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Appalachia Unsolved: Greatest Mysteries from the Mountains

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The Appalachian Storyteller

The Appalachian Storyteller

Күн бұрын

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@mmoore3743
@mmoore3743 2 ай бұрын
You are an amazing storyteller. I hope these families eventually get answers.
@barbarakilman271
@barbarakilman271 2 ай бұрын
These stories remind me of my dad, who has passed away. Thank you for the bit of joy during the holiday season ❤
@ladyrose508
@ladyrose508 Ай бұрын
Not knowing what happened is what will destroy you. Once you know you can try to deal with it. But not knowing will kill you slowly. How did he leave her alone. I know his conscience weighs on him
@honeylacecookie
@honeylacecookie 17 күн бұрын
Canadian daughter of a mountain family from Quebec. It would take some time speaking of the family. But the one thing that keeps me intrigued, is that accent. Daddy's accent was that of French Canadian. I still hear Daddy's adding the books up and his way of saying zero, as knot. He was a runaway kid who found his calling in the Canadian Forces of WW2 and straight into the Korean War. When he made it through both conflicts. His massive figure blacked out the daylight. Granddad hit the floor in shock that the runaway boy wasn't KIA but he was now a man. Daddy was massive in his height 6' 10 and his bones were no longer showing through his skin. He had come back home to let his father know that he will never lay his hands on Granny.. Daddy would only return to Quebec 5 times.One time to show his family that was growing 2nd time was with us all. And then the last 3 times were to say goodbye to his father mother and his baby brother who was born disfigured and mentally challenged. The only way he could tell he was raising good children was how we treated our uncle Richard. He would go on to fund a hospital facility for the disabled, No one had any idea of who was doing it. But one of those children, his youngest daughter a tomboy. He knew that young girl was going to grow up and continue his life of caring for his little brother through the others who would need someone ❤ RIP Daddy Granny Grandpa and Uncle Richard 😢😢😢😢
@WillowsGarden
@WillowsGarden 2 ай бұрын
Hello JD! So many missing people that have never been found in the Smokey Mountains, but a young girl with her whole life yet to live gone in the blink of an eye. As many other students around her didn’t see anything, strange. When it comes to your child it’s devastating not to have the answers of what happened and no proper burial. I never let my children go on a field trip without me volunteering as a room mother or following the bus to the destination. Mind you I had my reasons for being so protective of my children. My brother was kidnapped when he was 4 years old from our yard when we lived in Chicago in the early 70’s. Yes, it traumatized me and thankfully he was found by a police officer downtown wandering around because the kidnapper got spooked and let him go. But I will never forget the fear in my mother’s eyes and the police came and took my mother away. I didn’t know they were just taking her to pickup my brother. I was so young and terrified for my brother and now my mother was gone, that’s why I was never going to let my children go somewhere without me. Good stories and keeping their memories alive. Have a blessed weekend JD and everyone!
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
I was always that parent too, I always chaperoned, hope you are doing well ❤️
@edwardindigo
@edwardindigo 2 ай бұрын
So glad they found your brother! Blessings ✨✝️💝
@WillowsGarden
@WillowsGarden 2 ай бұрын
@ I’m doing good and I hope you and your family have a Happy Thanksgiving.
@WillowsGarden
@WillowsGarden 2 ай бұрын
@ thank you and I am glad they found him too. I hope you and your family have a Happy Thanksgiving and blessings to all!
@jannitanolen-bevers5672
@jannitanolen-bevers5672 2 ай бұрын
Protective moms (I'm one!) are just doing our jobs. I'm thankful your brother was returned and that you guarded your children safely. God bless you and yours!
