in the last decade Competitive Gaming has exploded in popularity it's undeniable the now lucrative esport industry's success has immensely influenced the online world with many of today's most popular content creators starting off as Pro Gamers a definitive trait of the esport community is all the interpersonal drama that comes along with it after all it's competition emotions run High winners boast and losers see and generally this beef ends in nothing more than a Twitter squabble but unfortunately in a handful of instances a player's insatiable drive to win has ended in tragedy and as these disturbing cases that we'll be looking at today from a Call of Duty player turned sword-wielding killer to a Playstation 4 robbery turning deadly from a professional Madden player committing a mass shooting these are the esport murders [Music] today's video is sponsored by rocket money look with everything being subscription based these days it's easy to lose track of exactly where your money is 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man from Baltimore Maryland cats could be described as a troubled individual from a well-off family David's father was a career engineer for NASA and his mother was a state toxicologist this family was said to have had a drawn out and traumatic divorce that deeply affected David as a young adult and adolesce innocent David had been hospitalized on numerous occasions related to mental illness the young man apparently suffering from frequent psychotic bouts David was prescribed the medication Risperdal at a young age that helped curb some of his symptoms but lapses would still occur documents from the cat's family divorce also speak on the young man's mental health struggles these papers claim that David was being treated for schizophrenia and that David would quote go days without bathing play games until 4am on school nights and would walk around the house in circles documentation also says that David Katz once punched a hole in his mother's door when his game controller was taken by her he also frequently threw Tantrums that ended in him curling up into a ball and crying David struggled with mental health throughout his formative years and only one thing really brought the young man joy that being Madden as a child and teenager David found refuge in the Madden video game franchise playing these games religiously hours upon hours a day in the Madden Community David would become a feared competitor and was known throughout the community by his various gamer tags including Raven's champ bread and Texas have a heart attack David would eventually begin entering Madden tournaments and found success in 2017 when he won the Madden 2017 Championship an excerpt written about this event describes David's apparently clutch victory in what some are calling the most exciting moment in all of the 2017 NFL Club Series Championships David bradcats won with a walk-off Victory by completing an unbelievable pass as time expired to be crowned Buffalo Bills Champion the crowd at 716 food and Sports in Buffalo New York was amazed with the clutch execution in the fourth quarter go for it I'm about winning by any means necessary oh Brandon Cooks he's got the speed does he have enough juice last play of the game oh my goodness touchdown a young man from Columbia Maryland the last play of the game and he gets it done it's a touchdown alone and while many competitive Gamers celebrate their victories with a ridiculous pop-off of sorts David was always said to have been rather stoic after securing the dub Esports commentators have described David as not showing emotion when he plays and one has been quoted saying to even get him to open up and talk to you about anything it's like pulling teeth he came in as a seven seat he just knocked off the two seat and he did pretty convincingly um yeah I don't think of myself as a seven seed I think personally I'm one of the better players um and I like to let my game prove that as David became more proficient at Madden he would tour around the country and enter various Madden tournaments in the hopes of getting some cash prizes and for The Narrative of this story none of those tournaments are important but day two of a 2018 Jacksonville Florida tournament mint is critical the date was August 26th of 2018. day two of competition for the local Madden NFL 19 qualifier event the day begins with 30 or so Gamers hunched in front of TV and computer screens donning headsets and preparing to eliminate one another in a tournament where the winner takes all a five thousand dollar cash prize as well as a shot at entering the Marquee event in Las Vegas Nevada and the prize for that Marquee event was a hundred and twenty five thousand dollars these Madden qualifier events attracted some of the highest level Madden players from the country and thousands were watching this live on Twitch the venue hosting this event was the good luck have fun game bar and as the days Madden matches commence let's just say David wasn't playing his best it's been reported that David had been acting strangely all day even more so than his normal impassive self during the event one player that had beaten David said that cats refused to shake his hand after a loss quote I went to shake his hand and tell him good game and he just looked at me and didn't say anything additional concerning behavior from David was witnessed after losing against another player named bugs and this loss would knock David out of the tournament and needless to say he didn't handle it well he reportedly had an outburst wooden Shake bugs his hand and stormed off angrily most likely thought that after storming off David had packed his bags