206 - The Vanishing of Richard Bendele

[@Dr.Gunsmith]

One of the best deep dive crime channels on KZbin 🙏

[@Bella.216]

This is why everyone should carry an emergency kit in the car! I keep a tupperware tub in my trunk! I keep a heavy blanket, extra socks, spare pair of tennis shoes, extra gloves, a dry pair of clothing, a spare phone battery, water, and some dried food. You never know if you get stranded in the middle of nowhere! I also keep a lighter!!! I've gotten stranded before and almost lost my toes due to frostbite 🥶! Maybe you will never need these things but it's always better to have them! I hope the family gets answers 🙏

[@vegasjill21]

Mina I hope you also have an EMERGENCY LOCATOR BEACON in your emergency kit!! It's THEE most important thing to ALWAYS have on your person and it would bring help right to you instead of being lost out in the cold, with no one knowing where you are. Happy Holidays!

[@moonchildluvsbobcrane]

I would if I drove.

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

@Mina • Doesn't it hurt to stick a Tupperware tub in your trunk...?

[@prondlee]

and a firearm!

[@90JoeVandal]

For what it's worth, his last name is pronounced Bendel-ee. I was his classmate at Burley High class of '85. We weren't friends per se, as we didn't hang out together outside of school, but we talked a lot at school. He was a very friendly guy. My best go out to his family. The Kimama desert is very remote and rugged in place. There are no trees and really no points of reference, so you can get turned around and lost fairly easily I would think. Also the lava rocks are very sharp and can be tough to walk in. If you sprain or break an ankle, it could be very difficult to get back to safety. I think the broken truck window is strange. If it was a stranger who did it, they would have taken the shotgun.

[@rebeccagable9629]

Thanks for giving the correct pronunciation!

[@richardlujan499]

Just to clarify, Ricky and I were good friends. We spent substantial time on the desert through the years. There are many points of reference from anywhere on the desert. Mountain peaks to the south, north, Kimama Butte rising above the desert floor. And Ricky knew this region well. My friend was a good man.

[@whitedragoness23]

@ghammond3132I like how you used logic to say it could of been him who damaged the window. Does the area have mountain lions for sure? If not it’s possible he could of wandered off too far and died from exposure. Then again a mountain lion or scavengers could of eaten his remains afterwards. If his remains were eaten the chances of him would drastically drop as I’m not sure there would be anything left

[@mohammedqadeer3422]

Hello mate!!!! Just came across your channel and I’m quite well impressed, another subscriber 👍

[@danjohnson887]

Steven, I had some Christmas money and wanted to support my favorite channels so I bought a t-shirt from your store. You even had my size!! Keep up the great work bro!

[@tessaducek5601]

I lean towards the logical and simplest explanation. He got lost and succumbed to the elements. I recall a young lady that jogged the same route suddenly vanished. There were search teams and nothing found. A year or so later a hiker stumbled upon her remains. She fell and broke her leg in two or three places and fell down into a odd culvert. Not every disappearance is a criminal conspiracy. Many are just ridiculous dumb happenstance.

[@NeverendingSaga]

I disagree

[@Seeneeneeabubabu]

think about this though, look at the search maps he made it 12 miles down that road to drop off the beer bottles and its pretty much a straight shot back...why would his shoe be found so close to the truck if he had supposedly made it that far 24 round trip miles IF he made it back to the truck...unless he had another shoe i just cant see him making this journey with just one on and without his jacket.

[@newenglandrider3189]

@@NeverendingSaga Explain or STFU

[@ItsKrma00]

Thank-you for your hard work. Your videos have always been nothing less than consistent perfection.

[@phlegmatic3]

Well put couldn't say it better. It's so detail oriented STEVEN ALWAYS ROCKS THE HOUSE....

[@thisisme3238]

Details .....the difference between mediocre and perfection. This is perfection...

[@Erin-cw4ct]

These episodes are my sleeping medication. Listen every night as I drift to sleep. Love the presentation

[@missyhowell3119]

Same!!

[@thisisme3238]

Me too

[@goldstar846]

same..lol some episodes I have to listen to 6 or 7 nights in a row.. Because I hate missing any part of it.

