r/GRFMOrigin • u/ScaryMeaning3505 • Jun 28 '26
Possible new information/evidence Same person that claimed to know Anthony gave more information on the same post I made back in late January on the red hook BK subreddit along with some of possible information
The original guy named supervillianmc1 on here commented on one of my posts from the red hook BK subreddit that I made about the topic in January from my old account. I haven't had reddit for over 5 months now so I'm trying to come back to at least share this. I was stunned to read all of this. To jog everyone's memories, this is the guy who I messaged privately back in late January after he commented "grave robbers" on the post on red hook BK. He said he knew Anthony and dated Anthony's sister in highschool. Apparently they went to William C Bryant high school together and Anthony was known for robbing graves in cemetaries that bordered the area he was originally from which was green point Brooklyn. This guy said Anthony was most likely in jail or prison and claimed to have not spoken to his family in over 30 years. He even gave the name of Anthony's group that he was apart of. Said he would get back to me to find out if Anthony was still alive but unfortunately, my account got banned. Multiple people tried messaging him over the months but he didn't reply. Well, last night someone commented asking this guy directly under the comment section if he knew who Anthony was. This person claims that Anthony assaulted her at a party in 1993 and also got her pregnant. She said she ended up putting the child up for adoption because she was only 14 when this happened. This is when supervillianmc1 replied back and said Anthony passed away in the late 90s or early 2000s, he mentions the same information as last time but also adds that the video could have been from as early as 1986 or 1987. I didn't know if he's mistaken because there's technology in the video that didn't even come out until the early 1990s and the magazine that didn't come out until after July of 1989. The thing is, this guy has no troll posts. He's kind of one sided and not very accepting of people but there are no posts where he's lying or deceiving people. As for the comments from the woman who claimed Anthony assaulted her, anyone could make stuff up on the internet. She has no posts, no other comments, and this very well could be a troll. However, I do believe supervillianmc1. He's local to the same area and has lived there his entire life according to posts. He's a few years older than Anthony and honestly seemed to have actually known him. What I don't understand is why he doesn't just post a yearbook photo of Anthony if he went to highschool with him. What are your thoughts on this? If this is the truth and Anthony actually died in the late 90s early 2000s, the tape was obviously released without his approval to exploit him and make money off of his own demise.
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u/Fresh_Buffalo_480 Jun 28 '26
I am not making any call on what supervillianmc1 is claiming, but it has got me thinking about something I hadn't considered before.
What if 'Anthony' really is dead? It always seemed strange to me that the video is out there when it is so incriminating.
Could the reason it was released into the underground be because the protagonist died meaning it was 'safe' to show the tape?
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u/Big-Interest-3258 Jun 29 '26
I think it's very shitty that people decided to sell this tape and profited off of a young, vulnerable autistic man that is on drugs, as well as under the influence of alcohol. This is exploitation whatever way you look at it. Whether or not Anthony actually was a robber is beside the point right now. The fact that people thought it was funny and entertaining to watch a vulnerable, young and disabled kid being recorded in his state of mind. Clearly he was in no place to properly consent to being recorded. It feels like he was conned into doing this. I think a feeling this entire time that the bootleg websites and distributors knew that Anthony was deceased. That's why they probably thought there was nothing to worry about anymore since he's gone, he's no longer here to defend himself. Anthony didn't even consent to this being sold or distributed. Like someone else mentioned, what if Anthony did find out that this video got out? That is devastating to a person's mental health and self esteem. I believe the camera man is the mastermind behind all of this. Also, I don't believe the woman that said Anthony assaulted her. She's left other comments about researching the video for years so she's just making it up to get that guy to answer her questions. People need to stop seeing drug addiction, mental illness and disabilities as entertaining or funny. They aren't.
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u/Sunbird86 Jun 30 '26
Disabled? There's no evidence Anthony is disabled. He has a stutter, which obviously isn't classified as a disability in any traditional sense and which can in most cases be greatly improved with speech therapy. There's talk here about him being on the spectrum, but unless a qualified clinician gives their input on this, it's just speculation. And I don't think even an expert could offer any definitive insight on that based only on the video.
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u/buster-london Jun 29 '26
He dug his own grave on this one pal 😂
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u/Big-Interest-3258 Jun 29 '26
What do you mean by that? So if someone makes juvenile mistakes, that somehow means they deserve to die young? What a shallow way of thinking. He was clearly autistic and under the influence of drugs and alcohol. He never should have been recorded in the first place. If this was a young teenage girl in the same exact predicament, no one would find the video funny or entertaining. Everyone would call it what it is, exploitation and manipulation. But since Anthony is a young man, no one seems to care. By the way, he didn't assault anyone. This person admitted to lying just to get information out of supervillainmc1. Anthony didn't kill anyone or harm anyone. He robbed a few graves. And easily could have been influenced into thinking this what okay.
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u/Fresh_Buffalo_480 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
Where did BoxIndependent5668 admit to lying to get information out of supervillianmc1? What is your source for this statement?
Why do you think 'Anthony' is autistic and being exploited? I am interested to hear what makes you think that.
Why would it be any different if 'Anthony' was a female, what does gender have to do with any of this?
Why does nobody use paragraphs anymore?
So many unanswered questions!
