The Disturbing Case of Chad Isaak 

it’s scary cause…..how can we be sure this is his first murder? I don’t think most killers would go for 4 methodically planned murders within 30 minutes for their first goo

@@cin.x I think he targeted the 2. The other fellas... wrong place wrong time. The possible witnesses gotta go.

I know and it seems like it was only because of a possible eviction? The man had a job so maybe something else?

@@PrinceMarcusWilliam especially considering the overkill on the woman, eleventy stapwounds to the face.

Serial killer in the making

No KNOWN history of crime….

What do ya say Mike?New venture.."Let's give it a goo" voice for alarm clocks?I'll bet you could make a fortune not to mention make waking up a little less awful..😁

It makes it very hard to see him doing it. This man was in the military yet look how he is storing weapons and ammo.... something is fishy with this one.

@Murican Ignorance evidence would indicate that he isn’t.

@@CAK10111 It's possible he has more victims somewhere, but then again, he made a lot of mistakes here that would suggest it was his first time.

Wow thanks for the update!

I was a CO at the ND Penn for about 2 years. I quit about a month before Chad was sent there. First off, the amount of inmates who covered there windows was appalling. It obviously wasn’t allowed, but we never really put our foot down on the issue. I remember reading about this, and the CO. He had worked in BIU (the hole) with me when he was pretty fresh. When this incident happened, he couldn’t have worked there for more than 4-5 months. That’s no excuse for him, but more how bad our training was, especially since that unit required extra training, that none of us had went through

Who cares he needed to go anyway. No reason for him to breathe air while 4 innocent people aren't. So I'm glad he's pushing daises up.

​​@@jayboley9683my only complaint is the family's didn't get to take him out

@@Chooch4mvp, can you explain to me about the covered windows? Why is it against the rules to cover the window, and what does it have to do with his suicide? Thanks :)

Psychopaths and pedophiles don’t usually ever admit their participation. They have the ability to lie without. Compunction

@@picilocarnal He also has appeals, and it’s easier to get those if he maintains innocence. It won’t work for him though. Case is open and shut.

he just killed himself yesterday too

Valor6, he just committed suicide yesterday!

he has killed himself...

It’s the worst.

I was thinking the samething

When I saw that I thought "They don't know that their coworker is in there, maybe dead already." 😔

My best friends sister works there she didn’t arrive until the bodies had already been found

That blows me away, too. It's scary to think that we could be going about our daily business just before our lives suddenly end.

I absolutely feel the same way. It is very hard to watch knowing the horrific outcome.... seeing how mundane events can turn deadly like this is just unsettling on so many levels. I hope they passed quickly. RIP :(

Did he do it?

@@ArainaNespiak I feel the same way. It also hits me when you see the weapon and know that is what was used to attack people. In this video seeing that knife and it being bent from stabbing someone gave me a chill. It also hits me hard when not only is their no motive but that the person really has no history with the police. Most of us would think we would be able to tell if someone was truly a monster and unfortunately in alot of the cases the person looks and acts like you and me. Never a clue that they would kill someone. I grew up with and was good friends with one of my neighbors my whole life and probably thirty year of us being friends and him visiting and knowing my kids he brutally kidnapped,raped and murdered a teenage girl that worked for Domino's Pizza. When she went missing some little voice in me said it was him. I told my husband and he said you should call the police. They ignored me and kind of laughed like I was a nut. A few days later I heard on the news that he was a suspect. And a couple of weeks later he was arrested and charged with first degree murder and now he is in Angola Prison here in Louisiana for the rest of his life. During the sentencing he turned to everyone in the court and just laughed like a mad man. Knowing someone who is capable of something like that is hard to deal with. It's also been hard for me after all of these years that when my kids were growing up they knew him,had been around them and I am grateful that he never turned on me or my children. I feel lucky everyday but I still have trouble sometimes that this poor girl who's life was just starting was murdered and in an especially gruesome way.

