Yeah that man was a hero unlike Rich, a lifelong loser.

Who gives a damn if the dogs survived?! It’s crazy that the dogs are more important than his wife! Yall are some sick mfrs!

The one time it’s not good to have a dog

​@@8326nazirwhat are you talking about?!? The dogs survived!

I never liked to spend. Rich was PATHETIC who just wanted what HE wanted.

His holding of the door got to me, too. Puts it at a whole other level.

I caught that too about you didn't know which knee was hurt I've seen kindergarteners and pet dogs lie better

They're never evil geniuses like in the movies. They're always morons.

So evil. Setting a fire in a house where you know two people....YOUR PARENTS...are sleeping, and that they will most likely die, well that's one thing. Bad enough. Ensuring the death and maximum damage by holding the door knob so his step dad would SUFFOCATE to death in the fire...while he fights to escape...that's pure evil.

His dog did survive, but I heard it was only one .

Probably seemed like an eternity!!! PTSD like a motha

Yeah that was great lol

George Costanza

In a world of highlighters, he's a blunt pencil.

@@WobblesandBean hilarious lol

.. the good one.

Well they doo but I'm trying to make it special they both have rooms but I want them to have space I try all the time for real. I'm trying something different

The fact that he held the bedroom door shut to stop them escaping just adds another level of evil onto an already horrendous case is sickening

@@Louis-si4ciI think that was the part that hurt my heart most. It’s not enough to set the house on fire, he intentionally worked to prevent them escaping their death room. It’s sickening.

I’m confused why he didn’t get her to go with him out the window first

Hearing about the dog cowering in the cupboard made me sad. Poor animals have no idea what’s going on when 💩 shits the fan. Such a sad story all around. I can’t imagine hurting my parents like that no matter how mad or whatever I was at them. I don’t get how some people find it okay to even think like that

Burns are the worst. We can only hope he was blissfully swimming in morphine in his last hours at the hospital.

I know right!. This is so awful​@Jonah-720

I guess he was a real burn out. I couldn't imagine harming my mom or stepdad. Especially, not like that. Horrifying.

SPOILER. Cheers mate 😅

I know how devastated I've been when my adult children had an issue with me, i cannot imagine my last moments on this earth having this be my reality

@@estreliasoriano9324why would you read the comments before watching the video? Do you expect there won’t be spoilers?

​​​@@daisy8284it's what we ALL do,,,do you think we just sit here and study Mikey's face 😅

I could tell that cane was fake from the start. He’s not very good at faking an injury

​@@aidanschram9652 the cane is real though lol His limp is fake

@@denisehagwood4542… exactly lmao talkn bout a “fake cane” 🦯 guess he COULDNT tell it was fake from the start!!!

@@denisehagwood4542😂😂

Or wearing white after Labor Day or however it goes

@@3_Klos1122 No no. It's "you're not supposed to wear stupid after labor day"

He's using his Cane incorrectly as well people that use canes can pick that out in a minute you use a cane if your right side is bad and use cane on your left side. What a terrible person use that as an excuse

I live in a small village where everyone knows everyone and the only shit thing to happen that I can think of was when someone stole some garden tools like 5 years ago. My door gets locked every single time it's not physically open. How many times have we heard "this kind of thing doesn't happen here!" Scary shit.

That annoys me so much, too. Crime happens EVERYWHERE. And how much time and effort does it actually take to lock your door?? Geez, people.

There was a serial killer who was asked how he picked the houses he broke into. He replied, "The door was unlocked, I was welcomed." I heard about that case 20+ yrs ago and have made dang sure all my doors & windows are locked. Nobody is welcomed without knocking first! It's scary out here people, lock ya doors!

In this case... the perp was a child of the couple. Someone who most likely would have had a key or know where the spare is hidden. Locking doors has nothing to do with this, except the husband wouldn't have been able to open the front door in his rescue attempt.

Your door is only as good as your windows. If someone wants in your house they'll find a way. Locks only keep honest people out

It pissed me off

Richard didn't hold the door shut. He fled immediately. He used props to keep the door from being opened.

​@@user-gj1me4mf5c same difference🤷‍♀️

The older I get (I’m 51) the more I’m noticing what a badly messed up we are as a species…

This monster mindset is stomach churning, them poor victims x

It makes it even more angering when Rich lies and lies about everything to save his own worthless hide.

A younger man would likely have fared better or would have been able to do just the same. Just because an old person surprises you with a feat of physical activity, doesn't negate the fact that men in their 20s-30s are far more likely to surpass an old persons physical abilities. You just sound like you let your emotions run wild.

I know. What a guy 😢

Adrenaline is a hell of a drug.

