The Stephen McDaniel Tapes

[@ThatChapter]

Sorry for butchering Macon, like bacon!

[@Cleanslatescott]

I was coming to comment that within first 30 secs lol, good catch, love your videos

[@abee1624]

That Chapter I personally love hearing you butcher American cities 😋 we need our ego checked sometimes too

[@Hopeandpeaceinjesus]

That Chapter last few weeks I’ve been hoping youd do this case soon.

[@joansmith3296]

Mike, where are you from? I'm wildly curious about your accent. Ireland? Nova Scotia? Wales? Tell us please??

[@nathanprendergast190]

joan smith Ireland ya fupin eejit

[@twown]

Detective says "Look at me," and from that moment homeboy stares at him unblinking for two hours.

[@santinarainey9644]

Funny but yeah!

[@_epic_dyslexic_]

Scariest shit ever. I love how the cop went off on him though, which must have been difficult to do with him staring at you like Hannibal fucking Lecter 😟

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

It seems like he was trying to pull the crazy card early on..

[@OhMeOhMy77]

@@MsTinkerbelle87 absolutely

[@Jolenesmart1980]

Haha homeboy lol

[@Gildacapra]

His reaction to the reporter mentioning the recovered body is the biggest ruh roh moment of all time

[@wesleyfilms]

The reporter probably knew something was really wrong in that moment.

[@pinkpugginz]

I would cry if my friends body was found

[@colleenoloughlin3970]

Yup even i could see the blood draining to his feet. He had to sit down or fall down!

[@thomasdaniels6824]

@TheBrabon1 He thought the garbage would've been picked up and her body unknowingly transported to the landfill before it was located at the apartment complex. Had it made it to the landfill it could've been buried and concealed forever or upon discovering it, the authorities would've have a tougher time pinpointing where it came from. I think they would've figured it out regardless

[@cyna866]

Lmaoooo @ “ruh roh” 🤣🤣🤣

[@hollyhocks7360]

To dismember a body takes a special kind of weird . Murder is bad enough but to butcher an other human being is an unnecessary evil. Creepy

[@MirthandirRose]

If I were to guess, it probably has more to do with disposing of/moving the body rather than anything else. You ever tried to move a sleeping person? There's a reason it's called 'deadweight'. Which isn't to say that there aren't people who just do it for their own twisted shits and giggles, there almost certainly are. Though probably most of them just have to do with... uh... 'convenience'

[@johnthomson8332]

yeah for sure, it's hard enough for me to field dress a deer and I throw up everytime, well I used to until I started drinking a half a bottle of Jack before I do the job. I know a woman that field dresses her own deer and has no problem with it. Some people are more sensitive to that kind of stuff.

[@mackhomie6]

@Burnt Orange we've all been there, bro.

[@supercooled]

Lia Luna should the fbi be looking into you? You seem very experienced in body disposal.

[@supercooled]

John Thomson what happens if you slice an artery because you’re too drunk?

[@Zap_R0sdower]

"They found her body in the parking lot" "......I have to go return some videotapes."

[@julesasher105]

It’s so sad but this cracked me up!

[@lsimon343]

This comment deserves WAAAY more love - people are too young to remember prob. Score

[@DarkGiratinaGirl666]

TheBepop51: Ice Nine Kills reference?

[@crucialcatalyst]

“Do you like Ice Nine Kills?” “Eh not really” “HEY PAUL!!!!!!!”

[@burgermeister30]

I used that one for like 2 years after watching that movie.

[@dungeonsanddobbers2683]

Reporter: "What about the body they discovered in the parking lot?" StephenMcDaniel.exe has stopped working

[@MonkeyDWoofy]

Lmao Stephen McDaniel has left the chat

[@madsupervilian.]

i chuckled 😭

[@twstf8905]

HahaHAAAAAA!!!! 🤣

[@FretlessMayhem]

On November 11th, 2020, this comment has won the Internet.

[@sega62s]

Thats funny

[@joeyburch6626]

Lmaooooo. Biggest “uh oh” moment ever. Dude literally had to do a full reboot

[@Tomes23]

Time to call tech support.

[@joeyferguson840]

A full reboot......he literally had to sit down. My fingerprints are on that trash can.....and they said this guy was smart. No fucking way.....I guarantee this kid is living in hell.....just imagine looking like him in prison.....he's gonna need that chainmail

[@optoms1178]

LOL 😂😂😂 his face dropped all the way to Hell

[@jhoughjr1]

ive never seen anything like that in my 40 years alive

[@marquethagod1769]

@@optoms1178 😭😭😭😭 not he’ll

[@nyxium4226]

He's not crying as he's getting interviewed after sitting down, He's having a panic attack because he didn't expect them to find her torso. Obviously a very obsesed, sick man. Great video, Once again. Thank you!

[@carinaekstrom1]

Yes. He said already that he thought that she had been killed, since he said someone must have "snatched" her. So why is it such a shock to find out they found her killed? Even as they said they did not know if it was actually her? Only because he assumed they would never find her body, and without a body he would be pretty safe from accusations.

[@jubeesays716]

So creepy!! Just watching him flip like that when he learned they found her spooked me out major.

[@miaouew]

Nyxium I like your name

[@bassmentier]

@Kalevi Urpilainen yeah but he did it. He might've gotten away with it had he lawyered up immediately.

