Richard Kuklinski: Real Assassin or a Perpetual Liar?

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[@LittleBallOfPurr]

Is his camera really jittery for anyone else? Seemed fine during the Vessi recording, but the rest of the video is weird.

[@AaronDennis1111]

I think sometimes he drinks too much caffeine and you'll notice he's jittering his knee

[@shekinah1876]

Caffeine or coke??

[@AryehDenn]

Simon is a master 'reader' and a truly artistic you tube performer ! ... allegedly... lol

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😅😊😅😊😊😅😅😊😊😅 5:12 😊😊😊😊😊😊😅😊😊😊​@@AaronDennis1111

[@MGscribe]

My 30th script! (Came out 31st, but the point stands!) This one was certainly interesting to write, but I know a ton of people have wanted this one, so I hope I did it justice! And yeah, keep an eye out for my second book in the next few months! Love y’all! Any comments and criticisms are welcome!

[@BigChucka419]

I still remember listening to an author that wrote a book on him being interviewed on Coast to Coast AM.. looked it up Phillip Carlo

[@SmithySmithTheFifth]

Thank you Matt, your scripts slap 💪

[@joquail000]

Matt, you’re a LEGEND…Thank you 🎉

[@michellemahar9030]

Awesome job! This is hard material to write about.

[@Nipplator99999999999]

You did great on this one like all scripts that I have heard of yours. Just a couple suggestions, give Simon some openings for tangents that have nothing to do with the subject matter, and include more difficult words for Simon to pronounce without any pronunciation guide. He really likes those.😂 seriously, though you are doing great work and I have no issues with the quality of your work, thank you for the hard effort and hope to hear many more from you.

[@hollyantonik]

I forgot where the cyanide was put - so when Simon read “killed some one with a hamburger “ I paused it and pondered for FAR too long how a man could be beaten or otherwise killed with a burger.

[@OT_MADZ]

😂

[@honestkyn718]

I've had burgers that probably could make a good blunt intrument.

[@Darkstar_Dayne]

Someone like Lizzo could potentially be killed using a burger

[@ouijaloveletters]

I honestly thought it was a hot dog, but I guess not.

[@marcusellby]

That's some John Wick shit 😅

[@EmRose.r]

Am I just that poor that I'm impressed with the amount of money taken before the conversion rates are said? Like, every video he goes "Oh this person stole X amount of money" and I say "wow! That's a lot of money" and then he goes "which is X amount of money nowadays" to which I add "That's still a lot of money!"

[@DenethordeSade.90]

Same boat. I'm borrowing from Peter to pay Paul and I'm screwed.

[@rebeccabexx9270]

I think I am that poor

[@5isalivegaming72]

They keep printing money, money keeps losing it's value. As much as they'd like you to believe, it's not rocket science. A 20$ gold coin from 1860s would but you the very high end full tailored suit. That same gold coin is roughly 3 or 4k now, which will still buy you a really nice high end suit. Value doesn't really change.

[@FIRING_BLIND]

​@@5isalivegaming72issue is, my $1 won't buy me what it used to. Because while inflation may not affect actual value, corporations use it to justify price hiking way too high and wages haven't kept up with inflation. And don't get me started on the housing market.

[@ridleyroid9060]

As a fellow poor person: yes.

[@lubal07ttv2]

You should do a episode about Roger Andermatt, hes the most prolific swiss serial killer. Would be quite interesting in my opinion

[@krislochlan5366]

Swiss? Oh how I would love to hear about this one. I always see the swiss as kind so the polar opposite would be interesting

[@LalaDepala_00]

​@@krislochlan5366Weird logic. Every country has serial killers and horrible people. There is no single country filled with only friendly people. The Swiss don't mind abusing refugees and immigrants either.

