given what he was doing i personally wouldn't find it too hard to believe he was all of these names simply depending on when and/or where he was

“Frank Ellis” and “F.E. King” certainly feels like a connection.

@NanaAmySpectreSeeker1111

4 ай бұрын

Can you elaborate?

@AlexaLake7

4 ай бұрын

@@NanaAmySpectreSeeker1111 Perhaps F.E. King = Frank Ellis King ?

@NanaAmySpectreSeeker1111

4 ай бұрын

@@AlexaLake7 Ellis and Frank, are family names...in my world, pretty neat 👻👻👻

It is odd that the three co-robbers are never mentioned again. You would have thought that maybe one of them, on their deathbed or something, told their story and gave up the guy's name or some backstory. So fascinating. Thanks for sharing these incredible stories..

@mirandagoldstine8548

5 ай бұрын

I wonder why no one has suggested to excavate the grave in order to obtain DNA from the bones so they can confirm the robber’s identity. Assuming that the men suggested have descendants we could do a comparison. I know a university in New York State tried to do that with the body of the Leatherman. Unfortunately all they found were rusted nails.

@j.dragon651

4 ай бұрын

Possibly there was only one? The watchmen was seeing shadows? Who knows now?

@silvertbird1

4 ай бұрын

Good point and I wondered the same. I actually wonder if the night watchmen imagined it or elaborated and there was only ever one person.

@yellow-moon4890

4 ай бұрын

@@mirandagoldstine8548 Its a small town. They probably all think it's wrong. I mean they said it was wrong to bother the woman in grieving so they probably wouldn't want to bother XYZ's body.

@BasedAtheist

3 ай бұрын

Almost like Tyler made them up to present his story of being a hero preventing a robbery, when it was all to take out XYZ for whatever reason.

But who wrote the letter to the watchman telling him the bank would be robbed??

@AndyMcEwan19

Жыл бұрын

Other sources say the letter was in a woman's handwriting. Probably the woman in black?

@j.dragon651

4 ай бұрын

@@AndyMcEwan19 Thank you.

This channel deserves to blow up

@AidanPatko

Жыл бұрын

I have a feeling it’s only a matter of time before the algorithm takes one of his videos and absolutely runs with it. He’s got the stuff.

@dundeedideley1773

Жыл бұрын

It's like a powderkeg of interesting content waiting for the lit match of one viral successful and the explosion of the algorithm recommending the whole back catalogue. Let's just hope he never used copyrighted music, or said any of the banned words so he can cash in on them views

@superhappygamer1162

5 ай бұрын

Yes, it does.

@aRanDoMMisT

5 ай бұрын

100% First video with 500k views!!!! He got a shout out from JJJackfilms

@peggyfillmore1971

5 ай бұрын

Agreed I just randomly had this site ,pop up in my list ,I love unusual history . This is right up my alley .❤️❤️

Man, I love these stories. Almost all of my family is from CT, and all from small-ish towns like this. My Great Grandfather was the head type setter for the 'big' news paper in Danbury. I imagine that he saw many of these stories go to print. You could make an entire career out of researching and presenting this sort of hyper-local lore, and never run out of material in CT alone.

I live in Deep River! You cannot believe how happy I am to see this video, I knew about the grave of XYZ but not in so much detail, you do a great job of telling the story.

XYZ....another way of saying, "pick one." Thank you for such great stories!!!! This is one my favorite mysterious grave legend/stories.

@WindTurbineSyndrome

4 ай бұрын

Or "et cetera"

@katyaflippinov9197

4 ай бұрын

Or, The End as they are the last 3 letters of the alphabet.

@MegCazalet

3 ай бұрын

“Thomas Richard Henry”

Geez, this channel needs more attention than it gets. I have no idea how you find both the stories in the first place, but then all the articles to tell them. It always makes my day to see another one of your videos come across my feed!

@j.dragon651

4 ай бұрын

I was wondering how much, time and money went into the research. Certainly more than the video. I also wonder about his method of research. To get the nitty gritty I think he would have to go locally and can't rely on the internet?

