The Cola Killer | George Trepal

[@Spektator]

Correction: Thallium is not a byproduct of methamphetamine production.

[@Sedgewise47]

So why didn’t you edit the video? It’s still saying that…

[@nuclear_war_games]

@@Sedgewise47 because its not a serious mistake that he must remove the video and re-edit it

[@hideousruin]

@@Sedgewise47 It's not like editing a video on your hard drive bro.

[@noimnotarobotcanubeleiveit7024]

@@nuclear_war_games until some kid starts trying to cook meth with thallium

[@MidnightatMidian]

@@Sedgewise47 ecause if he re-edit and re-post, he will lose his 17k views on that video. That's why many youtubers those days are keeping up vids with false facts, Sad but true.

[@simonstergaard]

Chemist here. Thallium in NOT a byproduct of meth production.

[@Spektator]

Have just cross-checked myself and it seems my original sources were wrong, thanks for clarifying. Will make a correction note for the top comment.

[@simonstergaard]

@@Spektator if any, it is Mercury that is a by-product.

[@cannabisreformu.k5785]

junk man shit I thought I was just me taking things apart in middle of the night thank Jesus and weed I don't do that shit any more

[@PeteMunchel-sn9ff]

​@@simonstergaardwhich Synthesis? I know you can make Fulminated Mercury accidentally when making Red Phosphorus but that's the only Synthesis I ever got good at 😂 I'm reformed now, clean for 8 years but the chemistry is still an object of fascination for me lol

[@pberPSR]

thank you. i just spent 30 minutes researching this before coming to the comments.

[@mohammedzulk8485]

It’s nice to see police actually investigating a poisoning case and willing to spend money to find the coward.

[@unavoidablycanadian397]

Such a bizarre murder. Gone are the days of free porch colas. Great detail in the video.

[@gomigomi1072]

Never leave door or windows unlocked. Even if you think your neighborhood is safe, some people are really weird

[@MakerInMotion]

Yeah that's never made sense to me. Leaving your doors unlocked because the neighborhood has been safe is like not wearing a seatbelt because you haven't been in a crash yet.

[@gardenx5574]

Don't tell me what to do.

[@SpicyTexan64]

​@@MakerInMotionok then how do you live? Do you never go outside? If you walk outside to your vehicle aren't you unlocking your door? Aren't you vulnerable? If you don't carry a firearm, it's like not wearing a seat belt.

[@MakerInMotion]

@@SpicyTexan64 You're really reaching there. All I said is its dumb to have an unlocked door. How do you live? You live like normal just locking the door.

[@nAme-gx6uh]

​@@gardenx5574😂😂😂

[@samanthazeiger1553]

One of my favorite things about your vids is the background music. It adds to the ambiance. The balance between sound and your narration is *chefs kiss* perfect.

[@greenleaf2233]

Story flow and content are nice, too!

I find your uploads weirdly relaxing 😌 I think it’s the music and the calm, clear delivery. Enjoyed! Thanks so much🙏

[@Joypyf]

I recently discovered both of your channels and am enjoying them so much!

[@robertsaca3512]

6:25 drinking a cola flavoured sugar syrup to "keep fluid levels up" is a uniquely American tragedy with or without the rest of the story. Worthy of its own video.

[@Visiopod]

Adding context to anyone unaware: Cola and other sodas are an incredibly bad idea to drink on hot days, as they don't actually keep your vitals up, since the body spends more energy on processing the drink than it gets out of it, so if you're already dehydrated you'll only feel temporarily better, before getting worse. Alcohol does the same thing. If you must drink something with flavor, try ice tea with no other ingredients than water, sugar and a tiny bit of artificial flavor and eat some chips on the side. But preferably drink water and eat something with real sugar and salt. No artificial stuff as the body uses more energy on processing it than it gains. Anyone in healthcare or working as first responders should be able to cooperate this info as I only know this because those people told me that and I believe trusting the professionals is always a great idea

[@beetle149]

What's worthy of their own video, the fact that people drink Coke? Or the fact that she unknowingly made her dyhydration worse with soda? A lot of people wouldn't know that, and not all of them are American. "Coke is fluid, fluid good" is not that stupid IF you never read about it before.

[@RedTail1-1]

​@@Visiopodeveryone is aware... They tell you this in school. You don't need to piggyback off of someone else's comment and write an essay.