[@kouprey1]

Items such as gloves found at several differing points along the road may point to hypothermia. As you get colder your sense of body heating doesn't work, you imagine you are hot and you start to strip off clothes. I live and work in the bush in western Canada where it gets cold and I take precautions.. Anytime you drive out in the country anywhere you shouldn't rely on only your vehicle and your phone. Tell people where you are headed before you set out. Have an old sleeping bag, pillow, warm coat, hat, gloves, etc. and a bag of food/water that you leave in the truck. Plus flashlite, headlamp, extra batteries, fire starting kit, etc. Then wait out the nite in your vehicle and search for help in the daylight. Or if weather gets really bad the gear/food allows you to stay safe in the truck for a few days until you get found.

[@ryanjacobson2508]

Yep, personal items strewn about (including clothing) can indicate hypothermia/confusion rather than foul play.

[@newenglandrider3189]

Or he's been kidnapped and he's throwing these things out the window so he can be tracked...

[@laurieclarkson9180]

I think he may have gotten further than anyone imagined or partially buried himself under brush in an attempt to stay warm. Hope they keep checking.

[@Seeneeneeabubabu]

he made it 12 miles to the turnout to drop off the beer bottles but the shoe was found so close to his truck...unless he had another pair of shoes i just dont see how he got that far without it...makes me wonder if he made it back to or near his truck and something happened

[@tombombadil9642]

Best true crime videos on KZbin in my humble opinion!

[@pr0cessa]

I especially love stories about disappearances, you've covered some really interesting lesser known ones. It's too interesting for background listening so I usually have to wait for my lunch break 🖤

[@Thanatos138]

This case has many similarities of a " Missing 411" case

[@gebronthomasson6960]

Seems odd right off the bat that an experienced outdoorsman and hunter had to BORROW a shotgun?!?!

[@laurieclarkson9180]

With a history of drug/alcohol use, it's possible he could've pawned his. Just a guess.

[@FaithRoss2817]

When on probation you are not allowed to own firearms. He probably sold them or the police took them from him.

[@morganosborne9258]

It may well have been a case of nostalgia. I own new tools, but often use my dad's old tools he gave me before he passed.

[@jennifermcgowan2059]

If he had any felonies he probably wasn't allowed to own a gun

[@gebronthomasson6960]

@@jennifermcgowan2059 good point

[@Calaveraqueen24]

poor guy prayers for his family

[@frankpaya690]

I wonder how his children turned out?

[@sheilad6237]

Throwing the items out of a moving vehicle marking the way kidnapper was traveling?.. not dropping it on the road that could be collected by the kidnapper then or later? Has to be absolutely heartbreaking knowing you may never know or find your baby 💔

[@ar4203]

Honestly- seems potentially more likely he might have put those items there, it just seems too intentional... I wonder if maybe he was suicidal but maybe wanted it too not look like that. The fact that he also seemed "happier" than normal that day according to his mom fits with suicide since people often once they make the decison that they are 'going to do it' become seemingly extremely happy& talkative to family& friends etc

[@SuburbanCowboy74]

That's a good hypothesis not something I'd thought of

[@MyNameIsCheyne]

The disappearing and vanishing ones are the best 🥇

[@lindablissitt5256]

Yes!

[@rockstarofredondo]

Sounds like an area almost like the badlands mixed with high desert. Maybe he fell into a fissure, crevice or mine of some sort and couldn’t get out.

[@Somegirl811]

He wouldnt have had his mother wandering around the dark desert looking for him if he was trying to disappear or do something else shady. I think he was struck with a battery and abducted or he tried to hitchhike to the nearest hotel and got attacked.

[@queensarah5945]

The craters of the Moon National Park is an awesome place to visit. But don't fall down! All the rocks are glass!!