[@sarahissersohn5495]

Yes please

[@Lynx112]

YAASSS C'mon Si n crew cover Roger Andermatt

[@wolfieworby5653]

Pfft. Everyone knows the swiss are fake. Listen, I've met people from literally every European country. Never met a Swiss person... Just like the cheese, the story is full of holes. 🧀

[@zafarsyed6437]

I grew up in the 80s. In the late 80s/ early 90s a neighborhood friend wrote a letter to the Pope and explained that he was Catholic, but couldn't understand why the Catholic church hadn't banned beating the crap out of women or children. One night, he came over, asked if he could sleep in my backyard. I didn't understand why, until I saw his wrists and forearms. The next day he wrote another letter to the Pope saying that if the church didn't care about making beatings a grave sin, then he couldn't believe in the teachings of respecting his parents and elders like the church talk every time he went to mass. He went home later that night after another neighbor convinced him. A week later, he ran away, never saw him again. I did get a letter 2 years later saying he got to his aunt's farm in California, and she adopted him.

[@ingloriousbetch4302]

The xtian church as a whole has never agreed that DV in general is bad, especially child abuse. Their whole "spare the rod" shtick makes sure they'll keep smacking kids into perpetuity.

[@taqiyyaconcarne6908]

If the pope condemned beatings, would that have stopped your neighbor from going through what he did?

[@ScarabD]

@@taqiyyaconcarne6908 Literally not the point, dude.

[@jrmckim]

​@@taqiyyaconcarne6908 It actually depends. Catholics are pretty crazy about their pope. If the pope said "leaving marks on children is bad". I can see most of those old nuns straighten up. Maybe they would find other ways to abuse kids tho

[@zafarsyed6437]

​@taqiyyaconcarne6908 He sent his first letter when we were in 2nd grade. So, we were 8 or 9 years old. The last letter he sent was when I was 12, so he had turned 13 years old a few weeks earlier. Again, we grew up in the 80s. We were young, innocent, and naively still believed that the pope, president, or any world leader that received a letter actually read them.

[@natsune09]

"Waste management violations" sounds like disposing of dead bodies

[@BeanManolo]

It actually involves getting paid to deal with waste, but either sending it somewhere else, or improperly disposing of it (like tossing it at the sea); The 'Ndrangheta, the calabrian organized crime, is infamous for being involved on it

[@trishapellis]

Sounds like poop to me

[@histrogeek]

No, it's toxic waste.

[@ScarabD]

@@histrogeek I mean, dead bodies are probably pretty toxic...

[@meh.7539]

@@ScarabD Facts.

[@Spitefulrish]

Hey Simon, I broke it. My dad beat me a lot. He beat my mum. My mum beat me too. All her boyfriends bet her, and me and my brother. But I got through, and I broke the cycle. I got us out of poverty and into the middle class. And my son has never been hurt by someone who loves him.

[@froggyspond1133]

Proud of you brother

[@jacksonstarky8288]

This is the earliest I've been here for an episode in a long time. The joys of working nights... I'll be going to bed a few minutes late, but it's worth it for this.

[@DanChaloupka]

Same here! And you were 11 minutes earlier than me! Congratulations🎉

[@thatguy4311]

I start as a firefighter in September so I’ll be in a similar boat. I’ll miss being one of the first to watch

[@macdietz]

We expect to see your award posted

[@jamesraper5242]

I work 12 hours a night and as of tonight I have listened to the entire Casual Criminalist catalog. Simon sure makes the night go by quickly. Keep up the good work.

[@samanthaberch]

"It's not like I'm blowing the whistle on a crime syndicate." No, but you are a Whistler!! 😂❤😂

[@meadandmilk]

Whistler gang! 😂

[@Anonymous-bk7fn]

I became an Aunt the year I was born. My half-brother, who was 18 years older than me, had a daughter 6 months after I was born.

[@itarry4]

My son was in the same class at school with his 2 uncles after my dad remarried and had twins. Let me tell you it feels a bit weird at first picking your kid up from school and seeing your dad do the same thing.

[@Tsumami__]

Yeah my mother’s uncle isn’t much older than she is, so close that I also call him Uncle Frank even though he’s actually my great uncle. It confuses other people. Just having some kids earlier in a marriage and some later.

