The Hunt for America's Deadliest Hitman

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Read Jessica Garrison's fantastic article here:
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/...
This is the story of José Manuel Martinez.
00:00 Intro
3:00 Chapter 1: The Making of a Killer
7:07 Chapter 2: Deception Is Indicated
11:55 Chapter 3: Did Romero Talk?
17:41 Chapter 4: A Long List of Bodies
Other sources: docs.google.com/document/d/1c...
Music:
Charlie Ryan - Tangled Nerves; An Uncommon World
Yehezkal Raz - Ganymede
Quinten Coblentz - Babylon
Nick Poss - Ace High
Out of Flux - Descending Chamber
Rhythm Scott - War Drum; Exotic Rhythm
Kyle Preston - Dark Tension
C.K. Martin - Underworld
Sam Lux - Wildfire
idokay - Cicada Killer (No Lead Vocals)
SPEARFISHER - Blood in the Bayou ft. River Lume
Out of Flux - Descending Chamber
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Armchair documentaries, almost weekly

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  • @howtosavealife3065
    @howtosavealife30656 ай бұрын

    What crazy is this guy doesn't sound like a pyscho like some other killers. He seems rational in his thinking which is almost scarier.

  • @Mere-Lachaiselongue

    @Mere-Lachaiselongue

    6 ай бұрын

    What is actually crazy is that a lot of people (like you) live in a different bubble from what reality actually is. Just look at Mexico now, normal teenagers and young adults, rich or poor, become cartel sicarios who torture and kill like it's nothing.

  • @meghancass3187

    @meghancass3187

    6 ай бұрын

    I'd say most hitmen are rational. If they looked and acted crazy nobody would give them money

  • @daelaenor

    @daelaenor

    6 ай бұрын

    @@meghancass3187 Logic rationality and emotional craziness doesn't seem mutually exclusive to me.

  • @wes4736

    @wes4736

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@daelaenor- psychosis, so, being psychotic, is to not have your wits about you. Being calm, and logical, and being able to think things through is the antithesis of psychosis.

  • @daelaenor

    @daelaenor

    6 ай бұрын

    @@wes4736 I was thinking psycho as in psychopathic: characterized by or exhibiting unstable and aggressive or obsessive behaviour. Emphasis on behaviour. Murdering someone probably falls under the category of unstable and aggressive behaviour, but it doesn't presuppose that the murder wasn't thought out. I imagine there would be a lot fewer psychopaths on the loose if they constantly had a full-blown psychosis.

  • @LILSWIG_
    @LILSWIG_2 ай бұрын

    I’m sorry but I laughed at the “No. Martinez decides that Jose Ruiz, must die.” 😂😂😂😂

  • @securecomic9823

    @securecomic9823

    Ай бұрын

    (2)

  • @williamnathanael412

    @williamnathanael412

    Ай бұрын

    This was comedy gold considering how rare fern makes jokes

  • @securecomic9823

    @securecomic9823

    Ай бұрын

    @@williamnathanael412 agreed

  • @NolanBridge

    @NolanBridge

    29 күн бұрын

    Real

  • @alastor8091
    @alastor80916 ай бұрын

    When you talked about that dude who insulted his daughter, i legit believed that he just sat the guy down and had a calm chat with him lmfao. He really does come off as a nice guy.

  • @jaspermorris2729

    @jaspermorris2729

    5 ай бұрын

    Saying "He really does come off as a nice guy" about someone who murdered people in the double digits is one of the most chronically online things I've seen in awhile

  • @alastor8091

    @alastor8091

    5 ай бұрын

    @@jaspermorris2729 you didn't read shit I wrote did you? You also don't know what "chronically online means either". The irony.

  • @1dameister1

    @1dameister1

    4 ай бұрын

    @@jaspermorris2729 An ordinary human wouldn't be able to tell if he was a killer, the way he talks is just normal, that's actually the dangerous part.

  • @simonnilsson8375

    @simonnilsson8375

    4 ай бұрын

    @@jaspermorris2729All his “Victims” were villains involved with other murders, illegal drug dealings and crimelords. Non except 1 murder was an innocent person. If this was 100 years ago, he would be seen as the good guy. And it seems he genuinely felt guilt after killing his daughter’s boyfriend. It’s clear just want his family to be happy. Saying that he is a cruel psychopath cannot be further from the truth. Yes he is a murderer, but if US cops actually were focused on their jobs instead of corruption, the criminals he killed would be in jail, not dead.

  • @draco747

    @draco747

    3 ай бұрын

    @@simonnilsson8375 But the Government needs the criminals to keep the money coming, it’s a never ending cycle

  • @MannyGrey
    @MannyGrey5 ай бұрын

    "...is allowed a few more weeks on Earth." That's a hell of a way to phrase it.

  • @theauthenticwaffle651
    @theauthenticwaffle6516 ай бұрын

    I was expecting this guy to be super sophisticated and good at covering his tracks but he seems to have tragically just gotten lucky for a lot of these killings. Police found bodies in the bed of his truck and had a cigarette butt that they just neglected to test for years before he was caught.