[@Fitz1993]

@@carinaekstrom1 Granted in hindsight we know he did it and thus we can look back on that news interview and say whatever we like about it. The thing is though, I can think of multiple reasons why a person would react like that when innocent. False bravado for one. it's quite common for someone who is deeply distraught to try and hide it by pretending to be confident and as soon as something happens which shatters the facade they completely break down. Now we know he did it, but regardless your logic is completely flawed.

[@adarz676]

Detective: look at me when I'm talking to you, son. Stephen: ***never breaks eye contact for 3 hours***

[@benhaney5843]

"Wore chainmail to class." So he's THAT guy...

[@kurts12gauge]

Ben Haney and he loved swords.

[@CikisHelyzet]

I make chainmaille so stfu 😄

[@PK-bh1ww]

@Careful! i'm a retard What is "chainmail"? (Sorry I'm old...)

[@PK-bh1ww]

@Careful! i'm a retard I figured it was something metal. I'm assuming they hand make the links.

[@Mr.Obongo]

Penny K Yeah but you’re not as old as chainmail

[@marcotangari2992]

The way he shat himself during the interview was priceless lol

[@RRoyal170]

Literally????

[@gc7234]

his reaction to the news interview, and the stephanie lazarus interrogation, are the two best "killer squirms as they are caught and realize it" videos to watch. they're both "killer gets caught" GOLD

[@carolflower8015]

True crime loser - large larfs

[@insaneone4369]

Back in the old days they would have put him in a hospital and left him there until he died. Nowadays these fuckers get into colleges.

[@hollzie7348]

Don't get to see that kind of reaction everyday..lol

[@serpicosghost]

Right up there with Chris Watts watching the security cam footage of himself loading the bodies into his truck

[@MarcDufresneosorusrex]

@@serpicosghost bodies? 😳 (i think i need to sit down)..

[@trishelmelancon4696]

"You're just a sorry pos that don't give af! " the cop is my spirit animal! Lol

[@reidy1012]

"What's going on in your mind right now?" I thought that was such a relevant in the moment question for a news reporter to ask. 😂☠

[@Horseluvver]

Do you think she knew tho? I've always wondered...

[@reidy1012]

@@Horseluvver Suspected maybe due to his demeanour and strange behavior. 😂

[@TobiStarGaming]

I laughed because meme

[@ariglobalbusinesssolutions1647]

@@Horseluvver I think she rattled his cage more than the cops 😂 and somehow she read his body language and knew it.

[@belmum1689]

@@ariglobalbusinesssolutions1647 Yes that reporter should be a homicide detective.

[@Talkingpage]

This guy is so creeeeepy😱 I do think they caught a serial killer in the making. That poor girl.

[@glamdolly30]

Dumb ass-wipe had cops piling on within nanoseconds of dumping her body - no way could he have become a serial killer!

[@Mr.Obongo]

He was too dumb to be a serial killer. An actual serial killer wouldn’t have been caught til way later. He got caught right away hence he could never pull off being one.

[@jojames6621]

@@Mr.Obongo he only got caught cause of his reaction on live news when he realized they found the body or else he would have never been caught.

[@paulhammerich9244]

When the reporter tells him about a body being found he literally shat his pants. Such a shame that this brilliant and intelligent young lady was murdered in such a savage manner

[@PIEKART2001]

It's also a shame the reporter lady wasn't interrogating him. She asked better questions after the melt down. Those detectives were dumb af

[@Winstonchurchill-s6q]

Even more of a shame she was murdered at all.

[@ShawnFX]

@@PIEKART2001 was thinking the same thing. That police department needs better interrogators

[@fasfan]

The channel "JCS - Criminal Psychology" also does a good job of breaking down this case and delves more into the mental state of Steven. He focuses more on the interrogation and even goes so far as to play the entire interrogation at fast forward and shows how Stephen just sits there and barely moves. It's very creepy.

[@julesasher105]

Yea I saw that- so creepy!

[@Nekulturny]

Hes a freak.

[@replynotificationsdisabled]

What else is someone "supposed" to do when waiting/talking? I mean, phuck, maybe he was daydreaming or zoned out.

[@JSainte17]

True Crime Loser does a good analysis of the ridiculousness of “Styven”.

[@canadablake]

@@JSainte17 why Styven, why?!

[@Caeljharden]

“Yew justuh sahrry piece a’sheeit” Gotta love our deep south Jawjuh accents

[@kaytee4088]

😂

[@Chepebot1.0]

Took me like 2 minutes to pronounce "jawjuh". GGs.

[@hungfao]

Jawjuh...that's good

[@HarryBalzak]

Fun Fact: The southern drawl originated with the British "Cavaliers", early aristocrat immigrants to the US who mostly settled in the south.

[@Chepebot1.0]

@@HarryBalzak nice

[@radaresalaam]

Reporter: "What are you thinking?" Sideshow Bob: "How do people look when they have emotions?..."

[@jonnaphillips7124]

omg sidesplitting laughter during the serious retelling of girls death.... your fault!!!

[@BluesClues007]

Daaaaaaaamn

[@anxietyfree2012]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂🙃🤣🙂🙃🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@CikisHelyzet]

LMAO!!! ..... Stawwwp! 😂😂😂

[@oren1305]

"Sideshow Bob", oh my God.

[@Dancingonthesun]

>talks about committing the perfect murder >targets his next door neighbour whom he spent time with >leaves tons of DNA evidence on the corpse >puts 10% effort into disposing of evidence >appears on television Fucker isn't nearly as smart as he thought he was. "perfect murder" my ass

[@wonder6835]

Lmao, glad the fucker messed up.

