Found an audience but only with the content...they really didn't want to be about.

Understandable that they might choose not to go that far.

Liveleak stopped hosting gore, including controversial videos, many years before this shut down.

I understand you said you don’t want to tell us, but the way you wrote that comment you have to imagine it would generate interest. Can you share it or provide a clue (though since this is HN, I would appreciate it if you shared the knowledge with us). Knowing about these sites is more than the gore. People with kids, journalists, public safety people and more source stuff from these places, and often to do good or inform.