The Mystery of the Masked Man Who Conned a Village | Mystery Girl
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On the 22nd of June 2019 the British town of Woolaston had its annual village fete. Midway through the day an unexpected visitor disrupted the event; a mystery man in a morph suit communicating only through mime. He claimed to be collecting for a local village hall, asking the public to guess his identity for a pound. But once he had collected the money, which included children’s pocket money and hard-earned pensions, he climbed into a car and disappeared never to be seen again. All the people of Woolaston and the world’s media are now wondering, who is this mystery man? Amelia travels to Woolaston to identify the evil culprit.
The world is riddled with strange and unsolved mysteries. VICE's Amelia Dimoldenberg is on a mission to investigate and crack them once and for all.
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I could tell it was the bartender when he complimented his fitness.
@mywifesson6587
4 жыл бұрын
LittleRainGames I mean....., he was pretty thicc tho.
@YourMomsFavoriteCommenter
4 жыл бұрын
Plus, he started to get pretty red when she asked him if he knew who the Mystery Man was, right after he looked away and down while answering the question.
@bobbyhernandez9756
4 жыл бұрын
Same thing also he was very discriptive of how the mystery man went
@mywifesson6587
4 жыл бұрын
Heady Cuts he got red because homegirl could NOT stop herself from intensely staring at the utter masterpiece handcrafted by the Lord Jehovah Almighty himself... believed to be some of his finest work , legend has it even God knew he had peaked , and would never be able to top a specimen as gorgeous as #thiccRich .. resulting in the rest of us inferiorities left to dream of a body as finely tuned as the one blessed upon Dick and any and all those fortunate enough to encounter such a masterpiece in person ..
@natenate2280
4 жыл бұрын
lmao we all seem to believe it was the bartender
These insignificant small town crimes are so amusing
@clivelambert-oe7kg
4 жыл бұрын
its horrible don't get me wrong but all these people are making out hes a mass murderer and hes at large ahah
@Adventures_with_Sog
4 жыл бұрын
It's not real you melt 😂
@johnnydoenuts9959
4 жыл бұрын
Ummmm what crime? He said he was raising money and then raised the money and turned it in to the hall. So what crime?
@_cupidsdiary_
4 жыл бұрын
@@johnnydoenuts9959 he didn't raise it for the hall, he got it and dipped 💀
@clivelambert-oe7kg
4 жыл бұрын
he gave it to the hall watch it properly
“It my life’s work to figure out the world mysteries” Also her: gives up
@morningbear3794
4 жыл бұрын
lol
@merromufc
4 жыл бұрын
Thought her life's work was something to with chicken
@shawnmusharbash
4 жыл бұрын
@@merromufc is this the reporter from that chicken episode? Where they Raid the farm like they haven't paid taxes lmao
@merromufc
4 жыл бұрын
@@shawnmusharbash chicken shop date
@DD-ye9bb
4 жыл бұрын
Every white woman has said this.
"he was in quite good shape" mystery man: clearly has the chubby but taut build and skinny legs of an older man
Facebook messages don't disappear when the account gets deleted. The message remain and it just says it's from "Facebook User."
@benjv85
4 жыл бұрын
Another clue it's Richard!
@gedcanonizado
4 жыл бұрын
skuzlebut82 they actually get deleted.
@skuzlebut82
4 жыл бұрын
@@gedcanonizado No, they don't. I've got dozens of messages that were sent to me and the account has been deleted.
@gedcanonizado
4 жыл бұрын
skuzlebut82 i have a lot also. It says “couldn’t load messages”
@skuzlebut82
4 жыл бұрын
@@gedcanonizado how old are the messages
Plot twist: It was actually VICEs own Oobah Butler and that's how VICE creates content these days.
@vihreelinja4743
4 жыл бұрын
This is correct.
@quantum7690
4 жыл бұрын
Woke
You can't have a show like this without a pinboard, yarn, and thumbtacks.
@thefloridamanofytcomments5264
4 жыл бұрын
Art by Jeremy Maya Robinson “Red String Corkboard Bullshit” is a trademark of the American political system, get your own 😂
@vernievuitton
4 жыл бұрын
13:46 you missed it bud
@jeremiasrobinson
4 жыл бұрын
@@vernievuitton It's also in the very beginning. I didn't miss it, I was just pointing out how dependent a show like this in on these props.
@YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit
4 жыл бұрын
What about updating to fancy colored magnets and metal board? Acceptable?
@jeremiasrobinson
4 жыл бұрын
@@YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit I like your idea but I am not sure if the traditionalists will. People will think you are in cahoots with the magnet and metal board industry and then pin your picture to their corkboard and use yarn to indicate your place in the conspiracy.
It's probably a prank the whole town pulled to get national attention and tourists, since it's such an odd story ....
@FamesHD
4 жыл бұрын
If so, it worked. Booked a plane ticket to there from Maryland USA,....
@grantlee6862
4 жыл бұрын
@Mike Housego r/wooosh
I swear the journalist was trolling them 100% of the time
@acetate909
4 жыл бұрын
This entire thing was a troll.
@robarra580
4 жыл бұрын
Keep up...
@AaronHendu
4 жыл бұрын
@@acetate909 "100% of the time" kinda means the same as "this entire thing", in this instance...so yeah, I agree.
@acetate909
4 жыл бұрын
@@AaronHendu The entire video is a troll, not just the journalist. The town's people were trolling also. It appears that you didn't quite understand what was going on.
@hewho7146
4 жыл бұрын
Wow
Evey old man in this village looks like the Mystery Man.
7:53 "The mystery man could literally be anyone." I'm pretty sure the CCTV showed a somewhat tall white dude with a pudgy build. That rules out some people, for sure.
@Billy8ob
4 жыл бұрын
Not in that village
@robc6022
4 жыл бұрын
@@Billy8ob lol touche
@descorchedfurnst2790
4 жыл бұрын
@@robc6022 but how do they prove was the guy? maybe he just told someone randomly , "Could you put this poster there for me?" and the dude just did it
@jspence8863
4 жыл бұрын
Jane Doe rad Converge is cool
The guy just forgot to texture himself
@dvsswetan
4 жыл бұрын
Ha ha.... Most won't get it 🤣
@clickbait5714
4 жыл бұрын
@@dvsswetan explain for a mere simpleton like myself.
@dvsswetan
4 жыл бұрын
@@clickbait5714 bwah hah Haa haaa! I don't talk to mere plebs! 🤣
@clickbait5714
4 жыл бұрын
@@dvsswetan Your evil laugh and referring to me as a pleb really hit hard. Although I still have the curiosity of a dead cat. So once again I ask you to explain this to a mere bleb and simpleton such as myself.
@apokatastasian2831
4 жыл бұрын
@@rover1087 the opposire actually, since 2d squares are regular, the warps of the squares give a visual clue to the underlying contours of the 3d shape
why am i watching this, how did my life ended to this point
@jessicamansfield6660
4 жыл бұрын
-Chiara - I was just thinking that 😂
@-chiara-3247
4 жыл бұрын
@@jessicamansfield6660 well i guess about 13,000 people are asking themselves the same question! lol
@ricknokes6192
4 жыл бұрын
Ok I've seen enough at the 2 minute mark then.
@riq732
4 жыл бұрын
Lolsmh just said the same thing
@cartman7641
4 жыл бұрын
I’m here cause I’m quarantined
LMAO at all the people taking this seriously.
@RotchildFrancoisJr
4 жыл бұрын
They need to watch Chicken Shop Date to get it lol
@Theeosees
4 жыл бұрын
Well if it's from an obscure comedy group, I could see people not realizing it's a joke. England has its oddities. No need to feel uber kewl cuz u know the l8tst online comedy trend but I still love you
@xkmto
4 жыл бұрын
lilppblunt wtf are you talking about lol this video just reeks of sarcasm
@Theeosees
4 жыл бұрын
@@xkmto of course but I thought she was a character from something else based on prior comments. Plus the jokes suck
@Josephgnar
4 жыл бұрын
This actually happened this summer I remember it.
