The Scandalous Murder of William Desmond Taylor

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William Desmond Taylor and Mary Miles Minter
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Mary Miles Posing as Cleopatra
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Actress Mabel Normand
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[@88Missjane]

*finds pink night gown* Detective: ....i think it belongs to a woman.

[@michelestpierre5587]

maybe he was really a crossdresser O.O

[@Sarah-yb7yv]

I can't stop laughing😂😂 your profile picture and name fit this comment so perfect😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@88Missjane]

oh yeah 😂 lmao

[@Sanjanaandsana]

😂😂😂😂

[@thatonebandloser8512]

Agent Beyoncé ay. You don't know what Taylor had been wearing to bed

[@socksstuckert1252]

Me: *is home alone* Me: *knows that I get creeped out easily* Me: I should DEFINITELY start binge watching buzzfeed unsolved rn

[@luvtori4447]

Rita Stuckert same

[@curleywurley9634]

Bruh I’m watching this alone at midnight

[@mortomusic8072]

Me: wakes up at 3 am mysteriously.... My Brain: *Speaking of Mysteries!* ...*binge watching spooky shit*

[@Lilly-yh8lp]

Same. Excelt i have my 2 yr old nephew with me.

[@shannarafryer3111]

Me Right now

[@user_8983]

**Finds silky pink nightgown** “I... I think this belonged to a woman”

[@Ememe404]

idk man we said the same thing when my great granddad died turns out he just really liked dressing up in womens clothing

[@milflover6203]

well they did mention taylor was rumored to be gay.

[@fatimapi4708]

@@Ememe404 you almost made me spit out my food

[@Ememe404]

Fatima Pi good :)))))

[@carcinogenecist2054]

Whoever found it was thinking like a COWARD

[@akaryotica]

How the heck did Shane manage to say 'asdfghjkl' out loud?!

[@bluehourcore]

i replayed that part like 5 times over and each time i was like hOw??!!!

[@samarthalinegwesinie1136]

When?

[@hazycosmicchild9672]

@@samarthalinegwesinie1136 3 min 30 seconds

[@lol-jy2yq]

3:28

[@professorbaxtercarelessdre1075]

it was impressive lol

[@lizzylucyn7133]

3:28 I've never heard anyone pronounce asdfghjkl so accurately

[@saumyaramchandran6338]

Lol it sounded like 'asdfgh-fooya' 😂😂

[@giorgia3498]

You made my day Lizzy 😂😂😂

[@dunderheadgood]

idk if u know this but the comment ur stealing is from the same internet we’re on

[@anonuser4806]

@@dunderheadgood Imagine thinking there are multiple internets lmao

[@dunderheadgood]

AnonUser ma what r u talking ab .. who said that 😭😭😭 lmao

[@sp1derface646]

"meaning they shot him while they were hugging him" **Cut to Ryan and Shane awkwardly trying to hug** ah, good quality content.

[@sashacardenas377]

Advintarine 🤣🤣🤣

[@carissabodiford4754]

4:36

[@doodlemaster4897]

Is it possible that the dude just had his hands up. As if the killer was holding a gun to him. Just saying my first thought wasn't a hug

[@andymiller1597]

@@jeannietarantola4523 keep it in the pants jesus

[@orangejuice9102]

👌

[@cadencescoresby2975]

Idk if it’s because this is about Hollywood but Ryan’s voice over was way more dramatic than usual

[@monsieurbacteria7287]

I think Ricky goldsworth was taking over the whole episode

[@Slendermanz7]

That's Hollywood baby

[@nikki_is_tired289]

he kinda sounds like a chad

[@lunettasuziejewel2080]

He's imitating a Film Noir narrator

[@Nicknack285]

He should put on that persona more often!

[@memsterboy12]

Being shot in the back with his arms raised, could just mean that he was holding his hands up because he saw someone with a gun and was told to turn around by his killer...then shot

[@ibuprofriends]

Polite Teardrop wtf are you talking about

[@memsterboy12]

@@ibuprofriends yeah I don't get what Trump has to do with this at all....

[@samarthalinegwesinie1136]

@Polite Teardrop what does trump have to do with this. I mean I don’t like the guy but

[@nikososa1332]

"meaning they shot him while they were hugging him" *Cut to Ryan and Shane awkwardly trying to hug* ah, good quality content.

[@borz0inks]

That's what I was thinking!

[@brogan4112]

Ryan's really chalking up that ominous voice in this one.... must be the inner Ricky Goldsworth...

[@rd-yr6ww]

His inner Chyllzzzzzz

[@Bigonthedot]

@@rd-yr6ww number 15

[@anthonyhayes1267]

Buzzfeed unsolved extended universe: C.C. Tinsley is fresh from faking his own death and hot on the heels of Ricky Goldsworth and his heinous organization.