[@tammy6610]

I was 12 when I became an aunt

[@NorthOntarian]

I hope you make her call you auntie

[@Anonymous-bk7fn]

@@NorthOntarian Not my neice, she called me by my first name, but I had 2 step neices (my other brother's step daughters), one who was a year older and the other a year younger than me, and they both called me Auntie because they thought it was funny. 😄

[@zarabee2880]

Of all the channels I watch this is the only one I neeeed merch from! “Get him in the chair” or “what are you up to?” Are catchphrases that live in my head rent free! I quote Simon while watching other videos & I NEED them on T-shirts/hoodies!! I also neeeed the notebook with the Rules on inside cover!! C’mon Simon!! Pleeeassee!! Please start creating merch!!!

[@Video-Game-OST-HQ]

I remember when there were just 5 videos, all short. I can’t believe we are at hundreds now and most are pretty long. Love it! Keep up the good work!

[@KaiValencia21]

If I drank a shot every time Simon said goddamn I would have died hahaha. I just really noticed maybe the last 7 or 8 videos he says it sssooooo often 😅😅😊

[@JDM-is-my-name]

The little gif of Elmo shrugging while Simon speaks about not caring if someone lives is so funny when I recently watched a video about a streamer trying to talk AI Elmo into murder

[@XXhite]

Him: "Because he has a frozen heart" My Brain: "🎶Do you want to build a snowman? " ..🤣🤣🤣🤣💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@MMSMLUNWINPP]

Thank you Simon and thank you Matt and everyone! Nothing brightens up my day than getting a notification that a new Casual Criminalist has been uploaded. Great way to end my long weekend!

[@AnonXio]

It used to be the highlight of my Friday nights, not sure when it changed. Thanks, Matt, Simon and whoever is editing this - I hope your contractual grey area work arrangements and no doubt personal medical insurance covers the PTSD - Simon likes the Benjamins

[@danielboulanger5230]

1965 Catholic school, 8th grade. I worked at the church and one day was let out early to work there. Had to walk home to get a sport coat. Next day 2 nuns took me out into the hall and slapped me and bounced me off a wall claiming that I arrived "late" to the church. School was a half mile from my home and the church a mile. Yes many were sadistic.

[@falconsoar7312]

... and the whole ruler knuckle thing for "disrupting" class

[@janiceparrish2399]

The ruler-knuckle stories are very true!!! I witnessed it many times!

[@dawnt6791]

I've heard a number of such horror stories from various friends over the years who attended Catholic schooling in some form or fashion. They genuinely feared nuns and said anyone who thought nuns were loving were either ignorant or nuts.

[@taerar]

7:15 I was an aunt three months before I turned 7 lol. To be fair, I was The Accident my mother had at 40, and my oldest brother was 19 years older than me. So when he had his first kid, I was still a kid too.

[@KristenRowenPliske]

Happened to my niece, too. Her mother‘s parents had gotten divorced, and grandma remarried, and had a baby with her new husband. Uncle was 10 when my niece was born.

[@NastyWoman1979]

I was the same. My mom had three kids before she was 21 and then had me when she was 35. There is 13 years difference between us. I became an aunt the first time in 2nd or 3rd grade. between

[@jaytrace1006]

I have a niece and nephew older than I. I have never not been a weird uncle.

[@Bitsy2019]

I have 2 friends and one is the aunt and the other is the niece. The niece is older than the aunt by a few months. I was an aunt at age 14. In both these cases it’s called being catholic! I am also an accident from a 40 yr old mother. My oldest sister is 16 yrs older than me.

[@oliviab4799]

My sister is 17 years older than me so similar. We could even have technically been younger than our nieces and nephews this way.

[@whiskytechfred]

01:27 isn't that your wife's job? Blowing the Whistle? 🤣

[@mandrew1984]

I love Simon. His sense of humor and his ramblings absolutely make the show. I know all about this case, yet I still have to watch it to hear his take. 😂

[@melaniesullivan770]

I love how our illustrious leader Simon doesn't believe in magic but calls Vessi's magic 😂😂

[@Fitz1993]

Huh? Are you autistic?

