It looked like he had literally melted into the earth

[@birdflipper]

It's strange, dark, and mysterious to see MrBallen not wearing a flannel.

[@whatdahelltwin]

The ritual has started Somebody once told me

[@KeywordMagicofficial]

@@whatdahelltwin the world is gonna roll me

[@SusansCarTunes]

Oh wow good observation!

[@alittletlc]

Good eye

[@Emjay_____71]

we call them checked shirts in the UK I had to google "flannel" hahahaha we call a face cloth that you wash your face with a flannel !!

[@yeonhoon1121]

I appreciate how Mr Ballen fits long stories into a 60-second video.

[@pdvision2194]

Same here. He is one of the best!

[@ysonline]

Ye unlike those guys on tictok who make the shortest things like 500 parts for the smallest thing

[@landminehopscotch3617]

@@ysonline can't wait til tiktok self-implodes

[@Washadamoak]

Or does he make 60 second stories into long videos?

[@yeonhoon1121]

@@RonBurgundy412 Sounds great, sure I'll check the full stories out😊 Btw, I actually don't have tiktok😅😅🤫😂

[@inez6393]

😳WHAT😳NO flannel MrBallen? NO matter you still SLAYING👌🏻I ENJOY storytime before bedtime. LOVE your voice & how you narrate ALL your stories👌🏻

[@conspiracyfacts9745]

Crater lake is so beautiful and the pictures don't do it justice. That water is unearthly blue. It's the most beautiful blue I've ever seen

[@gulliverjohn3246]

bro someone got brutally murdered in the vid and this is the thing that comes to your mind

[@JonnyQuest64]

@@gulliverjohn3246 where'd it say anything about a murder or suspicion of murder? People fall n get eaten by wildlife all the time...

[@conspiracyfacts9745]

He just disappeared. It was a long f****** time ago. What the hell am I supposed to do about it

[@endlessnameless8181]

Conspiracy facts

[@maxbig153]

@@gulliverjohn3246 nobody said anything about murder tho.. maybe you did it?

[@ebayerr]

Charles McCullar left his home state of Virginia in 1974 to go on a cross country photography expedition, traveling by bus and stopping at various places along the way to go hiking.He was nineteen years old. In January of 1975, he arrived in Eugene Oregon, where he stayed with a friend for a few weeks and then decided to go out and do some winter photography at Crater Lake National Park. In October of 1976, a pair of hikers found a torn up backpack down in a remote canyon located 12 miles from where Charles had been supposedly camped out. David Paulides covered the case of Charles McCullar.

[@missladybob4208]

And now you have covered it too. Good synopsis

[@ebayerr]

@@missladybob4208: Thanks.

[@Notwoke7]

It's a scary place! Many weird things happen there.

[@jayy2949]

@@Notwoke7 very interesting creation stories from the local tribe too, it's a special feeling for sure, old place.

[@nikkic.8012]

He did it better... 😏 just kiddin yours was good too 😜

[@chelelee6321]

I've always believed that the remains, in this case, could have been carried a long distance in flood waters when the snow melted. If his remains were frozen then carried by flood water, they could have appeared to have "melted" when warmer weather thawed the remains.

[@matthewlaurence3121]

Most reasonable explanation, providing there was a blizzard or heavy snowfall on him when he was in the act of wandering off track. The real mystery is: was it suicide or recklessness?

[@robolyn]

Come on man... it was clearly a Bigfoot that carried him off

[@markjackson3531]

big brain over here....makes sense !

[@WisdomThumbs]

In this case, he was over at least two mountain ridges. And snowmelt doesn’t flow uphill. He might’ve died at the peak and been washed down, but that only raises more questions about he got so far upslope in seven feet of snow.

[@CitizenSnips69]

Then wouldn’t the pieces be found in way different places?

[@pewpewcat7679]

I'm so ready for regular uploads of full length videos again. I found your (main) channel and blew through all of them in 3 days or so 😫

[@syv3211]

You got your hair cut !!! So HANDSOME!!! Gorgeous face!!😍😍😍

[@melissalaurie1570]

I just love your storytelling Mr. Ballen you have gotten me through my depression this last year. I am addicted to listening to your stories but it’s not just the stories you tell it is absolutely the way you tell them that has me hooked. Thank you without you I don’t know where my depression would have led me.

