Dire Trip

For years, Kyle Myers, in character as Dimitri, mesmerized the audience of the wildly popular FPSRussia channel and he showcased a wide variety of extravagant weaponry. With an audience in the millions, the channel was a go-to for gun enthusiasts all over the world, all enhanced by Kyle's funny and charismatic persona. However, unbeknownst to many, behind the entertainment lurked a dark story invo...

We heard all sorts of urban legends all the time during our childhoods. However, every once in a while it turns out that one of those urban legends was true with proof to back it up. Well, in today's video, we have a legend that wasn't only proven true, it was proven to have occurred many, many times... a guest of a hotel discovering a body under the bed of their room. Once again, thank you for th...

Just recently a woman in Wisconsin ended the life of her boyfriend in one of the most gruesome, sadistic ways imaginable. Let's take a deep dive into, not only the crime itself, but also her background and previous crimes, the ingredients of what makes such a cold hearted criminal. Once again, thank you for the support, everyone. https://www.patreon.com/diretrip https://www.buymeacoffee.com/diretr...

McDonald's, an all American establishment that brings joy, happiness, and obesity to many. While a lot of us look upon the place fondly, they have been no stranger to crimes, lawsuits, and controversy over the years by any means. Today, let's look into a selection of a good number of the lesser known McDonald's related incidents in recent years. Once again, thank you for the support, everyone. ⁠⁠h...

In the 2000s, numerous websites popped up online that collected a database of criminal mugshots, along with their personal information and the records of what crimes they had committed. While all of this seems like it should be public knowledge on the surface, the truth is that these websites were the front to a much darker, shadier operation behind the scenes. Once again, thank you for the suppor...

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