[@Mali8499]

Okay in his head he kinda did because he did have a game plan and that's the problem. Targeting a neighbor isnt really that bad of an idea. But still risky, if he spent time with her and already had DNA inside her apartment. So he can say he was there before that's why there was his hair on her. Because sometimes I have random peoples hairs on me, personally speaking.

[@Mali8499]

His idea for not cleaning up on the body. His idea was to put the rest at the dump. Once it's at the dump evidence is hard to collect but it's possible to retrieve the body. This disposing of evidence was suppose to be at the land field. He thought he was alot smarterthan other people and the department. Doing an interview was in a way kinda smart. Because he was her friend if he just disappeared he would of looked suspicious. So he felt an interview would prove his innocent incase he was in court or the police just looked it over or hoping they would.

[@Mali8499]

He targeted her apparently because she was nice to him. He was an outcast at there college I think they met there. And she was the only one that talked to him. She thought he was kinda weird but put it off. She was kinda avoiding him too but, they lived in the same area.

[@NekoKasumi]

all that, and he still almost got away with it.

[@Monikamsd]

Also one fact regarding that case that was missed out in this video is that Lauren has decided to move out of her apartment since she felt that some one was stalking her! Since he was obsessed with her, he felt he was going to “lose” her and that probably prompted him to commit the murder.

[@debbiecharles7912]

Yes she was going to be moving out the next day. Steven tells the reporter this.

[@RawOlympia]

never let people know when you are moving if it's that kind of move

[@CurvesRsexy08]

If he couldn’t have her, nobody could

[@drewfromyay882]

There was a lot left out in this video. He had a previous interview with the police where he was acting normal, then after he becomes the main suspect and the body is found he shows up in zombie mode.

[@adriennelewis-dracup9417]

That first officer grilling him is my hero

[@jamie91995]

10:46 and 11:50 were best parts lmao

[@Horseluvver]

That poor chair tho.

[@veronicamathews3830]

Yes!

[@AiydnnCantu]

That's how you talk to a coward piece of shit the only way

[@ememedem6476]

Right??He gave it Steve straight up!

[@DJWreckAlot]

When the reporter told him they found the torso, it was literally a minute of SHOCK

[@nancybeveridgetaylor3256]

This guy has the crazy eyes. The reporter knows... McDaniel is her golden interview. Zombie boy needs to go away forever.

[@Horseluvver]

I THOUGHT so! I've always wondered...

[@loud6037]

She was actually asked about this later, and she said she felt he was genuine.

[@Horseluvver]

@@loud6037 well, who could have imagined. Truth is stranger than fiction....

[@loud6037]

@@Horseluvver I suppose he was genuinely freaking out, just not for the reason she thought.

[@davebayliss3142]

Nancy Beveridge Taylor crazy eyes🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣FFS

[@jadamanns7816]

“Body?🥲” *opponent has left the match*

[@helldotsin]

I wonder what the dog tells all of his dog friends how work went. "I hunt for bones, but I'm not allowed to play with them." Day in the life if a cadaver dog.

[@gtw4546]

Your comment should have more likes!

[@sourbrothers73]

wtf man

[@phoenixdavida8987]

Lol

[@LyliJ]

Lol I like your brain xD

[@mandaly42]

Why is this so funny? 😆

[@ryansean4969]

I love how the interviewer says we dont know if its her body. Like there are body's just laying around

[@voges1001]

Ryan Sean apparently there are

[@briaravioli3542]

DanVoges yeah and they have to identify them first. can’t make assumptions.

[@godallowsuturns679]

Lol I just caught that👍

[@Melody_On_Pawz1]

Well she has to be careful about what she says without knowing 100 percent

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

*bodies

[@itsmeyourfriend]

Detective: "Look at me when I'm talking to you son!" Stephen: Scary AF slow head turn 😳 9:29

[@hoejoecinco3253]

He literally never takes his eyes off him after that 😂 fucking psychopath

[@carinaekstrom1]

@@hoejoecinco3253 I think he was pretending to be nuts in a different way.

[@VeryOrigionalMan2]

Carina Ekström likely, but that falls pretty flat when they’ve already seen you acting normal on a tv broadcast just days prior. He was just hoping that “I don’t know” would get him off the hook.

[@carinaekstrom1]

@@VeryOrigionalMan2 Yes, weird.

[@mackhomie6]

Not weird. He had posted online detailing how if he ever killed anyone, he would pull this stunt and it would prevent a conviction. He was also a law student

[@Sofia-tf4ic]

"Look at me when I'm talking to ya, son" 👁️👄👁️ "Look at the floor when I'm talking to ya, son"

[@mishelle140]

Lolololol omg, I can't stop laughing!!!!!

[@havefaith9530]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@carolflower8015]

Boys about as sharp as a bowling bowl

[@MassivexBereavement]

@@carolflower8015 I bet he would have spelt ball correctly 😂

[@demongo2007]

Boy’s ‘bout as sharp as a bag o’ wet mice.

[@KimChilds75]

As of April 13, 2020 they still haven't found her head, arms, or legs. I cannot imagine the added pain to her family that this must cause. I've lived in Macon my whole life & I think about that every time I drive past these apartments.

[@meganemmahumphreys]

Cannot imagine knowing you can only bury parts of your daughter :(

[@ana_d_73]

Are those apartments still being used? If they are that's very creepy. Poor girl, poor family. They didn't deserve to go through even a modicum of that pain.

