Stephen's parents: Our son is an unstable schizophrenic who needs supervision. Also Stephen's parents: Let's give him unsupervised access to a gun!

My son has scizophrenia. Always refusing medication because "there's nothing wrong with me, I'm not crazy". 9 months ago he acknowledged his psychotic episodes and agreed to go to crisis center. Medication has made a miracle happen. I pray for everyone with this disease.

I know a guy with untreated paranoid schizophrenia/drug addict who lives with his mom at 33 and whenever he said some random insane statement his mom would just smile and ignore it. He strangled his mom to death in January. Don't ignore mental health crises especially of loved ones

I am a New Zealander and this is the first time I have seen a KZfaq video about this tragedy. Thank you for covering this case 😊

A friend of mine survived a home invasion in which his brother was killed. He also had the opportunity to dispatch the killer early on but froze up. He was so guilt ridden, he eventually ended up deleting himself in 2018 after a decade of guilt and severe depression. Tough spot. RIP Ricky

Jiles, thank you for the hotline numbers at the end of these videos. A friend and a family member each have gone through crises this month and I was able to quickly get them on the line with someone who could listen and advise. You have definitely helped more people than you know. Love the t-shirt.

This is monsters and somewhere sinister are two of my favorite channels. You have the perfect voice for the telling! 🙂

That’s got to be one of the strangest opening lines of any episode of This is Monsters.😨

A kiwi here. This shocked our small country to the core. Sympathy to all the victims. 🇳🇿💯❤️

Steven should never havd been released from the mental facility.

As a kiwi I remember this tragic event. As a small country and population a horrific tragedy affects everyone to some degree

He should be locked up forever away from the public

I enjoy every single episode. It sometimes gets under my skin hearing these monsters stories, but I love the way you tell the stories. The research you put in each story is top-notch.

Here in Brazil, a schizophrenic guy was threatening to kill his mom with a knife so cops were in place. The guy got out the house and started to go in the direction of the cops waving the knife so the cop ordered him to stop 3 times then he shot the guy's foot. The crazy attacker stopped, sit down and started to scream in pain but he was alive. The cop basically saved his life that day.

Ah yes, the Don’t Be Silly treatment for those experiencing a psychotic episode! Works every time!

I love the the theme song at the beginning and find myself imitating it just out of the blue. Sometimes I get weird looks and sometimes those around me join in. Thank you Jiles for this video, much appreciated.

Why was he not hospitalized in the first place?! 🤬😳 A diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic is cleaning a gun while telling you "they're coming after me". A list of things NOT to do: ❌ tell him "don't be silly" ❌ fail to intervene IMMEDIATELY ❌ take them to a social event Again: why had he not been hospitalized for ages? Awful story. 😲

Im from New Zealand and I hadnt heard of this tragedy. Thanks for the coverage. Poor people

Thankyou for your respectful cover of this crime. I'm from nz This was so sad for this small community

I'm a Kiwi and unfortunately that's the state of our mental health services, too many tragedies have occurred while people wait to be treated.

The parents had a lackadaisical attitude towards their son who was a ticking time bomb. How sad others had to pay the price 😢

Hi Giles. Thanks for covering this. I'm a kiwi and this was so tragic when it happened. Another one you might like to cover is the Aramoana massacre. There's a dramatised movie called Out Of The Blue that depicts the events in haunting fashion.

As weird as it sounds, once or twice a week me and my husband will make a bath salt and bubble bath and light candles , have little treats and drinks and listen to 2 of your episodes. Its probably my favorite days of my week. Thank you for what you do! Forever a fan ❤

Thank you for that Jiles. A new story and for always being an amazing mental health advocate. These help me sleep on my epilepsy meds❤❤❤

I worked in mental health for many years. I have so much sympathy for those who suffer from it, but at the same time, schizophrenia is can so often be unpredictable. One patient I'd dealt with for nearly a year, a young man with whom I felt we had a friendship, one day heard a voice that told him to attack me. He grabbed me and through me into a wall, breaking my knee...

Kia Ora from Aotearoa NZ. Thank you for covering this devastating case. It's scary to think Stephen Anderson became this unwell... And has since been released into the community to walk among us. You may want to check out another one of our infamous cases here in NZ- the Bain Murders

This is beyond messed up! He is free?!?! He should be kept in the institution for life! Unbelievable. No justice for the victims at all.

hope anyone reading this has a wonderful day, thank you jiles!

