On June 28, 2023, the bodies of well-known YouTube stars Sam and Colby, both 25 years old, were found in a hotel in Los Angeles. Security was called to the room after staff allegedly had many reports of male screaming coming from room 953 . Sam Golbach was found in the bathtub by security, while Colby Brock was found being suffocated by a pillow case Police have said that this may be a homicide, but as of right now, nobody knows who or what could have committed this.
Before making the switch to YouTube in 2014, they were best known as “The Viners.” It is said that they had originally started their channel as comedy, but because they had grown up around abandoned, they wanted to finish their childhood on the platform. before ending abandoned because they had been caught and arrested, they started working on ghost investigations considering this is where their professional paths had taken them.
Candles and flowers have been left outside the hotel by family, friends, and supporters as a gesture of respect for the two superstars. Jake Webber, Corey Scherer, Tara Thompson, Katrina Stuart, Devyn Lundy, Cassie Martin, Anastasia Siver, and Reggie Webber could be seen singing and grieving for their friends. Fans mourning the two stars have flooded social media in large numbers.