@@jessed6151did you really just ratio this dude on a true crime comment 😂

I knew a chic who had all these weird conditions and illnesses. I knew she was full of shit. I just couldn't help myself, poking holes in her maladies. I have a little knowledge in medicine, she didn't know that. I shit you not, I found her on a crowd funding thing with all of her maladies. Shocker, it was for drugs. Nobody gave her 1¢ hahahaha!

A born sociopath.

Agree 💯

ikr !!???

So true. Unfortunately there are awful people in the world today.

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Oh, he had a leg to stand on, he just couldn't remember which one!!😂😂😂

boo. 😜

@@michelleadamchak1330 too much toooo much !!! 😂😂😂

Look up the interrogation of Russell Wilson by Jim Smith. It's a work of art.

Canadian detectives will walk you to the electric chair while holding your hand and feeding you snacks. It's an elite approach, only the Canadians can really pull it off

And in such a horrendous way. I watch a lot of true crime and lots of kids kill their parents for money. This is the first one I’ve heard of who burned their parents alive. It boggles the mind that someone so demonic could have been living like a normal person for so many years.

@@UNOwn-ib1td And him lying to his wife by altering his bank statements is beyond the pale.

​@@jimmyzhao2673 fr a coward could've avoided all of this if he was just responsible with money

I can’t imagine doing this to a stranger , much less my own parents

I too have an evil child,

It's beyond the pale.

I was living in toronto when this happened, toronto has its fare share of events but this was big news, very sad

Your comment is spot on

I have neuropathy so know a bit on this. The pain burning stops after the nerve endings are gone or overloaded. Most ppl stop feeling it then. There are always exceptions tho.

I was thinking the same thing😢 I just finished the video and my heart hurts so much from what that poor man went through💔 I just can’t even imagine. He was truly a hero though to go back and desperately try and save his wife and the dogs🙏🏻😢 and the incredible willingness to do so from being burned on 95% of his body. May him and his wife have internal peace🙏🏻 I also hope that the son is completely miserable every second in prison! He is so EVIL to do what he did to his own parents. It’s so unimaginable 😞 What I wouldn’t do to just have one more day with my wonderful Dad😢 I just can’t phantom how evil people can be.

His adrenaline must have been at 100%. I can't imagine.

Yet it all happened because of that one monster's actions. I think it's part of why so many people are into true crime. We're fascinated by how people can choose to do these things despite the far reaching consequences

I guess he didn't need the cane when he was carrying his son up the stairs, either?

He didn't even remembered wich leg it was lol

Liars like this are so funny. IRL "Well, Actually" guy. I can't imagine he was a good person to be married to, finances and bullying school children aside...

well, I have to use a cane most all of the time and I find them much more useful in ditches than they are on hard surfaces. i can balance better on hard surfaces, it's the erratic surfaces that i need help with

Lmaoo. Right? Not only a despicable excuse for a human but a dooosh. The whole, photoshopped bank statements to his wife. He almost sounds like a sociopath. The excessive spending despite all the debt. The constant lying about everything. I'm surprised though he was not violent towards his woman or kids because generally that's a trait that comes along with n the package in people who do not feel empathy...b4 they burn their parents alive at least. 😢

Ok thank you- this makes total sense

​@sarahissersohn5495 exactly! That was a huge tell.

yes! I was going to say this!

As a former crutch user, I used it on the uninjured side. Is a cane used similarly? He had a left leg injury and carried the cane in the left hand. ??

@@rt66vintage16 oh good question! I use mine for overall stability from a broken back, so IDK the answer to this, but makes sense! wow

I appreciate the Biff reference. A little levity can help

That sucks but I'm glad he got to tell

Oh goodness It can be so hard One of my friends killed himself after their crew found a baby dead after a fire

Pets and kids hide from fires. Have a plan down if you can :(

Which says to me his wife knew! No one is that naive to what their partner is up to

That's so sad.

Canada SUCKS

Exactly

Exact thing I thought.. Then add his stupid fake clueless act he was putting on.. Double guilty! Such a POS

ikr. I watched a lot of _Matlock_ as a kid, and that cane was a big red flag for me as well.

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I was thinking the same until Ms ASMR started the interview.

She has a very ASMR / seductive voice or way of talking 😁

A nice sentiment but the dogs will keep their memory alive?

I think this is one of the most horrific murders I’ve ever heard of. I just hope and pray that they didn’t suffer. What kind of evil does this?!

It’s also a smell you never forget.

I agree - and also the first responders and medical staff - it would be tough going after that shift....!

After seeing video of the man burning at Trump's trial i cant imagine seeing and smelling that in person. This murder is horrific.

