Dire Trip

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. Once again, thank you for the support, everyone. https://www.patreon.com/diretrip https://www.buymeacoffee.com/diretrip Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or case recommendatio...

When one of the most brutal crimes in recent memory took place on a moving bus, the public soon became outraged and demanded changes to what had become a problem that was spiraling out of control. The crime came to shock multiple nations awake with it's sheer horror and brutality. In what became one of the biggest crime cases of the 2010s, the world soon put pressure on a government to finally cha...

Welcome to the shit show. This guy is horrible. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dire-trip/support

Out in Japan, we have the case of a multi-millionare with an extreme obsession with white women, leading him on a crime spree that would ultimately consist of 400 different victims... some of them living through their ordeal, and some of them not. Once again, thank you for the support, everyone.   / diretrip   https://www.buymeacoffee.com/diretrip Feel free to contact me if you have any questions...

A man from southern California who tended to cosplay as the yellow power ranger ended up falling for a fellow cosplayer, falling far too hard, and going over the edge, resorting to something completely shocking and causing a major fire at an anime convention. NOTICE: Made a few split second cuts to remove some identifying information. Please ignore the weird jerks in my speech. --- Support this po...

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. Kansas City case GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/c634cb82 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dire-trip/support

In the early 2010s, people all over the US and Europe were able to casually walk into any given convinience store and purchase illicit substances. Hard ones, to say the least. This lead to nothing short of international pandemonium, with some wondering if it was the beginning of the zombie apolcalypse. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dire-trip/support

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://podca...

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...

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/dir...

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...

A young woman, failing to get into college or find any sort of employment, withdrew into herself for years. During this time, she became immersed in true crime stories, leading her down a dark path that would go on to ruin lives. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dire-trip/support

I'm often asked to make some longplay videos for easy listening. Here's one! These cases aren't all from 2023, but they're all of the ones I covered in 2023. If you have any ideas for other themes that would make sense as a longplay video like this, let me know! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dire-trip/support

A young boy who idolized the creepypasta character, 'Jeff the Killer', wanted to be like him someday. Eventually, he incorporated Jeff into being a core component of his identity. And, in turn, he acted out his fantasies in a similar manner. Credit to ABC News for the interview footage --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dire-trip/support

When a Lizard Man and an 18 year old girl got together, the two immediately fell into an incredibly toxic relationship. This is a case involving lizard people, washed up reality stars, biker gangs, and a very strange ending. Buckle up. --- 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

A full length documentary. This is Elliot's life story. After a lifetime of exhibiting serious mental health issues, hatred, and anger, somewhere in the dark, seedy corners of the internet, he emerged as a figure that would come to be more controversial than he could have ever known. As he transcended mere anonymity and become somewhat of an an icon among his online peers, he would set in motion a...

A man confined and performed unspeakable acts on his own niece, an international student, over the course of two, grueling days. The full extent of his actions would go unknown for years, until a mysterious USB drive turned up in an inexplicable way years later... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dire-trip/support

A woman out in Australia, after mistreating her boyfriends and husbands horribly over the course of her entire life, ended up committing one of the most infamous, heinous crimes in the history of the country. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dire-trip/support