4 kids VANISH from locked cars | Missing 411 (Part 10)

4 kids are taken from inside of locked vehicles and then are found in impossible locations. The Lawrence Sullivan, Jimmy Duffy, Faye Crawford and Gage Wayment stories.
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[@omoikane8961]

If I go missing, I want that native american tracker to search for me.

[@elainplayz5718]

Same, Same.

[@Dravianpn02]

I imagined Hawk from Twin Peaks and then imagined the twin peaks gang searching for him and it made the story better.

[@cooterflowers]

😂😂

[@thedeathyeti]

Not to be a party pooper but it was in the 1930's so that's probably a big no on that idea my guy.

[@crystalregan2481]

I agree how in the world did that tracker follow that child's tracks up thay Hill that was so steep... Thank God they found him he tried to child or he got child would have been probably never found and died

[@kdigiacomo]

Moral of these stories, quit leaving your kids in your cars.

[@CrazyLocoInsane1]

Unless its a Tesla

[@56slider]

Right. And I think most of these parents are leaving their kids in vehicles for longer than they are admitting so they don't get accused of neglect.

[@cindykq8086]

You'd think parents wouldn't need to be told this.

[@Alisha8596]

Exactly what I was thinking. That's gotta be scary waking up in a car alone like that.

[@kathleenmcfarland3911]

Absolutely agree. Parents need to be more responsible.

[@americanwoman2360]

The tracker was a miracle for the family. What a hero and talented beyond measure.

[@manuelrawdog7006]

Plot Twist: He was the kidnapper, who then carried a young white boy up a mountain and locking his neck in place. So that he could evidently offer his expert services.

[@akirk1573]

HOW ?!

[@richardcollier1912]

Those Native trackers have abilities that defy our conventional scientific explanation. Our words to explain it would be "paranormal" or "supernatural" or "preternatural".

[@erzsieke]

Fr

[@erzsieke]

@@manuelrawdog7006 oop

[@gabriellashimone6546]

Faye's case is beyond baffling. I can't even imagine how, scientifically, that child managed to get where she was under the conditions of that night. If there is a paranormal explanation that _makes sense_ I think I'd be inclined to accept it. The weird thing is that Faye only smiled and laughed when asked about it. That one is downright creepy.

[@cannablissdreams]

the supernatural doesn't exist tho.. come on now.. really?? people who BELIEVE anything without sufficient EVIDENCE are just dupes that will believe anything

[@thelostronin]

I would slap and shake that child, if she giggled at me during questioning. That's why I don't have kids... but come tf on, just say SOMETHING

[@jamieyourdead]

Yeah definiely creepy, no idea what went down but it had to be either a Animal protected her or paranormal. Both are hard to prove as theres nothing to go off of and unless she comes out with the story we will never know what actually happend when she went missing up until she was found

[@SnowWhite_andthesevensnakes]

@@jamieyourdead All they have to do is keep asking. She's going to grow up and eventually tell the story.

[@jamieyourdead]

@@SnowWhite_andthesevensnakes thats true i really cant wait to hear exactly what happend

[@SOULTHAGOD]

Ballen has all but confirmed that my kids will never step foot in a national park or forest unless they are tethered to me by chains

[@J.C.73]

I have lived most of my life in the Arkansas National Park and these stories fascinate me yet I don't recall any strange creatures or mysterious incidents here. Yet I can imagine something whether human or animal has got to be hunting humans in the more remote parks

[@tsgillespiejr]

No, they need to be duct-taped directly to you. I don't think anything else will do, really.

[@jayg.1734]

@@tsgillespiejr yeah but chains will make sound 😭

[@c.antonia3133]

Sounds like rock solid parenting

[@martamagdalena4460]

@@J.C.73 you should count your blessing 😁

[@speedy7040]

all theese kids walking record miles in record times when no one is looking ... makes me REALLY suspicious of my 5 years old complaining after 5 minute of walk in the park " I'm tired ! Carry me !"

[@rlh9373]

Thats because they can see you .

[@punk_loki4294]

I didn’t learn to like walking until middle school so look foreword to the many years of complaining ahead of you haha

[@dylanpursel7346]

@@punk_loki4294 haha cripple goes brrt

[@kelleybutler9720]

💯😂😂😂😂💯‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@shamalamadingdong1417]

😂😂😂😂😂 this is perfect

[@laurenevetts1602]

My mum used to lock me and my baby brother in our car all the time when she wanted to go into shops / run errands. I remember getting panicky and worried after only a few minutes every time this happened, and convinced myself my mum wasn't going to come back for us. So I used to let myself out of the car and walk around, and I was scared and felt like I didn't know where I was, because I desparately wanted to know where she'd gone. I remember going into random shops and crying at the store assistants. I remember calling out to random strangers (luckily kind ones) because I was freaking out. And I was a shy, reserved kid that would never usually do that kind of thing. This started when I was 3. So it would not suprise me at all if in most of these cases the kid woke up, wanted their parents and went to 'find' them. As for Lawrence, maybe an eagle did take him. Weird situation but thank goodness he was ok.

[@IzMmay]

I'm sorry you had to go thru this. The messed up part is as a child we look to our parents and see them as heros people who k ow everything. I am a mother of 5 and I am 49 years old. I didnt know much of anything when my kids were growing up. Hell I winged it. Getting lucky if anything I didnt grow up till a few years ago. Now I can say without a doubt I could raise kids and keep them safe. Well.i think now I can. If I were asked when my kids were 10 years to 1 year if I could keep them all safe and alive AND thriving. My answer would have been I hope so. Never a yes. Sorry for rambling my point is. Parents are just taller toddlers. Because becoming a parent doesnt relieve a human from being stupid it just gives us a life to look after while also trying to keep self alive. Some make it thru with ease most stumble and or fail erribly.

[@UpperDarbyDetailing]

When was this? I feel like more recently you would have ended up with CYS fairly quickly.

[@johndoe7270]

That sounds separation anxiety, which is natural. I think most people are lucky enough to grow out of having separation anxiety, but I had it really bad with my brothers.

[@tinyhouseranch]

Wow thank you for putting me into the mind of my “3 year old self” i never considered the child panicked not knowing where parent was. Im so sad about Gage and his poor father. May they be together😢 RIp ❤❤

[@Boomer045]

I think being responsible of your sons disappearance, and also being aware of that responsibility is punishment enough. Why they decided to take it a step further and throw a grief stricken father of 5 in jail is beyond me.

[@kjames5682]

30 days.

[@TaLisaLovesDaveDay98]

@@kjames5682 yes, but him knowing they had labeled his son's passing as negligent homicide and was his fault, that probably didn't help his mental state. Maybe if they had ruled it an accident, he wouldn't have taken his own life. We'll never know, but I feel so bad for his family

[@meghanjones2472]

Exactly what I was thinking. His pain was sufficient.

[@danielwebster5748]

Absolutely I totally agree

[@GymRat339]

Because it’s illegal to leave your kid in the car for longer than 30 minutes and he broke that law.

[@jtspartan5628]

They need to hire a native American tracker every time this stuff happens.

[@dante6x]

@dazzerstar how do you know?

[@dante6x]

@dazzerstar That's why I'm asking you the link to where it says its pure fiction. Im not saying your wrong I'm just genuinely curious

[@thunderfriez8507]

@dazzerstar thats the whole point of all the stories

[@xiiixiii337]

Ya, put your ear to the ground

[@LuffyKunTheStrong27]

JT Spartan Yah... did anyone ask the tracker how on earth he was able to track to where this child had”walked/climbed/scrambled...” how was the tracker able to track this child up to this type of terrain...? Did he find footprints or was it by smell? How did he track him, even if was by a bird of flight???... super curious of the knowledge of the tracker.

[@MarkLatimerRussell]

The fact the dad killed himself is absolutely heartbreaking.