[@christofuentes2068]

i hate it

[@najgotchops]

Must be

[@sirensings2787]

_asdfghjkl_- "it was a wild scene" wHO WROTE THIS WHO WROTE THIS WHO WROTE THIS

[@horroredits777]

_asdfghjkl_ he keyboard smashed 😂

[@goosesatan]

they sounded it out😂😂😂

[@themadlad_]

i like how that doesn't even sound like what sound he made the guy who does those screens must have just been like **runs finger across keyboard** **asdfghjkl** *alrighty that looks good*

[@ilkkarautio2449]

Shane should always speak like that! 😳😂

[@Rachel-uy7pv]

lmmaoo

[@arsonstanworth5806]

“Taylor was a homosexual” same Taylor, same

[@eddiesmile5442]

Katarina Stanworth aren’t we all?

[@uwouldntknowthem]

We’re all a little gay...

[@willfontana8838]

Relatable

[@unsolicitedd]

Chronic Sleepiness if ur quoting Harry styles......👏👏👏 If ur not...you’re unknowingly quoting Harry styles.

[@uwouldntknowthem]

a chick with wifi oh shit! I was not, in fact, quoting Harry Styles

[@amorfati4559]

Hot take: all the actors were in on it, and tampered with evidence by all coming in

[@tairneanaich]

Ah, a Murder on the Orient Express gambit

[@ichor2127]

@@tairneanaich lmaooo I came here to comment that

[@theperson306]

you could say they were..... payed actors :]

[@avariwalker2038]

taylor: *exists* mary: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX LUV U BB XXXXXXXXXX

[@PartnershipsForYou]

Alex Ramirez more proof that Shane is a demon

[@jamieliu8183]

THEY LITERALLY REENACTED THE HUG TO SEE IF THAT THEORY WAS PLAUSIBLE SKSDCJIB *THESE TWO DORKS*

[@kamelauy]

perpetual mess So cute and awkward 😂

[@naomifitzgerald1403]

two bros, hugging in a video, somehow still 6 inches apart cuz theyre not gay

[@tfordham13]

@@naomifitzgerald1403 but what if they r?

[@Alchemy818.]

Trashy fangirl 048 this is all I can think lol. Remus will forever be stuck in my head lol

[@Soleralove888]

If Ryan has kids he’s gonna bring them on the show like “Ready to solve some mysteries buddy?” “Yeah!” “Wanna announce what we’re looking at?” “Today we’re looking at the stolen Mona Lisa” “Good job”

[@authormary0736]

I can imagine this and this is so cuteee

[@jynxedjellyfish]

Shane: doesn’t have kids. Brings his cat. “Can you make a snarky remark for me?” “Meow” “That’s my boy”

[@unknowncreature-0069]

@@jynxedjellyfish I would watch this

[@atmoak7063]

bring your kids to work day

[@bhargavipba]

Omg. This is just too cute.

[@anemonenova8694]

The eyewitness who saw the burglar-looking man told media she thought it could have been a woman dressed as a man (hence why they looked like they were dressed up). Actress Margaret Gibson confessed to the murder on her deathbed.

[@shayuh1244]

Why did she do ir

[@anemonenova8694]

@@shayuh1244 during that same time, there was a trial going on accusing actor and director Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle of raping and murdering an actress. During that trial, a lot of hollywood stars' private lives came to light, so it is suspected that she murdered Taylor because of blackmail.

[@natalyaporter5730]

A.N. Van Maastricht do you know why? Why wasn’t she in the video?

[@anemonenova8694]

@@natalyaporter5730 I don't know why she wasn't covered in the video, I mean I found all this on wikipedia, the article on the murder linked directly to the page of Gibson.... but she most likely did it because of blackmail (she either felt he was a threat or perhaps he was part of a certain incident or other that people could use against her)

[@alexanderzschusschen8300]

@@anemonenova8694 Probably this information came out after this video

[@crystalmoon116]

why is no one talking about Shane's apartment's elevator

[@dstridesbeats8755]

I can too, it's fairly common in apartment complexes to be honest.

[@minmochimoch]

@Soh Rijin that happened to me when I went to visit my friend. I was waiting for the elevator and when it opened there was a couple going at it and we kind of awkwardly made eye contact before the guy pressed the elevator door closed. I took the stairs up instead 😅😅

[@kafkabishop9369]

@@minmochimoch omg i feel bad that u were the one who had to adjust for them lololol xD

[@DaileyShorts]

Shut up bro, i was giving her the business

[@venetiaastrop280]

Apartments are just like that sometines

[@colleenc.8051]

is it just me or is ryan’s unsolved voice extra spooky today

[@Watchmetinkering]

Colleen C. No its extra nasal sounding! He sounds horrible!

[@n.j.5044]

Colleen C. I think he's trying too hard in this one on purpose and I get it, but it's not for me

[@newbeeify]

It's kinda pretentious

[@leannefresquez3490]

Colleen C. It sounds like he's forcing the wheeze too.