and went home but in all reality he had gone to pick up some guns David would return to the tournament floor with two loaded handguns one of which had a laser sight at 1 30 PM two hours into the tournament David Katz re-entered the venue and rained down 12 shots upon the establishment sending a foray of bullets towards competitors and Spectators David's first shot was actually caught on live stream with the Red Dot from David's laser sight being seen pointed at the chest list of 22 year old gamer Elijah Clayton gunshots and screams echoed throughout the venue with everyone in attendance making a Mad Dash for survival a live stream from the tournament captured audio of the chaos that followed tables were flipped as contestants hid from David as the shots rang out throughout the rooms some of those who made it to cover would make frantic calls to 9-1-1 prompting a police and SWAT response to the ongoing active shooter situation Sheriff deputies arrived to the Madden tournament around 1 36 p.m what followed was a standoff of sorts with some people who had actually escaped the event live tweeting the situation on Twitter I got out police escorted me I'm done going to any Madden events not EA Majors with security eventually gunfire from inside the venue would stop that being because David had taken himself out officers and firefighters would then begin a methodical scan of the building for victims and they would soon discover the bodies of the deceased those individuals being 27 year old Taylor Robertson 22 year old Eli Clayton and David Katz himself authorities would go on to discover over another 11 wounded individuals who would all survive one of these survivors had actually been shot in the chest but luckily was stabilized due to the fast response time from authorities EMTs in fire departments the sheriff's department held a press conference and gave updates on what had happened later that evening family members of the surviving victims tweeted out updates to show that the survivors were in stable condition EA Sports would put out the following statement in regard to the shooting the tragic situation that occurred Sunday in Jacksonville was a senseless act of violence that we strongly condemn our most heartfelt sympathies go out to the families of the victims whose lives were taken today and those who were injured all of us at Electronic Arts are devastated by this horrific event and we also joined the community in thinking the First Responders who were quickly on the scene our Focus right now is on those affected and supporting law enforcement as they continue their investigations into this crime this became an international news story in the country came together to support those who had been involved in this shooting event in one interview a man who is present at the shooting itself Toshiba Sharon would say that he wanted the families of Eli and Taylor the deceased victims to know that they didn't die alone and that they died with family that family being the Madden Community itself I just wanted to pay my respects to the family and just let them know that their family member didn't die alone they died with um they die with family and they died with a Brotherhood that loved them and they died doing something that they love to do Taylor Robertson was a successful Madden player in his own right winning 13 of his prior 18 matches and had career winnings of over 80 thousand dollars Eli Clayton was an up-and-comer in the Madden scene this young man was a former High School football player and had won Madden tournaments he was passionate about football in real life and in the gaming world as well rest in peace to these victims it's been some time since this shooting had taken place and the biggest question surrounding all of it was why did David perpetrate an act like this there is an obvious explanation for it being that David comes from a troubled background has a mental health history and that combined with Competitive Gaming just resulted in a psychotic break but there are also alternative narratives out there that try to explain why he did this mutual acquaintances of David Katz who have remained Anonymous claim that David and one of the shooting victims Elijah Clayton the man who was seen with the laser sight pointed at his chest had a long-standing underlying gaming beef in addition to the clear friction between David Katz and Elijah Clayton it also seems that David specifically targeted other Madden players in his attack both of the deceased attendees were players and competitors and a number of those wounded were as well I think it would be reasonable to say that David's attack could have been motivated by Revenge with the Twisted man wanting to hurt the gamers that knocked him out of the tournament needless to say David Katz was an emotionally unstable individual and apparently was willing to kill to settle minor scores on October of 2019 Jacksonville Landing the greater location of where the shooting took place was completely demolished while the venue may be gone its destruction won't erase the memory of what happened the morning of August 26th of 2018. that was the David Katz story foreign 19 pandemic with some people quarantined and people just generally staying inside more you saw a massive influx of new Gamers and gaming in general in 2021 Latin America in particular saw a 200 percent increase in sales and merchandise connected to gaming competitive Mobile gaming Rose to popularity thanks to Battle Royale Shooters like fortnite and Call of Duty war zone being ported over to smartphones which brings us to the subject of our next murderous gamer 18 year old Brazilian man guillerme Alvez Costa guillerme played