[@carlllewellyn]

He doesn’t believe in human magic… he’s an alien

[@LilyJaneH]

26:20 I think one of the beautiful things about being a couple and then having kids is that once your kids are grown, you’ll likely go back to having your partner all to yourself, but with the added bonus of memories of raising children to adulthood, and if your kids want and are able to, eventually maybe even grandchildren.

[@devenlemend4599]

congratulations matt! i hope to one day publish a tale or two myself. keep up the good work for all the aspiring authors out there

[@GIBBO4182]

Tbf, I wouldn’t have called him a liar to his face, the guy was a unit!

[@jamesraper5242]

Thanks!

[@andiward7068]

16:50 "Cement Shoes" includes cinderblocks weighing down bodies, before or after death.

[@johnflorio2351]

Coming up roses was an old timey way of saying: getting away with it and looking good doing it

[@Hijo_De_Afrique]

Is the addition of the writers name on screen a new thing? I love it. It makes me strangely proud of Simon for promoting the whole team.

[@joshuabruner9676]

12:41 if someone makes a claim, even murder, they need to provide evidence, or anyone repeating their claim could be spreading misinformation, even unintentionally. Usually investigators will ask to be led to the body, or provided with specific information about the crime being confessed to, not publicly available in media, to substantiate the claims.

[@Vareon-r1h]

He's not very credible when he claims that at 10 years old he not only killed someone but knew about cutting off finger tips to remove prints and removing the victim's teeth to make dental records useless _before stealing a car, driving 2 hours to dump the body and then driving 2 hours back without anyone noticing_ . Age 10.

[@Thenewboidahlia]

Right?? As soon as he said the thing about pulling teeth I was likeeee yea right 😂

[@ThomasJones-ij6hv]

It was actually 14.lol. removing the fingerprints was one version. In the first book by Anthony Bruno he claimed he left the body and for weeks he could see the chaulk outline on the sidewalk. He also goes from a wooden cloths rod to a medal pipe. Of course Detective McCabe NYPD has stated he investigated and found no murders or missing person reports from that time. Kuklinski then changed his first murder taking place when he was 18, got insulted in a bar, later discovered the man passed out in his car and Kuklinski lit him on fire. HBO even should pictures of the burnt out car in their second special. The problem was Kuklinski was 18 in 1953. HBO showed a burnt car from the 70's, so he then changed his first murder happening when he was 25 and beat a man with a pool cue. 😂

[@heidiklipp693]

3am here in sunny South Africa, winter us starting to set in.so happy I caught your show today! I've been bingewatcĥing your 12 hour episodes. Thank you for a great show ❤

[@katiebaker5662]

I'm such a fan of your channels. Dude, our kids are months apart in age, too. My daughter is 4, and my son is 2. Listening to your tangents about your family makes me laugh because it's all so relatable. The various TV show crazes, the repetitive jingles, the lovely moments and the cringe moments. My daughter is going through the "why?" Phase atm.

[@katiebaker5662]

Also, as you say in the casual criminalist, "Don't f up your kids" Make it a T-shirt!

[@michellemahar9030]

I am laughing at Simon saying that before the kids he had his wife to himself. I get it! We have been so busy, and the other day our older daughter "claimed" my husband for the morning. I love them to bits. I am thrilled the kids love us both. I still love when I get time with my husband because we are truly best friends.

[@laurachapple6795]

My niece and I have the same birthday! She was born the day 'Finding Dory' was released so every year we get together and watch 'Finding Dory' for our birthday.

[@soonmeekim930]

4:11 to make a point on feeling nothing. I have such bad anxiety and depression that my doctor follows my wish to “feel nothing”, I’ve been to the hospital I don’t know how many times for chest pain due to anxiety. Feeling nothing lets me have some freedom and get on with my life. I felt like I got tired of it and we changed me to a different depression medication. Mind you, I’m on 4 different anxiety medications to “feel little anxiety”. As soon as I went on it, I started having emotions and I was like nope put me back on the original medication; I cannot get anything done.

[@andiward7068]

It's been recently discovered that a lot of anxiety comes from overstimulation in those with ADHD and autism. The symptoms of depression can be a result of chronic masking. If you haven't been evaluated lately, I highly recommend an assessment. Wish it'd been known sooner, might have saved a few years on the med merry-go-round treating bipolar and anxiety symptoms instead of causes.

