When a Mentally Ill Genius Goes to Prison

[@andyyjiang]

Hey everyone! Starting next Wednesday (October 4th), all future Hidden Stories will be migrating to a new, separate channel for clarity and simplicity. All of the current stories will still remain up on this channel, but all new videos moving forward will be posted on the new "Hidden Stories" KZbin channel here: www.youtube.com/@hiddenstoriesYT. If you want to continue keeping up with the weekly stories and my Hidden Stories series, subscribe to this new channel ✌

[@bigbrain1382]

2 likes and no replies????

[@evanwalters63]

"oh no what have you done, you've made a fool of everyone" - Oasis

[@angiedavidtheplayersofgame3912]

9NLY 3 RELPIES

[@philthytanks4952]

That’s our horrible legal system. Someone who could’ve done amazing things for this world instead was wrongly incarcerated and mistreated into insanity and addiction.

[@dazey856]

Turned a non problematic person into one

[@micili97]

Exactly what I thought, so sooo sad :( A life in prison for basically taking what's yours, so shitty

[@koraptd6085]

​@@SMCwasTaken his choice my ass Falsely incarcerating people is straight up demonic

[@SMCwasTaken]

@@koraptd6085 1+1=3 and 9+10=21

[@hisnameiskilljoy]

​@@SMCwasTakenRetard moment.

[@berylix]

Oh dang.. this broke me. Literally. Poor Mark.. What a cruel world we live in.

[@im_testingesp]

Lol soft

[@beetlebg3759]

@@im_testingesp Being soft and caring is not a problem but being brutally cruel is.

[@juhorasilainen1016]

Yeah, i feel bad for mark :(

[@EktoAnim]

@@im_testingesp it's not called being soft, it's called having empathy for other humans

[@stajeavejlabl]

Not world, just US.

[@GlitchedGamer08]

This is absolutely heartbreaking. All that happened, the imprisonment, the injustice, all because his stepmother didn't like him. He could have contributed loads to society, made millions, all stopped by his stepmother refused to let him have what his dad left him.

[@lizxu322]

Like what Lucy Liu said in Kill Bill: " TEAR THE B*TCH APART!!!!"

[@lisajswan]

And she probably threw all the tools away.

[@GlitchedGamer08]

@@lisajswan yeah. Its devastating.

[@truthoftheuniverse4179]

HE COULD BEING ELON MUSK

[@btf_flotsam478]

USA. Land of the free.

[@elle5020]

If only his mental issues was addressed earlier and someone other than his father loved him... How many people in prison are just like Mark.

[@CoramDeo2019]

He did not have mental illness.

[@arhatshakya6969]

​@@CoramDeo2019 but he definitely got it later in prison

[@toriladybird511]

​@lords lane Actually that's not a fact just an opinion. You are also wrong.

[@admiralmonocle3874]

​@@CoramDeo2019 You're just wrong.

[@Aspen_exists_and_stuff]

I bet there are a few peoples lives whirling like marks did rn

[@OtterPanda]

This is a story of a man who got betrayed by the system. It makes me sad. On the other hand, your storytelling keeps on getting better. Keep it up, Andy!

[@connormoody1852]

This story really puts into perspective just how one person's decision can make or break a person's entire life. His step-mom directly ruined her stepson's life when he could have ended up peacefully building jet aircraft from mason jars and toothpicks.

[@1ndiebird]

He could've been Tony Stark. And that was robbed from him.

[@truthoftheuniverse4179]

THIS GUYS COULD HAVE CHANGE THE WORLD ELON MUSK HE COUDL BEING

[@trickshotworld3369]

You don’t deserve just 1.5 million. You deserve at least 10 mil. These long videos and shorts are absolutely crazy and consistent. They never fail to amaze me

[@taffles7498]

yea he definitely deserves 1.6 mil

[@staticostrich4689]

And this specific video in particular deserves more than 25k ish views, maybe multiply that by 100 or something and now we're talking

[@pvzgamerlegisniana6492]

He doesn't deserve 10 million, he deserves 20 million.

[@NerdyMystic09]

​@@staticostrich4689 the views on this video is definitely criminal. Should at least be in the millions.

[@quackelstheduck2040]

10 million for fucking reading Wikipedia nice going dumbass.