[@anthonygilmore4460]

It is but if that were my son I’d probably do the same.

[@donnaholloway1229]

@@anthonygilmore4460 However he had 4 other children to raise.

[@jakesneed3146]

Not heartbreaking. Guy got what he deserved. You don’t leave your kids alone like that.

[@cor7ger7g43]

Are you dense? Got what he deserved? A man’s child died out in the snow, he was charged with negligent homicide and later committed suicide despite having never harmed his child and having no way he could have known that stopping for a simple conversation would have resulted in his death. I’ve heard some rotten things, but good god, to say that was deserved. You’re out of your mind if you think anything in this situation was deserved.

[@jakesneed3146]

Never harmed his child??? Are YOU dense. His child is dead because of HIS neglect. He obviously was too far away to see his truck, he got side tracked talking. You don’t leave your child like that. He is the reason his kid is dead. I feel bad for the child and the family but that guy??? Na

[@naivenostalgia]

Phew, that last story was truly heartbreaking. All of the Missing 411 cases that result in death or the people never being found are heartbreaking, but that last case was particularly dismal. I can't imagine the weight of the guilt that father felt. The weight was so heavy that he felt his conviction & court sentence weren't enough to punish him for his son's death. My heart goes out to the rest of his children.

[@monkeymonkey8526]

He did not have any other children. Gage was his only child. The other children belonged to his ex-wife.

[@deadlyrosess]

I hope you're not a parent@@monkeymonkey8526

[@carolynjiminez1247]

Ballen said he got custody of his 4 children and then Gage too. He abandoned his others in his grief for Gage.

[@lauriesmith4575]

Growing up in Nevada, I was taught to "never turn your back in the desert" when hiking or trekking with your friends in the desert. Partly for wild animals (coyotes, mountain lions) and partly for opened mineshafts, because you never know what's stalking you or what you could step into.

[@katlynnstryker5707]

That last story broke me. So many people's lives ruined. Those kids lost a brother and a dad 😞

[@ocen]

@@zombieo_43 why

[@zombieo_43]

Dammit

[@changeintheair9648]

Yes - so tragic, but he couldn't get over the feeling of being guilty for his son's disappearance. It wasn't his fault, that child had no way of getting out, yet somehow did.

[@joshuamccaulley7040]

@Taps fan feel the same way, but can't imagine losing one of my boys and being responsible.

[@ElviraPhins]

@Taps fan he didn’t have other children. Gage was his only son. The 5 other children were his ex-wife’s with other men. He only had custody of Gage.

[@celesteabdon]

The native american tracker's skills blew my mind. He saved that kid's life, what a talented hero 👏👏

[@Questfinder1]

Oh, I am not suprized at all that he could find the kid. A tracker like that is using every sense and intuition. I have no dount a large freaking eagle swooped in and snatched that boy. Or other "large flying being" that can carry large prey with ease.

[@Brandon-br7tc]

@@Questfinder1 I mean only birds are flying creatures big enough to pick up a child like that.

[@ribertfranhanreagen9821]

so true, i still don't get it though how in hell you track flying creatues??

[@TyeArtisik]

💯

[@creocrimson836]

I don't think that story was 100% true there's no news article or anything other than the 411 book. Couldn't the kid give at least some insight, since he was unharmed. I can't even find how old the kid was.

[@MoriacMumma7]

A few years ago in Australia (possibly 2012/2013?) A man put his son in his car, to drop him off at daycare, on his way to work. When he arrived at work (at around 8:30am), he parked in an undercover car park, locked the car & went to his office building. He left work at around 5pm & remembered that he had to pick his son up on the way home. He arrived at the daycare centre & asked the staff to get his sons things together so they could leave. Staff were a little surprised because his son hadn't been at the centre that day at all. The man went pale & raced out to his car to find his son still in his carseat, unresponsive. The child had fallen asleep on the way to daycare & the dad had forgotten his son was in the car at all! Heartbreaking story!

[@numbernine3436]

That happens in America about 10x every summer. A few years back a father was convicted. It was determined that he had left his child locked in the heat on purpose. He wanted to be free of his wife & child.

[@MoriacMumma7]

@@numbernine3436 that's so bloody sad!

[@JmanHarbo]

Lmao

[@janececelia7448]

A couple of these stories are inexplicable, especially the toddler found up on the ledge of a cliff. Eagles are strong but are they strong enough to carry a small child that high? They're also smart but are they smart enough to use a tree branch as a trap? The last story was particularly heart wrenching. RIP to all the wee souls who lost their lives under such sad circumstances and also to Gage's father.

[@Lacroix999]

I just watched a video this morning of an eagle killing a wolf and carrying it off, so if they can do this, yes, they can easily carry off with a 3 yr old in flight as well. Whether or not this is what actually happened here, is a completely different story!

[@Jennchannel24]

@@Lacroix999 but there would be evidence of an eagle there plus the child wouldn’t Walk there so makes no sense.

[@epiphany5653]

@@Lacroix999 Yeah but an eagle would not be able to trap the child’s neck under a branch like that. Also, how did he not die of hypothermia? I doubt an eagle would sit there all night HUGGING the child to keep him warm. Makes no sense.

[@GregoryP-jw8qj]

A north American golden eagle( largest in N. Amer. ) would not be strong enough to pick up and fly away with a 25 lb. child. Fly fast enough and hit it with it's talons and kill it ? Probably. I've seen them have trouble getting a 13 lb. fish in the air. Some eagles around the globe could easily fly off with a child that weighed even more than 25 lbs. .But c'mon people no damn eagle made off with these children. Bigfoot did !!

[@grandpa9607]

3am And Mr. Ballen is telling me a bed time story. Who says a 55 yr. Old doesn't like bed time stories. Thank you.

[@curtishill6490]

A 53yr old agrees with ya👍

[@Kayycartierr]

i’m in love with the wisdom 😭✨

[@stumpydlugi8723]

I finally found you, I thought we’d never reunite

[@grandpa9607]

@@stumpydlugi8723 good name!!!

[@lukas_bellman]

Who said they are bed time stories?

[@SherrhondasAse]

The child smiling and laughing when asked what happened would creep me out completely.

[@Musician837]

It almost sounds like a trauma response that. Like trying to laugh off something uncomfortable. Or like *something* told the kid it was a secret...

[@qualiswilliams7403]

Right like naw naw this ain't my kid tf

[@qualiswilliams7403]

@@Musician837 parents left her to die maybe

[@ASHERUISE]

I dunno, sounds like a kid thing to cause a bunch of mischief and then laugh about it. Not most kids obviously, but they're definitely there.

[@hippityhoppity3800]

@@qualiswilliams7403 for sure! The parents left her somewhere 3 miles away while she was sound asleep hoping she'd get eaten by predators or die naturally.

