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When a Mentally Ill Genius Goes to Prison

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The US prison system sees a lot of people. Men, women, lawyers, teachers, people raised in poverty, and people raised in luxury. But the one person you’d be very hard-pressed to find in a prison is a genius, someone not only smarter than all of the other prisoners and all of the guards, but an overwhelming majority of the outside human population as well. So what happens when a genius does go to prison? Let’s find out…
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@andyyjiang 11 месяцев назад

Hey everyone! Starting next Wednesday (October 4th), all future Hidden Stories will be migrating to a new, separate channel for clarity and simplicity. All of the current stories will still remain up on this channel, but all new videos moving forward will be posted on the new "Hidden Stories" RU-vid channel here: www.youtube.com/@hiddenstoriesYT. If you want to continue keeping up with the weekly stories and my Hidden Stories series, subscribe to this new channel ✌

@bigbrain1382 11 месяцев назад

2 likes and no replies????

@evanwalters63 9 месяцев назад

"oh no what have you done, you've made a fool of everyone" - Oasis

@philthytanks4952 Год назад

That’s our horrible legal system. Someone who could’ve done amazing things for this world instead was wrongly incarcerated and mistreated into insanity and addiction.

@dazey856 Год назад

Turned a non problematic person into one

@micili97 Год назад

Exactly what I thought, so sooo sad :( A life in prison for basically taking what's yours, so shitty

@koraptd6085 Год назад

@@SMCwasTaken his choice my ass Falsely incarcerating people is straight up demonic

@SMCwasTaken Год назад

@@koraptd6085 1+1=3 and 9+10=21

@hisnameiskilljoy Год назад

@@SMCwasTakenRetard moment.

@_berylix Год назад

Oh dang.. this broke me. Literally. Poor Mark.. What a cruel world we live in.

@im_testingesp Год назад

Lol soft

@beetlebg3759 Год назад

@@im_testingesp Being soft and caring is not a problem but being brutally cruel is.

@juhorasilainen1016 Год назад

Yeah, i feel bad for mark :(

@EktoAnim Год назад

@@im_testingesp it's not called being soft, it's called having empathy for other humans

@stajeavejlabl Год назад

Not world, just US.

@GlitchedGamer08 Год назад

This is absolutely heartbreaking. All that happened, the imprisonment, the injustice, all because his stepmother didn't like him. He could have contributed loads to society, made millions, all stopped by his stepmother refused to let him have what his dad left him.

@lizxu322 Год назад

Like what Lucy Liu said in Kill Bill: " TEAR THE B*TCH APART!!!!"

@lisajswan Год назад

And she probably threw all the tools away.

@GlitchedGamer08 Год назад

@@lisajswan yeah. Its devastating.

@truthoftheuniverse4179 Год назад

HE COULD BEING ELON MUSK

@Me-th7xd Год назад

40 yrs in prison.... All stemming from an hateful, evil stepmother. What a waste of life

@trickshotworld3369 Год назад

You don’t deserve just 1.5 million. You deserve at least 10 mil. These long videos and shorts are absolutely crazy and consistent. They never fail to amaze me

@taffles7498 Год назад

yea he definitely deserves 1.6 mil

@staticostrich4689 Год назад

And this specific video in particular deserves more than 25k ish views, maybe multiply that by 100 or something and now we're talking

@pvzgamerlegisniana6492 Год назад

He doesn't deserve 10 million, he deserves 20 million.

@NerdyMystic09 Год назад

@@staticostrich4689 the views on this video is definitely criminal. Should at least be in the millions.

@connormoody1852 Год назад

This story really puts into perspective just how one person's decision can make or break a person's entire life. His step-mom directly ruined her stepson's life when he could have ended up peacefully building jet aircraft from mason jars and toothpicks.

@1ndiebird Год назад

He could've been Tony Stark. And that was robbed from him.

@truthoftheuniverse4179 Год назад

THIS GUYS COULD HAVE CHANGE THE WORLD ELON MUSK HE COUDL BEING

@OtterPanda Год назад

This is a story of a man who got betrayed by the system. It makes me sad. On the other hand, your storytelling keeps on getting better. Keep it up, Andy!

