Valkyrae Reacts To The Insane Case of Randy Stair 

Dude was essentially just begging for intervention. Kid was failed. Not condoning or excusing at all, but he didn’t have to turn out like that.

This is why depression really needs to be taken seriously.

I think he didn't kill Kristan because he wanted someone to tell the story, since he didn't get anyone to film his actions, he wanted someone to "brag" for him.

This guy was BEGGING for someone to help, to notice him, to help him. His family failed him. Everyone failed him. What he did is unforgivable and I get what Rae is saying that people are not obligated to care, but someone IS. If someone had helped him get help, lives could have been saved.

They doesn’t seem absolutely insane. What they did was absolutely horrible but you can’t help but wonder what could have happened had someone got them proper help.

the laugh followed by "except we're playing for much more than marbles here" absolutely turns my stomach

Kid: “Mom i’m having suicidal thoughts” Mom: “You’re fine” Kid: *commits mass murder* Mom: “i didnt know he was depressed”

it upsets me to see that her chat was getting mad at her for calling them transphobic when they were shaming the person for questioning their gender identity, its just so sad.

Honestly just... really sad. Dude needed help, he was sick.

I agree he needed help, but dropping any kind of subtle hints is not the way to go about seeking help. I once taped a note for my parents hanging over their bedroom door (so it drooped down when they opened the door) and they missed it. With hindsight it’s obvious he was crying for help because it’s much easier to spot something when you’re looking for it, but at the time it’s just like Rae said he seems like a normal person. This is why our society needs to be made more aware of the signs of depression and be more capable of helping those who need it. That is the only good thing about cases like these, they shouldn’t focus on the people that carry out these crimes, but the mental illness that drives them to it, because that is the real enemy.

This event happened in my area and our town is still affected by it to this day. I knew the girl that unfortunately passed from the incident because her family were my neighbors, not even a 5 minute drive from my house. They were a lovely family and she always had my back whenever I used to get bullied on the school bus. I would also like to mention that it is not uncommon for the employees of our Weis Supermarket to be disgruntled about working there due to poor management there to this day still. I sometimes feel like our town as a whole failed him due to the rural setting as well as old-fashioned mindsets are still being common-place here. Because of it, mental health can sometimes be a taboo subject and we don't have the necessary resources that we should have compared to more urban and populated areas. My heart still goes out to all of the victims families to this day and I hope they all found peace.

Please dont stop posting these especially raes reactions! its so much more interesting with raes input. Thank you dude!! /pos /gen

His statement were he says “the warning stars were all there why did no one notice” is chilling since it’s true. What I personally think is that he didn’t crave attention what it seems like is that he wanted someone to care for him. He was to far gone by the time it was preventable but in a way I can understand what lead to his mentally (Not the murders) but the mentality of how he started idealising these imaginary characters when he was so alone. I think at a point he just cracked, he just couldn’t handle it anymore and created this personality that wanted to kill, with all the warning signs it’s clear that he didn’t want to go through with it yet he did. It makes me wonder what exactly he wanted to gain when “becoming a ghost girl” what was the difference between that and living for him? And if that was in his live while he was living would he have still went through with such a horrific thing.

randy was crying out for help in the most obvious of subtle of ways. he was leaving small things around his house and doing small things that one might notice and think nothing of, hoping that they'd realize he needed help :/

It scares me how much I can relate to him. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to do horrible horrible things. I’ve actually reached out for help before it was too late and got what I needed before anything bad happened.

this is why mental health needs to be more seriously taken care of i mean he practically begged for help multiple times this could very been prevented :(

Yeah, it is normal to be fascinated by death or wanting to know more about the subject, but what Randy had was no just a normal fascination. They had an obsession, to the point of fantasising about dying and creating a world where they would be a dead ghost girl. Randy was obviously depressed, and on top of that, they had this obsession with death, which is what culminated into what happened. So yeah, thinking about death is normal, but there comes a point where it becomes abnormal and alarming behaviour.

Randy really needed someone. Someone to talk to about these thoughts. Someone who would show them attention, and stop them. Someone who showed them love, and accepted them. edit: changed it to they/them pronouns.

The similarity between his and Onision’s videos and attitudes are chilling. It’s a shame he looked up to a guy like that.

33:02 Man, it really threw me off for a sec cuz I thought she meant sick as in "RADICAL" SICK, and not sick as in "this is disgusting" sick

I think he wanted people to notice him! Like he wanted someone to yell at him for the stories he was writing in school or he wanted his parents to see his girl items, so they could yell at him for it! He wanted someone to care but no one did, so in his mind if he did the unthinkable people would finally notice him! he’s a normal person but with a serious issue of loneliness! It makes me wonder if he was loved as a baby (like did his mother cuddle him and showed love for him) if not that could explain his deep passion for death and lifeless attitude.

