My mom swears she was almost a Bundy victim down in Florida, she lived in the area he was lurking. My dad claims she was too ugly. Both have valid points. For those who wanted more backstory: My mom was walking home from school with a friend when a VW Beetle was following and they ran, that’s what Bundy was driving. She now calls them Bundymobiles. Also, my mom isn’t ugly, we’re just a sarcastic family and nothing was ever off limits if it got a laugh. Glad I made some laughs, that’s what it’s all about at the end of the day. Thanks!

Chris put on his best Dahmer costume

Chris Distefano picked the right type of glasses to wear to a discussion about 70s-era serial killers

Calling him " Teddy B" is wild 😆

Chris: Wanna hear a wild story? Joe: Jamie let’s do a 5 minute fact check

Recreational smelling salts has got to be my favorite part of the jre

Chris is a great storyteller. Also 100% agree, Blackbird is one of the best true crime shows I've ever seen.

That part about Bundy's face changing is interesting because others have said the same thing about him. His long-time girlfriend said they were rafting one day when he suddenly pushed her into the water and she almost drowned. She eventually managed to pull herself back up and just saw Ted sitting there with a blank expression on his face as if he wasn't really there. Others have also claimed that Bundy's eyes would go black when he was ready to kill. Crazy stuff.

Chris is like that slightly older guy you all know as a kid who has all the crazy stories you never know are true because he always heard it from someone else 😂

Chris starts what's obviously going to be an awesome story Joe: "Jaime, see if the random shit I saw on Twitter briefly is even true"

Blackbird was hands down one of the best tv shows I've seen in a long time. Both main actors were amazing.

My friend is a nurse and she was driving to work one night when a man with red hair started following her in his car. He kept beeping his horn like he wanted her to pull over and followed her all the way to the nursing home where she worked. She was creeped out and did not stop until she got the the nursing home where she parked and quickly walked over to where other staff were. He got out of his car and followed her but backed away when he saw other people. He said something like. 'I just wanted to warn you your tyre was wobbly. You should get it looked at' and then left. Several days later she saw a newspaper article that man with red hair was wanted by the police. He had stalked and raped several woman, often pulling them over in his car under the pretext that there was mechanical trouble with their car.

“Imagine being a on a date with a young Teddy B”- this statement deffo belongs on this podcast

Chrissy is not only a good storyteller but he also has the best stories to tell. A lethal combo

Thanks, JRE! Just finished Black Bird. Pretty effen great! 👍👍

The story about Ted Bundy at 3:49 -- I heard the same story 40 years ago from a girlfriend of the girl who walked out on Ted Bundy at the restaurant. As I recall, the girl was a BYU student and she was at Brick Oven Pizza in Provo on a first date with Ted. Then sitting at the table she had an overwhelming feeling that Ted was evil - so she excused herself to "go to the restroom" & just didn't go back. It was ~2-3(?) years later when she saw Ted's picture and learned who he was.

Chris is a good storyteller. He cares more about conveying the story than how he comes across

Felt bad for Chris as he had to take the longest pause before starting the story. Thought he'd forget lmao

It would be funny if Bundy did an interview where he said that his anger towards women was fueled by them walking out on dates and treating him like he's a creep.

It's a month late so I don't know if anybody's going to read this comment. Interesting story I worked for a mental health facility where we had a high-profile killer. The head of the facility who is also a professor at a neighboring college talk to me when I asked her questions about this person and what he was like. She said she was tempted or almost believed that he had disassociative identity disorder or multiple personality disorder because his eyes would literally change colors when she was speaking with him. She had never encountered in her career which had been tenured somebody like him before so this description that he's giving is much like the description that she gave me when I inquired about what this killer was like. Hope this makes sense talk-to-text

He did a great job in waiting on Joe's sudden pause for fact checking and brought us back to his interesting story. I was wondering how he would handle that bump because of course I wanted to hear the story. Great conversation. Love this stuff.

i worked at a luxury department store and at our coffee shop there was a guy who i always felt uncomfortable around. My coworkers had agreed that he had creepy vibes so I always kept my distance. A friend of mine decided to google him after an incident left her feeling like he was seriously off. Turns out he had just gotten out of jail after a 10 year sentence for raping and abusing several girls as young as 11. She contacted our security team and he was instantly fired and barred from the store. A few months later he strangled a 21 year old girl to death. Moral of the story: trust your gut about creepy men. better to be considered rude than be dead. also google people for yourself, not everyone does their due diligence.