@elle5020 Год назад

If only his mental issues was addressed earlier and someone other than his father loved him... How many people in prison are just like Mark.

@lordslane6956 Год назад

He did not have mental illness.

@arhatshakya6969 Год назад

@@lordslane6956 but he definitely got it later in prison

@toriladybird511 Год назад

@lords lane Actually that's not a fact just an opinion. You are also wrong.

@admiralmonocle3874 Год назад

@@lordslane6956 You're just wrong.

@Aspen_exists_and_stuff Год назад

I bet there are a few peoples lives whirling like marks did rn

@pjanon8581 Год назад

You can tell Jiang loves making these long form stories, because he has literally no reason to and could just keep pumping the shorts for ages.

@suzeng Год назад

Incredibly sad. This is a great story, Andy, I’m glad you chose it.

@John-Smith02 Год назад

Wait what? He jumped out of a multiple story building, broke both his feet upon impact, scaled a barbed wire fence, and ran for 2 miles right after?

@andyyjiang Год назад

yup. it’s ridiculous how powerful adrenaline can be, I guess he just didn’t feel the pain

@imashadow699 Год назад

Dude, He Was In The WORST Prison, For How Many Years? If You're In His Position, Would You Let Your Broken Legs Stop You From Escaping That Hell?

@TheMightsparrow Год назад

@@andyyjiangI hope his stepmother is in hell. What a 🐩

@Eiyah_ Год назад

This was about someone who could have completely changed the world for the better if it weren’t for corruption in our society.

@cowardice9737 Год назад

This is the first time I’ve watched one of your long form episodes. I’m going to have to go back and rewatch them all now.

@pokok_kokonut Год назад

My guy this is simply one of the best things you've done today ;D

@daenew2765 Год назад

His vids are the best

@andyyjiang Год назад

let’s goo! I’m glad you gave them a shot man

@martinisawe6300 Год назад

@@andyyjiang hey man if you're reading this, i hope and i know you're videos is going to explode.

@Swaxol Год назад

very good, they are

@timlattin8205 Год назад

Perfect example of our courts being a legal system and not a justice system. This is a ridiculous abuse of government power.

@BadlyDrawnJack Год назад

Let's hope that this video sheds on light on this story enough so that enough public backlash sparks and Mark DeFriest gets finally out of prison.

@AdeleiTeillana Год назад

Would be nice, but if a documentary didn't do that then why would you think this video would?

@arnowisp6244 Год назад

Never happens in the US. Only happens in South Korea

@yeeterdeleter0117 Год назад

But now he's old...

@nolannahdee1477 Год назад

Did you at least sign his petition?

@nolannahdee1477 Год назад

Nvm they’re closed 😢

@jessicalyell412 Год назад

His stepmother literally ENDED HIS LIFE If she had just been a decent human being she would have let him have the tools and he wouldn't be in jail longer then most murderers. This is such a sick story and the people who locked this genius up is the true mentally I'll one

@Pedrocas Год назад

truly sad, the avalanche effect of a simple mistake that could be easily avoided just shows that sometimes you take one wrong turn and you can’t turn around

@mjl167 Год назад

I, too, was incarcerated unfairly like Defriest, and I, too, am dumbfounded by the reality of this so-called "justice system". Cheers for making more people aware of his story. I am traumatized for life after what I've been through.

@samcline102 Год назад

People shouldn't be punishing Mark for his enginewty, they should give him more tools to work with. To see how smart he really is and how that can be used to helps others, and maybe it could help Mark if he could do something good to help others around him without actually having to interact with them

@briannadrawsstuff-4745 Год назад

They turned someone who could've made a big difference into an addicted criminal. That's just awful..

@LOEKASH Год назад

All this time in prison, and he literally didn't hurt a single person. In fact, it was him who got hurt the most because of it.

@TBH_Inc Год назад

I mean, you could probably consider drugging people with like 10 tabs of LSD so they start doing things like try to fight a washing machine as hurting people.

@TBH_Inc Год назад

Also if we include other types of hurt beyond just physical harm, he probably mentally harmed people by threatening them with a zip gun, and financially harmed people by stealing numerous cars and crashing into a living room (which was reckless and could’ve easily physically harmed people). To be clear, he absolutely was mistreated, but he’s not totally harmless.