Omg same!!! Especially when you know someone personally and they literally post something on their social media hours before they pass… it makes me feel so bizarre 😢

Feels like screaming at the screen saying to them "don't go inside" 😔

WTf is this an excerpt from a novel or a RU-vid comment? Quit trying to romanticize a dude walking into work.

@@dr.loomis4221 This, I saw the same clip and it's literally a guy walking up to the door opening with his back. This woman is definitely romanticizing over that dude.

It could be a scene from Fargo. He opens the door with his back, enters and turns around ready to say good morning only to walk into his inevitable demise.

Shannon S, I completely agree & understand what you're saying here! So tragic and more so when *we* the viewers know what is inevitably going to happen to him. 😔

@@dr.loomis4221 I read it more like, they're putting themselves in the person's shoes.. just a very normal routine thing, you're on autopilot, no idea that death is on the other side of the door. We have the dramatic irony of seeing it knowing it's his last moments.

Ya, two of tye victims I think something happened between them cause I feel like he went mental on those 2!

You don't know that maybe he's to tired to do the same thing to other victims, or he had enough

Every single one of them had a ton of stab wounds. There was anger there for sure. A LOT of it. At least in this case. I have seen cases where the one being attacked turned things around and repeatedly stabbed the one trying to kill them.. Those are kinda difficult cases..

@@alexc8253 maybe. We don't know. This is clearly our opinion, as u have urs. Thank u tho for sharing. That's tge great thing about opinions, we can share them. The investigators did say the first seemed more personal, so I think our opinion is more valid. 🤫

Personal 😥

How long has he been around? I found him in maybe the last 6 months.

@@elavke5441 3 or 4 years if I remember correctly

Yeah his early stuff is more like typical true crime and now it's a very unique approach. I definitely prefer his version

Agreed!!

I must’ve finished the recent episodes when youtube suggested his stuff from 2 years ago and the first thing i noticed was his pitch - it was much lower than the recent ones. It was really different lol Definitely growth

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To be honest, yeah. A lot of people can't believe there was no real motive - "It was personal, he stabbed them so many times, he must have hated them" - but the truth is that Chad probably felt like a loser and decided carrying out some murders would make him feel important again.

You just solved The Why 🥳

This is a funny af comment and I agree but maybe he would've had a better life if he kept a better perspective about living in a random trailer park in North Dakota. Low cost of living, low profile and lots of state that you don't have to share with lots of people

Fair enough then

The trash took itself out and saved tax payers money. Good news

@@snoozley853 because he's calling a murderer trash?💀💀💀 Really

@@snoozley853 ughh nah murderers deserve worse then death you weirdo

​@@snoozley853 Chad killed innocent ppl. Thinking he should die, as a multi murderer, is not the same.

Do you know if he wrote a suicide note and admitted to anything as to why?

This is so true! It's odd to me in a way because it's always used when you can't recall who they are. "Hi Mike!" "Hey....youuu."

Its like a built in snooze button cuz theres a 10 minute pause between "good" and "morning"

Yes and the second time I smile is always after the word “Guilty”

A smile to your face? Where else do smiles occur--on one's chest?

if I get murdered would want MIKE to tell my story 3xxx

Then smile for their mugshot...

Fargo style people.

Get yourself a firearm and keep your head on a swivel. If you live in America and don't carry your missing out on one of your basic rights. If you're a female they make some pretty adorable conceal carry purses.

@@easley421 and what, pray tell, do you do for a living Mr Dealer?

There are so many men who fit that description. Seemingly nice, normal people who will rape, assault, and murder a women once they get the opportunity.

Did your community ever figure out where this all came from?