[@darnellpistachio2991]

Try Jesus, He expels depression.

[@user-rc7bm4yu5l]

Mr Ballen, you're the best storyteller ever !

[@ainsleyharriot683]

we need more missing 411's ive litteraly watched every video you've made within a week ahhah

[@kazbah1217]

Interesting how when u lay a map of all the missing hikers over a map of the underground cave systems they line up with one another. It explains a great deal regarding the 411. No bodies cause they down a cave shaft never to be seen again ☠

[@ainsleyharriot683]

@@kazbah1217 nah bro its more to it than just mineshafts. So basicly you're telling me there's mineshafts in hikingtrails under some trapdoor or what?💀

[@ainsleyharriot683]

@@kazbah1217 wanna hmu on dm and hike along to the north west territories? We gon be atleast 14people and we gon stay there for atleast 5-6months.

[@kazbah1217]

@@ainsleyharriot683 I've given u a tip off. So research it for yourself now like myself and many others have done. It's always more exciting to believe it was big foot.

[@kazbah1217]

@@ainsleyharriot683 nah thanks anyway. Have fun and play safe👍

[@TheStraightedgesuperstar]

MrBallen was already freaking me out the minute I saw the thumbnail, Strange Dark and Mysterious of course🔥

[@timmiller918]

Man you are so good at what you do I enjoy watching your channel I watch it every morning pretty much all day when I get a chance I love your stories especially when they’re true it’s amazing what really goes on out there in the world you are amazing

[@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim]

Yep the world is a scary place indeed!

[@shartbake1134]

It was likely animals that brought him there, after being partially consumed, then as the snow thawed the decay would accelerate, making it appear as if the body is melting into the ground.

[@whitestkid]

This makes sense. 12 miles from the trail seems like a long way to venture in inclimate weather.

[@quintonmiller8266]

Naw

[@sillygoose6251]

he was killed by sasquatch

[@Satan598]

Ballen's back!!! Woohoo!!!!

[@hollyrorienetwork]

He was carried. Humans aren't the only creatures on earth capable of vicious behavior.

[@milesshepard7743]

I love that the video ends with Mr. B looking so genuinely lost by the very concept

[@storytimewithunclebill1998]

Could have fell or animals. Heard that place was beautiful. Was interesting to watch and well told story. Great video

[@brandondowdy5022]

He always does a great job of storytelling

[@lucchomein]

Could’ve FALLEN not fell, FALLEN!

[@gosforthlad]

Doesn't explain how he traversed 12 miles in 7' of snow . There's more to some of these Missing person stories than meets the eye .

[@cartierclips1126]

@@lucchomein congrats English teacher. How much money do you make off of correcting simple comments

[@kintothewind]

Last time I fell it was only two and a half miles, but I guess you fall farther in Oregon right?

[@eliagorayeb348]

Wow, great story in a minute! You are my favorite youtuber ♥ by far

[@laurelpatten7774]

You are my favorite person in this world

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

Charles either met with foul play, or attacked by a wild animal. 19 years old, living in Virginia, visiting friends in Eugene Oregon, choosing to hike alone to take pictures. Those Eugene friends obviously were not that interesting to be around !!

[@JustGalleryStuff]

This shorts are good for when taking lunch at work!🙏🏽😎

[@andrewhart6723]

I think that chilling scares, mr nightmare, MrBallen, and more you tubers like that should coordinate their release schedules so each of them make like 1 video per week, but we get one every day

[@mellowyellow415]

Right!

[@belle9438]

Mr Nightmare reads me bedtime stories 😨

[@zakthescout]

Or you know they cld ball out and make more than 1 video a week and we get more than 7!

[@andrewhart6723]

@@zakthescout that could also work and I would not complain

[@katekelly4502]

Hi Mr Ballen, how about looking into Springheels Jack, who appeared in London and Sheffield. Love your work!

[@victorialopez2962]

Ballen!!!! That just drove me nuts bruh! 😳

[@detcordxxxi]

Do a story on Bill Awasko. Missing hiker in Joshua Tree. Never found.