  • @TheZackofSpades

    @TheZackofSpades

    6 ай бұрын

    The Hollywood sheen makes you think a contract killer would be an exceptional artist…but this guy made it look more like a side hustle.

  • @sweetjesuify

    @sweetjesuify

    6 ай бұрын

    it was the truck of the murder victim, so not directly tied to him but i get your gist

  • @africannosugar

    @africannosugar

    6 ай бұрын

    Because your reference are movies where they have an attractive actor playing a specious role. When I’m reality these people are psychopaths, probably losers in life.

  • @theauthenticwaffle651

    @theauthenticwaffle651

    6 ай бұрын

    @@sweetjesuify Oh thank you I clearly misunderstood.

  • @MrTVx99

    @MrTVx99

    6 ай бұрын

    @@theauthenticwaffle651 That was one murder out of what, like 100 he did? Nobody can make 0 mistakes for that many.

  • @panzerofthelake4460
    @panzerofthelake44606 ай бұрын

    That's a dark path to walk through... RIP to his sister, she didn't deserve to die like that

  • @RealJuiceWrld

    @RealJuiceWrld

    6 ай бұрын

    Lol why rip the sister. What about RIP all the victims? Funny how a perspective can make you feel bad for a man that killed 40+ people.

  • @MrZacdeath

    @MrZacdeath

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@RealJuiceWrld so his sister doesn't deserve sympathy?

  • @Vaquix000

    @Vaquix000

    6 ай бұрын

    @@RealJuiceWrld His sister didn't kill them, she's still an innocent victim. It wasn't sympathy for him, it was sympathy for his sister.

  • @xuimod

    @xuimod

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@MrZacdeathno, she doesn't deserve sympathy in isolation because her life didn't exist in a vacuum.

  • @ssozimichael2532

    @ssozimichael2532

    6 ай бұрын

    @@RealJuiceWrld those 40+ people were going to die some way, his involvement wasnt key, it all pulls him in because some people killed his sister, the rest dont matter to him, it gets him to feel okay wih killing people which is sad but wouldnt happen if the sister came home, however, she could have been involved with bad actors knowingly so she may not be so innocent after all

  • @DanRichter
    @DanRichter5 ай бұрын

    "If I hadn't done the job, someone else would have" is an interesting statement that somewhat changed my entire perspective on all this. Makes you realize that the people couldn't have been saved even if they got 100 hitmen off the streets.

  • @nickkohlmann

    @nickkohlmann

    5 ай бұрын

    They very often say that. In most cases, this is probably right - stealing a massive amount from a cartel will have them want their goods and usually your life

  • @highestpeeqs9532

    @highestpeeqs9532

    Ай бұрын

    Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back.

  • @Dormazain

    @Dormazain

    Ай бұрын

    @@highestpeeqs9532 Is he... coming back any time soon or is he travelling with Deutsche Bahn by any chance? :/

  • @sid_2103_

    @sid_2103_

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@highestpeeqs9532 You remember how he turned water into wine? That was a long time ago, if he is reincarnated now maybe he'll turn grass into weed and that would mean less business for the cartel. Make sure you give him a heads-up whenever you come across him or there might be another Black Hand waiting for him.

  • @dylanohep1202

    @dylanohep1202

    22 күн бұрын

    @@highestpeeqs9532 any chance you know where he is? I dont see him coming back bud

  • @leeechuga
    @leeechuga2 ай бұрын

    it always cracks me up when he says “where a kid can be a kid” when that’s not even the right slogan 8:38 😭

  • @jayste9334

    @jayste9334

    Ай бұрын

    True, but ppl would always say the jingle wrong. Toys R Us was so cold blooded bk in the day!

  • @ghohenzollern
    @ghohenzollern6 ай бұрын

    It's also important to remember that there was a war on drugs in this country at that time. The police were not terribly interested in investigating murders of anyone involved with drugs.

  • @ThePotentialFailure

    @ThePotentialFailure

    6 ай бұрын

    Was 🤡

  • @alexd5674

    @alexd5674

    6 ай бұрын

    Not true they collect evidence and follow leads. More of an “is what it is” can’t proceed further

  • @clalam5241

    @clalam5241

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@ThePotentialFailurei mean theres needle distribution spots and now you can just sell weed legally as " thca " so yea i would say the war on drugs is dead

  • @respektetoutlavi714

    @respektetoutlavi714

    6 ай бұрын

    Pretty sure that’s still case, War On Drugs’n all 🙄😬🤣

  • @pninnan

    @pninnan

    6 ай бұрын

    That doesn’t make sense. A war on drugs would make them want to investigate murders related to drugs even more

  • @BLEYoNiX
    @BLEYoNiX6 ай бұрын

    The entire story reminds me of Mike Ehrmantraut from Breaking Bad. He got into the hitman business because of revenge for his son (family member) and he got caught because someone talked while he visited his granddaughter.

  • @simoms2545

    @simoms2545

    6 ай бұрын

    He didn't get caught, tho... 🤔

  • @BLEYoNiX

    @BLEYoNiX

    6 ай бұрын

    @@simoms2545 He would have been caught if Walter hadn't noticed so.. yeah xd

  • @lawliet6910

    @lawliet6910

    6 ай бұрын

    Thought the same right away!