@@TheRhNegative There are three running theories. 1. Isaak was a hitman for a motorcycle gang that had beef with RJR. 2. Isaak had a mental breakdown from work in the military and snapped. 3. He just wanted to hunt humans for sport. I remember in the trial that the leading theory was the final one as they couldn’t find any links between Isaak and any gangs and that the murders were too premeditated for a psychotic break. I remember one person at the trial noted the weapons used and clothing he wore could’ve been a stand in for camouflage in the night, and that the blaze orange was also a hint toward “hunting.” At this point there’s little doubt that Isaak did it and that he likely had no real reasons aside from him being a sadistic man

Yes indeedily-doodily!💙☺️

Yessss

agreed!

And that even as he is speaking of the most horrible things possible.

It's grand all right

IM saying... I just made a comment. Something just aint right....

He never met her, the target was Robert

Or he was just getting tired after stabbing her so damn many times.! The Freak 🙄😲👽💩

@@jordanalandry1866 What evidence is there of that?

Oh FFS 🙄

For sure he has a lot of talent

True, it's REALLY difficult to have humor when talking about these topics without crossing a line or being disrespectful, he's the only true crime content creator on RU-vid or tv that I can think of that pulls it off.

That's why I watch

He used to not be so good at it, there was an occasional comment that was rude twords the victim and it felt icky. He’s gotten better and mature.

In adam matos case ...victims Family surname was Brown...Mike said Brown house became red house

I love you Marla! Have a lovely day :)

@@lauranoble3765 you are such a sweet soul! May God bless you abundantly💜💜

Love you!!! I love when he tells me he loves me too lol!

I love you Marla! Have an amazing day ❤️

Love ya Marla!!! ❤️❤️❤️

well said 😄😄👏👏

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Always call 911 every minute

Also never allow a Latina into your family from what I've seen LOL

Mike teaches us lessons in life.

might have been a boobytrap, who knows what goes on in a guy like this head?

Something about when that tire rolls through the shop was chilling like foreboding probably only because we knew what was about to happen but still.

The tire rolling by when you know what had happened or was about to happen.

What if it’s not him?

@@differenttakethanmost This is a weird one right? No motive? With victims stabbed multiple times in the face, you would assume someone VERY angry, and something very personal. He didnt just want them dead, he had a gun for that. He didn't use the knife for stealth cause he still shot the gun, multiple times. Id start looking for motive around the person with 16! stab wounds in the face, and 48 stab wounds total.

And Canada 😆😆😆

@@katharine2435 I was going to comment the same thing! Fellow Canadian here 🤭

Fwiw I live in Bismarck and most of us avoid Mandan like the plague. 😅

@@n8nadi704 same! Wild up here lol

@@stzyp fr 😏😝

snark 😂😂😂😂 love it!!!!

Haha 😂

Reese Witherspoon though!!!

Maybe see a chiropractor for those shivers?

@@StamfordBridge hard pass

That's some powerful rage to stab someone (or a group of someones) hard enough to bend the knife tip; seeing the actual bent knife blade after it was discovered definitely gives out heebee jeebee vibes.

@@aravenlunatic9028 my question is, how early into this whole thing. did it get bent and did he continue using it?

@@aravenlunatic9028 Idk if you've ever used a knife but u can bend or break the tip off of ANY knife quite easily without even trying. Even if u just drop it...So stabbing a body with bones in it would absolutely do it.

Yes this is a strange case...if he had a gun, why use the knife?...it this was planned, why keep the clothes? 16 stab wounds seems like alot of rage and anger....I'm very confused.

I think he was angry with the woman because she had the most stab wounds and to the face too. Your face is like your identity so it’s taking out her identity.

Lindsey S I agree with you. When Mike was listing what happened to each person, I heard what happened to the woman and thought, “Damn…wonder if she is the main object of his rage.” 🤔

@Moby DIll I was thinking Robert as he didn't shoot him only stabbed him. That just seemed odd to me. Why not shoot him like the other 3?

I agree. It's a weird case. Assuming Chad is guilty, and not railroaded, the personal rage of the attacks really makes me want to know the motive.