[@mohammedqadeer3422]

Many people as well as me know exactly what it feels like when your wife has a miscarriage or still born, and in my case unfortunately their was twins and perfectly a boy and a girl, still breaks my heart right down the middle 💔, and my condolences and lots of love for people who have been through the same sort of pain, and the worst part of our family is that my wife is not conceiving and been trying for about 16 years and we are looking at adoption options and it will give us a lot of pleasure giving some unfortunate child a better chance at life!!!!!! I plead with everyone please make a little prayer for us. Thank you 👍❤️

[@chrissyart7984]

Prayers for Best Endeavours with your Adoption, May Your Journey Be the Best Ever...I too have had 3 miscarriages throughout my Life& I feel for you Both, keep Loving your Wife No matter What, Be Strong together & Always have Faith 🙏🙏🙏

[@mohammedqadeer3422]

@@chrissyart7984 Thank you so much 👍

[@septembersapphire347]

I'm so sorry for your loss and I will certainly say a prayer that you get the little bundle of joy you seek so badly 😇🙏♥️

[@Waheeda907]

🙏🏼❤️

[@ShakepearesDaughter]

I hope you find your treasure. You are more than ready.

[@racheldoesacrylic4089]

i love to go to sleep hearing these cases /and wake up to find out the end if i have gone off/ i feel so much for the families of missing people because the not knowing would drive most off us crazy/ the not knowing what happened to love ones has to be hellish x thanks

[@davidaston5773]

@Steven Pacheco first off thank you for ALL the mind blowing videos and Spotify episodes. For the last few weeks, watching/listening these videos, I've had this image in my head of animated/illustrated sections when recounting the life of the focus of each episode? I'm thinking similar to how Bedtime Stories does? I know it would mean work but have you ever consider it or something similar?

[@CDN1975]

Anytime drugs were/are a part of someone's life, it ups the chances of foul play. Whatever the case, I hope his family gets some answers soon.

[@profd65]

Alcohol and drugs, not just drugs. They up the chance of foul play, but they also up the chance that you engage in moronic behavior and up the chance that you are functioning at a level too low to meet any challenges you might encounter.

[@rockstarofredondo]

@@profd65 alcohol is a drug.

[@profd65]

@@rockstarofredondo I know it's a drug, fella. But most people think heroin and not Coors Light when somebody says "drugs." In conversation, people often speak about alcohol and drugs as though they're two different things.

[@susiefoxy8130]

Sad that drugs and alcohol may have caused what happened to him, which ultimately affects his mum and sister, it’s them I feel sorry for.

[@wyldflwr]

How do case files just "get lost"? That's just crazy to me.

[@NefariousEnough]

This story has police corruption written all over it. The cops didn't like this guy.

[@mohammedqadeer3422]

Ok they found his trainers and few other things but they say its not enough to carry the research on, here in the UK 🇬🇧 if the police find anything at all they will definitely double their efforts and only because of that ethic of their job they have had some excellent results!!!!

[@kirstenmelias4062]

Is it possible due to his criminal convictions Richard agreed to be an informant for police. Maybe things reached the tipping point and Richard had to be moved from the area. It is known that police take people into hiding giving them new names and lives. Sadly this does involve people never getting to say goodbye to their families and loved ones or even seeing them again as it too dangerous. It is possible the truck was staged this way and his items dropped to help in the theory of him missing and eventually the files become suddenly lost. Keep up the good work steven love your podcasts keep them coming 👍👍

[@SuburbanCowboy74]

That massed my mind

[@kirstenmelias4062]

@@SuburbanCowboy74👍👍

[@marklittler784]

Police should realease more of the known circumstances and evidence to the public if they're not progressing with it.

[@jacoboribilik3253]

Thanks for the timestamps, they save a lot of time for those who already know the case and just want to hear your take on it.

[@CL-we8tn]

Steven thank you so very much for everything you've done in 2022,from me and mine a merry Christmas to you and yours 🎉⛄🌲🎅🥂🥂🥂

[@kevinoshea4134]

Richard was taken by something that explains his belongings being found miles apart and his truck being disabled. Missing 411

[@SuburbanCowboy74]

The smashed window and upside-down battery are the biggest issues to me

[@patriciajrs46]

I agree. Why would the damage happen to the battery? If an animal attack took place, that might explain why the window was broken. Perhaps he shot it out, aiming at a mountain lion. A mountain lion is not going to smash a battery. For me, that is the weirdest aspect to this disappearance.

[@X1GenKaneShiroX]

Trace Evidence Podcast is going to surpass 100,000 subscribers soon this year.

[@hatuletoh]

I got stuck overnight in Burley once. It was unpleasant.

