Hiker Disappears feet from others, Wilhelmina State Park. What happened to Gloria?

#gloriawhitemooremcdonald
#missinghiker
#queenwilhelminastatepark
Hello everyone, in today's video I'll be discussing the very bizarre and suspicious disappearance of Gloria White Moore McDonald who went missing in January 26, 2001 in Polk County Arkansas in Queen Wilhelmina State Park. Gloria was 68 years old at the time, 5'6" 120lbs, with red hair and brown eyes.
She was wearing a blue flannel shirt, glossy bright yellow jacket, jeans, blue sneakers and rose tinted glasses. She was also carrying a Minolta Riva Zoom 90 camera with serial# 40907425.
She separated from her husband, step son, and the step sons gf roughly 200 feet up the trail when they came across down trees and debris on the trail. it was at this point Gloria decided to turn around and go check out the gift shop.
Her family returned less than 30 minutes later and Gloria was gone.. all her stuff including her purse were locked in their car, exactly where they left it.
They couldn't find Gloria anywhere and contacted the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
This is the story..
My thoughts and prayers go out to Gloria, her friends and family and everyone who loves her🙏 I pray you get justice one day soon🙏 There were not a lot of articles or info out there on this case, and since it happened so long ago, I was hoping to breathe new life into the case. I just find the whole case extremely suspicious, and yes it could have just been a random accident, however, so many things seem very odd.
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[@mu77]

The husband did it. He moves after his wife is missing for a week. Who talks about their wife like that?

[@nickyblue4866]

👁👅👁

[@reesedaniel5835]

True. Obviously he didn't marry her because he was attracted to her. Sounds like he married her for some other reason..

[@weaverdreams]

@@reesedaniel5835 Money?

[@foff2246]

A gay man.

[@Za7a7aZ]

Often direct family is involved with such cases. Shitty thing it is always about proof. With a missing, loved ones try to find the missing..not excuses. That's it right there..

[@jeffreyscott1114]

"In my mind she's dead"..... NOONE EVER SAYS THAT. He's in it up to his neck.

[@karenv5103]

Exactly! Family is always wanting to believe the missing is alive unless there's proof otherwise

[@w.jdarfeik3057]

agree

[@michaels7566]

The supposed semi-family sound very suspect. Younger husband. Was there an insurance policy or property involved? They all sounded like they wanted her to be dead. Someone mentioned it below that the description of what she wore and possessions are "amazingly detailed." Foul play for sure! Hopefully, the guilty parties suffer from remorse as it seems like a case closed situation.

[@therightisright8276]

I agree. I think they took her there, likely quietly choked her then threw her body down a tall, steep ravine that is too high from point of impact for dogs to follow scent.

[@ellemontgomery1037]

His first wife died of natural causes… just means they couldn’t figure out how she died. And now his 2nd wife is missing, quickly presumed dead by her loving family. The fact that the husband cut down his wife’s appearance during a time like this, speaks volume.

[@scorpio7927]

Bingo!

[@michele21auntiem]

Most women are killed by a man they know. I think he did it.

[@truth4004]

I agree the husband is probably guilty and the family is dumb.

[@edsal26]

Don’t say shit when you don’t know shit!

[@lesliethompson4588]

Oh, man..this is super fishy.her husband is a dead giveaway

[@tortugalisa4748]

Bryan, that's so nice that you have brought Gloria's story from 2001 back to light all these years later. I hope someone knows something or finds something soon🙏

[@somefear3510]

That park is HUGE. It is surrounded by National Forest. It is some of the roughest country I have ever played in. One area is called Earthquake Ridge. Wild rough terrain. Caves, cliffs, rivers very very steep terrain. Would not surprise me if she fell into a hard to reach area. There are also bears, mountain lions and coyotes all over the place.

[@stepheng4467]

Sounds like a place I want to go and check out .

[@teresacorrigan3076]

@@stepheng4467 🤣

[@805GFace]

@@stepheng4467 I said the same thing!

[@whatsup3270]

Not in under 200 yards, Its a small well kept park in a National Forrest, and it the only real resources with spectacular views and thousands of visitors ( hikers, RVs, Biker, joy riders, Hotel stays....) she would have to walk miles to get clear of normal foot traffic and that would have to be down mountain (obvious) and off trail (obvious), it couldnt happen accidently, she either left in a car or was never there

[@awakegirly6442]

Less than 200 yards from the parking lot??? Don’t think so. The whole story sounds false. She was never there.

[@neilstern7108]

Every case that someone disappeared they walked away on their own and the group let them. Is just weird.

[@edwardhlavka5843]

No one should ever go hiking without a safety whistle and or a small air horn of some kind. You should consider selling safety whistles on your site. Actually, it would be wonderful if the parks would give one to each visitor as a thank you for supporting the parks.

[@andyrob3259]

Hiking. Walking a mile in a park is ‘hiking’

[@vaudemu2263]

its crazy they don't already do that. Some places do offer stuff for a price. If its free, people wouldn't second guess and would take one. Problem would be kids and ppl blowing them all day for fun. Rentable rescue devices would be better.