@toniremer1594
@toniremer1594 19 күн бұрын
Ok, first, Mr. JD, you are phenomenal with narrating these stories. You have a great way of pulling people into each story that you tell. For me, at least, the way you can describe the Appalachia Mountains, the scents, the weather, the sounds, and the scenery; I feel like I’m there, and I can smell, see, hear, and feel everything. That’s a marvelous talent, and I am so grateful that I was recommended to view your channel by KZbin. I grew up in Chicago, and my family only traveled to park grounds, where we would gather wood, create a great fire, have supper, and sleep in the RV for the night. We visited the Meramec Caves, which was spectacular in every aspect to a young girl’s imagination (yep..me), then visited Daniel Boone’s home in Missouri, and we were asked to leave after my younger sister fainted, and broke the bannister. We went through Arkansas, Mississippi, and up to Tennessee, because my mom had ALWAYS wanted to visit GraceLand! Of course, we went up through Kentucky, Indiana and visited the Indiana Dunes, then back to Chicago. It was the last and only time that we all went out traveling. Thanks to my lovely sister, who was purposely failing her classes, we missed out on going on another road trip. I missed out on going to Canada to participate in a music competition against other high school students, and I was going to play the drums, and I was practicing every single day before classes started, during my study and lunch breaks and when I got home. I was scheduled to play the intro to the tv show “Hogan’s Heroes,” which I was going to perform the drum for it. So, I got the punishment of having to clean, do laundry, iron laundry, cut the grass, pick up dog waste, and help cook dinner. My darling sister was able to spend the summer vacation with her friends, because she had to go to summer school. Oops, sorry, Mr. JD, some memories come front and center when I’m commenting on a video. I do think that Trenny met with foul play. She may have hitchhiked to get back to school, because she probably knew that the bus left without her. I think that whomever picked her up by the highway had pretty awful intentions. The dogs followed her scent to the highway, then nothing. This could be where Trenny was picked up. I do hope that she’s resting peacefully. Now, Claude and Sue Sheldon’s disappearances, I believe, can be solved. I think that I read, somewhere, that NASA has a super powerful satellite that can find a dime, on a street, from space. I think that if the police contacts NASA for help with looking at the Laurel Lake to see IF their car is in it. What I don’t get is why on earth would they leave, possibly, at 2:30 am to get snacks and something to drink?! I know that this may sound silly, but were Claude and Sue talking in “code” about having some intimate “fun” in the car, and the car accidentally rolled into the lake? Here’s what I don’t get: why would they want to leave their kids, to go and have some “car fun,” at 2:30 am when Claude had to be at work at 6:00 am?? The case of poor little Kelly Holland is heartbreaking, tragic and strange. His mom, Judy, allowed him to go outside, with a light jacket for over 5 hours! Why did she not call Kelly in for lunch, or even some hot chocolate? Why did she not tell him to go inside while she called her sister? Then she noticed that he wasn’t outside, where he was supposed to be, and didn’t immediately go to the neighbor’s house, again, to call 911? How could the parents LIE to Judy about being charged to call 911?! I NEVER heard anything like that in my life. I think they had something to do with him disappearing. The lie with being “charged less after midnight” is a red flag, them acting annoyed when Judy was banging on their door asking to use their phone to call 911 is another red flag, they weren’t even concerned about THEIR GRANDSON disappearing is another red flag, and not doing anything to help find him is the last red flag! May Kelly rest peacefully in paradise. As for the grandma, I think she just wanted to start a new life. Maybe she answered some lonely heart ad, or maybe even the other way around with her placing the ad and a man answered. She was a woman, and a woman has needs, and that’s all I’m going to say about this case. Well, I’m off to bed. I’ve got a lot that I must get done, and I’ve got to wake up in 3 hours. Have a pleasant night, and stay warm!!
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 19 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing this, I really enjoyed reading it
@MizMorgue1
@MizMorgue1 Ай бұрын
Kelly's story is so sad. His mama definitely had the answers. It's the only thing that makes sense. Thanks, again JD
@debrabennett3009
@debrabennett3009 26 күн бұрын
Agree!
@kristelanneboston3858
@kristelanneboston3858 20 күн бұрын
@@debrabennett3009
@Mark-gg6iy
@Mark-gg6iy 9 күн бұрын
"mama" You write well for a three year old.
@annaowens7053
@annaowens7053 2 күн бұрын
Amazing how people just disappear & never found. But very suspicious in most cases & very sad!
@jozlyn4520
@jozlyn4520 18 сағат бұрын
@@Mark-gg6iyHe’s a three year old cause he said “mama”?What a weird way to look at that 🤣
@1bryanestes
@1bryanestes 2 ай бұрын
Impressive change in context JD. Very interesting stories with a lot of research on your part. Thanks as always
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, just something different for a Friday night
@rebeccakinney6357
@rebeccakinney6357 Ай бұрын
I’m so glad this popped up in my suggested videos, you’re a great storyteller!
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller Ай бұрын
Thank you so much
@ronniewatkins
@ronniewatkins 2 ай бұрын
I love these long videos on the weekends! This one was great! Thanks, JD!
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
You are very welcome! 😊
@maryanncarney
@maryanncarney 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for telling these tragic stories. You are a terrific storyteller! Unfortunately these are tragic 😞
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@opybrook7766
@opybrook7766 2 ай бұрын
DEAR MR. JD PHILLIPS. I VERY RECENTLY PURCHASED YOUR BOOKS, VOL 1&2. I HAVE 1 MAIN COMPLAINT; I DO NOT GET MUCH DONE AT HOME DUE TO I CAN NOT PUT IT DOWN 😱 🤗❤! YOUR STORIES ARE ADDICTING! THANK YOU.😊 Brook🧑‍🌾
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you ❤️
@Nonniemaye
@Nonniemaye 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing these stories and keeping their memories alive . God bless.
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
You're welcome! 😊
@AnnacolleenEtters
@AnnacolleenEtters 14 күн бұрын
Please, JD, never stop your wonderful narration, of these stories. You have the most genuine, warm voice. No one can tell these stories, the way you do. I remember this storm. It hit DC too, and my husband couldn't get home for our 5th anniversary. Our older baby had his first asthma attack that day, and I had to give him my asthma inhaler, by slapping him on the back, and scaring him, so he'd have a sharp intake of breath, while pushing down on the inhaler, a few times. We had another storm right after. His mother would be the person who knows something.
