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Gelatinous Goo · 05-31-2020, 10:42 PM

Thanks. Haven't seen that in years. It makes me realize how much I miss Bill Kurtis and his quality programming. Guess he won't be coming out of retirement from his Kansas ghost town any time soon.

Are there more episodes of CCF (and any other Kurtis shows) available on dailymotion or elsewhere? Haven't looked.

marahnna · 06-07-2020, 03:06 PM

This was quite possibly the segment that scared me the most when I watched UM as a kid. I believe it's possible to rehabilitate most people, but there are some who are, sadly, just beyond saving. Based on his actions, I'd bet my right arm that this guy would have gone on to become a full-blown serial killer (who knows - perhaps he's responsible for a number of unsolved murders). I also wonder how the tape and the jacket came to be where they were found. I'm guessing Frank wanted to keep this tape as a trophy - I doubt he would have tossed it deliberately.

One thing that always struck me about his voice and his delivery were that it sounded like bad acting from a B-grade horror film. The laughter and the talk about "evil and sin" sound so contrived it's cringey, like he's trying a bit too hard to play an evil villain. Perhaps this makes me a bad person, but I'm not sorry he's dead. Sounds like humanity as a whole is safer and better off without him.

lemonade17 · 07-03-2020, 03:57 AM

https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/...f543017a9.html

Looks like he was identified as John Hannon in this article, so I'm not sure where why the poster at the bottom of this page https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1...099773952.html refers to him as Frank. Maybe everyone agreed to call him by a different name online.

TripleG · 07-03-2020, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by marahnna

One thing that always struck me about his voice and his delivery were that it sounded like bad acting from a B-grade horror film. The laughter and the talk about "evil and sin" sound so contrived it's cringey, like he's trying a bit too hard to play an evil villain. Perhaps this makes me a bad person, but I'm not sorry he's dead. Sounds like humanity as a whole is safer and better off without him.

When I watched the segment as a kid, I was scared out of my wits, but I was also frustrated when investigators were speculating that it was a disgruntled employee or something and wondered if it was an adult.

And I figured out right away that this was a kid messing around, clearly. Its a very disturbing way to mess around, but there was no doubt in my mind that we were dealing with a teen. And what he was saying was indicative of that. He even went off on a tangent about "Ancient Spirits of Evil!" or something like that, and kid me was like "Mumm-Ra says that! That's from Thundercats! This guy watches Thundercats!".

Interestingly, watching the segment today, it almost feels like the kid is doing a (bad) impression of Heath Ledger's Joker...two decades before that movie even came out. Its weird.

Dresdendoll45 · 08-09-2020, 02:59 AM

I never really got to see what he looks like I always want to see what the arsonist look like the face behind The Voice traumatized me since childhood.

thinwhiteduke74 · 08-10-2020, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by lemonade17

https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/...f543017a9.html

Looks like he was identified as John Hannon in this article, so I'm not sure where why the poster at the bottom of this page https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1...099773952.html refers to him as Frank. Maybe everyone agreed to call him by a different name online.

Sorry, did I miss something? Is the dead man the Stockton arsonist?

Gelatinous Goo · 08-10-2020, 10:59 PM

So the arsonist was killed by someone named Sharon Oo?

Serious issue, shallow thought: What kind of name is "Oo"? Frankly, it sounds made up, a la Todd Gaack.

anonymiss702 · 09-27-2021, 05:35 AM

Some pictures, finally.

John Hannon:

Omar:

SageSlowdive · 09-27-2021, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by anonymiss702

Some pictures, finally.

John Hannon:

Omar:

Not so scary huh

Jon · 09-28-2021, 11:11 AM

From articles, I know two teens were arrested, but was one of the two teens Omar?

Or was Omar on a WEEK'S VACATION?

dynoguy88 · 09-28-2021, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Dresdendoll45

I never really got to see what he looks like I always want to see what the arsonist look like the face behind The Voice traumatized me since childhood.

Honestly, looks like he could of been the captain of the chess club.

