The Darkest Moments in TV History 3

UPDATE: This video was removed because of a copyright claim from the WWE. I had to trim a portion of chapter 4 out which is why the edit might seem jarring. The video is still under dispute and unfortunately might be taken down again so enjoy it while it’s here! The whole situation is really disappointing as this was one of my best performing videos before it was taken down, but I’m just happy it’s back up again.🙏🏻

Hearing that reporter say "I think it was Scott.." broke my heart

The helicopter collision is probably the most devastating thing I've seen in a while. The reactions of the friends and coworkers of the four men who perished is heartbreaking, and I only wish peace to those who passed away.

"I think it was scott" that just hurts even more hearing him panicking because of that helicopter collision. I feel so bad for everyone that was effected by that crash.

Mick Philpott is a good example of how bad the English legal system is. Getting 7 year for stabbing someone 12 times is ridiculous.

Mick Philpott intentionally setting a fire so he can look like a hero after putting it out is literally textbook hero syndrome.

During the helicopter crash, hearing the guy say "Whoa JESUS!" right before they crash, then hearing his scream just fade away is honestly bone-chilling.

Ruth's death filled me with such sadness and dread. Money will cause anyone to do anything, it was heartbreaking to hear what she had to do to survive and that it had to be plastered on television for weeks on end.

I've been involved in studying head trauma and CTE, and the effects it has on families. It is truly chilling how many stories like Benoit's there are, and almost nobody talks about it because of the money involved in sports that are literally causing men's brains to kill them and their loved ones from the inside out.

When I clicked on this, I was not expecting to see coverage of an accident involving someone I knew. Rick Krolak, the cameraman for channel 15 in the helicopter crash (13:07), was my cousin's father and my uncle before he and my aunt divorced. I remember being at my university when my mom called me with the news. There is now a memorial for the two pilots and two cameramen in the park where they crashed.

As someone from the UK Mick Philpott is much much eviler than described here. There’s documentaries about the family before the fire and it’s heartbreaking to see the kids running around carefree not knowing what was waiting for them.

The helicopter case made me remember the death of one of Brazil's biggest journalists Ricardo Boechat. He died of a helicopter accident right after presenting a morning show on the radio and later giving a talk. It was so heartbreaking to see all his fellow journalists grieving and crying as they gave the news of his death.

The Chris Benoit one is really sad. The effects head trauma has over time is scary. Hearing his friend's account is sad too. My grandfather had dementia and would get violent or angry sometimes but was too weak to truly do any harm. Now imagine an angry dementia patient with the strength of a roided man.. it makes me wonder what he was thinking and if he had "come to" and realized what he did and killed himself. We'll never know. A truly sad story.

As far as the Benoit situation, William Regal lived very close to Benoit, so he was intimately familiar with the domestic problems Chris and Nancy had been having. He’d been called on a couple of occasions to calm Benoit down when he was angry or upset. So, Regal knew a lot more than everyone else at the memorial show, which is why he made the very vague and somewhat cryptic comments about him and his family.

I’ve seen several documentaries about Mick Philpott. Such a heartbreaking case. He was a level of evil that I will never understand.

To quote Paul Heyman on the Chris Benoit incident: "Three died that nights and only one of them had a choice." Really morbid, but so true...

Back somewhere around 1991, the Buffalo news showed a video of a newlywed couple who had taken a hot air balloon ride which ended in them slowly drifting into power lines. You could hear them screaming helplessly as they gently floated toward their deaths. It was so horrific that it haunts me to this day.

As a Chilean, it really cannot be overstated how much the plane crash impacted the country. Not only did pretty much everyone watch calle 7 every night, as a family, but also Felipe Camiroaga was and is somewhat of a symbol, especially for elderly women of the country. Before hes death he was an idol, but after he became somewhat of a divine figure (not exaggerating, look up some photos of homemade shrines or calendars of him). Sad stuff all around, I vividly remember the night that I saw that calle 7 episode live, since I was around 8 years old or so, my mom made me and my sister get out of the kitchen and covered our ears so as to not hear.

We actually learned about that helicopter crash in Law School. It led to a big disucssion over whether the guy who started the chase should be held responsible and at what point could you hold someone responsible for other people's actions.

the last case perfectly encapsulates the saying "men are afraid that women will laugh at them, women are afraid that men will kill them". what a fragile person to kill someone over some embarassment.