@theguythatcoment Год назад

@@TBH_Inc do police officers go to prison when destroying private property in the function of his duties? Do a person that deserves to be free and has the moral right of doing so should do as well?

@NerdyMystic09 Год назад

@@TBH_Inc the point is mostly that the legal system made an unproblematic person into a person who's literally drugging hospital personnel just to get away from captivity.

@chocolatecaake_ Год назад

I can relate to this guy 100 percent , if I hate some place , I am leaving no questions

@JustinWhy_ Год назад

Me too

@davisperron4260 Год назад

Wow. These stories are just wild. This one in particular is sad, because like Andy said, this guy could’ve been so good for the world.

@boranim21 Год назад

I am so happy that through longer story version, Andy can show more of his personality. Again, i really enjoyed the story!😊

@edahantour5047 Год назад

I hope that this evil stepmom got karma for destroying his life! I mean he was beaten up and sexually abused by 14 men so brutally that he needed a surgery. Damn, this is soooooo sad and makes me angry, that this stepmom's dumb revenge actions led him spending the rest of his life in prison! This is inhumane!!!!

@jamesbrowne6681 Год назад

That is so sad and inhumane, no words, I'm 60 years old, I couldn't imagine, love your videos.

@dareeldmt9310 Год назад

Honestly all Mark faced was underserved he wasn't violent nor did he commit any crimes prior to his first conviction shame on his stepmother, she likely did all that because she despised him. I mean who cares whether or whether not he stole those tools she was likely never going to make use of them.

@high5626 Год назад

What a fascinating story! Oh, by the way… I’m over 50 and absolutely love your videos! ❤

@johnnyearp52 Год назад

I'm 48.

@epeion Год назад

Dude, if you let him go with the option to exact revenge on humanity. He would probably just asked for his dads tools and be left alone.

@Jedieli29 Год назад

I have to say I really like your long form videos. This is a major miscarriage of justice all because his story mother hated him and wouldn't give him his father's tools which were his anyway. This is what happens when you show the world that you're a genius and smarter than the people in charge, truly very sad

@Thebananahandle1407 Год назад

No one rewards you for being good But they punish you for being different

@daenew2765 Год назад

So glad for a new non short upload! You're the best Andy!

@pradeeptopal5874 Год назад

OK... Wow. I've watched hidden stories since you first uploaded, and every one of them is a banger! You are an amazing storyteller!

@H3110NU Год назад

Much like Andy Dufresne, Mark had to go to jail to become a criminal. Without that first arrest he would have lived his life out of jail.

@melon4827 Год назад

All these so-called authorities 😢... this shows how broke the system is! Can anyone show those man Mercy. Their must be someone or some organization that will pick up his case. Find him a home or an area we're he can research

@jzh4805 Год назад

A genius gets sentenced to a floridian prison after a false accusation that was added on to a real crime they committed and tries to escape. It's literally plot of JoJo's part 6

@blackroberts6290 Год назад

He's a JoJo 😭😭

@ToastedTater420 Год назад

As a person diagnosed with autism and having been stuck in treatment programs like this for over 9 years, I feel for mark. He seems to at least have autistic traits and deserves better than this I’m praying for him ❤

@lllllmmmmm5765 Год назад

He is on the autistic spectrum and has aspergers. He also has savant syndrome which is typically an effect of autism, neuro developmental disorder or some form of brain damage or trauma. 😕

@e.bsketch3815 Год назад

Literal children have more shorter tantrums then those guards

@jrt4855 Год назад

Andy I’m 67, and for him to spend fourth years in prison in this case is appalling. This is so heartbreaking.

@DespairKarma Год назад

The fact the evil woman deleted all her social medias after this case blew up and went viral because people went after her like hounding her She should be scared because she aint brave since she cowers behind a mask of being a powerful person

@TwinShards Год назад

There's no Legality in the legal system. There's corruption left and right and peoples judged for their crimes are NOT given sentence based of their crimes. He does not deserve all of this.