[@oscaranderson5719]

nehh, a guy like that isn’t feeling nothing he’s just good at outwardly hiding it. otherwise he wouldn’t have been lashing out at his own family like that.

[@Jasminjaeda]

Thank you Matt and Simon as well as the lovely editor ❤

[@De.de.C]

My nephew and I share a birthday. We had a joint birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese. He turned 10, I turned 37. Best party I’ve ever had.

[@mqiw]

i live in dumont, everyone knows about him and how he lived here, so it was so so excited seeing this!!! absolutely love your videos!

[@mrterp04]

The inspiration for “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s character

[@Portcityline]

I came to the comments for this thanks for sharing lol

[@AnnaJaneMTG]

He was so close at 20:30 -- "his stoney face" lmao

[@matthewlawlis2421]

Nickname only, but not the character. He never wanted to be a killer.

[@everyonelovesmajima]

Chilly McFreeze.

[@SkunkApe407]

​@@matthewlawlis2421not true. He was watching an HBO documentary about Kuklinski, and said "that's it, a 'stone cold killer'". He was unhappy with the bland Ringmaster gimmick, and wanted something that would put him over as a no nonsense, hard as nails heel. The Stone Cold gimmick was never intended to be a babyface.

[@chrissoltesz01]

The Whistler Gang sounds like a group that would take on the Peaky Blinders 😂

[@redtube8667]

Richard's story sounds suspiciously close to Roy Demeo's life. You definitely should do an episode on Roy, especially now that the Gemini Twins are free

[@davinkevari5789]

“Please don’t clip this out of context” Me: *clipping it

[@hlbmlp]

We had a drum/ barrel that rolled down our hill from another property when i was a kid. Parents called the police since didnt know who else to call. They ended up coming with a hazmat team, and blocked off the road so a special made vehicle could come and theyd pick it up and insert it into a sealed section on the vehicle. It was absolutely wild. The police said it was probably just roofing tar, but the policy is to never take that chance. Got to watch from the house window. Never did learn what was in it.

[@therouniski]

I remember seeing an interview with one of his daughters and it threw me off so much that she spoke about him with so much love. Regardless of how much of a monster he was, she was a daddy's girl and loved him.

[@michaelchippysmith94]

I'd be really interested to see an episode about the Melbourne gangland war of 1995-2010, focusing on the Moran family, Carl Williams, and the Carlton Club

[@ahleena]

Through the whole thing I imagined Michael Shannon's sociopathicly expressionless face doing the things you described, knowing I'd seen a mob movie about a similar character portrayed by Michael Shannon. Turns out he was the same character! Go me!

[@ImpmanPDX]

I worked in thoroughbred horse racing for a couple of years. Can confirm that The Families are still generally active in various "activities". I actually grew up down the street from a branch of the Marchese family.

[@dstinnettmusic]

So, I had a 3 year old uncle. My mother remarried when I was like 10, and my new step-dad was like 24-25, and had a sister who was a few years older than him. Well, his mom had an “oops” baby when she was like 40, so that new baby was my uncle once my mom got married, and at that point he was 3.

[@Pat-RickSmith]

Here is the thing he claims I won't kill woman or children yet he beat the crap out of wife all the time.

[@jrmckim]

So your stepdad was in his mid 20s and your mom was 40? Did I get that right?

[@jsl8905]

Michael Franzese, a former member of the Gambino crime family pointed out when questioning Kuklinski's claims, why would the mafia hire a man to kill for them when they have men who have taken an oath to kill for them for free. Good point.

[@lelacintron3540]

When you say ' Gawddayum' I die😂 lol , you're the best Simon!

[@alextownsend6662]

He used to visit my parents horse ranch when I was 11/12. He left a body in the woods behind our property, having spotted an ideal place to dump someone while on a horseback ride. At the time it was called “Blazin Bucks Ranch”

[@DM-kl4em]

I believe it! That was most likely the body of Danny Deppner.

