Exploring Obsessive True Crime Fandoms | Morbid Reality Files #3

We're going to have a lot of Columbine worshippers here, and it's a horrible thing. No one cares about the truth of this incident, but they worship the killer, and some people want to do a big job.😢

Joseph Fraser and Merianne Mecaire

It’s called hybristophilia…. And it’s fucked up. How could they think they’ll be spared by him

I played in a band with a dude who was obsessed with Columbine. He used to dress like them, wearing trench coats in the summer, and he downloaded that sick video game they made about the shooting. Fortunately, he never hurt anyone or himself and now he’s happy and healthy.

People falling for serial killers really shows how easily their victims fell into their grasps due to their perceived charm. The difference is the victims didn't know they were serial killers.

My friend group in high school was nicknamed 'the Columbine crew'.

I fucking love your content so much dude

What pisses me off is that Eric and Dylan weren’t even bullied. Eric was actually relatively like popular, at the very least well known. Anyone who finds Columbine fascinating needs to read the book Columbine by Dave Cullen, I swear I’m not a paid shill, I read the book after listening to the Last Podcast on the Left’s episode on the subject and it’s amazing

Two types of things I can't stand on Tumblr: Murderer fangirls and pron bots.

Gosh, when I stumbled upon this video I knew that it was going to be complicated, mostly because I’ve had an interest on both true crime and fictional crime stories, on and off for most of my teenage and adult life. I’m familiar with the concept of both women or cults that follow or form around serial killers or mass shooters and those of that ilk. And I’m easily as familiar with the kind of fan or “groupie” that obsessively follows the celebrity of their desire beyond reasonable means and turns stalkery because they’re desperate to be noticed or recognised by their target. And of course the unfortunate true crimes where a normal woman inadvertently becomes the target of a man that turns into a full on stalker and things end very badly for her because the authorities just don’t care enough to do enough to protect her even when it’s pretty clear her stalker is going way too far. I feel endlessly bad for those poor women.

Anyway getting back on topic, first thing is that I’m a very big believer in reducing the emphasis on the parts of the crime that the mass murderers want-fame and recognition-so I make an effort not to learn the names of the perpetrators nor those associated with them or those who inspired them. Even if I know their names I’ll try not to mention them unless I have to. Mentioning the crime and location is enough for me.

But people can still be interesting and I don’t deny that. I don’t know much about the Columbine High School killers but I really do understand the extreme effect being chronically bullied all the time at school can really hurt you inside. I experienced it myself to a very high degree and while I didn’t turn to crime and I kept my sanity it definitely had a huge impact on the formation of my personality during those teenage years and still affect me to this day so I can sympathise without an inch of condoning or justifying what they did.

It changed my life trajectory but I’m far from unhappy with the way life has turned out almost four decades in. I adapted and found a way to make it work for me. But I also understand how the most random thing can change you forever. About a year ago I discovered aviation as an interest and sort of hobby, I got a job related to it at the airport and discovered a job that I truly enjoy and friends that I have lots of fun with. And even a partner for whom my adaptations to living alone (from the enforced isolation of being bullied in school) means that I’m fine with him being gone fairly often and his personality has a similar fit with mine.

Nobody has to be a killer. There are almost always ways to make things work for you even if it takes a lot of time and effort to make who you are an advantage.

is reigns andrew blaze video still up? i looked but couldnt find it :(

They were planning to kill 400+ people 💀💀💀

"biggest group of fans any murder has ever garnered"
Idk, the Roman empire murdered someone just east of the Mediterranean about 2000 years ago, that person seems to have a big fandom

If people would just go to therapy and stop making their problems everyone fucking else’s problems, the world would be so much nicer. Following mass-shooters and serial killers like celebrities isn’t cute, funny, or cool. It’s mental fucking illness and you need to get your shit together

The scariest part of the Andrew Blaze case is that he uploaded multiple videos talking about his plans, to the point where it was obvious he was planning his own death and a columbine-style shooting somewhere. But literally nobody tried to stop him or contact authorities.

To give some context, he would mention in almost every video leading up to the shooting that he "Wasn't going to be around much longer" and literally said he would be dead soon.
He even uploaded a video of him flipping a coin to choose between the two places he wanted to commit the shooting.

The warning signs were there, but nobody did a single damn thing.

'why are people attracted to serial killers?'
'well, one reason could be because of hybristophilia, a word used to describe someone that's attracted to serial killers"

Imagine finding out your Ted Bundys Son

People are effing sick! Loving someone who killed people, or even eating them. I give up on humanity.

I have a complicated stance on the columbine shooters. Last year, I went through one of the worst period of my life. I was bullied, shunned, etc. The entire school setting was ruined for me because of the people there.