WishfulDreamer · 10-01-2021, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by dynoguy88

Honestly, looks like he could of been the captain of the chess club.

"I SAID I'D DO ITTTTT"

"Look at it, Omar" is probably in my Top 10 favorite UM quotes of all time. It's funny to finally see the face behind the voice.

Kyle416 · 10-29-2021, 03:01 PM

Thank you for the pictures. I'd love to see a tell all post/blog from Omar about everything that happened.

JohnUM · 11-05-2021, 07:15 PM

No idea how anyone was ever frightened by the arsonist...I could tell from day one just by his voice that it was some nerdy little 80 pound socially inept shut-in lol.

dynoguy88 · 11-08-2021, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnUM

No idea how anyone was ever frightened by the arsonist...I could tell from day one just by his voice that it was some nerdy little 80 pound socially inept shut-in lol.

The most frightening thing about the arsonist was what they brought up in the segment - if he's not caught, people who burn down homes or kill animals usually eventually gravitate towards killing people. That's an understandable concern.

But as for the voice? I couldn't agree more. Kids voices never scared me.

05-31-2020, 10:42 PM	#31
Gelatinous Goo Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 14, 2010 Posts: 563	Thanks. Haven't seen that in years. It makes me realize how much I miss Bill Kurtis and his quality programming. Guess he won't be coming out of retirement from his Kansas ghost town any time soon. Are there more episodes of CCF (and any other Kurtis shows) available on dailymotion or elsewhere? Haven't looked.

06-07-2020, 03:06 PM	#32
marahnna Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 04, 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Posts: 54	This was quite possibly the segment that scared me the most when I watched UM as a kid. I believe it's possible to rehabilitate most people, but there are some who are, sadly, just beyond saving. Based on his actions, I'd bet my right arm that this guy would have gone on to become a full-blown serial killer (who knows - perhaps he's responsible for a number of unsolved murders). I also wonder how the tape and the jacket came to be where they were found. I'm guessing Frank wanted to keep this tape as a trophy - I doubt he would have tossed it deliberately. One thing that always struck me about his voice and his delivery were that it sounded like bad acting from a B-grade horror film. The laughter and the talk about "evil and sin" sound so contrived it's cringey, like he's trying a bit too hard to play an evil villain. Perhaps this makes me a bad person, but I'm not sorry he's dead. Sounds like humanity as a whole is safer and better off without him.

07-03-2020, 03:57 AM	#33
lemonade17 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 09, 2015 Location: Minnesota Posts: 14	https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/...f543017a9.html Looks like he was identified as John Hannon in this article, so I'm not sure where why the poster at the bottom of this page https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1...099773952.html refers to him as Frank. Maybe everyone agreed to call him by a different name online.

08-09-2020, 02:59 AM	#35
Dresdendoll45 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 06, 2020 Location: Secane Pennsylvania Posts: 48	I never really got to see what he looks like I always want to see what the arsonist look like the face behind The Voice traumatized me since childhood.

08-10-2020, 10:59 PM	#37
Gelatinous Goo Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 14, 2010 Posts: 563	So the arsonist was killed by someone named Sharon Oo? Serious issue, shallow thought: What kind of name is "Oo"? Frankly, it sounds made up, a la Todd Gaack.

09-27-2021, 05:35 AM	#38
anonymiss702 Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Sep 26, 2021 Posts: 4	Some pictures, finally. John Hannon: Omar:

09-28-2021, 11:11 AM	#40
Jon Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 22, 2011 Location: TX Posts: 924	From articles, I know two teens were arrested, but was one of the two teens Omar? Or was Omar on a WEEK'S VACATION?

10-29-2021, 03:01 PM	#43
Kyle416 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 13, 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 30	Thank you for the pictures. I'd love to see a tell all post/blog from Omar about everything that happened.

11-05-2021, 07:15 PM	#44
JohnUM Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 13, 2018 Posts: 110	No idea how anyone was ever frightened by the arsonist...I could tell from day one just by his voice that it was some nerdy little 80 pound socially inept shut-in lol.