[@Me-th7xd]

40 yrs in prison.... All stemming from an hateful, evil stepmother. What a waste of life

[@suzeng]

Incredibly sad. This is a great story, Andy, I’m glad you chose it.

[@pjanon8581]

You can tell Jiang loves making these long form stories, because he has literally no reason to and could just keep pumping the shorts for ages.

[@BadlyDrawnJack]

Let's hope that this video sheds on light on this story enough so that enough public backlash sparks and Mark DeFriest gets finally out of prison.

[@AdeleiTeillana]

Would be nice, but if a documentary didn't do that then why would you think this video would?

[@arnowisp6244]

Never happens in the US. Only happens in South Korea

[@yeeterdeleter0117]

But now he's old...

[@nolannahdee1477]

Did you at least sign his petition?

[@nolannahdee1477]

Nvm they’re closed 😢

[@Eiyah_]

This was about someone who could have completely changed the world for the better if it weren’t for corruption in our society.

[@John-Smith02]

Wait what? He jumped out of a multiple story building, broke both his feet upon impact, scaled a barbed wire fence, and ran for 2 miles right after?

[@andyyjiang]

yup. it’s ridiculous how powerful adrenaline can be, I guess he just didn’t feel the pain

[@imashadow699]

Dude, He Was In The WORST Prison, For How Many Years? If You're In His Position, Would You Let Your Broken Legs Stop You From Escaping That Hell?

[@TheMightsparrow]

​@@andyyjiangI hope his stepmother is in hell. What a 🐩

[@timlattin8205]

Perfect example of our courts being a legal system and not a justice system. This is a ridiculous abuse of government power.

[@Pedrocas]

truly sad, the avalanche effect of a simple mistake that could be easily avoided just shows that sometimes you take one wrong turn and you can’t turn around

[@samcline102]

People shouldn't be punishing Mark for his enginewty, they should give him more tools to work with. To see how smart he really is and how that can be used to helps others, and maybe it could help Mark if he could do something good to help others around him without actually having to interact with them

[@cowardice9737]

This is the first time I’ve watched one of your long form episodes. I’m going to have to go back and rewatch them all now.

[@pokok_kokonut]

My guy this is simply one of the best things you've done today ;D

[@daenew2765]

His vids are the best

[@andyyjiang]

let’s goo! I’m glad you gave them a shot man

[@martinisawe6300]

​​@@andyyjiang hey man if you're reading this, i hope and i know you're videos is going to explode.

[@Swaxol]

very good, they are

[@mjl167]

I, too, was incarcerated unfairly like Defriest, and I, too, am dumbfounded by the reality of this so-called "justice system". Cheers for making more people aware of his story. I am traumatized for life after what I've been through.

[@davisperron4260]

Wow. These stories are just wild. This one in particular is sad, because like Andy said, this guy could’ve been so good for the world.

[@boranim21]

I am so happy that through longer story version, Andy can show more of his personality. Again, i really enjoyed the story!😊

[@briannadrawsstuff-4745]

They turned someone who could've made a big difference into an addicted criminal. That's just awful..

[@chocolatecaake_]

I can relate to this guy 100 percent , if I hate some place , I am leaving no questions

[@JustinWhy_]

Me too

[@Jedieli29]

I have to say I really like your long form videos. This is a major miscarriage of justice all because his story mother hated him and wouldn't give him his father's tools which were his anyway. This is what happens when you show the world that you're a genius and smarter than the people in charge, truly very sad

[@jessicalyell412]

His stepmother literally ENDED HIS LIFE If she had just been a decent human being she would have let him have the tools and he wouldn't be in jail longer then most murderers. This is such a sick story and the people who locked this genius up is the true mentally I'll one

[@edahantour5047]

I hope that this evil stepmom got karma for destroying his life! I mean he was beaten up and sexually abused by 14 men so brutally that he needed a surgery. Damn, this is soooooo sad and makes me angry, that this stepmom's dumb revenge actions led him spending the rest of his life in prison! This is inhumane!!!!

[@dareeldmt9310]

Honestly all Mark faced was underserved he wasn't violent nor did he commit any crimes prior to his first conviction shame on his stepmother, she likely did all that because she despised him. I mean who cares whether or whether not he stole those tools she was likely never going to make use of them.

