This Is How You DON'T Fake Your Death
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- čas přidán 26. 12. 2023
- Marcus Schrenker was a top-tier financial advisor throughout the early 2000s, handling millions of dollars in client money at a time. After being outed for unscrupulous business practices, he needed a way out of trouble - concocting a botched plan to fake his own death.
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This is the true crime I crave. Why does it always have to be about murder? Why isn't it more about guys who scammed a bunch of people and then faked their deaths?
What you said 100%
200%
Same!!!❤
Amen
the murders are now associated with the niche "true crime" but if you crave con artists and demented fraudsters stories they are not hard to find and there are hundreds of well produced documentaries about them on youtube
Imagine trying to fake your death but leaving a fucking map open to your next location at your last known whereabouts. TWICE.
I can picture the conversation the first time and then the one at the second time 😂
"look he left a map... Again 😮" id add assault charges for those facepalms
If that happened in a video game it would seem too dumb and easy
This is the kind of shit that happens in movies and people complain about it being unrealistic. The bad guys leave a convenient powerpoint presentation that details their entire plan at their abandoned hideout.
@@Avaruusmurkkusometimes people really are that stupid 😂
What did I learn? Do NOT swindle millionaires. If you prey upon the middle class you'll never face the music.
Basically. If SBF had kept his theft to just middle class zoomers instead of playing with big boy money he'd still be doing his little theft gamr
@@sinjin8576Luckily for us (and unluckily for him) greed is very tempting.
wait... you think the middle class.... are millionaires?
@@privateinformation2960 Read it again...
@@privateinformation2960they’re saying you *won’t* face consequences if you steal from the middle class like you would if you stole from millionaires. I think you got their meaning backwards
As much of a POS as Mark is, its amazing how complicit the cops and the DA were in trying to cover up what is essentially criminal assault. Gotta love our justice system
No, what's amazing is how easily they gave up.
Welcome to the justice system. Cops and judges don't care about victims, especially if the assaulter is a cop.
@@dracorex426 The police typically roll over and settle the second they realize you actually have the resources to take them to court.
They bank on people being too poor, tired, or busy to hold them accountable, and settle the rest.
Besides getting away from someone with harmful intent. Is there actually a good reason to fake your death lol
I bet it’s a huge hassle
Police are fascists.
"You gotta steal from your friends and family, when your enemies won't do business with you." He... Cannot be real. He admitted this? I get thinking it, but to say it? Lmao
😂😂😂😂
In any criminal endeavor, people said you need to remember the two Fs. sell to friends and family. Unfortunately
, he seems to be clear here.
That's got to be a Rule of Acquisition.
Anyone who has had a scammer in their extended family, not even immediate family, knows this is true. They don't steal from family as a last resort, they steal from family as an easy mark.
@@jordanledoux197for some reason people feel like it's easier to take advantage of people they already know
My in-laws were about to hand over all their money to a “financial planning” company. I did a background check on this company and they had about 30 lawsuits in court.
As a former financial manager, any person who drives nice cars and lives in million dollar homes are questionable
so, according to you, Any person with nice car and expensive home is a crook. Why don't you go and live in North Korea? or Venezueala? these are communist countries.
Anymore tips on finding good financial managers?
@@S_Giblyget educated & manage your own money
@JM_HUh fair enough, but where do I begin?
@@JM_HUhThis is unreasonable. Most people don't have the time to acquire the education necessary not to actively manage their own money. This is why specialists exist. You wouldn't tell someone that because there are a few untrustworthy doctors they should "get educated and manage your own health".
That's funny that he threatened to sue clients he had been defrauding. You have to show relevant documents in a lawsuit. That would backfire big time.
Narcissism is a helluva drug.
How does one overthrow a government with no weapons?
I literally laughed out loud during that part. The audacity is never ending with this guy
@@JM_HUh Courtroom dramas on movies and TV never show the Discovery phase of a trial. Suing is not for people who have something to hide. I guess showing people how court actually works would be too boring.