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 14 күн бұрын
Thank you so much!
@bettyfeliciano7322
@bettyfeliciano7322 2 ай бұрын
Those were some crazy stories JD!! Lots of questions & not one answered yet! I’m just pretty much in the dark about them all. A young man gives his coat to a girl who disappears…….. a mom whose attitude about her son boggles the mind… and then this elderly woman just disappears!! I’m going to have to tell you in some other media what my theories are. Blessings always my friend! 🙏✝️😊
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you Betty !
@bettyfeliciano7322
@bettyfeliciano7322 2 ай бұрын
@Oh you’re welcome. Wouldn’t it be fun to compile everyone theories & see what you come up with?? lol 🥰❤️
@bettyfeliciano7322
@bettyfeliciano7322 2 ай бұрын
@ You are welcome!!
@barbarakilman271
@barbarakilman271 2 ай бұрын
​@TheAppalachianStoryteller I'm wondering about the elderly woman. It reminds me of the women who were on unsolved mysteries who got scammed by con men. As for the girl, I think the teacher did something. The boy I've heard before he shouldn't have been with his mom.
@deborahburroughs8905
@deborahburroughs8905 2 ай бұрын
Which Media? None of these stories make any sense I need more information.
@franbrooks605
@franbrooks605 2 ай бұрын
Nothing about Kelly Hollands story makes sense. He was playing outside for 5 hours by himself in the freezing cold. I raised 5 kids, they always wanted to go out in the snow. It would take me a longer period of time for me to bundle them up then they stayed outside! Something isn’t right about mom’s story
@killjoy3000
@killjoy3000 Ай бұрын
Approximately how long to dress a kid Kelly's age for the snow? I'm from San Diego, CA, and while I've been in snow, I'm sure it's nothing like snow back East.
@Screechsmom
@Screechsmom Ай бұрын
Probably a hat and gloves. Maybe extra socks and pants depending on temperature. Coat and possibly several shirts.
@chelseawelter2714
@chelseawelter2714 Ай бұрын
Hard agree. I have 3 kids and live in a northern state. Regularly get snowed in by multiple feet. Kids are good for 5 minutes - 2 hours in the snow depending on age before they need to urinate/eat/cry/defrost/change/hot cocoa break. None of Kelly's story makes any sense at all from a parenting perspective.
@franbrooks605
@franbrooks605 Ай бұрын
@ NYS winters here!❤️
@ky.gambler5281
@ky.gambler5281 Ай бұрын
@@chelseawelter2714 we're talking 40 years ago, kids were tough back then.
@tracicomstock3489
@tracicomstock3489 2 ай бұрын
Little Kelley's story broke my heart!
@kristiejo
@kristiejo 2 ай бұрын
I think someone took him.
@charlotteargabright409
@charlotteargabright409 Ай бұрын
She most likely killed him, she was already proven to be an unsatisfactory mother.
@DavidBrown-ex1zz
@DavidBrown-ex1zz 2 ай бұрын
Why isn't EVERYONE hitting the Like Button?? Excellent work JD
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@tinahornick9024
@tinahornick9024 2 ай бұрын
No wonder Judy lost custody of her first 2 children...who lets a 6 year old outside for 5 hours,in freezing Temps, without proper dressing...without eating...oh,I'll make myself lunch...unbelievable
@jennniferbailey131
@jennniferbailey131 2 ай бұрын
Yes!! Makes zero sense!
@fondaholland1595
@fondaholland1595 Ай бұрын
She's a total low life grr 😤
@katiacb
@katiacb Ай бұрын
A heartless witch!!!
@joecombs7468
@joecombs7468 14 сағат бұрын
That was normal 50 years ago.
@MrSomethingElse
@MrSomethingElse 2 ай бұрын
Running the stills this weekend JD, gonna be a lot of your fine story telling getting played at my house over the next few days, this is a great start!
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you brother
@endtimesninja1235
@endtimesninja1235 2 ай бұрын
Be careful friend
@keven8047
@keven8047 Ай бұрын
Don't get caught
@MrSomethingElse
@MrSomethingElse Ай бұрын
@@keven8047 Do the crime, do the crime, I been caught before, you take your lumps, get off my thread tourist, or hook me up, but you don't seem like the friendly type, smelling a bit bacony now cousin.
@jannitanolen-bevers5672
@jannitanolen-bevers5672 2 ай бұрын
Oh happy day when JD uploads a new video!!! Thank you and God Bless!
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
❤️
@marionbowler5440
@marionbowler5440 2 ай бұрын
Bless you my friend, I was in need of distraction today, excellent work 👏 ❤🍁✨️
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
😊
@dianamarcelo3
@dianamarcelo3 2 ай бұрын
Sir thank you for this beautiful and sad video. Thank you for all your hard work and your investigations. You so hard the best!
@robbiewright9573
@robbiewright9573 2 ай бұрын
So strange these missing people are!! Incredible story telling Sir. Thank you JD!!
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you Robbie!