[@mariascholl6701]

I think Ryan is sick

[@dazedandalittleconfused]

13:37 Cool little piece of knowledge. $5,000 USD in 1921 translates to $72,602.79 as of Sept. 2020. Also remember Ryan says checks, not check meaning more than one was written so Sands stole at least 72K+

[@diablotry5154]

@Pranit CHHABRA It's a simple google search

[@anonwa4309]

update: this amount is now up to $84,033.52 in 2023.

[@jellybeanboy]

I'd kill a man if he stole that much money from me

[@Alice-ib4cz]

Mabel and Taylor sound like a gay best friend dynamic. Mabel yelling him that she’s going out to dinner with another guy doesn’t seem like the kinda thing you’d tell a lover

[@susanthefish8940]

That makes sense actually

[@rordongamsey3057]

Idk sounds like she was trying to make him jealous after being given the cold shoulder.

[@Snoozemeister]

It absolutely DOES sound like the kinda thing you’d tell a lover (in anger, I mean) especially at that time

[@ember-brandt]

Both theories make sense, tbh.

[@Listening_Books12345]

I took the 'Hindu prince' line as a joke between the two, to be honest. Maybe bc I doubt she actually had dinner with a Hindu prince? It just sounds outrageous, like something you'd say jokingly. I could see her making that crazy claim to cover maybe meeting up with another woman? Crazier things have happened.

[@minteaskullz]

Ryan’s alter ego: Ricky Goldsworth. He was so in character

[@bigbutt9819]

Minty Skullz I can’t stand it though

[@BastiodonSSB]

Ryacky OTP

[@beautifullEternal]

Y Liang * Mr. Hyde

[@ivancruz4994]

Shit was too funny

[@juno9607]

Hola Isw He’s very in character cause Ricky Goldworth is a demon my dude

[@1975disc]

did shane just keyboard smash irl?

[@cheezenugget3230]

When m8?

[@SieMiezekatze]

Bro

[@galaxyspice5805]

@@cheezenugget3230 3:28

[@cheezenugget3230]

@@galaxyspice5805 thanks! XD

[@gooby4537]

jess brimage Yes. Yes he did

[@mollymcdade4031]

With this being one of the reasons Mabel Normand fell from grace and died at a young age from drugs, Mary Miles Minter having her career ruined because of this scandal, and Roscoe Arbuckle having his life ruined (and filmography nearly entirely destroyed because studios burned his films) after being falsely charged in someone’s death… social media cancelling has NOTHING on 1920’s moral panic

[@Msbadboy1968]

Charlotte Shelby??? JEALOUS that her daughter getting taken by an older man??? as a mother shouldn’t she be actually concerned or worried that her 19 year old daughter is spending time with a 50 something man instead of getting jealous? yikes

[@KirbyCom]

Idk, this was the 20s, I don't think they were that woke back then

[@abbie_joan]

things were different and relationships like that were (unfortunately) still common

[@stephaniewozny3852]

@@KirbyCom , they were not. If anything, anyone else would have been ecstatic that their daughter was involved with an established, successful older man before she got to be an old maid.

[@silvercheetah92]

Let’s hope that Taylor was really gay and he was actually acting like a surrogate father to Mary and there was no weird sex stuff but Shelby was jealous that he was replacing her as a parent

[@Kaastengels]

@@KirbyCom so moral was found in 2010s huh

[@swirlinghearts]

''she doesnt get a good look" goes on to describe him in great detail lmaooo

[@gunman462]

meaning she didn't see his face

[@aprilmcpherson-vanraalte5590]

Describing half of the men in Hollywood

[@agentnine3973]

Well its easy to see a beard or no beard

[@manmohitsingh9176]

Its common, eye witness just believe what they didn't see, just mind games, overthinking adds up, no fault of the witness.

[@richardtherichard26]

Yes bc getting a good look at someone’s face and describing what they’re wearing are in no way mutually exclusive.

[@mollyjennings2617]

ryan’s voice was particularly vicious in this video i’m concerned

[@starryeyedgirls_]

in the q&a he said he said he was trying to sound like rod serling

[@jaybestboy8099]

@@starryeyedgirls_ which q&a?

[@starryeyedgirls_]

@@jaybestboy8099 the william desmond taylor q&a

[@monsieurbacteria7287]

I love it

[@soupforfree]

i noticed that too like damn

[@jesstrinh5717]

nobody: Mary: (ominously) "if I can't have you, no one can" also Mary: "lmao oops my finger slipped sorry for the bullet babe"

[@uhsleepz]

I find it weird that it says Taylor only acted in one film. He actually acted in 27, so ya might wanna check your sources Ryan. Love the series, but still. All the facts matter, even if they're not relative to the case

[@leedent7260]

Yeah, I have occasionally seen inconsistencies so while I love the series, I don't take it as stringent fact when I can help it, just more of an appetiser to make me more aware of peculiar cases or the confusing nature of our world? 🤔

[@antilikka]

@@leedent7260 tbf if they covered EVERYTHING, the video would be an hour long. I agree that sometimes they miss important info, but I feel like the generally give a good sense of each case

[@leedent7260]

@@antilikka yeah, true and it is all entertaining anyway and I see these as edutainment so to speak, but not outright documentaries?