But who may had wrote the letter that warned the bank? This is another mystery.

@Pukemnukem

3 ай бұрын

They were polite back then. 😊

@BasedAtheist

3 ай бұрын

Bank watchman gets letter warning about robbery. Is the only person to claim to see more than one other person, who happened to have the watchman's own tools. Then the watchman needs to really get out of dodge because of more anonymous letters. Sure sounds like watchman Tyler used the whole thing as a way to take out XYZ, and get away with it.

@lilheinz9496

3 ай бұрын

Its extremely obvious Tyler set it up with a pal, then shot his buddy changing the plan and takin the money and running.

@zts99

3 ай бұрын

@@lilheinz9496no one ever got any money 💰

The beginning sounds like something out of a horror film, like all of a sudden the one figure becomes four?? Would freak me out. An interesting unsolved mystery for sure.

This is just my opinion on who wrote the mysterious letter, but I definitely think it was the Woman in Black, and let me explain why based on two reasons: The handwriting and her constant visits to the grave for practically her whole life. She must've fallen in love with this handsome rogue enough to want to warn the Watchman of this burglary. She must've pleaded XYZ to leave this life behind but he was too stubborn to do so. In her mind, writing that letter would probably put visible guards in front of the bank or at least have the lights on inside for guards to be seen visible, swarting the burglary from ever happening. She probably didnt count on there only being one watchman hiding in the dark ready to aim fire at first instance, and she definitely didnt think XYZ would be the first to break in. A woman visiting a grave on an annual basis like that, most likely from Albany (as this was where he told Farley he'll owe him back), indicates guilt to me. In her mind she got him killed. I absolutely could be wrong but it resonates the most logically to me. I love your videos, I really do hope this channel explodes. Billions of lives lived equals billions of stories to tell!

@samsanimationcorner3820

4 ай бұрын

This is some good critical thinking.

@hildahilpert5018

4 ай бұрын

Never heard.of the XYZ grave.I, here in Texas.Heard of John Wesley Hardin.He and his wife Jane and their kids lived in Rancho,Texas, .It's a ghost town near Nixon ,Texas East of here.His wife Jane is buried in the Mound Creek Cemetery around the Gillette area.Mound Creek was a community but all that,s left is the cemetery..Lot of great stories in the state.

@julilla1

4 ай бұрын

I was thinking it was his mother.

@silvertbird1

4 ай бұрын

That’s a very plausible theory, and certainly would explain the letter which at first puzzled me. Viewed in that context, it makes sense.

@debrareplogle651

4 ай бұрын

I can't help but agree with your assessment.

15:10 That tree!

@jekblom123

2 ай бұрын

... yeah?

I work in deep river, drive by that old bank every day. This is fascinating history thats been right under my nose all this time. Absolutely goint to try to find that old grave sometime.

You're a really good story teller!

I looked up the old bank and was surprised to see that it sits off the street and pavement, and surrounded by grass; like the current version (just prettier). Can’t remember ever seeing a town from that period built in such a detached manner. Another fine story.

Hey man, another quality piece of work! Keep it up Capt! -Brett from Block Island.

That final thought at the end was beautiful.

Reminds me of a bank robber who attacked a town near me in the Dillinger era when "everybody" was trying for fast money and fame. Bullet holes remain today in buildings along the main street, where both sides went at each other with vigor. As the robbers tore off in their getaway car (minus any loot), they dumped the body of their dead companion onto the road. He is buried in the town cemetery. You can take an historic tour to see it and hear the story. My guess is there were a lot of unidentified bodies in the old days. We have at least one person in my family tree who simply wasn't there anymore. Went to California? In a shallow grave just outside of town? We'll never know. My question with this story is who wrote to warn the bank about the impending attack? That person probably knew the identity of the dead man.

@j.dragon651

4 ай бұрын

I have two great or great great? uncles, went to Alaska during the gold rush, never to be heard from again. I like to tell myself they struck it rich and lived happily ever after.