[@Visiopod]

@@RedTail1-1 You didn't get here in time to get the attention you want and now you're pissed. Tell me this, if everyone knows this, why are so many people online following conspiracy theories? Could it possibly be that not everyone knows it. Perhaps you should follow your own advice and not attempt to piggyback off of others comments, just because you want attention.

[@toddfoglia1882]

Like trust the science 😅said the actor , rock star, tv docotor ?​@@Visiopod

[@DisasterthonTrueHorror]

Only just appeared in my sub feed today, great job as always mate

[@deadeyedfae]

Another amazing video! Honestly love that you tell stories that no other KZbin is telling, you see far too many true crime videos on the same cases!

[@Dharmarenee]

Hate to be the one to inform you but this was covered by mr ballen, that chapter and one other(the name escapes me). I do like that they all have their own style. I like this channel.

[@erikandersson8465]

Super interesting video and the editing was top notch on this one.

[@tayyabbrao]

How come you've got only 3k subs, bro! This is some quality stuff, man!

[@Tara_P_Rose]

Your story’s are amazing! So in depth & it’s not all the “same old” cases that are repeated over & over…. Keep it up 👍🏼

[@adrianavega3202]

Such good quality overall, thank you so much for your effort in this video. I love how you structure the narration and the info, it is really pleasing? i'd say to have these cases narrated in such a profesional and neutral way. Kudos to Susan, such an extrordinare job! Again, thank you for the info and the video, can't wait for more.

[@markhedden4842]

Obviously a very tragic story, but I have to confess I'm a little chuffed that "detective goes to a murder mystery convention to get clues about someone there who is a REAL MURDERER" is something that's actually happened at least once.

[@laurabustos6560]

Although I've seen a few docs and mini docs on this case I'm still binging your take as I love your content and narration!!

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

You can either keep your door unlocked, or you can ignore a weird death threat someone sends you - but you can't do both of those things. It's also weird they were drinking a pack of soda that nobody knew the origin of - I was so distracted by all the twist and turns later in the story that I totally forgot about all these parts of the story but now I'm remembering them and, yeah those were different times, I guess? lol

[@episodenull]

I don't want to victim-blame, but if a pack of soda from a brand we don't buy showed up in our home, I would have some questions. I wouldn't just drink it.

[@vastowen4562]

As was said in the video they all assumed that someone else had bought the soda, which is a lot easier of an assumption to make than "someone snuck into our house at night with a poisoned pack of soda and planted it" Especially in a household that big. The only one who maybe should have been suspicious is the husband who read the death threat.

[@RedTail1-1]

Different times in 1988?... No.. just an ignorant family.

[@NakaUwU]

FANTASTIC VIDEO i love your storytelling technique, sound design and voice. keep going man, youre doing a real great job.

[@sh1n3641]

Are you trans, by any chance?

[@Jordan_Starr]

Might be your best video yet! Love the writing for your narration and the editing is top notch too - the outtro music really works with your style. (also I know JCS sorta started the trend but I can't help but love the cheesy stock footage footage clips that end up in all true crime stuff now 😆)

[@Happy_Spatula]

Prefer this to jcs

[@Spektator]

What great compliments! Thank you!

[@Somnus88]

7:28 lol

[@jojolafrite90]

Oh, that's what they all copied? Not a fan of that part.

[@deanhenry3851]

Please keep it up! These videos are some of the most well made in the genre on youtube.

[@fl570]

Great video as always!

[@MayimHastings]

I remember seeing a show on this in the late ‘90’s, but they never mentioned the secret rooms - that’s just horrific! I’m sorry the wife didn’t go to jail, too, because there’s no way she wasn’t in on it. Impossible to prove, though. Great job, as always! ✌️🎃

[@generalmarkmilleyisbenedic8895]

Nothing is in possible.