It's a hell of a bluff. As far as the clients know, they could be calling his BS and winning the suit, or just get tied up in court forever and lose the rest of their money on lawyer fees. This guy knew they'd pick the safer option, he's a real scumbag.
Falling your death is way harder than people think, especially in the age of technology. It’s kind of obvious your not dead when it happens right after being called out for fraud
What ???
@@admiralbenbow5083Faking*, problem
Faking is what he meant
Yeah it's like you're called out and you end up dead conveniently afterwards just screams BS.
It’s a pretty pointless task. Might as well just go start a life on the other side of the world, it’s the same result as faking your death, because you’re still hiding either way.
The person who wrote his biography (that seemed to be too truthful for his liking), Matthew Cox, is a really cool and solid dude who turned his life around after being a conman as well. His story is really interesting. He's a great author and has written memoirs/biographies for a lot of other fellow prisoners as well. He has an interview on Soft White Underbelly that goes hard. It's "Con man interview - Matthew Cox". Would recommend.
He was an exceptionally delightful gentlemen when we chatted
@@AnomalyDocs I love to hear it. I wouldn't expect any less, he seems like a really solid guy. He definitely is a great example of what is possible for any other convict/criminal/etc... Very chill of him to be down to participate with the making of this video, too!
The first 3 months of waiting to go to court for what helped me get 14 years clean so far was spent in a prison unit with about a 50 50 mix of people coming out of the state hospital and death row convicts who had won an appeal who were taken off death row. What some could do with just a number 2 pencil was mind blowing. Hand them a photograph and a few days later you'd have a B/W photograph copy any size you wanted. Then there was the picture frame made from bags like chips would come in. The tattoo work I saw over my 16 months and 9 camps, prisons, was better than anything I've seen on any show and done with the most basic things like the ink made from the soot of melted burnt game pieces or toner ink borrowed from a printer lol.The people I met facing the needle completely changed who I am and for the better but that's a book for another day. Safekeeping Unit 2 Sept-November 2009 Raleigh NC. Thanks guys. RIP to those that had to go through making peace yet again.
@@davidpawson7393 That's amazing. Sometimes I seriously think that a sentence would be good for me in terms of sobriety. Whether an addict or not, there is so much wasted potential with inmates and most of it is a result of a harsh legal system or a very dark childhood and personal life (although not always the case). Even among people that truly deserve to be there, there are a lot of artworks that will never be seen, a lot of books that will never be read, and a lot of talent and humanity tossed to the wayside. On the other hand, it's better than the streets and worlds better than addiction. As long as you have a free date, there's always hope. Love that you got sober, especially for so long bro. 14 years to me is insane. Addiction is a piece of shit, I'm glad you made it through. RIP indeed to all those who've been senselessly lost to alcoholism, the opioid epidemic, and everything else.
Matt the 🐀 Rat
He was such a selfish lover that he never flew higher than 5 thousand feet to deny them the real mile high experience.
Lol, that made me spit out my drink, almost.
This dude's life is like if Saul Goodman went into insurance instead of law.
Great video! I really enjoyed hearing about this wild guy.
That's such an accurate statment
The difference is Jimmy/Saul eventually reformed while this guy continue to lie and scamming people even after release
nah, Saul genuinely wanted to help his clients. He just had a tendency to break the rules in order to help. Also Saul wasn't addicted to drugs or alcohol
"He arrested me as hard as he could" lmfao
"wrestled", no?
I totally grew up with a silver TV just like the one in this video. It was in the kitchen and was technically our "Emergency TV" because it drew such little energy it could be easily powered by a generator. More often than not it would be snuck into my bedroom at night along with my PS2 for late night gaming sessions playing Monster Hunter and GTA San Andreas.
I also used it to play Sly Cooper 2 during a hurricane. Good Times.
It's a photograph I took of my own TV haha
The good old days.
Hehe reminds me of my own childhood, where I would sneak downstairs where my dad always fell asleep in the den easy chair, and turn the channel to MTV to watch The Head and The Maxx late at night, shows that my extremely strict hyperreligious mother would have never let me watch.