[@staceyezell9685]

Wow thats sad ..i lived all my life here in NYC but spent many beautiful summers in Macon and Perry with my extended family bk in the mid 60s ...times were so different then smh may she RIP

[@Mr.Obongo]

Same happened to one of my old friend’s who was murdered, they never found her head :( it’s fucked up that most of the time these freaks never disclose the locations.

[@tonytang5452]

What

[@TheSquareOnes]

"I like to assert dominance with my superior intellect, that's why I left the body and murder weapon out in the open immediately next to my home."

[@theworldisareview8181]

So fucking smart he was dumb as shit.

[@bailey5836]

To be fair, he almost got away with the body but luckily the cops kept the dump truck from coming.

[@theworldisareview8181]

@@bailey5836 i don't think so. Yes the body may have been taken away. But friends would have pointed him out anyway as a suspect due to his history and weird behaviour and all that evidence left behind.

[@mariec3527]

Hes just narcissistic. They all think there so smart and will get away with anything

[@tharealmikezee3165]

well then that was a failure on all counts

[@mandapaige1]

Writes: “Never lose control of yourself” In the First Interview: Shits himself on live television “Body?”

[@HumphreyHorsehead]

If it was anyone else, as Mike said, they'd be reasonably under shock/upset about there being a body. Stephen on the other hand...

[@jhoughjr1]

@@HumphreyHorsehead looked to me like he was in shock.

[@darrellbenbrook6622]

Watching the whole interview tapes is worth it. He's so creepy it throws off the interigators so bad.

[@rickswafford8378]

That detective really puts alot of faith in that chairs ability to hold him up.

[@inbetweenmeetings]

I need that kind of faith in my general life😂

[@Chiyembekezo]

😂😂😂😂😂 He really had me on edge. Those squeaks were serious.

[@modest_mind2526]

That chair will one day break a week before it's retirement.

[@mattymayhem1232]

He's looks like 'Krusty The Clown' with a side of depression sauce and a tall glass of murder tea. Edit : I meant Sideshow Bob. Not Krusty.

[@rjchavers9267]

Well said 😂

[@jadabrown3130]

I second that

[@tracybedford7341]

Thanks, dude! You made me belly laugh!!

[@Billy_Carter]

Nah. He looks like Sideshow Bob.

[@mattymayhem1232]

@@Billy_Carter Thats who I was thinking of! As soon as I read your comment I had one of those "Oh, I'm a fucking idiot" moments.

[@AM-xe4iq]

“Look at my hair. That’s how easy it falls out. Look at all that on yo head....” LMAO 😆

[@SueP-D]

A M The har is thar, Styven!! 😂😂😂

[@iadorenewyork1]

Why Steven whyyy!

[@SueP-D]

Sally F Shmeeda!!! 👋🏼

[@iadorenewyork1]

Yes - regular viewer and big admirer of True Crime Loser ... and you, too, it looks like. This presentation here is well put together, I think.

[@SueP-D]

Sally F Yes there are several true crime channels I follow. This one is great, but MY favorite is TCL 😁

[@taramcfarland3014]

"He gulped down 10 bottles of water" Sounds like he was trying to commit suicide by water poisoning.

[@peggypeggy4137]

I used to work with a woman with Schizophrenia. When she first came to our grouphome, she had a be weighed every 3 hours due to the possibility of water intoxification. She would drink massive quantities of water and get "high".

[@HumphreyHorsehead]

@@peggypeggy4137 I take it that doesnt actually work.

[@peggypeggy4137]

@@HumphreyHorsehead I used the word "high"--probably not the best word to describe it. She would probably get more disoriented than anything else. Her weight could go up quite a bit in a short period of time which is why she had to be monitored, as this can be dangerous.

[@helderlucianicasagrande7303]

@@peggypeggy4137 can one get high on water?

[@peggypeggy4137]

@@helderlucianicasagrande7303 Yes but it could potentially fatal. There was a woman who died of this several yrs ago because she went into a water drinking contest to win something. Overhydration can disturb the electrolytes in the system, which can lead to death.

[@bandaidgirlcos]

The way he said “Body?” Always gives me chills

[@dakotarain7745]

He just keeps smiling in court that it frustrates me, not a shred of regret.

[@TAROTAI]

He's is _deranged_ what can you expect . . . remorse for decapitating a woman

[@yunglynda1326]

yup. his strong reaction: he wasn't sorry this happened. he was sorry that he got caught.

[@TheSaintedOne]

The reporter knew. "What is going through your head right now?" You wouldn't say that to someone finding out their friend was murdered unless you're suspicious.

[@catmagic2226]

@Sebastian Hahn he placed his whole 'strategy' on the freakin garbage truck!

[@Pain-mr2hn]

I doubt it. She thought he just found out his neighbor was murdered. She a TV reporter, not a homicide detective.

[@ThatCreeNative1]

Pain Yeah, everyone who is a news reporter is pretty much a normie.

[@exitoz1396]

Reporters want answers. They ask the most stupid shit to anyone willing for an interview.

[@mackhomie6]

She actually said later she did not suspect anything and thought he was just shocked

[@okashiad6930]

I feel so bad for those detectives having to willingly sit next to that freak while he stared soullessly at them.

[@Gonken88]

Did they have to or did they do it willingly? 🤔

[@LisafromNOLA]

The way he was facing forward but just his head turned at one point … creepy

[@IditaBugger]

Its a tactic they use. It cuts off the personal space making the person uncomfortable. They can also view things like rising breath intakes, fidgeting, eye movement when certain things are said that affect the perp.

[@IditaBugger]

@@Gonken88 They did it on purpose.

