Nick Crowley YouTube — 13 million views
The YouTube creator Nick Crowley who investigated SmartSchoolboy9 accumulated 13 million views on his coverage video.
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SmartSchoolboy9 Returns
At 9:23 · chapter starts 5:58
Henry Zabrowski recaps the SmartSchoolboy9 saga for new listeners: this is a figure who uses Instagram accounts to impersonate a young British boy, creates fake child personas to interact with, dresses in white makeup and an Angus Young-style schoolboy uniform, and has been documented approaching real children in person. After going underground when Nick Crowley's 13-million-view YouTube video brought massive attention to the case, SmartSchoolboy9 has now re-emerged with a new video claiming that all the people who 'lied' about him are being arrested and punished. Henry reads this as a threat, particularly directed at high-profile coverage like theirs and Crowley's. Ed is skeptical the video is aimed at them specifically, but Henry argues their show was one of the biggest platforms to cover the story. The segment ends with Henry issuing a direct, taunting challenge to SmartSchoolboy9 to come on the show.
SmartSchoolboy9 Returns with a Warning
SmartSchoolboy9 — the make-up-caked figure who dresses like a schoolboy, chases children online, and once had 13 million YouTube views made about him — has posted a new video threatening that his accusers are being 'arrested and punished.' Henry and Ed break down his return, his new messaging, and what it might mean for his next move.
SmartSchoolboy9 resurfaces with new video
The notorious internet creep SmartSchoolboy9, who went underground after widespread coverage, posted a new video warning accusers they are being 'arrested and punished.'
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