[@sdriza]

You're right!!! People should wear helmets too - at all times! (It would help.)

[@mainemermaid6596]

Keep a dedicated backpack that's basically ready to go, other than perishables. Bring a gn (defense and signaling), a Personal Locator Beacon, a good knife, and a whistle. And, of course, don't leave your phone behind, and make sure it's charged. (You *may have signal in some areas, and the police can use it to help find you too.) Add extra water high protein food and Gatoraid candy/gum. Add, a *couple of lighters, a Ziploc with cotton balls dipped in Vaseline (fire starter), a packable wind breaker jacket & and a warm, fleece or thermal layer (even in Summer). Add a pair of dry socks, a water filter straw, and a couple of heavy duty, Lawn & Leaf bags (FOR; sitting or sleeping on wet ground, a rain poncho, a rain/wind proof shelter, and signaling), a small roll of Duck Tape (for shelter making, and treating a broke bone- making a splint), an ace bandage, and a mini First Aid Kit with extra roll of gauze. Always carry a powerful mini flash light (**with extra batteries), and a Chapstick, and Kleenex and paper towel in a Ziploc. None of the above is heavy, except for the water, but water means life, so it's critical. Don't short change yourself! Obviously, your pack will get lighter as you go. Keep the plastic bottles. (If you become lost and come across a water source, fill them up and use your filter straw.)

[@allthebest744]

My husband just bought us each a safety whistle.

[@MarkCorder]

I live nearby (Hot Springs, AR) and have hiked this trail many times. It's a loop that starts & ends at the Lodge (where the gift shop is) - but no mention is made of which direction they started walking the trail in. (Most folks would follow a north-around-to-south route.) But either way you go, the "first few hundred yards" of trail closest to the Lodge is a very easy, mostly-level stroll through the woods. If she fell, she couldn't do more than roll a few feet downhill before fetching up against a tree. There's also a busy road just below the northern part of the trail. The trail is clearly marked and easy to follow, so the idea of her getting lost is very unlikely even if she were unfamiliar with the area. Yes there are bears in the area - and this trail has been closed before because of bear sightings! - but an attack that left no evidence is also unlikely (the same goes for mountain lions, which are rare and seldom-seen around here). If she was in the park, I doubt she died there by some misadventure or she would have been found by now.

[@fetus2280]

Are there Cougars (not old ladies) and/or Mountain lions or w/e you all call them out there ? Because she is Perfect sized prey for one and they take their prey into Dens and Up into trees . They can make you vanish in seconds without a sound made . Just a thought . Bears can make a mess of the surrounding area where there was an attack but other animals Dont.

[@MarkCorder]

@@fetus2280 Cougars (Mountain Lions, Pumas, Catamounts, Painters,... there are about six different names for the same big cat) are not completely unheard of in the Ouachita mountains, but as I said above, they are rarely seen or reported. But you are right about the fact that a full-grown cougar can carry a smaller-framed human completely away - and even climb a tree with them! Sill, you think they'd find something loose - like a shoe, camera, glasses, etc.

[@fetus2280]

@@MarkCorder Ya youll most like Never see one even if its 5 feet from you . And yes you Would think something would be found, but how many ppl actually Look Up ? most are concerned with the ground unfortunately . Who knows right ? We can only speculate . Not knowing more, or having say.. them on Cam being interviewed so we can do a Body Language analysis would be Gold, Then we would have a bit more to go on i should think anyways . One question, what is the Tree situation like, I mean what is the major type that grows there ? like Pine or oak for example ? Curious ..

[@whatsup3270]

@@fetus2280 animals dont eat jewelry or cameras, or entire human bodies, and they leave blood every where. FYI in that park the first 200 yards of trail is visible from the scenic loop (drive)

[@MarkCorder]

@@fetus2280 I'd say it's about half pine-trees (too many sub-species to count), then a mix of Red & White Oak, Hickory, some Cedar - but in the warmer months there's just a riot of undergrowth: vines & creepers, saplings, hedges, blackberry brambles... it can resemble a rain-forest jungle that's hard to see 10-feet through (you'll need a machete if you're not following a clear trail). Yeah, in the summer there could be a black bear just a few feet away from you that you still couldn't see! But in the winter it's a lot different, and one of the reasons it's my favorite time to hike is because you CAN see through the woods so much better and appreciate the "lay of the land" in a way you can't in summer. Now there are a lot of big rocky outcrops with many little caves, crannies, and shelters which animals may use as dens, and some of these may be difficult to get to or even find. And I guess it's remotely possible that someone may find her entire remains - camera and all - in one of these places someday. But that doesn't feel right to me - I think there's something fishy about the story and I'm beginning to doubt that she was ever there. But stranger things have happened! Do you know the story of John Glasgow? He went missing apparently in Petit Jean State Park here in AR, but all the best professional search teams couldn't find him... until someone happened to find his skull there *7 years later*. What happened is still a mystery... www.abnormalarkansas.com/post/what-happened-to-john-glasgow

[@sueloo8305]