I find it difficult to believe someone can recover completely after being that ill for that long

I dated someone in my early 20s who had this terrible disease. His parents did everything they could to keep him safe, but there is only so much you can do with an adult child. He was the most amazing boyfriend for a year, but then he stopped taking his medication and a different side emerged. This is so tragic. If you've ever been around someone with this disease, you know just how much their mind tricks them. It's horrible. The real person would probably have never have done anything like this. But, the illness made him do something unthinkable. It is so horrible. All these people, and Steven's illness turning him into someone else. I also understand why the parents didn't take the gun when they discovered it. A person with this illness often still resembles the person they knew. The person that would never harm. It is just so horrible what this illness does to the mind and sometimes to others. However... I do not agree that he should ever be released from hospital. It is clear what his illness can do to him. He just cannot be in society.

My neighbor was a man in his 40s, nice at first. Then it was two years of terror as he kept accusing me of being a spy, putting cameras in his walls, telling the cops ghosts were laughing at him…he was evicted and kept sneaking back on property to break in and bang on my windows at 3am. Nobody took it seriously and cops always let him go or took too long. He’s now vagrant roaming the streets and I always feel scared not knowing if he has a mind or a soul left anymore. His last Facebook post after the fact was “I’m so sorry for everyone I hurt I don’t know what’s wrong with me please help”. My god.

Kia Ora from aotearoa new zealand, thank you for remembering this, such a shock to all kiwis RIP all the victims❤

Can't sleep, this came just in time! Much love from Wisconsin.

He evidently was not taking his meds or the meds were not working for some time and as the mom of a schizophrenic him claiming they are coming to get him was the last sign among I'm sure previous clues of off his meds or a new med was not working him getting to that point it was only a matter of very near future thst something dangerous was ahead..immediate emergency help was desperately needed that moment. What a sad tragic story

The uploads are insane, thanks Jiles! Absolute legend. I have NO idea why I watch these before I've had my second cup of coffee 😂😊

I have never come across this case before but I won't forget it now. What an horrific tragedy. As someone who has suffered from mental health issues for most of my life - albeit that they cause me to self-harm rather than harm others - I think there needs to be more education about mental issues and support for those people who are living with someone who is suffering. I think that most people's natural instinct is to believe that they can help the people they love regardless of their problems but mental health conditions can be unpredictable and irrational - that's the 'nature of the beast' - and sometimes no amount of love and support will change that. So, whilst I don't understand why that gun wasn't secured after Stephen was first found with it, I feel for his parents in other respects for trying to support him, even though that can sometimes do more harm that good. As for Stephen himself, I feel terribly sad that he has this condition and feel that the jury was right to take this into account when reaching their verdict. However, nothing should take away from the other lives he destroyed and although I believe that he needs help not outright punishment, I think he requires constant close supervision having already had one lethal psychotic episode and if that means a loss of freedom, then so be it. No one, not even the best psychologist in the world, can predict or really understand what triggers people to do something like this, even if we can understand the basics of how paranoid schizophrenia affects the mind. That being the case, I don't think Stephen can never be considered 'cured' after such a severe and lethal breakdown.

Son walks in and says he had sex with a cat and a dog. Mom says go wash your hands. Tf

That was one hell of an introduction

Good morning Jiles! I was hoping you'd upload soon. You're just in time! Thank you. Love your channels! ❤

Hi Jiles…s’meee again! Love the show. You are so talented in storytelling!!💕✌️🇦🇺👏

Mental illness needed to be taken very seriously before it's too late. His parents were too careless specially letting him have a gun!

Been watching your channel for a little over a year now. Thanks for my work days go by much faster 🙏

Hello Jiles....I must say you certainly do a hella lot of research to be able to find all these cases you speak of. I guess one.....like me...has never heard nearly one tenth of the stories you bring us. This is only one of the reasons I watch and listen to your channel. You have so much knowledge to give us and it's so enlightening to be able to hear about cases I've never heard of. I have been following you since 2020 and enjoy your channel so much....not to mention your voice....the voice that everyone loves.😎 Although these cases end in tragedy it is a way of taking in information in these times of danger facing us head on. Thank you Jiles.💜🌼

Going through survivor's guilt is horrible. You can't reason with it, you can't talk yourself out of it. You know the thoughts are ridiculous but you just can't stop them from happening. This is going to sound dramatic but I think I would rather parish than go through that again. I know I'm not alone.

Dear Mr Monster Man. Absolutely brilliantly put together. A truly tragic story. 😢❤

Rod should of just wasted the guy soon as he had the chance. I bet he’s been regretting not pulling the trigger his whole life. Tragic.

