The YouTube video is about a true crime story presented by a host named Bailey. Bailey discusses the case of Joe Metheny, a man born in 1953 in Maryland who had a troubled childhood. Joe's life was marked by hardships, including an alcoholic father and a neglectful mother. He spent his childhood bouncing from house to house, living with foster families.
As an adult, Joe became a truck driver and got married to a woman who was also an addict. However, their relationship was short-lived, and Joe's wife left him, taking their child with her. This event triggered a series of violent outbursts in Joe, who began to murder people, including homeless men and sex workers.
Joe's modus operandi was to lure his victims to isolated areas, where he would kill and dismember them. He would then bury the body parts in shallow graves or chop them up and sell them as meat at a roadside roast beef stand he operated.
Joe was eventually caught and arrested in 1996. He confessed to multiple murders and was sentenced to two life sentences. However, he was not convicted of tampering with food, as there was no physical evidence to prove that he had indeed sold human flesh as meat.
The video ends with Bailey reflecting on the case and the psychology of serial killers like Joe Metheny. She also thanks her viewers for watching and wishes them a happy Halloween.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Joe Metheny was born on March 2, 1953, in Maryland.
2. He was one of six children and claimed his father was an alcoholic and his mother was neglectful.
3. Joe spent his childhood bouncing from house to house, living with foster families.
4. When Joe was six years old, his father passed away in a car accident.
5. Joe's mother worked two jobs and was rarely home, but she disputes Joe's claims of a hard upbringing.
6. Joe joined the military at 18 and claimed to have served in Vietnam, but there is no record of him being stationed there.
7. Joe became hooked on heroin and cocaine during his time in the military.
8. After leaving the military, Joe had nowhere to live and lived on the streets with a community of homeless people.
9. Joe was known for his drug abuse and temper among the homeless population in South Baltimore.
10. Despite his personal struggles, Joe was able to hold a job as a truck driver and was considered dependable, intelligent, and well-mannered by his employers.
11. Joe met a woman who was also an addict, and they fell in love and got married.
12. The couple had a child together, but Joe's wife left him and took their son with her.
13. Joe was unable to find his wife and son and became increasingly desperate and angry.
14. One night, Joe murdered two homeless men under a bridge in Baltimore.
15. Joe then murdered a sex worker who he had lured to the area with promises of drugs.
16. Joe killed a fisherman who may have witnessed the previous murders.
17. Joe was arrested and charged with the murders of the two homeless men.
18. Joe was acquitted due to lack of evidence.
19. After his acquittal, Joe developed a pattern of befriending sex workers and murdering them.
20. Joe would dismember his victims and cut out their fatty pieces, which he would then freeze and use to make sandwiches.
21. Joe operated a roadside roast beef stand, where he would sell sandwiches made with human flesh.
22. A sex worker escaped from Joe's trailer and reported him to the police.
23. Joe was arrested and confessed to the murders, as well as to tampering with food by using human flesh in his sandwiches.
24. Joe was sentenced to two life sentences, but he requested to be put to death.
25. Joe died in prison in 2017 at the age of 62.