[@90JoeVandal]

Yeah, I know what you mean. Got stuck there for 18 years. 😉

[@shamusdonahue7606]

The two oddities about this case that stand out are (1) the shotgun being left in the truck and (2) the decision to walk to Carey versus backtracking to Kimama. One would think he would want to take the shotgun with him if he was going to be walking a long distance in a remote area. Occam's Razor would suggest he was probably intoxicated and was overcome by the elements.

[@laurieclarkson9180]

yeah..it's likely the elements got him. That sucks to have battery problems. He could've used the heat to stay warm or the headlights/dome light to see. It must've been freezing and pitch black out there.

[@Sid0419]

Well he probably left the shotgun so he could get a ride. No ones is pulling over for a guy a with a godamn shotgun...

[@patriciajrs46]

He might have been high on marijuana. I kind of doubt that, though. The story, he sounded fairly responsible.

[@shootfirst2097]

It is EXCEEDINGLY odd that no trace of his body was ever found.

[@chiapet694]

I’m crying and hurting with you Mama!

[@marshabruce9946]

Your 🏆show Rocks 🎸🎼🎼🎸🎸🎵I was driving along a dangerous curve on road at high speed🎵🎸🎵🎼 my Battery in car got messed up when I flipped my 🚗 car but I landed side ways because a 🎄 tree stopped the car but if not that car might had landed upright on 4 wheels instead,many Blessings to All 🙏 in Jesus 👑 name Amen 🙏

[@TheRoadhammer379]

Calling from the desert in 1996? Must have been a car phone.

[@margueriteczajka6708]

They said it was a bag phone. But I had my first cell phone in the early 1990s, it was huge but didn’t need to be used in a car.

[@КоляН-д7т]

Not necessarily. Motorola Star Tac 85 flip phone was released in 1996.

[@TheRoadhammer379]

@@margueriteczajka6708, I was 17 in 96, living in a rural town of 158 people, 😂. Didn't know what an actual cell phone was until 2002, when I saw my first Tracphone. I know my uncle had a large bag phone in his semi truck in 1991 but it was expensive to use. Thank you for the information. Merry Christmas

[@TheRoadhammer379]

@@КоляН-д7т, I learn something new every day. Thank you. Merry Christmas.

[@NeverendingSaga]

He had a Panasonic Tp 500 cell phone.

[@moonchildluvsbobcrane]

Perhaps he may be on an unidentified john doe in another area. May he be found some day. 🕯

[@itallia666]

🇬🇧 After reading the comments & hearing the evidence, i think there is alot that hasnt been disclosed! The police seem to know more about this case than they want to say. I also think that the idea that Richard may have been supplying L.E. info is possible, but in a place with such a small population there doesnt seem to be such a drugs or illicit alcohol problem to warrant such a collection of evidence. If it had been a big city then i could understand if Richard had been co-ersed into supplying LE info on drugs etc but in such a small town??? The thing that gets me is, the fact his window was smashed, it takes alot of power to smash a car window, unless the car battery was used then evidence would have shown if this was the case, i cant see Richard doing that himself, why would he? It wasnt an old junk truck, he kept up his truck payments so why smash his window? Unless it was a clue? The fact his beloved fathers shotgun was still with the truck also bothers me. This whole case doesnt make sense! Its as if someone tried to muddy the scene for whatever reason The discarded items of clothing Along the road away from Richards truck The battery broken, but i think maybe Richard could have deliberately placed the battery upside down as a clue, if he was mechanically minded, he'd think by doing this it would raise alarm bells as it WOULDNT be something he would do. Then this pretty pathetic search attempt for him, there werent many people involved & it was called off quickly This info the police discovered ? Was it to do with something they found in the search? Why did his mum & girlfriend feel there was something off with the police info? Too many things just dont make sense! Too many "clues" are just way out there! I do think Richard is dead, i think the police know about it but dont want to inform his loved ones because the circumstances were not pleasant or because they were shielding some LE involvement. I think his body is buried out there & wont ever be found & The evidence was deliberately scattered about in a hurried & Not credible way. Its sad this young man will never be able to continue his life & the perpetrators of his demise never brought to justice. One last thing I still believe that sometimes against all odds, the truth will emerge, who knows if his remains will be uncovered & evidence to show how he died? All is possible Thank you for a very intriguing case Regards 🇬🇧👧

[@markbalentine]

ahh yes its upside down but i think maybe Richard could have deliberately placed the battery upside down as a clue, if he was mechanically minded, he'd think by doing this it would raise alarm bells as it WOULDNT be something he would do now that you said this now take the DNA fingerprint and then test it in a lab then follow the evidence leading to his body plus they can use a drone to find his body now.