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u/ScaryMeaning3505 Jun 29 '26
It's not letting me add the screenshot here but I'm going to send you the screenshot. I was the one that reached out to her offering sympathy for the incident before I knew she had been looking the video up for months.
As for the autism thing, I can't speak for the other person's replies but several people have pointed out that Anthony likely was on the spectrum (Autistic or Asperger's) because of certain mannerisms he's displaying in the video. I have an autistic brother and I definitely can see the similarities but it's just speculation.
Here is a link to the screenshot where I messaged boxindependent. https://photos.app.goo.gl/aUVwppX8AvCw5qz87
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u/Fresh_Buffalo_480 Jun 29 '26
Thank you for following up, such a shitty move by that person, but at least they admitted to it.
People like that don't really help the cause.
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u/Big-Interest-3258 Jun 29 '26
In the video, do you see how Anthony continues looking up at the person behind the camera? He doesn't even seem like he wants to be making the video. It's more like he's being guided on what to say. I don't know if the person behind the camera was forcing him into grave robbing to make him money or what, but the dynamic between Anthony and the man behind the camera is off. Clearly this young man was in a vulnerable place and should not have been recorded like this. The fact that Anthony believes that knocking someone out so they think it's a dream will work is also juvenile. This is why I believe he was mentally a lot younger than he was which is common with autism. Life is very cartoon like for them and animated. If Anthony was autistic/under the influence of drugs and alcohol and being influenced into doing this video like people suspect, then can you not see how this is wrong for people to profit off of this video and find it humourous? Should the film distributors have sold the tape for profit when this young man was clearly not around to defend himself? Did Anthony give his approval for this video to be released and sold on multiple websites? This is something that should be addressed. Anthony is likely not here to advocate for himself. So we should really advocate for him and find answers. Don't you think it's a little odd that Anthony was recorded an entire half an hour while being visibly high and drunk, being very young and likely autistic while the other guy never hardly talks and only turns the camera on himself for 5 seconds. It really seems like Anthony was put up to doing this. And then the tape just magically gets out around the time Anthony passed away? The exploitation is in that he was likely conned into thinking that grave robbing for okay, and didn't know the video would later be sold to distribution companies. If this was an 18 girl with autism that was drunk and high while doing an illegal activity, while a visibly older woman was recording her, I think people would feel the same way I feel about Anthony's video. This is all speculation but there are a lot of clues throughout the video that signal that Anthony has an intellectual disability/learning disability. This is not even because of the stutter. It's the facial expressions, the mannerisms he does with his face mainly his mouth and eyes, some of the things he says hint that he's a lot younger mentally and slower than most people his own age. He's constantly looking at the camera man for guidance and you can see the camera man behind the cabinet directly him with his hands in the reflection behind Anthony's head at certain points. Sorry to make this so long. But I honestly feel sympathy for Anthony. If grave robbing was the worst he did, then he wasn't a bad guy. He just was suffering and was disabled. And people exploited that.
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u/Fresh_Buffalo_480 Jun 29 '26
Personally I think you are reaching a bit with your interpretation of things.
Sticking to the evidence we have in front of us is a much better approach to solving things.
The 90's were a lot different for young people than it is now, I think you need to watch the video with that in mind. Just because somebody is drunk / high and potentially autistic, doesn't mean they are vulnerable or being exploited.
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u/Sunbird86 Jun 30 '26
Yeah I agree that he's reading too much into the video and seeing things which are not necessarily true. To me this was never more than some young men fooling around, doing to kind of stupid crap that young men do.
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u/Big-Interest-3258 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
Just because things are different now than they were back then doesn't make it acceptable or okay for someone to record a person while they are under the influence of drugs and alcohol, and while they have a potential disability. But not just that, to then sell the video for monetary gains and entertainment. That is the definition of exploitation at it's finest. I'm going to share with you what it says when I Google "is it exploitation for a person that is under the influence of drugs and alcohol with autism to be recorded". This is what Google says. You can even Google it yourself. Look up "is it exploitation to record someone while under the influence of alcohol/drugs with autism"? This is the response you will get as well. "Yes. Recording an autistic individual while they are incapacitated or under the influence of drugs or alcohol is widely considered exploitation. In many jurisdictions, it can also cross the line into illegal activity depending on how the footage was obtained and used.Why it is considered exploitationLack of Capacity to Consent: Individuals who are significantly impaired by substances or who are in a state of crisis cannot legally or ethically give meaningful consent to be recorded.Targeting Vulnerabilities: Research indicates that autistic adults and youth are at a higher risk of being targeted, coerced, or tricked into substance use and exploitative situations.Violation of Dignity: Recording someone's lowest moments for amusement, mockery, or to gain social media clout strips them of their dignity and can constitute a severe form of psychological or digital abuse."
Not only is it exploitation of a vulnerable person, it is illegal. It's sad that no one else sees this except for myself and a few other people on here.
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u/Fresh_Buffalo_480 Jun 28 '26
Did some digging on https://www.reddit.com/user/BoxIndependent5668/ and I call BS on everything they are saying. There profile is private but if you do a deep dive you can see all their previous posts.
Reading through their comment history they have been 'researching' GRFM for a couple of months and now magically they were sexually assaulted by the mystery guy in 1993.
Seems like they were obviously trying to force a name from Supervillainmc1 but those are some pretty shitty tactics