Call of Duty mobile competitively under the name flashlight for the gaming team Gamers Elite as far as the man's bio information Alves was said to have come from a loving family with his mother describing him as a good boy however guillerme was not without struggle this young man reportedly battled with depression at one point expressing that he was completely unhappy be and tired with life he was said to have had few friends and had a difficult time getting along with people however one individual that he did get along with was a female gamer from a rival Call of Duty mobile team while playing Cod mobile Gallery May met 19 year old Ingrid Oliveira Bueno de Silva who went by the Alias Soul online Ingrid competed professionally for a group of Players called fantastic Brazil impact the team frequently competing against guillerme's team through their Call of Duty rivalry guillerme and Ingrid apparently had gotten close to each other and had met in real life on at least one occasion with Ingrid visiting guillermay's house and his mother commenting that the two seemed like good friends it's unknown if there was a romantic element to this relationship but needless to say the two enjoyed each other's company at least it seemed that way on the surface as what we soon find is that guillerme's motive for becoming closer this woman wasn't to seek romance or friendship it was to kill her on February 22nd of 2021 Ingrid would visit guillermay at his Sao Paulo home under the premise that the two would be playing Call of Duty in person together what Ingrid didn't realize at the time is that guillerme had been plotting for close to two weeks to lure her over and kill her after Ingrid arrived guillermay would lure the young woman into his bedroom shortly after the deranged man would procure a sword and began violently slashing and stabbing at the woman continuing his assault until she was dead in a sickening display of depravity guillerme would then record footage of her dead body after committing the murderous deed in this not safe for Life footage it said that the sword handle could be seen protruding from the victim's stomach while guillerme maniacally Chuckles to himself this gruesome footage was later uploaded to a WhatsApp group that guillermay's gaming friends you guillermay comments you're thinking it's ink or that it's editing or something but it's not in this grizzly video recorded by guillerme he would also add some commentary claiming that he had written a 52-page Manifesto that would explain why he committed his killing but he didn't elaborate on the motive directly I really killed her got it I've got a book too I asked some people to share it I hope you read it it contains some truths is foreign The Gamers in the WhatsApp group who were sent the video and the messages from galerme would immediately contact police over the matter meanwhile guillerme would flee the scene of the murder his brother would arrive home shortly after found the dead body and called police as well surprisingly authorities wouldn't have to go on any Manhunt to find this killer as galerme turned himself in arresting officers noted that guillermay seemed relatively calm about the matter also stating that he seemed to understand the seriousness of the situation when they asked what his motive was guillermay stated quote because I wanted to my prediction faces he would inform police that his killing was premeditated and had been meticulous planning this murder for close to two weeks after his arrest authorities would search guillermay's home and found the 52-page manifesto that he referenced in the grizzly video this Manifesto was titled my dictionary and in it he claimed that the killing of Ingrid was done as a methodical attack against Christianity the details of exactly what galerme meant by this isn't exactly clear his writings were said to have consisted of incoherent ramblings Loosely detailing his depression and dissatisfaction with life it has been reported that guillerme mentions wanting to attack a Christian Church in the manifesto a psych analysis performed on guillerme would reveal that the man suffered from a persistent delusional disorder and anti-social personality disorder outside of this the only other Clues to his motives comes from a statement that he gave to an arresting officer quote she crossed my path and outside of that and what we previously discussed that's really all that that's known in terms of motive sometime after guillerme's arrest Gamers Elite his gaming team would issue a statement to local media stating that the team's leadership had never met guillerme in person and that the team members were appalled by gallery's actions most players said they had never even seen his face until the video was sent to them as the news spread online many took to Twitter to voice their opinions regarding the incident with most paying tribute to Ingrid and expressing their condolences to her friends and family eventually the man was set to face trial for his killing killer May's defense team would hire a psychiatrist who diagnosed him with persistent delusional disorder and anti-social personality disorder on August 15th of 2022 guillerme Costa was found guilty for aggravated murder and he was sentenced to 14 years in prison curiously enough it's been reported that the reason guillerme got 14 years instead of life in prison is because a psychiatrist had found him to be semi-impudable meaning a medical professional had determined that a delusional State contributed to the killing and guillerme wasn't fully of sound mind when he perpetrated his crime in a sad case involving a delusional psychopath who simply wanted to kill that was the