  • @axolotlIl

    @axolotlIl

    6 ай бұрын

    Truly the kid named Finger..

  • @driggIgrec

    @driggIgrec

    6 ай бұрын

    Exactly. I am rewatching now better call Saul. And ehrementrauht persona seems ctrl-v from this story

  • @acat100.
    @acat100.Ай бұрын

    this dude seems like a type of guy to buy pizza for the party, tell you about the weekend he has had, murder a person and then continue talking to you about the weekend

  • @capitalera8143
    @capitalera81436 ай бұрын

    Ive seen his interview and videos about him over the years but this video is so well put together I watched already knowing his story. Great work & editing!

  • @MetalizedButt
    @MetalizedButt6 ай бұрын

    With a nickname like “the black hand” you just know this guy is THE hitman you’d want to hire.

  • @assassindelasaucisse.4039

    @assassindelasaucisse.4039

    6 ай бұрын

    Mano Negra is also the name of a cool band from the 80's. Better double check if you want to hire them for a gig lol

  • @Cicatrizs

    @Cicatrizs

    5 ай бұрын

    @@assassindelasaucisse.4039 crna ruka is also the name of the group, that orchastrated the assatination of franz ferdinand, that led to the outbreak of the first ww.

  • @pastorofmuppets9346

    @pastorofmuppets9346

    5 ай бұрын

    Bro is a dark brotherhood assassin

  • @filippaoronto3880

    @filippaoronto3880

    4 ай бұрын

    His hand black because he jacket so much xD

  • @worththesqueeze

    @worththesqueeze

    4 ай бұрын

    @@assassindelasaucisse.4039 fuck yeaaah! I love Mano negra! And manu chao

  • @mikevasquez1103
    @mikevasquez11036 ай бұрын

    The polygraph is a mind game. Even John Augustus Larson and William Moulton Mardton denied its effectiveness as a "lie detector".

  • @jamestomlin4173

    @jamestomlin4173

    6 ай бұрын

    its effective in catching them in a lie. If they show decite then the detectives can focus on him more than if he was telling the truth. There are cases where this worked some where it didnt. In the end its a tool nothing more

  • @fricki1997

    @fricki1997

    6 ай бұрын

    @@jamestomlin4173 It's barely better than a coin toss, so it's a terrible tool.

  • @user-221i

    @user-221i

    6 ай бұрын

    The new AI mind reading software is on the way. No hiding from that in the dystopian future.

  • @fricki1997

    @fricki1997

    6 ай бұрын

    @@user-221i Not much need for AI mind reading if there are cameras, microphones and GPS tracking us 24/7 :P

  • @mikevasquez1103

    @mikevasquez1103

    6 ай бұрын

    @@user-221i You know too much.....😎

  • @jo2659
    @jo26596 ай бұрын

    I just found your channel it's so good! Keep going, these stories are so interesting and aren't talked about enough

  • @Chwmrsal
    @Chwmrsal3 ай бұрын

    The video editing paired with the delivery of the story is what really caught my attention. Wonderfully done!

  • @sethstinson1341
    @sethstinson13416 ай бұрын

    I think the only reason he admitted it was because if he didnt then the police wouldve charged his son in law instead. So he made sure there would be zero question who killed the guy.

  • @rosalind1635

    @rosalind1635

    6 ай бұрын

    Based on what? A hunch? Makes no sense why he'd admit to all the other murders.

  • @sethstinson1341

    @sethstinson1341

    6 ай бұрын

    @rosalind1635 it's very common amongst multiple murderers to admit to, in some cases, more murders than they actually commited because the state they live in has lethal injection. Odds are he made sure to admit to enough murders so he wouldn't have to rot in prison and get lethal injection instead. Either that or he thought if he had a bunch of other murders under his belt. There would be no question whether he killed the person his son in law was involved with. You've gotta think like a criminal to understand a criminal.

  • @sethstinson1341

    @sethstinson1341

    6 ай бұрын

    @rosalind1635 so not as much based on a hunch, but through understanding past circumstances similar to this. Mexican men are some of THE MOST family oriented people. There's no question whether he'd die to make sure his daughters husband stayed out of prison. Especially if he trusted him to keep his daughter safe.

  • @therealcfiddy592

    @therealcfiddy592

    6 ай бұрын

    I'm not a woman

  • @HeyLeFay

    @HeyLeFay

    6 ай бұрын

    @@sethstinson1341 Yep, this. I think he knew he'd likely end up in jail(or dead) because of his hitman work at some point, so letting his son-in-law take the fall would've just delayed the inevitable and put his daughter in a more vulnerable position.

  • @momshimz8125
    @momshimz81256 ай бұрын

    Fern is one of the best documentary channels out there.He breaks down every part nicely. Most documentary channels upload once or twice a year but fern uploads quickly huge respect to him

  • @masterofthetime

    @masterofthetime

    6 ай бұрын

    On the german channel (simplicissimus [together with Hoog they make videos here]) they upload about 2-3 times a month

  • @nicknick1766

    @nicknick1766

    6 ай бұрын

    Its a group of creators but still, great quality and quantity

  • @only_Aaron

    @only_Aaron

    6 ай бұрын

    @@nicknick1766it grew to a big team!