[@felibootsack5300]

Hey man keep up the work! Good job on everything

[@marygonzalez5907]

I thought I knew this story. I was enthralled. Good job

[@hideousruin]

Something that doesn't get mentioned enough in the case of poisoning is just how cruel a method of murder it is. I couldn't count the number of times I've seen cases of women poisoning their husbands where it was treated as black comedy. Most of these poisoning deaths involve extended periods of pure suffering for the victims. We are often talking weeks or even months of the absolute worst kind of gut wrenching agony. This is internal pain of the worst kind. One cannot even properly imagine the sort of cold-sweat inducing torture these people go through. The worst drunken dry-heaving in between trickles of black bile with ones whole face in the toilet bowl while phlegm pours from the nose and tears stream from the eyes - those are moments of heavenly bliss in comparison. This is suffering so extreme it's common to disassociate from one's own moaning.

[@ton3]

I really love your content! You deserve way more attention!! Great video!

[@INaraku]

Amazing channel. Just found out about you from a reddit post. Looking forward to future uploads.

[@entenhasser22]

What is it with mensa members being massive redditors.

[@Aromatic.Bleach]

Definitely puts a stain on an elegant, sophisticated image lol.

[@christopherrapczynski204]

mensa meeting up to watch rick and morty

[@seanrrr]

You have to have a big ego to even apply to Mensa. Most normal intelligent people just use their intelligence for their jobs or hobbies, they don't feel the need to join a special group to celebrate how smart they are.

[@AariyaM-rh4ls]

Very detailed video. Thanks

[@grunemusk6371]

Your Vids are great, man!

[@isabellaangeline2175]

That psychosomatic BS is such a narcissistic answer. Imagine telling someone they’re crazy just because you don’t know their diagnosis, yet? I’ve met some doctors who act like they’re gods just like this.

[@markpaul-ym5wg]

Doctors love to gaslight people.😮

[@omnirath]

It’s very common for doctors to say that to womens and yeah it’s borderline criminal

[@Visiopod]

@@omnirath There are negative bonus points for ginger women as it isn't uncommon for doctors to simply state that their problems are because they're gingers. I'm male, ginger and have never heard that from my doctor, but my sisters, mother and grandmother, who all are gingers too, have frequently heard that excuse. It's horrible

[@sandrafaith]

Man, I remember seeing this on American Justice. Great laying out of the case and wonderfully presented.

[@the_dark_soul_of_man]

I wasn't prepared for the poison puns at the end ngl. Great vid, thanks!

[@RaoulDukeSr]

Simply put....an excellent channel !! 👍

[@syntaxerorr]

Very well done. Hope to see more in the future!

[@zivs2454]

Interesting that them drinking Pepsi was that important in the investigation

[@erikandersson8465]

I wonder how chaotic their life must have been because I would immediately question why foods that I don't usually consume just appeared in me home.

[@spiritmatter1553]

Coca-Cola's headquarters is in Atlanta, Georgia, and it’s the prevalent soft drink in the American South. Also, Pepsi is crap.

[@kenboulder212]

Pepsi is much better than Coca Cola! Pepsi Cola forever!

[@Shotsmoky]

No way that weasel did that by himself. She was definitely in on it. Not a doubt on my mind.

[@nexaentertainment2764]

How the fuck did diana get off? It's pretty obvious she was in on it/knew of it. Being a spouse doesn't mean you get immunity on being an accomplice.

[@hirsch5922]

Wonderfully written as always! I do agree, the evidence in pieces does not seem very strong but all of it put together really paints a scary image. How horrible for the family, all because their kids were a bit wild and their neigbour an absolute monster.

[@originalkitten]

Another Fab video

[@Zidbits]

39yr old George Trepal. Damn, he looks old for being in his 30s. He looks like he's in his 50s or 60s

[@remizeboss6736]

10:56 Does Diana really have the same name as the other family or is it a mistake ?

[@ImDreamingVideo]

Even without Thallium, Coke is terrible for your health.

[@spiritmatter1553]

Good for cleaning toilets, though. Seriously, pour some into the toilet bowl, let it sit for a while, then scrub the toilet bowl and flush.

[@slyguythreeonetwonine3172]

Have fun drinking all that lead in your healthy water. 😹

[@sh1n3641]

​@@spiritmatter1553Do you like to lick toilet seats after having poured coca cola over it? 😜

[@kspen6110]

I live in the next county over to the West of Polk county. I had never heard this story. I've heard other ones about a family member using antifreeze on another family member. Even taking a small amount themselves to try and look innocent. That wife knew damn well what her husband did. Her low key threat the week before the first poisoning to Peggy shows the intent. Just no proof. As someone who has never dabbled in drugs (other than weed) in my 54 years, I learned something from this story. It may sound really dumb but I didn't realize that meth has been around so long. I honestly thought it was a new man made drug from maybe 20 years ago. About 10-15 years ago I went to buy Sudafed because my daughter's and I would get sinus infections and it helped our sinuses from getting clogged. Anyway, I had several boxes because there were 4 of us taking it. I was told there was a monthly limit and I had to show my license. I had to have that explained to me. Now it's kept behind the pharmacy. The other one that's on the shelves doesn't work as good for me.