After years of watching documentaries, the one on Netflix about Sons of Sam is one of the most compelling flick's I've ever seen. And something no one ever takes into account is, sometimes back then cops were either stupid or inept to investigate or downplay for reelection or budgeting. Or because they had nothing to answer for a serial killer. Without a doubt that was a cult killing.

“Smelling salts” lol it’s called cocaine where I come from

That look from Bundy Chris talked about that happened to his moms friend, was the same look a man gave me when I was a child (9 or 10) and in line at a grocery story. He kept turning around and staring at me. The cashier picked up on something and had enough sense to ask me if I wanted to stay at the store with her until she called my mom and I said yes. Well, the guy ended up leaving but I was young and didn't know my phone number and thought I was going to get in trouble so I ended up leaving the store. As soon as I crossed the street that same guy pulled up in his car telling me that my mother sent him to get me and I knew he was lying so I started to run. Thats when he stepped on the gas and started to chase me with his car. When I got around the corner he got out of his car and caught up to me and grabbed me by my hood and kept telling me that I got it wrong to just get in the fucking car! I managed to break free, run through a yard while he was still chasing me. He almost caught up but luckily there was a fence he was too old to climb and being a kid, I was able to climb the fence with ease and get home. But what I remember most was his dead eyes and the way he stared at me. He was going to kill me. This happened in 78 or 79. The decade all the serial killers were out there.

Thank God Joe is there to tell Jamie how to Google obvious questions😂😂😂😂

That double movie thing always happens to me. Literally 2 weeks ago I watched Fargo and Monsters Inc. "A Buschemi double feature"

I live in Salt Lake city and worked at a Smiths grocery store with a man who almost caught Ted bundy. I forget the whole story but this man had worked for the store for a long time and one night he was asked to stop a customer who was leaving, he was later informed that the man was identified as Ted bundy.

Many women after surviving attacks from people like Bundy have said they had that weird feeling beforehand, but felt too awkward to leave. They would rather take the risk and hope their wrong than to create an awkward moment and be safe. Something hard for me to grasp

“Teddy B” is borderline hilarious 😂🤣😭

Chris is a pure comedic genius! Totally love him 💯🔥

My Mom's family is from Gaffney SC and she had a close friend that worked with The Gaffney Strangler and during the curfew he used to walk her to her car after their shift was over at night. The police came to arrest him and she had been working next to him the entire time.

Chris out here telling stories like Mr. Ballen 👏 👏

Went to rehab with an older lady who got away from Richard Ramirez. Rehab was in San Dimas, CA. He snuck in her bedroom window pinned her down as a teen in her bed and she screamed and her dad chased him outta the house. She kept saying in group circle time, “ His eyes were black!!!! The whites were black!!! His eyes were all black!!!!” Then she couldn’t stop crying. Scared the living $h!t outta me. She was a hot mess. I’m so glad she survived. 😭

Love listening to this guy tell stories

For people who had a run-in with a serial killer, predator, killer, sadist, etc to those who escaped, ran away, got away, etc they lived to tell the tale and thank you for sharing. There are some people who never share their experiences. You escaped with your life and you are forever altered. When you see a face change, eyes go black, you are in the presence of evil and you never forget it.

All of a sudden everyone's mom went on a date with Ted Bundy.

My grandfather was one of Ted Bundy's psychologist when he was at the Utah state prison. He told me some crazy stories and he still has a bunch of the tests he gave him. There is a documentary coming out soon where he talks about it.

Joe needs to have John Cameron, a former detective, on to talk about Edward Edwards, a serial killer linked to MANY murders. Also, Firing squad is actually a pretty quick and humane way to go, not to mention cost to the state. We do the same to wounded animals to “put them out of their misery”. Not really sure why states got rid of it to begin with.