THANK YOU for doing not only another new zealand case but a lesser known one. much love from the north island

It’s really annoying how often the mothers of these horrible monsters often have opportunity to stop a tragedy well in advance and just choose not to…

Holy shit I actually caught one on time..Much Love Jiles.. for your content, and your love of great bands 🤘🤘

The mother survived from what I can find online. She should have been sent to prison for the rest of her life. She knew her son was mentally unstable and didn’t make sure the weapon was secured. Steven didn’t really understand what he was doing (I’m NOT excusing him, just stating reality), but she definitely knew he was dangerous.

Nice job man! Love your channel's content! Keep going

Most people say they own guns for their safety but in fact they are less safe and this is just one more example of many why.

That was intense. It makes me wonder what would have happened if the parents didn't bring him with.

It’s so crazy how the system works, he killed 6 people and still let him back out into society.

Damn. That first 20 seconds... That's one hell of an intro monologue!

I can’t believe the survivors have to live knowing this murderer is out free making necklaces

Dude awesome shirt. It's good to see you finally man as follow the channel for a while. Content is excellent

I Swear that this is the most random, senseless crime I've ever heard of on this channel. RIP to the Victims ❤

Every time i see you it makes me happy and your vids are amazing. Keep up the great work

My favorite KZfaq crime channel. Its soo bad, the actual story but you put me there. Hurts a bit watching. Quality channel!!!!!!!

So early! Thank you for your work Jiles, your content stays consistently top notch. All the best.

Love your channels dude i watch every video

Thank you Jiles, I was getting bored refreshing my feed to have something to listen to while I play sims 4 and saved the day 🙌🏼👏🏻

Jiles, you really do make my week better (great t shirt too), thank you 😊

Your voice is perfect for this! ❤

Hey there boss, a good story for this season would be the Peter Falconeo (sp?) case from Australia. Ivan Milat gets most of the props for the inspiration for the wolf creek movies but the above mentioned story is where the Mick Taylor psycho outback killer character in a roo shooters Ute comes from. “Never go out in the bush without a gun, you never know who’s out there.”

I hate cases like this because while maintaining your mental health is your own personal responsibility it sucks to have something out of your control rule your life and cause irreparable harm to those you loved. No one can truly have closure from something like this; not the victims nor the perpetrator.

Another case I’ve never heard of before. Always top notch content 💙

Thanks for covering this story from Aoetearoa!! Raurimu… pronounce the R with a roll or closer to a d sound like in the word udder… than the au sounds like the word row… rau-row ri same d sound for the r pronounce the i like e row-re & mu like moo row-re-moo Raurimu!!!

The fact that his mothers response to being told he had just fucked two animals was what it was…it’s hard to have sympathy for the parents. That was her reaction to her son telling her he had sex with a fucking cat?! “Oh, Steven, you silly boy, go wash up for dinner!” That in itself is absolutely astonishing. I’m well aware that symptoms of schizophrenia allegedly don’t show up until someone is in their early 20s, but I have always wondered if that’s actually the case or if the families of people with schizophrenia are so ableist and in denial that they deliberately ignore signs their progeny is seriously mentally ill in their childhood. Especially a disorder like schizophrenia, that is likely the most debilitating and terrifying mental disorder one can have. It’s a “death sentence” in many ways to a parent that has hopes and dreams for their kid when they grow up. I believe many people think they can pray or love their child back to being “normal” again, that they will grow out of it and be able to live the life they envision for them. The reality is going without treatment and ignoring schizophrenia just makes it WORSE. It’s going to make that condition debilitating for their child because they’ve learned no tools besides hiding and masking it throughout their aging to adulthood. They learn how to pretend to appear fine, normal, etc. But they aren’t medicated, getting treatment with a professional, learning ways they can gain a measure of independence and live on their own in places that provide psychological care on the premises but are set up very much like apartment buildings, giving ppl a measure of privacy and freedom. My great uncle had schizophrenia and looking through photographs of my grandmother’s family when he was a child….I can see that he was clearly “odd” already even as a kid. I think alot of children are misdiagnosed as having adhd or sometimes autism, but grow up and eventually get properly diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizo-spectrum disorders. Unfortunately when they go untreated, some people can develop violent tendencies. And of course, I believe they develop a certain degree of hostility and resentment for the world and their families for not getting them any real help. They oscillate between terror at their hallucinations and paranoid beliefs, and confusion during moments of clarity because they don’t understand what’s happening and why others don’t see/hear what they do. To them it’s all very real, and the world around them is basically persecuting them. Part of me understands how shit not only our mental health care in this country is, but also how desperately lacking most of us are in basic knowledge about mental health disorders, and how to recognize them. But a lot of me holds anger towards the parents of people like this for failing to get them help. They raised him. They knew something was wrong long before he was actually diagnosed with schizophrenia. And once he DID get diagnosed, they still didn’t get him proper help. He was clearly unmedicated during this trip, but they still brought him along? Knowing he would be in unfamiliar surrounds and around a group of people he already wasn’t fond of. You can’t just rip someone with schizophrenia out of their daily routine and take them on a trip to a cabin and think that’s going to be fine. They need a routine, stability, they need to feel safe and comfortable around people they’re going to have to be around. Too many parents care more about the idea of their child they want to project to the world than they do about the health and sanity of their actual child. Adult child or minor. His mothers reaction to being told in front of company that he fucked a cat and a dog says everything to me.