I did read someone posit that the owner (Robert Fakler) was having an affair (and you know how many affairs in small towns aren't big secrets). Isaak harbored some "kind" of resentment toward Robert for the affair. Because Isaak's marriage had been over for two decades and he had very limited contact with his kid (and he was not in any kind of new relationship). Why punish Robert's infidelities with death for something that has nothing to do with Isaaks divorce- I dunno. According to this angle, the other 3 murders occured coincidentally ( i.e., they happened to be there).

What made that so chilling for me was imagining what happened just prior to it rolling into view. The shot of the bent knife tip just made it worse.

I'm still not sure how to interpret that. My first thought was, the tire was displaced during a struggle that ensued during one of the murders? Can't imagine any other reason for it to roll into frame like that. Definitely a haunting image. One of several in this video.

Yes it is

How did they make fun of Todd? I missed that detail in his story.

Something about how he wanted to either return a bike he bought, said something was wrong with it. But I think it was his weight and they wouldn't refund him for the bike. But when he said he wanted to return it they laughed at him

@@misterslats Pretty sure they warned him prior to purchase about something and said no returns and yet he still tried to return and he was angry. But its been a long time since I heard that story.

I thought the same! It was a revenge thing, maybe they laughed over him?

@@misterslats Early reports after he first confessed said he killed them because they made fun of him because he was a bigger guy buying a motorcycle. Later articles said he killed them because they wouldn’t allow him to return a bike OR that he suspected them of having something to do with a bike he reported stolen. So it really depends on what source you look at. My point was maybe Chad’s motive was something really dumb like that.

He also had gun parts stored in his freezer.

He said "Doesn't seem safe but you gotta put em somewhere" lmao.

Putting ammunition in the microwave is a homemade booby trap. You can cut the circuit breaker and then turn it on from a remote location and have it all go off in the same room while you're not in there

He was trying to hide it. Who looks for ammo in a microwave.

it's a distraction

Ore-jay-ore!

I was listening and thought I heard their company name was orgy-something. 🤣

Yesss i was thinking the same lol rjr

I love when he says third! I always laugh.

CP ORR. CPR to you and me 😁

Yeah I found that footage particularly haunting. They're moments from some terrible suffering, before it all ends. They have no idea. They're out there finishing cigarettes. This is definitely one of the stranger cases Mike has covered. The total lack of a motive is so odd...

Yes. They looked like they were fully ready to start their day. 😱

Man, they did not know what was about to happen, very haunting.

That cracked me up pretty good.

Agreed. And the brutality he did it with. I hope we (and more importantly) the family will get some closure some day on why he did it.

I now look at people with suspicion. Thanks, Mike!!

It's horrifying. They were doing their jobs and he was so angry that he not only shot but stabbed them. Stabbed them so much and so hard that he bent the knife. Went home and cleaned up like nothing happened, went in to work, gets busted and smiles for the mugshot...never asking why he was arrested. I agree, one of the most frightening he's done.

There was too much planning on this for him not to know why. He knows why. He's just choosing not to tell.

Or maybe he didn't? Idk just a thought.. seems odd.

For me it kinda looks police should check his mental state, he surely looks sad af and depressed At least one kill was personal and who knows why, maybe something was done to him and he doesnt see a point in defending himself, maybe he has some problems and he was hoping to make someone help end his life? Surely this case doesnt look like all other killers

When you’re arrested they have to tell you what you’re arrested for. So I’ve never really understood well they make a big deal out of the suspect not asking why. Maybe not asking why early on when you first got pulled over? But when you’re arrested it’s told to you

That reminded me of Grant Amado in his arrest.

Amato*

Moat of the time that's how serial killers are..not that thia guy is. But they mostly fit in with society and are quite charming...scary..

it’s truly impossible to go back to clickity clackity after

What do you do for work @David Santa Carla?

Lol. So true.

