The Grisly Afterlife of History's Worst Bank Robber | Fascinating Failures

[@guyvanarsdall7686]

The artwork specifically drawn for this is a nice addition to the videos.

[@heliotoro]

Comics by Emma Galloway

[@SirAsdf]

A final fun note on Elmer's time as a haunted house prop is that he apparently scared one boy so much that he would use him as inspiration when creating Skeletor for the He-Man franchise. Skeletor, ironically, being the only character who could give Elmer a run for his money in the "most bumbling criminal in history" department.

[@stephaniec6307]

Yay, Emma Galloway's art is back! In a time where more and more youtubers are using AI art in their videos, I'm glad you're working with a human artist to help with your videos, her art and your narration complement eachother perfectly!

[@dinolil1474]

Elmer McCurdy really the definition of 'task failed successfully'

[@BvzSA]

You do find the most interesting stories to cover.

[@noodletoots]

“Think you used enough dynamite there, Elmer?” His robbery “career” feels like something straight out of Looney Tunes.

[@user-ll8be9vt4u]

What a bizarre story. Excellent job

[@inkyjill]

This channel is so fun, Kristian. Just love it!

[@yuvgotubekidding]

The level of detail in research of your video subjects on this channel and your Fascinating Horror channel is stellar. None better.

[@tfrowlett8752]

I remember Sam O’Nella taking about this guy, great adaptation of the story here

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

Yeah, me too! This story is so fascinating that I don't care that I've heard it several times before.

[@tfrowlett8752]

@@MatthewTheWanderer this version also has more details than Sam’s version does

[@DagobahResident]

"Wait a minute... Uh oh. UH OH. Ǔ̴̗͎̼̫͖͇̮̀͑ͅͅH̴͈̪̰̖̱̙̩͖̓̾̽̈̂ ̸̢̨̨̡͉̟̹͕͚̙̹͈̪̭̓͐̏͐̋ͅỌ̵͖̍̿͠H̷̩̳̙̘̦̺͓̝̬̳̓̅̓̽̽͐͐̏̑͐̈͝͝

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@tfrowlett8752 It's a lot less funny, though.

[@Mousezilla]

In. Stitches. Your narration and Emma's illustrations are just *chef's kiss*

[@HermitTcrab]

It was hard to pay attention to the story at times, I was laughing too much. 😆

[@Slop_Dogg]

Thanks fer' the vidya pardner 🤠

[@frankreads8618]

You left out one of the most interesting parts of Elmer's (after)life story! At one point when Elmer's body was still hanging in the haunted house, a young kid came across him and was scared out of his mind. The image of Elmer's desiccated face stuck with him, and he remembered it years later when he was tasked with designing the villain of a toyline/cartoon that Mattel was about to launch. That's right. Elmer here was the visual inspiration for Skeletor, from the Masters of the Universe franchise!

[@JesamyPorter]

Omg that’s the most legendary story about a corpse I’ve ever heard! Love this channel and can’t wait for it to make it big!

[@solainechauquet6879]

I don't comment on KZbin much but I wanted to say thank you for all the amazing content you offer. I think I have binged it all, haha. Also I love Emma Galloway's art! Wishing you the best for all to come, Kristian!

[@MightyMezzo]

What a long strange trip…. I’d like to recommend Mark Svenhold’s biography, “Elmer McCurdy: the life and afterlife of an American outlaw.” Really fun read.

[@sandro-here]

10:42 even the tree failed to grow

[@melasnexperience]

One of the more bizarre & hilarious stories I've heard, made even better by the art.

[@ellarasei4404]

After years of watching fascinating horror, i got a bit of whiplash seeing the upbeat art lol. I love the art and i think ima love this channel

[@sepiasnakesigil]

I've heard about this case before, and it always struck me as both disgusting and really sad. You could really get away with anything back in the day (except train robbery).

[@lorifromtemeculaca426]

Most precious score? The friends I made along the way! You had me spitting out my coffee with that one!

[@alankeith7866]

"The friends I made along the way".😂😂😂

[@MeraLee82]

Love the humor in this series! 😂

[@wargamerwilly8756]

Absolutely loved this video! The artwork was incredible, well done! Thank you

[@nancyt2848]

From the beginning, I kept thinking that his name sounded familiar. It wasn’t until he was killed that I realized he was the infamous outlaw funhouse skeleton. I’ve heard the story about the discovery of his skeleton several times, but had never actually heard much about him. So thanks for that.

[@80sMetalHead]

Great Job as always 🫡

[@dragoniv]

Fantastic story, and great presentation

[@SeñorrTaco]

"Convinced the crew to take a nap" 😂

[@Suavelito1]

Was the crew a bunch of toddlers?! Lol! I’d really like to know how this was actually accomplished though, but find it hard to believe they in fact did nap while the robbers did their thing. Quite hilarious really.

[@SeñorrTaco]

@@Suavelito1 I assume it's another way to say "unalive" or "popped" so KZbin doesn't pull a temper tantrum! :)

[@Suavelito1]

@@SeñorrTaco at yes, that makes more sense if that’s the case. Haha! That good ol forever nap.