My Spidey senses are screaming FOUL PLAY... by the husband and step kids. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE MAKES SENSE TO ME. My intuition is pretty spot on. I've not been wrong in a long time. Thank you again Brian for all your thoughtful coverage. You're an EXTRAORDINARY human being!! 💯💯💯🙏🙏🙏❤️💛❤️💛❤️💛

[@teresalopez7081]

That would be really sad. No person deserves that fate 😢

[@yoursotruly]

I hope they are investigating the husband and have searched his house and vehicles as well as those of the two that were with them because she was never in the park, that is rolling hills, and finding her would be easy in those clothes. There was simply no time for her to go anywhere unless she was abducted but she wasn't seen leaving either and a stranger wouldn't make an effort to hide her body, he'd also want the credit cards locked in the car so I can see why the community thinks he did it. He probably did it alone and those two are helping in the alibi but may have been directly involved in disposing of the body so they will have reason not to squeal but the detectives need to break one of them to get the truth, find out where it happened and get some evidence because they know what we know.

[@manofthehour1983]

Cant just search home and cars without evidence to support the search.

[@glenndavis4452]

More likely than disappeared into thin air…..

[@meltedcheese1908]

Been binging these videos like crazy lately, so addicting. After being lost out in the wilderness myself it was terrifying.

[@kimrice6978]

Those were some VERY detailed information, on what she was wearing! Heck! I even have difficulty remembering what I wore, let alone the minute details of SOMEONE ELSE!!! Were there pictures taken of her, on the day of her “disappearance” to warrant such details of her entire apparel…right down to the jewelry?!

[@debbieohara9240]

Yes Kim, I wondered that too xxx

[@TheMattTrakker]

Or she wears the same jewelry often...

[@sharoncooper922]

Very odd behavior with the husband and stepson, girlfriend?? I don't know anyone who would say such things about someone they love and care about? This poor woman, with all the information you went over, I have to agree with you and the police , I don't think she was on the mountain, shame they didn't have video upon entering the park, that would have helped greatly. Strange case this one is. Where ever she is, I hope she is at peace, my thoughts and prayers are with Gloria, hopefully one day she will be found??

[@PlAiNJaNe521]

I agree. I was thinking the same thing like who comes up with those types of scenarios? Something very weird about the husband and stepson.

[@timdavis4629]

Yea really think they did something or know what happen to her.

[@andyrob3259]

Really? No I mean really. conspiracy theorists in your country. So not only 3 people have to be involved including a 3rd party GF (why would she stick her neck out).

[@juliajohnson5276]

I agree. I don’t think that woman was ever in that park. Think she was done away with, long before then.

[@kathy888]

She was almost 70, some women can get desperate, maybe he killed her in anger, this is the cover up, since so many seem to 'disappear' in the woods. Life insurance money?

[@iannoone3471]

Misdirection. She's at the park ( no she's not). Something happen to her, but I didn't do it. Look over here, just not at me. I'd like to know if the police looked at the pawn shops for her camera & jewelry. It really upsets me when an older person or animal is treated like they don't matter. It is criminal. p.s. isn't a life insurance policy mature at a year.(or whatever the term is)

[@kss51282]

If I passed away and then heard my husband call me ugly... there would be some serious hauntings would be happening. Haha

[@fredajordan5704]

Yeah which she wasn`t she was average looking not ugly.

[@bettyannsworld514]

Sad story. The husband and his son sound very suspicious. Especially when their story sounds the same. Like they practiced. Maybe she had a little money and her husband knocked her off somewhere else so he can have access to it. 😢

[@michiganwifey99]

I'm curious if/when she was declared deceased and if there was insurance $$$.

[@Umrebs64]

I cant see a husband, son and son's girlfriend conspiring to kill to collect life insurance. If the husband was the only other person last seen with her, I would suspect him. But not with 2 other family members present. Police would have figured that out immediately.

[@weaverdreams]

Or maybe the house

[@aprilgraham-tash1124]

I tend to agree with your ending statement/thoughts....I don't think she was ever in that Park. I truly hope she's found. 💕

[@stevesasha6520]

if your with somebody only a year , dont think i would describe them as " ugly " thats a red flag for me .

[@Robnord1]

I put this disappearance 100% on the husband (Daniel). Part of his role as husband is to be protector. He allowed Gloria to hike back alone without protection. Even on a short loop trail I would never let my wife hike back alone. I am an armed protector ready to go into warrior mode if needed, she is not.

[@juliajohnson5276]

Ribnord, totally agree. That’s the way a true man treats a woman. My husband is definitely my protector.👍👮🏻‍♂️

[@jeffreysandoval4191]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@andyrob3259]

Geez. 250 yards. You’d escort your wife. I hope she can get to the bathroom at the mall without an escort. There protection then there’s smothering.

[@Robnord1]

@@andyrob3259 Human predators hang out at malls seeking victims. You bet I'll escort her to the bathrooms, and scan the area for unusual activities while she's in there. If there's a problem, I am the first responder, not someone calling 911 because his wife never made it back from the bathroom.

[@NatalieNicole99]

Exactly!!! My husband would never let me go back alone like that either! Even if I was ruining his good time and letting his friends down, he'd go with me even if I was mad and told him I don't want him to, he still would.