Unbelievabe that this guy can walk free.

Hey my friend that really like that you narrate the story and you come on live in person it actually feels really good and like being home with family you explaining the program on the video you're totally awesome ❤️👍😎

I love how well you annunciate and voice tone I can hear you and can’t hear the speakers on similar crime channels

This is crazy. I live in New Zealand and I've never heard this case. It's really awful.

I had a brother with paranoid schizophrenia. It truly is a monster of it's own.

never heard of this one before, good coverage as always

I was mad that it was after 2 am and I still couldn't sleep. Oh, a new episode of Monsters and now I'm glad to be awake!😁

I worked as a counselor in a day program with severely mentally ill people for seven years. They were not monsters, but very sick, and symptoms caused agony. The delusions and hallucinations experienced seem real, because their brain misfires providing them skewed messages. We need to do a better job of educating loved ones and the public, and keep weapons away from those who have a great risk of harming themselves or others.

Nice seeing you on the intro. Love your voice.

Never heard of this story ... excellent presentation as usual.

Thank you❤

My sister had 2 guys break into her house while she was home to rob her and when she pulled out her gun they ran, but since she didn't shoot, they came right back in. She stood there for a minute threatening to shoot before they realized she probably wouldn't, and ambushed her and took her gun before brutally attacking her. I still remember her sobbing saying she just couldn't pull the trigger bc she didn't want to kill anyone despite the danger she was in. I think this is a common thing for good people. It's easy to think that you'd do what needs to be done in that situation but I think that a lot of people hope and assume that just pointing the gun is enough to stop a threat, and then live with the guilt if it doesn't work that way. And honestly, before this I used to think that my sister would one day kill someone if she had to bc she's that type of person. It's sad that Rod lives with that guilt and blames himself bc a lot of people would do and have done the same in that position. Most people can't bring themselves to kill even in life threatening situations.

The monsters are the parents. They most likely had every red flag and chose to ignore.

Thanks sir amazing effort GOD bless you all the best 👌🏻👍🏻👌🏻❤️❤️❤️

6:45am and no better way to start my day than w a new this is Monsters video. ❤

I can't believe this killer is walking around freely 😢

What flying horses ass of a jury found him not guilty and subsequently freed him??!!! Utter madness!

Lovthis channel and ur other ONE SOMETHING SINISTER. I HAVE been binging on sinister the last 8 days all say until I fall asleep... sending ❤ from Dublin Ireland

Thank You

I am absolutely not blaming the good guy with a gun for not shooting but man he could have stopped this guy by immediately putting a bullet in him. I personally don’t understand how he just let this madman walk up on him and catch him off guard when he had the dude in his crosshairs. I can’t help but wonder about this so I can’t imagine how bad the guy himself feels for not shooting.

It's a real sad plight we actually cross paths with individuals like this all day every day....sad. 😢

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Love your work and LOVE your T-shirts!!!

Hell yeah ! NoFx Rocks!

Up at 3am feeding a baby and this popped up. Life saver!

Long time viewer and big fan. Wow, that was a quick brutal start to this one!

Thank you

My daughter's father was schizophrenic and it claimed his life, as it does most people who suffer with it. Its no joke, and some people don't choose to be monsters. So much love to all of those familie, and even this monster.

Knowing that Stephen has severe mental issues why would you ever let him near a weapon, let alone a shotgun complete with bullets. The bullets should've been locked up in a lockbox, never show him where the keys are. This entire scenario wouldn't have happened & Jiles wouldn't be covering Stephen's murder spree on a vid of "This Is Monsters." I don't believe he should've ever been released. He should still be in a psych ward, medicated

Thank you! Have a great day!🎉🌟🎈🎊