[@flullama6235]

@@leedent7260 A documentary by these two would be pretty awesome.

[@samscramm]

I feel like there should be a little poll at the end of each unsolved video for us to vote on who we think was the suspect

[@acissej821]

GREAT IDEA!!!

[@sarahchew7435]

OMG YES PLEASE

[@zafirahkhan5791]

YES. That would be damn good!

[@Moonlight-mz7mu]

That's SUCH a good idea

[@carlaabdou120]

Samantha S. Yaaaaaasw

[@marissas8664]

"C.C. Tinsley, here! What's your name, sir?" "Ricky Goldsworth! What's it to ya?" Shane is forever Tinsley in my mind and now Ryan is Ricky Goldsworth.

[@phos2042]

Marissa S this looks like a case for *C.C. Tinsley*

[@misaeldoesanimation4408]

Tinsley? What episode was that

[@avamelvin6245]

Sounds like a case for C.C. Tinsley. ;)

[@karnavi6172]

@@misaeldoesanimation4408 The Sodder children

[@jellybeanboy]

@@avamelvin6245 Another case CRACKED by C.C. Tinsley!

[@kaelanniblett2460]

I'm rewatching this and I feel like the bullet being from the back with his arms up is more likely to be a "freeze, put your hands up, turn around, etc." kind of situation rather than a hug. Especially if there was an exit wound

[@RickyPro888]

The man who said goodbye to Taylor must have been involved as she said that he was the one who closed the door. It occurred to me... who closes the door of someone else’s house when they leave? Surely Taylor would have done so if we were still alive

[@ThePupSquad]

“..shot him while embracing him-“ *immediately gets up to hug*

[@ellethompson2781]

Ok we need a Ricky Goldsworth/C.C Tinsley Crossover

[@Zorayah]

What if CC Tinsley did have a run in with Ricky... And that's why he went missing.

[@razkable]

it wasn't cc who went missing.....I thought so to but it was another unnamed guy lol @@Zorayah

[@Zorayah]

@@razkable I think you're right, I remember Shane making a joke about 'help has arrived, wait send help' in the same voice so both private investigators merged into one entity for me.

[@mortomusic8072]

YES!

[@kealysevidal4746]

Sounds like a case for C.C Tinsley

[@nonexistent4270]

6:13 *hears the word homosexual* My gayness: You called?

[@irisanderson9023]

non existent I swear he was killed by a guy he had over

[@cxarhomell5867]

Cringe.

[@Just_CaII_Me_Jay]

I love that they say the pink garment "resembled a nightgown" like. was it? not a nightgown? it's not hard to tell what a nightgown looks like? was it shredded? what? happened?

[@Aleksandra-br7hg]

"She was on drugs?" "Yes" "MABEL!"

[@zenthenerdgamer4649]

👏👏👏😂👍

[@thehaloscrolls391]

Yeah, she saw a dog talking in reverse for some reason once- wait wrong Mabel

[@cooper8058]

i love this new episode of gravity falls

[@genericaccount6063]

The Halo Scrolls Gaming hahahaha

[@lydiaboll2872]

@@thehaloscrolls391🤣

[@jayla1151]

how does ryan’s girlfriend take him seriously, he probably dirty talks in the same voice

[@kathia9247]

OHHH NOOOO HAHAHAHAA😂😂😂😂

[@Udontkno7]

it's ricky

[@jayla1151]

Silence Harmony harmony no😂

[@carolineurdina1681]

jayla HELP EUBSJDJS

[@carolineurdina1681]

jayla IM LAUGHIG AUSBSB

[@Catty_Wampus4610]

Shane's story about the Woman moaning in the elevator made me spit out my juice...🤣

[@nocturnalizzie]

The "(phone drops)" part of the transcription made me snort-laugh.

[@jaimiwright259]

Shane's really elaborate and totally necessary elevator sex story

[@SieMiezekatze]

lol I really loved that part

[@Emmmajaane96]

Taylor Anderson if you’re going to try and troll, at least copy it correctly...

[@WhereIsMySock03]

$78 then was equivilant to over $1,500 today. I'm suprised it WAS left untouched.

[@user-we2vv4wv9h]

i mean, everyone living in his area was already rich so,,

[@LordHoth_09]

꿀 you kidding? The rich would grab it faster than the poor.

[@SilkyLew]

Close. But it's more accurately $980 today. Still a good amount of change

[@FIRSTNAMELASTNAME-zt4kf]

I wish I could go back and live rich on nothing oh the fun I'd have c:

[@africaisacontinent2149]

@@LordHoth_09 so true 🤣🤣🤣😂

[@katietodd8648]

The re-enactments in these videos are always really cool!

[@an_earth_angel]

Going back to the homosexuality theory- Is it possible that the man was a pissed off lover? Maybe a lover mad about Taylor’s abandoned family, or jealous over Mabel or Mary?

[@lydiaboll2872]

My exact thoughts.

