After being humiliated in front of a live audience on a trash TV talk show, with a not so straight man confessing his crush on a completely straight man and revealing his fantasies to him, the guest completely snapped, leading to a tragedy that would play out over years and years. While the video of this show was previous lost media, it has since been found. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dire-trip/support

Youtube is a platform with millions of users from countries all over the planet. While the platform has brought countless hours of laughter and entertainment to people all over the world, there are plenty of darker corners on the platform that tend to go in the other direction. There are plenty of people out there who want to push their content to the absolute limit, and there are times when this doesn't work out in their favor. Let's take a look at a list of Youtubers that have lost their lives while filming their videos. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dire-trip/support

A college student, after a history of violence against his family and numerous stints in various different mental health institutions, finally snapped one holiday season, right in front of his younger siblings. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dire-trip/support

A nineteen year old man, after a lifetime of mental health issues, trauma, and examples of violent behavior, grew and festered over the years. Eventually, becoming an obsessed brony isolated from the rest of society, he spiraled completely out of control, leading to one of the worst crimes in the history of the state of Indiana. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dire-trip/support

Every month I come across some cases that I really want to talk about but just aren't long enough to be their own videos. So, how about we go through a bunch of them? This one includes some really weird ones. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dire-trip/support

When an unexpected antihero came to rise in Arizona, it started a movement, leading to merchandising, fan clubs, and even copycats. But who was the original culprit, why did he do what he did, and where is he now? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dire-trip/support

A sadistic landlord took control of one of her tenants, brutally wearing down her self esteem, forcing her to work long unpaid hours for years and years until she eventually became a live-in slave for her, all while she stole her benefits and opened bank accounts in her name. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dire-trip/support

A man, after repeatedly attacking women in his life, even ending up in jail for one horrific incident, was granted parole and allowed to meet with women once again. This would prove to be a fatal mistake. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dire-trip/support

At Christmas, people expect family, joy, and lively festivities. But there's always that one person out there who can't stand seeing people happy. The sort of person who would like to bring terror into the occasion. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dire-trip/support

A woman, after fathering children with the worst man possible, decided to steal her younger sister's mentally deficient lover, take him as her own, and make him into a surrogate father to her kids. This would lead the poor man to one of the worst lives, and worse endings, that one could imagine.
If you'd like to show some support, check out Dreamshot Fantasia! ⁠https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...⁠ Correction: I said Claire fathered kids. she didn't. she mothered them. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dire-trip/support