I had a one with a built in DVD player. I actually still have it as you could imagine the nostalgia doesn't want me to toss it. I use to play GameCube on it
ha, same. loved that thing for gamecube as well and nintendo 64. i wish i still had mine. i'd given it away at around 12 to a friend for his birthday because his parents refused to get him his own tv (and i knew they wouldn't refuse to let him use his birthday present from his best friend). good times. a lot of good memories of childhood with this little tv. it sounds silly, but it reminds me of a time that i miss incredibly to this day.
Morale of the story: if you’re a subpar liar who thinks he’s amazing, don’t mess with the Kinneys. 😂
Seriously, if he pit the money back the day the accountant said something they might have still let it slide. The fsct he had the nerve to wait months is what made it obvious to them, but he thought his lies were so good they would wait for him. Not be getting more and more pissed every day that went by
I always love things like filing a DMCA takedown claiming that someone violated your copyright, but in service of that takedown claiming that the interviews are fake. If they're fake, how can you own them, Mark?!
Typical narcissist. He's going to say "yes","no,", and "maybe so" no matter what... It does not matter as long as it makes him look good and goes along with his fabricated truths.
To be fair, he is known for faking things.
The attempt to fake his death... Came nowhere close. Outsmarted no one.
It's very interesting to me how similar childhoods can produce entirely different adulthood trajectories. I grew up in an alcoholic household but in my adulthood I've sought out nothing but peace and calm, not chaos.
The difference is that unlike you, a completely normal functional person, he choose deliberately and with great prejudice to cultivate himself on a fundamental, moral, and existential level that into a pathological liar. Because,… reasons? Don’t think about it too hard, there’s a reason people like this fail the litmus test for being civilized.
That's because our behavior is like, 90% genetic. Turns out that it's all nature, nurture plays only a tiny part in it.
@@WobblesandBeanthat makes zero sense whatsoever.
@WobblesandBean thats a huge overstatement... i mean yes genetics are a factor, but 90% is way way more than is reasonable
@@WobblesandBeanStudies show your claim to be entirely untrue.
I remember his episode on an investigation discovery shoe. Although I was a kid, I found his story very interesting. He seemed to give an air of egotism. Marc wasn't some scrappy robber, he was somehow above that despite doing essentially the same crime.
Hearing him monotonously telling the most unbelievable story I ever heard, and mind you, without changing his facial expression or intonation of his voice, was very memorable to me
"Look, my officer made a mistake. If you promise not to sue us, we'll let you go."
"Y have a better idea. Why not let me go now and limit your liability. I've been injured, I'm going to need medical attention, and your department will pay for that at the very least.
"Also, 'Any thing you say can be used against you in court.' goes both ways, so consider your next words carefully."
Also, legally agreements made while under threat are not enforceable contracts.
Funny how it takes a crooked guy to get crooked cops off his case. Knew how to play their games well enough that they left him alone.
I know its about a scammer but what was that police business,the officer tackled him to the ground while he was holding his 3 year old son and handcuffed him while he was getting his driver's license,another senior officer came and then basically threatened the guy that he would be let go if he didnt sue and then the prosecutor threatened of arresting him for filing false charges. Like wtf?
Just police things
@@bennygohome4576things=thugs
It's so weird how people just give their hard-earned money to anyone without doing due diligent. I understand $500 or even $5000. But $100,000's is insane. I'm sorry but doing a little background research is free, it only costs you some time.
Go with a big name or just put it in an index fund yourself
@@ItsGamein This is standard advice today, but at the time this happened ETF investing was relatively unknown and wasn't a common strategy. Many individuals who were aware of the limited ETF offerings at the time were skeptical of their performance.
Back then it was way more common to believe that a solid money manager could beat the market and earn great returns, and people would often trust other people to manage their entire portfolio, just as the victims did in this case.
It depends on their net worth. $5k to invest to some people is years of saving. To another person, that's pocket change that they'd spend on a meal and not think twice.
LMFAO dude's whole story was "my windshield broke and killed me" and he didn't even fucking break his windshield so the evidence wouldn't even line up with his story. |
... It got better (the windshield)
To be fair, he did get unlucky with the plan crashing too soon. Had it gone as he planned, it would have been much harder to find the plane.