[@susancrowley9378]

How awful the cops called the place where the vehicle was bought and not the family first. Plus losing parts of the case. Are these keystone cops?

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Such awesome work

[@marklittler784]

Wonder if truck was sabotaged without him realising and hadn't opened the hood and noticed or someone deliberately disabled it not realising it was already not working.

[@blazefairchild465]

The battery was in his truck when he called his mom because he used the big suitcase car phone. Those phones used the car battery I,so he wouldn’t be able to call unless he could stick the phone into the cigarette lighter as a power source. So someone pulled the battery out of the truck after he called his mom.

[@jeepdanielgladit749]

Sometimes people who are experienced in the outdoors know things others don’t. I think this is why the battery was messed with.. you can in a bad situation, use a car battery to make a spark to try and start a fire.. it’s just a thought. But if I was stranded at night, in the desert and the temperature drop and the snow, I definitely would have tried to use the battery for making a fire…

[@rickspigot2205]

Interesting case so far.

[@melodym7045]

Forget the gun! What makes you know it's foul play, 1st a window broken on the truck. 2. A battery turned upside down. Here is my theory, Richard marked the area and came back to his truck and waited. He sat in the truck but someone came in another vehicle. They got out and approached his truck and told him to get out. He refused. They opened his hood and turned the battery upside down. He still stayed in the truck. They then broke the window and he got out knowing he would have to fight. They grabbed him and he had his gloves the whole time. They put him in their car or truck and drove while holding him and trying to somehow scare him by dragging him. He lost his shoes and the glove was torn because he put his hand to the ground to prevent his head being scraped on the ground. Now do I think he's alive? No. I think they killed him. My guess is them dumping his body up there or over a ravine or cliff? I don't think he's buried because they didn't clean up the glass broken, pick up his items that fell out. I would search a bit further from where they found the glove. In any event, it's such a sad case.

[@LuisaD93]

I personally believe that when he began getting into trouble for his weed use and distribution. Law enforcement flipped him and he became an informant. Although his punishment for that Crime seems excessive given it was only weed.(paying back all those fines including for the use) of a public defender and the fact that even though on parole he was never rearrested for any of the infractions afterwards , and there were plenty. It’s possible that his crew learned of his informant status & That he was possibly feeding L.E information regarding their activities causing his situation to happen. They tampered with the battery causing the truck to not start (the call To his mother later revealed he thought someone had done something to it) He was in the truck waiting for help when they/he approached the truck and broke his glass window to drag and or carry him out because he wouldn’t open the door. They staged his shoe and gloves to make it appear he may have left of his own accord. They then killed and buried him elsewhere. The sheriffs Dept. Isn’t likely to divulge that information even to his family therefore they aren’t going to have much to say concerning the case and anything they may have found especially if it would disclose that information. I think it’s time for the Dept. To come clean with his family on what they know. What they believe happened to him etc. of course that may lead to legal action against them for not protecting their son and so on so I’m doubtful they will ever come clean surrounding this disappearance. I wish his mother peace and that the truth will eventually come to light. God Bless. (Afterthought) I also don’t believe he was drinking at all. I think those cans happened to be there and didn’t belong to him at all.

[@ShakepearesDaughter]

Your ideas are quite reasonable to me.

[@donnablack6280]

I think he went out there to hunt as he said, got some beers along the way to take back home afterwards. He didn't need another dui. The battery dies. He has a few beers trying to fix the truck. It's no good. He calls his mother as obviously he can't call any authorities after drinking, then thinks he might as well get good and drink seeing as he's getting a ride home. Increasingly angry, he's like "pos truck" and hurls the battery at the window and tosses it. He goes to make a mark of empty cans. Nature calls but he doesn't want to miss his ride so he wanders to a higher spot to see them coming. And sadly that's how I see him, wandering off drunk and getting disoriented, cursing his bad run of luck.