[@dayrbenzie339]

Is it bad that I can’t stop laughing at the lead detectives quoted statement “it appeared to be a night gown...it appears to belong to a women”

[@bellaferelli751]

This day and age you never know! Some dudes like to throw on a pink nightie and a thong! More power to em ;) You go sista.

[@therainbowwillow4453]

Dayrbenzie lol my brother wears a night gown

[@Alchemy818.]

Bella Rayne yeah. Today it may not be so weird, but this is the 1920s. Things were different back then.

[@najgotchops]

Legit like...

[@larrybarry5303]

Bella Rayne k but this was almost 100 years ago not this day and age lmao

[@jjju3]

3:28 Shane just made an actual keysmash with his mouth what

[@kyunggies8400]

B-atiful! HE REALLY DID WHAT AN ICON

[@jadematthews8855]

B-atiful! Omg he did 😂

[@hechandhar]

Loool

[@Nefcoire]

i'm dead :D:D:D:D:D

[@gdub8107]

Shaniacs Unite!

[@remiisme]

I feel so bad, so many murders seem to take place in February and Ryan still can't say it, poor guy

[@kaylanovacek8973]

“Silky garment that resembled a nightgown” ok it’s either a nightgown or not XD

[@diablotry5154]

It's not a nightgown, but it resembled one XD

[@A_T216]

I think they were trying to find a euphemism for "lingerie", ended up just being weird lol, especially since they didn't bother with a euphemism the next time it was mentioned

[@salma4193]

The man Faith saw was smart (if he’s the killer), he probably noticed her but knew to keep collected and pretend to say goodbye in the regular fashion, as if he’s showing her there’s nothing to be worried about, just a friend visiting.

[@tayloranderson7547]

Keller)

[@rd-yr6ww]

Lol aka "keeping it cool"

[@charlotte-pk8lt]

there were rumors of him being a homosexual and a man leaves his apartment in all black? trying not to be seen? maybe a male lover?

[@LonelyMarshtomp]

The looking back as if to say goodbye could also double as part of this facade, but also him saying goodbye once and for all to the man he had just murdered, kinda like Shane’s “That’s a wrap” thing.

[@AutomaticDuck300]

Margaret Gibson was the killer. She confessed after seeing it on TV many years later and said “I thought people forgot about that.” The neighbour Faith later said that the killer looked a bit cartoonish as if it was a woman in men’s clothing. Margaret confessed to dressing up in men’s clothing and shooting Taylor because he had incriminating information which could be used against her. This was at a time when scandals were coming out about people in Hollywood and involved in film making.

[@jazbatzz]

Ryan pronounces “February” like 5 different ways in this ep alone lmao

[@TheGeekyandproud]

Despite the mother having the most motive, I just don't think she's the killer. There's just too much that doesn't make sense. 1. The fact that a man was seen (possibly acting suspicious) but nobody saw a woman 2. what the studio execs chose to take and not take. The stuff they took/didnt take doesnt make a whole lot of sense if the mom was the killer. I honestly think the idea that Taylor was gay makes the most sense. The execs would have taken anything that alluded to a man being there, and placed the nightgown to insinuate a woman was there. Somebody could have been sent to kill him, or just decided they had had enough. This would also explain why Sands was being so coy and mocking (though i dont think hes the killer). I think the killer is someone not even listed here

[@miamafalda1118]

I'm inclined to agree. It's certainly possible that the reason the letters were never released were because he could have potentially written confidential details about his sexuality to her, which would explain why she was also so adamant about them not being a couple and people getting the "wrong idea". I'm almost positive that nightgown was planted, especially because that quote about the nightgown "probably belonging to a woman" seems off, considering that would typically be the obvious conclusion, and was probably to divert attention from his sexuality. Also, the fact that he abandoned a family fits REALLY well here. It would make sense that a gay man wouldn't want to be married to a woman. Overall, there are a lot of patterns that certainly suggest this.

[@shubhammunda4758]

Ryans voice seems to be too creepy in this episode.

[@gwynleah204]

The reading of Mary's love letter was legitimately the funniest thing I've ever heard

[@ImQuizzz]

Luxurious pink night gown Detective: "I think this belongs to a woman."

[@Udontkno7]

ImQuizzz you never know

[@seanneumann6868]

9:11 "she does not get a good look" proceeds to describe his whole face

[@arthurmorgan7642]

Well if you look at a silhouette of a man and if he doesn't have a beard you can notice it.

[@HoneyAnimates]

why is it so funny how he said “Taylor was a Homosexual” 😭😭 i mean, same 🙃

[@evieblythe2435]

Out of everything, ‘blessed baby’ scares me the most.

[@martaavlas7970]

Evie Laurent reminds me of Bhad Bhabie and that’s among the last people on earth I want to think about

[@IAmNotYourProblem]

I mean, we call our lovers "babe" and "baby" and blessed I guess means that he sees her as perfect, like a goddess. But blessed baby together reminds me too much of the infant Jesus. Not a cute pet name at all.