[@Hablas-hi6vl]

Phenomenal video quality

[@anthonyfairclough4008]

Just found your channel. Hope you prosper, good luck

[@johnmceiver3769]

my new fav channel ?

[@videotrexx]

I'd like to know where in Florida the scene at 1:01 was shot... pretty interesting terrain for Florida.

[@Sage-Thyme]

Great video, but how the doctors didn't realise that those were the classical symptoms of poisoning the first time she was in hospital is beyond me.

[@spiritmatter1553]

The foot pain seemed "sus" to me. Would indicate a circulatory problem but… ER docs are trained to look for "horses not zebras."

[@skullsaintdead]

Sexism, lets be real. She was dismissed because of her gender, everyone is susceptible to biases and prejudices but we should all be more self-observant and empathetic, recognising our flaws rather than just doing the easy thing, dismissing women's pain as just 'exaggeration' or 'just depression' - ALL pain is significant, all pain deserves to be treated with validation and compassion. Women receive 25% less opiates in ER settings, she was another victim.

[@Redmenace96]

I'm on the doktor's side. Rural community in Florida? Bizarre symptoms? We have all watched too many episodes of House. Doctors are human, they can't are not omniscient.

[@humanguy1]

Sad Human - Today at 5:36 PM yes

[@TheThreatenedSwan]

22:10 Sir, another bottle has hit the towers

[@Redmenace96]

Hold on. After the police interview, and GT's past record, they couldn't get a search warrant served on his property?? Once again, stellar police work or just something left out of the story?

[@ashleighlouise8284]

The fact the doctors didn’t pick up on the poisoning the first time! She was left to go home and drank more of the poison!!

[@nexaentertainment2764]

fwiw thallium poisoning is one of those things that most doctors will probably never -or at most a few times- see in their career. If I'm not mistaken, it's really rare as far as [unidentified] poisons go. Usually people know when they accidentally ingested rat poison or weedkiller or whatever, so it's not a mystery then. Still, it is somewhat embarrassing, rarity isn't really a good reason not to at least test for it. Better than saying "Idk man just go home"

[@sleigh4019]

Why would a Dr even think of that as a medical issue ? Its a 1 in a billion reason

[@generalmarkmilleyisbenedic8895]

@@sleigh4019”1 in a billion”? How do you figure

[@versebuchanan512]

"The time has come," George said to himself as he stared down at his deadly soda army, 'to finally destroy the Pie Car."

[@generalmarkmilleyisbenedic8895]

Lmaoo

[@angelosinski]

10/10

[@rubberneckinc.8937]

R.I.P. Peggy, George deserves every awful thing coming his way. Mensa? Guess he got overconfident. Or he cheated into Mensa. FYI- there's a decent Dateline about this case. Of course our narrator has covered the case very well if not better. Although Dateline talks to Peggy's children.

[@BlankPhantom-iw8yq]

George Trepal shows the numerous alarm bells of a "pure psychopath."

[@mce_AU]

Scary stuff.

[@rigocolas]

Was this before or after New Coke?

[@jeantoussaint9818]

I've seen this story on Forensic Files.

[@sleigh4019]

Isn't this the mensa people ? Only a min in but I remember reading this years ago ?

[@enzogorlami2005]

This would make a great Netflix series

[@0000sarge]

This channel is the shit!

[@Summarcheo]

This could be made into a good movie tbh

[@jojolafrite90]

I would have bet on just some psycho tainting the bottles at random lolly in a commerce...

[@Kroggnagch]

Uh huh. If they were so smart, why'd they spend all their time looking out the window worried about whatever the neighbors were doing? Maybe they shoulda got that TV after all. But I'm no genius like these dorks. Seriously. How dumb.