[@lindasue8719]

Soon as I heard she was a new second wife with a husband with his clan - her stepson and stepson's gf, I knew that was trouble. She was never there.

[@mousetreehouse6833]

Great storytelling; you get involved in the people involved, and make everything personal. I think a lot of these "missing persons" are missing for more pragmatic reasons: jealousy, financial issues, etc., etc. Thank you for another great story!

[@mistsmogguru8378]

Letting your 68 year old wife go back alone in itself is criminal

[@2675142]

Bryan, Best commentary on this disappearance. I have listened to other videos about it. Your interpretation is most interesting.

[@teresalopez7081]

Gloria deserves a better outcome. I hope that she can RIP. Thank you Bryan for your kind and respectful re- telling of her disappearance. I hope she RIP’ 😢

[@PattisArtInnaVan]

How sad that her family was so cold-blooded about her disappearance.

[@elizabethroy1079]

I think her husband, stepson and/or the girlfriend murdered her somewhere else. Then they came to the park pretending she was with them as an alibi.

[@DovieRuthAuthor]

Domestic violence is never justified but it does sound like Gloria might have mouthed off and paid the ultimate price. I doubt she was ever on that mountain. So incredibly sad.

[@louisaisthankful6455]

You don't have to mouth off to be a victim of domestic violence. My educated guess is that there are quite a few very non mouthy victims of deadly domestic violence.

[@DovieRuthAuthor]

@@louisaisthankful6455 Sorry about the confusion. I was only referring to this case. I am a very quiet person and have experienced DV.

[@whenthestarsbegintofall6373]

She was not on that mountain. Her family did something to her. No way to bizzar

[@evac.705]

My thought she wasn't even on the trail. Then the family kept saying she's dead. Did they kill her, dump her, and then take the pretend walk? So weird!

[@reesedaniel5835]

They remind me of Brian Laundrie's family.

[@jjsmith8956]

She was never there. They got rid of her long before going hiking, then played out the alleged disappearance to throw police off the track. Wonder what kind of Life Insurance she had and who was the beneficiary.

[@area51r]

no

[@reesedaniel5835]

@@area51r Were you there?

[@area51r]

@@reesedaniel5835 no I was not there. but if you follow the topic she fits the classic description of people who disappear on trails. David Pallides from Missing 411 covers this in great detail.

[@andreapeacock1334]

She was never there. Something wrong with her family.

[@MarkMark-ji6ts]

Poor woman sounds like no one loved her. Horrible things were said about her.

[@TangledNana]

This sounds sketchy as h*ll! The truth will always make sense. This family's story makes NO sense. I personally doubt she was on that trail at all, I mean a lady in brightly coloured clothes and the park employee isn't sure he even saw her that day? That's just weird. Also, the family seems to be selling a particular story of what happened to her, abduction? I mean, she couldn't have fallen somewhere off the trail where she couldn't be seen or maybe had a health event? Finally, people pass polygraph every day who are guilty as sin. Polygraphs just measure physical responses which are produced by emotions. This is why polygraph results cannot be used in a court of law. Those machines cannot truly detect lies. The results are based on the person giving the polygraph and are subjective at best. At any rate this is very sad. I hope there is resolution at some point.

[@lindasue8719]

There's an urban park (urban forest, really) near here. I've lived here all my life and never knew it existed! Couple years ago a group of us were there and at one point I needed to go find somebody and ended up walking through the place on my own. It was sooo creepy, in large part because it was so unexpected! It was completely dense and if I didn't know I was in the city I might have believed I was hundreds of miles from civilization. It was very hilly, and if a person injured themselves at the wrong time and couldn't get themselves out, they could easily be there a few days before being discovered if they didn't have a phone with them. The "small" size or popularity of a park does not make it inherently safe. I realized anybody could come to harm there/ a body hidden, or a person could live there and nobody would be any other wiser.

[@nitaell]

Appreciate your video on this. DEFINITELY we need to find her, get closure, and justice if the circumstances warrant it. Please keep us posted on updates.✝️

[@MoTo-rv3ze]

I watch these things over and over and wonder why dogs seem to be so ineffective.

[@writerconsidered]

In order for them to pull this off all 3 would have to be in on it. That's a tall order but possible. My question is how close were all their stories? Was it scripted? The weak link would be the girlfriend. This sounds like incompetent policing AGAIN. The FBI should look at this case with expert interrogators to see what they can find. Find the most likely broken up girlfriend and see what she has to say again.

[@CarrieAddison]

Polk County seems to do as little as possible when investigating missing persons. I found this case while searching for others, 2 happened in the last 3 years but id never seen or heard anything in the 2 years of living here. Another teen i've heard is missing but could'nt find any info, possibly because they filed it as a runaway...

[@Zathrian451]

I'm From Illinois and I went on a fishing trip in Arkansas, at this remote location. lake was in the middle of a large forest. only had a approx 1.5 mile unpaved one lane road. at the lake there was no parking lot and a short walk to the lake. starting hearing strange noises and immediately bolted to the car and got the hell out of there. Arkansas (wilderness areas) is creepy and very scary...never will I go to Arkansas again

[@Firefy29]

You're a rockstar putting out these amazing views! You always follow through with the best research. Thank you for working through these hard cases. real work!

