you for my one (1) dopamine molecule this week.

[@gracelove5211]

You’re the best Dr. Grande! Thank you!

[@fiilmstar]

I live in the town where this happened, and my fathers friend was one of his murder victims. My grandpa tore down his house and saw the basement. Everyone here is still affected by it to this day.

[@valaries.5944]

Dr. Grande is so in depth. He gives entire, history of the subject. Before his analysis on the subject. Interjecting his own, humor throughout. This is my go to on the web.

[@kavitadeva]

Well, he's not your ordinary BOZO.

[@franmellor9843]

@The Real Deal was not

[@JohnGalt1960]

We're all bozos on this bus.

[@Zara-js9wz]

Pogo

[@RYMAN1321]

He truly was, the most evil kind.

[@ericwalters5382]

Blozo always said you can tell a lot about a Clown by the size of his shoes.

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This is the best Friday night ever!!!

[@moniquemoreti]

You spoil us, Dr. Grande ❤️

[@missmeesh]

Hi Dr. Grande! I can’t help but notice how the most discussed serial killers have traumatic brain injury in their history. This includes Edmund Kemper, Richard Ramirez, John Wayne Gacy Jr., Jerry Brudos, Gary Heidnik, and Ed Gein just to name who I know of. I have heard of athletes who play football who also had violent behavior after TBI occurrences. I’m not sure if you would be willing to discuss this, but I’d love to hear your opinion about it. Love your channel so much! Thank you if you read this!

[@maryjanekapteyn8964]

The behaviour panel cites perfect storm for creation of serial killers are three things: abuse in childhood, mental illness and brain damage. This is the killers created not born theory.

[@rayleanlissness8837]

I don't know I had a s***** childhood and a lot of abuse and I've had like I don't know six or seven concussions. I mean knockout concussions. And I have about a 4 and 1/2 mm lesion in my frontal lobe and I actually think I'm pretty well regulated. I grew up I have a wonderful husband beautiful children and I'm a public defender. Give back to the community. Or maybe I just can't hack it as a real lawyer as some of the other attorneys say lol. But yeah Head Trauma + Abusive upcoming does not always equate to being doomed. Or I'm just a genetic mistake of nature who knows. Light and love.

[@develyntwocentshenderson5739]

I watched the movie 'concussion' (based on a book) and it demonstrates that these injuries do lasting damage and alter personalities.

[@elenafalconsseedlaboratory403]

"This therapist was not a member of the optimistic therapist club, but it turns out they were right ..." Dr Grande 😂 Great overview, as always!

[@kathleenryan1371]

Oh, I love me some Dr. Grande! Thank you for the consistently unbiased and scientifically method based content. But, to be honest, I have to admit the best part of your videos are the deadpan, straight-faced sarcastic comments that make even the most morbid content hysterical! :)

[@gracelove5211]

Please do a video on the musician Prince! I’d LOVE to hear your views on him💜

[@metaphoricalmusician]

I’m just sitting here with my cat and listening to you. Great analysis!

[@ladylaois8184]

It’s funny you did this one. I watched an interesting interview he did. He came across a lot more intelligent and composed than I expected. He seemed very normal. I’m not sure what I expected. But wasn’t this. Your analysis of these people is excellent. I’m a retired Psychiatric professional of 45 years, and the minds of people never cease to Intrigue and amaze me. Many thanks 🙏

[@declankelly9829]

I bet YOUR mind never ceases to intrigue and amaze some people you have had a relationship with ... Lady Laois!

[@zeddeka]

I suppose in the back of our minds, we always imagine these people will look like werewolves and have a voice like Darth Vader. It's bewildering when they appear to be like an everyday person. The writer Hannah Arendt wrote about 'the banality of evil' - that most evil is carried out by banal, everyday people.

[@melissa9375]

Thank you for telling people to report crimes - it can make a difference in the future!

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Just report anyone you get a bad feeling about or they're acting funky. Let the cops deal with it. We saw this odd guy looking at all the houses while we were standing outside talking with the dog. He didn't ask us for help to find a place or even say anything. All 3 of us were weirded out.

[@CommanderBunky]

Finally! Been waiting for this one. I actually owned copy #13/500 of the book he wrote in prison called A Question of Doubt. Never read it, but I did sell it to the East Alcatraz Crime Museum so if you want to see one in person it is on display there.

