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In 2016, 16-year old Mekayla Bali mysteriously vanished from Yorkton, Saskatchewan. After further details and surveillance footage were recovered, investigators uncovered one of the strangest disappearances in recent times.
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[@blameitonjorge]

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[@oddfuture3960]

M G don’t be that guy

[@YOOOOWHATT]

Wowie i am quite early

[@grim_reaper_luckydeath1416]

Stay safe Jorge

[@blameitonjorge]

@M G Sheer coincidence. Also, the A.M. was already hard-embedded into the video. To be fair, I didn't notice it either lol

[@AliciaInNevada]

Rip

[@honodle7219]

Going outside and coming right back in suggests she was checking for someone who was supposed to show up for her.

[@amandacausey9450]

And the fact she kept changing locations was probably someone making sure she wasn’t being tracked or to get the surveillance of her confused which was probably a clue that the person has done this before. Trafficking or serial killer.

[@maxanderson6216]

I had a friend who lived in Yorkton at the time and he remembered seeing a girl who looked like Mekayla and was behaving suspiciously. Because he was in the police force, he decided to follow her to see if she had been using drugs. He saw her approach an airport and go inside, but he didn’t tell me anything that happened afterwards.

[@ethanomcbride]

That’s what I was thinking! Someone was going to pick her up but was late and/or wanted to change the meeting location.

[@SMARTBoardSBMInchInteractiveWh]

Turtle dude call crime stoppers if they don’t have that info

[@kayleemadison5066]

I was an underaged prostitue and all of this is just like..... Too familiar.

[@meghanservidio8961]

What we learned from all of this, if a friend ever Ever EVER texts and says “I need help” and minutes later says “never mind I figured it out” ASK what was wrong, ask what she figured out, be nubby, be noisy, ASK.

[@leonara4890]

@@tsukiyakikid8950 That's the time u have to visit them irl

[@iseejewelz3874]

Even better . I'd been there like 2 min later

[@renner695]

Idiots don't care.

[@wendillon92]

The problem with that idea is: this was a school day. Her friend was in class when she texted so she probably didn't even see the messages until later.

[@trogdorthe8th]

@@wendillon92 Exactly. I feel horrible for that friend, because they will likely always wonder "What would have happened if I'd seen the message?"

[@starrydvst]

I’m a victim of grooming so I’m pretty sure this is what happened to her. The reason that none of her calls were able to be traced is because she likely called the person through Snapchat or something like that. Groomers love to use those apps because the messages disappear after a certain time frame and nothing is traceable. Kik is also commonly used because it’s mostly anonymous. I’m pretty sure whoever was on the phone with her convinced her to come live with him or visit (yes, groomers often do this) because she was naive, shy, had low self esteem, and was likely depressed. The groomer used this to his advantage and manipulated her. There’s also a high chance that foul play was involved. Such a sad case.

[@princesssprinklesthecat4192]

Everything on snapchat is recorded you dummy

[@marishiten5944]

Sure you were, buddy. Sure you were. Way to make this story that has nothing to do with you about yourself though.

[@TyeArtisik]

☝🏾🤨 smh

[@bellaricanmami3082]

Yes

[@cutekoala5492]

Are people really stupid enough to meet up with a stranger online?

[@denise8791]

There was just a recent case somewhat similar in Alberta with a 13yr old girl from Edmonton. She was missing for a week before they just found her yesterday (July 2,2022) across the boarder in Oregon. Fortunately she was found , however the man who took her was a 41 year from Oregon. It seems a lot of planning went into this case as well. I'm happy she is found. Not many of these cases end like that. 41 yr old Noah madrano is being charged with ORS.163.225 - KIDNAPPING II -NO BAIL ORS.163.427 - SEXUAL ABUSE I -NO BAIL ORS.163.365 - RAPE II -NO BAIL That case reminded me of this one and this one continues to break my heart. I hope the family gets answers.

[@CrystalStarscape]

I apologize for this disgusting person from my home state.

[@liz5089]

My opinion: she was depressed and turned to the internet/online chats to find help and friendship. She was groomed by someone online and was tricked into human trafficking.

[@MeanBeanComedy]

Nah, not likely.

[@omgxwtfxily]

Onion Juice sex trafficking isn’t nearly as common as people think. It’s much more likely she was simply abducted by a creep and met with foul play than she is being trafficked.

[@fanime1]

@@MeanBeanComedy I don't think she was human trafficked right away but she might have eventually. She was possibly seen some time after she disappeared but nothing super recent anymore.

[@fanime1]

@@omgxwtfxily that's possible if the witness testimony was a false lead. However, it seems pretty genuine to me since he actually talked to her, thus having a good amount of time to view her face. So if she did meet a sad fate, it definitely wasn't right away. I still think human trafficking is a possibility, but only one of many. Most likely she wanted a new life and got one for at least awhile. Where she is now is anybody's guess.

[@leroyjenkins5765]

fanime1 human trafficking of a young high school girl in a 1st world country is rare no human trafficker would take the risk of abducting a girl and risking every law enforcement agency in that country coming for her it’s not practical human trafficking is a big business in impoverished countries and sometimes in low income areas in 1st world countries but that’s also quite rare. Most likely she was abducted by a creep and probably murdered sadly that is really the only possibility in a particular case like this. Keeping her alive would be a big risk

[@cha3265]

It’s pretty obvious to me that she’s using the restaurant WiFi to make audio calls through an app. That would explain why the phone company has no records.

[@hH-jy7tu]

That’s what I was thinking and someone definitely told her to do that so it couldn’t be traced

[@RLomoterenge]

The police: nO. sHe HAd tOo fOnes

[@rasta1017]

@@RLomoterenge *two

[@RLomoterenge]

@@rasta1017 two* phones*. It was a joke, genius

[@rasta1017]

@@RLomoterenge no you just can't spell. I know bad grammer when I see it

[@gtw4546]

It seems appalling to me that it takes 10 months to legally get access to the social media accounts of a missing teen!

[@somethingliken]

There are hundreds of millions of active users, so it would be difficult.

[@johnstone9396]

Canada eh!

[@bogwife7942]

well, if it turned out they were never actually in danger it would be a massive breach of privacy. people still have rights even when theres a criminal investigation

[@sallybrite1530]

@@bogwife7942 Oh yeah, we've really seen what rights Canadians have in the past couple years...

[@bogwife7942]

@@sallybrite1530 so you're suggesting...what, exactly? that we should get even _fewer_ rights because of the ones that have already been infringed? it's already bad here, I'd rather not add "martial law in the case of a criminal investigation" to the roster...

[@jadabrazeau4963]

Watching this video is so eery. I loved this guy’s channel and just happened upon this video today. This case is from my hometown. He did pronounce the locations incorrectly but that’s alright. I went to that school, and every year on the day she disappeared the school does a special prayer for her safe return. Her missing poster hangs on the school board. Our town along with her family holds vigils for her. She has a massive reward for information or her return. I heard rumours from a friend that she ran away on a bus but it is said she never bought a ticket. Definitely an interesting and depressing case. To this day it chills me. Yorkton has little criminal activity, especially missing cases as big as this. This shook us all. This video is done beautifully. Thank you.

[@miss_chrissy]

I'm curious why the school didn't call her mother when she didn't show up to any of her classes?? My school immediately calls parents when kids aren't in class

[@miss_chrissy]

@@p_dusty5451 I mean I'm in America and it really depends on the school. But most schools where I'm from will call when I kid doesn't show up. They do attendance, If you're not there then bam call the parents and find out if you're home sick. Helps prevent situations like this happening, if they informed the parents they could've caught her before she disappeared forever. So it's unfortunate that they didn't call the parents

[@ternes35yolo]

In small town sask, teachers don’t call if it’s one class or so. If you miss like 3 days of classes they will call,l but they won’t call for every single class.

[@DrFeelGoood]

@@miss_chrissy I definitely agree, I'm from rural Ohio and my school calls for absences. Maybe not every class, but beginning of the day attendance and maybe after they miss a few classes of the day. I sincerely hope that the school she attended, and hopefully schools all around, started calling parents after this case.

[@miss_chrissy]

@@DrFeelGoood yeah I was really surprised they weren't called especially since the school looked big. So many of thesd situations could've been prevented if schools just did roll call and called parents

[@lordbasilisk]

Back when I was in high school (US) they didn't call unless you skipped 2 or more classes more than once a week or unless you skipped a whole day. Public schools really only care about kids when it's convenient or effects budget.

[@misswonnykins9841]

The way it sounds, when she figured she couldn't get a ticket or her contacts fell through, she may have attempted to hitchhike and that's where things went south.