[@H3110NU]

Much like Andy Dufresne, Mark had to go to jail to become a criminal. Without that first arrest he would have lived his life out of jail.

[@daenew2765]

So glad for a new non short upload! You're the best Andy!

[@pradeeptopal5874]

OK... Wow. I've watched hidden stories since you first uploaded, and every one of them is a banger! You are an amazing storyteller!

[@high5626]

What a fascinating story! Oh, by the way… I’m over 50 and absolutely love your videos! ❤

[@johnnyearp52]

I'm 48.

[@epeion]

Dude, if you let him go with the option to exact revenge on humanity. He would probably just asked for his dads tools and be left alone.

[@LOEKASH]

All this time in prison, and he literally didn't hurt a single person. In fact, it was him who got hurt the most because of it.

[@TBH_Inc]

I mean, you could probably consider drugging people with like 10 tabs of LSD so they start doing things like try to fight a washing machine as hurting people.

[@TBH_Inc]

Also if we include other types of hurt beyond just physical harm, he probably mentally harmed people by threatening them with a zip gun, and financially harmed people by stealing numerous cars and crashing into a living room (which was reckless and could’ve easily physically harmed people). To be clear, he absolutely was mistreated, but he’s not totally harmless.

[@theguythatcoment]

@@TBH_Inc do police officers go to prison when destroying private property in the function of his duties? Do a person that deserves to be free and has the moral right of doing so should do as well?

[@NerdyMystic09]

​@@TBH_Inc the point is mostly that the legal system made an unproblematic person into a person who's literally drugging hospital personnel just to get away from captivity.

[@jamesbrowne6681]

That is so sad and inhumane, no words, I'm 60 years old, I couldn't imagine, love your videos.

[@Thebananahandle1407]

No one rewards you for being good But they punish you for being different

[@thataintfalco7106]

That’s a damn shame, sometimes the best people are destroyed for no reason

[@stellafanders]

Another great video! I really love these long format video! They bring out the full potential of your storytelling abilities!

[@GuiDuckz]

honestly sad that these stories dont get more views. these are amazing!

[@melon4827]

All these so-called authorities 😢... this shows how broke the system is! Can anyone show those man Mercy. Their must be someone or some organization that will pick up his case. Find him a home or an area we're he can research

[@DespairKarma]

The fact the evil woman deleted all her social medias after this case blew up and went viral because people went after her like hounding her She should be scared because she aint brave since she cowers behind a mask of being a powerful person

[@suehofkamp8594]

All because his evil stepmother wouldn’t let him have his own tools. Very sad story.

[@DrDarkMatter]

Mark shoots a gun at the wall:"ATTEMPTED MURDER!" Guards beat him for 11 days straight:"Thats fine." Like, what the shit.

[@corpseprincess227]

That poor man deserves better than this, the damn justice has ruined such a brilliant mind with such foolish decisions. I hope one day that roams free and finally gets better as time goes on… Also I love the way you tell these interesting stories in those videos, keep up the good work ❤

[@oElmer]

It still amazes me how every story is better than the last…

[@lindabirkes-lance8915]

This is a horrible story about Mark. As you said, this is all because he went to get the tools that his father wanted him to have and a stepmother that didn't let him take them. He has a mind that could have been helpful to our world, instead he has been caged up and suffered endless pain.

[@legoclonecustoms7773]

Definitely deserves more publicity absolutely beautiful video

[@e.bsketch3815]

Literal children have more shorter tantrums then those guards

[@ToastedTater420]

As a person diagnosed with autism and having been stuck in treatment programs like this for over 9 years, I feel for mark. He seems to at least have autistic traits and deserves better than this I’m praying for him ❤

[@lllllmmmmm5765]

He is on the autistic spectrum and has aspergers. He also has savant syndrome which is typically an effect of autism, neuro developmental disorder or some form of brain damage or trauma. 😕

[@gracielynn9623]

Here’s to hoping this goes viral some day so this man can finally be freed and get the help he needs. It’s never too late for him to use his talents to help the world.

[@danielbrowniel]

They keep saying he is mentally ill but they dont say how they know..