[@blazinvenus3914]

I come for the dark humor and stay for Dr Todd's vast knowledge! Thank you 4 the daily fun!

[@rayross997]

Would you please discuss the type of personality the Jack the Ripper killer could have had? He has never been identified, although many men & even some women have been put forth as the Ripper. Just interested in your opinion of the killers personality type.

[@Earlybird86]

He has been identified. He was a Jewish man from Poland.

[@Max-el7zd]

@Zachary Moses Care to elaborate?

[@pinecone1113]

He got syphilis from a prostitute because he couldn't keep it in his pants and went on a revenged-fueled prostitute-killing rampage because of it. End of story.

[@Earlybird86]

@@Max-el7zd his name was Aaron Kosminski. He was witnessed in the act, but the witness was a fellow Jew who refused to identify him. DNA was used to identify him from some preserved clothing from a victim.

[@damothomas5783]

@@pinecone1113 lol he was asking who he was lol we know the story 😂😂

[@MissMaeww]

Hearing Dr G use the word bombastic is a highlight of this video for me.

[@ColletteMartell]

Thanks for covering John Wayne Gacy. I read and wrote about him in college when I did a research paper about serial killers.

[@WitchOfThePage]

Yesssss! I am so excited for this video, I clicked out of another with much vigour. John Wayne Gacy really seemed to instill a lot of fear in parents. He was one of the first serial killers I heard of as a child, my mother always warned me about clowns. 🎈 Thank you, for all of your research and speedy uploads Dr. Grande.

[@teresas8173]

At the same as Gacy, there was Dean Corll, the Candyman doing the same thing in Texas. Sadistic torture and murder of young boys. It didn’t get as much coverage as Gacy because I think he was caught first, but this guy was just as evil. I don’t know how or if family members ever get over their loved one being so brutally murdered. Grief I can’t even imagine 😞

[@Timeren2010]

Dean Corll wasnt caught, he was killed by one of his associates/near future victims during a night of horror. The survivors of that evening, made the ball roll, and the murders public.

[@teresas8173]

HamsterJoe Hanson , yes, I do know that Corll was shot and killed by one of co-horts who was likely going to be Corlls next victim. He along with another teen were getting Dean Corll his victims. They both got life sentences, I believe. I guess I just meant that that those serial killings came to end about he same time as Gacy, not that Corll was ever caught. I should have been more clear.

[@sarah2.017]

@@Timeren2010 Yes, Corll killed boys, but interestingly, one of those potential victims was a young woman.

[@inkompetenzkompensationsko4188]

Considering your discussion, i would also be interested in Dr. Grande analysing this Case

[@Timeren2010]

@@sarah2.017 I think she was just in the way, he actually asked the teenager who would become his killer, to be her killer. Meanwhile he would kill another teenage boy that was in his apartment that evening. All 3 teens survived, but it could easily have been the other way around. Corll had all 3 tied up at one point, but his "associate" managed to talk himself out of it, after which Corll was killed. Crazy story, crazy man..

[@RoCkbunny769]

You don’t know how much I appreciate your videos. Your steady, calm way of speaking really helps with my anxiety, especially with the pandemic. And today has shaken me to the core, and even if the subject is especially dark, hearing you break it down so calmly has helped bring me down.

[@b4u992]

Damn. That's a beautiful, voluptuous woman. How'd you get thighs like that girl? Jesus.

[@MJPedersen]

I just watched the documentary about him on Netflix and I wanted to watch your analysis afterwards. Very exciting yet terrifying case. Thank you for your input.

[@rullmourn1142]

Thanks doctor, wow it would be interesting to hear how his two children feel about their father.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Proof WHY you run a background check. They would have found his pervert arrest records.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Proof WHY you run a background check. They would have found his pervert arrest records.

[@rucianapollard4057]

I'm sure they changed their last name and live in obscurity.

[@georgesehy8058]

Thanks Dr. Grande for such a extensive analysis of the Killer Clown. I am struck by how many young men were killed and how little investigation went on concerning Mr. Gacy even though he had those tendencies all along. And i wonder why the families of the victims didn't insist on deeper investigations. I wonder if the homophobia at the time wrote the victims off because they considered killing homosexuals as a "lesser" crime and therefore not top priority?