[@thankyounext5601]

Miss Wonnykins Honestly that makes a lot of sense. I’ve heard of a lot of stories like that but more so from the 20th century. I think if that happened, either she is dead, or maybe alive still? But 24 hours is the most crucial time for a missing person, when it’s already 48 hours the chances of them being dead is high.

[@doombuggy123]

Seems like someone would’ve seen her walking on the side of the road if she had. I’m guessing she met up with her “friend” and she was probably sex trafficked or something.

[@machigiceb7788]

Does someone still allow hitchhiking from strangers these days? Isn't hitchhiking not legal anymore because of all those tragic kidnapping and rape cases during the 60's and 70's?

[@misswonnykins9841]

@@machigiceb7788 That's a good point. It depends on the area, though, and just because it may be illegal doesn't mean it isn't still done.

[@Julewd]

you mean they went WEST *ba dum tss*

[@pdakar3671]

My theory: She was talking to a guy and got groomed for human trafficking or she might be in someone’s basement at the moment. The trafficker convinced her he was a good guy and that they would just go on vacation for “a while” to the city - hence she talked about going to the bigger cities -. Last minute (on the day of her disappearance) the guy comes up with an excuse that he is late and that she might even have to take the bus, he advises her to get money at the bank for a bus ticket and some food, knowing she probably wouldn’t ask a friend since he/she would be in school by then. This is where the ‘observing stage’ begins. The guy (or a team) observe Mekayla to make sure she is alone and not followed by anyone. Then another easy excuse that she has to wait at Horton’s and he’ll be there soon. That’s why she still looks at the door in case he comes in. (Notice how she leaves through the backdoor again, I’m almost sure she was instructed to do so, just like at school.) He then keeps her waiting while he (or his team) observe her and look at her behavior. Once satisfied that she is alone and obeyed his earlier instructions, the middle stage begins. The guy (or team) get into position to double check that she is alone by taking control of her actions and telling her what to do: 1) go to school and make sure some friends know she’s going on vacation (Mekayla still thinks she is at this stage), 2) with another excuse like: oh there’s traffic it’ll take a while before I get there, he tells her to go to the bus station to check when the next bus will leave for her destination, which he already knows is 5pm. 3) third instruction: go eat something. His observer(s) have visually confirmed that she is alone. His instructions add security because no cop or federal agent would just let the bait walk around to the criminal’s instructions, that’s far too dangerous. Knowing his grooming worked, he sends her a final instruction to go somewhere (with no cameras). He picks her up…

[@whitedragoness23]

Wow sounds plausible, that would explain a lot why her behavior seems to not make any sense. At that point she trusts him.

[@jasminrodriguez5513]

Wow you seem to have hit the nail on the head. Very spooky. Poor girl.

[@jameshardensfatsuit5726]

yeah, sadly, this is likely it.

[@semregob3363]

girls were kidnapped in way simpler methods, Mekayla is deep in the matrix

[@jayceewriter7826]

Interesting. After checking out ur acct I’m pretty sure u have her

[@j4rock966]

The pattern of her walking in the restaurant definitely suggests that she was being instructed

[@CooManTunes]

It was me.

[@Neon.Space.Alien.]

that, or she was looking for someone who was meeting her. My guess is, unfortunately, she had been groomed on Kik & planned on meeting said person. They probably planned on meeting up at the restaurant.

[@CooManTunes]

@@Neon.Space.Alien. It was me.

[@Neon.Space.Alien.]

@@CooManTunes I saw your first comment. Joking about abducting a child isn't funnier the second time.

[@murrmaid103]

Why can't all CCTV cameras be as high quality as that Tim Hortons

[@salvale9184]

timmies is just built diff

[@mrscreamlad6572]

From I understand, they are, but a lot of TV shows, movies, etc. agree to make it look like they're really low quality to trick criminals into thinking they can get away with stuff.

[@dl-_-lb]

@@mrscreamlad6572 that sounds really stupid. Why would you want to incite crime when you might as well prevent it by telling the truth? Though I can understand it if it means that it makes the cameras seem less threatening thus making criminals less wary of them in the first place.

[@AT32143]

@@mrscreamlad6572 not True at all. The CCTV footage would take up TERABYTES if it wasn’t for the poor quality. So they’re essentially low quality in order to be stored on a hard drive

[@xcalium9346]

@@mrscreamlad6572 This is stupid. High resolutions just require a lot of storage, so oftentimes the lowest reasonable resolution is used. There's no dumbfuck conspiracy on this

[@sanstheskeletonandhisaupal5311]

I asked a friend who lives in Canada, and she said this “Between Regina, Saskatoon, and North Battleford there are a lot of Disappearances, and cases of Human trafficking” so that’s definitely a possibility, just one I don’t wanna think about

[@video_watcher9252]

I live in Regina and can confirm there's a very high disappearance rate. I believe North Central in Regina is or was at one point the highest murder rate area in Canada

[@mink5251]

Sans The skeleton - I’m from Melville, about 25 minutes away from Yorkton. I can confirm that it’s not a good section of Saskatchewan

[@video_watcher9252]

@@mink5251 Saskatchewan gang

[@randomuploads8471]

It is

[@Zeeboq]

Thank you sans the skeleton

[@laurenm9203]

The fact that it takes months for investigators to get social media records for missing person cases, where every day could mean the difference between life and death, is just wild.

[@cat_savant05]

Canadian law sucks when it comes to that kinda of stuff most of the time

[@same5952]

Not just missing person, but a minor.

[@eviedoe8062]

She was obviously really comfortable asking strangers for help/money/hotel rooms. All she had to do was ask the wrong psychopath.

[@vanillachocolate6563]

Imagine she just wanted to escape her life... and she successfully did it and she’s looking at this video like..... got em good

[@judeaberdeen6848]

Probably got trafficked in reality.

[@loko7914]

I really hope this is the truth.

[@Joyful_Jo_]

Dude i hope that's right. I wish no1 did smt to her.

[@aaronhernandez2971]

Sadly unlikely

[@jadenbryant9283]

I hope that’s true

[@Michele1ELL]

I don’t think a teen girl would be able to just disappear completely on her own. She wasn’t even able to book a hotel room. With her history using Kik and actively engaging with strangers, like many people have said ,she most likely was groomed by an experienced groomer who knew how to avoid detection

[@elinat2414]

Yeah I totally agree with you. She did not even know how to book a hotel room on her own. Hardly a mastermind at orchestrating a disappearance.

[@KatieBellino]

My thoughts too. She was talking to a lot of random strangers online and through untraceable apps. She likely met up with one of these individuals and they murdered her.

[@OneKnifeYeHand]

I dunno about Canada, but in my country, you can't book a hotel room if you're underage. Besides, even if you could, the hotel would have your details and a copy of your passport, which would make dissapearing harder.

[@sorryoutlandish]

@@OneKnifeYeHand its the same with my country. At least here in the US, they ask for a credit card and ID to verify that you’re the person checking out the room and are 18+ That information can be requested by anyone in law enforcement if someone’s gone missing or if that person is a wanted suspect. Not easy to go missing using that route

[@wnd9434]

Not just anonymous online, he must know how to avoid a lot of cctv in shop etc. Not even a trace of car or a bus she is taken. Very slick guy, very prepared at what he do.

[@Princeerockstarr]

Something about cases that have CCTV footage of missing persons last moments are always especially eerie to me ! They always give me chills cuz you just think about what happened after

[@joshpeet2773]

Guy in dark clothing at Wendy's is, as many have said, definitely a bit suspicious. Doesn't appear to know the people he talks to, looks at Mekayla, but above all else... Walks into a food establishment ALONE and seemingly NEVER orders. I can understand going in and not ordering if you're just hanging out with friends who are eating, but to go in alone, strike up a chat with strangers, ogle a teenage girl, and dip? Yeah, he knows something.

[@amadao.4180]

Report it

[@YeCurry0]

Whats the time stamp?

[@adnanchaudri102]

There was a cut in the footage, would have to see the full unedited footage before jumping to conclusions

[@ChristopherGray00]

​@@adnanchaudri102but that's what armchair investigators love to do, make up unsubstantiated theories and put people's lives in the crossfire over some online conspiracy theory that holds no weight in any real police investigation let alone any criminal court

[@dgkryan6802]

I noticed that too right away and it seemed suspicious to me too

[@VolkswagenNut1969]

Sadly, it’s pretty obvious from the footage that she’s trying to meet up with someone, but whoever it is keeps changing the plan and moving her around to make sure they can’t be traced or caught doing what they are about to do. That stuffed full backpack isn’t exactly for shopping or going to the park for the day... she has planned on going somewhere with someone. It’s really eerie looking at that video footage with all of that in mind. Makes you shudder. The only wildcard is the older woman being asked for help with a hotel room. That kind-of suggests that she’s running away alone, although it could also mean she thinks she was stood up and wants to grab a place to stay for the night because she can’t go back home. That would also explain the message for help to her friend. Either way, it’s pretty clear this naive girl was distressed and bumbling into a very bad situation. :(

[@catspajamboree]

i think some guy groomed her convinced her they’re going “”on vacation”” that’s why she had a bag packed, why she wanted a hotel room, and why she was obviously cagey about everything

[@GoodestKitty]

Another person in the comments suggested who ever she was attempting to meet(going off your theory)might have asked her to rent a room under her name so it doesn’t trace back to him. When she was unsuccessful he likely continued the goose chase. All in an effort to conceal his identity and confuse law enforcement of her activity to make it hard to track her whereabouts.

