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MySpace Heist Gone Wrong! Teen Mastermind Faces 10 Years

2025-10-21 Entertainment
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Childhood Trauma Fuels Elaborate Setup Leading to Forced Confession Over Stolen Firearms

Uncover the devastating psychological trajectory of a child surrounded by religious paranoia and parental breakdown, leading to a coerced confession for a crime that was actually a brutal, two-week parental scare tactic.

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  • Corbin’s childhood was defined by his mother’s extreme beliefs stemming from the Satanic Panic and his father’s workaholism, creating an unstable home environment.
  • A manipulative classmate convinced 14-year-old Corbin to draw detailed plans for stealing his father’s significant firearm collection, lured by a promise of $50,000.
  • Police interrogation tactics, including severe threats of physical harm and references to the Patriot Act, broke Corbin into confessing involvement in the staged theft.
  • The true resolution involved Corbin's father staging the discovery of the missing guns to enact a severe, two-week "prison boot camp" punishment.
  • This context explains the deep-seated motivations and trauma that followed Corbin, influencing his later life choices regarding substances and identity.

After processing immense childhood chaos, Corbin recounts the specific catalyst for his eventual decade-long prison sentence (which was later revealed to be a scare tactic): a failed plan to help a classmate steal his father's guns. The narrative maps out the environmental pressures—including religious delusion, parental failure, and peer exploitation—that made him vulnerable to this setup and the subsequent psychological torment inflicted by his father under the guise of preparing him for incarceration.

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Corbin recounts how a series of chaotic childhood events, a turbulent home life, and a manipulative classmate led to a failed plan involving his father's weapons that now threatens him with a decade behind bars. Check out Corbin’s links/after thoughts on the interview here: helloaftermattcoxinterview.com Do you want to be a guest? Fill out the form https://www.insidetruecrimepodcast.com/apply-to-be-a-guest Go to https://OmahaSteaks.com to get 50% off sitewide during their Red-Hot Sale Event. And use Promo Code INSIDE at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Get 10% sitewide for a limited time. Just visit https://GhostBed.com/cox and use code COX at checkout. Send me an email here: [email protected] Do you extra clips and behind the scenes content? Subscribe to my Patreon: https://patreon.com/InsideTrueCrime Follow me on all socials! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insidetruecrime/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@matthewcoxtruecrime Do you want a custom painting done by me? Check out my Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/coxpopart Listen to my True Crime Podcasts anywhere: https://anchor.fm/mattcox Check out my true crime books! Shark in the Housing Pool: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0851KBYCF Bent: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BV4GC7TM It's Insanity: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KFYXKK8 Devil Exposed: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TH1WT5G Devil Exposed (The Abridgment): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1070682438 The Program: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0858W4G3K Bailout: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bailout-matthew-cox/1142275402 Dude, Where's My Hand-Grenade?: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXNFHBDF/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1678623676&sr=1-1 Checkout my disturbingly twisted satiric novel! Stranger Danger: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BSWQP3WX If you would like to support me directly, I accept donations here: Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/MattCox69 Cashapp: $coxcon69

Top Comments (10)

@KingCorbeezy 2025-10-21

Thanks for having me on Matt loved to chat with you!

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@nickwiener8729 2025-10-21

I have to say, this dude is hilarious. Great story teller.

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@JOELZBOY1 2025-10-21

If Napoleon dynamite was a criminal it would be him

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@ChevTecGroup 2025-10-21

Matt could have left woth a cardboard cutout in his place and the dude would have kept talking. Matt's facial expressions were hilarious as always.

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@GarrettCates 2025-10-21

Tom Simon would say “have you ever slept with your elbow crooked at a 45 degree angle to stave off the Devil Matt Cox?” to introduce this guys story.

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@SimonMTN 2025-10-21

He’s such a good storyteller, great episode!

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@kellyahealey4324 2025-10-21

I absolutely LOVE this kid. I could listen to him all day. Talk about fucking eating crackers or soup or anything. He’s so funny. He can’t even help it its just the way he is.

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@ElronLaVey 2025-10-22

I think the Dad sounds like an awesome Dad. He tried to build a better relationship with his kids by spending quality time through hobbies. Even the elaborate scared straight form of punishment made me like him more. The love the Dad had for his son is obvious when listening to this story. How did the police get his MySpace messages? Did his Dad retrieve the MySpace messages?

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@christopherbuckles3602 2025-10-22

Wow! This guy has a good story! And he tells it well! You guys clicked! Loved it!

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