[@r.kai.v11]

Love the intro and of course - thank you to Simon, Matt, and editors! Keen to watch the details of this case unfold as I don’t think I’ve heard of it, sounds interesting!

[@HeatherMarieDriscoll]

I see a new episode was just released for The Casual Criminalist and my day is made 😊🤘😍😎And instantly press play.

[@ktlemongrass5129]

There were 2 large blue drums in the shed at a house I owned for over a decade. We never opened them & sold the house with them still untouched.

[@CommonInternetLurker]

Simon talking about a kid who was an uncle at 9: I became an auntie at 3. My mum was 40 when I was born, and my brother was 18, so when he became a dad at 21, I was 3, almost 4.

[@oliviarecommends]

My aunt had two children -- one at 20 and one at 40. Her older child had a baby at 18, leading the younger child to have a nephew two years older than he is.

[@maryrowe3981]

It’s about time for Mr. Granda’s follow-up. I read Devil’s Bane and am ready for the next installment!

[@bethscott4330]

Simon: “YES! CHILD ABUSE…YES!” 😂

[@gwizu3]

one of the most interesting interviews on HBO! Can hardly wait to watch it, just wanted to say thanks!

[@jamesrussell7432]

Lies or not, the book, confessions of a mafia contract killer is one entertaining read.

[@antw2593]

Always thought this guy was legit until I watched a few mobsters including Michael Franzese laugh at his claims.

[@jaytrace1006]

I wonder if he would have laughed in his face during his peak years…

[@antw2593]

@@jaytrace1006 would michael laugh in his face?

[@ThomasJones-ij6hv]

Kuklinski's claims have been debunked decades before rats like Franzese and Gravano showed up on KZbin.

[@DM-kl4em]

I remember that video. My favorite was the guy who said "What the hell do we need this Polack for???"

[@bibsp3556]

I'd say Franzese is more full of crap than Richard.

[@grumpyoldnord]

4:45 - I can't wait to see this clip get used on Brain Blaze in the future. 🤣

[@ashleybowles7732]

There is a nicer way your classmate was an uncle. The oldest kid is born when the parents are in their 20s, then the youngest is born when the parents are in their 40s. By the time the oldest has their first child, the youngest child will be an aunt or uncle before they become a teenager.

[@volvo145]

Well, my half brother was born in 1959 and I am in 1985 and it is the oldest the kid was born in 1987 so when I was the tour iOS and uncle :-)

[@Tsumami__]

@@volvo145what????

[@meadandmilk]

You can be an aunt or uncle from birth if an older sibling has a child before you are born, making your niece or nephew older than you are.

[@theshackledgamer799]

A new video from this channel always makes my day... well, at least until we get into the details of heinous crimes anyway.

[@BrentH-kr3py]

It's kinda the point it's apart of criminology to studio the crimes to understand them better to add prevention and better ways to solve them and also too give the victims stories to give them a peace that Simon seems to not believe in.

[@pgbrown12084]

Simon: I'm not blowing the whistle on a crime syndicate Warographics: 👀 😆

[@Infinitystar225]

7:15 I've been an uncle my entire life because my sister had a son before I was born. There's a 30 year age difference between me and my sister.

[@icecharm9951]

Thank you Matt and Simon this is my favorite case to learn about. ❤❤❤

[@cowboywaingro7259]

“Darkness underneath” does a great video on this with his in depth research for his DeMeo book

[@mardeenawillcuts374]

I was in labor at 39 at the same time as my nephew's girlfriend. I became a mother and grandmother within a few hours. My was birn in the evening while my grandson was born in the middle of the night. My son was the last child of his generation while my grandson was the first child of his.

[@mojav26]

I've been studying Richard Kuklinski for a little while and pretty much agree with your final assessment. However according to Dominick Montiglio (Gambino family associate and nephew of Nino Gaggi) Richard did know Roy Demeo and was at the Gemini Lounge one time to buy a gun. He was both a pathological liar and a serial killer.