Is this entire doc a piss take? The hacker man ‘dramatic reconstruction’ had me in bits
@anonchan3019
4 жыл бұрын
obviousl
@benmerritt314
4 жыл бұрын
For a Facebook post😂
Is this meant to be a joke 😂😂😂 asoon as I saw Richard and he said “he was in good shape to be honest to pull that suit off” it’s obviously him hahahah
@offoo5463
4 жыл бұрын
It is
How do so many people not realise that she isn't a serious reporter 😂 how thick can you be
Wtf am I watching😂
@TheDroneZoneIRL
4 жыл бұрын
A "dramatic reconstruction." Tbf, I'm not sure why I'm watching this. It's pretty dire.
@zac3740
4 жыл бұрын
SAME SAME
@hellensonga8009
4 жыл бұрын
Have Vice given up 😅
The comment section on this series shows how british humor is so particular
It’s the lovely landlord here... I am a KZread star! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ However I don’t want to take anything away from the Mystery Man, it wasn’t me and as you know I was collecting at the gate with Oliver, Beth and Josie on the day. I saw the Mystery man in the parade as we all did. I know I am amazing but time traveling is a bit beyond me. I am looking forward to finding out who the Mystery man is, just like the whole village.
@Jellyf0x
4 жыл бұрын
The money was given to Woolaston Hall so everyone is square now eh? 😉
@marlonisaac1
4 жыл бұрын
So did this actually happen Richard or is this just a mockumentary??
@Cozette420
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly what the Man would've said, Richard
@Cozette420
4 жыл бұрын
Do you need a wife?
@arbaazsaidshush
3 жыл бұрын
Fake account the profile pic is from the documentary
oh i remember the last time a mystery men came into my netherend 😏
@Mizz.Person
4 жыл бұрын
😀😂🤣😂🤣😂
@domhamai
4 жыл бұрын
You make me sick
@willtarazi7366
4 жыл бұрын
Ur gay like so gay... but I like it 🤨😋
@chanelle5939
4 жыл бұрын
LOL
He put his email address on the sign he is a man named j Anders and he is 55 years old or born in 1955.
@conor1814
4 жыл бұрын
Unknown User John Anderson
@Infernalapathy
4 жыл бұрын
It's the John Anderson village hall dude
@glennkirste2774
4 жыл бұрын
He would be 64-65.. dumbass
@Ericw2002
4 жыл бұрын
I think he’s the bartender
@SymbolicSplenetic
4 жыл бұрын
@@Ericw2002 I think I agree, he seemed offended by the square ass thing haha. Maybe it's not him, and he was just thrown off by that comment, but it's a bit suspect.
when you're not sure if Vice knows it's parodying itself or not...
"pretty good shape"🤣
Bartender: "He NEVER spoke a word..." How do you know? She: "He looked very square!" He: "................okay"
@summydots
4 жыл бұрын
Mmm.. Good hint
Idk why but I find her and this whole video so pure and cute as hell 😂
@dinoking8480
4 жыл бұрын
She's kinda thick
@chanelle5939
4 жыл бұрын
She does my head in
I thought it was Richard because he said the guy was in quite good shape to wear that suit. When obviously the guy in the suit was in shit shape. Plus who ever was in the suit obviously had a huge ego to be going around trying to sell the suit/taunt the people. But was there a crime. I say no. The money went where he said it’d go and...
Plot twist : it’s the cameraman
@fastkash2x131
4 жыл бұрын
bro this shit so bad
@itsthatsebguy93
4 жыл бұрын
Rips to mr x, neva 4get
Bartender trying so hard not to refer to the mystery man as “me”
@FamesHD
4 жыл бұрын
Muahahahah
"it was so convenient the money was immediately turned in to the hall". Ummmm then what crime?
@c.james1
4 жыл бұрын
Lmao, you realise this is a comedy yeah?
@c.james1
4 жыл бұрын
@Real Donald Trump Shame about your taste in comedy then hey.
I just read that MI5 was assigning a team of agents to this case. We'll have a solid answer soon enough.
Amelia is the most funny boring person ever, love the chickenshopdate and keep rocking your vice shows!
You know it,was Richard when he said the mime looked good
It's the guy she interviews first . Fact ! Body language speaks .2nd interview confirmed he came from the pub ! Richard you naughty boi !!