[@kaydotersic2638]

The most common thing said about all child abductions is "I looked away for a minute" Most likely the person that takes the child is watching them and they are waiting for the 1 SECOND you look away! I saw a video of an attempted kidnapping the child is in the shopping trolley seat, in a market and the grandma literally just looks away to get food (doesn't move her body) and someone grabs the baby out of the trolley! Thankfully everyone around stopped it but it can happen that quickly, there's no excuse for the safety of your children

[@Josh-tk3oq]

I think jimmy maybe was awoken when his dad went in to check on him, and when his dad left jimmy was scared and attempted to run after him, and he maybe either fell in or got snatched by something in the lake, which would explain the scream. Maybe an animal got him which would explain no body

[@myfirstnamemylastname2994]

There have been many cases in which the people or persons harmed or murdered were far away from where they expected to see another person. They assumed safety because a place logically was deserted, but they were wrong. Two teens walking along railroad tracks in a small town at 9pm...2 women camping way off a public trail...a family in a camper in the real woods...a (several different) runner(s) on (so many) a deserted country road...a farm family 8 miles from the nearest neighbor in the dead of winter when people still traveled by horse and buggy...teenagers parking up an empty and very rural gravel trail to make out...a woman walking along a deserted beach not too far from the city, in broad daylight....someone walking a short distance home in or just after a snowstorm after the plows have shut down and no one is on the roads...kids playing in a sunny front yard on an ordinary weekday in a very quiet no-traffic suburban subdivision...a hiker going up a seemingly empty public mountain trail on a bright morning, with no other cars in the parking lot...nightshift guards at a mall where the vast empty parking lot should give you plenty of warning....businesses where one person is working late or cleaning up the 10th floor and "knows" that only the night watchman has the building key...hunters enjoying the silence and solitude on a cold fall morning... All of those are real murders that happened. Apparently, some evildoers are patient, and they know that if they wait long enough and on a regular basis in places like that, there may be few opportunities but the ones that do arrive will be easy picking. When the right victim arrives, they will be completely unprepared and unsuspicious. There will be a delay during which no one will consider foul play, and even less "stranger danger". And when people look for them or try to solve the mystery, they will be saying, "Well, yes, in theory someone could have been lying in wait to ambush them, but what are the odds, really? Here? In the middle of nowhere? In this weather? On a holiday? The off season? On a Sunday morning?" (...or whenever and wherever it seems highly unlikely). A serial rapist or kidnapper hanging out in a deserted freezing rest area in the wee hours along a Nebraska interstate? How long would they have to wait? Well, if it's a trucker in a nice warm semi-trailer with a bunk and TV, he could wait quite a while...surely in a day or two, a lone female traveler will stop. And nobody will see anything.

[@MongoLikeBeer]

Cop: "Faye, please tell us what happened that night." Faye: "Teehee!" Cop: "Listen here, you little shit.."

[@Frenchy78ify]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Frenchy78ify]

"I'm gonna count to 3: 3 WHAT HAPPENED"

[@KellyBSmith-xo6vl]

Lmao

[@YouRemindMeOfTheBabe.]

🤣

[@DarkArtsMage]

Is it possible she got out from the car using the "emergency trunk release"? Then somehow managed to close it behind herself?

[@chillcreator]

That is terribly sad, my heart brakes for the man and for his four other children who lost their brother and ultimately their dad.

[@rabbilampshadeberg]

It would be cool if, on some of these cases where the kids have no idea what happened or they don’t produce any kind of answer, we could get an update from them later in life.

[@GymRat339]

There’s a video on KZbin of someone’s who’s older now and spoke about when he was “abducted” and he basically says a friendly bear with a human name that spoke words kept him safe from horrible, evil creatures that were hunting him. And the kid was actually found under a giant log that was hollowed out and it almost seemed as if something, maybe the bear idk, put it on top of him to hide him.I forgot what the KZbin video was called but so some research, you’ll find it.

[@retrochronic44]

@@GymRat339 Winnie the Pooh

[@BusJustice]

I have been reminded by my nuclear and extended family many times over the years that I disappeared from my mother’s side when I was 5 in a busy shopping mall. Two days later I was found outside the mall, across the parking lot past some unkept brush and a ditch, next to a busy highway, unharmed. I have no recollection of any of this or any of the family or authorities involved when I was found. I honestly feel like it did not happen, and it’s a bad ongoing joke, but they all seem sincere when it comes up.

[@MarusiaPhillips]

Maybe under hypnosis they can recall more details

[@neudita]

😂 ​@@retrochronic44

[@joshsmith7492]

I'm really impressed with that native tracker, makes me proud to be native american.

[@billhallett7765]

I can do some tracking, but not like this guy.

[@MrSqurk]

If I am ever lost I want someone to send a Native American after me. Or a native Australian they are also world class trackers.

[@Gogorox100]

I would like to know about the cultural explantation that the native american gives to this phenomenon

[@AlexDaGame]

I love how your name is almost ironically John Smith 😂

[@sandpiper1665]

@@MrSqurk ✌️🙂

[@shane4267]

As a Dad of two, i've learnt that kids are always smarter than what you give them credit for.

[@chrisruthford4492]

I don't know about that, I did some pretty stupid stuff when I was a kid.

[@EderPaz]

Yeah but I bet your kids at age 2 or 3 couldn't open a car door and hike for miles in the snow.

[@shane4267]

@@chrisruthford4492 lol yea me too.

[@shane4267]

@@EderPaz yea not walking through snow but opening a car door hmmm, but not take away from the sheer horror that these people went through but leaving your kids in a car alone is a big no no.

[@dannybeads3672]

Yeah that’s why I’m sure these kids were smart enough to run away from everyone to die.

[@paulobryano]

Anyone else found out about this channel and can't stop watching. I'm working my way back and currently on 3 year old vids

[@cindycaldwell9940]

I'm starting w/oldest first. One of my top 3 fave yt shows

[@mariyadaifi4599]

I love your videos, my favorite thing about your stories is how you always capitalize on victim names vs villain names. I love that you make your stories about them instead of the people that hurt them.

[@RavynMancer]

once I was left in the car at night and I woke up alone not knowing where my mom and dad were. I completely fruited. I honked the horn, and was crying and screaming. I was so scared, and then I left the car, and went looking in the neighborhood where they had taken me knocking on random doors askikng people if my mom and dad were inside, It was one of the most horrifying things that ever happened to me. NEVER leave your kids alone in a car. NEVER!!!

[@ferocient]

Martin, what is the rest of the story? Please share!

[@RavynMancer]

@@ferocient so as a kid not knowing any better I got out of the car and went to the house that the car was parked closest to and was just going from house to house knocking on random doors and then luckily somehow the people my parents were there to visit looked out and saw me walking around the neighborhood and my mom came out and got me

[@isiahwarner3087]

@@RavynMancer Did you call DFACS on your parents?

[@TheWhiteTrashPanda]

How did they not hear the car horn?

[@fastgrandm1236]

@@RavynMancer nice shades

[@jager9825]

Every time I think my wife is being over protective of our kids, I think of these stories!

[@lizc6393]

True story, when my eldest sister was a baby (so my parents first child) my parents went to a grocery store IN A LARGE CITY in 1980, she was asleep in her carseat and when my Mom went to get her out to go inside my Dad seriously looked at her and said "let her sleep, she'll be fine." My mom said (in the moment) she regretted marrying him. None of us would have made it past three yrs old if it weren’t for my Mom.

[@juliecook6057]

@@lizc6393 If your Mother regretted marrying your Father in that moment, then why have more kids to him when your instincts tell you his going to be a crappy Dad ?!?

[@SunTzuMedia]

@@juliecook6057 lol hey, Liz wouldn't be here if she didn't...

[@juliecook6057]

@@SunTzuMedia Very true, lol !!

[@SunTzuMedia]

@@juliecook6057 🤙😉

[@yharleththegrandobserver236]

Mrballen, somehow you manage to embellish the mysteriousness of the stories themselves just enough that it adds to the experience without being cringe-inducing and "sPooOOoOky". Hats off to you.

[@kittikat2318]

Kids are way more capable than grown ups think. I’m sure if you ask your parents, they would have some wild stories that you were too young to remember. My brother, who was way too young to do this, & barely walked would wander off & we’d find him minutes later in the Y of trees ( yes, multiple). I don’t care how much you paid attention to him, he was just 1 of those kids that would take off the second a grown up looked away! They watch everything we do, they parrot everything they learn from us. How many times have kids seen how to unlock & open doors? Not just cars, but I’m talking baby-proofed house doors too! Just like adults are fully capable of rescuing themselves in life or death situations (I mean a whole show is built around this-I Survived), kids are also incredibly capable of wild feats.

[@denisebledsoe8836]

I admire Mr Ballen for not judging people. He tells the story they way it should be told ..with respect. The last story broke my heart.. please please please never leave your child in a vehicle alone.