[@vvitch-mist20]

Evie Laurent that's just a pet name

[@monilaninetynine3811]

Evie Laurent More than Mary impersonating her dead cousin? 😓

[@ppy4poon]

Maybe it's a kink thing...

[@ritley8681]

"asdfghjkl" -shane 2018

[@genesisbaires5162]

RestInPeaceXXX rip xxxtenteacion 💗💗💗💸🔫💗💗💕💕💕

[@jennagoodell2278]

Genesis Baires stop

[@genesisbaires5162]

Horribly Amazing why should i you are not my mom

[@emotionalsupportsheep]

"lemme rub it off on this carpet" -ryan 2018

[@fiona8230]

he said what he had to say!

[@eli-ska]

Ryan has a soft, yet really raspy voice and It just adds that much more tension to whatever he's saying and I'm so here for it (he's really going all out with the eeriness in this one and I'm loving it haha)

[@testerwulf3357]

Mabel: we were _not_ in love. *insert heart locket with her face in it* Mabel: th-that means nothing! *insert letters with **_pet names_** included* Mabel: I- *insert other evidence of their affection for each other* Mabel: ..... Everyone: that's what I thought.

[@Quincy_Morris]

Calling your significant other “baby: “ fine Calling your significant other “blessed baby:” weird #logic

[@moduspwnenz]

#IJustFoundOutWordsHaveMeaning

[@jeannietraverso903]

I even find it weird to call a significant other "baby".

[@twoshillings7292]

it is weird man

[@senpapi3622]

blessed baby? what r u, a priest lmao

[@razkable]

easy way to hide a fling in code...

[@wyrmie7276]

Imagine if this whole time, Shane was a demon and Ryan was a serial killer. Wouldn't that be a plot twist.

[@yourlovelynightmare1]

ShadowMoon Niko itd be the next Supernatural.like honestly i think it'd be just as big. X'D

[@nazaninh94]

I need a book written with this plot

[@ryannjones5926]

ShadowMoon Niko na shane would be a maniac

[@gygyuri2194]

@@ryannjones5926 a maniac demon?

[@ryannjones5926]

Gee Wae Oml never thought about that

[@yourgothmom]

Ok so my theory: Mary went to his apartment in her pink nightgown to seduce Taylor. The mom catches wind. The mom sends the DA to take care of it. Mary comes in, drops the nightgown, throws herself at Taylor. Taylor struggles to keep Mary at arms length as she's throwing herself at him (thus explaining the raised arms). The DA comes in, sees this happening, misinterprets the scene as Taylor ravaging Mary, shoots Taylor, and smuggles Mary out of the apartment.

[@abbie_joan]

huh that's pretty plausible

[@bigmax5780]

He died being harrased :( this is sad

[@anshusaroha6805]

Kinda sounds like a scene in a unrealistic movie, where stuff happens to the convenience of the story, Don't think it was this

[@DavidMartin-qj8gf]

Ohh that's a interesting theory

[@MegaMegajennifer]

@@bigmax5780 harrassed by a girl wile hes gay on top of that. like in 1 of the the authority aus where the authority went too far

[@icecreamchief5417]

I DID NOT like how quickly the shadow man turned his neck at 11:42

[@endlesummer_]

omg he abandoned a family - what if his son/ or one of the abandoned family members killed him???

[@kezlou87]

Kathy P he had a daughter but I reckon his ex wife hired someone. She had to get a divorce by the state because nobody could find him, he'd just up and left. The pawn ticket with the stolen items on it said something like 'selling the assets', sounds like something that would happen during a divorce to me

[@jwat4166]

kezlou87 supposedly he left them when he joined the military and when he started doing movies they saw him on the silver screen and contacted him through the studio to which he made a trip out to meet his daughter and make her his legal heir

[@kezlou87]

J Wat he started in Hollywood the year after his wife divorced him, so god knows. I reckon it was his wife, or given that it was the 20s a relative of hers who thought he'd dishonoured her in some way

[@NinjaExtraordinaire]

Love your picture 😘❤️

[@JHowesitgoing123]

If you bothered researching that much, why not keep reading find out he had a daughter, and not a son, and that she was made his legal heir? Also, they lived out east, did they not? You'd have to prove they were in California at the time? DERP.

[@darkominem]

YO RYAN, chill with the seductive voice. You're supposed to creep me out, not get me rock hard.

[@AI-bq8dd]

HAHAHAHAAHA

[@becpowell8350]

LMAOOOOOO

[@wuraolaolagunju]

I award you one internet!!

[@blanketfort]

This had me HOLLERING

[@larryhadalittlelamb]

darkominem i’m so confused omg

[@mcguffindoe192]

“Taylor rumored to be homosexual”...”Taylor received strange package...” 😏

[@ellemeno.p8352]

haha so funny dude you’re fucking hilarious

[@xxsohalalmodexx]

LMFAOOOOOOOO

[@ThomasIstDabei]

22:20 My teacher marking my tests

[@lebanthen]

Why do I feel like there's a "february" in every episode

[@naomifitzgerald1403]

it is pronounced feb-you-ary, isn't it? have I been doing it wrong my whole life?