Your priorities or spot on

I’ve been at my desk for the last hour watching his videos 🤣

I think businesses need gun detectors.

I have to asked, what’s the name of their clothing style at 02:37? I am from Europe but I see a lot of American white people wearing clothes like that.

Found myself yelling at them don't go in there and I wish God would have done the same.

@@e.abrahamovich8981 Are you talking about hoodies? Sweatshirts with hoods on them. Yes, that's popular cold weather attire here. Warm and comfortable.

I know. Yelling at my screen didn’t stop them walking in 😢

Better to study and find out why so we may identify & possible prevent other such killings in the future. Death is far too easy for some people anyhow.

I agree. In this case, though, it's a shame not one of the victims was armed. I never leave the house without at least five small gifts for people like this chiropractor tucked in my belt. Never.

@@JackGordone I can’t argue with your logic. Although I don’t carry, I have friends that do, and seeing this stuff is a perfect example of why they stay armed. It’s unfortunate this dude wasn’t gunned down in doorway before he ever got to swing his knife. A concealed firearm could have saved 4 lives.

@@AB-jp2eb One can always examine a brain when it is dead, but running a test while it is alive, would seem more prudent.

@@JustinMurray170fin I'd agree. Not to mention the whole situation is so weird it seems best to have him around for further investigation. If he dies, chances are no one will ever know why this happened, or if he had other victims.

He's the kind hoping for "fame." Or infamy. Whichever comes first.

Dont believe everything u see or hear. Even if you see it or listen to, might not be the truth

Actually, the story behind him smiling was him asking whether or not he was supposed to. They told him he could so he did. He didn’t smile because he had just killed 4 people.

@@cailiebrewer3931 Please don’t start with ‘Actually ‘ it’s very annoying

@@alioffski45 okay?

Stephanie Lazarus has them, too.

Hah, I love that line. I remember him saying it once before and I thought I was watching an old video on accident

I read this comment exactly when he said it so that was fun 😂

My all-time favorite Mike-ism.

What are Manson Lamps? Edit: okay so they seem to mean crazy eyes ala Charles Manson. Wow, learn new lingo everyday haha

The child don't have to feel any guilt. Empathy for the victims and their relatives is enough.

@@Koozomec i didn’t say guilt. I meant just knowing.

@@aircastles1013 Sure, so sad these bad people messes so much the life of others.

@@Koozomec Feelings aren't logical. I bet his kid feels guilt.

That made me laugh so hard when he said that 🤣

You have awesome content to binge for days! He is the absolute best! 💯 welcome to the club!

Yupp 😃👍📺

Welcome!

Welcome to the club 🤗♥️

@@linad2985 thank youu love it here

I've thought about this,......it's that Mike never loses the victims/family in his telling, just for a laugh.

Hehehe 😜

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Washington state west side till i die. Pnw land of bigfoot and ufos

I know. I cracked up at that.

JCS would be better

So you get paid to watch that chapter. And they say dreams dont come true

Have you figured out what makes Mike work?

Lol trust me we all come up with an excuse 🤣 unless your whole workplace loves Mike too! I'm so lucky

I’m a novelist so the same! Haha

I had a nice 😏 on my face when he said that too. The ol’ sly Fox.

I don’t get it

I still cannot stop coughing from that

@@daniburkeartarts it's from Arrested Developement

Mike eggshell white

Every time! 😆

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Traditionally I do. But this video was maddening with its lack of motive-related storylines! Not Mike's fault of course, but I'm going to have to go watch another one of his videos because the lack of a "resolution" to this case has me feeling left hanging.

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Always the worst for us viewers because we cant rationalize it as something that wont happen to us. When we hear about a good reason or a reason at all it makes us feel better knowing it wasnt innocent people being targeted. But this is the worst case scenario. Someone doing it.. just simply to do it, & they just happened to win the unlucky lottery..

I thought he said they were going to raise the rent and kick him and his dog out or something

@@lakrishnaclaggett2562 Those were rumors, proven to be false. Around the 15:00 mark.