[@Khymeira]

100%.

[@quintincole1357]

I'm interested in what kind of issues his father had that caused him to treat his son that way.🤔

[@attheranch873]

Me too, because my dad was like his.

[@thesparrow3902]

He was an alcoholic.

[@diankreczmer6595]

I think the father treated gayce badly because thst is the way he was treated

[@myriamguns2162]

@@thesparrow3902 Mostly one becomes an alcoholic for (a) reason(s)

[@CanadianMonarchist]

@@attheranch873 I'm sorry to hear that.

[@sunshinecoasttrailcam]

Thank you for making sense of these complicated people who live amongst us! Clowns will never be the same.

[@nope2190]

Dr grande, Just found your channel a few days ago, and it’s awesome, intriguing and factual. You are a charming person and treat these social “monsters” with dignity and grace while profiling them. I commend your work and you are a fantastic narrator!

[@AndreaBaixinho]

I was reading about Gacy yesterday evening and now a dr. Grande video? What a coincidence!

[@justinhulet2848]

I've been waiting for you to cover John Wayne Gacy ever since I discovered your channel. Thank you very much not only for this video, but also for the plethora of other quality videos you pour out.

[@TheTroyandAbedfan]

Reasons why parenting classes should be mandatory.

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@Dakota Lyons Commie.

[@ifartmagic]

@Dakota Lyons Not in the least bit. I don't want the govt raising my kids. Mt principles and morals don't line up with our ever changing system (here in the USA atleast). Not sure where you fall on the spectrum, but im sure you don't want the opposite party telling your kids what's right. That's a scary thought.

[@pregnantmiltank]

@Dakota Lyons you gotta be joking

[@sanitary103]

@Dakota Lyons the last thing we need is more government control. Please rethink your entire ideology.

[@jessestewart169]

So true.

[@Alien--eh2yh]

Thank you for everything you do, Dr. Grande. I’ve learned so much from your videos. You’ve grown to be my favorite KZbin channel of all time. Anyways, have a good night !

[@SusanSez1]

Dr. Grande, I'm addicted. I love your style and your cadence and your voice. And you make me laugh out loud when I don't expect you to...like when you said Gacy did more to ruin the reputation of clowns than anyone else did. You're great!!

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These videos are amazing. Dr. Grande is so we'll spoken, well researched and I enjoy his dry sense of humor. I'm an addict.

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That is my favorite shirt Dr. Grande! ⭐

[@kdelka81]

😂 I just commented on another of your comments, and...same lol

[@adrianaandrade8809]

@@kdelka81 I think we are watching to much Dr Grande! LoL... Our husband gonna have to deal with it 😅

[@kdelka81]

@@adrianaandrade8809 My line of thinking, too 😊

[@franmellor9843]

Pinstripe is always smart

[@kdelka81]

@@franmellor9843 True. But I've seen him in it all buttoned up with a tie, and I like the smart look but also a tad laid back like how he wears it now on yt.

[@kimberlygabaldon3260]

More head injuries. I never knew that was a risk factor, but they seem to come up over and over. He reminds me of Pennywise.

[@celesteisneat]

Right? I’m worried my level of conscientiousness might drop into the low end and likely I’ll go on a spree of sorts without regard for human safety!

[@toweypat]

I wonder if Gacy sustained a brain injury from any of his father's beatings, particularly the one that knocked him unconscious. And, as I type this, I hear that he was struck in the head by a swing and suffered a blod clot in his brain. Poor kid.

[@freeroamer9768]

Dr. Todd Grande part time phycologist full time comedian

[@pwallace5359]

Dang man, you need to change that photo 😬

[@freeroamer9768]

@@pwallace5359 but it's me

[@squidwardtesticlesthelsdsq3204]

Nice to see the creator of french fries on youtube. Or how its called in french "Pommes Fritzl" XD

[@stephenpmurphy591]

I hope your basement or cellar is no longer occupied with a captive young women.....Yuck!

[@freeroamer9768]

​ @Stephen P Murphy it is. I keep telling them to leave but they are so stubborn.

[@helenbirdart]

I had to revisit this presentation today after watching the new Netflix 3 part documentary on Gacy. There are previously unreleased confessional tapes by Gacy that are very interesting. Well worth a watch. Thank you so much Dr Grande!