@junkinjodi
@junkinjodi 2 ай бұрын
Like Kelly as a young child growing up on a small farm. My twin brother and I would go out and play all morning. But we never missed lunch because my mom would ring a bell letting us know it was it was lunchtime. We would always come running.
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Agreed
@Rory-xy4kk
@Rory-xy4kk 2 ай бұрын
Thank You for this special episode dear JD. Although I know two of these stories, listening to them again was very enjoyable with your great interpretation .🌷
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@JHall72
@JHall72 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for keeping these stories alive. You are a great storyteller! Listening in Duplin County NC
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@tammyshean3868
@tammyshean3868 2 ай бұрын
Wow!!JD you always keep me on my toes......Thanks!
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you Tammy !
@Genise1313dirtydino
@Genise1313dirtydino Ай бұрын
Kool cemetery explore. Lots of familiar names of founding families all in a section somewheres in there. Lots of interesting history. ♥️🐕👍🏼
@katherinecarpenter4677
@katherinecarpenter4677 Ай бұрын
So glad i came across this channel! Lived along the Appalachian mountains my whole life and both my parents, grands and greats and great grands have been here forever! Thank you for looking into these!
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller Ай бұрын
Welcome aboard!
@sharonpowers4771
@sharonpowers4771 Ай бұрын
I also just came upon this channel myself thank u for the great storytelling.
@hannahjoann1502
@hannahjoann1502 2 ай бұрын
I have heard this story many times, never has it been told so thoroughly! Thank you! 👍😊 (The first story)
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@CatLadyCrusades
@CatLadyCrusades Ай бұрын
Robert killed Trenny. He was found to be in possession of all her stuff she had that day and his father was the DA so no charges ever came
@PLJS2018
@PLJS2018 Ай бұрын
That is horrible. Someone should reopen this case. That is criminal on DA and son’s part! 😢
@izzie-8807
@izzie-8807 Ай бұрын
Do you have sources for this?
@CatLadyCrusades
@CatLadyCrusades Ай бұрын
@@izzie-8807 I can't remember where I read it but it was an interview from her brother.
@aero3085
@aero3085 2 ай бұрын
Re Trenny Gibson. I live in East Tennessee. You can walk into the woods for one minute to pee and get so twisted up, dis oriented that you’ll never in a million years find the trail again.
@travisn346
@travisn346 Ай бұрын
I hang reflectors or stick them to trunks when I leave the trail
@Impuritan1
@Impuritan1 Ай бұрын
You hear that people? It’s easy to get turned around in the woods in East Tennessee and it’s spooky. So please, stop moving here.
@donademim-sx1fg
@donademim-sx1fg Ай бұрын
In the movies, it seems so easy to come back.
@bartgomez4872
@bartgomez4872 Ай бұрын
I grew up in East Tennessee and I disagree with your ascertation.
@huntlife
@huntlife 2 ай бұрын
I cannot imagine not checking on my child out in freezing cold or even letting him go out. That place is suspicious. I think her boyfriend knows .
@Boo-dawg.
@Boo-dawg. Ай бұрын
I totally agree. He shouldn't have been out to start with. But I wonder about the mom and sister. The mom had already lost all of her kids except Kelly because no one who should know about him had any idea he existed. Why was she so bent on keeping him a secret so she didn't lose custody? She wasn't the type to do ANYTHING for her kids, and she didn't. I'm suspicious of her and her sister more than anyone else. But there are definitely more people who could have had something to do with his disappearance. I would like to think someone took him to give him a good life. I seriously doubt it, but that would be wonderful. It's definitely happens. And I wouldn't think any less of the person because he needed to be in another family. She was just as ignorant as she could be and didn't care to be any other way.
@Frank-pk6oi
@Frank-pk6oi Ай бұрын
Exactly I was an only child born to older parents and they knew where I was 24/7! That little boy broke my heart! Patricia Gambino Harrington (BTW I post on my husband Frank's KZbin account)
@olskool3967
@olskool3967 2 ай бұрын
i love stories like this. i love missing 411 with David paulides . please do some more of the missing people stories, they are fascinating,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@edwardindigo
@edwardindigo 2 ай бұрын
I second that! 😊
@ILoveChocolateCoffee
@ILoveChocolateCoffee 2 ай бұрын
I love missing 411. If you notice the pqtterns of national forests and where people suddenly go missing, compare it to major cave lines across America. They match up almost the same
@BacktheBlue60
@BacktheBlue60 2 ай бұрын
I agree with olskool ❤
@theoneandonly2421
@theoneandonly2421 2 ай бұрын
Im from Sevier County and 40 years old. Most of the stories and info, i already know of. I must say it doesn't matter, i love every video and all of your content. Your very good at telling these stories! Awesome job my friend!! Til next time stay safe brother and we are waiting for the next video!!!
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you brother, glad you are enjoying them! 😊
@PLJS2018
@PLJS2018 Ай бұрын
I wish with new technology some would Survey the waterways to make sure they didn’t go down one of those ravines into the water and turn upside down and drowned. I just can’t imagine leaving my children at home in the middle of the night like that. Crazy things happen.