[@therogueserafim271]

I would like to know what her family or the police thought was in her backpack

[@giondennis6808]

It never really said what kind of help she was seeking from her friend and it seemed as though her friend never even responded 2 ask what was wrong...That really bothered me for some reason....

[@GoodestKitty]

@@giondennis6808 You have to remember this all happened during work hours and school(her friend was in class and likely didn’t see the text)remember she visited some friends at lunch briefly to say she was leaving then left a few minutes later. I don’t think it’s possible to guilt the friend in any way.

[@dgmvs]

a predator groomed her and gave her a 2nd phone to use when talking to him, thats the reason why the calls cant be tracked.

[@personalover9514]

not a plot twist, but a nice theory.

[@MongoLikeBeer]

....do you know what a plot twist is? Because that ain't it.

[@zeltzamer4010]

Felipe Jimenez That is saintlike compared to most comments on the Internet.

[@MongoLikeBeer]

@@zeltzamer4010 Right?

[@dgmvs]

that was a wrong use of word. :) noone was rude here so far. thx

[@spaceycasey2225]

Did anyone else notice that guy who walked in after her? He definitely looked over at her, looked like he knew her or was gonna talk to her but then went up to that table of older gentlemen instead. Didn't look like they knew him. Then he just seems to have left after. He seemed weird to me. Either way this is highly advanced. This person knew how to avoid detection.

[@neetdiaries1521]

I noticed that too. He seemed off.

[@spaceycasey2225]

@@neetdiaries1521 rught??? It seemed sooo weird to me like he just looks so out of place

[@billymanziel5666]

Do you have a time stamp?

[@neverforever4787]

​@@billymanziel5666 It's at 9:50, front and center. He first enters the store at 9:34. It's the younger-looking guy with the black jacket and light brown/reddish hair. Clean cut and normal looking but acting somewhat strangely. The group of older gentlemen looked a little bit annoyed by him.

[@nibelsteiner929]

@@neverforever4787 he also ignores them when he first passes, then comes back and starts talking to them

[@alakazamlover4908]

y'know about rewatching....this is the schools fault for openly letting a student leave the school TWICE without alerting the parents the first time she left for MULTIPLE HOURS the parents should've been alerted

[@arron4112]

This is really unfortunate, my take is that she's either been kidnapped by her contact and she's dead or she wiped herself from society and she's out there but doesn't want to be found. The investigation just ending like that leads to many possibilities, but this is my opinion from hearing cases like this.

[@discardmyfriends]

She definitely wasn't smart enough to be able to stay hidden for that long. Most likely a kidnapping

[@arron4112]

@@discardmyfriends Yeah. That's unlikely, but I agree, it's most likely a kidnapping. From the CCTV footage, it looked like she was expecting someone.

[@arron4112]

@Speez71rm It could be, if it was someone older, he/she could've planned her runaway from around that time, and with that very same person she was making several untraceable calls on the day of her disappearance.

[@rein5348]

TrollForce i feel like she probably got groomed by an older man who told her he’d elope with her and promised her money and gifts, or perhaps already bought her some that they didn’t find out about.

[@arron4112]

@@rein5348 Could be it, guess he baited her with the dream she wanted to go back o the place where she was born and she fell for it.

[@ScottsShots]

I think the reason why she was sporadically "leaving" Tim Hortons was that she was checking the parking lot for a car. I also think it's possible that she doesn't want to be found. She did have a history of self-harm, posting about loneliness, talked about traveling. She might've told her friends that her acne medication were hard drugs in an effort to impress them (she also hung out with smokers). It's possible that she was just a very lonely kid who felt dissatisfied with her life and wanted to start a new one. That's just speculation though, still doesn't explain who she kept trying to meet at Tim Hortons.

[@joshbrowning3488]

I instantly thought the same thing in regards to her checking the parking lot and the story she told her friends about the pills. Also the way she went clear back to school just to tell her friend about going on "vacation" and then leaving again. I believe she was trying to impress her friends. Kinda like a "watch what I'm gonna do" kinda thing. Either way with all stories like this you can only HOPE that people find their way back home safe again.

[@farhanatashiga3721]

@@ajaylewis322 I hope you're not making up the first part of your comment

[@Lameashellcosplay]

Maybe whoever she was looking for at Tim Hortons was going to help her get away, and they were going to go off together. Or maybe she was just trying to make sure nobody caught her skipping school or something? ((Like so they wouldn't try and drag her back if she was trying to leave))

[@WestonEvans]

Ajay Lewis damn that’s awesome. I love when people are sincerely honest on the internet. Too many falsehoods being told has me jaded.

[@gutierrezp49]

Scott's Shots she also lied about having 5000$ probably to impress her friends. I think that she was/is just a very lonely kid who wanted a way out

[@rhiannajoseph4443]

Mekayla’s bank account hasn’t used since she disappeared on Tuesday 12th April 2016 and that’s what concerns me the most about the whole case. If Mekayla is still alive why hasn’t Mekayla accessed her bank account or at very least contacted the police herself to tell them that she is safe and just don’t want to come home? I really hope that Mekayla is still alive that she will contact police herself and tell them that she is safe but the police wouldn’t be able to tell her family her location if Mekayla doesn’t want that.

[@RedxRiot]

If you’re trafficked in a human trafficking ring, I’d assume they don’t let you have free access to a smart phone or money, that’s how they would have control over you.

[@rhiannajoseph4443]

@@RedxRiot I do hope and pray that Mekayla is still alive and that she does contact the police herself to tell them that she is safe.

[@bkak2245]

Apparently in snapchat she opened a message from her friend, makes me believe shes out there somewhere

[@annablyth3897]

That was my thought If the account hasn't been touched since her disappearance it's highly unlikely that she's still alive

[@redback7249]

If you want to disappear, you're obviously not gonna touch your bank account, it doesn't even sound like she had much on their anyway.

[@prshr6145]

Coming into America from Canada I was brought in and asked questions by the border cops. I was sitting in a room waiting and was astounded by the thousand thousands of pictures of missing people on the wall, mostly women and girls. After 15 min or so I was released and back on my way home but that wall of missing faces has always stuck with me.

[@NotSure109]

Really tells a lot about the isolation and traumatic neglect of a massive amount of men and boys if there's such a large market for sex trafficking like that. Addressing the symptoms alone will never solve the problem, nor will criminalizing and vilifying male victims of sociosexual isolation.

[@shadycatz85]

​@@NotSure109loser. Get a job.

[@goateddd]

@@NotSure109 You have a point but you sound like youre trying to justify r4p1ng and k1l1ng women bro 💀

[@NotSure109]

@@goateddd Okay.

[@fathergabrielstokes4706]

When you think about it, all the people who have disappeared are somewhere in this tiny planet. God help us all.

[@noh-1386]

@CarlyKpdx He said "in" this planet, not on.

[@milkweed6876]

I think about how missing people are here or dead and I could've saw one when I was little and never known

[@cristinaestrella]

NOH-1 damn that speaks a lot 😭

[@irene.5798]

When you think about it, all missing people automatically teleport to Mars because they are missing

[@adararelgnel2695]

Except that our tiny planet is huge in comparison to how tiny we are. Imagine trying to find a missing ant in a mansion, amongst other ants. Except this missing ant is probably dead and stuffed in between some floor board crack.

[@blackgirlsolves5537]

Feel like she was groomed. The constant conversation with someone basically proves it, and they likely had Ill intentions to start with, I.E asking HER to book the hotel so it cannot be traced to them. They were giving her directions the whole time, which would also explain her erratic behavior.... part of me wonders if they told her that they were her dad.