[@sabinedouble07]

Thank you for sharing this story. It is extremely sad to hear how his life was wasted away in prison. Andy, you are so young and yet your storytelling skills keep me glued to my screen just to listen to you and I am over 50. You're 💯👏🏼🔥

[@shenzixirgs8152]

I just searched and HE HAS LITERALLY BEEN IN PRISON FOR LIKE 40 YEARS THIS IS CRAZY THERE NEEDS TO BE A CAP TO THIS

[@JACKIElovesBLUE]

There are a lot of people in prison that don't deserve it but OMFGoodness this poor guy 💔💔💔

[@SirBlack-jv8rg]

The criminal justice system needs to change for the better

[@medioqr]

im loving these long form content so much! i love the series in general!

[@TwinShards]

There's no Legality in the legal system. There's corruption left and right and peoples judged for their crimes are NOT given sentence based of their crimes. He does not deserve all of this.

[@jzh4805]

A genius gets sentenced to a floridian prison after a false accusation that was added on to a real crime they committed and tries to escape. It's literally plot of JoJo's part 6

[@blackroberts6290]

He's a JoJo 😭😭

[@rahter9332]

Dam the fact that is can relate so much to this guy having no social skill, always talking back to people but at the same time being the dumbest person I know is just insane. Also his case is just a really sad example of the worst person at the worst time 😢

[@EktoAnim]

this video was a rollercoaster of emotions like jesus christ I feel bad for Mark

[@therealtime34]

the stepmom is the one to blame for ruining his life, he could've created a lot of things if only he didn't get into prison

[@ConnorisseurYT]

@@therealtime34 there's a difference between reasons and excuses. His stepmom is a reason why he did what he did, but not an excuse. There wasn't an excuse for why he decided to escalate a 4 year sentence to a life sentence, but there were reasons.

[@Yeetbloxian]

The fact that his stepmom was willing to ruin his whole life for no reason is insane

[@AmbiCahira]

You do a great job Andy. ❤ Poor Mark. :(

[@CosmicImmortaI]

The fact he got blamed for doing drugs in a place like prison is JUST WRONG.

[@John-Smith02]

Another long story, hell yeah!

[@annhobbs9110]

So very sad what our ( USA) criminal court system does in the guise of Justice when in fact it's all about the numbers. The number of deal's resulting in conviction and if you can tack on a harsh sentence, then you and another feather in your cap. I have enjoyed your content from the beginning. I am grateful for your longer content while still continuing to appreciate the shorts as well. Keep up the excellent work.

[@matthew6343]

Wow, amazing story! I love these longer videos, keep up the great work!

[@user-yv3jy3eo7x]

Our Justice System is so fucked up bro imagine if he didn’t run away and there was no corruption or no corrupt cops on the beginning saying he had a gun which landed him in jail

[@Request_2_PANic]

I'm hoping the step-mother is still around to realize and never be allowed to forget what she did to him. Edit: Thinking about it, even though it would have been a slim chance, He could have worked with NASA, and potentially could have saved those on the Challenger, 1986.

[@NO7V3X]

Thank you for going out of your way to make this video. This made my day I just got out of surgery and I’m so bored.❤

[@MS-nj9le]

Speaking as someone falsely convicted who spent 1000 days in a Georgiaprison before winning his appeal, all I have to say is... yep. Even after winning my appeal, they wouldn't open the front door and let me out. They don't want to let you go, you're their meal ticket and bread and butter, and nobody escapes. I spent a month more in there before they "processed me out" by shipping me back to the jail I had originated at. The worst parts of prison are the noise, sensory deprivation, regimentation, overcrowding, lack of privacy, and poor quality and lack of edible food. A lot of trays were throw away trays, and I survived because my folks put money on my books to buy real food off the store. Real food being nothing more than Ramen, Fritos, and Soda. If you can call that real food.

[@suryan5429]

I feel so sad such a genius like him is put in prison.... And murder rapists... Etc etc walks away freely

[@chrisbuilt9718]

Lol i couldn't comment on the full story but i feel so old now 😂..not under thirty but i love the content and you're becoming at ease in front of the camera with the longer episodes!

[@danielelindsey2213]

Love your fast-paced retelling of these riveting stories. You're an amalgam of all my favorite KZbin channels.