[@lunaballuna]

This. It's so easy to point fingers when there isn't a clear explanation and to blame people for mistakes they believed would be harmless at the time (despite every single person on the planet having messed up big time at least once in their lives). The father who felt so guilty that he took his own life is so heartbreaking and I can't imagine the guilt and pain he felt. Then you see comments like "he deserved it" or "it was his fault" (same with some of the other parents in the stories), which is just sickening. Kids are mischievous and most parents believe that their kid is safe and nothing would happen to their kids. It's easy to get separated or have a false sense of security and a lot of people seem to forget that... leading to this perfect God-complex mentality of "well I would never do that" or "I would never lose my child" or "shame on those people for not doing what I would have done". MrBallen is amazing for not placing blame and being able to empathize with the grief stricken parents.

[@dazzlingextremes389]

Today of course but back then thus was very common place.

[@dazzlingextremes389]

I mean back in the 80s we always waited in the cars while parents did their shopping. Wasnt near as hot then and ppl weren't nearly as brazen or evil for the most part.

[@Badweim]

@@dazzlingextremes389 That is positively FALSE. Statistically speaking kids are safer today than at any time in our nations history. With modern forensics, national databases, HD cameras on every street and in most every business, touch DNA etc. etc. We are safer today than ever! These cases are widely publicized and make the round the clock news channels and are all over the internet today so it seems like you’re always hearing about a new one. A missing child that is found dead is in fact a pretty rare occurrence considering we live in a country of 330 million people. The numbers don’t lie! Google it…..And as for your statement about it being warmer today having anything to do with leaving kids in cars??? You don’t actually believe that do you…..

[@debodevil6974]

It's so easy done though. When your little ones asleep n strapped in the car n you don't want wake him, and your somewhere you know and or nobodys around, I can see how people do it not thinking but I cant imagine how ud feel if that happened

[@stacking4retirement222]

Why is it EVERY TIME someone goes missing, the weather turns awful?!

[@Cernicalogirl]

My guess is it’s the other way around. We’re hearing about the mysterious and unsuccessful searches, not the ones where people were easily found. The bad weather is probably one of the primary factors that causes evidence to be lost and searches to be difficult. Why they’re on this list.

[@MrSqurk]

Because when the weather doesn’t turn bad you find the person in an hour and then it’s a non-story.

[@dizzychizzy1]

Thats one of the Key factors that make a case a 411 case... The weather goes bad just after they go missing... ? Hmm

[@sicidamara7061]

@Clever KZbin comment This video triggered me and made me cry, then I saw your comment and had the greatest laugh. Lmao bi-polar morning over here

[@michaell8722]

That is one of many circumstances when people go missing: young or old person or disabled, weather turns bad within a day or two of the disappearance, among other items (read 411 Missing or watch the video for the complete list).. it’s kind of creepy

[@theparkourlady894]

I'm glad they found some of the kids alive. I'd love for a specialist psychologist to work with that first kid and see if they can uncover some memories of how the heck they got up the cliff. For the dog to find a trail the kid had to have gone over land and it seems so impossible for him to have wound up on that cliff alone

[@SRB_Toast]

That poor dad. So much trauma in a short period of time. Breaks my heart to hear he took his life and I'm sure it's because he couldn't cope with it and felt he was the one to blame. It's so sad

[@Lkon99]

Everyone: There's no way a toddler can get 7 miles away, up a sheer cliff, and survive for a week. Toddler: Hold my sippy cup. 😅

[@Alpha25Tango]

Yes no way. However with a eagle 🦅 or some sort of bird it’s possible. Bamboos have been known for stealing lion cubs and raising them as their own. Strange phenomenons take place

[@IlaughedIcried]

I am going to use the phrase "Hold my sippy cup" as often as possible from this day forward!!

[@Terri_Hugs]

Agree

[@JayMysterio7]

🤣🤣

[@Terri_Hugs]

Lkon, I hope you don't mind I would like to just and a final thought to that...Not by themselves anyway!⚘🥂🤠

[@unclemoom1]

As horrendous and upsetting it is for these parents and anyone involved I think the moral of the story is to never leave your child unattended in a vehicle.

[@Tonnie31]

Never leave a child unattended in any circumstance

[@Oddstories]

Never have children. Problem solved

[@sarahmacdonald1647]

Mom left me in the car when I was a baby in early winter to run into the grocery store to grab milk came out keys were locked in the car so she had to call papa to come unlock it.

[@garrykoalman3684]

@@Tonnie31 Yes, never leave your child unattended. Parents should watch their children even when they have to use the bathroom to take a dump or have to attended jury duty or go to the strip club to make extra money. My mom never leaves me alone, she even takes me to the liquor store or the back of a waffle house where a man always likes to sell bags of flour.

[@calleolsen9359]

@@garrykoalman3684 😆😆😆

[@dogcatfamily2476]

I will never, NEVER go hiking, camping, or go to rural areas. YOU have officially terrified me. YOU also owe me 20 minutes I waste daily when I get home and have to search for maniacs in closets, under my bed and on my outside camera if motion detector activated. Thank you for being so good at what you do and F U too!

[@Magumbo58]

😂😂😂😂

[@wasumoto457]

The story of Gages dad really hurts to the core, he truly did feel responsible for how his son went missing and I understand as an angel parent who also feels responsible for why my pregnancy failed I can relate in a different form, Gage and his dad are together now and we should keep that thought alive

[@heatherschank5651]

So thankful for your empathy & kindness. I too am flawed but my girls are the center of my universe. I don't believe I am in the top 25 % of parents but I'd still give any of my organs to save their lives. This intentionality is the difference between a screwup & true negligence.

[@jenniferrose745]

I cannot imagine not only losing my child but then being accused of harming/killing them myself. It's truly heartbreaking.

[@jennifersullivan2204]

@Clever KZbin name how is this cool

[@bobbysalkeld2634]

That would destroy me.

[@jennifersullivan2204]

@@bobbysalkeld2634 E

[@bobbysalkeld2634]

@@jennifersullivan2204 is that my letter or something? I'm confused...

[@jennifersullivan2204]

@@bobbysalkeld2634 idk my guy friends say it so idk what it means

[@tardogungas7236]

Never leave a small child alone. Every parent knows this. You gamble every time you do.

[@johnlynch4743]

What if I only leave them alone in the car to go gambling.

[@AuntyAwesome]

@JK Rai even at petrol station people have been known to jump in and drive off in a car with children in the back seat. So terrifying

[@nikkid7963]

Lmao, right? My parents always kept an eye on me. I’m 41, and they still make sure to call me all the time. Probably why I’m still alive today. As a teen I never had time to do stupid shit they knew everything. On the rare occasions I did do stupid shit, they knew what I was up to and just let it go and made sure I was safe. I’m grateful for that.

[@BubbaYak]

Totally! Even if I think there’s no way my daughter could get abducted or something, what happens if she decides to take the brake off or something? Not worth it.

[@mariguanaiguana]

@@johnlynch4743 they cancel out then. Good luck hope you win

[@tamekabuckley2991]

Very hurtful situation and my heart goes out to the family.

[@Lisaslashshakrdu]

I feel so bad for the dad of the last kid. He was clearly a great parent if he won sole custody of kids from 2 marriages and Ik the loss of his so devastated him. I don’t think he should have been charged, yeah he shouldn’t have got distracted but it’s not like he left the kid in a hot locked car for hours. I don’t think he knew was going to be gone for that long either. It was truly a tragic mistake and he didn’t need anymore dog piling on top of his grief.

[@greg407]

I agree. but they want to jail people for every little thing. Trip on a rock go to jail, look at me wrong go to jail, step on my feet throw the book at you. We can afford to actually be thoughtful on how to punish people. Maybe punishing a grieving parent by way of jail isn’t a good idea, because guilt might set in thick and they off themselves 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@BijinMCMXC]

He left a TWO year old in a vehicle alone for half an hour to go hunt deer. That is the DEFINITION of negligence. He absolutely should’ve been charged. Whether or not someone should be charged for a crime isn’t dependent upon how sorry they feel about it, but I believe that was why he was only given 30 days. He could’ve easily gotten years due to that baby DYING as a result of his neglect.

