The Danger of Trusting Appearances/full video on the channel

Added: 2026-06-01

[00:00:00]What if the person we trust the most is the one we should fear? It's not just about violence, it's about trust. We like to believe that we can tell when something is wrong. We trust our instincts. What if the dangerous [music] person was also the most helpful guy on the street? What if he fixed your fence, brought you food, and called you by your first name every single time he saw you?

[00:00:23]John Wayne Gacy worked hard to [music] be liked. From a young age, he learned how to charm people. He figured out that if you're friendly enough, if you smile enough, if you make people feel good about themselves, they'll like you.

[00:00:37]They'll trust you. That skill he developed as a lonely kid, he got [music] really, really good at it. They were in shock.

[00:00:44]His second wife, Carol, who had already divorced [music] him in 1976, said she had no idea.

[00:00:51]His employees said they had no idea. His neighbors said they had no idea.

[00:00:56]Everyone said the same thing, I had no idea. The most important thing this [music] story teaches us, evil doesn't always look like evil. Sometimes it looks like the most helpful person on the street. Sometimes it shakes your hand at a party.

[00:01:10]>> [music] >> Sometimes it wears a clown costume and makes children laugh.