[@lowwastehighmelanin]

Florida Man strikes AGAIN

[@RobertLegereIII]

What a coward!

[@generalmarkmilleyisbenedic8895]

Idc how smart he thinks he is, or really what some club and some numbers say. He practiced in stupidity… lol

[@slyguythreeonetwonine3172]

Doctors: Odd, I don't understand what's wrong with you therefore absolutely nothing is wrong with you. I know this because I spent hundreds of thousands of dollars bribing this one institution to write on paper that I is smert after I regurgitated the information they told me correctly. 😇

[@cuddlepaws4423]

My mum was told she was suffering from the menopause repeatedly. She finally got a second opinion and found out she had cancer. So yes, they do brush women off.

[@SonofTheMorningStar666]

👍

[@Aromatic.Bleach]

The fact mensa members dress up and do murder mystery roleplay LARP is hilarious. How embarassing for them.

[@legitbeans9078]

I found that ridiculous too lol

[@Meadon-m2g]

I knew a Mensa member once, she was as thick as a brick, you wouldn't trust her to butter a slice of bread.

[@ike1660]

Why is doing larp embarrassing?

[@cuddlepaws4423]

@@Meadon-m2g Intelligence comes in many forms. You can be very academically intelligent but lacking in practical and emotional skills. He is an example of this. Brilliant mind, but screwed in the head.

[@cuddlepaws4423]

Why? People do a lot of role playing games and to these people it is the thrill of the challenge. You get people to do battle re-enactments with all the armour and period weaponry. It's not hilarious or ridiculous. People also do base jumping and other extreme sports.

[@J.C...]

Ti is Titanium 🤔 TL is Thallium.

[@Spektator]

It's Tl (lower case L) in the thumbnail.

[@jonathandevries2828]

nice 420 likes! pass me the rig!

[@jonathandevries2828]

...i dont know...the case does seem pretty circumstantial....the prison that the police officer was sure was for her was clearly just a kink the couple had...and the rest was just books he had...the plot of the mensa thing is a little weird but can be explained cause he was their next door neighbor and such would've heard about the poisoning...50/50 i say he was wrongly convicted...

[@sweetyft]

Same! I couldn’t tell if he was wrongfully convicted but I certainly don’t think he should have been convicted given the evidence. There’s a lot of room for reasonable doubt.

[@k4rec4]

Technically, he's still the sole suspect, but the case was circunstancial indeed. If it wasn't a jury court, I'm afraid he wouldn't be convicted.

[@allanshpeley4284]

The case may have been circumstantial, but the amount of circumstantial evidence was overwhelming. He had a history of drugging people in the past, the equipment required to replace bottle caps at his home, was in possession of a bottle with traces of thallium in it, he had plenty of motive, he and his wife both threatened the family, they had opportunity, the books he read, the murder mystery plot he wrote, and there were no other suspects... He almost definitely did it and his wife was in on it too.

[@justinhealey2408]

They should pay per view his death sentence bein carried out

[@davidqualls1766]

Thalium is NOT "a chemical". It is an element. The visual shows it's atomic weight, 204.3821 and place on the table of elements, 81.

[@xeviexcorex]

they did sound like bad neighbors tbh

[@Merliin03]

Lsd doesn't absorb through skin.

[@omnirath]

It actually does, that’s how Albert Hoffman discovered it in the first place, the dose need to be higher but it’s possible

[@kikibebe6410]

flintstones meet the flintstones

[@salacca2297]

Meh..... asshole neighbors sometimes have to deal with consequences

[@vastowen4562]

...no?

[@brandonwolfinger621]

That last photo in the beginning where you say it will change Alturus forever. Your not showing Florida. Florida has no mountains.

[@zoeyrochellezhombie829]

Knowledge and awareness mean the same thing.

[@cuddlepaws4423]

A rather nasty individual. People who are clever, unfortunately, can be very unbalanced and vindictive. People who are not as intelligent are often seen as beneath them and an annoyance. However, it has to be asked, would he have taken this action if the Carr's had not been so noisy and ignorant? The couple just wanted peace and quiet but obviously the Carr's had a f*ck you attitude. My husband and myself both like the quiet, and we have had to endure neighbours who have the self same attitude. They are completely selfish and don't care what effect they have on those around them.

[@umbrellaproduction]

This is just miserable to listen to.

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