@lindabirkes-lance8915 Год назад

This is a horrible story about Mark. As you said, this is all because he went to get the tools that his father wanted him to have and a stepmother that didn't let him take them. He has a mind that could have been helpful to our world, instead he has been caged up and suffered endless pain.

@legoclonecustoms7773 Год назад

Definitely deserves more publicity absolutely beautiful video

@suehofkamp8594 Год назад

All because his evil stepmother wouldn’t let him have his own tools. Very sad story.

@EktoAnim Год назад

this video was a rollercoaster of emotions like jesus christ I feel bad for Mark

@therealtime34 Год назад

the stepmom is the one to blame for ruining his life, he could've created a lot of things if only he didn't get into prison

@ConnorisseurYT Год назад

@@therealtime34 there's a difference between reasons and excuses. His stepmom is a reason why he did what he did, but not an excuse. There wasn't an excuse for why he decided to escalate a 4 year sentence to a life sentence, but there were reasons.

@stellafanders Год назад

Another great video! I really love these long format video! They bring out the full potential of your storytelling abilities!

@GuiDuckz Год назад

honestly sad that these stories dont get more views. these are amazing!

@thataintfalco7106 Год назад

That’s a damn shame, sometimes the best people are destroyed for no reason

@corpseprincess227 Год назад

That poor man deserves better than this, the damn justice has ruined such a brilliant mind with such foolish decisions. I hope one day that roams free and finally gets better as time goes on… Also I love the way you tell these interesting stories in those videos, keep up the good work ❤

@oElmer Год назад

It still amazes me how every story is better than the last…

@danielbrowniel Год назад

They keep saying he is mentally ill but they dont say how they know..

@chrisbuilt9718 Год назад

Lol i couldn't comment on the full story but i feel so old now 😂..not under thirty but i love the content and you're becoming at ease in front of the camera with the longer episodes!

@suryan5429 Год назад

I feel so sad such a genius like him is put in prison.... And murder rapists... Etc etc walks away freely

@Yeetbloxian Год назад

The fact that his stepmom was willing to ruin his whole life for no reason is insane

@shenzixirgs8152 Год назад

I just searched and HE HAS LITERALLY BEEN IN PRISON FOR LIKE 40 YEARS THIS IS CRAZY THERE NEEDS TO BE A CAP TO THIS

@JACKIElovesBLUE Год назад

There are a lot of people in prison that don't deserve it but OMFGoodness this poor guy 💔💔💔

@user-yv3jy3eo7x Год назад

Our Justice System is so fucked up bro imagine if he didn’t run away and there was no corruption or no corrupt cops on the beginning saying he had a gun which landed him in jail

@gracielynn9623 9 месяцев назад

Here’s to hoping this goes viral some day so this man can finally be freed and get the help he needs. It’s never too late for him to use his talents to help the world.

@PS-Straya_M8 Год назад

Hi Andy, I have watched many of your shorts but didn't realise you had this channel. Subscribed as I appreciate your content 😁

@medioqr Год назад

im loving these long form content so much! i love the series in general!

@SirBlack-jv8rg Год назад

The criminal justice system needs to change for the better

@John-Smith02 Год назад

Another long story, hell yeah!

@mizu_the_floatzel Год назад

Man poor mark .... :(

@Notapizzathief Год назад

> Sober staff member: "Hm. Y'know, I have this funny feeling that something might be amiss here. It's normally at least noon before Larry starts beating the appliances."

@NO7V3X Год назад

Thank you for going out of your way to make this video. This made my day I just got out of surgery and I’m so bored.❤

@sabinedouble07 Год назад

Thank you for sharing this story. It is extremely sad to hear how his life was wasted away in prison. Andy, you are so young and yet your storytelling skills keep me glued to my screen just to listen to you and I am over 50. You're 💯👏🏼🔥

@shalomweston6562 Год назад

Poor guy. He just wanted his Dad's tools ☹

@matthew6343 Год назад

Wow, amazing story! I love these longer videos, keep up the great work!