[@D5801]

I agree with this. She was clearly talking to someone and received instructions. This person was very careful to not show themself on any cctv, didn't want to book hotel to leave a trace, knew how to communicate without leaving any traces. It's very suspicious

[@porg3354]

@@D5801 Yeah. A clear sign that she was given instructions by someone is how she leaves through the first exit at Wendy's, then proceeds to leave through the other exit instead

[@chanelv6290]

Yes! This explains why she would sit at these restaurants for so many hours and do nothing. They probably said to meet up but due to cameras and people, they probably changed their mind and told her to leave again and eventually to book a hotel so they can meet up without them being traced. But when she didn’t know how to do that, they probably told her to go somewhere else

[@jragon9215]

Bethany Birch where is she Bethany?

[@xxpatrick204xx]

Wrong!! She didn't talk to anyone long enough for that. She got catfished and blackmailed. Then she self deleted.

[@SnowWhite-ox3um]

My opinion is: unbeknownst to her, she met a groomer online, ran away to meet up with him, and he either killed her or trafficked her. It's so sad.

[@badwolf7367]

What is mysterious to me is how no one ever thought about her hitchhiking. She only had $55. There is no way she was going out of town on a bus and expect to have any money to buy food much less a motel/hotel room for even 1 night. She hitchhiked and got into the wrong car. The trans-Canadian highway is no stranger to being hunting grounds of serial killers preying on women. There is even a stretch of Highway 16 that is called, The Highway of Tears because it had been the location of many missing and murdered women. And Highway 16 runs through Yorkton.

[@whenbrainstopwork240]

Bruh as soon as I saw Kik my first thought was ‘she was groomed’.

[@brittneybrisbin744]

Same here.

[@sschutz85]

Yup.

[@peppermintpattycam5546]

Same, sadly :((

[@Roadent1241]

@@whenbrainstopwork240 you make it sound like to did it on purpose? Because that's stuff that we're warned against in school and on TV XD We have it drilled in how to keep safe. And yet my classmates never seemed to care.

[@whenbrainstopwork240]

Roadent1241 I was 11, 12, 13 and (kind of) 14, and I had extremely low self esteem and just wanted to feel pretty and worth something, so I looked for attention online. Kids are stupid. It’s not like I was a full grown adult doing this. I went through things I shouldn’t have gone through.

[@stanleycoleman]

How did a teenage girl with a backpack asking for help renting a hotel room not raise major alarms in the old lady's mind???

[@graysonelliott6115]

I can’t fathom that happening to me and not immediately excusing myself to go call the police

[@dakotathacker3821]

@@graysonelliott6115 you would call the police for someone asking for your help renting a hotel room they were unable to rent themself?

[@graysonelliott6115]

Dakota Thacker I don’t know how you extrapolated that I would call the police if anyone approached me asking me to book a hotel for them when the discussion was clearly in the context of a teenage runaway asking a stranger in the middle of a school day

[@MisterPickle.]

Canada bro, everyone is friendly

[@nathanrobinson1099]

Welcome to saskatchewan.

[@landontlb9597]

I remember seeing this 10 months after it came out And this really was great choice of me to watch this on a Tuesday when I got my workout done I’ll never forget this channel

[@user-gw5yh3wi7m]

There is a guy in a black coat that walks into the Store at 9:33, He slowly walks up the isle where she is sitting and then seems to double back and what he was gonna do and continued to walk straight off camera. About 9:47 he walks back into view and stares over at her then quickly to the people in the booth at about 9:50. He strikes up a conversation with them and it seems they dont know who he is. It fast fowards and he is gone? That seems a bit wierd.

[@Luke-zj6ge]

*I think it's very mysterious* - My guess is that she's still alive to this day but under a different name.

[@haaatski]

​@@Luke-zj6geI would hope so. But that guy who walked in, he seems he was making sure Makelya wasn't talking to anyone. It seemed like she was gonna meet someone who never showed... Maybe he did, but it wasn't who she thought it was. So flipping messed up.

[@rlburney5027]

That guy is very suspect. I noticed him right away. I hope the police caught that.

[@haaatski]

@@rlburney5027 I turned it into the family and they said they already looked at the guy and apparently he's not a suspect. It's Stupid.

[@Splatinum69]

The way he looks over at her freaks me out. He needs to be investigated further, perhaps finding the people on that table and finding out what he said to them?

[@bigguys45s29]

This is a truly strange case. Huh. Hope she gets found alive and well.

[@exodia_apophis4133]

I hope the same, but we can never get our hope's up. Specially with something as strange, and "supernatural" as this

[@Nameless82284]

I think I know what really happened, it's always the "Sweet person turned out to have a dark side" cliche. What happened is that maybe she wanted to go on vacation without her mother she's annoyed at her for "Babying" her so she decided to go on a trip with an unknown person who most likely either kidnapped or killed her.

[@exodia_apophis4133]

@@Nameless82284 This

[@Jb-ik3pq]

Big Guy’s 45’s that’s ironic considering your channel avatar

[@Nameless82284]

@@exodia_apophis4133 "This" what?

[@kingpriapatius5832]

The person who did this knew EXACTLY how to avoid detection. This is highly sophisticated. I assume that this experience shows that she was not the first victim. The person probably pretended to be young, so she had to use an adult's name for a room.

[@rasta1017]

Wrong

[@EggHHead]

@@rasta1017 wdym how you know it is wrong

[@subtleusername5475]

@@EggHHead because they're an idiot and they don't know anything

[@matewhatthefuck6516]

@@EggHHead He's a troll.

[@shanewinas6194]

Your a genius

[@airyowo]

I think she was meeting up with someone who she met online and met with foul play. I don’t believe she’s alive anymore unless she is living in another country. Very sad case. I’m curious to know what her home life was like and why she seemed to desperate to get away.

[@yingyangorca4124]

You tell the progressed story quite well and simply. Thanks.

[@miaouew]

She would be 20 this year. Wherever she is, I hope she is okay.

[@sarahseabrook5966]

She's not. I think we all know that.

[@energeticgorilla]

@@sarahseabrook5966 she’s still 20 even if she’s dead

[@sarahseabrook5966]

@@energeticgorilla that is just too sad.

[@energeticgorilla]

@@sarahseabrook5966 well she is, just no birthday party or happy birthday texts

[@gunargundarson1626]

If you lived with a single parent, lived in Saskatchewan, or have low confidence. You will become depressed and would immediately like to leave. Sincerely, a Saskatchewan denizen.

[@sillylittleguyjerry]

I love Jorges voice, it's not super creepy like other voices that do this kind of stuff. It's really nice to listen too, doesn't make ya scared outta ya socks.

[@thallakai]

I like his voice but sometimes he pronounces words oddly which kinda throws me off.

[@sillylittleguyjerry]

@@thallakai i don't mind if someone pronounces something different as long as i can under stand it.

[@thallakai]

@@sillylittleguyjerry he always switches from present to past tense when he's supposed to stay in just past tense. It's not really a problem for me or anything, just something I've noticed.

[@MS-ti6fy]

Its kinda gay. One of those modern day "i respect all genders" voices.

[@braidena1633]

@@thallakai it's a writing trick some people do to mimic how real people talk.. chuck palahniuk does this in his book, switching tenses and person all the time

[@paulkasden9758]

I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN OR HEARD OF your channel until now!! Holy Smokes. I love your style and content dude. Subscribed! Can't wait to dig into your videos. One love man

[@hgonz14]

Great content you are really good at these type of videos. This is easily the best video on KZbin about Makakyla Bali.

[@clavius0131]

I remember somebody telling me that their friend became extremely depressed from taking too much accutane. If she was overdosing on it like opioids, she was most likely not in the best mental state and it might have something to do with her self harm and desire to run away. Personally, I think that she felt really lonely, either at her house or with her social life, most likely the latter because she said that she didn't have any friends, despite obviously having some. She probably met somebody on Kik and ran away to go live with them. I really hope she is doing okay.

[@Unkn0wn_189]

Possibly

[@Moonbunbunn]

madz !! I took it, twice and I dunno how it is in America but they always ask if you’re depressed or anything because I guess it can worsen it if you already have it

[@anabelhernandez3671]

I can attest that accutane made me very depressed. I just get extremely down despite my surroundings being okay. Idk it just but me in a mood.

[@porksoda703]

im currently on accutane and i have depression and it definitely fucked w me the first month. kinda paranoid from this story i hope i dont go batshit lmao

[@StarlaBizarre]

I was on Accutane for about a year. Half of the year everything was totally normal. For a short time though they doubled my dose for some reason and I was super wacked-out, depressed and suicidal. I remember throwing a huge fit with my family once just because they wanted to take me shopping. What a nightmare.

[@acespcter_]

How do people go missing these days there is so many cams I can’t even steal a chocy bar

[@nyspawn9332]

True

[@jasmineparker6960]

Its planned to.