[@FrasFs]

Love your content Dr. Grande, keep it up 👍

[@gsafadi2]

Great video Dr.Grande! Plz make the deep dive in topics of personality disorders and other mental issues, really miss them 😆👍

[@jameswaysayquom9237]

Especially love when you do the serial killers. Very interesting insights as well as entertaining along the way... have a great night!!

[@stephanieturner2142]

Wow this was so informative. I never knew about his past this much , this is so detailed . I wish you could make docs on hbo , this is the quality docs need

[@chewychibi03]

I am in love with your content.

[@loopedobject2331]

I live 15min away from where his house was. Scary stuff

[@thatpointinlife]

Oh, man- I've been waiting for this one!!!

[@CB-jx9pw]

Same, dude..!

[@denverdanoreno]

I just came across Dr Grande and find the first few videos intriguing. Regards to John Wayne Gacy, I've known about this case since 1980 and had a girlfriend in the 90s who interviewed him when she worked for Time Life she said out of five serial killers that She interviewed she feared him the most.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

What's so impressive and chilling about him is how resilient and able he was. He must have had exceptional cunning.

[@Kaigirl27]

It’s crazy to think how he could have succeeded in life but no, he was crazy! I mean he could have become wealthy with the whole KFC restaurants his father-in-law owned. 😭Thank you for another great video Dr. Grande

[@LosseB]

Is it coincidence that my cat always comes to hang out with me when it's time to watch the latest upload?

[@sherunswithscissors]

Is your cat high in agreeableness?

[@LosseB]

@@sherunswithscissors most of the time, yes. I would say he's rather high in the neuroticism based on the panic at seeing the bottom of the food bowl.

[@h.borter5367]

Your kitty likes Dr. Todd's voice. Mine, too. 😊

[@powerful7661]

@@LosseB lol!!!

[@jaredferguson2999]

@@LosseB it is my understanding that cats generally meet the clinical criteria for anti-social personality disorder or narcissistic personality disorder, particularly grandiose narcissism.

[@catgirl6803]

I’d like to hear an opinion about the dude who shot Reagan for Jodie Foster. John Hinkley? I read people didn’t agree on the insanity defense.

[@cloudattack3279]

Pamela Fasolo He walks the streets today, a free man.

[@AirForceFalcons_9922]

@@cloudattack3279 Can you believe that shit??!!!

[@mikeymorrison272]

The insanity defense is one that has always had controversy around it. Be interesting to hear Dr. Grandes thoughts

[@spacecowboi5466]

i mean, i think a lot of people would shoot Reagan for Jodie Foster. i sure would.

[@mikeymorrison272]

@@spacecowboi5466 I mean I don't think a lot of people would.

[@laurastrobel718]

This case was the personification of the dark belly of suburban success and the American Dream... Swinging and drug use in the Jaycees? Go figure Yes if some of the young men that had suvived Gacys' seduction attempts had come foward then he could have been stopped in his tracks and lives could have been saved... Fear and shame kept that from happening and festered within Gacy making him homicidal. Great analysis Dr G

[@christinekrebs2420]

What an interesting (and very scary!!) person to discuss. I have always wondered what his possible diagnosis would be since he committed such horrifying crimes. Thank you for this assessment. Always so fascinating to listen to what you have to say.

[@christinekrebs2420]

I also wanted to add that I enjoyed your extensive amount of research of Gacy's earlier years. I had no idea that he had worked at the mortuary. The story of him with the deceased teen was so creepy! YIKES!!!

[@drjohnson98]

Dr. Grande's theories are always interesting. I grew up in Chicago and remember the frenzied media speculation once victims of an unknown killer began appearing in the Des Plaines River. Then when Gacy was caught and all those bodies were found in his crawlspace it was both horrifying and a relief that the killer had finally been captured. As more details of the case have come out, it became clear that many opportunities to catch Gacy sooner were missed because of unreported suspicions or knowledge of attacks and simple failure by law enforcement to follow-up or connect dots. Sadly, because of some remarks by one near-victim who survived an assault and some dates of murders that don't line up with Gacy's whereabouts there is a plausible theory that Gacy had at least one unnamed accomplice.

[@nerdieone1]

Always informative. Love the small bits of wry humor.