@shirleybezuidenhout2724
@shirleybezuidenhout2724 2 ай бұрын
Thanks once again for these 2 very interesting stories. Very sad for the family's of these missing people. Hope they eventually get closure. 👍👍
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
You’re welcome, I hope they find closure too 😊
@C8itsizzle
@C8itsizzle Ай бұрын
I’m so proud to be from beautiful East Tennessee those mountains are beautiful but huge and easy to get lost in. Many have lost their lives in those mountains
@georgemitchell4710
@georgemitchell4710 2 ай бұрын
This was a great addition to your stories. Kept our attention.
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 😊
@IronSights-qw1xl
@IronSights-qw1xl 2 ай бұрын
Well done, very interesting stories, God help those families.
@ceceliaclarke
@ceceliaclarke 2 ай бұрын
Concerning Claude and his wife, as a possible reason for leaving at 2:30 am, it seems possible that they just wanted a private place for sex. Place with thin walls and all those children would have been very un- private for sex. Seems possible that they went out for quick car-sex, and were planning a quick return. They would have trusted the 11 year old with the smaller children. Images of road construction show more than one place for a driver to make a mistake and end up in that lake. At a depth of 200+ feet, that lake could keep a car hidden for 50 years.
@MaggieReeves-up8pp
@MaggieReeves-up8pp 2 ай бұрын
You are assuming a way too much. As they say in Corbin Kentucky, if you aim from around here, you don't know nothing about what's going on here..
@ceceliaclarke
@ceceliaclarke 2 ай бұрын
​@@MaggieReeves-up8ppdid not "assume " anything. Just raised one possibility, on the basis of logic You have done the only "assuming" in this case.
@19Lou77
@19Lou77 2 ай бұрын
@@ceceliaclarkeit seems to me, that with “all those children”, they had no problem finding a place for themselves…
@ceceliaclarke
@ceceliaclarke 2 ай бұрын
​@@19Lou77back seat of that big car would not have been too bad. Just seems to me that for a late night run to a store, for snacks, or whatever, one parent would have remained in the house. And if they had been planning something like a meal in some kind of diner, she would have taken her purse, to be prepared for fixing her make up after eating. Ladies never went to places like that without a purse. So what does that leave, as a possibility? She was not going to be needing her purse, because she was not going to be out of that car.
@19Lou77
@19Lou77 2 ай бұрын
@ that’s a very good point!
@darlenerobinson8821
@darlenerobinson8821 2 ай бұрын
I really really liked this one!!! You do such an amazing job JD!! Reminded me of the Unsolved Mysteries back in the day. Maybe on the next one, you could wear a fedora and a big raincoat. 😊
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Ahh, I love the idea!
@cassandrasanchez4131
@cassandrasanchez4131 2 ай бұрын
I am convinced that someone picked Trini up when she got to 441. That's where her trail stopped right there at that highway. She may have felt like she found her way out and got a ride with someone with bad intentions.
@NickoleOaks
@NickoleOaks 2 ай бұрын
I agree with that...if the dogs truly followed her scent to the highway 🛣️
@Living187
@Living187 2 ай бұрын
That's what I think, too. 😢
@redtobertshateshandles
@redtobertshateshandles 2 ай бұрын
No. Well, partially correct. There was a whole conspiracy of her stalker and his relatives and friends. She was pushed off the track, dragged to the road, and bundled into a car. The dogs prove this. Then she suffered unknown cruelties and is still possibly in a cage or dungeon.
@aimeedesiree983
@aimeedesiree983 Ай бұрын
@@redtobertshateshandles how do the dogs prove this?
@HumanBeano
@HumanBeano Ай бұрын
Kelvin bowman kidnapped and killed her
@BacktheBlue60
@BacktheBlue60 2 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed this type of story telling. Thank you JD 🩷🩷🩷🩷
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! 😊
@TheKeeperMadz
@TheKeeperMadz 5 күн бұрын
I'm glad i found you on YT because your way of telling stories is beiliant.
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 5 күн бұрын
Thanks so much, I appreciate your kind words.
@Ewan-tc1zu
@Ewan-tc1zu Ай бұрын
I like these stories, you've got a good narrative voice......soft and calm and you sound Appalachian, which is perfect for these real.. down home stories about real folks just like us here , here in good ole Appalachia. Sad stories. But this is real people. Real stories. Real tragedies. Real life.
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller Ай бұрын
Thank you so much ♥️
@bethh2127
@bethh2127 Ай бұрын
I just subscribed to your channel earlier tonight. Have been checking out all of your videos and hitting like on them all. But I actually Love them!
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller Ай бұрын
Welcome aboard! So glad to have you here
@bethh2127
@bethh2127 Ай бұрын
@@TheAppalachianStoryteller Thank you so much
@angelacampbell8737
@angelacampbell8737 10 күн бұрын
I love listening to your history stories. You are authentic and even pronouce "Appalachian" correctly!!!! I have heard of this case before and I am glad to be able to find more details. I grew up in the 1970s and there is NO WAY my mama and daddy would have let me participate in this field trip.