[@labiba._.2789._.]

That smile

[@CRINGEG4MER]

Kinda looks like squid game smile

[@adriannawalker9511]

Another great dark and mysterious disappearance! ♡ your stories

[@CindiCares]

I want the whole story. You are such a tease sir!!!!!

[@CryptidWalks]

Bigfoot got him

[@miamaccdoll951]

You’re just so handsome 🥰😍😘

[@jxcut6756]

Forgot to mention he’s feet were shattered into pieces while still wearing socks over it

[@eurikahinton4840]

I blame ole BIGFOOT. shame what happened to Charles tho.😶

[@deelynnlove444]

I love your videos!🥰❤😃

[@heresthedealio3520]

Very tragic R.I.P.

[@anv._]

The scary thing is that we are looking at a picture from someone who had lived and now died

[@amatije]

I miss Missing 411 stories!

[@yellowsubmarine1321]

Whoa that is crazy!!!!;. Thank You MrB ✌️💖

[@alesiahowington5507]

Thank you for the video!!!

[@desertsunman5880]

Humans think they are invincible, but animals gotta eat, too

[@canadianpatriot2891]

You got to do a full video on this one brother, very interesting

[@AliKhan-jg1ij]

Charles Looks Like My Fav KZbinr Spycakes

[@sarahhhx3]

Mr Ballen. Is getting to the BAGGGG 💰 keep grinding love the content my fav crime KZbinr

[@gorjegiron1777]

Damn Bigfoot out here wildn

[@themanyunusualfacesofnicka8112]

Sadly it was a lake monster that got to him

[@InteriorDesignStudent]

I'm not saying it was the aliens, but I'm not not saying it was the aliens.

[@habibti1101]

The missing guy looked a little bit like one of the toolbox-killers 😑.

[@charliesphantom6362]

Just up the highway from where I live. Yeah. It’s breathtaking. And intimidating. The purest water. You can drink it with out purifiers or filters. If anyone gets a chance. It’s worth it to go check it out. But another place lots of people go missing.

[@joshuaclyerly7399]

A short story doesn't start mid sentence and give only 60 seconds of the story. I've watched it and don't know what the story is. Did he melt?

[@karanfield4229]

Big foot. Yip. Big foot got 'em.😢

[@jeannebarbera2768]

wow you are the best. story teller

[@nyghtfox3880]

You are the best my friend keep up the great work...

[@joybrooks564]

I can't wait to see the whole thing

[@busterburns2196]

WHAT? NO FLANNEL? LOL Thanks for this short, Mr. Ballen. Your devoted follower from Little Rock, Buster Burns

[@laurafedora5385]

When I see a video entitled “it looked like he had literally melted into the earth”, I click.

[@eyes2c..519]

The irony he was from VA and we have a Claytor lake here which is what I thought u was talking bout sounds like nuclear energy thermo nuclear melted into earth that's saying something

[@Folknfunk]

Exactly! How did he do that????? Another strange and mysterious story 💯👍

[@peterf.229]

Bears? Flood after snow melted? I’m not sure what a cliff hanger lol

[@spiritmatter1553]

Scavenging animals obviously dragged him away.

[@gosforthlad]

12 miles ! Your kidding . Possible but extremely unlikely - certainly not " obviously " .

[@themanyunusualfacesofnicka8112]

It was the lake monster that got him. It lives in the lake

[@jacquelinelopez929]

Bigfoot! That’s how he moved off the trailhead!

[@PiLøTØP_3]

Thank you for making me cancel my sleepover with my friend :)

[@thermospheregmd3434]

could you please make that a full report on your main channel? It seems really interesting, keep up the good work!

[@JustFunandGames]

There is a link in the description that says: "For the full story"

[@Day1onDay1]

Charles looks a bit like Bryan Cranston, lol.

[@tallguygarage3627]

Crater lake's an awesome place

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

They always take the shoes. They know we can’t get away fast without shoes. 🏃 👟

[@more_like_toots]

Not gonna lie. Charles looks like Ballen that it makes me feel like that Ballen's past life is Charles

[@thepeanutgallery6100]

Rest in peace Charles Mcullar.🙏

[@cindykq8086]

This story makes me think of Mr. Paulides' Missing 411 stories.