  • @grey521.mp4

    @grey521.mp4

    6 ай бұрын

    its the channel hoog and the german channel simplicissimus that work together and create these masterpieces

  • @GLUBSCHI

    @GLUBSCHI

    6 ай бұрын

    21:23 they actually list all of the people that worked on this

  • @user-vz6qw5is9f
    @user-vz6qw5is9f4 ай бұрын

    the editing is stunning- love it!

  • @rebekahj.2815
    @rebekahj.28152 ай бұрын

    I’m so glad that I randomly found this channel in my side view recommends. Y’all honestly make the best videos

  • @bencheevers6693
    @bencheevers66936 ай бұрын

    It's not that he was killing people without much power, he was killing drug dealers and cartel affiliates, that's why they got bumped to the bottom of the pile, that's why the cigarette butt wasn't a priority, they only have so many resources and they see drug dealers getting killed as a way lower priority than the husband who is carjacked and shot in the head in his garage while his family speeds away while the gunman fires at him which is a case that got national headlines for instance.

  • @gumshake689

    @gumshake689

    6 ай бұрын

    use periods next time

  • @bencheevers6693

    @bencheevers6693

    6 ай бұрын

    @@gumshake689 There's one period that should be in that, just one, after 'priority'. The second sentence could be "They only have so many resources." But only because I wrote it wrong, it should be 'so' and not 'and' afterwards as in "They only have so many resources so they see drug dealers..." It's still written badly but not because of punctuation. The sentence is a comparison, "...so the a is not as valuable as the b". It should have been written "so they see drug dealers getting killed as a way lower priority than of a husband, who had just returned home from getting ice cream with his family, getting shot in the head and carjacked in his own garage while his family flee from more gunfire, that story made national headlines for instance." You also can't cut off the last phrase of the last sentence into it's own sentence because saying for instance turns it into a subordinate phrase instead of an independent one.

  • @cesj1

    @cesj1

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@bencheevers6693All the guy was was to use periods 😭

  • @tubetauk
    @tubetauk6 ай бұрын

    I think you guys make the best documentary style videos out there. The level of animation, editing, and narration is truly top notch. I hope your channel blows up!

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    @asparadog

    6 ай бұрын

    It's becoming a popular animation type recently; kind of like how the Kurzgesagt style animation became popular a while ago.

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    @load7791

    6 ай бұрын

    @@asparadogIt reminds me more of Lemmino's animation style, though not as crisp and refined as his is

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    @anonanim-9601

    6 ай бұрын

    Lemmino is definitely better

  • @xmorose

    @xmorose

    6 ай бұрын

    Eh, the GOAT is Lemmino for sure imo.

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    @MashaRistova

    6 ай бұрын

    It’s a content farm. Not a single person.

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    @simonrobinson41785 ай бұрын

    I appreciate you putting the length of the ad in your video

  • @Half_Finis
    @Half_Finis4 ай бұрын

    the fact that 12:30 is replayed so much should hint you that it was a bit confusing

  • @axolotlIl
    @axolotlIl6 ай бұрын

    in the 31 seconds this video has been up, I have watched it in its entirety and confirmed, that yet again fern has pulled off a banger of a video.

  • @steffenevers5039

    @steffenevers5039

    6 ай бұрын

    yet again

  • @moxioz88

    @moxioz88

    6 ай бұрын

    fr

  • @dperl5640

    @dperl5640

    4 ай бұрын

    Gotta ask. IF the video has only been up 31 seconds, and is over 20 minutes long, how can you have watched it once let alone twice ??

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    @axolotlIl

    4 ай бұрын

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    @imAnonymous_19

    Ай бұрын

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  • @JustSomeTommy
    @JustSomeTommy6 ай бұрын

    It suprised me how sloppy and careless this cartel hitman was. He would probably been able to go on for much longer if he was more careful.

  • @FenrirAlter

    @FenrirAlter

    6 ай бұрын

    You do realize most hitman are just drug addicts or poor people. Movies like to make them look cunning, but in reality most of them aren't that bright and just know the basics.

  • @GodsThirdEye

    @GodsThirdEye

    6 ай бұрын

    @@FenrirAlter Like Netflixs new movie "the killer"

  • @wes4736

    @wes4736

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@FenrirAlter - Right, cuz poor and cunning are obviously antonyms to each other... 💀

  • @Ace83113

    @Ace83113

    6 ай бұрын

    @@wes4736 I think you took the point wrong, I believe he meant to convey that most of these “hit men” are not highly trained killers. They are usually just unfortunate people that are a product of their environment and/or choices who take this job out of desperation.

  • @ElstonGunnII

    @ElstonGunnII

    4 ай бұрын

    I was thinking the same thing but I suppose he was more of a 'contractor' for the cartel, not really a 'member/employee' so to speak. Since he was effective he kept getting jobs, but if he got caught the cartel could claim plausible deniability and avoid heat from law enforcement by being targeted for investigation into local operations (obv LE cant do anything if they're in Mexico)

  • @HalflingMarquee
    @HalflingMarquee6 ай бұрын

    I love the style of your animations. Its informative and helps layout the crimescene but also has this empty ominous feeling which goes great with your video. Great work keep it up!