@sherilumley5498
@sherilumley5498 2 ай бұрын
My husband and I are avid backpackers and when we were on a family vacation visiting my cousin in McMinnville TN, we wanted the kids to experience a bit of the Appalachian Mts, so we picked the short hike on Clingman's dome, the exact hike Trini and her class took. Although it was about 15 years ago, I could picture it as you were talking about it. Did anyone check out Robert's whereabouts?
@jannitanolen-bevers5672
@jannitanolen-bevers5672 2 ай бұрын
I find Robert's actions suspect as well! Uncharacteristic for a senior boy to abandon a pretty senior girl.
@junkinjodi
@junkinjodi 2 ай бұрын
​@@jannitanolen-bevers5672AMEN
@muchtested
@muchtested 2 ай бұрын
Weren't these children taught to avoid bears, not seek them out?
@jannitanolen-bevers5672
@jannitanolen-bevers5672 2 ай бұрын
@@muchtested excellent point. We were taught to not become prey centuries ago when I was young. Ah, the good old days! 😁
@redtobertshateshandles
@redtobertshateshandles 2 ай бұрын
Robert was part of the kidnapping conspiracy. I bet he's a relative or friend of the stalker.
@robertotrevino9737
@robertotrevino9737 2 ай бұрын
I just discovered your channel.. I love it! I’ve subscribed… thank you 🙏🏻
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for subscribing! 😊
@carolinemurphy8872
@carolinemurphy8872 Ай бұрын
Thank yiu for your great stories. The other day I posted about you on Facebook and how much I enjoy your stories.
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller Ай бұрын
Thank you so much, Caroline. I really appreciate you.
@jannitanolen-bevers5672
@jannitanolen-bevers5672 2 ай бұрын
I call Bullpucky on Kelly's mom Judy. No loving mother lets her little child be out in freezing temperatures for 11 hours. My theory involves the boyfriend very briefly mentioned. Pethaps he was not involved but was her motive, like the modern Susan Smith case? Tell us what you think, please, JD!
@korinFaerie
@korinFaerie Ай бұрын
I thought the same thing. What she reported doesn't make sense. It's true that parents were less anxious than nowadays, but her behavior seems extreme
@sandyk067
@sandyk067 23 күн бұрын
Isn't Smith the one who killed her kids by drowning them in her car? As I recall he wasn't even her boyfriend, he simply told her he was not interested in dating someone with children and that was that. I still can't grasp how she could do something so horrible but it happened.
@eh-i1841
@eh-i1841 2 ай бұрын
I can’t help thinking that nobody,in that neighbourhood,including his mother,gave a damn about young Kelly.Poor boy.
@nadiac6042
@nadiac6042 17 күн бұрын
Sir i must say you tell these stories like no one else 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 thank you so much . So impressive 👏👏👏🙏🏼🙏🏼
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 17 күн бұрын
I try to keep it authentic, thanks for listening!
@kristinasurratt168
@kristinasurratt168 23 күн бұрын
I’m so glad your channel finally popped up in my feed. Hard to believe it was just recently since I’m always looking at all things Appalachian. Kentuckian transplanted to GA. Thank goodness I’m at least on the fringe of Appalachia. I can’t fathom leaving my children outside for 5 hours. We live way off the road and I consistently check on our 8 year old daughter when she’s outside playing. When it’s very cold I make her come inside to warm up or she comes in herself to warm up or let me know she’s hungry.
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 23 күн бұрын
Glad you found us!
@elissamarielli3873
@elissamarielli3873 Күн бұрын
you’re an amazing narrator and storyteller, so glad i came across your videos, i am a new subscriber!
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller Күн бұрын
You're welcome to the channel!
@roballison3281
@roballison3281 2 ай бұрын
The last story about Gladys. There is no mention of who bought her farm. This is public knowledge.Yet no mention of them being questioned ???
@elkston
@elkston 2 ай бұрын
Exactly. This seems like the first, most obvious lead to be investigated. Who is on the deed now? Ok, find them and go from there.
@Boo-dawg.
@Boo-dawg. Ай бұрын
I know. That's what I was wanting to know.
@karencase6067
@karencase6067 Ай бұрын
Right, and what was the post mark on the letters?
@mtlgrsldx
@mtlgrsldx Ай бұрын
Just wanted to say I discovered your channel today through this video. I absolutely dig it and you gained a subscriber. I live in TN myself, not far from the Appalachians.
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller Ай бұрын
Welcome aboard! Make yourself right at home
@chrismoreno1627
@chrismoreno1627 2 ай бұрын
Nice I was looking for something good to watch A.S. never fails!!!👌🤠
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@19Lou77
@19Lou77 2 ай бұрын
JD, on another note 📝, have you ever made a video about Nancy Ann Ashworth? I think it would make a very interesting video, if not. She was quite a lady 😳… I really appreciate you sharing these stories! You are definitely a Master Appalachian Storyteller!!