@childofcascadia

4 ай бұрын

Heh, maybe your ancestors are one of my relatives. Im from the pacific nw- the jumping off point of alaska, and the european side of my family goes back here like 6 generations to the 1830s - ancient for european descended people here. And I have people in my family tree who just appeared. Trying to trace them back anywhere further doesnt work. Maybe they were people who wandered west hoping to strike it rich out here, changed their names, and left everything behind.

Great video as always. I'm kind of reminded of an article by Robert A. Caro, titled "Anatomy of a 9$ Burglary", not as much for the actual events, but because just like that article, this story makes you think of the shadow a small event can cast in the lives of people involved that's not in any way revealed by a simple factual description. Okay, the comparison doesn't make much sense, but the article jumped to mind from this. I think you'd find it a good read. I mainly just feel bad for the watchman to be honest. All he did was carry out his duty, but ended up really badly affected mentally.

Amazing video as always! It sounds to me, without any hard proof, that the watchman may of originally been part of the robbery gang. I think he had a change of heart for one reason or another and sent a letter to the bank informing them of the impending robbery. When the bank didn't heed his warning (or did) he went there and offered to be a watchman citing the recent letter they mysteriously received. They hired him. From there, the remaining robber gang, with HIS tools which they probably agreed to use prior to his defection, attempted to enter the bank with the same plan he probably was privy to when in the planning stage. He then fired, killed XYZ. From there, he received death threats from the remaining robber gang because he was a traitor and killed one of their own; perhaps family even. He couldn't tell the public of his connection to the gang, so he used the threat letters as reason to claim he needed to leave (rightfully so), and did. Meanwhile, the female love interest (or family member) of XYZ contacts the watchmen via letter asking to identify the grave so she can visit, without putting actual names on it to prevent connection to her or anyone else affiliated with XYZ (like the robber gang members). She then used XYZ as her marker to know where to go when visiting for the decades to come. Just some thoughts!

@sandyreinard7031

4 ай бұрын

😢😅9o

Interesting. I'm looking through my genealogy records. My husband's mother was a King. They were all up in Troy, Albany and Lansingburgh, NY. They also worked on the railroad. There is some pretty good documentation on the family because Steve King and Marshall King were early baseball players with Marshall playing for the White Stockings. I'll see if I can find a man that completely disappears.

@earlewhitcher970

3 күн бұрын

Intriguing possible connection - have you found any evidense of a relationship?

Idk why these little stories intrigue me so much but wow I love it.

I just discovered your channel about a week ago and I am loving digging into your back catalog. I'm from Western Massachusetts and I love these little dives into hidden history around New England.

I really enjoy how you tell the stories. You keep my attention, and that is not an easy task. Thank you so much for giving people their names back.

We missed you glad youre back.

Another quality video about New England Lore? Can 2023 get any better?

Man this is just the best channel on the dang website. 12 years of school and four(ish lol) of college couldn't get me to give a single log about history because all they cared to talk about was empire and wars and billionaires and uncritical exploitation. But here I am, halfway through your catalogue covering a part of the country I've never visited myself, excited to see every video about some yesterday's somebody. There's a powerful value-based shift in perspective to evaluate history as a collection of many human-sized individuals as opposed to the implied god-link stature of "great men" (gross) but I reckon I'm sticking around just as much for the storytelling. Really good stuff, thanks for making it.

@rivermoon6190

4 ай бұрын

You do sound the type who would not be interested in history if your uncritical thinking or indoctrinated bias is anything to go by. History is a story about the past lives of people and some of it you may not ‘approve’ of but, so what, it is still history. You sound as though you are of the younger generation ( Gen Z maybe) who gets upset and triggered by any harsh words or hearing of violence in the past. What is wrong about hearing of ‘great men’ (which you describe as gross) of the past? ? For your information it is important to know history as it does help to try to ensure people do not commit the same mistakes again. However, because the younger generations have not been taught this or not been bothered about it, that is why we have many of the problems we have today, repeating many of the mistakes from the past. Smh.

@katyaflippinov9197

4 ай бұрын

I like this channel, too. Well, I just subscribed. Have you seen any of Paul Cooper's Fall of Civilizations?