story of galeremy the Call of Duty mobile killer foreign also known by his gamertag Phobos had been playing Gears of War competitively since 2006. well before the explosion of Esports into the mainstream Daniel was one of the first professional Gears of War players and was a member of a gaming team known as the amazing Squad he would often attend MLG competition and had been described by his friends and competitors as one of the nicest guys you'd ever meet aside from his Phobos gamer tag Daniel was often called the Mr Buddy Buddy which was a nickname that his friends and competitors gave him simply because he was such a kind person in addition to frequenting tournaments Daniel also streamed live on Twitch playing games like Destiny and Titanfall and unfortunately for Daniel it would be a gaming related interaction that would ultimately put him in the situation that leads to his death in Atlanta Georgia on the night of September 12th of 2014 Daniel was playing games with some of his friends when he told told them that he'd be right back he then steps outside to meet a couple that he had gotten in contact with over Craigslist apparently Daniel had made plans to meet with this couple and sell them his PlayStation 4. the console was relatively new on the market and was difficult to find Daniel would meet up with this couple in the parking lot of his Sandy Springs apartment at approximately 9 30 pm at this Rendezvous point he would meet the individuals he had been communicating with on Craigslist those individuals being 20 year old Nathaniel Vivian and 16 year old Kayla Dixon the girls 16 month old baby was brought along as well however which you might have put together by this point is that the couple that wanted to do this PlayStation transaction at 9 30 at night they didn't have the best intentions as a matter of fact Nathaniel had been meticulously planning a robbery with Kayla for over a week by this point apparently Nathaniel low on money had actually recently sold his own PlayStation 4 to pay rent and wanted to to get another console to replace it he thought the best way to do so was to sucker somebody in on Craigslist and steal it from them and the planning of the robbery Nathaniel even searched up terms like how to rob someone on YouTube his intention for organizing this Craigslist meet was very clear after the group meets up and exchanges pleasantries the conversation then switches to the PlayStation in Daniel's hands and it's at this point where Nathaniel lunges towards Daniel and grabs it trying to pull it out of his hand so Nathaniel quickly grabs the console and tries to rip it away but Daniel resists and actually puts up a fight not having any of this robbery and seeing that Nathaniel was getting overpowered by Daniel that's when Kayla comes into play seeing the ongoing struggle it's at this point where Kayla reaches in to Nathaniel's glove box and pulls out a 25 caliber pistol she aims the firearm at Daniel and pulls the trigger the bullet pierces Nathaniel's hand and then hits Daniel in the chest causing him to fall to the ground breathless Nathanael quickly Scoops up the PlayStation hops into the vehicle and this would be Bonnie and Clyde flee the scene leaving Daniel for dead nearby residents heard the gunshot and notified police officers would arrive to find Daniel's dead body meanwhile Nathaniel and Kayla were on the way to the hospital themselves to get Nathaniel's shot hand looked at after arriving and showing doctors the injury they made up a fake story explaining what had happened stating that they were in fact victims of a robbery and that Nathaniel had been shot in the process since Daniel told medical staff that he had been shot as a result of a crime police were notified in this matter and they were able to put two and two together here and realize that the guy was full of and he actually got the injury from you know Kayla shooting at Daniel the guy that they just actually robbed this resulted in Nathaniel and Kayla confessing and admitting that they were responsible for the death of Dan Daniel both were arrested at Northside Hospital and were booked in Fulton County Jail the District Attorney's office would later announce that despite Kayla being a teenager she would be tried as an adult and before you knew it these botched robbers were facing murder charges with Daniel being somewhat of a popular figure in the Esports Community news of his death spread quickly KL Arctic Smith Daniel's friend teammate and the last man to ever speak with him set up a GoFundMe account to help with funeral costs this GoFundMe eventually raised close to 23 684. k.l Smith also made a tribute video expressing his sorrow for losing his friend as well one of our teammates was uh basically robbed and uh he resisted the robbery and was shot and killed and that teammate is Phobos uh or Danny he uh was so friendly to everyone that we had ever met and you know when any of us were having a rough day you know you talked to Danny he'd cheer you up it's tragic loss you know I feel really bad for his Families my condolences go out to them and I can only hope that you guys uh if you were touched by him at all um you know either through Gears of War or just one of his videos you happen to run into him play a game with him uh you know please try to help that's all I can ask uh you know I don't ask a whole lot from any of you guys it's it's so tragic I don't I don't really have too many words for um you know what has happened but it really sucks in June of 2016 during what was supposed to be Kayla's first day of Trials she announced that she had taken a plea deal and would serve 40 years in prison while addressing the court she