[@Gonken88]

@@IditaBugger Yeah you totally got the point...... 🤦 Stop trying to explain shit to people, you don't have the equipment 🧠

[@knightterror2826]

My primary goal in life has become not to appear in one of these videos.

[@santinarainey9644]

Excellent!

[@Lollita23]

🙏🙌👍

[@jeanakatherine9369]

As the killer or the victim?

[@knightterror2826]

@@jeanakatherine9369 Either

[@michaelmoore1434]

Same, I'm learning what to look for in crazy people

[@chaser1956]

Macon Georgia has very good Microphones compared to all the other interrogation rooms you post.

[@ilarious5729]

And that's the only good thing in the room, the cops were sloppy af. I guess you can't get everything

[@KimChilds75]

We had to invest in good microphones. Our stenographers were getting headaches transcribing interrogations from shitty audio because of the amount of murders we have.

[@piranhasaurusrex]

They need to...a whole lotta crime there 😂

[@xlnuniex]

Can you imagine his face staring right back at yours? I bet that cop wishes he never told Stephen to look at him when he spoke to him

[@65firered]

It would help if these cops were better interrogators these two are some of the worst I've seen.

[@deepdivedisco4779]

I think Steven wanted the cop to attack him. Beat the shit out of him, claim police brutality. He first tried to look down, which annoys people, and then he wouldn't stop staring, which annoys people even more.

[@65firered]

@@deepdivedisco4779 Not a great plan.

[@tatakae3773]

Well "he didnt know" 😉

[@rokkovalkrye3127]

It is actually a calculated technique meant to directly confront a suspect and make them so uncomfortable with direct eye contact that they look away, giving the interrogator control of the interview. When this officer does it, the suspect's neck roll into staring the officer full in face is so eerie that it is the officer that almost immediately breaks eye contact, and this interview is used as an extremely rare example of that interrogation technique not only failing, but backfiring, as the interrogator seems to lose any steam he was building, and seems to want to gtfo.

[@JorgeRojas-ut3wj]

I'm a grown man and I don't use the word "creepy" to describe people too often, if at all, but this guy right here creeps the hell out of me. A human being like this just makes my skin crawl.

[@yoshijb9428]

Right? Same!

[@clintoruss153]

Jorge he needs to be badly hurt

[@ozzamus]

Yeah, because I hear grown adult men use the phrase "makes my skin crawl" with much more regularity than creepy.

[@Ooh_PieceOfCandy]

I couldn't imagine having that psycho's disgusting creepy face and breath being the last thing I see and smell before I die. He is an absolute nutjob.

[@faithgayle2333]

“Look at me!” Him: 👁👄👁

[@plant707]

Why you attin like that, STEEEvan? Yuor👏 haer👏 is👏 thaer👏

[@thebranchorganics3721]

😂

[@Amy-hp9nz]

@KM Stayvayan!

[@suzannehubbardgerken2381]

"Hey Stephen, are you looking at me or is that just your face?"

[@phoenixrisin8361]

@KM I enjoyed every second of that interview

[@SHAYUPIVER]

You could so tell that he was guilty, after watching the news interview. Such an evil person. RIP to that poor woman. So heartbreaking. 💔

[@jarvisking6263]

🙂🙂 i tinnk it funny

[@SHAYUPIVER]

@@jarvisking6263 so you think it's funny that a young woman was murdered? If so, you definitely need help. Sounds like something a psychopath would say.

[@sourbrothers73]

Wow, I never would've known what you meant by "heartbreaking," without seeing the picture. Really cleared things up, thanks

[@MIGGYME1]

That detective was too funny. Lol country and pissed off

[@jamie91995]

10:46 is the best part

[@eelei3179]

12:06

[@laurenleeonethree]

"Yew nevuh luuked at her an thawt, "'Maaaan, she luuks guuuuuuud?'"

[@tarantellalarouge7632]

he doesn't try to play the good nice buddy cop, he is the bad ass one !

[@sourbrothers73]

Where is "lol country?"

[@juliarussell5619]

Look up the full interview.. it's absolutely hilarious 🤣 "Stayven! You ain't cleaned your house in a week? That's horrible stayven!" "You don't have no friends here! These ppl said they ain't cho friends" Horrible situation, but the interrogation is effing funny...

[@MaryQueenOfDots]

TCL 🙌🏼

[@davidplumer8766]

He sounds like Zach Galifinakis' brother.

[@Wuchtamsel]

Sideshow Bob preparing for his insanity defense...

[@stacyrussell460]

Horrible case. Poor girl. But your comment had me 🤣

[@KaladinVegapunk]

Hahaha at least silent bob was intelligent Ironically other than not talking to the cops, saying I don't know and being silent actually is a pretty viable plan, usually these psychos ramble at length incriminating themselves But they had him dead to rights, such a brutal and senseless murder, this guy deserves being locked away for life

[@KaladinVegapunk]

That Facebook account is definitely a troll haha, if you pause and read the comments Although seems like his sister comments on there

[@shannonigans2220]

Wuchtamsel for the win!

[@MutedGrowl]

Detective: “What did you do to her?” Steven: “I don’t know?” Detective: “YES YOU DO, STEVEN!” Steven: “No” Detective: “YES!” Grade A integration

[@madhattermd1]

This is called a: Pro Investigator move

[@yisusmr]

Interrogation

[@zeldagoblin]

That's basically how every parent deals with a lying kid

[@dannyg1812]

Yeah I recently watched a few interrogation videos on Jim Cant Swims channel, where he explains the psychological techniques implemented by police interrogators... and when i watched these interrogation clips I was like.. "Bruhhh" 😂

[@QueenAlexzandra]

Grade A southern yelling until they crack. Same way you'd yell at a kid until they admit to breaking the vase. I mean they already knew he killed her, may as well tear him apart.