I think Randy left Kristin alive to have a witness so he can be remembered for his suffering

Rae:”I can’t believe he-“ Cut off by him “I can’t believe” Rae:😳

My ex had schizophrenia for years without anyone knowing, he was really good at hiding his symptoms but that was a lot because his conscious would tell him that the thoughts he was having or the feelings he was having weren't actually real but it was getting worse and worse every year, he is a very intelligent man and he never seemed like ye had any mental illness (until about 2 years into our relationship when he started opening up to me and telling me what he was going through) He's gone to psychiatrist and therapist now, and he's on medication that stops these thoughts, he's generally way happier than he used to be. Mental illness is a scary thing and it effects people differently, a lot of people who have mental illness only show subtle signs of it as they learn to "mask" their symptoms, especially women, but if you're feeling like you're dealing with things that aren't necessarily seen as "normal", you should seek help, so many people put therapy and psychiatrist down, but they truly can help you, don't listen to other negativity without at least giving it a try yourself first.

Many people are empathizing with him but I think we shouldn't. Although he was going through a lot, and things could have been different if he got help, he made a choice of his own free will to take the lives of others.

he seemed beyond trans cause he didn't just feel like a girl he felt like ghost girl... definitely needed therapy and someone to talk to

5:12 Narrator: And he hated his job working at the Weis supermarket. Me, who works at Weis: 👁️👄👁️

Think my only comment would be Valkyrae's comment on him thinking about death. Yes it is normal to think about it and to have a deeper wonder of it. This guy however, his mind was pretty much consumed by the notion of death, that is not okay.

If that guy had been given a little attention since elementary school, if they had helped him psychologically, if they had included him in school, or in activities that he liked such as painting or writing to develop drawings or comics, etc. If some of that had happened, probably this video would not exist and he would still be a youtuber or a cartoonist of animation characters.

Rea: have a happy relationship with friends. Me who has no friends: ;-;

Rae is so amazing, seriously, she is so accepting and is just all around an amazing person

I don't think Rae truly believes what Randy was going through. He was struggling, desperately, and though he did something god-awful, I can't help but feel sympathetic for him. He really needed help, and I don't believe Rae truly understands why he wanted attention, and to be noticed. RU-vid was probably his only escape from his mind. This doesn't excuse what he did, but I still feel bad for him.

The fact that we knew he wasn't bluffing now, all these videos of the past are much more eerie than it was before. The coin flip especially.

I think she brings up a good point, curiosity about death or, what happens after are rather normal thoughts to have. I think the difference is (in my opinion) his thoughts of it turned into fantasizing it.

I DIDNT KNOW YOU HAD ANOTHER CHANNEL WITTH THESE!! They help me get through my crapy job

Uhhhh but who was the “unknown” telling him, a child, that it was better to be dead ???

It’s so crazy how he thought this out so thoroughly like he didn’t care about how deep death really is

the way he recorded a video before the mass killing- and recounting his events- its weird and scary

ty for posting these

Your clutch for putting the original video in the description, subbed!

The fact he got away with all of this, his motive, and his plan of being remembered, it all disgusts me.

this is so terrifying to think about

Having someone to talk to is INCREDIBLY important, no matter who you are; well said Valkyrae!

Response to 21:45 - You can have mental illnesses that can be extremely debilitating and still be very intelligent and well spoken.

Did anyone else notice he was disappointed that tails won the coin toss and the sense of regret he “had” to take another life with his. He didn’t want to do it that way.

Not sure if it's normal? I don't really think about death a whole lot. Not in denial or anything - I know I'm going to die one day, but it doesn't really bother me? Just an opinion, but I don't think many people who claim they're afraid of death actually are; they're afraid of wasting their life or not doing all the things they want to do.