I doubt anyone would have believed him even if the plane wasn’t found. Air traffic control aren’t dummies 😂
I used to be a compulsive liar because I was MISERABLE
Life really messes with your psychology
Hey, I hope you're doing okay now 👍
Nothing to lose and a desperate need for something, anything to be ok for even a moment and exactly zero cushion to withstand further misery even momentarily to try to improve your life through legitimate means does that to ya. It takes luck and hard work to get out of that hole and improve things in a way that isn't lies. That will likely take outside help from someone you manage to not push away just long enough for them to be willing to help you and then go through with it not based on lies. And of course mostly just your own hard work. But the change in life circumstances through luck, happenstance, and your own efforts is really the biggest contributor.
I used to lie all the time as a kid about stupid stuff. One day I was sitting in a group of people and someone unknowingly called me out on my bs story. I was soo freaking mortified that I knocked that shit off real quick. I can't stand liars now.
Same, I was bullied in middle school and had my first suicidal thoughts at 11, I liked constantly about everything on the internet
Same, back in middle and high school lying was too easy…
From lying about things to get attention to try and fix how depressed I was to making excuses for things
The wife was the Chief Financial Officer and "I'll figure it out" is all she needed to hear?!
Yes.
Pro tip, when you're on the run ask the police for a ride 😂
26:34 "You've got to steal from your friends and family, when your enemies won't do business with you."
Holly crap!!! 😗 Quick! Somebody notify Hallmark, This has to go on a card.
It's honestly a relief to hear about a prolific liar/conman who didn't choose to murder his entire family when his web of lies came crashing down.
I'm not saying Mark was a good guy - not murdering your family is the lowest possible bar - but true crime CZcams is full of videos about Chandler Halderson and Anthony Todt etc. This video was a breath of fresh air!
I hope Mark really has turned his life around, and I hope his victims recovered financially and emotionally. I also hope his ex wife and kids are doing well and were able to rebuild their lives ❤
This video reminds me of 2000-10s good tv shows. I could totally see this on the old history or discovery channel. It’s just missing randomly thrown interviews!
This man isn't just a con he's a whole ass convention
10/10, very helpful tutorial. I like how in depth you go on how to not fake your own death. I was able to use this tutorial to successfully not fake my own death. thanks!
Happy you're doing well!
It's sad to see how easily a particular kind of person can turn into such a destructive fraud, and then ,seemingly, can't fathom that he could have a good life without destructive crime dealings, trying to get out of all his problems by the same illegal means he got into them. It is, however, rather joyous to see systems work the way they should and cause a smooth operator to look increasingly less smoothe. With his broken spine and pill addiction, you wonder what, if anything would change such a person, how delusional he'd be about his own behavior and what goes into someone becoming like this. Does it really go back to his abusive father, or is that a lie too?
I'm glad for Matthew Cox - it sounds like he's really learned to put his talents as a writer to good use.
I love stories about people who think they can steal everyone in the world's money and they won't go down for it. What a smooth brained human being.
His high school hijinks alone in telling his girlfriend he got a social disease from her promiscuity, is evil. He wasn’t even out of high school and he was pulling stuff like that.
Great video again. I predict that one day the algorithm will choose you and you're going to blow up. Your voice for these just works
Wow, thank you!
@AnomalyDocs we all dance to The Al Gore Rhythm
I love your storytelling! No fictional writer could do it better. Truth is stranger than fiction.
thank you!
Great channel, you deserve way more views.
Thank you!
Exactly!!!
Agreed
The guy lied so much, no wonder people figured out he faked his death very quickly
There's a lot more I didn't include because it would have made the video meander too much. Amongst that was that he claimed to have lost a bag of gold dubloons when he crashed.
02:05 _"He set his sights on Purdue University"_
Ah, yes. I've had their chicken.
And their Oxy. (06:44 I didn't see that coming when I commented) (09:42 J&J is the world's largest purchaser of raw opium, this just keeps getting deeper)
This is a good example of the level of collateral damage a psychopath can do!
love this content. thank you. i appreciate this type of stuff. longform content helps me sleep. and erases my anxiety & is what keeps me on youtube. with all the ads and tiktok rips, and AI videos this is the only thing keeping me from deleting this app.