[@thedazelle1915]

This is *exactly* what I was thinking. Actions that seem bizarre and nonsensical to a sober person make perfect sense to a drunk person.

[@sharonh.harris1924]

You mentioned he had some drug distribution charges. And legal issues all seemed to be small stuff and as if the police targeted him over a short period of time. I wonder if the police are dirty with local drug dealing and this young man got on the wrong side of them somehow. They harrassed him for awhile but then decided he had to be removed. They would have what it takes to knock the window out (a truncheon) and disabled his battery. Then when he came back and was stuck, made his call home, they came out of hiding and took him off for whatever reason. They figured a cursory search and everyone would assume he was dead by exposure so his murder was covered. They threw his personal effects out of a moving car as they drove, or the items were never lost to start with - it was just "reported" they were found along the road. I just don't see this young man, with a gun and a truck, walking away from his gun and truck. Anybody would know how important it was to stay and shelter in place in the truck and to keep his gun with him. I feel like it has to be foul play. If he was so drunk, or high, he would have stumbled off but he wouldn't have gotten so far as to not be found. But if he was in a reasonable state of mind, he wouldn't leave his truck and gun.

[@andrewrobinson7588]

What kind of phone would he have called from-? One of the early bag-style cell phones?

[@rockstarofredondo]

Yes

[@1972dsrai]

Another Missing 411 case maybe?

[@ruthlessreptiles]

Needs the creepy background music the entire podcast like the old ones.

[@AintImRite]

The clusters of mysteriously missing persons in the U.S. correlates closely to geographical areas having caves.

[@Laura-tp8wz]

Interesting 🧐

[@redred222]

i find it convenient that the moms vehicle was damaged going out to get him, like she couldnt get someone else to take her there to get him

[@patriciajrs46]

Perhaps both of those vehicles were sabotaged. The question would be why?

[@marklittler784]

Should have phoned Police when he initially couldn't describe his location. It's obviously absolute poppycock that he disappeared of his deliberate own accord and certainly a broken upside down battery , smashed window and leaving gun and coat behind surely immediately implies foul play such that it should be treated as an abduction or murder someone could have fitted his vehicle with a tracker. Someone might have taken him back to his truck trying to start it then slugged him or abduct him at gunpoint. Drunks are often found in waterways but why go out there to drink???

[@mckster56]

Best on the web ty

[@bobstacks8405]

Would be nice if more people talked about the actual case instead of ass kissing in the comment section.

[@richyeppers66]

He was my cousin, and it is pronounced. Bendelee.

[@cherylmoore3349]

Foul play

[@timfrye3586]

Sure looks it

[@Seeneeneeabubabu]

Okay so if you check out the search maps it shows where they found the items like the shoe and the gloves. as well as the beer bottles...the beer bottles were 12 miles one way down the road at least so he walked at least a few hours to the spot where the beer bottles were placed ...if he made if there i would assume he still had his shoes on...unless he had another pair with him...the shotgun, jacket and shoe kind of makes me think he made it back to or near the truck that night after walking to drop the bottles off..strange case no doubt...

[@lisa8477]

Sending much love ❤

[@sylvia106]

That physical description of Richard was so over the top ridiculous! Like a Harlequin romance book character!

[@Raminakai]

I may have missed it, but where did he make the call to his mother at 6 pm, from?

[@margueriteczajka6708]

They said he had a bag phone in the truck.

[@Dr.Gunsmith]

Why didn’t he just stay in the truck and try keeping warm.

[@patriciajrs46]

He was going to walk to the junction so his mother would know which way he went. He had called her to come and get him.

[@g00dkyd]

Unless some of the details are incorrect, this is truly who done it. Did he lose his car keys or something hence why the window was broken? Why was his gun and jacket found in the truck. He must have had both the shotgun and jacket on when he went to leave the beer cans for markers you'll think? Only thing I can think of is maybe he was ambushed while sitting in his truck waiting for his mom. But if he had a shotgun with him inside the truck, he would have gripped up ready to shoot when the window was smashed? Strange. Also, I don't know too many hunters who go anywhere without their gun, or jacket. in the wilderness at that. Unless he was with someone he trusted who maybe had a vehicle he got into, and they left the area.