I love how there’s just a random smelling-salt intermission for absolutely zero reason 😂😂 Joe’s like a kid with a new toy “Hey check this out”

Chris is the one of the best story tellers we have been graced with he’s fills in with jokes, side points and fun facts whilst maintaining the best hand signals. Absolutely love the bloke

Chris has a number of good qualities that not all comedians have. He's funny, he's an interesting guy and has the ability to convey stories in a clear and concise way without boring you. He doesn't have that certain comedian smugness that so many have. He's just that funny (normal) guy you'd like to hang with at a party and bullshit with.

“I wanna start doing Jiu jitsu with you and I don’t even know how to do it” killed me 😂

Was waiting for Chris to say, "Its a Jersey thing." 😅

That girl went toe-to-toe with a young Teddy B. Respect.

My daughters great uncle lived near the Manson family. He told us a story about his girlfriend came over and said something about a dog in their yard that was outside with no food or water. Apparently it was the Manson families dog. They were going over with water and food for the dog and to bring it over and ask what's going on with the dog. The other neighbor saw them and started yelling at them saying don't go over there, it's dangerous and stay away from those people 🤷 they kept the dog and no one ever asked about it or said

I listen to the whole podcast of this episode! Dude was all positive until the “Jamie need a vacation “ part 😂

Henry Lee Lucas was confessing because they were allowing him to travel to all these places and treated like a celebrity. Black Bird is an great watch. I have been thinking of watching it again. And Paul Walter Hauser is a phenomenal actor. I first saw him in I, Tonya and thought he was hilarious. He's also really good in Richard Jewel!

That description of bundy’s face changing when he was praying on his victims really scared the shit out of me

In 95 , I worked with a guy who used to work with Teds mom. She told him all the time what a good boy he is

i had a mioscopy and you where the title of the CPOG and man i just had heart attack.

Ted Bundy as a young dude worked at a crisis hotline in the night shift together with a middle aged female colleague who was an ex-cop and a true crime writer (before she met Bundy). She wrote "The Stranger Beside Me" about her time with Bundy. Fascinating book.

Listening to this on the headphones and Joe saying "you want another sniff" I've been there but a totally different substance hahaha

"Joey went in", "Get in there Chrissy" Episode of Sopranos vibes

When my friends husband was a kid living in California he and his dad were driving somewhere when their car broke down. They started walking to find help when they came upon the Manson family at Spahn ranch. The Manson family helped them get back on the road. This happened just before they committed the murders.

This was my favorite podcast of Joes in a long time. Chris seems like a really fun dude to hang out with.

That actor they talk about was absolutlely amazing in the show kindom great show👍

One of my Mom's Childhood Friend's Mom had a somewhat similar dating story about by Ted Bundy in Seattle Washington. He left his mark here in the Seattle area, that's for sure. Seemed like just about everyone in the area knew somebody personally who had some kind of interaction with Ted. He made was really getting out there

Crazy murderer link story. I grew up near Diamond Bar CA where the Nightstalker committed his last murder (or one of the last). My mom had the same reaction upon seeing the mugshot and always tells her story when he comes up on tv. She saw the Nightstalker at her bathroom window (daytime) as she got out of the shower. We had just moved into a newly developed suburb, which is adjacent to Diamond Bar (most eastern LA county), so there were no fences between houses yet. He was caught in East LA only a few days later. Stories like hers and Chris' mom's friend are so compelling because it makes you wonder how many potential victims got lucky.

Chrissy D rocking his dads glasses cracks me up.. Just saw his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel when he was rocking these and then see him rocking them on JRE next lol.. so great.

I agree Blackbird is one of the best things I’ve watched in the past few years!

My grandma met Ted Bundy on a bus in Seattle, he was faking a broken arm at the time and wearing fake glasses, she said he seemed like a semi normal guy but had something off about him. I couldn't imagine what it must be like if you meet a stranger then find out later they were a serial killer.