  • @highestpeeqs9532

    @highestpeeqs9532

    Ай бұрын

    Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back.

  • @littlefishiesinthese
    @littlefishiesinthese6 ай бұрын

    I can't imagine how that detective must have felt learning she'd just brought in the most dangerous man she'll ever encounter in her entire career

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    @EEEEEEEE

    2 ай бұрын

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    @derleolegal6 ай бұрын

    This level of editing and animating is just unbelievable!

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    @butzmoma2 ай бұрын

    I just gave up searching through the last two years of simpli & 2bg Videos, just to find THIS sponsor and now you're presenting it in the first fern I see in weeks haha

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    @user-iy7nq8bb2t3 ай бұрын

    Ain’t gon lie this was mad inspirational. Great job on the both of y’all’s success so far.

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    @TheGoldLetsPlay6 ай бұрын

    WOW, I wanna thank you for your talent in animating and putting in into this beautiful video. It's really impressive to tell something and keep it interesting for 21 minutes straight!

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    @ehkbv

    6 ай бұрын

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    @taelocalxo42642 ай бұрын

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  • @highestpeeqs9532

    @highestpeeqs9532

    Ай бұрын

    Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back.

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    @nik_evdokimov6 ай бұрын

    This is a very high quality documentary, thank you for your work!

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    @microwaveman12346 ай бұрын

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    @verycherryberry3752

    6 ай бұрын

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    @TMtheScratcher

    6 ай бұрын

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    @ProMode2007x

    6 ай бұрын

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    6 ай бұрын

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    @redroyce4590

    6 ай бұрын

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    @Ar1AnX1x6 ай бұрын

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    @VyeahahАй бұрын

    I really like the visual style of this video. Very engaging but not over the top, well done

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    @thealbatross4025 ай бұрын

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    @scotshank77856 ай бұрын

    This channel has quickly become one of my favorite on KZread.

  • @GustavEule
    @GustavEule6 ай бұрын

    Great video as always, keep up the great work team!

  • @Type2strain
    @Type2strainАй бұрын

    New to your videos but, LOVE them! I have scrolled all of them yet but have you considered doing longer form content on topics like this?

  • @cheaney5
    @cheaney56 ай бұрын

    The book about this guy is fascinating. It's like he's horrible, but does have a conscience. He's definitely a psychopath, but different than a serial killer.

  • @scottiegang2236

    @scottiegang2236

    6 ай бұрын

    Hes a sociopath

  • @Lovegun.

    @Lovegun.

    6 ай бұрын

    He can't be a psychopath and have a conscience. You need to pick one. The word psychopath is thrown around so much today when most of the time it's wrong. People can be evil or just do horrible things due to their circumstances etc. Not every murderer or criminal is one.

  • @jorjamakenzie8912

    @jorjamakenzie8912

    6 ай бұрын

    @@Lovegun. Exactly, especially since it's obvious he has deep love for his family. That automatically cancels out being a sociopath.

  • @treyyounglover

    @treyyounglover

    5 ай бұрын

    @@jorjamakenzie8912 you can love you family an be sociopath

  • @harrietxo2310

    @harrietxo2310

    5 ай бұрын

    @@treyyoungloveryup, there are exceptions

  • @hanibalfischkopf6286
    @hanibalfischkopf62866 ай бұрын

    Every fern Video saves my day❤ Thank you for this masterpiece.

  • @highestpeeqs9532

    @highestpeeqs9532

    Ай бұрын

    Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back..

  • @kyoyo-ia
    @kyoyo-ia6 ай бұрын

    This is coming from a 16 year old kid who lives in Tulare, I found it crazy how he could do those things only at 16, on top of that being my age, it's truly scary knowing the type of people who are out there.

  • @gijsv8419

    @gijsv8419

    6 ай бұрын

    At 14 he was smuggling drugs.

  • @aryanram02

    @aryanram02

    5 ай бұрын

    he grew up with crime, thats why. i say keep your tail between your legs, don't be rude and don't mess around with anyone so that u don't accidendantly fuc with some psycho cartel gringo and u should be fine, no one will try to hurt u for 0 reason so dw :)

  • @jonathansantamaria507

    @jonathansantamaria507

    22 күн бұрын

    And he's your uncle right ?

  • @xinpingdonohoe3978

    @xinpingdonohoe3978

    9 күн бұрын

    What is special about your age, that you feel you specifically couldn't do it now? Ask most old people, and they'll say they could never kill anybody at any point in their lives.

  • @jhonatancoreas2501
    @jhonatancoreas25017 күн бұрын

    Where has this channel been I love it

  • @benwaters8902
    @benwaters890229 күн бұрын

    Just discovered your videos, what a refreshing and detailed display of documentaries!