[@Lisaslashshakrdu]

@@BijinMCMXC He wasn’t perfect but he was doing his best and I still feel empathy for him and his kids who don’t have a dad now. I don’t have kids but I’m old enough to where I’m seeing some of my parents mistakes with a more charitable lens cuz ik they were doing their best and I’m really grateful. Punishments still need to apply for negligence but I still have empathy for people who make life shattering mistakes that they will never let go of. I feel bad for all his pain and how it ended, I can’t help it.

[@Lisaslashshakrdu]

@@greg407agreed.

[@BijinMCMXC]

@@Lisaslashshakrdu I’m not saying ppl shouldn’t feel bad for him, I just disagree with you saying he shouldn’t have been charged. Punishments in situations like this demonstrates that our society takes incidents of children coming to harm or death seriously. And that’s a good thing.

[@louiseconcilia8513]

Does anyone else find themselves searching through Mr Ballen's videos, hoping to find a new one they maybe haven't seen yet, only to rewatch their fav's over & over, because they just can't get enough? Totally binge worthy!!! Ur hrs off effort per upload is really paying of Mr Ballen.

[@jacobmillmusic]

I even rewatched a lot of them with my gf for the hell of it!

[@ivalee1958]

@@jacobmillmusic you are such the romantic

[@sherbert85]

GUILTY!💖

[@enochkilo5320]

I mix it up and watch them at half speed

[@quinntonbogue5553]

@@enochkilo5320I tried 1.5

[@1616jaime]

Friend: What did you learn during lockdown? Me: Always be the guy who changes his mind last minute and waits outside, never go scuba diving, I'm a fan of the strange, dark and mysterious delivered in story format...

[@armond9871]

I couldn’t agree more!! 😂

[@anonamoose2229]

😂😂

[@lauraalbrecht9881]

and never ever leave kids in cars

[@marienbad2]

So many scary scuba stories on this channel, I am never going scuba diving now lol

[@cathecavanaugh615]

Many people are fans of this storyteller !

[@kristinasper8223]

As a mother of three children, I have to say NEVER underestimate what a toddler is capable of. That's why you don't leave them unattended! In the last story, I feel for the dad and I'm sure he was heartbroken. But the fact remains that a three- year old had no business out in the woods, unattended in a vehicle. P.S. Many vehicles will open from the inside, even with the doors locked. So, this is not a reliable restraint for a toddler.

[@Jennchannel24]

All cars open on the inside 😂

[@Cntrygrl2011]

These are ALL so baffling and of course a parent's worse nightmare! So heartbreaking especially to the ones that it wasn't a good outcome. The Native American tracker was an EXTREMELY genius idea and you don't see or at least hear about that happening when in reality a well known person with this amazing gift could probably aid in some cases immensely. My heart goes out to these families even tho some have been decades ago. Thank you for the stories and your incredible sense of LOVE for the LIKE button lol. Keep posting!

[@lindsayeller8649]

If I've learned anything from being a mom for 25 years is that you don't know your child has gained a new skill until they use it. Like Gage, just because his dad had never seen him get out of the car seat before doesn't mean he can't.

[@scruffy281]

Absolutely Lindsay Eller. A mom learns this really fast!!😂❤️

[@JustBethTrying]

Yes!!

[@carolewilson1311]

So true,I had no idea my 9month old baby was able to open car door on motorway at 70miles an hour.i come out in cold sweat I think about it..kid locks put on car next day

[@kimmyreed9987]

Absolutely! My little grandson politely opened the car door..from his car seat...as I was driving 😳 needless to say I had a good sized heart attack along with a huge panic attack. We DO NOT go anywhere unless child locks are for sure engaged! People don't give little ones enough credit. They are very smart and like damn sponges! They may not talk but they're soaking up information by the loads and conspiring to use it! Lol! 😂

[@kimmyreed9987]

@@carolewilson1311 My grandson done the same thing and I am not sure I have ever recovered! I almost died of a heart attack😖

[@diehardeaglesfansince1994]

anyone who has a kid knows the feeling of losing sight of your kid in a crowd and know that unbelievable terror that grips you until you finally find them. I cant imagine years of that feeling......

[@juliedunlea354]

Absolutely!! Your heart jumps out of your throat and then drops down in your gut and swells up like a balloon!! My oldest son hid from me behind a car while I put my baby girl in the car. I absolutely about died!! From then on out I don't take my eyes off of them. My oldest is now 17 and my youngest is 3. My kids call me a "smother mother"! I sure am and so far all 4 of my kids are ok. 🙏🙏

[@davidbuben3262]

Yes. Happened to me in a mall in Anchorage Alaska. My boy kept hiding in the clothing carousels, turned my back for a second and he was gone. I frantically looked around and saw a crowd gathered at the entrance to the store, all looking up as did I. There was my 4 year old, 15-20 feet up the fence. Never was I so relieved. Years later he became a Mill Wright of great renown

[@Ashenicky2009]

Yep. My 3 year old walked down the street once and got picked up by some women that had good intentions, and they took her to the next street over, shortly after that me and my cousin noticed she wasn't in the back yard and we started searching for her. It was so terrifying. After I found her, and informed the police that I found her, thanked the women and all like that, I decided to check the footage from the camera outside and it was about 15 minutes from the moment she walked out of the yard to the moment I got back to the house with her. Felt like forever to me though.

[@dailylifeofanything399]

Thats why someone created child leash but gets shot down left and right how horrible of an idea it is to put our own children on leash:......wait till u lose on of ur own. All of a sudden their life saver

[@damon2772nomad]

Easily the most horrifying comment ever. If you could make a serum that mimicked this feeling, you'd be able to extract any information from anyone you wanted.

[@hspoiala]

Listening to all these videos about kids ending up farther away then we think is possible makes me realize that we gate our kids in so much we are no longer even aware of their physical capabilities

[@Jeudaos]

The last one is unbelievably heartbreaking. The father probably thought that the judges sentence wasn't harsh enough for him. So very sad

[@Slevencolevra]

That tracker is a Absolute Legend

[@fourteen-steps9434]

God that last one is just heartbreaking. The father made a mistake, but not a criminal one. It ended horrifically but he had no way of knowing what was going to happen, he left his child somewhere he thought was safe and warm and got sidetracked for such a small amount of time. It's not like he left his son in a 90 degree car all day long. The guilt and pain he suffered were punishment enough

[@monicatadeo7999]

As a mommy to my precious and beautiful baby boy, stories where children go missing gives me so much anxiety, my prayers goes out to the families. 🙏😔❤️

[@brandonbentley5453]

Our 1 year old got out of her car seat while I watched. She's very clever. She was also able to open the front door after she crawled forward. Kids can be very clever. They watch what you do and imitate.

[@Helpmefindmoa]

Did your kid imitate climbing 400m up a cliff, without climbing equipment, then put a branch around his neck so he won't fall?

[@brandonbentley5453]

@@Helpmefindmoa yes ran right up it like a spider monkey!

[@elturtle4739]

@@brandonbentley5453 Spider-Man: Don’t Wanna Go Home

[@jennachester5588]

My little granddaughter is not quite two; since just over one she has paid very much attention to how her car seat goes together and how it opens up. She can’t undo it yet but who knows if she was left for a while.

[@serenap.1041]

My daughter was using an I phone at 1.5 years old like it was nothing, very clever indeed. She is now 12.

[@indigocrayon520]

When we were kids my mom drove a van with tinted windows. She would go in the store for a few minutes to grab items and we would be in the locked van barking like dogs when people came near the vehicle 😂

[@VoiceYourSoul]

🤣 i have done that before and the look of terror on the passerby face was purely hilarious especially if its a scary looking person.