Henry Lee Lucas didn't kill the vast majority of the victims he confessed to, but he was definitely a murderer - he killed his own mother, because she used to sexually humiliate him and send him to school dressed as a girl (you can expect to see a lot more of this in the next 10 years or so).

I came on here to say that this was one of the best podcast in a really long time the stories about his father at 1:37:04 was amazing!!! Thank you

That series blackbird is brilliant

1:15 bro the face he made😭😭😭😭

Chris is a great storyteller, he always has an interesting or funny story to tell. 👏

Can confirm - Black Bird is one of best shows on any platform rn. Hausers portrayal is absolutely terrifying and insane

Henry Lee Lucas for sure killed 3 people. His mother who horribly abused him as a child, an elderly woman, and a young girlfriend. He began to confess to any murder questioned about, he really enjoyed the attention and perks recieved. I think authorities found out quickly. Not sure how long before most confessions were discounted.

“ I wanna watch it again on smelling salts “🤣🤣

He’s 100% right about Blackbird and the acting. Everyone should watch it. Phenomenal show.

Chris distefano probably the best storyteller in comedy rn

I too have read that reddit story, good memory

You can buy that stuff by the gallon at any place that sells household cleaning supplies. It's just ammonia. You can even get it lemon scented or add your own scent.

The way Joe Rogan thinks Google works is hilarious

“I gotta get the grandma” is crazyy lol

I personally know 2 separate people that attended college at the same time the idaho killer was in idaho and washington at college. One I believe had a class with him. Hecka crazy scary it's so close to home.

I was listening to this while I was driving and I thought they were smelling each other’s farts!😂

True story. My former father in law was in prison for adultery with his then wife (they both were married to other people when they met). He was a cellmate of The Boston Strangler and produced a wooden box that Albert had made for him in wood shop

Man kurt angle is such an inspiration i cant wait to see him at lodicon this month

0:10 💀💀💀😂😂😂😝😝😝 love this joke on Ryan Holiday - d- I might have to watch this Black Bird show

in Utah TED came into the small town of Lehi at an arcade hangout and was hitting on the local girls, I say 1973 or around then, my younger brother didn't like this guy from the minute he came in, it took about ten minutes before he got punched out and my brother threw him back in his V W and he drove off, 2weeks later we had a girl killed up the canyon and ted was the main suspect at that time, it was in the local papers man in V W wanted for questing, the cops talked to a bunch of us about this.

Titi Jerry needs a JRE appearance. And the intermittent fasting line got me reaaaal good lmao

I'm 35...when I was 6 or 7 walking home from school with my sister that is 3 yrs older than me a man pulled into a driveway we just walked across on the sidewalk. I heard the car n turned to look back n seen it pull in the driveway. I turned back around n kept walking following my sister. Next thing I knew he grabbed my arm pulling me towards his car, his driver side door still open. I was screaming my sister ran n was pulling ny other arm screaming cars started slowing n paying attention so he let go and sped off. We ran and hid behind a big tree in front of a church that was just a few houses down. I can still remember the look in his face. FF 3 yrs later. Me and my sister are walking home. We didn't take the front road after the first instance (mind you I have kids and I have no fkn clue why my parents still allowed us to walk. My child's school is a block away and she didn't walk once!) Anyways...we took the back way thru a corn field when it was cut. On the way nothing was out of ordinary.. on way back there was a black garbage bag in the field. Me being a kid, curious wondering where this bag came from... I went to open it. I had my hand on it... again my sister grabbed my hand n drug me the block home. 45 min later cops swat feds helicopters etc are over that field. There had been a little girl missing and she was in that black garbage bag. I thank God for my sister...saving my life the first time. And saving me from seeing that little girl, that was the same age as mendead, in that garbage bag. Trust me ny life has been hell since and seen and been thru a lot of messed up things. Just glad I didn't go thru those 2 possibilities. I live 5 blocks from where those things happened. I about have full blown panic attack going by those areas every time. So I got the roads around to avoid those areas if possible.. town is 12,000 ppl central hell hole Illinois.. These days things are much worse. Stay safe and keep kiddos safe.