[@amywilson7540]

This case is especially disturbing for me because I went to high school with Stephen McDaniel. I played violin in the orchestra with him. He was a little weird, but I never dreamed he was capable of something like this. Now I feel like I can't trust anyone.

[@arock7462]

Sadly, you can't.

[@foxman105]

The person you played the violin with was different than the guy who commited the murder. You don't know what went through his head ever since you lost contact with him. People constantly change in their head. It's likely that the guy you knew wasn't a murderer, but he grew to become one. What led him to that? Hard to tell, only he knows ultimately. It's possible that given different stimuli he'd still be a harmless weirdo. Not trusting anybody is a very cynical and way of life that will ultimately lead to your own deterrioration and misery. Like with everything, there's a healthy medium.

[@thinair7671]

@@foxman105 god bless you

[@frosty_teacup]

@@foxman105 What a grounding comment. Thank you for sharing your outlook!

[@mikemoore8808]

That's why it's because you truly cannot trust anyone because every human being ever to have lived or will live has the capability of doing exactly what he did or the evil that any human being has ever done that is the truly sad part

[@apacifistmachinegunner669]

As soon as I saw him I thought : “I bet he wears medieval armor of some sort on occasion.”

[@veronicasettee6052]

his apartment was found with tons of swords, actually

[@simoncullum5019]

That type always do

[@annacostello5181]

*cries in SCA*

[@trapperkreeper6105]

I'm reminded of this story every morning as I drive past the apartments where this happened. A couple things. They never found all of Lauren. Stephen McDaniel had made several post on weird forums claiming he could get away with the perfect murder. He also had CP on his computer when the police searched it. As bad as it is what happened to Giddings, it almost certainly would have been more had he not been caught.

[@vegismalzeus9592]

Trapper Kreeper oh cool I’m in Macon too. Was wondering if I’d see any posts like this. MPD is so embarrassing in this though.

[@Horseluvver]

He didn't get caught he practically turned himself in.

[@Rdwrer]

@@vegismalzeus9592 They are? Why do you get that impression? I'm honestly asking, as someone from a far off state I don't have a good perspective on this. It is such a weird interrogation anyway with his zombie weirdness that I was way more distracted by his bizarre behavior than their behavior.

[@glamdolly30]

I don't see how this dumb ass-wipe could possibly have become a serial killer - he couldn't pull off one murder without having a fat-cop, pile-on within nanoseconds of washing the blood off his hands!

[@yunglynda1326]

big yikes

[@pamieintexas2012]

“Luke at all that on yo hade!” That detective wrecked him 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@BillBlast7372]

7:19 "BODY???" Then he had the "deer in the headlights" look!!!!😮😮 Yet, it was funny how the cameraman zoomed as he looked lost, that was priceless.

[@jejak5163]

6:39

[@Minaj_Lewinsky]

Both Of You Are Wrong.. It Was 6:40

[@rokkovalkrye3127]

I think JCS has a great video on this guy's interrogation, also. One of the most fascinating parts is when the interrogating officer says, "Look at me!" This is actually a calculated technique meant to directly confront a suspect and make them so uncomfortable with direct eye contact that they look away, giving the interrogator control of the interview. When this officer does it, the suspect's neck roll into staring the officer full in face is so eerie that it is the officer that almost immediately breaks eye contact, and this interview is used as an extremely rare example of that interrogation technique not only failing, but backfiring, as the interrogator seems to lose any steam he was building, and seems to want to gtfo. Fascinating.

[@BluesClues007]

"Why would anyone do this?!" You mean why would the garbage truck be late? Durp.

[@angelwings0076]

I remember watching this guy fold like a cheap suit on tv when he was told the cops found a torso. The way he wigged out screamed guilty!

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

Obviously

[@angelwings0076]

I. Wyn Wyn, I am sure it could have appeared as loss or sadness but when I saw him react, it just made him look so stunned that they discovered her so fast. The blood drained from his face and the awkward way he became utterly speechless. IMO: He his whole body language was stiff and emotionless...he looked guilty.

[@confiremerlec2244]

The way he moves and stares at the PO, every time i feel like he will jump for them throat. He really frightens me.

[@PortlandDuck007]

“I’ve hurt people Stephan” This guy made the detective confess

[@deidrafrazier278]

That 1st interrogator is my type of detective. No bs, calls a spade a spade, and gives Mc Daniels the truth.

[@Jijohann]

He actually sounds inexperienced with such case: no tactic whatsoever

[@deidrafrazier278]

@@Jijohann I think that was the point. That's what "calling a spade a spade" is. No pretense and strategy. It comes from the gut. Sooo...😐.

[@Hey___you]

Shawn, no tactic? It worked. How can you say there was none used?

[@jarvisking6263]

😃😃i. Tinnk it. Funny

[@deidrafrazier278]

@@jarvisking6263 😎

[@bethanywood7429]

“What’s going on in your mind right now? What are you thinking?” Homegirl imma get caught

[@jarvisking6263]

😁 i tinnk it funny

[@jarvisking6263]

😁😁😃i tinnk it funny

[@jamestheketoguy]

Dude, that detective probably regrets telling him to look at him when he's talking to him. After that his head followed him like a creepy robot for the rest of the interview!