[@stephaniem8273]

They know what happened to him, anyone with any sense and knowledge knows. Very sad

[@janetmiller2980]

The punishments for marijuana delivery seem excessive for that particular crime. It’s a blessing both medicinal and recreational marijuana are legal in some states. I truly wish all 50 would get with the program. There must have been bigger fish for Idaho police to fry than a marijuana supplier.

[@Laura-tp8wz]

💯💯💯

[@danjohnson887]

A Bobbit snowfall: 6 inches on the ground!!!! He-yohhhhhh!!!!!!! 🙂 Yep!!!

[@jamesbuttery3862]

It would be great if you kept the background music on through the podcast. Possibly at a level lower than the intro music. It's really great for creating a mysterious Ambiance and I would love it. I think others would too. Maybe give it a trial run, see how it goes.

[@danjohnson887]

Oh goodness NO! Music just ruins most podcasts and would ruin this one for sure. If you look through the comments you'll often see compliments for precisely not having music.

[@thisisme3238]

Music throughout a podcast can become very distracting, as more than likely it's usually too loud. IMO

[@alexhatfield4448]

I wanna see Tracie Krohs case !

[@laurieclarkson9180]

No evidence of another person with him. (Check beer can dna). There's 2 kinds of people when car breaks down. Those that call for help immediately and those that try to fix the problem before calling for help. They won't call until they feel desperate. He seems to be the type to fix his own problems first as evidenced by him messing with the battery, Could he have already been walking for a LONG TIME before he reached out for help? We know he left a "marker" for his mom (beer cans) the car could be another marker, so was the shoe another marker? Would we find another shoe several miles ahead? Seems dumb to remove shoes as marker, but if they were new and hurting anyway..maybe

[@LuisaD93]

I think others did that to his car battery causing the car not to start(his call to his mother, later indicated that he thought) someone had messed with his truck. I think he was in his truck waiting for help when he was approached by the person or persons responsible for that and they broke his driver side door glass to get to him because he refused to open the door. They took him and dragged or carried him to a car waiting then planted the shoe then gloves to make it appear that he possibly left on his own accord. They killed him & buried elsewhere .

[@rockstarofredondo]

@@LuisaD93 if someone was trying to force him out why wouldn’t he grab his shotgun and just fire? The gun was there. Was it not loaded or something?

[@laurieclarkson9180]

@@LuisaD93 I forgot about the broken window. He may have locked his keys in the car by accident. If you're getting in and trying to start it and getting out and checking under the hood..sometimes it happens. I mean, your theory is possible, but at this time, we don't see any signs of another person or a struggle.

[@laurieclarkson9180]

@@rockstarofredondo Right, you'd think he'd grab the gun unless he didn't have time to or shotguns need to be used when a person is at a further distance.

[@gionee7035]

Where is he 😔

[@dgg2999]

This guy has been hunting all his life so he’d know if he was lost to stay put in his truck. I’m sure he had beer with him to drink a few either on the way there, maybe after or both. This guy was a mechanic so no way he accidentally turned the battery over. That’s not some easy thing to do. My guess is somebody sabotaged his truck & he probably knew that hints the worried voice his mother heard. It’s odd how the police completely shifted when the glove & shoe was found. I’d be curious to see if there are similar cases in the surrounding area. Throwing something & busting out the window is a good way to cause a diversion to someone who has a shotgun in the truck. If there are similar cases out there then it won’t shock me to find out that there’s someone out there taking out hunters then making a scene look like he was lost

[@HighLordBlazeReborn]

Searches several days, misses things they then find days into the search they should've found before, then goes "Welp, that's it, let's wrap it up folks" The more I listen to these the more I think a 6 year old could do the job of some police departments... Edit- haaaaang on. The meth thing just made me think of something: paranoia and mood alterations are hallmarks of drugs like meth. Someone that's an experienced outdoorsman gets lost, is worried someone's out there, and on top of that is smashing up their own car? Then wanders off into the night? Not too far fetched, no?