@Bella1neverknows670
@Bella1neverknows670 Ай бұрын
Yes.. I'm going to go get popcorn And I know what I'll be watching this evening. JD hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving🙏
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller Ай бұрын
Thank you Bella, hope you and the ones you love are doing well! Stay warm
@Bella1neverknows670
@Bella1neverknows670 Ай бұрын
@TheAppalachianStoryteller I realize as I'm getting older I'm getting too old for the cold 😂
@AshleyElizabeth_69
@AshleyElizabeth_69 Ай бұрын
I just found your channel! I'm honestly second's into this video, your voice is very captivating I've subscribed ❤
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller Ай бұрын
So glad to have you here Ashley ❤️ Make yourself right at home
@AshleyElizabeth_69
@AshleyElizabeth_69 Ай бұрын
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 🫶
@HoustonHardHitters01
@HoustonHardHitters01 2 ай бұрын
I'm probably subbed to over 100 channels yet this is always in my top 5
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@yvettevitacaponigro
@yvettevitacaponigro 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing these stories with us! ✌🏼😊
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
You are so welcome! 😊
@yvettevitacaponigro
@yvettevitacaponigro 2 ай бұрын
@@TheAppalachianStoryteller 👍🏻😊
@paulbowman1762
@paulbowman1762 2 ай бұрын
Loving your stories brother 👊 Respect! London 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👊🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Much appreciated!
@LindaMascia-s7u
@LindaMascia-s7u Ай бұрын
I glad l found this channel it's so different from any other channel
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 29 күн бұрын
That's the best compliment ever! I dont copy anyone and tell stories the way my grandparents told them to me when I was a child
@Adamontrail
@Adamontrail 2 ай бұрын
I like hearing these stories JD
@LongdistanceRider22
@LongdistanceRider22 2 ай бұрын
The woman that let her son out to play in the snow for five hours…. Needs some jail time.
@sandyk067
@sandyk067 23 күн бұрын
That's a fact, she should have been charged for not reporting it until eleven hours later, the excuse that her neighbor wouldn't let her use the phone is ridiculous. She had other neighbors and I would not be above grabbing the phone and using it anyway, not in case like that.
@christinemiller1946
@christinemiller1946 Ай бұрын
Shoney's big boy is a favorite childhood memory restaurant ❤
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller Ай бұрын
those were the days!
@ralphhampton1893
@ralphhampton1893 2 ай бұрын
Good morning JD. Has anyone thought about opening up these cases to get to the bottom of what happened to these people?With all of the new technology this day and time surly the police can find out what happened to all of these folks..Keep them stories coming i love them.God bless you and your family JD.
@jennniferbailey131
@jennniferbailey131 2 ай бұрын
Trenny’s case is so frustrating!!! I do not think she left of her own accord.
@redtobertshateshandles
@redtobertshateshandles 2 ай бұрын
It was a kidnapping by the stalker her mother shot and his family. There's a huge conspiracy surrounding this kidnapping. When you have eliminated the impossible, what remains, however improbable is the truth.
@MummyBrown
@MummyBrown 25 күн бұрын
@@redtobertshateshandlesThe Missing Enigma covered this story more recently and there is much more evidence to suggest that her “best friend,” that Simpson boy, is more suspicious than the young man that was accused of stalking her. There is even more to substantiate that her family was extremely strict and that she was seeing that young man secretly. The day that he’d been shot, it was when he was sneaking out of her window for a consensual rendezvous. This was the 70’s in Appalachia, and the young man was a man of color. Her family was purportedly ridiculously religious and, as a result, extremely strict. Watch The Missing Enigma’s episode on this case and it’ll blow your hair back. There is a lot more to this story that isn’t typically discussed.
@CarolLee-mq8er
@CarolLee-mq8er 2 ай бұрын
Thank you JD. I enjoyed those stories. And maybe one day they will find out what happened to all three again.
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you, I hope so too!
@SissyMchill1
@SissyMchill1 2 ай бұрын
I love this channel. Love the stories. This one was hard though. But loved the Brady bunch house and station wagon picture. 😂 foul play is my guess with all the missing people. Is my guess. Maybe someone watching can solve one of these mysteries? Hopefully 🙏🏻
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
🤣
@diamondpaintingwithsweett
@diamondpaintingwithsweett 2 ай бұрын
Oh, I love these stories! Awesomesauce! ❤❤❤
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
@Siggyroka
@Siggyroka 2 ай бұрын
I’ve seen every episode ,but I believe this was the best one yet
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@EmanHamdy-wm4dj
@EmanHamdy-wm4dj Ай бұрын
I just found your channel & subscribed... Regards from Egypt ❤ I hope one day their families find answers cuz it's so sad 😢
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for subscribing!
@Korki12345
@Korki12345 2 ай бұрын
Thanks JD ❤ Great mystery tales. Very strange.
@RuthCollins-g1g
@RuthCollins-g1g 2 ай бұрын
Love all your stories keep them coming God bless you all
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@belindaturnersmith5610
@belindaturnersmith5610 Ай бұрын
As the old saying goes “if someone speaks their name, they are never forgotten”. Loved listening to your story telling, I’ve a got long line of family on both sides in the Appalachian mountains of Tennessee.