[@ItsMeNanaD71]

I just took 2 of my grandkids camping near there the week between Christmas & New Years. We had the park we stayed at to ourselves & it was an awesome trip. It’s so beautiful down there & we always love the Talemina Drive regardless of the season. There is a hiking trail that runs through the National Forrest around there. Lots of hiking trails but one runs the length from Oklahoma into Arkansas.

[@ItsMeNanaD71]

@@TheSouthernLady777 Hey thanks! And I yours 🥰🙏🏼

[@waynemaclean2227]

If the daughter said. My mother is dead .Because if she was abducted she would have mouthed off to the person. So if she was mouthy as the daughter said.It is doubtful her husband would love being with someone long term with someone real mouthy. But that is no excuse to hurt or kill someone .Just get rid of them and move on.If the husband killed her . Or the stepson.I am sure he experienced her mouthy behavior also. Some people get so angry at someone .They snap not in words but in physical violence. And then that can get in a more mouthy atmosphere .Like I am calling the cops .You hit me.I will see you rot in jail. Then that can lead to someone killing the person. As far as family members helping covering things up.I was a P.I in Boston for a time . And a wife was covering up her husband molesting their 4 year old daughter.When the husband had given his S.T.D to that little girl in every place she had.It was the worst emotional case I did for me.I mentally killed that guy many times.But got the daughter away from,those 2 losers . They both will never see .Or have contact with their daughter ever again. This to me sounds like a killing and cover up of that lady. As far as the polygraph.I myself can pass a polygraph. Even if the person asks me if I have been abducted by extraterrestrials.And I say yes . And they cannot be used as proof of anything . They are not like a breathalyzer for having drank to much . Some people just should not be together .

[@stalks1413]

Scotland in the house 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Salute, my friend.

[@sammatsusaka823]

Honolulu, HI

[@d.l.parham157]

It is so strange that she just disappeared like that. I suppose there is a remote possibility she planned to leave and that's why there's so little trace, but I imagine the truth is less optimistic.

[@smink8]

He said WHAT about his wife??

[@weldenjon]

Sad story. Does seem like this person was a victim of a crime. It is frustrating that we may never know or that justice will ever get served but hopefully so.

[@sunnygram3850]

Either they did her in.or she took off because she got tired of how they were talking about her and probably treating her bad too

[@concernedcitizen2076]

I must assume the police looked into any family grievances and also talking to other friends of the family and checking if there were any financial motives, it is a definite possibility that she was killed in another location and that the whole hiking tour was an invention to look like a mysterious disappearance. A strange case.

[@christianeaster2776]

Wouldn't be first time someone did that kind of thing.

[@user-nd9re8vr6l]

The woods seems a good way to get rid of a spouse without going through the headache of a divorce 🙄🤷‍♂️😬

[@vickisotomayorleroy6147]

Did anyone in the Park really see this Woman in the Park? Follow the money how much life insurance did she have? Wow what a lucky Man two deceased wife’s! what are the odds?

[@summerrain7956]

I don’t think she was on the mountain either🥺

[@karinbergman1646]

My initial thought was that she was never there. To be wearing such bright clothing and yet be unseen by anyone but the family, seems unusual. Were gift shop employees questioned about seeing her? Did she have keys to get in the car? Was there a life insurance policy, and who were her beneficiaries and Will dispersal recipients? It sounds like she was a "no nonsense" lady who had friends and knew many people. It is possible someone grabbed her off the trail, or maybe pulled her into a building or lured her somewhere and hit her over the head and dumped her in a park vehicle. It's all very odd. If she wasn't on the Mountain, 3 people would have to had planned together, which seems a tad odd to involve a girlfriend...

[@TheMattTrakker]

How many people do you think go through there every day, how many people do you think the employees actually pay attention to?

[@mollylittlewolf9192]

All kinds of weird. Separated from group. Was she really there? Idk but they should check her home..or land ..RIP Gloria. Stepchildren..hm.

[@lottaohlsson5018]

When you loose someone it's very suspect if you downtalk that person, if they are'nt involved in the disapperence it use to be the opposite. Insted they use to describe the person as wonderful, beautiful, happy, popular and so on. But odd behaviour does'nt make you a murderer in itself either.

[@Raminakai]

Love how low key the music is! Thanks... the stories are exciting enough.

[@fatpanda7608]

This has life insurance written all over it 😃

[@beez5338]

With you on this one Bryan's Mysteries - highly sus. Hopefully one of them will confess If the husband & family were involved

[@Whoamidontknow17707]

Seems odd to me that in this day & age, National Parks haven’t placed trail cams throughout routes that are higher risk, or in areas with tough terrain, etc. They should definitely have trail cams at all the entrances & exits of the parking areas.

[@OhKayinAustin]

For so many people though that's part of the appeal. I think the danger element is welcomed amongst a certain group of park enthusiasts.

