North Pond Hermit | Christopher Knight Case Analysis

Hello, says Dr. Grande. Today's question is: can I discuss the

case

of Christopher Thomas Knight, also known as the Hermit of the North Pool? If you enjoy this video, please like it, subscribe to my channel and consider supporting me on patreon. First I will put the link to patreon in the description of this video. I will look at the background of this

case

and offer my

analysis

. Christopher Knight was born on December 7, 1965. He grew up in Albion Maine. His name was Chris. He grew up in a two-story colonial house on 55 acres. He had four older brothers and a younger sister.

The family's next-door neighbor said they didn't. He had exchanged more than a word with Chris's mother and after 14 years of living there, it seems the family kept to themselves. Chris described his parents as good, he had no complaints, he said they weren't bleeding emotionally on each other, they weren't touchy-feely. A sentimental stoicism was expected. Chris did it while he was in high school. He graduated in 1984, which was earlier than expected. He wasn't very popular there. He didn't have friends at school. Chris enrolled in an electronics course at a technical school in Massachusetts. He found work installing alarm systems. in houses and vehicles in 1985 he bought a new subaru brat one of his brothers co-signed the loan.

Chris left his job in the summer of 1986 and drove to Florida. He then drove back to his hometown but never stopped. He just kept driving

north

. He reached the edge of Moosehead Lake and drove until his vehicle almost ran out of gas. He parked a Subaru, put the keys in the center console and exited the vehicle. He was going to live alone in the desert. Chris didn't really have a plan, he didn't even carry a map, he just had a backpack and a few other items, interestingly, his parents never reported him missing to the police, so it's not like anyone was looking for him.

Chris camped in the desert and kept walking south, finally making it. He didn't even know where he was he developed some eating tactics, he foraged for food, he ate partridges that had been killed by vehicles, so in comparison this is almost as bad as eating at Arby's. Chris began stealing potatoes and corn from people. gardens but he wanted more than vegetables chris had to fight with his conscience he didn't feel good about stealing and it scared him but he also liked to eat and didn't want to have to go back to civilization chris started breaking into houses and other structures he worked diligently to avoid the people who would check to make sure the structure was empty before robbing it.

He realized that if he was arrested, his wilderness adventure would come to an end, as well as being careful not to get caught up in a robbery. careful to draw attention to himself he set up his camp on private property in the Belgrade lakes area his camp was well disguised surrounded by several rocks it was protected by the shade of trees he spray painted some of the items to make them look In the forest he only had a tent that he covered with several brown tarps. He was careful not to start fires that could generate a lot of smoke.

He primarily used propane. Chris had collected quite a few propane cylinders. Perhaps he had several hundred in his camp. He cut his hair and shaved partly because he worried that if other people saw him with long hair they might become suspicious and investigate. Chris said he never used a shower, toilet or slept inside a structure. He did use microwave ovens from time to time during the robbery commission. The main winters are quite brutal, sometimes the temperature drops below -20 degrees. Chris claimed that he survived the brutally cold winters at his camp by waking up during the coldest part of the night and walking around his camp to avoid freezing.

Death Chris continued to commit robberies to maintain his isolated lifestyle. Typically, he would enter a building at one or two in the morning, raid the cabinets and refrigerator, and quickly leave. He had stolen a wide variety of items over the years, just to name a few items of clothing. spices radios headphones video games laptops books magazines hand sanitizer toilet paper deodorant razors batteries watches pillows flashlights duct tape propane tanks laundry detergent mouth straps and paint also ate a lot of food like peanut butter honey tuna hamburgers bacon bread cereal fries pudding fresh coffee whip, cheetos, devil dogs and marshmallow fluff when his adventure ended, his teeth were not in good shape, Chris wore the same pair of glasses he had when he started his adventure, he tried on many other glasses during the robberies, but he could never find one.

The best couple, Chris, was committing around 40 robberies each year. At first, several of his victims did not realize what happened. They noticed items were missing from cabins and elsewhere. It's possible they saw scratches on the door frames, but it wasn't necessarily clear. that there had been a robbery over time they realized there was a serial thief people in the area were becoming frustrated and scared they felt terrified by the constant threat of a mysterious thief they referred to as the

hermit

of the

north

pool some People thought that the thief was not a

hermit

at all, but one of their neighbors.

People improved door and window locks. Installed surveillance cameras and alarm systems. They were desperate to protect his property and bring the thief to justice. Some people left notes on their doors so the thief would tell them something. effect of not entering just tell us what you need and we will leave it for you. Chris Knight's luck would run out on April 4, 2013 after being alone for 27 years. Chris decided to rob the pine camp in Rome Maine this wasn't the first time he robbed this place. On a previous occasion, he had stolen the key to a freezer. Chris activated a motion detector which sounded an alarm.

A game warden who was very interested in trapping the North Pond Hermit res

pond

ed to the area. He only lived about a mile away, he had practiced this trip many times, he left his gear in a place where he could easily get it, he put it on and ran to the site after arriving and looking out the window, the ranger saw Chris Knight. He called for backup, but Chris started moving towards the exit, so the ranger had to face him alone. He pointed his .357 Magnum at Chris Knight and ordered him to get on the ground. Chris surrendered without incident.

He was arrested at 1:30 a.m. m. and taken to jail. Chris admitted. that everything he had with him at the time was stolen except his glasses. he had committed more than a thousand robberies. he could have broken into the pine ranch up to 100 times. he only targeted structures that did not serve as anyone's primary residence. facing 10 years in prison for each crime he committed Chris pleaded guilty to 13 counts of robbery and theft on October 28, 2013 he was sentenced to seven months in prison so he had one more week left in prison when he was sentenced the prosecutor said that a long prison sentence would have been cruel in addition to the jail sentence, there were some other requirements as part of his sentence, Chris had to serve three years of probation, had to pay two thousand dollars in restitution and complete a program designed to people who had mental health and substance use disorders.