[@sugarcandy654]

Because many areas don't have any surveillance and people don't always lay attention to randos near them

[@AverageAlien]

yeah they cant track some instagram messages but they can track me down, what bs

[@uggggggghhhhh]

@@AverageAlien instagram messages arent sent with gps... not sure what you're getting at, When someone sends a message to you they use their Instagram app/client to send that message to the server. The client only need to know the IP address of the Instagram server and that the message is intended for a specific user that exists on Instagram. her phones pings and cameras are from public locations and can be accessed, her personal information (social media) is probably very protected for lawsuit reasons, these companies cant go around giving your information out to anyone who asks and even if they did have more information than theyre letting on such as spying on people illegally, why would they admit to it?

[@broadwaybaby348]

The older woman she approached in the restaurant for help with renting a hotel room had to know that something was wrong, and did nothing. As adults we all have a responsibility to watch out for and assist young people at risk. Just a few questions, are you OK, do you have someplace to stay, do you need help? Then a call to the police that there may be a minor in trouble. Just ignoring her as she sat in that booth was just cruel. When i was in college I worked at a very popular diner at the junction of two interstate highways, that would have young people turn up alone, hitchhikers with backpacks, little money and who would sit in the booths for hours. The diner manager would always go sit down and talk to them, and call the local police if he thought they needed help or a ride home or to a shelter.

[@thegreyalien]

Oh please keep the moral virtue signaling to yourself. The old lady did nothing wrong.

[@dammitmom]

​@thegreyalien boomer lover

[@thegreyalien]

@@dammitmom and you're an ageist sociopath. you're not nearly as cool as you think you are.

[@thegreyalien]

@@dammitmom ageist

[@elisaholland29]

It’s unfair to blame the woman. Every person, situation, and interpretation of that situation is different.

[@chdd-gx7fm]

Okay but what's up with the dude who enters at 935 lurks around and rather than immediately ordering like everyone does when they walk into Tims he goes up to a table of dudes who clearly don't recognize him until he goes to talk to them while eyeing her ?

[@gabrielkott9368]

I think it’s weird she returned to the school for less than 5 minutes just to tell those girls she was going on a vacation.

[@wildphoenix1984]

Fleeting second thoughts maybe? Or being mucked about by somebody, so heading back somewhere to see your mates because you were bored/cross.

[@jacquelyntilly949]

@@wildphoenix1984 with how direct she was to go to them tell them that then abruptly leave, i was thinking she was instructed to

[@YellowKodiak]

Setting up an Alibi? For when she was gone?

[@_SpamMe]

Makes no sense. Friends might have talked her out of it, a teacher might have stopped her, etc.

[@anasmith7877]

I think she was telling her friends because she believed whoever she was meeting was taking her on a vacation a real one and she wanted to have that teenage girl moment of look guys in doing something cool

[@mauriceisnotmyname480]

This is like one of those stories where someone is just seemingly plucked out of existence by some random force.

[@caseychapman5726]

more like shes living in someone's basement and is too subservient to escape, even when their captor is not at the house. it happens more than you would think.

[@sivvinod3187]

Dirty deeds done dirt cheap

[@StachMan]

no its not... she wanted to leave....

[@emminet]

MauriceIsNot MyName like Rob in TAWOG

[@iliveinsideyourhouse3943]

@@sivvinod3187 You meant "I ain't gay but 2 dollars is 2 dollars"

[@elisazouza]

I was almost groomed at a young age and almost fell for it, it was through BBM which was not a good idea and i was so young and confused, I'm glad my parents stopped me from going on BBM and not meeting this guy that was super older than me like 15 years older- i'm glad i didnt go to meet him as I was 13

[@pain-killeryates5448]

I am so sure she was making plans to meet someone. Her body language suggests that it's someone she never told anyone about, someone whose identity she wanted to keep private. She was somewhat unhappy in her personal life and this "person" gave her some purpose, so, as a young, naive child she didn't see that there maybe something sinister going on, as there are traffickers and groomers who are experts at their field. I can see this as I see myself in her at 16, I displayed the same body language and behaviour, and i was talking to someone much older. He also made me move to different places in order to avoid detection, and i didnt think much of it....Unfortunately, I don't think it ended well for her, she was either sold into trafficking or is no longer alive, she was disposed off after she vanished.

[@scottdixon2505]

Unfortunately this seems like a textbook case of grooming.

[@kyleag86]

Ive seen u before.

[@kyleag86]

Also I agree

[@scottdixon2505]

@YuPei there's always someone like you in the comments 🤦

[@tony8076]

@YuPei someone doesnt need a degree to portray a simple understanding of a topic and provide input that could be taken as valid.

[@scottdixon2505]

@YuPei so you don't have an intellectual comment and just resort to insults? Lol. You sound like you spent thousands on some criminology course and are now salty that I have more knowledge than you for free.

[@oddfuture3960]

Jorge really out here saving us from quarantine

[@HavelsRing96]

That pfp brings memories my guy

[@D1G1TAL420]

@@HavelsRing96 Bro what's it from, I can't remember. Thanks in advance.

[@HavelsRing96]

@@D1G1TAL420 I think it's radical I mostly remember orange juice cuz I'm a basic af but still nostalgic

[@oddfuture3960]

Baalan you really the goat

[@mewxtwo]

@@HavelsRing96 damn fr, haven't seen that photo in forever man

[@Emma-rj4nd]

The early 2000s was so scary because our parents didn’t understand the internet. It’s still common today that parents don’t monitor their kids internet access but I feel like the dangers are more well known today than they were back then

[@z.h.a.t8964]

this case is from 2016...

[@danielbutler3423]

The guy that comes in the restaurant while she is in the booth at first. He walks right past her. then past a group of people as if he knew the group of people and couldn't risk talking to her. As he came behind the two people seated and tapped them on the shoulders they looked surprised to see him. He glances over at the girl as if to see if she noticed him. She was looking back at the door as if she was expecting him to walk in at that time.

[@hibachifordinner8945]

Sounds like she got taken. The trafficker must've made her go all over town to make sure she's not being followed, then waited until she went to the one place without cameras before luring her into a car. Seems like part of a pretty sophisticated network that knew exactly how to not leave a trace online for the feds to track. Hope they don't let this case go cold. I doubt she could've gotten that far on her own with no money or car at that age without getting caught on camera or kidnapped by another random creep.

[@bruah4364]

2quick highly doubt it

[@shoofly6834]

Making her walk around all day would also mean she would be tired and unable to fight back.

[@scaryomelette353]

@@2quick614 What about this hints suicide though?

[@GloomyGhost28]

I was speculating exactly about this trafficking theory and the most I think about it, the most convincing it becomes. The planning about this is just horribly well made and the fact that the sick bastard(s) who did this probably already got away with it, adds to the sad factor

[@vikzytoria]

Human trafficking is not like that. They look for at risk girls. Girls with family and friends who will look for them are not typical targets. Why take someone that risky when there are at risk girls and boys that no one will look for? Look into actual trafficking investigations.

[@BlackMetalGraffiti]

I feel like the reason the police have no records of her actually making calls is because she was voice calling through the Kik app or Snapchat app. Which obviously wouldn’t count as a normal call.

[@_tuss1731]

It’s ok To be White Snapchat calls show up on phone records. Idk about kik tho

[@BlackMetalGraffiti]

William Maddux really? That’s interesting I didn’t know Snapchat calls counted as regular calls. Learn something new every day.

[@ryan-fq7ob]

@@BlackMetalGraffiti yup if u get snapchat calls/vid calls they show up in ur recent calls

[@KainDracula]

It’s ok To be White yeah I also think Instagram and Facebook’s call/FaceTime systems leave a call record in peoples recents.

[@omgitsjoetime]

Snapchat is the dumbest thing ever

[@brandiramos1926]

God, how horrible. I did the DUMBEST things when I was a teenager and met up with several strangers from online. I’m so so blessed to be alive and safe. This poor baby is probably long gone because some sicko took advantage of her vulnerability.

[@Ready-ForTheEnd]

I believe whoever she was texting was watching her go place to place the entire time. They saw her but she never saw them. For all we know he could have been in the parking lot, across the street, or in the restaurant itself.

[@WilfredCthulu]

Did anybody else get this strange strong wave of sadness overtake them like a minute into the Tim Horton's footage?

[@ohnoitschris]

Huh. Yeah. I actually did. :/

[@makidtrej]

Thought i was the only one...

[@alphalax7747]

I havent watched the video yet but Jesus.

[@chayden153]

Yeah, especially after hearing about her self-harming and the Instagram bio that just said "goodbye"

[@WilfredCthulu]

I will say now to add on to my original comment: A big part of me reacting that way may be from seeing an ordinary community from back then, this footage happened at the one time I wasn't depressed and despised the world so much, especially compared to now. However at the sametime seeing in that normal setting a seemingly innocent and nice person be suddenly put into this horrifying situation of who knows what and looking around with a paranoid vibe and seeming desperate rather than being at school and with her friends just makes me so glum. The atmosphere Jorge creates while showing the unsolved case adds to it.