[@lindaarrington9397]

Was fun huh

[@ashdobbs7492]

that's nice dear

[@madisonashley9278]

I did that… except the windows weren’t tinted lol

[@VoiceYourSoul]

@@madisonashley9278 🤣🤣

[@DamienDrake2389]

That kid would still be missing today without that tracker, amazing work!

[@user-hk1wo3rg4q]

What I don't understand with the Faye story is why did it take both parents to take a 1 year old inside from the car? Why leave one child unattended anyway for a few minutes. One parent should of got one child and the other parent should of got the other child. NEVER leave your children unattended for any reason.

[@lexaparone3843]

Did that native American pass his techniques to anyone?? We need him to solve a bunch of these 411 cases. Out of all the cases told I'm much more awestruck at the capabilities of that tracker.

[@gktjkytjktyjtyjtyjkf]

I’m beginning to think the story isn’t real. There’s nothing about it online

[@johnnycardwell3110]

I agree with you Lexa

[@MarcoMartinez-si9ye]

@@gktjkytjktyjtyjtyjkf So many cases that you could look online and many cases not online. A 2 old year girl was shot in a middle of a gang war in the Bronx, near White Plains Rd and East tremont. I have the newspaper clipping with the story, name of the child, but you cannot find it online. You can search it with all social media, google, but you will never find it online. That is how it is with some cases.

[@gktjkytjktyjtyjtyjkf]

@@MarcoMartinez-si9ye if you have the newspaper clipping why don’t you post it online so other people can find it?

[@MarcoMartinez-si9ye]

@@gktjkytjktyjtyjtyjkf Because it is personal.

[@joec.9591]

As a child, I used to wander off all the time, and I got lost on several occasions. I ran my poor parents ragged. No matter how close of an eye they kept on me, I managed to slip away. Fortunately, the ever-faithful family dog always knew how to find me, and I got found every time. Hearing these stories, I am even more appreciative of how lucky I was!

[@Nazookblook]

All I can picture is you living a very Mindy and Buttons from Animaniacs life as a kid now lol

[@themilkman4727]

Same man, same.

[@grayskindablue]

Pretty similar as a kid. I laugh at the stories of a skinny little kid with a mohawk running and climbing fences and trees, with our faithful boxer charging behind me to corral my ass back home. By the time I was older she’d come find me slower, not even because she was getting old, she was still in her prime, she was just done with my shit 😂 But I very much realize how terrifying that would’ve been and how lucky I was as an adult.

[@brittanyhunt4955]

@@sinaparsi6736 i was a horrible teen who thought parents who did that were ridiculous...... then i became a person who did that! I always felt so bad about it after. :(

[@Thehomelessathlete]

Someone tell Ballen that's passing a polygraph doesn't correlate to not guilty

[@arcblooper2699]

Gage sounds like he let himself out, wandered, and then got carried off by coyotes or wolves or something. Probably one of the easiest explained cases with these.

[@bloodyneptune]

I didn't like the "no way he'd have gone to his dad" explanation for why wandering off wasn't a logical answer. He was a little kid, he could have been following a candy wrapper on the breeze for anyone knows, they're easily distracted. Hell, maybe a coyote _is_ what he saw and went to try and play with it

[@queenbee9535]

Gage’s story never fails to have me in tears 😢💔

[@gamingtoast7974]

That Native American tracker is absolutely amazing. He was able to track the boy for such a long distance, follow the tracks up a steep cliff and find exactly where he is. Not only that he did this days after the police tried finding tracks. So the tracks could of been close to dissappearing cuz how easily sand could've moved to cover the tracks. Super impressive, im serious hire these guys they are the best at what they do which is tracking.

[@brentfarvors192]

What's sad is, a lot of these trackers have LOT'S of natural talent, and could make a FORTUNE doing just that, but many can't put the bottle down...

[@nbcboy20]

It’s pretty sus to me if I’m honest.

[@snowbrute9036]

@@nbcboy20 they lived in this area for years so likely they would know the area really good and understand where most Eagles,Mountain Lions, and other animal would usually go.

[@vlastasusak5673]

@SnowBrute Or where might be a good place to strap a kid under a branch so no one else can find them

[@ValCronin]

Why didnt they ask the tracker what the hell happened to the kid? surely he also knew that in his wisdom.

[@dancingfirefly7761]

I'm a parent with grown children. I can't tell you how kids escape in impossible ways, but I know that they DO. NEVER leave children unattended in vehicles, even if you're in sight of the vehicle or will only be gone for a couple minutes or less. It's just not worth the risk and heartbreak.

[@yurilookingforhisvictor7674]

It's just NOT* worth the risk.

[@stephw1702]

When my sister had her first child this was something our mom stressed. My sister thought she was overreacting until a car with a sleeping baby inside was stolen while the mother was paying for her gas inside the station. Thankfully the child was found unharmed within a few hours.

[@purpleplays69420]

@@stephw1702 this is one reason why I can’t trust myself having children because of my forgetfulness, I’m guaranteed to forget about NOT leaving my child in a car even if the car is locked because I’m aware humans even at young ages can do weird and seemingly impossible things

[@GymRat339]

Seriously, im not even a parent but I could never leave anyone’s kid in a car like that. Absolute stupidity

[@tt999ful]

absolutely agree, always took mine with everywhere even if it s a pain

[@nolagirl7082]

I always love the documentaries where they bring the kid on, all grown up 20 years later or something and they get the perspective of the actual child that went missing…9 times outta 10, they claim they don’t remember anything but it’s still cool to hear it from them

[@minlalvaiphei]

Why would anyone go deer hunting taking a child along with you in the first place!? It will be lonely as well as risky for the safety of an infant and you can't guarantee that you will hunt down a deer within 10mts and abandon even for 5mts is putting your child in a very dangerous situation especially in a forest 😕🤔

[@pat6280]

Extremely impressive that Native American tracked the boy 7 miles away from where he went missing and up a rock wall. Insane.

[@stoptrudeau42]

Thats crazy horse!

[@knotengajin7359]

7 miles seem plausible, up a rock wall though?

[@icey_tbnrfrags1647]

That is called genius level IQ combined with years upon years of experience.

[@Cmobley_]

Plot twist. The Native American did it for the notoriety. JK! Awesome tracking,my Native American DNA 👏

[@francopetre6171]

Sounds like that tracker needs a polygraph 🤔

[@jbailey1898]

My husband is a firefighter/medic and his crew was part of the search effort for Gage Wayment. It was SO crazy how that little guy covered country. Such a sad case. The father was crazy with grief and guilt- bless his poor soul. I hope he and Gage were reunited on the other side.

[@divinecommerce3912]

People who take their own life don't get a joyous reunion on the other side. They get trapped in the underworld and 100% of them regret it the second they pass. Abandoning his surviving kids was beyond selfish and his soul will pay the price.

[@charliemaxa312]

It's so easy to judge someone. That's not for us to decide. God Bless that man and his son. I'm sure they are together in the after life. Unless you have died and went to heaven?? You have no idea what really happens!?. None of us do!?. We are all speculating. I believe in God and I believe we all go to heaven unless your a very evil soul. But to call someone selfish after hearing they took there life is really kinda harsh, I think. Jsted my thoughts. God Bless everyone.

[@christibarrick1768]

Not true

[@darnold4268]

@@divinecommerce3912 .. And you know this information, how? Facts only response or don't respond, at all.

[@iciuszenith776]

@divine commerce You want to send them all to hell.. You're going there as well - Alessio Garavello. In reality, you're probably already there and just haven't figured it out yet. Omae wa mou shindeiru

[@marygarrett8086]

Love mrballen story time my 3 month old granddaughter loves to hear him talk and she thinks he's speaking to her, it's so cute, his voice is soothing to her, mrballen needs to do some children's stories ❤

[@lucymacdonald7601]

Kids, regardless of age are gifted with ingenuity that adults greatly underestimate. To get the "child proof" caps off of my medication bottles I had to give them to the kids to open. One should never leave a child in a vehicle with locked doors and windows, especially in Nevada heat. The child most likely wanted out of the heat and sought a shady place.