I've never suffered burns from fire quite like that, but I have suffered extremely bad sunburn and a friend/coworker of mine had a particularly nasty fire incident that left him with skin grafts. I would not wish either of those on anybody. In my case, I got the sunburn from hanging out at a beach all day. I had been applying sunscreen throughout the day, but it apparently sucked in water because my legs got cooked from the knees down. I could barely walk by the time I was headed home in the early evening. I literally could not wear pants or shoes for over a week, I had to find my highest cut shorts and a set of slide sandals... and even then I needed to pad the tops of my feet with gauze before I could put the sandals on. I remember my boss giving me shit about calling out of work after that, and I had my buddy drive me down to the store and showed him my legs. He was like "nah, you're good, sorry I doubted you". I'm a fair skinned white guy, there was a clearly marked line between where my shorts covered my upper legs and my lower red lobster legs, skin peeling off in sheets. Fun times. My coworker buddy on the other hand, well he got it bad. There was some bonfire party he was at, he got too fucked up and smashed his face on this toilet that was there for whatever reason. Then he literally fell into the actual fire and had to get dragged out. He was out for awhile, I remember him having to get his entire arm grafted with new skin and he wore a compression sleeve for like a year afterwards. Thankfully he made a full recovery but man...

Yeah so they can go to s shelter..

I really like the animal updates.

Yes... I love dogs.

Same… I mean while watching true crime videos/shows, it is somewhat expected that someone in the story dies. So I’m prepared for that fact… but hearing that there were animals/pets present, makes me so sad. I’m glad that amidst this tragedy, the dogs survived.

@@dinooobby845 The 2 people that passed also would have had a dying wish that their doggies would be ok.

He was a brave man to go back and try to rescue his wife and rescue his dogs like that

I had a Scottish grandmother who used to say the same thing. Cheers from Australia.

@@kathyw3466 hey there from Dublin 😁 I’ve a sister in Brisbane since 2008 and my older brother in Perth since 2010… ❤️

I got frostbit once going for coffee and chocolate donut holes, so I disagree about the Horton's part. 😂

Well said. No shame in it. We all have bad times. Debt will eat your $ and your soul.

Dude ruined his life for bs stuff literally all he had to do was tell his wife and grocery shop hahahaha what a dork

He just genuinely seems like a solid guy. Real recognizes real. Best wishes friend.

Close to 500 comments now, at the 1-hr mark 😊

And close to 2million subscribers 🎉

​@@Awake129frr

i always watch the numbers going up too ❤❤❤ and yah almost 2 million !?? awesome dude and i was here from the start too ~ og

You do realize that two actual people died....right?

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Hellooo. It's nearly 6 am here on the east coast of Australia.

4:20 pm here in North Carolina. USA

Almost 3:30pm here in North Dakota

4:46 in London Ontario

WOAH! Are y’all telling me time zones exist and we’re all in different ones!? How totally interesting.

My stepdad😢 one More Day…country song says it all

All you said is true. But their death has resulted in the grandchildren won’t have this pos in their daily lives. They are probably resting in peace, knowing that to be true.

Evil is technically a supernatural concept,it doesn’t really exist. What this guy was/is is twisted Peace,happiness and grand health from Dublin City,Country Dublin,Ireland 🇮🇪✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

@@CashelOConnolly Here in America, EVIL does exist and he is EVIL!

@@Kittymay98 oh yeah,I forgot about Trump😳😱

No need to explain my friend! This man risked his life to save his wife and also his dogs, he obviously loved them as family and he would be happy to know that he did indeed rescue them and they survived this tragedy! He was a true hero and it's such a shame that this even happened, bless him, his wife and also his beloved dogs 🌹

Liking dogs isn’t a unique personality trait.

No it’s not, but I’ve seen people argue with anyone who shows relief over an animal’s life that was saved in a case like this. They’ll say animal lives aren’t as valuable as human lives and accuse the person of caring more about an animal than a human even though that wasn’t even implied at all.

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Definitely. I always worry about the pets when there's a fire. I mean, sad both the humans died, of course, but relieved the dogs made it.

Yes, I know it was a horrific and senseless tragedy, but I needed to know if the dogs managed to survive it. It would be an even greater tragedy... they would not have survived without Alan's heroic and kind efforts.

6:36 (I had to go back to make sure I heard it right.)

Greed !😠

Psychopath or Sociopath? That's how.

life 🎉 insurance 🎉 dance

This is why I enjoy true crime (solved) - to see Justice being served against truly evil people.

