Valkyrae Reacts To The Bizarre Case of Stephen McDaniel (JCS - Criminal Psychology) 

"you telling me you went a whole week without cleaning your apartment?" "yes." "wow... That's horrible Steven" hahah

he actually managed to got interrogated for 2 hours without moving his legs and torso the whole time? what the heck?!?

He’s like one of those NPCs that turn their head towards the player whenever they get close.

omg, the suspect even made the investigator nervous. This is case is so disturbing...

The fact that he got arrested for stealing condoms is absolutely hilarious.

it's insane how quickly the "Look at me when I'm talking to you, son!" tactic backfired lol

The fact he NEVER breaks eye contact with either of them after being asked to make eye contact even when they look away from him he's still looking at them directly. It's so fucking creepy. I was expecting him to just jump out of his seat and try to strange the first detective ngl. 💀

This man is terrifying. I keep imagining him turning his head 360° or just leaning forward and taking a bite out of the detectives.

These detectives seem a lot more aggressive and less professional compared to the others in the series. Still though, it’s cool seeing the phycological side of detective work.

Her talking to her chat and telling them to be strong and not be scared is super endearing. I legit found it adorable

Oh this case... Its somehow more disturbing than many others.

The detectives not knowing that the blood wouldn't be in his apartment is a massive L.

if he wasn’t the murderer and actually was a genuine friend tho, imagine that the first time you hear that your friend is for sure dead and found her body is while you’re being recorded on the news ?? that’s awful

The fat detective buckled so quick when Steven made eye contact 😂😂😂

I know it a serious topic but the "YES YOU DID STEVEN". "STEVEENN!!!". IS FUNNY

Imagine someone in the appartment block that you never saw or knew about, having pictures of you, and having a secret relationship with you in his head. That's some next level harrassment. And then, you move out and he shows up for the first time to make sure you'll never leave him. Fucking YIKES. Some people huh ...

The detectives tactics were to break him down psychologically. When he was bringing sexual questions and sometimes referred to himself, he wasn’t being honest, he was just trying to see the reaction of the suspect. Detectives would never talk about their personally life to a criminal. These detectives knew they were talking to a sociopath, so they would say things that would make him uncomfortable.

When he said he hadn't seen her in 2 or 3 weeks and knew nothing about her lately, why didn't the detectives bring up the fact that he knew she was supposed to be leaving and moving that day when he was talking to the news

The amount of times that this guy in the red shirt is unintentionally speaking in rhymes is fucking crazy. And the part where he's like "did ya think about havin sex?" and Steeeeven replies "no" and is abruptly cut of with "LIAR". Was exactly like a conversation you'd have with some drunk old dude at a bar.

"you mean you go a whole week without cleaning?" "yes" "why?" why you gotta call me out, i'm depressed asjdhgskhguirhglodgkf

That cop made me uncomfortable with the amount of times he called her pretty and judged Steven for not hooking up with her

This is the only killer so far I’ve watched on this show that genuinely scares me just by looking at him

I would choke up and cry trying to talk to this dude I'd be SCARED. LMAO

I’m just waiting for him to suddenly lock eyes with the camera before the camera mysteriously glitching out

A: That makes sense to you? B: Yes A: So what I'm saying right now makes sense to you? B: No (*screeching inside*)

the fact that he legit didn’t move a single muscle when they sped up the footage was fuckinh terrifying

"there's blood in your apartment, you didn't clean it all up" 😐, these have to be the worst detectives

The speed he turns his head when the second detective comes in is eerie!

he doesn’t even move his head after the detectives leave the room

Even I got uncomfortable by the way he kept looking at the detective

If he had answered every question including that TV interview with just "Yes" "No" "I don't know" then he would've been walking freely today

This was my town and my law school. For people criticizing the detectives you all need to recognize something in this case. This guy was a law student, about to take the bar exam. He had a background in criminal law practice. Meaning he was very much aware of what was happening, possible defenses and how to behave to initiate certain defenses, how to not incriminate himself, etc. This wasn’t like interrogating an average guy off the street. They did a good job in this interrogation when you read into the case and see the evidence that was presented in court. The bluff may not have worked but he boxed himself in on other issues.

that detective had mad faith on the chair he's sitting on

As horrible and terrifying this is.... I am kinda impressed. And that's what terrifies me even more....

I'm sorry I know he murdered that girl but goddamn this interrogation was hilarious. The way he's moving his head like an NPC The way the detective got shut down either verbally or unknowingly by him The way the detective kept saying that him not cleaning his house or not doing laundry, wearing the same underwear more than one day, like some normal sane people dont do some of these things.

He even managed to make the interrigator confess, that he hurt people

Definitely feels like these detectives are not as good as some others Rae has reacted to

The detective is like my mum talking to me about my grades and why I didn’t didn’t do good enough

Most of the time you feel like something's off or you're being watched, TRUST YOUR GUT. Happens so often to girls who live alone. My mom had the same feeling, she left the house after a while because she hated the feeling there... came back the next day and someone robbed the house.