[@fromglasgow7862]

That last story was a sad one, Don't leave your kids though even for a second.

[@brentharlow3559]

I don't blame the poor bastards for killing himself. It was an honest mistake but it'd be nearly impossible to live with yourself after that.

[@brentharlow3559]

@Gregory Johnson All the time no. On a hunting trip with a 4 or 5 years old kid yes. As for his mistake, he should've woken his son up and took him along or woken him up or told him he was heading up to his spot and to stay in the car until he got back.

[@brentharlow3559]

@Gregory Johnson You didn't even read what I wrote did you? Listen dude if you're looking to start shit, go start it with someone else, I'm not interested.

[@Nuel_7z]

@@brentharlow3559 He did read every single word you said. That's why he responded. :/

[@apex8573]

Brent Harlow oh shit someone doesn’t like a reasonable debate.

[@ManicMonkey84]

Jimmy was adopted by a pack of wolves, and when he grew up he asked everyone he came in contact with in the wilderness if they knew how to get to Bell's canyon.

[@itscharliebee2307]

The Bells Canyon guy freaked me out so bad...that one is genuine nightmare fuel to me.

[@vonnewest4068]

Good one 😆

[@sacred7192]

😂😂😂

[@AlyssaD-mr2cl]

@@itscharliebee2307 same I couldn’t stop thinking about it!

[@eunicestone838]

F do

[@joseph-fernando-piano]

I'm so relieved for that kid's uncle in the first story... if the kid was never found, I can't imagine what kind of theories and accusations would be flying around about what the uncle did to the boy...

[@justbe1451]

I love your telling David's stories!!!

[@FreedomandRights4US]

"honey, how did you get to this person's house?" child: *smiles and laughs* :O dont know why that makes me so uneasy.

[@viktoriatibbitts4574]

Exactly! Like it was someone’s secret they were able to get them to agree to! When they grow up they most likely aren’t going to remember the full details or remember anything at all!

[@ethanthompson4636]

Yea that felt weird to me too I thought it was just me

[@jesusisalive3227]

Same

[@danicegewiss862]

Child: I have a secret.

[@brentfarvors192]

Because it's a totally realistic response...? "I'm a kid, YOU are supposed to WATCH ME...? I'm a kid, how TF do I know...?"

[@jhaddz7419]

currently 2am and i have school in the morning, but mrballen comes before school.

[@charliemike13]

Jhaddz especially since they don’t actually teach you to think anymore and rather try to indoctrinate you. When I went to college it was the same.

[@charliemike13]

ryan fumbum you think that means indoctrination isn’t happening?

[@alphahybrid4867]

Better to get a job since now you need experience more than schooling, which is why I’m joining the marines 😎

[@doylethechocolatelab]

Facts

[@doylethechocolatelab]

Are you from Brisbane?

[@beckylynn209]

Love David Palisades stories.. Thanks for doing these.. 🤗

[@pearltoomer6392]

Mr. Ballen remind me of my husband and brother in law, who everyone love them telling World history they are good hunters to. Outdoor men.

[@brandonj6874]

Mr Ballen: …”and they went missing” Snow: That’s my cue

[@knotharmony]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@YouTuberw-si6ei]

Bro, snow can't talk. Only whistle

[@sumobeerman]

😂😂😂😂

[@hannahhm91]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SJlovesher49ers]

Let’s go Brandon!

[@videos-for-friends]

This last story is a bit more heartbreaking than most. Thinking about those 4 kids who lost their youngest brother and then their father taking his own life. Truly tragic and heartbreaking.

[@andresvaldez5805]

Yea out of all of his videos that one for some reason hurt the most

[@suonatar1]

I can't even pretend to know what it's like to lose a child, let alone in those circumstances. But why take your own life, when the other four is counting on you, and looking up to you? Heartbreaking.

[@nickstrom2306]

@@suonatar1 he obviously felt so terrible for leaving his little buddy in the car alone, then thinking about what that poor boys final days must have been like it was probably too much for that father to deal with... just a terribly heartbreaking story all around

[@michiganmoto7687]

Not to mention having been charged with negligent homicide child services probably removed the other children from the home possible granting custody to their mother. At that point he probably felt he had nothing left to live for.

[@kellyfalletta1949]

Made me cry. I like the way Mr B tells a story, but I don’t like those that involve the loss of a child, or a beloved pet either. Strange, dark, mysterious is great as long as kids and pets still get a happy life ending.

[@curtuckerfriedchicken7733]

When I was nine I got lost in the Great Sand Dunes NP while I was on a family trip. I was with my little brother and cousin and after we had just climbed all the way to the tallest dune I thought it would be funny to hurl myself off the side of it. After rolling and sliding all the way to the bottom, I took a few minutes to rest and started climbing back up. When I got to the top I didn’t recognize where I was at and I realized nobody was around me, I was all alone surrounded by nothing but enormous hills of sand. I remember how quiet it was and how every time I passed over another dune the wind would blow sand in my eyes and pelt my dry lips. After about an hour and a half of walking up and down all sizes of dunes I started panicking and calling out for my family but nobody could hear me. It started to get hot and all I could think about besides finding my family was how thirsty I was. I had just walked down the side of a small dune when I heard a rather loud buzzing noise and I saw this huge black beetle flying up the dune in front of me. I chased it to the top and when I looked down I saw a small pond of water at the bottom and I ran to it and jumped in it and started crying while drinking as much water I could. Then I heard voices of kids laughing and playing from behind the next dune over and behind it I saw dozens of people playing and hanging out on the side of a river. I went down and I saw this park ranger point at me and yell something over his shoulder and my dad came running up from behind him. I started bawling my eyes out, I thought my dad was gonna whoop my ass but he was so happy to see me he threw his arms around me and almost squeezed the life out of me. Watching these videos has really helped me understand just how differently that day could have ended and just how strange it is that had I not heard or seen that beetle I could’ve decided to walk the other way, further out into nothing but sand. I’d like to believe someone or something was watching over me.

[@SteveFrench_420]

The last story was a perfect example of how broken our so called "justice" system is. I guarantee the torture of the guilt and remorse the father felt was so evident that Ray Charles could've seen that he had been punished enough. Putting him through a trial and convicting him was a guaranteed death sentence. I feel sorry for the wife/mother and any siblings/children. They were punished twice

[@SaltyWitch]

I think poor, sweet Gage woke up and went looking for his Daddy. As a mother of 3 kids..... I know full well how incredibly creative and intuitive a child can be. There have been many instances where I've been blown away by something my kids, or their friends, have done but shouldn't have been able to.

[@Kay-cp8tg]

This made me start crying. He just wanted to be with his dad :(

[@SaltyWitch]

@@Kay-cp8tg I agree. It is heartbreaking. 😢😭

[@Thrashius]

Unfortunately I have to agree. This is what happened to him. Yes it was a long distance to walk but the cold explains why the child wouldn’t have laid down to sleep, it was too cold. He would then be scared and lost, his only choice would be to keep looking for his dad. Truly heartbreaking for both the father and son.

[@lisamurphy2314]

And so sad for the other four children he left behind.

[@caw524x]

that last story is so heartbreaking. as much as you wanna say "he shouldnt have left his kid alone", the circumstances are undeniably odd and none of it should have happened.

[@TeresaMArias]

The ending broke me!! ❤ Ptoud of them both! Thank you for your service, to the father! God bless them both!!

[@delilahboa]

As with every single one of your videos John, completely fascinating …..I haven’t a clue what’s happened in all these cases, incredible x

[@markferguson3745]

That's some Native American tracker, - doing the impossible.