  • @dominickwest7558

    @dominickwest7558

    23 күн бұрын

    He’s replicating what the channel Disrupt did before they had to split apart, so if you like this I recommend looking into them 🙃

  • @laurenr2590
    @laurenr25906 ай бұрын

    These are so easy to follow I found your channel recently and I love ur vids thanks dude

  • @highestpeeqs9532

    @highestpeeqs9532

    Ай бұрын

    Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back..

  • @Ms.Prairie
    @Ms.Prairie6 ай бұрын

    yay, i’m so happy i found this channel!! i’ve burned out from interrogation documentaries, and your format is incredible wishing you so much success in 2023-24

  • @EEEEEEEE

    @EEEEEEEE

    2 ай бұрын

    E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

  • @codysellers8889
    @codysellers88896 ай бұрын

    Bro the fact that you gave your sponsorship a timer bar at the bottom just earned you a subscriber.

  • @xenostim
    @xenostim6 ай бұрын

    6:32 I don't think it's that weird for Martinez to fly under the radar if he is listed in numerous murder investigations. That is assuming he committed them in different jurisdictions, because in the 70s and 80s they did not keep databases on everything. Doing what we would now consider due diligence must have been much more time-consuming back then, when you would have to make a phone call to ask someone to dig through a filing cabinet, or even travel there to do it yourself.

  • @AidanPatko
    @AidanPatko6 ай бұрын

    Continuously impressed by this channel and its quality.

  • @Geo.StoryMaps

    @Geo.StoryMaps

    6 ай бұрын

    Agree agree agree

  • @f.wiltshire5962
    @f.wiltshire59626 ай бұрын

    This is fast becoming one of the best KZread channels in existence

  • @PedroNogueiranunes
    @PedroNogueiranunes4 ай бұрын

    Damn, that’s a 10/10 channel. Editing, script and animations. Flawless

  • @highestpeeqs9532

    @highestpeeqs9532

    Ай бұрын

    Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back..

  • @robertwilliam5527
    @robertwilliam5527Ай бұрын

    Even if you aren't born as a monster, life turns you into one.

  • @milesthomas932
    @milesthomas9326 ай бұрын

    This is my first Fern. Instant fan. Subbed. 😊

  • @guranshsaluja9822
    @guranshsaluja98226 ай бұрын

    Bro your videos are amazing I watch them whenever I’m free the animation is good and the cinematics are brilliant

  • @ozeppeo

    @ozeppeo

    6 ай бұрын

    "Bros" Fern is a group of guys

  • @michaeljacobs9532
    @michaeljacobs9532Ай бұрын

    Just found the channel, and this is my second video in a row. Thanks for helping me find it!

  • @eddeatilla3865
    @eddeatilla38656 ай бұрын

    Your documentaries are something else. This channel is amazing! Keep up the good work!

  • @seans6999
    @seans69996 ай бұрын

    The animation and storytelling are just amazing

  • @prathampatel3139

    @prathampatel3139

    6 ай бұрын

    What is this type of editing called

  • @aryanram02

    @aryanram02

    5 ай бұрын

    @@prathampatel3139its not a particular type, its just sensationalism with a documentary esque. they add sound effects and sharp sfx and make jump cuts with clean transitions, its a very very generic editing style now, before it used to be unique but now every other youtuber does it

  • @Praise_Does_Arts

    @Praise_Does_Arts

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@aryanram02don't be a hater

  • @Genspov
    @Genspov28 күн бұрын

    Amazing video. SUBSCRIBED and ready to binge watch 😊🙌

  • @TravelAlwaysOfficial
    @TravelAlwaysOfficial3 ай бұрын

    Great narration! And great documentary overall! Thanks for sharing!

  • @highestpeeqs9532

    @highestpeeqs9532

    Ай бұрын

    Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back..

  • @AnP865
    @AnP8656 ай бұрын

    The hitman element puts him in a grey area. Serial killers do it purely for personal reasons. There are tens of millions of military personnel around the world who are legally allowed to kill other people. It's one reason this case is not as disturbing.

  • @Adam-326

    @Adam-326

    6 ай бұрын

    He’s working for the cartels. There is no grey area here.

  • @diexbag7637

    @diexbag7637

    6 ай бұрын

    Is disregarding human life for money supposed to somehow be less evil than doing it for personal reasons?

  • @Adam-326

    @Adam-326

    6 ай бұрын

    @@diexbag7637 In principle, as it relates to the military and law enforcement, yes. I wouldn’t really call it “disregarding human life” either. In almost every other case, no.

  • @diexbag7637

    @diexbag7637

    6 ай бұрын

    @@Adam-326 I was mostly responding to the first comment. Being a hitman is almost never a grey area.

  • @Adam-326

    @Adam-326

    6 ай бұрын

    @@diexbag7637 Yeah, I know. I just responded because I saw the notification and wanted to make the distinction between the military and the guy in the video since the original comment was comparing the two.