He would end up living with his mother. Chris's brother ran a scrap metal recycling business. He gave Chris a job taking apart old car and tractor engines. He paid him only room and board, but he met his employment requirements for the court. Now, moving on to my

analysis

, Christopher Knight's story provokes a variety of responses. Some people see him as a wilderness hero, a person who triumphantly separated himself from society and lived alone for years. Others see him as a fraud, someone who survived by stealing. and he may have lied about his survival skills, many people just don't believe he could have survived the winters in Maine alone in a tent, they believe he had some kind of help or that he could have made it through the winters and cabins that are unoccupied .

He had an unusual personality and of course unconventional behavior when he was at school, he was described as socially awkward and an outsider in prison. He was diagnosed with Asperger's, which is now known as autism spectrum disorder. He said that he became emotionally overwhelmed at unexpected times when he was in jail such as when he was watching a television commercial. Chris insisted that he may have been a thief, a very efficient thief, but he was not a liar. He maintained that all the survival stories were true. Chris Knight's isolation in the desert was profound. Chris claimed that during his 27 years there he only said the word hello once to a hiker he unexpectedly encountered, so one word was the only thing he said to anyone.

Later, there was a report that he actually met fishermen in February 2013 and spoke to them, told them he wanted to be left alone and they promised him they would keep the encounter a secret. Chris didn't really seem to understand why he went out into the desert, other than he was never happy with people. This is a radical step even for someone who really wants to be alone and who repeatedly commits serious crimes. He read many books and magazines when he was there. He heard Rush Limaugh on the radio. He knew who the Kardashians were and even watched a little TV, but he claimed he didn't know exactly where it was or what decade learning about the Kardashians is pretty disorienting for anyone, but I find it hard to believe he didn't know what decade it was. .

Chris claimed that he had never been sick and, apart from his bruises taking longer to heal as he aged, he was physically fine; relationships were not important to Chris. I find it interesting that her family never bothered to call the police and report her missing, perhaps this says something about her early influences and how her personality was formed. There doesn't seem to be any concern about loneliness. There actually seems to be a preference for being alone. just this is what i think happened with

christopher

knight

this is just my opinion i think chris was tired of interacting with people and just felt overwhelmed so he left in such a hurry even though he had a tent with him he never He had spent the night in a tent before being determined not to return to society, but by his own admission, he was too lazy to live. of the earth so he started stealing maybe he thought he could steal a little and be fine, but that wasn't working if he wanted to survive there for a long time he would need to consume quite a bit and he would steal in such a way to facilitate his ability to rationalize his behavior, he would only do minimal damage to the structures, sometimes he would even try to repair some of the damage on his way out, as if trying to re-secure the building, he claimed he only stole what he needed, although the police found 395 on his person and therefore Of course, he took several recreational items during his criminal career, such as video games and magazines.

I think Chris wanted to believe that he really wasn't a criminal. Other people owed him property because he was just trying to mind his own business, this brings me to the next question: was their sentencing of him fair? This is another area where there is a lot of disagreement. Some people believe he should have been given cash and released immediately, just like people should have thrown him out. a parade, others would have been okay with him serving something like 20 or 30 years in prison here we see a debate between mercy and justice looking at the mercy side there is the idea that Chris was some kind of hero of loneliness , someone who got rid of society's expectations and made his own way people should leave Chris alone.

What's the point of putting him in prison on the side of justice? Chris terrorized the community for 27 years. Some residents were afraid to go hiking. They did not feel safe anywhere in the area. Even though Chris' restitution was only two thousand dollars, based on his 13 convictions, the total financial damage to the community was likely much greater, even if he only averaged $500 in theft and damage, each theft adding up to half a million. Dollars. We didn't even include the money spent on security systems, as I mentioned you may have robbed the pine camp about a hundred times.

This was a non-profit camp for children with disabilities that relied entirely on donations. It wasn't like Chris was stealing. rich, he was taking from the neediest, the most vulnerable in society, chris was an exceptional thief, he put a lot of effort into his craft, he didn't just stumble across it casually, he just took trinkets off people's nightstands, sometimes He watched their houses for days. He would come in when he knew the refrigerator was full. My opinion is that Chris deserved a harsher punishment than seven months in jail. I think the court romanticized this case and saw Chris as a socially awkward loner who wasn't actually trying to do any harm. maybe he reminded them of someone like Chris McCandless, the youngwho traveled to the Alaskan wilderness and died alone.

Christopher Knight was completely different from Chris McCandless. He lived a lifestyle at the expense of innocent people, while McCandless didn't hurt anyone else. Chris knew that. what he was doing was wrong and he continued to do it for 27 years. I think a three-year prison sentence would have been much more reasonable. Now, moving on to my final thoughts, Christopher Knight was self-centered, arrogant and had a sense of entitlement, he claimed. he wanted to be alone, but he continually interacted with the community, not so much with words but with his crimes, either way he was specifically connected, he depended on stealing other people's hard work, he made life easier, he was not a desert hero .

He wasn't some legendary, wise hermit. I think a lot of people wanted to see a meaning in his behavior that he just wasn't there. His story was fascinating and, to some, he seemed to provide it, but all Christopher Knight really did was spread fear and deprivation to innocent victims. Those are my thoughts on the Christopher Thomas case. Gentleman, please put his opinions and thoughts in the comments section. They always generate an interesting dialogue, as always. I hope you found my analysis of this topic informative. Thanks for watching.