[@Slothian]

Its crazy he was able to find him miles away up a mountain.

[@brandonlebens4598]

All fingers are pointing towards the tracker being the kidnapper

[@parkwayrider5200]

That tracker was seeing behind the curtain.

[@dannybeads3672]

STFU Brandon Lebons. He didn’t show up out of the woods and ask to help, they searched him out and asked him. And you think he took the kid out of the car without being seen, without making any tracks, took him 7 MILES, then took him up a 1400 FOOT CLIFF that takes climbing equipment to get up, then he manipulated a branch to trap the kid... while also magically keeping this kid asleep for the ENTIRE WEEK, and then he decides to show everyone where he is? For what? What would be the point of ANY of that? Don’t be a complete moron and say something like that about the hero of the situation who SAVED THE KIDS LIFE. Again, he didn’t show up asking to help, he was a well known tracker and they searched him out and asked him to help... and you’re a big enough POS to blame him and say ALL FINGERS POINT TO HIM. Seriously, screw you. He’s a hero. You don’t call the cops and blame the cops when there’s no suspect. Don’t be so stupid.

[@nvmffs]

@Keanu Finch danger Why don't the law enforcement agencies work with people like that? That man is hundreds of times better than their own trackers, and even the k9 units.

[@cocunutcrab4797]

He is hands down the best story teller on youtube And thank you for mentioning the bottomless pit

[@quekvincent5981]

totally agreed. I tried others, i skipped just after 10-20sec

[@anneofcleveswithinternet]

You should listen to David Paulides... MrBallen is very good but Paulides is absolutely the best, he has more facts of course and for some reason he looks like the way he sounds. Here listen to this podcast kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXq7mHmcprWWhNU

[@anneofcleveswithinternet]

@@quekvincent5981 i highly suggest listening to David Paulides' interviews... if MrBallen give you the creeps when telling it, you will really like how the original author tells it... hes got an amazing voice too like MrBallen

[@buttnaked]

Dark waters is the king. Phantom Librarian was good too.

[@cuttheknot4781]

He is yet another KZbinr that Steals David Paulides (Missing 411 writer) hard work and research. This guy parrots everything David Paulides says on his channel weeks prior. This guy is a shameless leach.

[@gracegirl2247]

These cases are downright creepy and I will adhere to the moral of these stories my little ones will never be left alone in cars for a second

[@TheKolen2434]

Imagine being soo in tune with the land that you can see the disturbance of grains of sand or blades of grass. You could track up and down mountains. Unbelievable..

[@lhawkins5900]

I want the Native American's contact info on file just in case.

[@isiahwarner3087]

Cultural Affairs Office 1-866-SLAP-AHOE

[@brandidee6217]

@@isiahwarner3087 Best. Reply. Ever. 🤣

[@sabrinaluevano5569]

He should do a story on this native American tracker i want to know how many people he has found.

[@Nonameagain80]

I know right!?

[@cb-pc1df]

@@sabrinaluevano5569 Exactly, as soon as he said they called an "expert tracker" i was thinking he must be involved. Like people that commit crimes & solve them or protect people from a crazy stalkers (when they are the stalker) just to be considered heros. It not something new. Well might be hard to look up the trackers history since it was in the 1930s

[@frankrobertson7325]

I feel so bad for Paul. The loss of a child is the heaviest and hardest thing a parent can go through but to know inadvertently that it was your decision that caused their demise is truly too much to bear. Then him being sentenced, even if it was only 30 days was all just too much. Just totally heartbreaking.

[@carldrogo9492]

He was too negligent!

[@saraeatough202]

I am from this area, and the way we tell the story is that the court sentenced him because he felt so guilty, they thought holding him responsible in some form or fashion would help him deal with his grief. Obviously there's no way of knowing what would have happened, but that is the way we tell the story.

[@teijaflink2226]

I think parents need to be charged for things like this to teach them that is not okay to leave a 3 year old alone in a car, the little child could easily freak out all alone and go looking for his parent and get lost. There are so many cases too where both children and dogs have died because the car has become too hot. So this 100% should be illegal. Sad that he took his life though, perhaps he should have been charged to care in a psychiatric hospital.

[@ellmc95]

@@teijaflink2226 That's a stupid way of thinking.

[@hacksawhackmann]

@@teijaflink2226 it was winter it wasn’t going to get to hot, but yeah never leave your children alone

[@gaylenprinsloo244]

That poor father, that's the saddest story ever. Why send him to jail? He's already in an endless prison of his own grief forever, what's the point?

[@stacyfrazierbauer8811]

All of these cases are so sad but the fact that that last father couldn't take it and took his own life is horrific. He had other children I'm sure he loved equally. Wish he could've stuck it out they needed him.

[@Duke_Scanlan]

The first story is probably the craziest missing story I ever heard.

[@PRISM_828]

I was thinking that too. 🤔

[@022rty]

I'm thinking more suspicious than crazy

[@wenedsday]

I'm thinking more fake than crazy....

[@PRISM_828]

@@wenedsday 😂😂 nice profile pic

[@wenedsday]

@@PRISM_828 It's a bit out-of-date, I will admit... I was much younger then.

[@khyriefleming7461]

That Native American tracker knew about another type of animal we don't know about .

[@calynsmith7493]

Wendigo vibes

[@PompaaSimbet]

Or the Native American tracker know exactly where the boy is because he abduct him :-)

[@mainemermaid6596]

Yes. It was Sasquatch. All the Native American tribes have known about them, for hundreds of years.

[@cindym.9029]

I AGREE 1,000%! Natives knew of bigfoot, wendigos, skin walkers, crawlers, and a every other Cryptid creatures and Elementals, which are the WORST because they CANNOT be destroyed...

[@PompaaSimbet]

@@cindym.9029 You mean 100%? If yes than show me proof. If you dont have one than it can be 99 percent max :-)

[@ESUTERURE]

Never underestimate the power of a toddler that knows how to walk. They can easily wind up on the moon. I swear young children have superpowers of some type.

[@louiseb6111]

These were just horrific to listen to! 😔 My heart goes out to everyone involved! I actually gasped hearing what happened to the Dad in the last one!

[@Smorans]

I know he left his son alone in a car, but i still feel pretty bad for the dad in the last story. Guy felt so guilty that he ended up taking his own life, I don’t think prison is even much of a punishment compared to blaming yourself for your child’s death. Although gotta feel even sorrier for his other kids, they lost their little brother and their daddy 💔😢 just so so very sad.

[@RufusZerep1961]

What do the four remaining children do without their REAL father? One monster sad epic story!

[@randomheadful7190]

Just think of the depth of pain that man must have been in.

[@lyra_]

@@RufusZerep1961 So easy to judge someone whose situation you've never been in. He wasn't a monster.

[@MyTony40]

@@lyra_ “Monster” meaning incredibly sad .. Not the father being a monster .

[@salemcrow5078]

@@RufusZerep1961 Why the emphasis on him being their “real” father? I mean I know biological parents and their connection to the kid is important, but just wondering why you picked that out in this

[@GoogleTrendingTopics]

That poor father that took his life after his kid died.

[@carldrogo9492]

He was a moron that cost the child his life!

[@alyssac0]

@@carldrogo9492 lmao

[@jonjoe89]

@Ms Bliss They said a million other parents, not you.

[@likmeanus1996]

You are not a parent if you leave your child EVER alone in a car. Plain and simple. I don't leave my dogs alone in the car either or outside of the supermarket while I do groceries. You have the responsibillity to care for and protect your child or animals, leaving your child or dog alone in a car is not protecting Them, it is all on Them plain and simple. I would never forgive myself and could never live with myself, but i would never put Them in that situation to begin with. If you do put those who you love in such situations you don't even deserve to be called a parent.

[@ChrundleTGreat]

I would’ve done the same thing.