[@OneTyler2Many]

Never trust anyone that ask you to download kik.

[@FreedomLovingLoyalistOfficial]

to be honest every website can be dark as kik. heck even KZbin can be dark

[@FreedomLovingLoyalistOfficial]

imagine if you were asked to downlode tore

[@TheBUGZNTA]

@@FreedomLovingLoyalistOfficial Tor is only scary to laymen because the government and corporations don't want you using tor because they dont have their claws in it. Same with kik. Nothing more the powers that be hate than not knowing your every online action.

[@FreedomLovingLoyalistOfficial]

@@TheBUGZNTA KIK should be in the dark web not the general public

[@TheBUGZNTA]

@@FreedomLovingLoyalistOfficial All that kik does is provide end to end encryption. The fact that thats considered a problem shows the state of privacy.

[@ceezb5629]

12:08 police should investigate the lady more. Sure, she could be an unsuspecting civilian or she could be the person who gives young women directions of what to do next. The person on the phone could’ve easily said “talk to the lady in white sitting next to you so we know you’re serious.” Lady in white could easily lie to authorities with a false statement.

[@iceicebaby8469]

I do agree with you that she was probably talking to this guy she met online (Maybe from league of legends?), and he was giving her directions of what to do. But I doubt the old lady was involved. I personally think the guy made her walk around and follow his commands, maybe pretending that he was late or stuck in traffic or something. Telling her to "maybe check the bus station how much a ticket costs" etc. But in the meantime he (or a team) was observing her to make sure she was alone and wasn't with someone or working with police to catch the groomers. Once they realized she was indeed alone, they lured her to a place without camera's and that's when they took her. She probably realized at this point that the man wasn't who he said he was, but it was too late. I really do hope she's somehow still alive and fine though.

[@iceicebaby8469]

I feel like she met someone online, maybe even in league of legends. I've always said that online relationships are a dangerous thing, because you never truly know someone unless you've met them. And that's where the danger comes in. Sometimes the moment you realize someone isn't who they said they'd be, is already too late in these scenario's. My theory is, she met someone online who made her walk around and do all these things (while calling through and app so it won't show in the call logs). He made sure she wasn't followed and just observed her from a distance, maybe even made her walk around to make sure she was tired and couldn't resist. Then when it was time he made her walk to a place without camera's, and that's when she realized she was in big trouble, but it was already too late. The "I need help" to her friend 100% was a call for help because she might have have a suspicious after the guy kept making her wait and kept making her walk around. And the message after "nevermind, i figured it out" sealed her fate, because she probably told herself "Stop thinking so negative, it's fine".

[@dammitmom]

100 percent agree. I think he was watching her from a nearby location. I don't think he went anywhere near her at the restaurant. He may have even catfished her, or was wearing clothing that hid his identity so she wouldn't recognize him. Her texting her friend was probably like, her doubting the situation and trying to get her friends POV.

[@dammitmom]

It's possible he's familiar with the area. Her trying to get cash could have been some attempt to get funds to meet up with him.Maybe he was somewhere enjoying watching her pacing.

[@Ahorsewithnoname1365]

My Father disappeared 14 years ago when he didn't come home from work. Turns out he left for another family. We plan to reunite but my only question is why TF didn't he take me with him.

[@03frzeup]

Because it would be a parental kidnapping

[@southparkfirefly]

I don't know your circumstances but maybe he thought you'd be happier there.

[@SL-bu9jj]

Your answer will come once you two reunite.

[@Andrew-ih7yh]

bacon froyo if he also lived with his mom, and his dad up and left and took him with him, then yea, that is considered kidnapping or something of the sorts

[@kett912]

Thats some heavy stuff for a random comment section dude

[@TCherice]

Is it possible that she was pretending to be on the phone but wasn’t really talking to anyone and that’s why the calls were not recorded? I cannot tell you how many times I’ve pretended to be on the phone when I’m trying to avoid people in public, especially those pushy salespeople at the mall that are always trying to give you samples of makeup or offer to straighten your hair. Ladies, you know the people I’m talking about. Maybe she wasn’t really on the phone at all and was simply trying to look less conspicuous. I don’t know, just a theory.

[@caultfouu]

I thought so as well. I often pretend to be on the phone when i'm on my own at restaurants & cafes just to look less awkward around people who sit in groups. It may seem weird to a lot of people that someone would do that, but it's a thing. Especially among socially awkward/ anxious people. Another theory of mine is that she could pretend to be on the phone because she felt like she was in danger. The way she keeps looking over her shoulder & seems to be so hyperaware of her surroundings is just super strange. Maybe she wasn't waiting for someone to meet her, maybe she was checking if whoever was following her gave up on waiting for her to leave that restaurant?

[@michelle-uj7wc]

I dont know if socialmedia calls get picked up, but i maybe thought she called someone through instagram, snapchat or discord.

[@amycross5341]

TCherice I definitely do it, I can see that for sure

[@RM-wg7wu]

I think she was on the phone and had a conversation with someone that prompted her to text her friend that she needed help. She had some kind of conversation that led to her asking for help.

[@P3N1SLUVR]

TCherice I used to do that all the time when I walked home in highschool. I always felt embarrassed walking home by myself so I would pretend to talk on the phone, I even had pretend conversations so that it wasn’t obvious I wasn’t talking to anyone. Definitely an anxiety/low self esteem thing. That’s a really good point.

[@madisonm9651]

most interesting pronunciation of Saskatchewan ive ever heard

[@adrianmorris5546]

I pray that one day her family and friends find some answers and bring Mekayla back home it sounds like she was looking out for someone

[@ivadriel]

Was she still on Accutane when she went missing? I had some f*cked up thoughts when I was using it. Depression is one of the main side effects.

[@ashlynp3813]

I thought about that too. I had two rounds of it and never had that side effect, but I know other people have and it’s supposed to be heavily monitored by her dermatologist.

[@anniefrank5163]

@@ashlynp3813 because dermatologists study psychiatry.

[@ashlynp3813]

Annie Frank they’re supposed to ask you questions about depressive thoughts or mood changes, and you have to respond to questions on the accutane website about it as well. Obviously they don’t study psychiatry but if you show these symptoms they’re supposed to lower the dosage or take you off of it completely.

[@kevincabrera6259]

Yeah, you can even get personality changes, it's rare though.

[@caroline3165]

lol, that is so not true. depression can be through trauma, but also through genetics and certain products CAN bring you depressive symptoms. this person is not ignorant at all.

[@Nikki-jn3ud]

I used to hang out with people I met on MySpace as a teenager and I can't even believe I did that. It was do dangerous. They were always guys like 5 years older than me but at 15 you just don't understand that people have terrible intentions. Theres no logical reason for an adult man to hang out with a teenage girl no matter how "mature" she is. I feel like she met a terrible person online who sealed her fate. Poor girl

[@anonymous2012s]

ask yourself why you were looking for those older guys, adults included.

[@shakes.816]

Sorry even before social media. Teens hanging out with college guys was always a thing. Going back to the fifties. There are countless tv shows and movies with that as a love story plot.

[@Nikki-jn3ud]

@@anonymous2012s because I had no guidance as a teenager and adult males were more interested in me than females

[@violetsparkles5453]

@@anonymous2012s ask yourself why are you judging people who were or could have been victimized by adult creeps?

[@batorsagandszerelem4474]

@@anonymous2012s kids with low self esteem and inattentive parents tend to do stupid things. No need to shame them, when what they really need is guidance. You should be shaming the 20+ year old guys who wanna hang out with teens instead.

[@beeblejuicee]

this video showed up on my recommended and i was so shocked bcuz this happened in my town!! theres been missing posters of her up for years

[@CutiePie_Leah16]

Hello, new Subscriber here and I am from Regina Saskatchewan and we are close to Saskatoon. I have heard of this story once before, so she still has not been found that is so very sad. Thanks for Sharing Keep up the great work Sending love, hugs and bubbles from ur Canadian Friend Leah xoxo 🇨🇦🍁♥️💞💯🥰😊🙂☺️🫠🤟♾️👌✌️❤️♡♡👋💋😋🙏♥️💞🍁🇨🇦

[@roudikk]

No one checked her League of legends chat history? Do you know how many creepy guys play LoL and try to get with innocent girls like her? If she needed a "friend" she would have definitely tried League to find someone who shares her interests..

[@comradecastor]

Facts.

[@celio8751]

Dude, that's a good point.

[@roudikk]

@@celio8751 Tbh I got a big feeling this is what happened, even mentioning kik reminded me that few years ago when I played league a lot of other players also used to use kik for adding people outside of the client..