22:24 The door opens and is loud i'd look to see who it was, but he doesn't move an inch, that terrified me. how do these men sit there and not feel like their about to get attacked lollll

Why does this interrogation sound like my meetings with my school counsellor- kek

as someone who watches A LOT of true crime content. this is one of those few cases that really really gets to me. stay safe out there friends! (also, "the hair was there!")

It was a confluence of both bad detective strategy and calculated lawyering for himself considering he was interested in taking criminal law. He was probably keeping his options open to an insanity plea or trying to keep his responses to a minimum to avoid a confession. Unfortunately for him, he left tons of breadcrumbs elsewhere.

These are some level 1 detectives they were more worried about getting jokes off

i could not take these guys seriously with these accents lmfaooo

you can tell this dude knows how interrogations work. he answered all the questions correctly until admitted

I remember this one very well. Stephen is honestly just not human.

I have never seen an interrogator this uncomfortable before. Dude is creepy af

male streamers watching jcs "lel meme time this shit is WILD YO" female streamers: *horrified the entire time because this shit is too real and could be any of us and remembering that nearly 1 in 10 women are stalked in their lifetimes*

these detectives weren't the smartest

He just had a whole stack of empty toilet rolls....? whatever for...

Those 5 minutes at 29:15 went by as if it was 5 seconds, he didn't move at all xD

The poor quality of the camera makes it so much creepier because his eyes basically look just like two black holes in a really pale face which barely moves and stands out even more due to the long, black, contrasting hair around it. Yikes.

I love these! Keep them coming! :D

'That's why your having a mental breakdown' officer it looks like u had a breakdown 💀💀

I've seen the news clip before, he was shocked that they found the body and he knew it would ultimately lead to his conviction :/

"I don't know" "How many times are you gonna say idk" "I don't know"

Or bring up the fact that there was no sign of breaking in to the apartment and he just happens to have the custodians keys to be able to enter

this guy has insane control over his mind body and soul

This red shirt detective really makes me uncomfortable with the whole "you look at girls and must want to have sex with them right?" And then when the suspect said no he's all surprised. like idk if that is good evidence to go against him LOL I mean the killer is still creepier and an awful person, but this definitely wasn't my favorite interrogation. Edit: replying to comments below: I understand after closer inspection and from random people in the comment section that this is a tactic to push the killer into confessing, and it may not be reflective of the detective's actual thought process (I mentioned this in the replies below but I feel like nobody read it). This comment was my first impression and yes, if someone had said this in another context (the whole having sex with people on the street thing), it would have made me uncomfortable. But after some explanation, I can see why he said that. No where in this comment did I ever say these detectives were worse than the killer. I even pointed out that the killer is awful because I knew someone would say that. Of course the killer is worse. Of course the killer is 10000x more horrible. But JCS videos aren't just about the killer, it's about the interrogation and the detectives, hence all the commentary about their tactics. Me saying these detectives weren't my favorite out of the bunch of detectives from the other cases doesn't negate the fact that the killer is still the killer. We're just not talking about him in this comment. And yes, even after all the explanation and me understanding their reasoning, compared to the ones in other videos, these still aren't my favorite detectives. Or rather, because this sounds like I'm judging their person and some were offended by that, this wasn't my favorite interrogation. Even if them saying all that stuff was a tactic to get the killer to confess/slip, it didn't even work, which was why it felt creepy on their end, because from the viewers standpoint, it's just them saying creepy stuff with no encouragement or response. They also made assumptions (him killing her at his house) and tried to use that against him, which didn't work, because it was false. They went aggressive on him and then flipped to a reassuring tone, instead of the other way around, which made it difficult for the entire tactic to work.. They were just going in the wrong directions for a huge part of the interrogation. It also didn't help that the killer was terrifying as well. The entire thing felt unprofessional and panicked. So therefore, this isn't my favorite interrogation, and, out of the bunch of detectives I've watched in these videos, they weren't my favorite detectives. Before someone says this, I know it's a hard career. I dont know anything about this field, and I wouldn't have done a better job if I was placed in that position, because I have never been trained to be a detective. I will admit that my opinion may be partially formed out of hindsight, and so it may be unfair. I get that, which is why I am no longer forming my opinion based on the people, but just based on the interrogation. With that being said, I still stand by my original comment. What the guy in the red shirt said did make me feel uncomfortable, and it still wouldn't have been good evidence to go against him even if he had responded. And if that statement is "completely normal" to say,, as someone claimed below, then it would've made even less sense for them to bring it up, as the killer responding to it would be completely normal as well. In other words, the only way the detectives could've brought this up without it making them seem like they were being pointless, is if THEY knew the statement itself IS creepy, and if the killer responded to it, then he would've come off creepy as well (though it wouldn't incriminate him), OR they knew that the statement was shocking enough to push the killer to confess. Their statement was SUPPOSED to harbor the response that I expressed in my original comment, meaning it wasn't supposed to be considered "human nature" or "rational" at all. So again, what the guy said did make me uncomfortable, and now I know it was supposed to. I understand why he said it and therefore won't apply the same feelings onto the detective, but whoever defended those statements as "normal" definitely wouldn't have been on the same side as the detectives. AND ALSO, because someone thought this was his bullet-proof argument that would "break people's realities", even if a grown woman had said this, it would've made me uncomfortable. If it was about a homosexual relationship, it would've been uncomfortable. Anyone saying (sans context) that they would see people on the street and imagine them in sexual scenarios, would make me uncomfortable. That is not an argument. That is just projecting your own reality onto us, which is why no one replied to it. I never had double standards or discriminated against men in this comment, so whoever thinks about commenting that is really just being the discriminating ones themselves. That is my overall opinion. I apologize if it irritated you.