@AdamHHI

4 ай бұрын

@@katyaflippinov9197 ah not yet but I'll check it out! thanks!

I can't believe I'm frustrated at a town from 120 years ago! Why didn't they talk to the mourning lady?! They could have brought her some hot food or flowers and struck up a conversation. Assuming it was her that requested XYZ, I wonder what the significance was for them both. Do you ever share these videos on Reddit? If not, would you mind if I posted?

@DimeStoreAdventures

Жыл бұрын

Feel free to post my videos anywhere you like! I'd be honored!

I'm new to your channel. I'm old. But your channel is Great for a younger group as well as people like me. Thanks!

Growing up and still living near Deep River, I’ve always wondered about the XYZ headstone. Thank you!

Such fantastic stories and you are a great story teller. Glad your channel popped up on my site. But since the guard saw 4 people coming, the three who left would have known who the dead guy was... but of course they were not telling

Yesterday I was going through some of your older vids, hoping there would be a new one. Just had to wait one more day!

Excellent story! Happy New year, folks!

Keep doing what you are doing. I love the research, style and uniqueness you bring to this content. I particularly love the long ones. Love the channel and dedication.

2:12 huh, I always thought you'd photocopied these excerpts and highlited them with highlighters. Doing it with a scan does make _way_ more sense though!

I just found your channel yesterday and you're getting me hooked

I wonder about Tyler's connection to the "robbery". He was a new hire, hired because of a letter received by the bank. He was the one who stated there were four men. He was the only surviving witness to the events. His tols were being used. And he left shortly afterwards. Znd has anyone seen (read) the letters he received after?

I love these stories. I'm from Bridgeport, CT and my mom claimed P.T Barnum grave is booby trap because of grave robbers. I could never find anything that says it true. I think it was just a rumor but a good mystery.

@ChibiPanda8888

5 ай бұрын

It wouldn't be uncommon in that era.

Interesting fact: my great grandmother was named Xyzrapha. (Pronounced Zuh-riffa) I haven’t watched the video yet, but the headstone reminded me of her

From one Southern New Englander to another, you are a Southern New England treasure.

Lived in vermont love anything about new england...you cover it wonderfully

I grew up just around the corner on river street. We were told this story in grade school but not with so much detail. Good job and interesting video

Another banger!

So he shot the guy through the eye when the guy was probably turned away from him in the dark? I think that watchman knew more than he was letting on. And probably staged the tools to make it look like a robbery when it was probably something else entirely.

So excited to be in on the ground floor of the next channel to blow up on KZread. Absolutely brilliant work here and in every video.

This was definitely worth the $.10 admission

What happened to the 3 other robbers? After XYZ was found dead by the window, there was no mention of the other 3.

@Lifecombing

5 ай бұрын

I wonder if remaining, would be robbers changed their life plans and gave up on a life of crime? Or went on to bigger things

@deadlined825

5 ай бұрын

Right??? The men walking in lockstep was the most striking detail to me that never got resolved

Awesome story! Thanks for sharing!

Here mid winter in a small IL town. These virtual getaways fill me with wanderlust. Thank you. Each of our lives are so much more interesting that we give them credit.

What ever come out of the supposedly other 2 people.

i have been binging your channel recently, your content fulfills my nosy ass need to know the history of every tombstone I find

There is so much weird stuff in this story that makes no sense or goes unanswered - note informs bank they are gonna be attacked, send a single man to guard it - three other men where stated to be present but mysteriously disappear from the story after XYZ is shot - the chisel used to break into the place was stolen hours earlier from the guard who killed XYZ -the fact people where unsure if they even regonized him or not - an odd connection to railroading in Albany - annomyous death threats to Terry about XYZ (possibly the 3 other guys?) - not only did one of those letter asked him to be called XYZ on his grave but asked TERRY spefiecally to do it - a mysterious black dressed woman appears every few years to visit XYZ's grave until 1947

Incredible!! 😲😲 The mysteries…and….almost forgotten history….in graveyards….is astounding….you find the treasure of stories…that should be forgotten….a new kind of a category of history….real….and…one time living people….touching stories of their life….uncovered by you….with few clues….you have a great talent😊👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏….to find what happened…all….those….many years….ago😔

Great video!