apologized in tears quote I would trade anything almost anything to bring Daniel back but I know I can't I want Daniel's family to know that I regret that day I'm so sorry I ask that God heals the hearts of Daniel's loved ones I know I'm facing a long time away and I hope one day my apology will matter in August of 2016 during Nathaniel Vivian's trial his defense attorney placed the blame on Caleb quote everyone's testimony today never had Nate touching the gun only that Kayla had the gun took it out of the glove compartment and shot however the prosecutors argued that Nathaniel held responsibility as he was the one that planned the robbery and was the one that first attempted to take the game console from Daniel quote they methodically planned to steal a 280 PlayStation and that's what they did and the death of Daniel ziets was a direct result of that on August 17th of 2016 Nathaniel Vivian was found not guilty of malice murder but was found guilty of felony murder armed robbery and several other charges he was sentenced to serve life in prison Daniel's parents spoke out to say that they were relieved to find out both culprit were being held accountable for the murder it came out the way I think was fair it was a real tragedy two years ago it's a tragedy today forgiveness would be a long long time away a long road away because we've lost our son and he's lost his entire future foreign our next story involves a tragedy that was dealt to A League of Legends player it was an event that shook the community to its core the double lift family murder one of the most commonly played games on Twitch is that of League of Legends throughout the years league has gained a massive following thanks to it being one of the leading prospects in Esports I really don't need to tell you guys this but league is massive around the world with some League of Legends World Championships being viewed by 45 million people concurrently our story involves a top professional League player named ilyan Peng ilian who goes by the in-game moniker double lift has been playing professional League since about 2011. he was born in Mission Viejo California in 1993 and was the middle child and younger brother to eongpang Ilion got his start in gaming playing games borrowed from his older brother eventually Ilion would inherit his older brother's computer and that's how he gets into to League of Legends Ilion was a natural at the game and thrived in its online competitive scene his success at the highly competitive title eventually caught the attention of counter-logic gaming a professional Esports organization and counter logic would give Ilion AKA double lift his first big break in the Esports scene signing him to their gaming org he was now a Pro Gamer despite having Success in-game personal struggles existed in double lift's life in particular the young man's parents weren't supportive of his gaming career choice and felt like he was pursuing an Esports career against their wishes they wanted him to go to college and get a more traditional job Ilion was resistant though and wanted to prove to his family that gaming could bring in the big bucks in 2011 Elian was invited to his first Major League of Legends tournament overseas the tournament taking place in Sweden his parents were strongly against him attending and even allegedly said that if he wins he would die AI but eventually they would allow Ilion to go to this Swedish tournament and that's thanks to ilion's older brother ehong talking them down and talking some sense of them and making them realize the opportunity that their son had Ilion has once reflected on this moment stating I think my older brother is like the most influential figure in my life thanks to his older brother Ilion was indeed able to travel overseas and compete in this gaming tournament but as soon as he got back they continued hassling him regarding his desire to be a professional player this hassling eventually resulting in a massive verbal argument with ilion's Mom calling her son lazy and worthless and kicking him out of the house for good after being kicked out Ilion would take to Reddit and vented his frustrations to his fans in this post Ilion States quote my mom is a first generation Chinese immigrant and she basically adheres to every single Asian parent stereotype out there elian's Reddit post detailing him getting kicked out because of his Pro gaming aspirations would go somewhat viral fans and redditors would chip in to get the now homeless League star back on his feet in an amount that totaled over a thousand dollars around this time Ilion also got a gig writing educational League of Legends content for team curse gaming quote I pretty much made half of the guides for that site I was just super happy and I could finally pay rent that month making enough money to now live on his own he fully cut off contact with his parents and after cutting them out of his life double lives career only prospered further in League of Legends Ilion developed what has been called a bad boy Persona and was known for being quite the trash talker I don't even think they're that great I just think everyone just sucks in 2013 he's responsible for uttering one of the most famous phrases in Esports history that phrase being everyone else is trash how good is it to get a pentacle at the LCS All-Stars LCS All-Stars it technically was Europe versus America everyone else is trash right here on the street everyone else is trash thanks to numerous league tournament victories Ilion AKA double lift would become a superstar in the Esports industry but as years passed and Ilion became more numb to the fame and money he began getting curious in regard to what