[@glenndouglas8822]

Because he goes into a different dimension and bends time. I thought it was well known?

[@southerngrace]

Avalanches can carry a person for miles

[@escorpio2182]

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[@larryphelps6607]

when humans learn that fast food in the wild often wears hiking boots.

[@mickeyedwards9130]

Possibly an avalanche hit him and knocked him off the trail

[@Kriegter]

you'd be surprised at how often melting bodies can be found

[@1whowasNEVERhere]

Didnt get to hear the part about how he looked melted into the hillside

[@2ndTooth]

For real, this is the second short video now in 2 days I've seen that what the title says is never mentioned in the video. I normally like all his stuff but have to give these shorts a thumbs down until he decides to at least keep the part of the story in that made us click it in the first place

[@ilovejoshua]

Woah that crazy. I’ve been there and didn’t know it had this scary histpry

[@vernonnave8609]

Sad story. However, crater lake is one of the most beautiful places in the upper Northwest of the United States. Headed back this June to film for our hiking channel . Should you ever find yourself in Oregon, it's a must see. Love the channel and all that you do. P.s. thank you for your service!!

[@clarksafg]

I’m sure it was a alien from under earth that killed,ate,him while walking back to the spaceship with the rest of the remains as a trophy for his king…

[@evilbeetlekustomscreations4965]

There's nothing strange about that key it's a factory VW key for aircooled vw's

[@slidetek]

Yep, looked just like my ignition and boot/trunk key for my 1970 beetle. They made them look different so you weren't guessing which was which, like most manufacturers.

[@evilbeetlekustomscreations4965]

@@slidetek 😁✌

[@hyaashiredd]

Dude is this generation’s Edgar Allen Poe

[@ssmith6974]

Crater lake is the deepest natural lake and the 9th deepest in the world at around 1900 feet. It is the remains of a volcano. And those strange keys are original Volkswagen keys. The small for starting it and the big one is for the trunk..in the front. Drove one of these for 15 years. They don't make em like that any more!

[@NovaSuperSport11]

Indeed, how did Charles move that far in that amount of snow?

[@jennifergonzales4230]

Sounds like a wild animal/animals scattered Charles body.

[@belle9438]

He became a cougars dinner.

[@madalinemosley1753]

With all the stories Mr. Ballen tells I really get interested in what truly happened to some of them but sadly.. we may never know

[@Notwoke7]

Just search for them- you will find all. That's the way Mr Ballen did it.

[@madalinemosley1753]

Yes I could do that but I don’t have the time to search them up. Thanks for the suggestion tho

[@lokiprepper]

At face value, it sounds like he may have been eaten by a bear. Except that it was apparently winter, and I doubt a bear would waste that much energy moving a body that far.

[@ItsMe-ic7on]

I thought bears hibernated in the winter

[@apj341]

I like and respect Crater Lake, especially during winter ❄️🥶

[@totallyfrozen]

12 feet of snow? Obviously, he fell victim to a yeti. Everyone knows bumbles are bouncy and they can’t swim, but they hate everything to do with Christmas. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@MSSoftwareGuru]

Probably some kind of wild cat.

[@belowaverage2754]

Charles: If i go missing in a couple of days, file a missing person report his friend: and i took that personally

[@edgelord516]

That's pretty crazy,I've been to Crater lake multiple times. Its pretty and awsome to see the massive crater.

[@carebear5343]

Where is the full story at? I would like to watch it.

[@signofthe7312]

U should write fictional books

[@craigtiedemann1065]

He jinxed himself. Scary.

[@E_editz13962]

Imagine being the investigators in all the videos

[@Notwoke7]

look for the whole story. It's bizarre!

[@jennifermartinez5236]

Animals probably got him. And I agree with @Bird Flipper. It’s very strange to see MrBallen without his flannel lol

[@alexmitchell4835]

I was wondering if you could do another video of people running into famous serial killers

[@areials5178]

You look like that guy in the missing pic lol 😆

[@NyalBurns]

I wish some of theses mysteries could offer solutions