[@suzannedavies4436]

My partner says I’m a Mike addict!! I’m binge watching every day all of That Chapter videos and I bloody love them! He’s says he’s getting concerned now! I cant help it but I love looking into true crime and creepy shit and between Mike and MR.Ballen I’m doing bloody awesome! I’m loving lockdown!🤓🙄😳🤪🤯🤣💞 Thank you for all your hard work that makes our lives so much more interesting and in lockdown giving us something to stimulate our minds ( I often look deeper into the cases online afterwards) .

[@squirrelmanning7889]

Me too, and both YTers are the same age as my nephew so I could be their mother!

[@vanessathing4799]

Halarious how you can see his life flash before his eyes when the reporter said they discovered a body. He shits his pants and has to sit down.

[@RRoyal170]

Huh he literally shit himself???

[@martinlatour9311]

What's hilarious is your spelling.

[@KimChilds75]

I've lived in Macon, GA my entire 45 years of life. Every time I see those videos he took with a video camera taped to a stick, I wonder if one of those cars you can see driving past in the window reflection was mine & I drove past while he was recording because I drive by those apartments a lot. I can't even look at them now when I drive by it creeps me out so much.

[@provethioaltum3276]

Lol ooooo scary

[@sickos13707]

Word on tha streets is that stephen still doesn' t know

[@jlo1390]

Hahaha... You took the words out of my mouth!

[@Trrippy_Shades]

Lmfao

[@Miss-Placed.1]

😆

[@bebe553]

What a CREEP !!!

[@athena8729]

Never leave your blinds open at work, home or anyone's place. It's a rule in my world! 💔 Prayers for the family.

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

My dad taught me at an early age to always shut the blinds and do it in such a way that anyone looking in would have to look up. He *always* checked every door and window to make sure they were all locked and all the blinds and curtains were drawn before going to bed. I always thought he was paranoid and obsessive until I moved out on my own.

[@smith549371]

I find people that don't do this weird as

[@BuckFidenMD4547]

Absolutely. Curtains and blinds are a must. Creeps like this take it like an open invitation.

[@fargoboyle1]

He was playing the insanity card in that interview, it was pure put on, the scumbag knew how to act when he got arrested RIP Lauren

[@FranzFerdinand76]

He was studying criminal law. No doubt he was trolling.

[@LazuliScarab]

Have a hard time thinking the guy who shits himself on live TV is a criminal mastermind, I think he just legit disassociated and felt numb as how fucked he was sank in. It's not easy to be that still if you're consciously trying to do it.

[@communicationbreakdown256]

the " I don’t understand" is him trying that insanity angle

[@JudgeJeana]

In that case he deserves several Oscars!! Just try to sit in the same position for 30 minutes...that POS did it for 3 freakin hours!

[@gloriajordan4094]

I pass the apartment each time I go to the main post office...and it still upsets me. Thanks for showcasing it. We in Macon Georgia will never forget it!

[@wolfcub1835]

The way he started freaking out as soon as they mentioned the body is priceless

[@keishamarseille6332]

I’ve listened to these cases before on podcast, yet I will always rewatch them when you narrate. Plus you always have the best clips, calls, interrogation

[@s3audi2009]

That detective called him a sorry peice of shit. That detective had me rolling.

[@neit6270]

Damn you lol

[@IAMBENNYBLANCO.]

😂🤣😂😂

[@kandices]

😤

[@hamzak2181]

Sawree peesa sheeit

[@shondawarren3673]

That was crazy watching him during the TV interview, he on live TV, realizing his so screwed! Per usual great video.

[@Kittysuit]

the interrogation bit made me think of my ex - "did you cheat" - "idk" - "i know you know. did you cheat?" - "idk"

[@cosuinofdeath]

Kittysuit well did they

[@Kittysuit]

@@cosuinofdeath ofc they did >:|

[@BluesClues007]

Lol and then they act dumb when all the PROOF is stacked against them. Lol

[@Special_Tactics_Force_Unit]

You sound like a bitch, so she made the right choice

[@paigesowell8651]

JCS Psych has an extremely in depth psychological evaluation of this case, the guy, and the interrogation. Highly recommend checking it out after this.

[@nighthawkdutchchameleon9815]

When they told him they found the body he suffered a panic attack.

[@sourbrothers73]

Poor baby

[@candirockstar135]

It's like he short circuit'ed😩😩😩

[@nickyblue4866]

@@candirockstar135 his hair does look like he stuck a fork in an electrical socket

[@kelvinjohn5821]

yep, there's Stephen wearing chainmail to class, that's not weird at all!

[@poutinedream5066]

I had to take it back and listen again. I couldn't believe he really just said that and then just kept it movin.

[@oejlen]

I have worn chainmail to school on several occations, but always for history class.

[@crzywrld1321]

kelvin john wearing chainmaile and playing D&D, whilst thinking about murder and dismemberment🤪

[@jeangreffsbp]

@J D unfortunately chainmail is not that heavy

[@haroldbalzac6336]

@J D it's heavy but not encumbering. Weight distribution and all, wrap a leather belt around you waist and you could swim.

[@demongo2007]

"What about the body, or whatever they recovered, in the parking lot?" Reaction: Priceless.

[@Zman44444]

Bro. His face when they mention the body... ouch

[@SueP-D]

What little color he had literally drained from his face 💀

[@gianmarcobezada4206]

@B H broo fr you can feel the shock in him and it almost feels like the viewer was caught.

