Dancer is fed to the homeless - The Monika Beerle Story

 00:00:00 - 00:20:00"Dancer is fed to the homeless - The Monika Beerle Story" is a YouTube video that discusses the history and culture of New York City's lower east side in the 1980s. The lower east side was known for its crime, drugs, homelessness, and landlord-driven fires, yet it attracted residents who were musicians, artists, and other creative types. The video also introduces the story of Monica, a young dancer who came to New York City with dreams of being a dancer. However, she became entangled in a tragic incident involving the death of Monika Brewer in 1989, which led to the gruesome murder of Monika Beerle by her friend Daniel Rakowitz. The video discusses the challenges and potential risks of surrounding oneself with friends who have committed criminal acts, particularly the importance of caution and having a tight circle of trusted friends to avoid danger and negative accusations.See more00:00:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "Dancer is fed to the homeless - The Monika Beerle Story", the speaker discusses the history and culture of New York City's lower east side in the 1980s. The lower east side is comprised of several neighborhoods such as chinatown, the bowery, Alphabet City, Little Italy, and the two bridges. The area is known for its Jewish history and cultural diversity. Despite the heavy crime, drugs, homelessness, and landlord-driven fires, the lower east side attracted residents who were musicians, artists, and other creative types. Venues like CBGB and the Peppermint Lounge became popular among avid listeners from all over the city. However, the hardcore punk scene came with a message that delivered loudly. The Thompson Square Park Riots in 1988 further solidified the idea that the lower east side was a place that was not for the faint of heart. The video then goes on to introduce the story of Monica, a 26-year-old dancer from Switzerland who came to New York City to chase her dreams of being a dancer. She attended the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, started dancing at go-go bars on Times Square, and later toured in eight different cities before returning to Switzerland to tend to her ailing mother.00:05:00 This section of the transcript excerpt is about a young woman named Monika Beerle, who met a man named Daniel Rakowitz in the lower east side of New York City in the summer of 1989. Monika and Daniel became close friends and decided to move together into an apartment. However, their living arrangement soon turned into a romantic relationship that lasted only a few weeks, and Daniel discovered that Monika had plans to take the apartment from him. Sylvia, another resident of the apartment, also played a role in the situation. The tensions between Daniel and Monika ultimately led to Monika's decision to leave the apartment and Daniel's fears of becoming homeless again.00:10:00 In this section, the transcript excerpt discusses the distressing incident involving the death of Monika Brewer in 1989. Rakowicz, a man that she briefly dated, becomes increasingly unstable and violent, prompting her friends to urge her to leave him. Despite warning signs of his instability, Rakowicz argues for a greater power, believes himself to be a god, and begins to use animal sacrifice in his cult. Sylvia discovers the horrifying truth about Rakowicz and tries to convince Daniel the tragedy that has occurred. However, to Daniel, the news of Monika's death means the end of everything he has worked for.00:15:00 In this section, the video describes the gruesome murder of a woman named Monica Beerle by her friend Daniel Rakowitz. Daniel strangled Monica and subsequently dismembered her body, which he then consumed over the course of ten days. After Monica's body decomposed, Daniel began removing the skin and flesh from the corpse and bleaching the bones. Rumors began to spread that Daniel had boiled Monica's head and used her remains to make a soup that he would give to homeless people. The video discusses how this story is particularly disturbing to the speaker because they are familiar with the area where the murder took place.00:20:00 In this section, the speaker highlights the challenges and potential risks faced when surrounding oneself with friends who have committed criminal acts, such as keeping their secrets or experiencing fear of retaliation from others all around them. The speaker emphasizes the need for caution and the importance of having a tight circle of trusted friends in order to avoid danger and negative accusations. They mention the importance of not being too quick to trust someone and keeping one's surroundings in mind. The speaker concludes with a call to action for their viewers, reminding them to keep a close circle of friends, mind their surroundings, and not be too quick to trust someone they just met.