[@ThomasJones-ij6hv]

I agree Dom said he was at the Gemini lounge once, but I believe Dom said Kuklinski never actually met Roy. Other then trying to buy a gun, Kuklinski was slapped around by Demeo's crew for a cut of his bootleg business, but Roy wasn't involved in the beating.

[@smugandsmarmy]

Simon, you sweet, dear man… Jimmy Hoffa is buried in the end zone of Soldier Field. 😉

[@Baughb99]

"Please don't clip that, anybody" Lorelei: 😏

[@valsptsd814]

Poor Simon. Get him some ptsd therapy for Pedro. I hear that man’s name in every episode.

[@andygarside2418]

One of Kuklinskis bold claims involved him taking down a target with a sawn off shotgun while riding a Harley... you can make you own mind up about that!

[@ThomasJones-ij6hv]

It's true I saw Arnold do it in The Terminator.😂

[@Mike-o4s8s]

Also reminds me of that movie Raising Arizona …. lol

[@tonymontona2284]

I’m not impressed by a motorcycle drive by out here we hop out on foot 🦶

[@maralinekozial9131]

​@@tonymontona2284 & u probably hold ur shotgun sideways & miss every target & a lil kid catches a stray 😂

[@MGavin]

Honestly lmao but also that's not terribly bold - you just described a drive by with a weapon that requires little aim - replace the cycle with a car and that shit happens literally every day

[@theswiv]

No it's not just a meme. Nuns and rulers was not a myth

[@sarahissersohn5495]

Not only nuns, either. It was really common for teachers to smack their students’ knuckles w/ a ruler, to “discipline” them. My grandpa was ambidextrous bc he was left-handed, but would get smacked, by his teachers, for using his left hand to write w/, so he learned to use his right, when needed.

[@KS-PNW]

Is not a myth

[@benstrbich8813]

Thanks for taking my recommendation and coming out with this one!

[@warcats-cat]

Simon being surprised that nuns actually hit kids in Catholic schools just makes me think back to being in 4th grade in 2009 and having a teacher who proudly told us students how he would hit us with a metre stick if he thought we weren't paying attention; and then going home a few months later with a bruise on my hand because I put my head down after finishing a test and said teacher almost speared my hand with the stick. I was too afraid of him and the other teachers to tell my parents at the time. He was finally asked to "retire" about three years ago.

[@arizonatsunami]

I had a feeling he would be showing up here sooner or later!

[@pragmaticsteve6149]

I have been obsessed Richard Kuklynsky ever since I saw the iceman interviews on HBO when I was a kid. I remember clearly thinking this guy is full of crap, but then thinking well it has to be true HBO is saying it is.

[@dismurrart6648]

Yeah with how sloppy everything was for the ones he's convicted of, it doesn't seem like someone who knows what they're doing.

[@ThomasJones-ij6hv]

I saw a video over twenty years ago of Detective McCabe NYPD who stated the producers of the original HBO documentary contacted him and when he told them he investigated his claims and was able to debunk most they never called him back. The Darkness Underneath Podcast on KZbin does a great job methodically going through his claims, he even has the Detective McCabe video. Dr Dietz (3rd HBO special) testified for the prosecution in the Scott Kologi trial from 2020. It can be seen on KZbin. He was questioned by the defense attorney about the iceman interviews. He was trying to discredit the Doctor by showing he was easily fooled by Kuklinski's claims about being a contract killer. Dr Dietz testified he repeatedly told the HBO producers that Kuklinski was lying but they ignored him. HBO made a lot of money off the three interviews. ✌️

[@Tsumami__]

Lmaooo

[@DM-kl4em]

"How do we get his body out of this hotel?" "Oh! Just hide him under the bed and no one will notice!" [French accent]"Two weeks later" "Hey! This lamp doesn't work! And why does it smell so bad in here???"

[@grahamr-oj3wf]

He talked bollox simple

[@alexanderklimek9354]

A nun with a triangle ruler almost took my dad’s pinkey finger off and she was KICKED OUT OF THE MILITARY SCHOOL - like imagine how much shit she did before my dad that the Midwestern all-boy military academy drill sergeants (who would physically hit you back then) went “fuck no - you are done sister - get out” 😂

[@joeycampbell940]

A lack of major emotion or empathy is a horrible way to find a criminal. Most of us live our lives without major issues.