I think he wanted to be a serial killer and would have done this again and again. Luckily people noticed him and he was caught on cctv.

true but the motive may be obfuscated by the wrong person being accused, I am aware of the evidence but often times matienence people will have access to the homes they service, even trailers. I know that planted evidence feels very 'movie of the week' but it is also not impossible. also it is not impossible that this dude just went "ah hell these four will do..."

Literally the first time any one of these episodes has made me cry.

😭😭😭💔

@@empressmarowynn it was so unexpected,

@@empressmarowynn probably means something is going on with us that we're not dealing with or are even unaware of 🤷🏼 idk

@@petahoee8281 oh I already know I'm a perpetual disaster

Just sad that other channel have ripped off his format... Coffeehouse Crime.. don't get me wrong it's not bad but doesn't feel authentic like Mike!!

Definitely the best on YT. No annoying sponsor ads, no taking about personal rubbish. Really enjoy his videos and sense of humour 🙂

The sarcastic overdramatized high school like commentary starts to annoy.

yep yep yep ❤

And thanks for mentioning it here. Want to see Sopranos again!

Lol nobody has eyes like Richie

It's not that funny you shouldn't have cried

Probably why I haven't heard about it.

@@Kt-cn2rq if you live anywhere in ND, it was bigger than COVID. Front page news daily for 3 weeks.

Yeah I followed the entire trial and wondered if Mike would eventually cover it! Lol

He's officially caught up on all crime. Time for a vacation.

Wish he would do the Samantha Josephson murder case, her killer was just convicted and sentenced to life about a month ago, I watched the trial live.

Haha I’m glad to hear that

ehh not as creepy as calling him Uncle Mike, tho is it?

He’s only uncle mike when he has that mustache

MANSON LIGHTS!!!!! Too funny

@@corinahilchey2333 Manson Lamps! get it right!

He said at the end of Lovejoy video 🥺

He doesn’t want to spoil us yanoow 🤣

But it is nice to hear from our dear Mike!

I think he says what comes to him in that moment, more natural instead of being scripted. Just an observation.

It's always so awkward anyway 😅

Weeeeiiirrrrrrrddddd.

And stabs to the face, smh

He stabbed the woman the most, I feel like he was imagining his ex wife

I think he wanted to be a serial killer, and wanted it to look as brutal as possible, to put fear in the community.

@@hazelstreet1654 That's probably true but I think the stabbing was for his own personal enjoyment more than anything else. I think he was fulfilling an urge hes always had

The deceased don't know anything.

I came here to say that too, she looks like she might be the star of one of Mike's videos one of these days 😂

That's the reason a motive is not needed to find someone guilty, as there is not always a known motive...in some cases the killer doesn't even know why he committed the murder(s).....like during a psychotic break. Many times, killings like this one are done for the "thrill" of it....crazy! Why can't taking a ride on a roller coaster be enough of a thrill? Who knows?

Hey 👋

You don't have notifications on for Mike? 😲

My brain went immediately to Detroit become human when he said how many times the guy was stabbed. TWENTY EIGHT STAB WOUNDS.

Ditto 😂

Yesss me too! My absolute FAV true crime youtuber! 💯

yes..i was wondering too. He is a great host!

I know. I have watched turdy tree of these videos.

He says it 15 times to get ppl to contribute to the algorithm.

So weird I’ve heard this word three times this week and never before!

@@Jamesfrancosdog I've heard it a few times this week, but then I do live in England, so... (a word of advice, though: 'chuff' is much different from 'chuffed'; as in, 'this bastard's right up my chuff!' to mean, 'this arrogant gentleman is right up my posterior!'...)

All it reminded me of is the sound that tigers make 😂

He’s mustard

It from trains, equivalent to"stoked".

Yeessss!!! I get SO EXCITED when I see a new video!!😊