[@lightseeker134]

Fantastic video that is rich in detail with profound insight into his motivation. As a former girl guide, the files in cookies comment was golden😂😂

[@juliemay9295]

I love your work Dr. Grande! I found the theory about killing off a part of himself very interesting. So perhaps he saw in those men something of himself, probably projecting assuming that internally they were just like him? He didn't like that, he doesn't like himself because he's a product of his father's abuse. So he sought to eliminate that by murder, and in doing so defeated his father. That really is fascinating. Maybe the additional sadistic behaviour would be him punishing his father also. Or he just wanted others to suffer like him. Who can tell really? I think it's true to say that abuse in childhood is not proportionate to the crime committed by those suffering mental illness due to that abuse. That sometimes there might be no apparent abuse. It's just how ther mind works and how humans unravel in their own individual way.

[@stephaniesaberhagen]

Stuck in bed with pneumonia means I get to go back and watch some of the classics! Thank you for keeping me company, Dr Grande. The old background is making me feel all nostalgic.😘

[@jayodoom]

I'd be very interested to hear Dr Grande's thoughts on Dennis Nilsen. He's been in the news again recently.

[@lizrobertson8512]

Yes. He was who I was thinking about whilst watching this. A serial killer of young men also, but such a very different personality. He apparently killed for companionship.

[@longwhitemane]

That is a great idea. You can send the suggestion to him on Patreon. Cheers!

[@sodaguzler]

i swear if he doesn’t “heart” this comment ima fucking turn into him 😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤

[@Leonacharissacallon]

Yes!!!!

[@laurenadams5769]

Ok Hey E I P

[@nicoolpeg7821]

Girl Scout cookies with little files in them 😆 😂🇨🇦

[@Bradders-ik3vm]

This is a big one buckle up!!

[@CanadianMonarchist]

If only Gacy's father had kept his belt buckled up! Then again, I know lots of guys who were spanked with belts and never grew up to rape or kill anyone.

[@swearudont8669]

I had a a friend who I appreciate him asking me if he could be physically violent during intimate times, I can see why he would say that I do not know how to love myself. He has no desire to live with me and I agree with him about this situation because I know me better now and he was just right. So if he sees this I want him to know I don't hate him and I respect him for his honesty as always do appreciate honesty even when it hurts. I don't think people appreciate my honesty but they wouldn't.

[@andersonbroberg3531]

me and my gf found you while we were browsing youtube and you have quickly became one of our favorite channels.

[@almightybilly]

"struggle with regulating alcohol intake"😂😂😂😂

[@almightybilly]

@Death Embrace poor thing, you must have an emotionally absent and sexually intimate mother growing up.

[@Zara-js9wz]

Hahahahaha omg so funny bitch omg No

[@spiritanimal8836]

How is that funny ffs?

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

If you have to struggle to regulate it, you're already probably an alcoholic. You NEVER see that with normal drinkers.

[@sarah2.017]

I saw a TV interview with a woman psychiatrist (IIRC, Dr. Helen Morrison) who said that Gacy did not fit any known psychiatric diagnosis. That's beyond interesting. BTW, one of Gacy's regular visitors was the shock-rocker GG Allin, who died shortly before Gacy was executed.

[@helenyamashita2524]

Could you do an analysis on Scientology’s leader David Miscavige & his missing wife? Thank you Dr. Grande

[@cherylparks9449]

Ya, good one 😻

[@jamieepic666]

Great idea!!! Ive recently been watching Leah Reminis show on Netflix. I absolutely need to know where the wife is. And why anyone would join and spend several thousand dollars on a "religion" created by the king of science fiction is beyond me. Smh

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

@@jamieepic666 Because people are dumbasses? I mean, read the AARP magazine. Pretty much monthly, it's the sane type of scams. Someone calls an old person and claims they're their kid and being held hostage. These idiots don't even call the kid to find out! Lol

[@livingchariot]

“The optimistic therapists club” had me laughing out loud in this dark, sleeping house. Surprised myself! Gotten into the habit of listening to Dr. Grande to relax before 🛏

[@noahschmartz2354]

Cant think of many as skilful as Dr G at telling a story in a way thats easy to follow.

[@clowngirl1720]

I enjoy reading books and watching true crime shows- really enjoyed your “ analysis! Thank you!