The Deranged Arsonist Who Filmed Their Own Crime • Mystery Files
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Published 2024-03-08
Sensitive Topics: Arson, satanic cults, a brief mention of violence towards animals
Have you ever found yourself on a Wikipedia deep dive on the weird side of the internet? In this show - weird thing enthusiasts Ryan and Shane take turns presenting their latest fascinations to each other covering everything unusual, unexplained, and unhinged! This week's topic: The House On Fire Tapes!
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All Comments (21)
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Fun Fact: You are only considered a pyromaniac after your 2nd fire, which means that everyone gets 1 freebie
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Tbh as soon as I heard "this is my domain..." I immediately knew it was gonna be an edgy teenager at the center of this case.
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imagining the police guy filming thinking he's going insane just hearing the faintest muffled voice of the arsonist's excitement in the distance
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🤣 I loved Shane’s reactions to the evidence against “John” being converted into stickers that say “uh ohh!” “ewww” “euuughh” “chirp?” And “yaak”
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In retrospect, makes so much sense to me that a teenage boy did this. The way he talks in the video screams "I'm a twisted fucking cycle path". I feel like I could have known this guy in high school
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When I was a kid my grandpa was an arson investigator and he would point out whenever we did something dangerous like “June. 1986. Oakbrook. Two dead.” Meanwhile I was just trying to light a candle
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Glad to see the return of Shane “eat the rich” Madej
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Dude was clearly unhinged but you gotta admit the line "And you tell me I cannot set fires" feels like something out of a postmodern literary classic
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Nothing could’ve prepared me for how unserious that tape was
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If this happened in 2024 those Geoguessr mofos would've had this case open and shut in .7 seconds
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Shane looked like a disgruntled high school teacher forced to watch over a science fair during the outside bit and its amazing
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I like how in puppet history, its usually Ryan that says things that makes me concerned, but the in mystery files, Shane is like "he seems funny" about a delusional arsonists and Ryan is like "What is wrong with you?"
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shane: "seems like a nice part of the state 😃" ryan :" its where the zodiac killed a bunch of people🙂 ... anyway "
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gotta love the thumbnail referencing that one meme of the little girl Infront of a house on fire
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Ok but can we talk about how committed this guy was to film the arsons in 89? Like video recorders back then were the size of movie production cameras today. This guy stood there with essentially a microwave on his shoulder for who knows how long because of angst
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Shane: “I’m not an arsonist” Also Shane: “I’ve watched a lot of videos of fires starting”
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I love Ryan saying "millions of dollars of losses" and then immediately cut to Shane being just delighted.
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I’m glad they changed their minds about the paywall. Mistakes were made and I’m glad I can still support them in this way