[@spacetrashpile7199]

At least he says it correctly now

[@Coolgiy67]

Its feb you ary

[@Coolgiy67]

Paloma Burnham 😂my bad

[@rd-yr6ww]

Why do i feel like i see your fucking profile picture in every comment section lol

[@Lanwarder]

He thinks it belongs to a woman.......No, of course not, it was Charlie Chaplain's famous Silk pink nightgown lol.

[@moduspwnenz]

why not? judgmental much?

[@TeeklGrey]

69th Like woot woot

[@weiyin8046]

i think it’s meant to mena like ‘he was not a cross dresser’ kinda thing

[@_nehalennia]

@@moduspwnenz most likely due to gender stereotypes at that time

[@neuroticgurl0295]

Lanwarder oh yh he took it on that boat with him 😂 (Jk)

[@maeganmoon4073]

You know these unsolved episodes just makes me wanna avoid saying the word kill, I often threaten people with death jokingly and now I'm just scared I'm gonna be convicted of murder.

[@peopleandanimalslovm]

My immediate thought was his mistress's husband or boyfriend found out about their affair and then DEAD which explains the gown but the other theories make sense

[@fivefamly]

Can Ryan narrate my funeral BECAUSE THESE REENACTMENTS GOT ME *S H O O K*

[@taehyungsbuttcheeks7081]

Emma Lay kpop fan? hahaha lol!

[@scrollingdownonlytofindcom2663]

Eli, they never said for them to stop saying the word.

[@fivefamly]

ibl haha how can you tell

[@noahcallaway7574]

A silent film star who was *VERY VOCAL* Oxymoron much?!?

[@Maureeeeen27]

Technically it would be a paradox, but I thought about the same thing :P

[@Maureeeeen27]

@Zea Alanis Well Irony could also work in this situation, as irony is when something happens that is the opposite of what was expected. A paradox is a sentence that seemingly contradicts itself or that seems unlikely, but when looked into, is true. An oxymoron is basically the same as a paradox, except the words are right next to each other, like 'bittersweet' or 'deafening silence'. Irony is more of an action or something that takes place, which could also be applied to this situation as well. Whether it is a paradox or an example of irony is up for debate. I'm not completely sure :P

[@tempestinateapot5453]

Good gods, I looked it up, and apparently that 78$ he had in his wallet would have been equivalent to over a thousand dollars today. No wonder they ruled out robbery as a motive!

[@sariana1978]

I’m surprised you guys didn’t mention that the mysterious man had to ask for direction to Taylor’s house. That leads me to believe that he didn’t know Taylor personally and was perhaps hired by Shelby or the director of Paramount to kill him.

[@slimkt]

Still sounds weird when Ryan says February.

[@clarapetrica1955]

slimkt Exactlyyy

[@alexpayne6613]

FEBS!

[@purpleshopper3232]

I thought he did better this time! But hey we all have certain words we just say differently than most!

[@bigsus4065]

LOL

[@Lauren-hq8uf]

Feh bee airy

[@johneggers6250]

have you guys heard about the death of actress Thelma Todd? she was found dead in her car in her garage. it was ruled suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. however she had a broken nose, cracked ribs and bruising all over her neck. just thought that would be another old Hollywood case that would make a great true crime episode.

[@VC-xj1fs]

John Eggers I want to see them investigate the "suicide" of Dorothy Kilgallen.

[@brianboru175]

Tim Evans what

[@mermaidprincess27]

they just did this one!

[@handsoap3346]

hey hey hey

[@gabriellegoodwin4422]

Someone pointed out Taylor's son. What if his son showed up and pretended to forgive and embrace his father, and then shot him? The man asking about him in the store could have been his estranged son wanting to make sure he had the right place. Being estranged is a pretty solid motivation, and few people knew about his son so he wouldn't even be on the police's radar.

[@lydiaboll2872]

Taylor had a daughter named Ethel and she would’ve been like 10 when he died.

[@midnitest0rm]

I think Charlotte Shelby hiring a hitman to do the deed makes sense. Because only a hitman would need to ask where Taylor lived. The others knew him and knew where he lived.

[@antoinesilva1527]

Why wouldn’t she knew where he lived?

[@AndArrington]

*looks like you’re jumping…* *to conclusions*

[@gretablackwell495]

I’ve jumped, I’ve landed

[@scp--297]

XD Yep!

[@jennaholder9618]

I’m jumping, I’ve jumped, I’ve landed

[@AndArrington]

Rodney Lim its all about timing- gotta comment/ post when most people are online in order to get noticed

[@Sly-zn4sp]

"HUH"

[@viawetzel1586]

Ryan: the crime, murder Me: *fake gasp* on buzzfeed???

[@BoredGhostInk]

(Wheeze) on Buzzfeed?