@saragilchrist5749
4 жыл бұрын
I totally saw it too
@SerjTankianLover1
4 жыл бұрын
he sounded almost offended when she said he had a square ass...took it rather personal...
@benjv85
4 жыл бұрын
@@SerjTankianLover1 he stated "looked in good shape" lol defending the belly ,
@hannahseller6986
4 жыл бұрын
Wasn’t me sadly was on the gate while the parade was happening and when the mystery man was on the fire led but had a great giggle with vice!
@lorendaschwartz
4 жыл бұрын
BENJi-No1 Richard doesn’t have a nose like that nor long lanky arms
Lol " apparently it was very square so square that it would catch anybody's attention"
The girl playing "investigator" is absolutely annoying.
@NeutronSolstice1
4 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more. I also think she's trying to be funny!
This deserves a full length feature film.
This is smart and quite funny, well done Vice.
@zac3740
4 жыл бұрын
ARE YOU 10
@Nate_Katie
4 жыл бұрын
@@zac3740 if you cannot enjoy the humor in this, you must have the IQ of a 10 year old.
@zac3740
4 жыл бұрын
@@Nate_Katie is that so?
@zac3740
4 жыл бұрын
@@Nate_Katie if you cant see how the title was misleading you must have the same iq dawg
@fodidodearranjarnick
4 жыл бұрын
@@zac3740 behaving like a classic Zac
Have y’all seen Richard comment yet? He’s here 😂
It was me. Im sorry. I have a spice habit.
@joshschneider3134
4 жыл бұрын
Ive been there
Anyone came to watch on here instead of snapchat? 😂
Spoiler: It's Jeff Bezos
I was convinced it was the pub guy his reaction to questioning was hilarious but the guy on the cctv had a straighter longer nose 😂 this was entertaining
This girl is the WORST communicator I have ever seen. She looks like Fearne Cotton, but has zero journalist skills. I am shocked at the way she asks people questions in this video, So UN-professional it is embarrassing!
I felt like i met this girl at a Bar, and had to watch this in order to get her phone number
@whygee9340
4 жыл бұрын
evan1238 bruh what 😂😂🤦🏽♀️
Vice: *dramatic music* this town was pranked Me to town: Kim, there are people who are dying Jk I love the fact that it's somehow wholesome and no one was hurt.
This needs to be in a comic book. Checkerman. His line: "haha check mate, mate!" "Vibe? Checked! Tourist? Rekt!"
I’m glad someone’s doing documentaries on wired English shit I’m enjoying these
@zac3740
4 жыл бұрын
This shit aint wild man, dude did exactly what he said he was gonna do.
@samschovanec2292
4 жыл бұрын
But it is weird english shit
It’s literally the bartender
SHOCKING: Town goose has gone on the run
@justsmallstuff4994
4 жыл бұрын
Hotfuzz😂😂
@bboywProductions
4 жыл бұрын
Well woolaston is in gloucestershire which is where hot fuzz is set so highly rate this comment 😂😂😂
This is probably the funniest thing ever posted here, the editing and dialogue is fucking hilarious
"He had a square ass" "okay" dude for real fucking hilarious
"He was in good shape".. he litterally looked like the publican
Is this a skit or not? It definitely is...
@700killerkid
4 жыл бұрын
Right?
@marmadukescarlet7791
4 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t ring true.
@Souupcan
4 жыл бұрын
I thought the exact same thing
I LOVE this series. It's brilliant and subversively funny.
This video is 15 minutes long and Vice uploaded this video 6 minutes ago. People here already commenting its so great and shit lol. It must be great but you gotta watch it whole. Isn’t it?😂
@JimmyKillem69
4 жыл бұрын
i see amelia's exquisite appearance and i hit the like button and comment
Um maybe nobody guessed his identity right so he never revealed his identity
Weirdest episode of "Chicken Shop Date" I have ever seen...