[@sancho8521]

... great idea! Let's push this

[@wncjan]

@@OhKayinAustin I agred. Many people want the risk thats involved and get an adrenaline kick from taking risks, like free climbing or other challenges.

[@christianeaster2776]

There's also the problem of cost. Most parks national or otherwise are short on funds and cannot afford to put up more than a few cameras if any at all. Years of budget cuts in attempts to balance state budgets have ruined the facilities at many parks.

[@personalcheeses8073]

Ruin the beautiful countryside by sticking cameras all over it

[@Momcat_maggiefelinefan]

Maybe she’d had enough of that family and left willingly with someone. They don’t seem particularly concerned over her disappearance. Hope you’re safe and happy somewhere, Gloria.

[@kenijonesESQ]

Thats what I just commented....great minds...

[@greywindLOSP]

Yes same thoughts, no noise if you get in a vehicle willingly!

[@WesternStarTara]

Very concerning the family just wrote her off so fast without any evidence is highly suspicious and I think they new and made a pat to silence ,but someday someone will crack hopefully .

[@jamescausey3399]

The husband could have had someone do it. Check his phone records and who he knows

[@yolandagarcia-qt1le]

I heard this one before, I think it's strange that her husband & stepson thought that she was dead automatically!! Very suspicious!

[@alderringer8816]

Was there an insurance policy and who was the beneficiary ?

[@IanP1963]

Hope you're well Bry👍

[@VitacciRocketGY6150cc]

Hope you are well I

[@wynterjune935]

Always excited to see new content!

[@Tikicat83]

My reasoning as to why she never was at this park. 1- She "supposedly" recommended they go to this park and knew it well. 2- If preceding is correct, then why would she suggest (unless injured) so early on for them to go on and she to go back. 3- If the first point is correct, and the comments about it being easy walking is correct, and she was going back the short way they had just come, then she could not get lost or otherwise "taken". 4- Her stuff being in the locked car only says her stuff and not her travelled to the park. 5- Her being as colourfully dressed as described And yet not being positively identified by any neutral person is highly fishy.

[@seviregis7441]

No one should ever be left alone when going out with a group. The group should always stay together. We need to be more unselfish in this world and care for one another. Meanwhile, the husband sounds weird. Life insurance policy? Aren’t there cameras on that building and gift shop?

[@arcticcompass]

Was there an insurance policy? Benefactor?

[@paulden3158]

Always strange how people can just disappear like this

[@rgwernert]

All these cases are so sad, poor people, I just wish they would show up again.

[@jeffbell9256]

Love your story man keep it up

[@kathyollis7037]

You don't say cruel things Abt someone you love period, especially if you think they've passed away, somethings not right, if she fell, she would've been found & the fam moving off without even knowing if she's found & safe, they know exactly what happened & probably think they committed the "perfect murder" but there's usually always a slip up

[@always_b_natural703]

I wonder if the park has any CCTV, especially on the parking lot. Also, it would have been helpful to check doorbell cams of neighbors to see if she was even in the vehicle that went to the park. I'm with you - I don't think she was ever at the park. Poor woman, with a spouse/family that is so cruel and uncaring.

[@ItsMeNanaD71]

I’m not sure about the parking lot near the hotel, but it’s not likely they have cctv out there. I was just there a few weeks ago & they did have bear warnings posted at the hotel & park. It’s a vast park surrounded by National Forrest mostly untouched by humans & has a popular drive along the top of the mountains. I’ve never seen any cctv out there anywhere & I go about once a year. There is also a hiking trail that goes the length of the Natl Forrest from Oklahoma into Arkansas. Lots of wild boar & mountain lions out there as well. And, when we were there recently, the fog was so thick you couldn’t see the hotel until you were parked right in front of it making cctv useless if they had it. Granted it’s not always foggy, but when it is it’s like the Smokey Mountains.

[@EB-nz1qv]

It was 2001, probably no CCTV and definitely no door bell cam.

[@always_b_natural703]

@@EB-nz1qv CCTV, especially if records showed they stopped at a store. Doorbell cams, no. That's fairly new.

[@andyrob3259]

@@EB-nz1qv cctv was definitely around in 2001. Geez is everyone 5 years old. CCTV (albeit rubbish quality) has been around since at least the 1980’s.

[@hunterhunter3827]

@@andyrob3259 He probably meant at the Lodge, my friend....ease up dude. You're the one acting like 5...maybe 2 and having a tantrum from your armchair warrior position. Lolololol

[@leequinn2733]

because this happened in 2001 its unlikely there were cameras anywhere. sounds she felt confident to go back on her own. this was before warnings about people going missing were issued.

[@brenda9228]

🚩 PSA: PLEASE always use GPS Locator Beacons. They’re literally lifesavers.

[@wncjan]

But not very commpn 20 years ago

[@eucliduschaumeau8813]

This starts with a classic "point of separation" incident, which is part of the "Missing 411" profile for disappearances, but the behavior of the "family" members stinks. I'm on the side of this being a foul play situation.

[@sancho8521]

...they killed her at the house, then went to the park together

[@hannahloveanna6944]

Motive? How about follow the money.