Why am I cracking up when he says "by the way" with his back turned at 6:29 😂😂😂😂

I love this channel and these videos, keep up the great work!

This might be your best story yet. I don't know how you find them!

These are fantastic little historical anecdotes. Great job!

OMG this is so good, keep this content coming! We love some good local history!

Spin that yarn, love all your videos

So glad that I found this channel! Thank you 🙏

I appreciate so much about this channel, but most of all, your storytelling and research skills.

You have a wonderful storyteller's presence and cadence. Your accent somewhat reminds me of the host of Rare Earth; very listenable. I love 1800s history like this.

Just randomly clicked on this from my recommendeds, one minute in and I’m subscribing. I think it has something to do with your voice and the way you speak. I’ll edit this after the video to let you know if I’m still subscribed or not 😉 Still subscribed! I loved that there was always just a bit more to the story. Great job young man!

From nearby in CT, went and saw this with my girlfriend today after getting into your videos recently. Thanks + keep it up!

One of your best videos yet

Another crazy amazing Dime Store Adventure story! thanks man!!

what happened to the 3 other robbers after the 1st one got shot?

I was about to start crying at the end of the video. I came across to this channel randomly but I am def give it a follow!! I'd like to see more videos from you!!

Some of the best content on KZread, you should have a much bigger following.

Truly enjoy these dime store adventures.👏

What an interesting story.

Your videos are incredible.

Been watching for a long time. I predict this will become your most viewed video.

Love your channel, always very interesting!

You do good work. Thank you. Very enjoyable.

I love your way of making a documentary. You just got a new sub.

Love your content, only just found you a few weeks ago, but, one thing... Albany is pronounced "All-bany"

@williammckern1442

4 ай бұрын

All-bunny. Or if you're from there, "Awl-bunny" or "Aw-bunny.

@qsquared8833

4 ай бұрын

@@williammckern1442 fair enough on the bunny, definitely the a is more the a in " say ahh" than the a in "Anne", and you're also right, that "Awl" might be closer to what I meant by "All" but I've definitely heard and said it both ways including my family that lives there, so YMMV

@williammckern1442

4 ай бұрын

@@qsquared8833 I haven't lived in Albany for a long time, but my kids still mock me for pronouncing "hot dog" as "hot dawg."

Love your content

You have freaking amazing stories. Glad I ran into you on YTube. Every grave has a story.

Great channel!

Another terrific video!

Fantastic video! Thankj You.

This is a famous story from my part of Connecticut. Well done.

Ok… theory here: perhaps the letter that request XYZ on the marker is the same woman who visited the grave annually. Maybe she needed it marked so she’d know where to visit.

They missed out on writing Rob Banks on the stone.

great work!

These videos are so good! New sub :)

IF A TOWN IS CURIOUS ABOUT A DEAD PERSON'S IDENTITY AND SOME ONE WAS VISITING THAT GRAVE... You would think SOME ONE would question anyone going to that Grave... REGARDLESS THAT IT WASN'T THEIR BUSINESS...

What a story, what a performance!

I like your jokes and story telling! Your great! Maybe his name was ZIPPER......

Ooky spooky! I love it! This is very Columbo tells scary stories and it’s amazing!

XYZ marks the spot to an F.E. King mystery. It’s F.E. King interesting, unless that’s not actually his F.E. King name (what's in a name? That which we call the grave of an unknown alleged burglar, by any other name would lie the same). Certainly a curious occurrence. I would actually say one of the stranger points is why anyone would notify the bank in advance of an intended robbery.

I used to live near Bensalem PA, we had a few odd graves that would be worth finding the stories behind them.

Who would have thought that internet trolls existed in 1900, harassing and threatening the poor man doing his job protecting the bank.

Been watching your videos since they were recommended me

I WISH Discovery or History channel would pick your channel up for a show! What else are they even airing that is half as good as your stories!

I’m damned if you’re not the most dynamic graveyard storyteller.

Very interesting, nice job ❤