Somebody check on the man doing the voice overs. His notion at the end was heart wrenching

If he truly was intelligent he would’ve asked for a lawyer immediately

He has gods trust in that chair my goodness

The second investigator’s Georgia accent is so strong lol

Man watching this is so entertaining I forget that im seeing a video with you its that good that you dont even speak its enjoyable

This is the one I've been waiting for

His real crime is wearing the same pair of underwear for multiple days

"whyyyy steeeeevinn" x1000

The fact that he was studying for criminal law.. probably should have graduated first, grade A staring contest skills though

these detectives made me felt so uncomfortable pls :-///// bros chile

LOL the video that was about to play next has been on my recommended forever. On a serious note tho this is one of the scariest videos I’ve ever seen. It just shakes me to my core and emotionally drains and boggles me

this guy was a law student, he definitely knew his stuff because he was creepy as hell.

Officer 2, Lucas Black / Sean Boswell: "Whai am I in Tokyo Driift?" Stephen: *"...I don't know..."*

I really do think this killer has multiple personallities and one of them completely took over on this interview

This situation gave me one reason to fear living in apartments bruh

he was interrogating the detective xD

I feel so bad for laughing at some parts of this like SCREAMING STEVEN! Or when he kept rubbing his head to get hairs off or when he was like I know parents don’t support their kids sometimes and the guy was like they do. That floored me

When he fuckin turns his head slowly towards the interrogator that shit is fuckin terrifying …

24:25 this one for me is the hardest part to watch it's so sad and disturbing when I watch these kinda of stuff it makes me depressed and sometimes I can't sleep because of it. this world we live in is cruel😭😭😭😭

Yeah he definitely shut down and closed himself off emotionally. Probably even a little bit of dissociation? His behavior is really eerie.

"name your friends" *names them* "those the same people I talked to today." "sheesh, I was just making up names but I guess"

the detective in Red was like a disapproving father. hahah

First time ever watching ur videos this is the first one I’m watching on my computer so I had to get my phone to follow and comment

27:19 Mika is like "what did stephen do?"

i would say one has to break a lot in the past, via trauma or personal revelations, to the point they have themselves completely under control in the most pressurized situations… i’ve been through it myself blunt on a personal level… PLUS: think about it, police NEED a confession to continue the process, so EVERYTHING they do is meant just for that purpose….

This is tied for my first favorite interrogation video. The other being the "Legend of Jeff". They're both incredible in their own ways. This one....this one is easily the most creepy thing I've ever seen.

That detective’s a real life Mr. Mackey mkay

a whole week without cleaning… is that not normal??

Well... I mean... the kids a law student... im not saying he went dead because of that... but the yes, no, idk, is definitely something he's been taught Jesus his mugshot straight up gives me the chills

it was hard for me to watch the screen. i have been watching these kind of videos for as long as i can remember and his posture and demeanor really made me nervous. nothing i’ve watched has actually freaked me out like this.

the way he sat there was so cursed i couldn't that was scary as fuuuuuuuck

i hated the interrogator in the pink shirt idk why

“I didn’t do it” *slaps knee* “STEEEVEN!”

this sounds horrible but a part of me was hoping for Steven to keep psyching the detectives out. it's interesting to see the roles reversed for once.

I recognize the way he's talking.... He completely shut down all of his emotions and thoughts. I've been there

That detective really trusted that chair....

Stephen McDaniel will definitely be mentioned in future history books. "🤠STaaayVEN!? Whah haven't you had Saxx, Stayven?!" 😐 I don't understand.

Society creates sad lonely boys, leaves them to their own devices, doesn't teach them how to connect and empathise, and it's the young women who pay the price.

Creepiest thing is if he was a little smarter and did things a little bit differently he could've gotten away with this

Okay. So… I kinda if react like him whenever my parents yell at me. Whenever the ask me why I’m doing what I’m doing, I only answer the questions with the yes, no, idk or plain silence. So if anyone finds out why he reacts like that in his interrogation let me know. It’s freaking me out