[@katiec4947]

Killers generally just make me angry. This guy is one of those who gives me an equal dose of anger and chills. Terrifying. Rest easy, Lauren. I’m so sorry for what you had to go through. 🙏🏻

[@shaskins15]

"Look at me...Never mind dont look at me"

[@AdrienneBlack973]

The look on his face when the reporter said they found her body..priceless!!

[@kyletracy4678]

That cop sounds like his dad “ yes you do Steven”

[@SolvingYourProblemRightNow]

No, I don't daddy.

[@Zorak9595]

@Ecohobo Funny you put it that way. In the full interview, that's exactly how he refers to his father. He says "daddy" an uncomfortable amount of times.

[@ellishale2523]

jay pee coming from another adult southerner, this is pretty normal down here. I just say dad now, but I said daddy (And called my grandpa Big Daddy, like on Golden Girls) for a long time.

[@Zorak9595]

@Ellis Lupin Fair enough, but still... it's a lot less weird coming from a girl. It just sounds super bizarre coming from this soulless murderer.

[@nathansthebest]

Ecohobo 😮

[@drp1bb856]

What a shame. I guess the only comfort in all this is knowing that a monster in the making has been removed from society.

[@MegaAjWhite]

He only answers ‘yes’ or ‘no’ or ‘I don’t know’, to the direct questions. Any statements he replies ‘I do not understand.’ Thought he was being smart! At least he followed directions, ‘look at me’ and stares at the interviewer for the whole interrogation. What a nutter😱😱 The whole interview is obscene

[@Rob22511]

I follow a lot of crime story videos and what I like about yours is they are short. A lot of them draw them out so long you get bored by the time you get to the end.

[@austincorreia53]

That interrogator was savage af! Good on him!!🤘

[@sourbrothers73]

If by savage you mean stupid, than I agree.

[@DaltonHBrown]

6:10 "do you know any enemies she might have had?" "we dont know where she is" That doesn't answer the question.

[@chipsthedog1]

I've finally sussed what makes your videos so good, it's not just the content which is tops but more importantly it's your presenting style, very personable. It really is like having a chat with a mate on facetime. A mate that won't let you get a word in edge ways & who always chats about some weird shite but a mate non the less. Anyway before I sound like even more of a sad fanboy. As always thanks for the hard work Mad Mike keep em' coming Please please do the Todd Sees case! It's a good un' with no real solution

[@ThatChapter]

I really appreciate that!

[@chipsthedog1]

@@ThatChapter its the truth.

[@KrinchiD]

Right, it feels like we can meet Mike at the pub, split a huge order of nachos and joke and laugh all night like good friends do. It's so refreshing.

[@melissaepps903]

I agree. You're good.

[@MrUppertorso]

his completely weird and obvious meltdown on camera in enjoyable, but the far more more interesting thing is how freaking well the comatose zombie state works for the interview. Look at those poor detectives. They are going off because he is giving them nothing and they are so frustrated. Gotta admire the effectiveness

[@bobbieaustin5267]

Yes!!!! Finally!!! Everybody only talks about his tv interview.. I've been wanting to know the full story! This is why I love your channel!

[@ThatChapter]

Thank you!

[@midnightmyers3873]

This dude looks like hes been chugging that skyrim skooma.

[@johnclark7437]

*skooma

[@thatoneradicalizedprussian225]

Looks like he's been on Deathsticks and inhaling spice.

[@NonPlayerCharacterLP]

SkOOOmaaa

[@midnightmyers3873]

Holy shit! 132 likes!thx guys.

[@midnightmyers3873]

OMG! 187 LIKE'S...no way.

[@erinthesystem9608]

Mike- Although aware of this case already, I had never seen it presented before in such a way that its true creepiness was so apparent (nor heard some of these details, which is impressive, given that you've covered it in less running time than most television true-crime programs). I had also never previously felt so much anger and sadness for the loss of the promising young victim in this case. Thank you for the exceptional coverage of a story which would be so much better if it had never happened in the first place. ~ Switching gears here: how does "down-to-Earth" reconcile with the decision to appear in class wearing chainmail?

[@its_rena86]

His meltdown on the news interview is epic

[@bobbyknuckles6380]

Watching him panic in the interview gives me anxiety

[@GrandMasterPeep]

joshua lye me too I’ve been there... I mean I never murdered and then dismembered anyone, but I lost my wallet once and I gave that exact look

[@WearyCarpenter.7]

This guy is every woman's, who lives alone, nightmare. And he doesn't look like a monster, just a hippie nerd. Certainly not physically intimidating. Yet here we are. Its scary to think there are so many of these types of monsters out there. Be safe ladies.

[@jhoughjr1]

might be why for 99:9999999 percent of human history women did not live alone.

[@SoftwareEngineer-A]

Idk, I personally think he looks like a monster LMAO, am I the only one who thinks that?

[@kronosthefox]

@@jhoughjr1 *tips fedora* living alone is a recent thing for both men and women.

[@messywebdev]

@@SoftwareEngineer-A Definitely not-he totally looks like a monster. Even his still photos are creepy and say "I do naughty things to my no-no area while I think of sniffing your piled-up toenail clippings."

[@Aj01110]

@@jhoughjr1 no that’s because women weren’t allowed to work or have their own income to get their own housing…

[@ashleyj0]

I found this channel and now i'm hooked. Finally! One with good cases and a good narrator that isn't corny and annoying af! Keep up the good work! Love it!

[@hoyden1960]

The only positive out of this is that her death alerted LE before he could hurt/kill anyone else. RIP Lauren