@snper1492 Год назад

this story makes me unbelievably angry my god. great video

@omniverseunisec2496 Год назад

Cops said he pulled a gun... Not surprised

@rahter9332 Год назад

Dam the fact that is can relate so much to this guy having no social skill, always talking back to people but at the same time being the dumbest person I know is just insane. Also his case is just a really sad example of the worst person at the worst time 😢

@CosmicImmortaI Год назад

The fact he got blamed for doing drugs in a place like prison is JUST WRONG.

@AmbiCahira Год назад

You do a great job Andy. ❤ Poor Mark. :(

@AmmoPila Год назад

This made me so mad and sad all at the same time.

@Request_2_PANic Год назад

I'm hoping the step-mother is still around to realize and never be allowed to forget what she did to him. Edit: Thinking about it, even though it would have been a slim chance, He could have worked with NASA, and potentially could have saved those on the Challenger, 1986.

@sandyhenderson441 Год назад

And all started by a spiteful & pedantic woman. Karma, stepmother, karma...

@ajmads3051 Год назад

This happen just because his "evil" stepmother calls the cops on him for claiming the tools his father left for him.

@SeanShimamoto Год назад

Andy, CONGRATULATIONS on surpassing 1,500,000 RU-vid subscribers!!! 🎊🎉 Sending lotsa love & aloha from Honolulu to you & your entire ohana! 😁🤙🏾 ♥️🌈☀️ (Hawai’i symbols)

@HeDoesntEvenKnowBasicMathCat Год назад

Here before it blows up

@GoofyGT Год назад

True

@horrorfreak3124 Год назад

same

@GoofyGT Год назад

@@Jahamez_YT did you turn 13 or did you already change ur bio on yt

@Dylin91 Год назад

Me to

@MatthewGamess Год назад

i could see these videos being a netflix series, not stock footage, but with actors acting out what happened, that would be really cool

@DrDarkMatter 9 месяцев назад

Mark shoots a gun at the wall:"ATTEMPTED MURDER!" Guards beat him for 11 days straight:"Thats fine." Like, what the shit.

@danielelindsey2213 9 месяцев назад

Love your fast-paced retelling of these riveting stories. You're an amalgam of all my favorite RU-vid channels.

@annhobbs9110 Год назад

So very sad what our ( USA) criminal court system does in the guise of Justice when in fact it's all about the numbers. The number of deal's resulting in conviction and if you can tack on a harsh sentence, then you and another feather in your cap. I have enjoyed your content from the beginning. I am grateful for your longer content while still continuing to appreciate the shorts as well. Keep up the excellent work.

@GamerGabe876 Год назад

He got thrown back in just days after leaving? Because of testing positive on weed or coke? That stuff takes days to be untraceable in your system. Meaning he literally didn’t even have enough time to test negative. So he could have not even been using them and still got thrown back. I suggest that we riot at the gate of that prison to get him released because he doesn’t deserve what was given. Hundreds of beatings by officers, numerous accounts of SA and R, and even literally neglect by guards. And he’s still stuck there. The parole board should be fired and those guards should get punished severely.

@CoryWipke Год назад

If I could only explain stuff as good as you and Mr Ballen and others...

@MikinessAnalog Год назад

"delivered in story format ..."

@meaganbrown1750 Год назад

Actually, there are a TON of incredibly intelligent people in prison. My parents worked at a prison, and a lot of them are highly intelligent, but used their intelligence in the wrong way for the wrong things!

@typicalsneakerhead9426 Год назад

You should do Cruzan v Missouri. The niece of Nancy lives in our hometown, and told us the story a few months ago, and I think you would like to cover it.

@shobanchiddarth_old Год назад

Florida man asks step mother to take his father's tools, gets police called on him, escapes prison seven times out of thirteen attempts, sometimes with self made gun, gets life sentence.

@ljenk5 Год назад

Holy Crap Andy, what a story!

@sayans-vq4cq Год назад

Justice delayed, is justice denied. William E. Gladstone .

@CreakyCraft Год назад

This guy could’ve made world a better place it it wasn’t for bad people

@giselagriselda4751 10 месяцев назад

Andy you are so commendable. I too am severely pissed off about this. He's so brilliant and nobody allows his genius to flourish. My God what this man has gone through. That step mother of his deserves to be flogged