[@SophieWilder-ni1wl]

I remember his rediscovery making the news back in ole '76

[@ejaylee5873]

it's charming to hear your humorous narrations after coming from Fascinating Horror XD

[@YippieMom1]

Wow! This one is weird and very entertaining. Thank you!

[@OurEpicLife]

I love these videos so much. I’m honestly always so excited when I see a new upload. I admire you for continuing to post and how much work you put into the illustrations. You are so very much appreciated. ❤

[@jadinroberts2341]

The perfect video to giggle to while getting ready! Awesome videos 🎉 keep it up!! 😊

[@TheAllegedRachel]

Thank you so much for making high quality videos with actual human narration and artwork. Nowadays people are far too comfortable using AI as a shortcut. Every time I see a video from either of your channels I’m so happy and excited to watch! Additional shoutout to your artist Emma Galloway, the drawings add so much fun and humor.

[@jenniferryersejones9876]

Thanks, Kristian!

[@BatteryH1862]

I'm trying to picture someone proposing visiting Elmer as a part of a date. "What did you have in mind?" "I thought we'd take in a movie and a corpse."

[@canedust]

"What? ... *what?*" well, that was an interesting opening 30 seconds

[@MrDan708]

With incompetence on that level, I'm surprised Mr. McCurdy didn't end up working in the US government!

[@TrainCon1958]

What a coincidence, I found myself thinking of this exact case just a few days ago! It's kind of funny how he was, objectively, more famous in death than he ever was when he was alive... Fascinating story!

[@cadillacdeville5828]

You're so awesome❤

[@anniereddj]

Always interesting stories! Thank you very much!!

[@scxcr]

Weekend at Bernie's? Meet Half-Century at McCurdy's.

[@KATHIESHOES]

I know the First Runner Up: well-known cover band singer attempts to rob his LOCAL bank, wearing the same clothes (with sunglasses) he wears on stage😂😂😂😂

[@shortking-vp9vv]

This is… strangely wholesome lol. RIP ole Elmer

[@leahl5007]

so now the question is: how many other preserved dead people are still out there today being mistaken for props? 😳

[@ResettisReplicas]

Crazy coincidence; the newest episode of "9-1-1" (aired just a few hours after this video premiered) had a plotline inspired by this story!

[@annfelty24]

This was just an arc on 9-1-1 last night. Crazy!!

[@nuplanner5345]

I remember hearing about this years ago when I lived in L.A. There’s a million stories in the city, ya know.

[@veronicavasquez8]

What a story! It’s strange how little respect was shown for the dead. I hope at least some of our practices today seem just as shocking 100 years from now!

[@Robbie06261995]

Oh wow the MKT, commonly referred to as Katy. That's a familiar name.

[@stevenstice6683]

They were the stars of a Fascinating Horror episode: The Crash At Crush. They crashed two steam locomotives head on as part of a publicity stunt.

[@PanPanOB]

I’m just picturing red dead the entire time

[@anthonyruby2668]

SUPER LIKE!!! ELMER MCCURDY!!!!! I rarely make suggestions cause it's the dealer's choice, but Joaquín Murrieta next!!! The inspiration of a Zorro movie

[@mawriverbird]

On the recent episode of 9-1-1, there was a story very similar to this lol

[@DownEastSaw]

This story is soooo old and well known.

[@anthonyruby2668]

I actually hit the like button! Cause i don't like how the like doubles as a bookmark list, forcing you to only hit like if you REALLY love a video. Unlike FB where you can hit like and forget about it

[@maggiekelley259]

Maine fact: A LOT of our wells naturally have a lot of arsenic. Given his father died of kidney failure (arsenic is specifically nephrotoxic) it wouldn't be difficult to assume that arsenic poisoning had a lot to do with his mental state as well. An acquaintance of mine grew up with well water with insanely high levels of arsenic, and he had two brain bleeds by the age of 10. Northern Maine is... well, they currently have the highest rate of abuse and neglect in the United States. They're messed up. Think children of the corn but with more anger, Nazis, and guns.

[@maggiekelley259]

We actually almost had a huge release of arsenic after a "filter failure" but luckily it never made it to the public water supply, just one of the tanks. More like they were ignoring IT issues for years and finally something happened.

[@thefonzkiss]

I dare anything, I am Skeletor!

[@katrinafitch3534]

Drunk robbery 😅

[@alexisburnetto9910]

oldee timee crimee

[@aidanlevangie2927]

Is that Shane in the opening scene?

[@Robutube1]

If this story interests you, then give the song "The Legend of Andrew Macrew" by Don Maclean a listen...

[@4nfuku4pwq44]

i al;ways come back

[@polygonvvitch]

Failing his way to fame

[@LRho]

Stock images really really suck and detracts from the video. What a shame. Very lazy.

[@lorifromtemeculaca426]

He is one of the few creators that used a real artist's work, rather than AI... perhaps you should look at all the videos & all his research, on BOTH of his youtube channels, before calling him lazy... he is a story teller & the visuals are NOT the point.