One of the wildest JRE clips I’ve listened to in a minute.

Some people give off a vibe that you can feel. Especially when you look at & they know you know that something ain't right about them. Setting aside from them just being uncomfortable or shy. If you have ever felt it you will know what it is. You feel the demon inside hiding behind dead human eyes looking back at you as if the person in front of you is just a shell

My father lived in Floral Park, NY on Long Island during the time Son of Sam was on his killing spree. One of his best friend's sister was murdered by him just a few blocks down from his house. Even with all of those crimes going on, nobody was afraid of leaving their doors unlocked or walking around town at night. Such a different time... If I heard there was a murderer killing people by my house I'd never leave the house.😂

"Dude you wanna hear a wild story" must be the most common sentence in the history of this podcast

Seems hard to believe that Chris' friend, "TT Jerry" shared a wall with Son of Sam and Amityville guy. These type of guys are typically housed in supermax prisons, like the one in Colorado.

My mom was dating a guy in the early 80’s as a teen. It wasn’t long before she realized something was very off about him. She ended it quickly and my dad had been trying to win her heart over. He did pretty quickly and a week later the guy and his friend were arrested for r*aping two girls in the woods and killed one of them. The other little girl miraculously survived and played dead. She ended up finding help. This happened in Vermont. Their names are Louis Hamlin Jr and Jamie Savage SIDE NOTE: Ted Bundy was born in Burlington Vermont.

That's was a hell of a podcast. Better ones I've seen lately

I dated someone who did this. I’m waiting to talk to people about him. Mark my words right now:

The smelling salts? Something I never seen done for fun interesting

Chris is so good at telling stories .. I can listen to him for days !!! Truly some spooky intriguing stuff.

Some years back a friend and I got temporary jobs painting fence by the beach in Florida. Since we were staying at the boss' house, we had not been paid in full for a few weeks. Once we were, it was on. My buddy and I went down to a local oysters and brew shack and proceeded to get pretty wasted. He got tired after a few hours of booze and pool and decided to head home. I wasn't ready for that and bid him goodbye, saying I would call a little later for a ride. So I went back to the pool table and it wasn't long before a couple of guys came up with a pitcher and asked if I wanted to shoot some games. We did, playing for at least a couple more hours, drinking heavily all the while and having a super good time. I was beginning to worry because it was getting late and I still hadn't arranged for my friend to pick me up yet, but the driver of the two I'd met offered to taxi me back the three miles or so to my boss' place. What luck, I thought, to run into a couple of such funny and cool random dudes. After a while, the more extroverted and quick witted of the two excused himself to go to the restroom, me thinking nothing of it. But just as soon as the guy left his buddy grabbed my arm and looked right in my eyes and said "Don't take that ride with us, I've seen him hurt people..." He was clearly frightened, and I was totally freaked out. I could see now the dynamic between the two as a classic 'killing team' in which the dominant partner usually does the killing and the submissive who obeys orders and helps supply or dupe the victims. Sometimes these subs will have a real crisis of conscience about the arrangement. All the fun before now revealed a sinister undercurrent upon reflection, with lots of compliments and ego boosts that seemed to encourage an attitude of arrogance and overly robust self assurance in me, the type a psychopath would surely enjoy disillusioning and depriving their victim of. I went immediately to the main bar and got the two bartender's attention. I told them the situation and told them not to let me walk out with either of those two. I was worried about being led out drugged or at gunpoint or something. I finally got in touch with my friend who came and got me before too long, and I didn't talk to either of those two again. I really wonder what might have happened that night, I've taken a thousand chances on iffy situations, but I think this one would have turned out bad if I'd not been warned.

I grew up in Utah, my school librarian was almost one of his victims

Joe on the sniff sniff 😂😂

Wow, I don't know this guy, really liked his storytelling skills and energy! Going to listen to the full episode.

The guy who played the serial killer in Blackbird received a Golden Globe for his performance. One of the best limited series out right now that nobody is talking about.

Distefano looking like David Karesh pointing fingers at people who look like Bryan Kohberger is Spiderman meme energy.