[@jayford3077]

MMM? Sounds familiar.... OH! *microwave noises*

[@MonaAlicia]

Dramatic Fashion: *Throws the door open* "Oh, my dearest! What have they done to you?!" *throws herself over the corpse*

[@animedndfangirl]

I feel they should make a separate channel for unsolved !! anyone agree?

[@roguechevelle]

Yes!

[@subhajitdeysarkar9724]

Yes. Then I can subscribe to it and get notifications on time. I don't subscribe to buzzfeed because for every unsolved video they have 10 idiotic stuff like 'people get their colon cleaned by professionals'.

[@teukufayzal9998]

Kimberly Thornton that would mean less attention since they would start all back from 0

[@kokujosei]

Subhajit Deysarkar I feel the exact same way

[@lorrainewilliams7896]

Kimberly that would be the paid subscription solution.

[@subhajitdeysarkar9724]

The case re-enactment is amazing.

[@wolfdefender01]

I know! I'm so proud of Zach!

[@sarahmforever]

I dunno. I feel like I’m in the unpopular camp where I just don’t like it.

[@LuvableShannon]

@Sarah Moore Thank you! I seriously had to pause the video at 8 minutes because I just got so sick of it. All the visuals are either too detail specific (pink nightgown) that it just seems like a freaking episode of law and order, or they're too unrelated that I can't focus on the story Ryan's telling. I love the original format, where they'll just show semi-related pictures. It's easy to remember names when you can connect them to a specific stock-photo image. And it's easy to follow the timeline because there's generally an actual timeline photo. I even tried semi-shutting my laptop and closing my eyes so I could just listen, BUT THE DAMN GUN SHOT JUST KEEPS GOING OFF LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO MAKE IT SCARIER BUT IT JUST KEEPS TAKING ME OUT OF THE STORY.

[@IDunno655]

Sarah Moore agreed. Can we make this stop please? Just have the pics and stuff like the old days. It makes me not want to watch the vids anymore because of it.

[@IDunno655]

Michelle Quinn that's like saying "then just don't watch the video"

[@dounia8061]

Nobody: Not a living soul: Ryan: JuRrrY 😂😂😂😂😂

[@TomTheBomb-cs7kl]

Someone pls make "I HAVE A STRONG BRAIN" into a meme

[@WhaleManMan]

5:22 "He believes the pink nightgown belonged to a woman." Glad we got an expert on this case.

[@sophiem6050]

well maybe Taylor liked to dress in a women's nightgown - who knows?

[@lexapavilion3663]

*Ryan:* "I love you, I love you, I love you." ... "X X X X X X X X X--X." This part cracked me up.

[@brazzy2012]

Lexa Pavilion same😂

[@okfatima]

him reading it in his dramatic unsolved voice made me laugh

[@asantewaayeboah2771]

lol I was waiting for someone to comment on that😂😂

[@nicholasfranklin2119]

Ryan’s manner of speech and accent in this episode is almost weird enough to make me cringe, but it is just awesome.😀🤭 Edit: Thanks for the likes, people👍

[@JH-ij2nm]

What’re you talking about

[@nicholasfranklin2119]

@@JH-ij2nm He’s being “goofy” and I think it’s kinda funny, and I didn’t mean it in offense if that’s what your thinking.😄

[@EmilySpiritExT]

9:11 Faith saw a man leaving Taylor's apartment. What if that man was from the studio? If the studio had gone in and planted items and/or removed items, then maybe that man was making sure all that work was done for the studio?

[@lillianlopez6808]

I love how they just start talking and all of a sudden they “role play” as Ricky goldsworth and the mayor 😂

[@MuCFoSi]

when do we get the netflix show about Ricky Goldsworth

[@discosheep2946]

After he kills shane and moves out of the state

[@neogotmahbackbish4418]

I really love that they started visualizing the murder with actors and props and stuff,makes the video a hundred times more interesting then it already is

[@jonesiboybeastmode6857]

I watch these at 2 AM in the dark after watching something way more freaky, to make myself less scared when I go to bed.

[@Witchywheelchair]

Guys I think we bullied Ryan into saying February differently lol

[@spacetrashpile7199]

Maddi Cherkis yeah we did

[@centuryfiles9558]

Maddi Cherkis hahahhaahahah ahhhh I love it

[@joyin9852]

Im sorry but someone in the comments said that Ryan sounds like he’s talking in iambic pentameter and i cannot stop laughing now.

[@AcidPixieArtOfficial]

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME

[@ghxstix5813]

Jo Yin BRUH SAMEEEEE

[@kazinome]

Jo Yin damni like your channel header thingy with all the groups on it

[@chanyeols6thstewardessgirl684]

Lmao

[@joyin9852]

The onion that Namjoon couldn't cut thank you fellow ARMY XD

[@dnagraceless6212]

I love Shane admonishing Mabel for being on drugs then immediately turns around and calls Taylor lame for being anti-drug

[@oyechi]

This is definitely one of my favorite cases they’ve covered so far 😄 I just love the way they recreated the crime scene. Really cool.