his family was up to in a 2015 interview done with Machinima double lift said that he eventually would like to go back to his parents and just be a son again I don't have to butt has my parents every other day that's so stupid I can listen to them a little bit and still do my own thing sometimes [Music] um instead of have all this conflict and like built up tension and stuff like that so that neither of us are happy I just want to go back to them and just like um just be their son one day you know just be like okay I'm your son and I'm doing well but right now I can't do that I'm too busy and around this time it said that double lift reached out to them and was able to come to a sort of tentative piece with them quote today I realized I still love my mom guest family really is forever even if I spent 10 years angry with them the Ilion would re-enter the gaming space with a newfound Vigor winning numerous tournaments over the next several years fast forward to 2018's League Championship Series he would go on to help defeat cloud9's team in the quarterfinals and the echo Fox team in the semi-finals in the league championship but just a week before the League of Legends world championship finals were to take place double lift was hit with a life-changing tragedy on March 31st of 2018 double lift's 30 year old brother ehong would find himself in a verbal argument over the phone with his parents apparently e Hong was in an emotional least sensitive state after his girlfriend had just broken up with him in an effort to console the man e Hong's mother and father would travel to his home after his parents arrived ihong made it clear he didn't want any assistance and became combative towards them it's at this point where e Hong grabs a butcher knife and chases the family out into the street where he would then stab both of them his mother died almost immediately from the attack and the father was critically injured after stabbing his mother and father double lift's brother would then flee the scene and attempt to carjack a bystander who was sitting in his car Eon attacked the man with the knife through his window but fortunately this bystander was able to fend him off and escaped with minor injuries to his arm deputies responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding a domestic disturbance and reports of a man wielding a knife in the street they arrived shortly after to find the bodies of doublelift's parents iyong was found not far away from the crime scene near the Ortega Highway the man's standing eerily still holding a bloody knife e Hong was arrested without incident and taken to Orange County Jail double lift's mother who was 59 years old at the time was pronounced dead at the scene his father was wounded but managed to survive he was taken and hospitalized in critical condition double lift would get a phone call from authorities regarding this incident just moments after winning the league semi-finals he had to skip the Fanfare and fan meetups and head straight to the hospital to check on his father Ilion would issue the following statement over social media this weekend I received some terrible news my brother attacked both of my parents with a knife as a result of this attack my mom passed away and my dad was seriously hurt and is now recovering in hospital I'm still processing this news and joining up with my dad and little brother to make sure they're okay and the proper arrangements are being made I'll likely be quiet on social media while I work through this I hope you all understand and support me as you always have in the past double lift naturally many have asked what drove e Hong to commit his brutal attack this is a question authorities have struggled to answer and to this day there really is no clear motive established the despair caused by the recent breakup with his girlfriend was certainly a contributing factor but that alone doesn't fully explain the attack the complicated family struggles in the paying home have been well documented by Ilion and perhaps there is something to that and there very May well have been an undiagnosed mental disorder at play here as well anything at this point though is just speculation on April 2nd of 2018 e Hong Peng was charged with murder attempted carjacking as well as two attempted murder charges and was facing 44 years to life in prison his bail was set to 1 million dollars meanwhile despite going through the death of his mother doublelift announced that he would still participate and attend in the league finals against 100 Thieves Team a tournament that double lift in his team would win [Applause] together as Team Liquid are your North American LCS Sprint split champions despite the adversity of such a devastating event Ilion was able to continue to thrive in the league world so far in his career ilyan has won eight championships and in December of 2022 he signed a contract with 100 thieves to play for the 2023 season the trial for double lift's brother eong Peng is still ongoing the man has pled not guilty jury trial is scheduled for April 24th of 2023. foreign our next story involves a group of Filipino DOTA players who travel to a DOTA tournament with some of them not returning alive this Story begins with three young men seventeen-year-old Joshua laksamana 15 year old Julius Sebastian and a third unnamed friend who isn't identified in reports regarding this story all three of these young men were competitive DOTA players and on August 14th of 2018 they would make it their mission to attend a Dota 2 tournament that was taking place in bhagyao City these three individuals were from Tarlac City as you can see on this map it's not the most walkable