I hated everyone around me and had thoughts of murder, like everyone else. The thing is, I had vented to a “friend”’s group chat one day and they reported me school school faculty. They school thought I was to be detained and they got the police to take me to Juvie until my court day. I was charged with “intimidation” and was almost charged with terrorist threats.

My shitty school year + the added trauma of being ripped from my regular life and put into a place where I was told that I was evil and a danger, it made my hate for everyone and everything worse.

The system and the police realized I really hadn’t done anything wrong and dropped all charges from my record and name.

Sometimes I see the columbine shooters as what could’ve been. It disgusts me. I hate how I used to be because being like that isn’t who I am. I’m the type of person to spread love and to care about everyone. And to think I could’ve been changed forever because of a few mean kids.

At the same time, I can almost understand why they did it. Having been in that position, I understand the boiling fear and loneliness and rage that being bullied makes you feel.

I’ve been recovering for nearly a year now and I’m the happiest I’ve been in almost 5 years. I’m loving myself and spreading love to the people I care about.

My point is, I think the boys definitely had a choice. They didn’t make an effort to help themselves, and the people around them refused to help too. But at the end of the day, I’ve been there. I understand them in a way.

As much as these people try to explain it, the terms "Columbine Community" and "Columbiner" make me cringe on a cosmic level

I like true crime because I want to face the reality of the world however because of these fan base I feel ashamed why would they glorify people who ruin lives

True crime is the best. I’m into all of it. Never once have I admired the idiots who do this crimes.
I’m just curious as to what or why it happened. As of lately I’ve been doing a lot of research on familicide

Idiots, just idiots

Idiots, nothing less

The theory as to why i think girls and teenage girls are obsessed with serial killers is because some girls have different preferences on which guy they want to date, these types of girls are apart of a term called "hybristophilia" and i believe (not 100% accurate) that they like to date strong and aggressive boys, some girls might even go too far and start making wattpad fanfics of these mass murderers and serial killers, i have seen a wattpad fanfic on Richard ramirez aka the Night Stalker and i was not impressed when i saw it, The richard ramirez groupies or "fangirls" are absolutely aggressive and toxic, going against anyone who hates on this devilish serial killer.

what are we doing today guys

Wow your guest is a f**** weirdo

i miss eden =_=

Even Hitler had a girlfriend

It feels so insulting to be one of the relatives of the victims only to find out there are people who praise your relative's murder for his actions.

Well, a case could be made for intolerance. Especially when you're out of your mind. Whatever happened to "You're out of your mind". Everything is accepted now, leaving a trail of victims, all because we don't want to hurt people's (ones that are out of their minds) feelings.

What the fuck is wrong with people? I know we all have something we love that we might be ashamed of or thought of as weird but damn!

It’s real hard to believe anyone can be a fan of columbine or any murders and be sane and rational

Hey don't bully

When the tape of Andrew Stair started playing i thought "oh this will be interesting. I would really like to hear why someone would be a columbine "fan"". But this dumb@ss couldn't make a coherent point. "Oh it just changed so much for me. It really influenced me. Big change. Really changed and influenced me...and changed. Lots of change. And influence...columbine" WTF was he talking about. I hate the guy even more now

An old friend of mine, we dont talk anymore, used to be so obsessed with the Columbine boys to the point that he made an original character that was straight up a school shooter that he constantly wrote fanfiction about

As a single woman, I can attest to the old saying, “A good man is hard to find.” But still, they’re not that hard to find. No need to resort to the prisoner pen pal websites. 😳

There are numerous articles/books written by mental health professionals on the psychology behind the Columbine killers. Fan sites like the one in this episode perpetuate the harmful beliefs that "anyone" could be those two killers as it undermines their particular pathologies.

If you want to marry a serial killer then you should be hanged right next to them.

Stockholm syndrome is built into the OS of women, it is their standard operational procedure.

Think about it: in the past women were often bought and sold by men and instead of being rebellious, they would just accept it and start having his kids and loving him. Or when warriors cane and killed your husban and took you captive, if you were too much trouble they would kill you. So only women without honor that were willing to let bad men use them survived, the ones who fought back too much didn't survive to reproduce.

Holy shit this is disturbing.

Watching true crime videos is completely harmless, although please don't think you're an able-bodied detective after binging Reignbot or Nexpo, like a weeb watching an anime does not make him a Japanese, Watching true crime doesn't make you an independent private detective.

You misspelled daddy issues

"I felt sympathy when I found out the Columbine shooters were bullied"

They literally were not. In fact many individuals attending Columbine at the time recall the shooters were more bullies than victims. The delusion.

Amazing content.

I sometimes hope hell is real for people like rhis