I feel this case is very unique in how it leaves your concluding thoughts torn apart. there is the popular existential question that essentially wonders whether evil is born or created, and it something we often wonder about certain cases where pure evil is presented. but I think to a rarely high degree of conviction you can say the evil that came out of Randy was created, or more like growing within his mind over years and years of emotional neglect. stating the obvious, we can all agree what he did was unforgivably wrong. but, I think that what's interesting about this case is how human it is, even though inhuman at the same time. like... I think unlike most killers and mass murderers, his experiences that led to something so horrific were so... normal? familiar. was there a single person who wasn't very aware of how Randy was feeling with everything that happened around him? In my mind, I know exactly how he felt, the feeling of loneliness throughout this video was almost more real than times I felt lonely in MY life. its not a case of a crazy killer who can never be understood by the average Joe, I think we actually ALL been through similar times, only probably to a much smaller extent. Randy felt invisible. at some point, hearing the things he did while *still* going completely unnoticed, the first word that came to mind is that he must have felt like a ghost. no wonder his characters... he never had a single person he interacted with that connected him mentally to real life, so its small wonder he spiraled so rapidly into fantasy. its like he didn't have a single thread of conscious self that hung onto society and humanity, so of course he felt completely detached from it. again, not in any way shape or form excusing his actions, I just find it interesting to analyze his demise. at some point he was talking about his plan again, essentially be remembered and known through the taking of innocent human life. to which Rae pointed in shock to how self-centered he is, and how *remorseless.* which it is, but it made me wonder what's the sense in that. being so incapable of realizing the importance of other human life, and using it for something as trivial (in comparison) as the memory of you. to me, I think rather than what created that, the question must be "what was not created", which is empathy, and the ability to equate others' lives to his own. which seems to make sense, when considering what I've said before, which is that he never had a single human interaction that consisted of true connection. he never had a friend, or an honest mutual relationship of sympathy and love, so its almost as if he never had the means to grow to understand others as himself. we'd love to think we are humans and therefore are elevated, pure creatures. but we aren't. we are selfish, cowardly and stupid. if we focus on the selfish part, we basically learn the virtue of selflessness in our relationship with others. its how we learn empathy. when we have a loved one who suffers, we began to understand the magnitude of pain, and the effects it has on others, other than ourselves. if he never had a single thread of humanity to connect to, to the point where he felt like a ghost in a world of humans, how would he ever find the importance of others, or learn to feel connection to strangers through a shared mentality? its almost like there's a barrier in his view of others compared to himself, rather than fluidity and solitude. narcissism is not much a surprise when the only person you truly know is yourself

Monsters are made, not born. He is a prime example of this.

guys, it does. not. matter. what kind of hell you are going through, you do not take other people’s lives against their will, or even ON their will. just, no. point, blank, period. we should be more concerned about the victims and the victims’ loved ones.

she kinda went from "this poor guy" to "wow what a sick man. i cant believe he would do such a thing"

it’s just sad. she (randy) just needed help... there’s no saying what would’ve changed but it’s just so hard to hear how she publicly shared how miserable she was and nobody reached out or intervened...

It depends on the context in which you think about death. It's NOT normal to constantly look for pictures of dead bodies or methods of killing people or yourself.

I think its normal to think about death but it is worrying to think about death and dying a lot especially when you're already depressed. They/she just needed therapy or smth to talk about these thoughts and understand them better but unfortunately didn't have the proper outlet.

It's odd to me whenever Rae says "they just seem so normal" when it comes to these kinds of people. Like, what is she expecting them to act? Cartoonishly evil? Schizophrenic?

This is the most rational, sympathetic, and intelligent discussions on this topic I've seen.

When you're invisible you will do anything to be seen

I knew randy online back in 2012. We were in no way best friends, but we were online acquaintances. It was a hell of a shock when the news broke. I feel like his case was a rare situation where the tragedy wasn't 100% his fault. His parents and fans are definitely partially to blame

If he was born 5-10 years later he would have done better times have really changed. YT is a job now coming out is normal and help is a lot more accessible, Sad to think about

LMAOO wait so he was a female in a male body, in love with another girl, yet also homophobic?? i’m dead

41:11 these 2 tweets were not posted back to back, the first one was indeed posted on june 7th, but the other one was posted at 11.41 june 6th. Not that it changes what happened but sometimes people want to embellish stories and would mix up facts just to create a more fascinating storyline!

Mind pondering about death ≠ mind revolving around death

What a horrible, angry, but interesting case

For the thinking of death portion I believe it is different from thinking about it and being curious then thinking about dying every second of the day

As someone who is about to be 31 and isn’t really anywhere close to where I thought I’d be at this age, I appreciate someone saying 30 is young. I feel old and my life isn’t what I thought it’d be. I didn’t think both of my parents would be dead before I turned 31 and before I gave them grandkids. But hopefully I’ve still got plenty of time left. I honestly don’t think I’ll make it past 60, but I guess we’ll see. 30 years down, maybe another 30 still to go!

How much did his parents actually care. I understand that he was a grown man but you didn’t notice anything? Nothing caught your attention?

He should have tried to find some friends that did cosplay . He lived in his own world though

its normal to think about death but it isnt normal to fantasize about death

in that last section.. if i got the timeline correctly: he should have taken the drug (that would invoke obvious symptoms of "feeling unwell" basically) and went to work that night shift. perhaps he wanted to see if someone would notice and check on him if he was doing okay. Then, this Kristan DID checked on him and that's why she was spared, maybe?