distance with none of these boys being in possession of a vehicle what they decide to do is essentially hitchhike to the tournament and according to a report from one of the boys they made it to the tournament safely participate don't win but enjoy their time nonetheless after the tournament had concluded the three friends reconvene and start hitchhiking back to their home City on the way back home the unnamed friend mentioned earlier in the story separates from Joshua and Sebastian after deciding to rest and for whatever reason Joshua and Sebastian would decide to separate and go forward without their unnamed friend and little did any of these young men know this would be the last time any of them would see each other alive curiously the third unnamed friend who had waited back behind Sebastian and Joshua he had arrived back to Tarlac City before Joshua and Julia Sebastian despite taking a long break and obviously would be trailing behind naturally this friend started to get concerned that something had happened to Sebastian and Joshua after they had separated Joshua's mother Christine Pascal wasn't initially concerned as she noted that sometimes her son would leave home for multiple days at a time when attending these tournaments but five days would pass and Joshua nor Sebastian had returned home and it's at this point where she really starts to get concerned it's at this point she alerted authorities that her son Joshua was missing and well to the mother's surprise not only did authorities already know what happened to Joshua they had a full story alleging her son of being a criminal police would detail A Narrative of events proclaiming that on August 17th of 2018 her son stole a motorcycle only to be caught in a police checkpoint they claimed that at this checkpoint Joshua pulled out a pistol and shot at officers resulting in policemen shooting back at him killing him in the process Filipino police also claimed that they found a satchel filled with illegal drugs on the young man's body in addition to this almost Hollywood action movie style story described by police they claimed that Joshua wasn't an innocuous DOTA gamer but instead was a notorious wanted burglar they even claimed that they identified him as this wanted burglar by a tattoo that was on his hand that tattoo and question being the queen of pain from Dota 2 the game that Joshua played professionally not the kind of ink you would expect from a career criminal and as far as Joshua's friend Julius Sebastian he never returned home either and is still missing to this very day but Joshua's mother was then given funeral instruction and was allowed to see the body of her deceased son her son's body was riddled with bullets needless to say the mother had a lot of questions and felt the story described by police to simply be impossible the mother claimed that Joshua didn't know how to drive or operate a motorcycle and stating that her son would never steal or deal with drugs she became suspicious and believed that perhaps police malpractice may have been the cause of her son's death thinking that police had misidentified him for an actual wanted criminal and killed him by mistake then planting drugs on his body to sort of corroborate some bogus story it's important to know that the authorities in the Philippines are allegedly some of the most corrupt institutions in the world there are many reports of national police officers engaging in criminal activity such as extortion corruption and involvement in local rackets policing in the Philippines has become so poor that many businesses can't even rely on them for protection and have to hire higher private security another contentious issue surrounding Filipino policing is their war against drugs human rights groups have found that police officers routinely plan evidence on the bodies of gunned down alleged drug users and dealers to help justify their use of deadly force it's been suspected that perhaps Josh was mistaken for a wanted criminal and was killed due to police negligence and in a wrong place at the wrong time situation got gunned down by police knowing the history of corruption coming from these authorities Joshua's mother wouldn't give up and the quest to prove her son's innocence and taking on the police force that allegedly murdered her son thanks to rigorous scrutiny from Joshua's mother in several legal advocates in February of 2019 six police officers allegedly involved in the shooting of Joshua laksamana were hit with murder charges this investigation also targeted a police supervisor for allegedly obstructing justice this case had legs and apparently went from a local task force responsible for police corruption and traveled all the way up to the Supreme Court but unfortunately for Joshua's mother and The Advocates of this case the charges were dismissed with no room for appeal naturally Josh's mother was devastated and felt that police had murdered her son and gotten away with it the woman's only remaining hope in Seeking Justice in regards to this matter lies with the international criminal court there's an ongoing probe into the Filipino police's conduct that involves Joshua's case she hopes that the ICC will prevail and to this day the truth of what really happened to Joshua laksamana and Julius Sebastian remains a mystery with police sticking to their original story an international investigations attempting to debunk it well you have made it to the end those were the esport murders let me know what you guys thought about this video down below in the comments section and let me know who or what you want me to talk about next I want to give a 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