People not understanding the scarcasm are disliking this masterpiece of a video
I knew Richard was lying when he said the Facebook message got deleted. When a Facebook account is deleted, the messages sent from that account remain. The name of the sender in the recipient's inbox appears as "Facebook User" after the sender's account is gone.
vice: how much cringe ? mystery girl : *yes*
Are these mockumentaries? They have to be right. Either way I like them. Especially the dramatic turns and trench coat
@Cozette420
4 жыл бұрын
I. Loled
I love all the satire, straight from the words "dedicated my life's work" 😂
"Children's pocket money and hard earned pensions". Poor children, no hope for retirement :(
Britain isn’t exciting I live there
@Seymour-Butts_666
4 жыл бұрын
We know.
it was Colonel Mustard with the rope at the dining room 🎰
he is such a thief so much of a thief that the money was given to the hall it wasn't a scam right?
@askurmom1
4 жыл бұрын
That's what I understood. The only "scam" is they allowed kids to gamble their "pocket change" but it was no lottery and all the money went to charity. Don't sound so bad to me.
Okay but.. I love this series. More please!
whoever is making these should continue
Amelia: "apparently the mime artist had a flat ass." Richard: "... i dont remember that." Amelia: "but apparently it was very square, like square that it would catch anyone's attention." Richard: "ok." he definitely did it y'all
So she basically just guessed based off of skin color and body type? Amazing fucking detective
Me when I don’t say hello in the online meeting:
Well that's 7.5 minutes of my life down the drain.
Thank you for wasting my time!
vice please continue this series
Whoever produced the fete sounds (pardon me, carnival) just gave me a freaking stroke. Thought there was an animal behind me at work
Absolutely loving Amelia as a presenter for vice
Is this supposed to be funny or serious or what. I feel like she’s 100% serious
@Nate_Katie
4 жыл бұрын
It's seriously funny.
@albertocuevas3841
4 жыл бұрын
N. Ba Dum Chhh
@jacobloving6765
4 жыл бұрын
Silly would be more appropriate to describe this
The guys hand actions seem similar to somebody I know. The leaflets are also similar to the type he used to do for his events, same size, design etc. And the guy I know did lie about prizes he said would be at his club he hired to be won. He had cheaper prizes than advertised and the prize money on one game was half what he said it would be, baring in mind this was a valentines club night for disabled people. And with this Wollaston event in the video, if it was £1 a go, how come the money returned was uneven? £105.68 Well this guy I know also had a charity night that was £1 entry. Yet the amount raised was supposedly uneven despite entry being £1 and all games being £1. He doesn't live in Wollaston, but he does drive all around the country...
Please more of these!
Another mind-bending, literally, vice performance. The mystery of the masked man, she wrote.
are these this fake or just this bad ? ahaha love it tho
@mamarobyn
4 жыл бұрын
I think a little of both if that makes sense?? Lol
@davewyn1454
4 жыл бұрын
Its real shes just takeing the piss
@willwhitton7294
4 жыл бұрын
it is real sue and john anderson are my great aunt and uncle
Hard hitting Vice material.
To everyone saying it isn't a scam since he did give the proceeds to the hall: he got those donations under false pretenses. The £100 prize for the correct guess was obviously a farce. Still a scam!!!
I love this girl's meta approach... she's entertaining and hilarious
It’s totally John Anderson...
I really enjoyed this! Thank you
Its probably a 'Hot Fuzz' kind of situation
So this chap robbed a few villagers for a quid each and vice milks a 15 minute video out of it? I hope vice is going to reimburse all of those "Hard earned pensions"
Lmao it was john look at the contact email for the suit " jander"
@cianofiaich
3 жыл бұрын
I think that's a setup by the mystery man. If john was the mystery man he'd hardly give away his email when trying to stat undercover
The inspector gadget coat is a nice touch
Lol at the "dramatic reconstruction".
Vice please do another story about the Congo war
1:42 that little turn is cringy af
@lillschwartz3131
4 жыл бұрын
David Martínez pretto sure that is exactly the point
@gobotjones
4 жыл бұрын
That turn was the best part, philistine.
I am not sure, if this is some kind of british humor, but i love this video.
Richard... You naughty naughty boy.
we want drug documentaries not this
ITS THE BARMAN!!
@landenquigley5151
4 жыл бұрын
Yes it is
"That's so mean!" lmao what a big mystery
Why wont they just say they want to buy his suit and then just confront him?