This is a sad one cos this is a guy who I genuinely feel would have made real progress if any intervention or help was given to him.

was this s re-upload? I swear I’ve seen Rae reaction to this video like a few days ago or so. but, Randy Stair’s case genuinely messed me up for while when I first watched the video Rae is reacting to. like Rae said, he genuinely seemed like a normal everyday person, even someone I could see myself talking to. that’s what I think is/was so disturbing for me. watching his older ‘practicing shooting guns’ videos, I would find them funny, if not having known what he’s done/his background. like first said, this case genuinely messed me up for a bit, or at least on my perception of others. re-watching this video/case again, just makes my heart feel heavy, if that makes sense. The way he smiled when he knew he was going to kill more people than just himself. having watched many re-uploaded videos of Randy’s, i can’t say it enough, they’re just so disturbing knowing what’s he’s done and was planning for so long. disturbing and just cold, is just two of so many possible words to describe this case. its still mind boggling to think that there are people in this world with similar mindsets to Randy’s. maybe not as cold, but selfish and narcissistic enough to go to the lengths to kill other harmless human beings whom done nothing of harm, for what you want in life, that aren’t always permanent. sorry if this is pretty long, just thought I’d share my thoughts.

if you start thinking only about death, you forget to live

Thinking about death curiously is just morbid curiosity

48:20 hearing him talk about how he autographed all the posters and because of that they’ll be worth something made me shake my head… why on earth would a cartoon poster that is autographed by a murderer like him be worth anything

No one was obviously paying attention to him NOT EVEN HIS OWN MOTHER AND FATHER, he was incredibly alone and hurt and obviously a bit screwed, BUT HE WAS ASKING FOR HELP and no one came so he decided there’s one way no one can ignore him….

This guy seems very self aware. Like he's really introspective I'm surprised he went Down this path...

I think maybe he didn't kill Kristen because maybe she was the only person that he felt actually noticed him or wanted to keep her alive to share and "brag" about his actions.

You choose your family remember that guys!

As someone who does struggle with mental issues its kinda triggering hearing people say "I thought you are normal" or "You seem normal tho." I am not excusing anything Randy did, by god he was an aweful person but there was clearly sth mentally not okay with him and ppl saying "Weird, he seemed normal." is just...weird and triggering to me. When I was in full time work and ultimately broke because of certain mental issues I had, ppl were disappointed in me because I couldnt deal with a normal 9to5 telling me they thought I was normal lol. Has nth to do with Randy, just noticed Valkyraes's words

It looks like valkyrae’s holding back a smile

I love when boze talks about this case

Yo, kid who's been bullied and dealt with very dark thoughts here. None of this BS that he talks about is an excuse. I don't care how someone treats me or doesnt treat me im not gonna kill someone over it. This dude was just looking for someone to blame other than himself, we need to face ourselves more than anyone else in this world, and he couldn't accept that. Totally selfish

Its okay to think of death and what comes after but he was obsessed and never lived truly only thinking of death.

If I were to be in a documentary if I die or something... I'd like J.K. Simmons to narrate that said documentary...

It is totally normal to wonder about what happens after you die, it's less normal to obsess over it.

damn I hate that the voice actress had the same name as me cause I was doing voice work at that time and it was scary to have him yell at someone named 'Laura' (':

to me everything he did seemed like a cry for attention so that someone would talk and pay attention to him... makes me wonder if he was really trans, racist, or homophobic or if he was trying to shock/ get people's attention edit: lol rae agrees

Bruh, my parents brought me up watching murder mystery type shows, I like to think I turned out fine 😂

That thumbnail will forever haunt my dreams

Naw homie that’s not normal😂 as history tells when one is so fixated and obsessed with death that means they’re end is near

This guy is crazy as hell

i watched videos about this case back in 2019 hoping it would get more attention looks like it did

Being curious in itself is normal as fuck.

Just realize how crazy valk is to think that he was normal

I love the fact that rea stops the video and tells the chat that if they don't stop being transphobic that she's gonna change the chat so they can't. As a very open transman, she has gained so much respect from the lgbtq+ community.

This is why sometime we need to give people all the attention.

this feels like a much sicker version of 13 reasons why

based on what he said, he had steady viewers. i wonder why nobody thought to report him. that being said, it's not their fault. i just wonder.

am i the only one who thought the narrator mocking him when speaking on the trans topics felt... really off???

I know how he feels exactly not the ember part but the depression and suicidal thoughts that come along with it nor watched it all but if he murdered some then maybe not that part

Family isn’t just blood it’s trust love and loyalty