[@judymorgan289]

Why not use a physic many people have with the truth coming to surface better to take a chance than seeing his case just go cold. If it was foul play it would have to be someone who knew the area , and someone who knew he was there how many people would be in a remote area at the same time

[@janetmiller2980]

Ticketed for driving without insurance and not wearing a seatbelt? Tell me please there weren’t bigger fish to fry. This seems petty.

[@MunchieTheGnome]

Did somebody own the property he was hunting on? Sounds like someone sabotaged his car and was maybe laying in wait for him to return. Or maybe someone saw him trying to set up his marker and thought he was littering and didn't take too kindly.

[@Painb4money]

Was it ever brought up? That he may have to testify on anyone about his drug case

[@chrissyart7984]

If the Cadaver Dogs where Struggling to get a Scent?? It means he was Forced in Another Vehicle...Did they find tyre tracks of another vehicle???I Don't think he Walked Off, Especially While he was Waiting for his Mother, he Would've Waited in his Vehicle, for his Mother... Prayers that his Found Soon, So his Poor Mother has Closure!!!!!!

[@sheilaakhter2320]

Hello love he videos I have been trying to watch part two of kurk Cuba and it won't let me 😒

[@devinisdead4061]

I think something definitely happened. If that’s the case then we know it did.

[@Liv-qi8dp]

PLEASE DO ONE ON KYRON HORMIN IN PORTLAND OREGON. THE FAMILY BELIEVES THE STEPMOM MIGHT BE INVOLVED

[@huntlife]

Seems real suspicious and he was certainly an endangered missing person. Get real- foul play was involved.

[@trumpwon8064]

Probably got into a scuffle with police

[@nietzchesghost]

Aliens took him.

[@Calaveraqueen24]

vile

[@readdeeply9278]

He didn't want to do that time lol

[@almostadorno]

however

[@chrissyart7984]

It's actually 26 yrs ago...I think he was picked Up by Some thuds& they Scattered his Belongings around after they picked him up...They Firstly Pretended to help him, by telling him to pop the Bonnet, they pulled out the Battery& Smashed his Car window with it, he was possibly outside with them& that's why his Rifle & Coat was in his Vehicle & they dragged him in their Vehicle...I think it's Some Perpetrators that Abducted him imo...He maybe alive Still, But Only God knows...The police Would Need to Do a Google Earth to the Nearest House& Town,,Also they Should take the Clothing for Any DNA matches, Including the Car Battery for Any Prints, I Wonder if they did this???Also Do u know if the police Saw Tyre tracks& different Shoe/ footprints?? 0r Even the Car Bonnet( fingerprints)Any cigarette butts or drink bottles? I'm Sure there's alot of DNA Around the area!!!

[@marklittler784]

Feel really sorry for his children he seems a great guy wonder if he came across or had a drug plantation?

[@susiefoxy8130]

How is he a great guy? dui, drugs, driving without insurance…seems to be a bit selfish imo

[@j.khuster2024]

​@@susiefoxy8130doing drugs don't automatically make you a bad person. Being sober don't automatically make you a good person either. ✌️🖕

[@jacqueslorenz1386]

He was kidnapped by aliens and taken to outer spaçe

[@thebeasters]

Lol Idaho

[@karenb793]

20 minuets of intro 🫤

[@frankpaya690]

Perhaps a bear got him?

[@trumpwon8064]

That's what I was thinking too, or one of them mountain goats 🐐 that give headbutts

[@90JoeVandal]

If it were a wild animal, a cougar would be more likely in that area.

[@MikeHunt-rw4gf]

algorithm

[@Sid0419]

One odd case...the crime scene doesn't make sense. The car, windows smashed, battery upside down, his jacket left in the car on a snowy night, his shoe, glove and being found spread out along the road going south tells me he was leaving some sorta trail. But leaving behind a jacket, a shoe and a glove isn't something you want to leave behind on a snowy night. Unless they were spare coat and shoes. I highly doubt he was going hunting...I suspect he owed someone something and was making a getaway. I think he needed a gun for protection not for hunting. And who ever he was running from caught up with him..

[@NeverendingSaga]

My final answer......Richard left on his own and started a new life.

[@veganforthem76]

Nah, he died in the desert.