  • @Laiteux
    @Laiteux6 ай бұрын

    you guys do such a great job, please keep going

  • @mrwelshaviation_024

    @mrwelshaviation_024

    6 ай бұрын

    How get verified at 247 subs

  • @Geo.StoryMaps

    @Geo.StoryMaps

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes

  • @tacodog-oo5bs
    @tacodog-oo5bsАй бұрын

    This channel is so underrated it's insane

  • @skerete7968
    @skerete79683 ай бұрын

    What an amazing content this channel provides, my respects for you man

  • @iBalushi
    @iBalushi6 ай бұрын

    Hey fern, Nice video, just a small criticism for accuracy regarding the amazing 3D and pictures of cars used; it was a bit confusing when the year mentioned is 1978 but we see photos or 3D models of modern cars (like in 0:41). Edit: clarity and typo fix

  • @jakekoppe2111

    @jakekoppe2111

    6 ай бұрын

    What

  • @valdermaar

    @valdermaar

    6 ай бұрын

    @@jakekoppe2111 He said "Hey fern, Nice video, just a small criticism regarding the amazing 3D and pics, it was a but confusing when the year mentioned is 1978 but we see modern car 3D or pics (like in 0:41)"

  • @jakekoppe2111

    @jakekoppe2111

    6 ай бұрын

    @@valdermaar thank you

  • @castorchange9737

    @castorchange9737

    6 ай бұрын

    Man, a car is a car lol

  • @fern-tv

    @fern-tv

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the feedback, noted :)

  • @JAKphoenixify
    @JAKphoenixify6 ай бұрын

    I mean it IS heartbreaking that he killed all those folks, but lets not try to beat around the fact that most of them were stupid enough to steal from the cartel.

  • @dawsonmannan1788
    @dawsonmannan17886 ай бұрын

    Fantastic video and detail

  • @darkphantom4122
    @darkphantom41226 ай бұрын

    This was recomended and i subbed as this was actually intresting.

  • @bholdr----0
    @bholdr----04 ай бұрын

    This is an interesting story, skillfully told. I appreciate all of the effort that clearly went into this vid and it's production... Keep it up! Cheers!

  • @lando8190
    @lando81906 ай бұрын

    Random comment to boost the algorithm

  • @doctorsticks

    @doctorsticks

    2 ай бұрын

    Random reply to help the comment boost the algorithm

  • @shubhamdas4640

    @shubhamdas4640

    Ай бұрын

    Yes to algorithm boost.

  • @tanzen3356

    @tanzen3356

    Ай бұрын

    😂

  • @boas_

    @boas_

    Ай бұрын

    Another algorithm boosting reply

  • @onlyonecannoli7537

    @onlyonecannoli7537

    Ай бұрын

    Literally not how an algorithm works 😂

  • @Vizier0
    @Vizier06 ай бұрын

    I was here from 29k subs when you uploaded the plane video and i never thought you would get verified and even get 590K subs,i only anticipated it after you uploaded like another 6 videos because of how detailed they were!Great Job

  • @calidawg510

    @calidawg510

    6 ай бұрын

    Are you Palestinian?

  • @Vizier0

    @Vizier0

    6 ай бұрын

    @@calidawg510 no

  • @shaunclutter2698
    @shaunclutter26986 ай бұрын

    Just stumbled on the channel.... glad i did.

  • @DestinyTies
    @DestinyTies4 ай бұрын

    amazing video as always!

  • @amycuaresma
    @amycuaresma2 ай бұрын

    Swallows a sim card - that's a first

  • @jordanh92
    @jordanh92Ай бұрын

    It seems like most of them were bad people so victims doesn’t seem like right wording

  • @broskii.

    @broskii.

    22 күн бұрын

    Paying for a life with another does not make it right

  • @christopherbanuelos4389
    @christopherbanuelos4389Ай бұрын

    Bro these are awesome !

  • @Ibz2k
    @Ibz2k29 күн бұрын

    Fantastic editing

  • @Dudelovescake
    @Dudelovescake6 ай бұрын

    im 5 minutes in and this is already a banger, well done fern

  • @Sinamitzu
    @Sinamitzu6 ай бұрын

    Oh my god thank you I remembered seeing an interview with him and the video name was like "once a killer always a killer" and I remembered about it a month ago and kept searching for it thank you for making this video oh my god

  • @Erki445
    @Erki4453 ай бұрын

    This video is absolutely amazingly entertaining and educational

  • @MoroccanPoker
    @MoroccanPoker4 ай бұрын

    Lets go lads, support the channel ! These guys are doing a hell of-a job

  • @pyrodoll2422
    @pyrodoll24226 ай бұрын

    Quality storytelling, and the graphics are fantastic too.

  • @notsosilentmajority1
    @notsosilentmajority14 ай бұрын

    It's always interesting to hear how the family members of victims feel like "no one cared" but these are many times the same people that enjoyed whatever their now deceased loved ones illegal lifestyle garnered for them. This isn't always the case but it is the case many times. When a hard working good person is robbed and murdered, people feel anger and want action, strangers included. When people hear that a person that was selling poison to their loved ones was killed, they don't usually care as much. That's just being honest and real. Another big part of the problem is that you're dealing with a culture that usually refuses to work with the authorities. When it's not their loved one needing help, they don't want to get involved. It's very similar to how things were when the Mafia was openly powerful, people didn't cooperate with the police much and things were allowed to carry on for years.

