Sometimes, while out on the town, one thing can lead to another and people may act in ways they wouldn’t usually. But for one man, it was a turning point in his life.
YouTube channel People Are Deep has an intriguing series where they interview people who've led unique lives.
One recent guest was Lewis Raymond Taylor, a diagnosed psychopath and star of Netflix's The Psychopath Life Coach.
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Lewis shared his journey from a troubled childhood to a life of crime and prison time and ultimately, how he came to be the successful life coach he is today.
At one point in the interview, Lewis speaks out about a time he thought he had killed someone.
After a night of drinking, Lewis was waiting for a taxi with his friend and ended up jumping the queue to the front.
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"I don't know if I did it on purpose, because I thought I was arrogant or if I was so drunk that I didn't realise," Lewis said.
He then described how the guy he cut in front of started 'shouting and screaming' in his face.
The aggression triggered memories of Lewis' father who used to scream at him when he was a child. Consequently, he went on to say he couldn't recall what the man looked like as all he saw at the time was his dad.
"Obviously, there was some subconscious anger there towards him," he added.
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However, Lewis remembered that the man was 40 years old while Lewis was 24 at the time, which felt like a 'significant' age gap between the two.
In a fit of anger, Lewis punched the man.
"I punched him once and he hit his head flat on the ground. Face first," the now 34-year-old explained.
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"And I thought I killed him."
The impact was so harsh that the man didn’t move, while everyone around them turned to see what had happened.
"His face was just planted in the ground," Lewis said.
After looking up and seeing a security camera, Lewis knew that his actions would almost certainly send him back to prison. Which it did for his third and final time.
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The now-successful entrepreneur covered the man with his coat and waited for the police, thinking it was the best way to handle the situation
Lewis described that he didn't find out until the next morning that the man was alive, but in a coma with a brain haemorrhage.
Fortunately, the man was out of the coma after three days and went on to make a full recovery.
Despite Lewis’ attempts to apologise and make things right, the man chose not to have any contact with him.
But Lewis has since made a major turnaround in his life leading him to build his wealthy $25 million business and large internet following.
Words: Rebekah Jordan
Topics: Mental Health, Netflix, Crime
The LADbible Team