[@sayans-vq4cq]

Justice delayed, is justice denied. William E. Gladstone .

[@snper1492]

this story makes me unbelievably angry my god. great video

[@Nahhreally]

Sexually assaulted SO violently that he NEEDED surgery? WHAT..

[@Notapizzathief]

> Sober staff member: "Hm. Y'know, I have this funny feeling that something might be amiss here. It's normally at least noon before Larry starts beating the appliances."

[@MatthewGamess]

i could see these videos being a netflix series, not stock footage, but with actors acting out what happened, that would be really cool

[@meaganbrown1750]

Actually, there are a TON of incredibly intelligent people in prison. My parents worked at a prison, and a lot of them are highly intelligent, but used their intelligence in the wrong way for the wrong things!

[@col.cottonhill6655]

We need a story on Nick Yarris. Most incredible, unbelievable story and redemption arc ever.

[@meeiikaa]

To think this all started just because he wanted to get back something to remember his dead father by is just so sad

[@AmmoPila]

This made me so mad and sad all at the same time.

[@giselagriselda4751]

Andy you are so commendable. I too am severely pissed off about this. He's so brilliant and nobody allows his genius to flourish. My God what this man has gone through. That step mother of his deserves to be flogged

[@traditionalnative]

As someone with autism studying for my Master's in psychology, obviously can't and won't diagnose anyone, but I can pretty much guarantee that Mark, absolutely, from over a dozen examples from this video alone, has autism with savant syndrome. His trouble socialising, self-control, his special interest in tools, not understanding situations, social and otherwise that neurotypical people would find him crazy for for not understanding, his lack of ability to survive by himself after escaping, the way he processed this all entirely differently than people would ever expect - so many things here scream autism and I'm really glad you mentioned it at the end, Andy. I love your empathy, Mark suffered so much for a fuckin technicality, and could and would have made leaps and bounds in technology development.

[@omniverseunisec2496]

Cops said he pulled a gun... Not surprised

[@arandomguy656]

Damn... That's hard. I hope that they will release him one day. That's just horrible.

[@BurrritoYT]

As someone with Asperger's in the United States, this story somehow manages to be depressing even after all I've been desensitized to tragedy

[@calebh101studios]

Bring hidden stories back!!

[@ajmads3051]

This happen just because his "evil" stepmother calls the cops on him for claiming the tools his father left for him.

[@ljenk5]

Holy Crap Andy, what a story!

[@koraptd6085]

This one's really well hidden, thanks for this gem Andy.

[@DGamer5000]

The fact that all of this happened cause of his stepmother shows how careless his stepmother was

[@CreakyCraft]

This guy could’ve made world a better place it it wasn’t for bad people

[@typicalsneakerhead9426]

You should do Cruzan v Missouri. The niece of Nancy lives in our hometown, and told us the story a few months ago, and I think you would like to cover it.

[@shobanchiddarth_old]

Florida man asks step mother to take his father's tools, gets police called on him, escapes prison seven times out of thirteen attempts, sometimes with self made gun, gets life sentence.

[@notsam2270]

i heavily believe the fact that mark would have gladly shown the power of his crafted gun just because an inmate had asked a sort of "i made this, i wont ever use it on a guard unless forced to, here's how it works" is much more realistic than mark apparently missing a guard point blank when the guards were in the opposite direction of the gun (at least thats where i assume they were)

[@luleboss]

I already know its gonna be a nice story and video, keep it up Andy!!!😁

[@PS-Straya_M8]

Hi Andy, I have watched many of your shorts but didn't realise you had this channel. Subscribed as I appreciate your content 😁

[@ijustin90]

I love listening to Andy tell stories I could listen to anything 💯

[@GamerGabe876]

He got thrown back in just days after leaving? Because of testing positive on weed or coke? That stuff takes days to be untraceable in your system. Meaning he literally didn’t even have enough time to test negative. So he could have not even been using them and still got thrown back. I suggest that we riot at the gate of that prison to get him released because he doesn’t deserve what was given. Hundreds of beatings by officers, numerous accounts of SA and R, and even literally neglect by guards. And he’s still stuck there. The parole board should be fired and those guards should get punished severely.

[@mizu_the_floatzel]

Man poor mark .... :(