  • @ImaplanetJupiteeeerr
    @ImaplanetJupiteeeerr6 ай бұрын

    Such a cool documentary, really really good. Is this animated by the same people (you?) who do the Lemmino videos also?

  • @ciiil8802
    @ciiil8802Ай бұрын

    Found my new favorite channel !

  • @jameshrnndz1
    @jameshrnndz16 ай бұрын

    A cold blooded homicide? They killed his sister. I don’t think it was cold blooded at all.

  • @shadowknightgaming1874

    @shadowknightgaming1874

    6 ай бұрын

    He killed 3 people who may or may not have been involved with his sisters death that's pretty cold blooded

  • @levelup2014

    @levelup2014

    6 ай бұрын

    @@shadowknightgaming1874don’t explain things to him he’s a yogurt brain who wants to believe a guy who killed 40+ is justified

  • @ermguitar2052

    @ermguitar2052

    6 ай бұрын

    He had no clue if those people had killed his sister, they were just in the same building. Could have been the killer and his two random friends he invited over for poker, for all he knew

  • @macattack9184

    @macattack9184

    6 ай бұрын

    His own family did he kills alot of people connected to his family members im from the town next to earlimart he was rich and owned buisness in my town at one point he's part of the marrtinez/fernandez family in my area

  • @t-and-p

    @t-and-p

    2 ай бұрын

    OP - I thought the same as you 👍 I got to 1:15 &, as soon as they called him "cold-blooded", my instant reaction was "nope, they killed his sister! That's not cold-blooded, that's vengeance!". For those saying that the people in the house may or may not have been involved, remember that he dropped her off the night she went missing. He saw them and they made him uncomfortable, so he knew who they were and who he was targeting. Police will have needed descriptions from him because nobody came forward. Whether they killed her or not, they were involved because they didn't come forward, didn't help her, and did nothing to let the family know what was happening or look for her. He knew the score at 16. It's difficult to knock him for that.

  • @moatk5593
    @moatk55936 ай бұрын

    I first seen info about this guy back in 2017... This is the first video I see about him that actually talks about his criminal career

  • @sawma3714
    @sawma37145 ай бұрын

    These guys made me watch the ad willingly

  • @TimmyJimmy-dr2yp
    @TimmyJimmy-dr2yp5 ай бұрын

    3:00 “woopwah opp, * whachactoo * wahp woopwah whoom * whatchato * whoop, waop” *fades out*

  • @yeti4269
    @yeti42696 ай бұрын

    I feel like I'm watching the alternate timeline of Disrupt where they never stopped making great content with great visuals

  • @unclewaggy09
    @unclewaggy096 ай бұрын

    Holy moly I’m from Tulare County and I’ve never heard of this dude. Haven’t lived there for a while but still.

  • @karlous822
    @karlous822Ай бұрын

    Your videos are amazing ❤

  • @Dan-rv3ss
    @Dan-rv3ss6 ай бұрын

    awesome video🙌🏻

  • @protomundi
    @protomundi6 ай бұрын

    It makes sense that the victims where no ones. Who takes money from drug cartel/ hideos or unknown people when you have friends or family who care for you? But it's so interesting, that he got caught, because he killed someone with a personal reason. If the insult for his daughter wouldn't have triggered him so much, he probably could be still in business

  • @seanheaney8303

    @seanheaney8303

    5 ай бұрын

    Probably not considering California & Florida already were investigating him on his DNA being found in Florida. Might have bought him a few more months but they probably would have had him either way.

  • @insignia9028
    @insignia90284 ай бұрын

    Dude ethical killers who have emotions are the scariest somehow.

  • @GorillaGuel
    @GorillaGuel6 ай бұрын

    That’s wild , being born and raised in Fresno and hearing this is crazy.

  • @TheRussianGenius
    @TheRussianGenius6 ай бұрын

    Damn I love this type of content!

  • @SpareMango
    @SpareMango6 ай бұрын

    Insane how incredibly easy it was to put it all together yet no one cared enough to for decades.

  • @mohawkjoe64

    @mohawkjoe64

    6 ай бұрын

    Makes you wonder what else people have gotten away with

  • @RoloT007

    @RoloT007

    6 ай бұрын

    Almost like it was allowed to happen….

  • @whotellinghim1870

    @whotellinghim1870

    5 ай бұрын

    during that time there was a drug epidemic in the U.S. (there still is but back then was much worse), so i guess they didn’t care since his murders focused on drug dealers and such since the government wanted them gone, that’s my theory though 🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @aryanram02

    @aryanram02

    5 ай бұрын

    the government wanted them gone?? i suggest u read a little more on how terrible and disgusting USA is, my brother in christ the government WAS the one helping supply the drugs, read about CIA and their activities in the 1990s hahaha@@whotellinghim1870

  • @RoloT007

    @RoloT007

    5 ай бұрын

    @@whotellinghim1870 Wanted them gone? For the betterment of society or to replace them with their own drug dealers? 🤔

  • @S408J
    @S408J2 ай бұрын

    Holy shtick! Badassery of a video and story! NEW SUB!!!!!!

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