[@roudikk]

@@comradecastor If they haven't and Riot keeps records of the chats even though so much time passed, I bet you you will find a grooming conversation there by some predator.

[@israfelsnead2132]

What probably happened was that she "met" someone on league. Over a few weeks if there was a kidnapper/abducter sends her flowers and gains her trust on kik. Eventually she wants to leave home and the supposed abducter tells her they'll help and they make their elaborate plan. She starts to doubt if she wants to leave or not.

[@ericawhitneyNOLA]

I bet she was meeting someone to run away with. When they didn’t show up she decided to leave herself. Something terrible happened in the process

[@gwynquagliana2043]

Erica Whitney Johnson-Carmouche yeah this is what I agree with the most. She clearly wanted to leave, whether that be by bus, a ride, hitch hiking, etc. she seemed determined to leave no matter what and I think she tried to. Hopefully she’s still alive and doesn’t want to be found but it seems unlikely that no one would have seen her unless she just slipped through the cracks.

[@hoseokismyhope3351]

I think someone picked her up with the car after she realized that buying a bus ticket won't work (by 5pm both school and her violin lesson were over, so someone would've found her quick if she was still in town by that time)

[@victorgaeta6436]

I agree . It really seems like this girl thought she was running away. Weather she ran right into human trafficking or a crazy person's basement we don't know

[@felineboat2799]

I always feel so bad for people like her. She looks like such a nice girl and it’s a shame things like this happen. I hope if she is alright she will be found

[@LizaGrace97]

I've seen multiple videos on this case and never heard the detail about her asking the woman for help with a hotel room, but that woman could've saved her. If a little girl came up to me asking for help with a hotel with no adults in sight I'd immediately contact authority and keep her in my sights, no way I'd let her leave that building

[@tablescissors67]

Good for you, she was looking for money, and many other people (especially elderly) who had been minding their own business would probably be glad to go back to minding their own business instead of potentially being dragged into trouble or a shame. It is Canada and a liberal, passive attitude of how people conduct themselves is considered the norm. These days you can even get dragged down for showing concern for others. However the blame belongs on whomever murdered, conspired, or abducted her. Not random strangers. If you do end up in a situation like that though, I think the actions you would chose to take would be fine, and I would sincerely hope it would help the person (versus getting yourself into any kind of trouble).

[@virginnocence]

You're going to physically restrain a random child from leaving an establishment if they ask you a suspicious question? Good luck with that. Contact authorities and take down as much information as possible. Try to talk them into staying until police arrive. But you have no right to "not let her leave the building"

[@LizaGrace97]

@@virginnocence and you are part of the problem. First, no one said a single thing about physically restraining a child so thanks for putting words in my mouth and two if a young child comes up asking for HELP, you HELP. It's not "someone else's problem" it's yours because you're witnessing it, a child cannot fend for themselves under any circumstances

[@virginnocence]

@LizaGrace97 "no way I'd let her leave that building" Those are your words. Stop telling internet strangers to do better and focus on your own shortcomings.

[@Randy.Bobandy]

"A little girl". She was 18. You can't restrain an 18 year old because they asked you for help. You're not very smart.

[@mgparis]

The background music is very pleasant whilst evoking mystery/suspense, but not creepy like on so many other crime channels - much appreciated!

[@samkuzel]

Thank you!

[@Mf7d89]

Yeah its one of the first things I noticed. Great score. I felt like I was watching Gone Girl!

[@montinaladine3264]

Don't agree! Why do we need any music at all? I hate it. It's unnecessary and immature. We don't need an added in "mood enhancer" . This is a serious, possibly tragic story, we don't need any soppy, artificial mood enhancers from the video maker.

[@selomaru]

@@montinaladine3264 well you're certainly a buzzkill

[@mooganify]

Its just sad :(

[@isaacrodriguez8907]

Why does every time something bad happens it always starts with “didn’t take her seriously” 🤦🏽‍♂️. Whoever didn’t listen, let her down.

[@wartortle577]

That doesn't mean that they thought she lied, perhaps they didn't care.

[@loganbaker5276]

Isaac Rodriguez It's very unlikely high school students take it serious when their classmate says their going to vacation to a city out of the blue. I don't blame them.

[@isaacrodriguez8907]

It was teachers that didn’t take her seriously too. Besides that, teachers need to work on being someone students can confide in. So many people have a tough high school experience at it’s crucial adults stay actively involved especially because kids are most impressionable at this age. Just really think about how listened to one adult to make her go missing when that one adult could have been a mentor at the school instead. All i’m saying.

[@LluviaAva]

In middle school we had two teachers who were being inappropriate with young girls in the class. There was one specific teacher we reported several times (literally all the girls in class reported this man) The school did nothing. I’m older than this girl, but it’s only been a recent thing where people could even openly discuss this type of behavior from adults. Even up into the early 2000s it really wasn’t something you discussed and if you did, most of the times it was just brushed off. At least it was with any experience I’ve ever had or with anyone I knew at the time. It is truely horrifying how many people are willing to look the other way in general. Doesn’t matter if I t’s self harm, domestic abuse, grooming, ect. Indifference, fear, apathy, or even acceptance from others as just the “norm”. If no ones discussing these things, but it’s happening to tons of people (and it always was), people just think “this must just be normal” As an adult I know now none of the grooming or abuse is normal and that there are people who care, but as a child/young girl/young woman, abuse is suffocating.

[@thehangmancometh1813]

6 years missing now she either dead, as good as, or does not want to be found. poor girl and sad for family and friends.

[@ytgezgini11]

COPYRIGHT VIOLATION!!! youtube channel called "Ersan Juan" copied whole video and used on his channel. FYI

[@marshall9729]

Another "[practically vanished into thin air" mystery. Reminds me of the Andrew Gosden case. Very chilling, this could happen to anyone. Stay safe out there guys. I hope one day Mekayla is found, safe and sound.

[@edwardmerriam6970]

Imagine if they find her but she's a death from coronavirus

[@sambradley9091]

@@edwardmerriam6970 a death

[@Takinthehobbitstoisengard]

I'm sorry but if someone has been gone over a year they are likely Dead.

[@melanieh525]

Chris Thorndyke it is LIKELY, but there have been countless cases where that was not the case and people have been found decades later alive and well.

[@melanieh525]

I truly believe Andrew Gosden is still alive somewhere out there.

[@exu400]

Jorge: "sassachaweh" Me: *screams politely in canadian*

[@amyh.5582]

Emily Xu haha I thought he meant a different place at first

[@cadavher]

Lmao me too. It wasnt until I heard the common misspronlunced Regina that I was like "oh crap, this was in Canada!"

[@mis_l5858]

Lucky Lex Same. But I actually never heard the mispronunciation of Regina at all.

[@kenmo6]

Regeena

[@Crybaby-Media]

I paused and immediately looked for this comment . It sounds like he’s saying Szechuan almost lol .

[@Da1Dez]

If I was in the restaurant and saw this girl that keeps coming back in and leaving I'd think "what the heck is she doing!?"

[@nolancarte6015]

I do hope that she is found soon. This case in particular has stuck with me in my memory. Maybe because she is so close to my age. I also have the same desire that I have whenever I hear about unsolved crime cases. That desire is so see it solved and to know what has happened to the victims and why things happened the way that they did. It has been six years, and it is unlikely that anything will be learned at this point. Nonetheless, that doesn't mean that this won't be solved. Forensic technology is improving every year. We also might come across something that was overlooked. Mekayla might also decide to return to Yorktown. I want to remain optimistic. If we give up now, we will never find her.

[@Mngalahad]

it seemed to me like she was waiting to be picked up in the wendys but they never came. so she went to get the bus. so it seems like she voluntarily left, even if she was later kidnapped or whatever. when she told her friend "help" maybe she would tell her that someone was going to pick her up but now she needs either a place to stay or a way to get there. she figured she'd stay in a hotel or go by bus. maybe she wanted a room for the night so she'd have a place to stay without going back home (she had already said shed leave that day) and they'd pick her up the next day. she didnt get any help, apparently, so she went herself by bus. maybe she wanted the old lady to do the transaction so she wouldnt appear in the recipe or whatever. still just looks like she is leaving for a trip, leaving no trace. i could probably try the same thing and look weird in the footage. the fact that no other clue came after is the problem: she doesnt seem that weird from the footage or maybe chats to not use social media ever again. so kidnapping is the most likely answer. those people who claim have met a nice girl and had a nice chat dont seem that likely then, since its likely shed have a normal life and kept using the internet.