[@jeffreyscott1114]

At that time of year, the foliage should be very minimal. I wonder if anyone used before and after satellite photos near the homes and the hiking area to look for changes in the landscape, and color changes of the ground that seem irregular ??

[@area51r]

it is a fact that people wearing very bright colored clothes go missing on trails. David Paulides covers this extensively Missing 411

[@shawnkiesel5349]

Thanks for another great video.. You do nice work...

[@crystalphillips696]

That is some horrible things to say about a missing loved one.

[@eringemini7091]

The people closest to Gloria sound a lot like the family of Summer Wells- 5 missing from Tennessee since 6/15. After 7 mos, & Summer hasn't been found, & there's no evidence of an abduction (and 20 dogs & 5 other people on the property when she disappeared). One week after she was gone, her Father said he knew she was dead & "would see her in the resurrection ." Now, like Gloria's case, people are starting to think that the day she disappeared may not actually be the correct day, & possibly everyone who saw her last are all "in on it." Attorney Paul Reich says in these types of cases, you "follow the money."🤔

[@NASkeywest]

I live 15 minutes away from the lake where summer was last seen confirmed alive. I think she drowned or something happened at the lake and they covered it up with the whole abduction excuse

[@eringemini7091]

@@NASkeywest I fully agree, they said she was dead right at the beginning, so that's suspicious. If my child were missing, authorities would need to prove that she's dead, before I would believe it. Its too easy for them to "move on."

[@jeffreyscott1114]

The timeline is extremely important if they can put one together...

[@VictimAdvocate]

I thoughts so too.. so I made one ​ kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4TMXpyqeaeUeq8 After the recent clarification/addition to the timeline in the video (and rather than redoing the timeline with a new video) I decided to update it here: The timeline consistent with significant utterances, changes/adds in the time that the neighbor texts her her mate to @4:52. It also changes the call the neighbor made to 6:09 as she descends down her driveway. 7:30 am to 8:00 am Travel to 8 am Mothers Appointment 10:30 am Pick up Mother from Doctors office & picked up H-Minor 12:00 pm Drop off Prescription/Purchase Drinks/Vapes 12:20 pm Swimming 12:40 pm Pick up Prescription Grocery Shopping 2/2:30 pm Took H-Minor Home 3:09 pm Photo of Summer in car/milk 3:15 pm Est. Home -Unload Groceries 3:30 pm Est. Laundry 4:00/4:25 pm Candus/Summer @Grandmothers, Candy/Flowers 4:30 pm. Summer goes into house - then down-stairs Candus tends to Mothers knee. (10 min.) 4:30 pm Approx. Neighbor JS/husband (he will be late) 4:40 pm Candus checks on Summer, search inside-house with Sons 4:42 pm JS & family hear a scream 4:45 pm Candus/Boys begin search outside 4:52 pm JS Texts Husband- Heading down road (JS joins search) at Creek alongside Ben Hill rd. 5/5:55 pm Candus calls Don, switches phones (from Wi-Fi to Satellite), and calls 911 6:09 pm JS travels down driveway, hears Well’s family calling out. 5:55/6:30ish Donald Packs up tools & heads home- Calls 911, stays in contact with Candus as she searches. JS husband arrives about the same time as Donald Well. Note* Donald sees boys from highway (near lower shed) and drives towards boys. Knows Summer hasn’t been found, sees boys/neighbors searching on arrival.

[@eringemini7091]

@@VictimAdvocate Aloha Suzan! This is awesome! The best one, most sensible I have seen yet! The video is equally compelling! Great work! Now, I heard that LE are looking at the YT videos( as well as contacting creators who have interviewedthe suspects), I sure hope they see your video! 👍😊💯

[@therightisright8276]

Wife and I hiked it a few times and it never struck us as a dangerous place to easily disappear in. There are sheer cliffs and someone could possibly fall or be pushed to their death and if they fell far enough down into heavy thick brush or forest, never seen again. Supposedly, drunk drivers lose control and go over edges of roads in these mountains and vehicles and bodies are not found for months, if ever.

[@maureen8745]

Interesting the dog found her scent behind the building. So maybe she was injured and someone helped her by carrying her and then offered her a ride to get help but in turn kidnapped her and then killed her. Maybe she was even lured behind the building by a groundskeeper or someone else. Why would she walk behind a building in the first place?

[@Whoamidontknow17707]

Probably had to relieve her bladder & the building was the most discrete way of shielding herself from prying eyes.

[@Raminakai]

I thought the same thing- but then she must have had to go very badly - because she was heading towards the gift shop and most likely they have a restroom. I would have huddled down to the gift shop instead of behind a building.

[@wendycrawford1792]

@@Whoamidontknow17707 I’m sorry but that’s ridiculous!!! There was a washroom IN the building!!

[@Whoamidontknow17707]

I was just guessing as to a possibility. I didn’t hear anything about bathrooms expect for in the gift shop from one of the comments here. Who knows? It’s called guessing-and no it’s not that ridiculous. When you gotta pee, and if you’re in a park that you’re not familiar with, going in the woods is better than peeing in your pants!