AI videos are the worst.
I like to put on the Anomaly playlists to fall asleep. I find the commentator's voice soothing and the playlists last a few hours so I can listen throughout the night without any other videos/channels coming on and waking me up. I find AI videos annoying and some other creators tend to be too loud for my liking. I also really enjoy the topics Anomaly Documentaries chooses to report on and I learn a lot of cool and crazy things through this channel!
@@suasage419this comment, ironically enough, sounds AI generated.
Really cool that Matthew Cox approved stuff from his book. Have you considered adding your own interviews to your videos?
I've done it a few times in the past and actually interviewed Matthew for this particular one, but the way the script wound up going I didn't have a good section I could have added those parts. Alas, maybe I'll edit it into a Patreon exclusive one day.
I've known someone that was as a prolific liar as this person. Thankfully they weren't otherwise as morally bankrupt. He would tell stories about stuff and I would try to figure out why he thought making up a lie seemed like a better option. I mean, I've known him since he was 5 (and I was 19) so it isn't like there is much history before we met. I've finally just had to learn to accept who he is and just take everything he says, no matter how trivial it seems, with the proverbial grain of salt. I've now known him for ~34 years and is thankfully a pretty good person with this one exception.
Your output and quality of videos are downright unmatched on youtube!
Great video!
He's quite the strange one, given his experise in investnent fraud, and ability to convince his cash cows that their investments are secure and making money.
The stress of juggling all the clients he used, and lies he had to maintain woudnt be worth the millions, of others people's money, that he spent like a rockstar.
Then, when it all falls down on him, he makes moves to avoid his suicide by faking his death, to then actually try to do it before facing prison time and ultimate failure.
The man had the social skills and education to do great things, even in the realm of imvestment advisment and strategy, but he chose a quicker path that eventually led to his demise. Was the exciting life he seemed to lead worth it in the end? I suppose he is still here figuring that out. I do wonder if he'll choose to do it all over again?
This reminds me of the movie about Frank Abagnale Jr., "catch me if you can" with Leonardo DiCaprio.
Just wanna shout out not only crediting the author but also legitimately reaching out for permission.
This channel is such a hidden gem. Top notch content 💎10/10
thank you!!
Matthew Cox is a fantastic storyteller. Any interview he does is a compelling one. He loves to hear himself talk, but so do I so I cant complain 😅
That family accountant was a true MVP
It was probably the only fun he'd had at his job in 20 years tho so honestly you gotta be invested
Mfer must have seen that episode of the Simpsons where Krusty fakes his death after losing all his money
I would love to see more financial fraud videos
Gary and Grant Cardone!
he got a $4000 line of credit IN COLLEGE WITH A CRIMINAL CONVICTION for financial fraud. Let that fucking sink in...
All this and he served mere 5 years in prison.. beyond fucked up times we live in.
Thanks for another interesting video, man. Cheers.
love this content.... con men are fascinating people.. the high level of confidence some people posses is insane haha
Hence the term conman. Or confidence man…
Usually conmen are very intelligent and often times I find myself screaming, “use ur talents!” He could’ve gone anywhere. Lying to get the pilots names were genius esp back in the day where there’s no internet.
What irks me is that usually the women who got the boob jobs, lived glamorous and put up with infidelity only leave when the moneys gone. I think they know their husbands are shady but love the life which makes them complicit.
@@dystopian.. I'm feeling very dense for not having realized that...
Credit where credits due his trick claiming he’s a masters student to get the airline pilot list was genius. Shame he couldn’t just stay legit and instead became a total thieving scumbag
I lived in childersburg when this happened. He stayed at a little
Dump of a motel. Was a big deal for a town of about 500
I mean, _lots_ of people predicted the Columbia incident before 2003. Columbia was damaged by a foam strike on STS-1, the very first launch. But nothing bad happened, so they fell into the "we've always done it that way and it hasn't been a problem" trap. It's honestly shocking they went so long without a disaster.