[@rookeealding2803]

sounds like someone she was talking to online promised to pick her up and take her way to whatever fantasy they sold her. She bought it, but even though they coached her in using a burner phone, they thought she was smart enough to meet in an area with no video, when they realized she almost screwed them there, they at first thought of just ghosting her but after a while ( in the mean time she was just going to go it alone. hence the asking about a hotel.) They called her back and told her where to meet them.

[@TheHset]

If she said she'd leave that day, why would her grandma expect to pick her up from school? And why would she "miss" violin practice? Most likely didn't tell anyone at home about it.

[@Mngalahad]

@@TheHset i meant that thats what she told her friends; while telling her family nothing. however, that also doesnt make much sense. if she is leaving, why do it in the middle of the semester, apparently? itd make more sense if she just didnt tell anyone. i thought of it like a lie about where she was going during break.

[@otakugirl1385]

You have to be 18 in Saskatchewan to purchase a hotel room. She was most likely asking the lady to purchase one for her because she couldn’t herself.

[@Mngalahad]

@@otakugirl1385 oh thanks, i had no idea. i figured shed just use airbnb, actually.

[@ArcaneEther]

I would hope the authorities investigated her League of Legends friend list as well as her social media. A World of Warcraft friend of mine recently married her husband as a fellow player after long distance dating for years, when he moved cross country for her. Those kinds of online relationships do exist, for better or for worse. This video only mentioned her LoL account once, then left it at that. I hope they didn't pass it off as "just a dumb video game".

[@UnordinaryCarl]

Email RIOT

[@UnordinaryCarl]

you know what let me tweet riot and AWS infosec

[@AwfulDog1]

just a thought...can you marry someone who is NOT you husband??? Assuming you are not a female...

[@sepheronx]

Many moons ago I was on a greyhound going from Kamloops BC back to Calgary. The girl I sat next to was coming from Sam Francisco to Calgary to get married to a guy she met on world of Warcraft. I told her she is crazy to do something so risky like that. She said she normally agrees with me but she met him in real life when he visited her in San Fran. I still thought it was odd and just told her to be careful. Hopefully the two of them are happy together still. But you are definately right. Keep an eye on those in game friends. Maybe one may know more.

[@sepheronx]

@@AwfulDog1 technically one isn't a wife or husband till after marriage.

[@add19455]

I feel so sorry for this girl. Poor Mikaela. I feel like this could be everyone's relative. A normal girl who was taken into a trap.

[@randy25rhoads]

I’d love to hear your take on Brianna Maitland’s disappearance.

[@WeegeeSlayer123]

You guys are pretty close to a million subs now. Remember when they were only at 100k?

[@Zealox]

Remember when he created the channel

[@theirishpotato6588]

I remember

[@XSlimSxadyX]

bacon froyo I ‘member!

[@ThatGuy-ky2yf]

Damn, I remember watching his one of his very first videos, the Zelda theory video, way back in 2014 which he has now privated or deleted.

[@Gottacacheemalll]

I can see what we’re his old vids about

[@ArianYupangco]

I believe she met someone online and she either planned to meet them, or run away with them. Of course she seemed anxious/nervous in the footage. She didn't want anyone to find out, like her family or friends. Explains why she was being so vague too. Seems like whoever she was going to see didn't show up on time (or at all for the day), so she figured she'd rent a room for the night first and continue waiting. If she was trying to rent a room online, she asked the old lady because she doesn't have a credit card and could have told the lady to book the room for her, and she'd pay the lady in cash. Lady refused her because it seemed sketchy, especially for a girl her age, to make such a request. I think Mekayla got impatient, or too nervous that she'd be seen by someone she knows, and left to go TO the person instead of waiting for them. Now who is was supposed to meet could be anyone. Maybe a boy around her age she wanted to have a relationship with? Or a pedo who possibly groomed her, and eventually kidnapped her. She's young, insecure, and vulnerable. Grooming her would be so easy for some predators. Or in the end, she ran away with someone at least temporarily, and decided to start a new life. No kidnapping. She just wanted to get out of town and never look back, for her own personal reasons.

[@babbittybabbitt]

Agreed, this seems extremely plausible to me

[@rustinstardust2094]

I think the adult who'd groomed her into meeting him deliberately didn't meet her at the restaurant because he didn't want any witnesses see him with her. He probably watched her from the parking lot to make sure she wasn't an undercover cop, then once he'd confirmed she was underage, contacted her and told her to book a hotel room, so it wouldn't be in his name.

[@milkweed6876]

the last one seems kind of plausible cause a while back my friend try to make us run away with her, I asked her why and she said it was because she was "bored" we were in our last year of middle school (which for me is 8th grade, so I was 13 and everyone else turned 14)

[@NotSure109]

You can't "groom" someone who's of the age of consent, which is 16 in Saskatchewan. Pedophiles aren't interested in 16 year olds, they like them much younger. Words mean things.

[@xevphoriiax]

It gives me shivers down my spine knowing that you could be in any place with strangers not knowing they’re possibly going to go missing or are serial killers etc. I remember having one of these discussions with my class and one of my classmates saying the chances of 1 one of us going missing, getting killed, or even being a killer etc is very much likely to happen. Mekayla Bali’s case is most likely grooming. The CCTV Footage shows her on call with someone and that someone is most likely the groomer themselves. The Mekeyla Bali Twitter page is still active to this day hoping she’d be home and I hope so to. Sending prayers to Mekayla’s family and Mekayla herself.

[@djones9038]

Good vid my brotha!

[@urm8mandy]

The person who was instructing her on the phone definitely knew where in that area there were little to no cameras because they didn’t show up at any point to take her away until she was out of sight of any cameras.

[@Bianca_Toeps]

If they also new that restaurant had two exits, it was probably a local.

[@theemeraldcity94]

If he knew the area he would’ve already known if it had cameras. Therefore he would’ve chosen a different place to start with.

[@abigail3383]

Exactly.

[@abigail3383]

@Diss Raps Or, the caller was part of a large network of traffickers (think Epstein type stuff), that could circumvent regular communication tracking etc, through connections.

[@andyquach550]

Somebody check her League account bro, small chance she had played matches after her disappearance

[@mannydabest16]

So easy to create a new account though so I doubt they'll find much there

[@GoldenTV3]

Could also request Riot Games to get log in details in case she may have logged into it, could show location. Or if someone had tried to delete it.

[@findingnory]

I second that...game's addicting. Interestingly, a lot people that play league are depressed.

[@SkittlesInYourHand]

@@findingnory Depression is probably what leads to its addictiveness

[@findingnory]

@@SkittlesInYourHand True. I would add, and feeds it. Lots of small details that are impossible to perfect, but you're drawn to the natural appeal of the game ...also toxic chat may play a small role lol

[@mrkncd]

this guy's Regina & Saskatchewan pronunciation is fuckn with my head lmfao

[@Iamjoeberg]

RahJeenah

[@mirwinator]

Regina George - all I could think of was Mean Girls references.

[@Gabbyybear]

Ugh i see so much of myself in this girl. I struggled with self harm like many other girls that age, didn't have many friends, and spent way too much time talking with guys online looking for friendship. I don't believe she's still alive, but I hope both her and her families have found peace. It sounds like the Canadian police have done their best following leads, hopefully something comes to light one day.

[@camrynbrock5073]

Honestly there's probably only 4things that could've happened: death, human trafficking, on the streets on drugs now, or she's living her life doing well

[@silencethescreamer]

Well duh, the point is figuring out which it is.

[@Ethan-ir6ec]

I honestly don't believe that she is dead. I think she was trafficked or just ran away with some guy she connected with on one of her social media accounts.

[@jellyfilling7827]

I like to think she's happy she doesn't deserve to be sad 🙂🙃

[@z6lda]

I really hope she just ran away.....

[@Ethan-ir6ec]

@@z6lda me too

[@saosin985]

2 videos in a month? This is truly a gift.

[@knjfq4343]

We’re so blessed

[@elferny1954]

Yes it is

[@andtherewerenone-ID]

100% she was instructed to do every bit of activities here, especially during the cafe timeline. She's instructed to go through back exit, to sit there for a while, to go out and then go back in again, and to book a hotel room. Each activities signify whoever talks to her is actually nearby or locals who know the area. She was instructed to move around a bit to check whether she's alone or not. She was looking around to actually check whether there's someone who knows her (probably the question is "do you know anyone in that cafe?"). She chats that "she need help" before booking a hotel room because she thought that she could stay for a while in her friends house (since she cant book a hotel room) before actually going out. This is either a trafficking ring or a creepy groomer which is not a stranger to KiK.

[@HowardMoon56]

Interesting theory, it really looked like someone gave her orders what to do.

[@NotSure109]

You can't "groom" someone who's of the age of consent, which is 16 in Saskatchewan.