Hope ur feeling safer now these days, oh n ur ex sounds like a total loser btw

Sociopath. I have a family member like that, nobody talks to them anymore because even though they haven't actually done something like this, nobody is comfortable pretending they wouldn't if the reward was tempting enough. All the pettiness and ego of an adult with the selfish impulsivity of a 3 yr old and the morality of a shark. Just like this guy... because he couldn't bear to resist overspending and didn't want to admit how bad he'd messed up because people would be mad. Oh, the "horror". He might get scolded. Or divorced and disowned. Someone might even yell, or make him work more and pay it back. My goodness, such "cruelty". So compared to that, his mom and step-dad dying in agony from one of the worst ways to go was an okay substitute? What a piece of crap. He's lucky he's Canadian or he would've probably been put to death in the US.

I bet he wasn’t limping the day he did it

As a part time cane user (bad in the morning, better in the evening)... There's two ways to use a cane and he's doing neither lol. I'm a same-side holder and a sometimes user and even I can see that it's goofy at best. I know a lot of folks have invisible problems. Mine are a lot of the time, and I actively take steps to hide them. His is a weird blend of trying to make it obvious, and doing it wrong lolololol The cane is either part of your second leg, or your third leg. But there is no reason in hell your dumpy leg on the crap side of your body ever hits the ground before that cane does. No one ever rotates off the comfy half of themselves before the stick is down for the uncomfy half.

George Costanza?

​@@traybern omg 😂😂😂

​@@traybern😂😂😂

Is it anywhere that it can be viewed now?

Judge ought to have sentenced him to a 'double double' life sentence.

Watched the trial live? When on earth did canada let video cameras in the courtroom? News to me.

Tiger cats

@@pickledragonrebel Perhaps he went to the courthouse to watch it in person.

And he is so humble and authentic.

I check the subscriber number every video....just waiting for that 2 mil. Mike's awesome.

Exactly my thoughts also..

​@@angelao6711Yea he is!!

Looking for this comment ❤❤

I started watching him at 400k, saw his vid when he hit 100k, he was so surprised and gracious about how so many watched his vids. Wonderful human. Back then lots of cute comments about his accent

😮 sorry for your troubles. Loosing my parents was the worse thing.

Watching these takes you out of your mind for just a while, gives you a small break from the horrors of what life can throw at you. I'm so sorry for all the losses you've gone through this past year, I don't know why shit happens to good people. I'll never get it. I hope you've got some good people in your life helping through it all my friend.

Jesus that's so harsh. I'm so sorry for you losses. Sending best wishes for better times for you ❤

Christ you've had such a hard time of it. I'm so sorry ❤

My 18 y o dog passed last Wednesday and my shitzu has become paraplegic with chronic UTI…it’s tough. However, I wouldn’t have not had them for all the love and comfort they gave me. You’ve really gone thru hell. So sorry😢

I'm sorry you have a f*cked up Mayor, Premier & Prime Minister. A Trifecta of incompetence.

Waterloo region here, hadn't heard about it either until now

Same about the location, not hearing this story & glad that at least the dogs were okay.

That is a great comment.

🟥🍁🟥 Hello Canada !

Yes!!!!

Add "Truly Criminal" and you have the holy trinity

Misery machine is also excellent. Their content focuses primarily on violence against children, so it is a bit difficult to stomach at times, but drew and yeargy are EXCELLENT hosts

Rotten mango is also pretty great!

Check out Harry's horror hive also!

Mike’s the best. He just genuinely seems like a solid dude. Real recognizes real they say. ( who is they? lol 🤣😂)Best wishes friend. ✌️

@@Awake129 Likewise, friend.

They tell on themselves. They either GLOSS OVER a weirdly insignificant piece of info or over embellish it. Ppl always like to snitch on themselves.

it's the sooooo much detail for me😂 one of the guilty characteristics

"i did my research. I watched true crime videos on UKposts"

You can't tell if someone is guilty "right off the bat". Nor does giving detailed answers mean someone is lying. I love true crime but this is one of the biggest issues with it, people like you end up thinking that they can tell who's lying and who isn't based on ridiculous factors.

​@@Flaschenteufel Don't you know? Everyone is a skilled detective now. They "can just tell" when someone is guilty.

Imagine a Phoenician! I need a jacket at 59°

W9 years in Phoenix! Lol. We never have to shovel "hot" off the sidewalk.

Ha, same here in Las Vegas! I'm cold of it's below 80F.

It’s still 32 degrees in Minnesota in the mornings and I’m still wearing short sleeves and jeans when I leave for work. By noon when it’s 62 degrees we turn the heat off 😂

That's plus 15.... it gets minus 50C in Alberta canada in winter occasionally for short bursts. Destroys everything.