Man, the cherry on top my holidays is a new Anomaly upload!
When someone can't respond to reasonable questions with comprehensible answers, do not invest any money with them.
Sent this to 2 of my homies and my dad haha. Rooting for your growth 🫀🥊
Thank you very much!
Splendid work, as always.
You sounded kinda judgmental about his acquiring personal data on thousands of pilots through social engineering. Today he could just buy it from a “legitimate” data broker.
I wonder if he’s googled his own name
Loved the way you presented this! Keep doing good work
30:35 That isn't a parking lot, that's the airport's apron! As in… a place that's primarily for aircraft, not cars.
Keep up the good work.
“He was seen doing donuts before take off”
This guy is F *cking nuts
Great videos as always joey, been waiting for new one. I found other channels just like you 2 months ago , but last time they upload didn't really feels like the time when i found it. Keep up the good work man , never changed your videos editing styles. 🎉🎉 Can't wait for the new one.
thank you!
@@AnomalyDocscan't wait for new one joey. 🎉
Great video! Your documentary is way better than the one for Marcus on "American Greed". BTW his own brother filed a lawsuit against him in 2016.
Wish I could have found that out about the brother ahead of time haha. Which brother was it?
The only time i enjoyed alcohol, was before i tried almost any other drug. Except for legality and a slight edge of being socially acceptable,I genuinely dont understand the appeal.
Edit- ooooh oxy, now were talking
Being tipsy is fun
Bravo, friend!
A very well researched and presented mini-doc! 🙂
My childhood home was only a minuite or so from his house, I had grown up hearing about a criminal who once lived there but never knew it was him
these are always unexpected gems. thank you
yay, a new anomaly post! love your content :)
I recently got my life insurance agent license. His actions are like textbook wrong answers from the test questions. Like the obviously wrong answers that make you laugh during the test.
Starting to really like this page! Finally something different, keep up the great work!
Ngl his insurance air pilot idea was kind of genius
Yesssssss! I was jusr rewatching your older stuff! Holds up.
Hope you enjoyed it!
Just imagine all of the Mark's out there now who haven't even been suspected or caught on anything yet.
Leaving a map open in 2009 is like leaving your phone unlocked in 2024.
It’s so neat but also so crazy to me when you randomly choose a true crime video in your recommendations on a whim.. & the guy it’s about grew up in the next town over & it’s not like I live somewhere cool.. 😝
Excellent video, thank you. Best wishes from Australia 🇦🇺 ❤
Thank you very much!
This is great, I can’t believe you aren’t more popular
thank you! spread the word!
Easy like and sub! Love the legal docs and the amount of research.
Great documentary as always!
Another great production!!!
Wow! What a story! Surely confirms that the truth is stranger than fiction. Thanks for your well arranged presentation.
Watched the whole thing and loved it 😊
ngl the music in this gave me the urge to listen to the Sim City 2000 ost again
Old 2000s games had the best music. Moon Tycoon had some bangers, but the ost was taken off CZcams. :(
God this is such a good example of how unhinged pathological liars can be. I've known a couple in my life, but one of them was straight up scary.
I'm just impressed that he finished college. It's more than what you could say for Holmes, Milton or McFarland who all dropped out of college to immediately start their scams.
I first found out about this guy from Matt Cox channel. Hes got some good stories about Shrenker and doing time with him.
Also the podcast called swindled has an episode on Shrenker. Its worth checking out.
Matt was a tremendous asset to the production of this video, and I couldn't have done it without him.
That’s some Merriville stuff ngl 😂😂😂
NWI - the Florida of Chicagoland.
Clicked immediately. Faked his death? Fucked it up? I need to KNOW
In the end he reminds me of Hunter Biden
Being a scammer in past decades took some actual skills to pull it off. Fortunately the egos of narcissists always is their worst enemy 👏🏼
Thanks for the interesting video!
This got those 90 to early 00s vibe of criminal investigation docs.
Keep this up. I just subscribed. I can see this getting BIG
thank you!
Mark could have gone into politics and ran against George Santos.