[@joeycampbell940]

Or like me we're just autistic.

[@clerica5787]

I was an aunt at seven years old! It happens, just when the siblings are far apart. I am the youngest of six children, and the second youngest siblings above me are my twin brothers... who are ten years older than me.

[@Pokebilities]

I was an uncle at 9. My sister was 22 and had my first nephew

[@lenabeanyy]

Love this show. Can an episode be done on Pazuzu Algarad. Would love to see one!

[@sarahissersohn5495]

Oh, I absolutely second this

[@PlutoIsntReal_]

One of the ways someone can be an uncle/aunt at a young age is if one of their parents remarried to someone who already had adult children with kids. Since the adult would be their sibling, the kids would then become nieces and nephews of the child who's parent got remarried.

[@jinsei3468]

The nun beating with rulers was 100% a thing. My dad had his nuckles broken from it. His knuckles on that hand are visibly deformed. This happend in 1950s Canada.

[@KS-PNW]

It's happened a LOT more recently than that

[@cbdy1358]

Oh I’ve been waiting for this one. I was really hoping yall would cover this monster

[@megaflamer]

a 'lot' of this sounds exceptionally dubious and reminds me of the sort of tall tales you might hear at a pub

[@davidobrien9362]

I cant get over " Hugh WHY ? WHY , why would you but one thing cheap,sell it dear and earn a profit,a healthy profit ,WHY,? Why would you do that " paraphrasing.

[@nightshadow9467]

Yes finally,I suggested this a long time ago.I really enjoy what you guy have created.All the best and keep up the great work

[@toinettevanschalkwyk8378]

So enjoyable to watch and learn about opals and even fossils from you and Sheila. Good humour, cats and opals - what more can we ask for?

[@bobmyers7030]

Oh, this is gonna be good! I love the intrigue of this story!

[@emnorfolk5559]

My youngest was an auntie at 4 years old, my eldest was 22 years old when they had their first baby... It could have worked the other way round if they'd had their child at 20 and I had my youngest 4 years later, she'd have been an auntie younger than a nibling... We have such a big family that it's common for different generations to be similar ages 😁

[@BigDadaDoom]

I became an uncle at 9 too! My sister is 13 years older than myself (so she was 22) and I agree, it’s a weird little thing to wrap your head around especially at that age. Nice little relatable tangent there fact-boy ❤️

[@TommyGetTheBag]

Dominic Montiglio once said " We had 200 hitters in Brooklyn, why would we need that Pollock?!." Iceman was said to have bought some guns at the Gemini once but that was the extent of any sort of relationship he might of had with Roy..

[@dominiquejones3805]

He was a weirdo. He was this brilliant killer but slipped up & hid a body under a motel bed

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:30 - Mid roll ads 3:00 - Back to the video 4:15 - Chapter 1 - A dark start 14:15 - Chapter 2 - The assassin's life 22:50 - Chapter 3 - Family man 31:20 - Chapter 4 - Getting slushy 38:45 - Chapter 5 - Thawing ouyt 48:30 - Chapter 6 - Loving the limelight 58:10 - Wrap up 59:55 - Dismembered appendices

[@ColeTate-s2o]

How love how quickly everyone goes "yeah hes just a liar" the same people that say "it wont happen to me"

[@5isalivegaming72]

Speaking of kids in grade school being uncles, ☠️💀☠️😵‍💫🥴 I am 33, middle brother is 32, younger is 29, youngest brother is 4..... My son is just about to turn 7 😭🤣😭💀☠️💀 I remember when my dad told me him and my step-mom were having a baby and I honestly didn't believe it. Then when it finally sank in, I laughed for close to a month. I still laugh about it occasionally.

[@monodramatic_]

if sny of the writers happen to see this, i would be interested to see an episode on the torture and murder of sylvia likens. shrouded hand has a video on it, but i would really like to see a longer format video in this style.

[@aleksandralempart8305]

Bailey Sarian did one