@ritakarlsson
@ritakarlsson 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for your storys, love lissen to them👍☘
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you Rita!
@dturner1160
@dturner1160 2 ай бұрын
Adventures with a Purpose may want to check out that lake....they have modern equipment and a fine track record of locating missing vehicles in water. Just a thought.
@dturner1160
@dturner1160 2 ай бұрын
I'm referring to the Claude and Sue Shelton case.
@airbubble.
@airbubble. 2 ай бұрын
@@dturner1160 One thing confused me. It said in the video that it was Friday when they went to the parents house and Claude took the afternoon off, saying he'd make up the time Saturday morning. But the neighbour and some newspaper reports showed that they went missing early hours of Friday. Another newspaper said Saturday Which is it? But yes, I agree... couple vanishes in car, body of water nearby, sounds like a job for Jared!!
@gmpltd114
@gmpltd114 2 ай бұрын
Really interesting, thanks JD. Greg, New Zealand.
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you Greg!
@EUnderwood-fs7po
@EUnderwood-fs7po Ай бұрын
I can no longer sleep without your voice lol, hope you keep up on content!
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller Ай бұрын
❤️ sweet dreams
@aryan1956
@aryan1956 2 ай бұрын
Having lost her other children, if foul play was not involved, I suspect that mother didn't want to call police thinking when the little boy was found, he would be taken from her as well.
@Gerpsnot
@Gerpsnot 18 күн бұрын
I just found this channel and find it very interesting and well-made.
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 18 күн бұрын
Welcome aboard! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@killingtime427
@killingtime427 Ай бұрын
Great work on the video; it was really interesting. If y’all want a deeper dive into Trinny case, NPAD did an episode on her (episode 261) that was real informative.
@garymanuel4710
@garymanuel4710 2 ай бұрын
The Gldys Kidd story, funny she sold the farm but nobody it seems question or spoke about who bought it
@ShannonShanks-il8ip
@ShannonShanks-il8ip 2 ай бұрын
That seems like an obvious starting point
@CuteasaKitten
@CuteasaKitten Ай бұрын
And what about checking her phone records for the mysterious phone calls?
@beverlysharp2969
@beverlysharp2969 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for all the work you do on these stories, I love them all. You have a great voice for this, it makes it very enjoyable to listen to these. Thank you.
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Beverly!
@scottestep9095
@scottestep9095 Ай бұрын
LOL!! The Brady Bunch house in the 2nd story cracked me up!!
@godsgarden1573
@godsgarden1573 2 ай бұрын
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;” 1 Timothy 2:5 (KJV)
@JustusFide
@JustusFide Ай бұрын
Great story telling voice you have , sir 🙏🏿
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller Ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@myerstalesofappalachia
@myerstalesofappalachia 2 ай бұрын
Who knew such sacred place could be shrouded by these mysterious disappearances
@jannitanolen-bevers5672
@jannitanolen-bevers5672 2 ай бұрын
Myers, that makes it even sadder to me, both for the loss of life, and for the loss of the peace and beauty of such sacred ground.
@Mousetrap.
@Mousetrap. 2 ай бұрын
Very interesting and sad stories , thank you .
@EddyBonner-l8z
@EddyBonner-l8z 2 ай бұрын
Love these. Thanks again.
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@sylviasnyder6751
@sylviasnyder6751 2 ай бұрын
I very much enjoyed this episode.
@lexlyall9016
@lexlyall9016 Ай бұрын
This video just came up on my suggestions, I like how you tell stories
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@austinsmith8036
@austinsmith8036 Ай бұрын
I’m from Corbin Kentucky , my grandmother remembers this case and it always scared her to death .
@kaylapaige6131
@kaylapaige6131 2 ай бұрын
grew up in whitley co, can’t believe i’ve never heard of claude and sues case. unfortunately there’s a lot of mysterious deaths and disappearances around here. something just not right here.
@chanchan5349
@chanchan5349 2 ай бұрын
1982=no cable tv, especially in the mountains! 1982 in WNC we could only pick up 2 channels…and in winter? Forget watching much tv.
@monkezepaw
@monkezepaw 14 сағат бұрын
Sad about Kelly. IMO His Mother didn't feed him lunch or make him come inside was because she knew he wasn't there.
@Steven-dk4nq
@Steven-dk4nq Ай бұрын
I subbed due to your majestic hair and mustache. Oh and the stories...
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller Ай бұрын
haha! Thanks!
@d.g.n9392
@d.g.n9392 2 ай бұрын
I’ve enjoyed these stories very much.
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@larose6551
@larose6551 2 ай бұрын
1 story: I believe one the male students did something to teen. 2 story: parent met with foul play. But fact the car was never recovered is puzzling. 3 story: the trifling mother definitely did something child. Who leaves small child unsupervised for 8-10 hours. She fed herself dinner but didn’t check on him. Why did she wait to call 911. What human tells a desperate mom to wait until later call 911!!
@TheAppalachianStoryteller
@TheAppalachianStoryteller 2 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
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