[@hollyhock3945]

If it was all a farse to cover her previous murder, they could have brought some personal item to drag on the ground to deposit her scent. The hounds just losing her scent leads me to believe this may have been part of their cover-up.

[@jessiemcnemar4830]

I was just on that trail a month ago. It is a really easy hike. Especially if she was a couple hundred yards in .... basically impossible to get turned around. She must have never actually made it to the mountain at all.

[@diannsanford5188]

Personally, I doubt Gloria was in the park. I'm suspicious of the family.

[@tarnyaattwell4841]

It's very odd that her husband said the things he did. That her family had decided she was dead after a week. And that her husband moved after a week. Something is not right here. I don't know that she was ever in the park. It's very suspicious.

[@Abruzzo333]

Sounds like a clear cut case of the husband murdering the spouse and setting it up to look like a missing persons case. There are thousands and thousands of such cases unfortunately.

[@mamasabe1w81]

I don’t think she was ever in the park. Investigators need to pursue a different angle.

[@yolandagarcia5707]

That's odd that her family said what they said! Wow! That just doesn't sound right to me! That was her whole family, saying what happened to her!!

[@johnbox271]

If I was covering up something that happened to my wife, I sure wouldn't want by son's girlfriend to have power over me.

[@dianewright5575]

She was definitely ON the mountain. Here are the reasons why;#1, If you're going to commit a murder or an accidental death occured you tried to cover you could never count on all the ppl involved keeping their mouth shut. So that means that the husband ,the son & the son's gf would not only have to have the same story ALL "3" would have to stand up to police scrutiny. And the kids would cave. Especially the gf once police applied pressure in an interrogation. #2, If the family were going to say "She was on the mountain",& she we're actually NOT on the mountain they could never count on nobody else saying "They saw her". The variables are way to much to chance it. (is; You couldn't count on the gift shop personnel/waiter,waitress saying they saw her or didn't see her). Gloria was definitely on that mountain as the dogs hit on her scent. What the police are NOT factoring in are the ppl they DONT KNOW about. Ppl squatting on the land.ppl passing thru unknown. That is the 1 variable that makes sense in this scenario. That & she had "Bright colored" clothes on. She had a target on her back once alone. All the "Unknown" had to do was wait.

[@wendycrawford1792]

Diane Wright. I’m a bit confused about your deductions, however definitely agree that all three would have to keep the story straight, and, alternatively not too straight. The issue of the detailed description sends up a red flag! I remember a case, very vaguely, but they nailed the boyfriend who killed his girlfriend’s child( the minutely detailed description of her clothing etc was suspicious and they eventually charged him with her murder! Contrary to what you said, that the store clerks and waitresses wouldn’t have recalled seeing her, logic tells me that of all the people in the shop, surely someone would be able to recall her flashy yellow jacket. If she was abducted, weren’t there other people close enough by to hear her scream. It’s such a short distance that they were covering. Would n’er do wells take a chance to grab this woman and make her disappear. Why would they grab her. What could she have seen no doubt sitting somewhere along the trail??? No one’s going to be carrying out illegal or nefarious activity along a well travelled short flat trail? It wouldn’t have taken the three very long to get back to her location. If someone took her, how did they hide her in a short period of time. Did they have a car nearby? I don’t think anyone but the woman’s own family did her in . If they wanted her out of the way, they’d have to bury her and quickly or have her in some hiding place. The one odd factor in insisting the family did it was the husband insisting to take the lie detector test which he passed. Poor woman. We may never know.

[@personalcheeses8073]

Money will keep your lips closed

[@esterherschkovich6499]

Hi from the UK..thank you for your videos.

[@abbyarnold4477]

With all the disappearances I'm very hesitant to to go hiking and camping with my children .

[@VictimAdvocate]

She brought her camera, may have ventured off to take photo's, putting the target area of concern in another part of the park, which may have not been searched.

[@jontooke846]

Thanks so much for the story that was sad

[@cathymurphy5536]

Bright yellow jacket and bright colored clothing. David Paulides says to not wear bright colors. Those people disappear much more.

[@conwayredbear6455]

Praying for the Family of the Hiker. What if her and others that disappeared walked into a portal and didn't know?

[@allthebest744]

My first thought was maybe she had life insurance or a nice savings account that her husband and his son wanted. But, after reading several articles, that doesn’t seem to be the case. We stayed at that lodge in the 80’s and it was nice. Apparently there was a lot of drug and gun activity in that area during the time Gloria went missing. Maybe she did see something. They were there in the off season, so there wouldn’t have been guests staying at the lodge. But, I have to wonder if she was even in the park. And why would her husband leave Arkansas for Florida so quickly? I researched Daniel McDonald in Florida and found an obituary that stated “Daniel McDonald of Chiefland/Cedar Key passed away after a tragic motor vehicle accident on April 20, 2010 one day shy of his 73rd birthday.” He was not married, but did have a son named Sean. Who knows if that is the same person. Either way, Gloria would be 89 years of age if she was alive. This is a very sad case. (As a side note, I find it strange that they reported the serial number of her camera. We have quite a few cameras and I couldn’t tell you the make/model of them, much less the serial number.)