The Most Disturbing Cold Cases in National Park History

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3 disturbing unsolved mysteries from National Parks. Missing people in National Parks. What the hell is going on in our national parks?
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[@ShinigamiMoon]

As someone who grew up in TN walking in the Smokies, I can tell you right now it is EXTREMELY easy to lose someone/get lost there. I was at a well known camp once when bad weather rolled in as night fell. My entire class was at the camp on an overnight field trip, and despite the weather we went to one of the main cabins to watch a movie. On the way back to my cabin (heavy rain, mud, thunder/lightning, pitch black night), my sandal broke and despite my calling out to my classmates to not leave me behind, I was left desperately struggling to catch up. By the time I made it back to my cabin soaked but alright (I took my shoes off and walked through the mud, thankfully I’ve got a great sense of direction so I didn’t get lost) it was very quickly apparent to me that no one had noticed I’d disappeared. On a different hike when I was older I was off trail with a friend and we went to cross a couple of logs. My friend crossed no problem, and when I went to cross the log had had enough and I fell. I thankfully was able to grab onto a different tree and stop myself from falling altogether, but I was lucky I didn’t break my leg. I say all this to say that even in a group you can get lost, and the Smokies are A LOT more dangerous than people give it credit for!!

[@arfriedman4577]

Why didny you family make sure you had sneakers or hiking shoes/boots? When i was in maybe 4th grade some of the students went to a PA lodge for some winter camp activities. There was snow all over. Your family had to pay for this trip. Im surprised my parents let me go because they were strict with things we diid. My mom didnt come as a chaperone. My mom was a chaperone on various day trips from school. We were sent in gtoups of 2 on different color trails. My trail either had the marker missing or we missed the trail. I think we had a map. I cant recall. We got lost. I have a compass in my brain and shortly i decided we need to climb up a hill near us. We then found our way back a bit late, and had to rush to freshen up for dinner. It was getting dark. I think we were asked what happened to us, or i told them of possible missing marker. I always thought it was odd how they sent us in the woods with out an instructor or parent to guide us. I dont know if the woods were fenced in or it was possible a stranger could have been hiding out. It was at a time when the sun went down early too. We were there around 3 to 5 days. I had fun. I liked the folk dance night and wakling holding a rope on a rock trail while blindfolded because they wanted us to learn what a blind person might experience. We did the rope trail when it was getting dark out.

[@RendaJane]

There’s been so many people go missing. Their remains are not always found. Safety and experience is more important than some understand.

[@user-abishag76]

I'm from the Tri- city area & walked all over those mountains. We carried a big stick so we could pick wild blackberries. Black bears & rattlesnakes love them so you beat the Bush b4 you got to close (late 50s early 60s). When I became a young adult there was a local serial killer. Bodies were found in the mountains & 4 in his storage unit across the street from where I worked. In college (University of Tn) I had friends that went to the Body Farm. They took me there once! It is beautiful there. Nothing like it anywhere else but can be deadly even if you know the mountain.

[@lisaharben336]

I completely agree! I was with 3 other people taking a day hike to Clingmans dome in mid summer. Before we left, we checked the weather, and there was virtually no chance of rain or anything else. When we left the parking lot, it was sunny and in the 80s. We walked up, but right around the time we got there, it started getting cloudy and colder, and the wind picked up quite a bit. We immediately realized that a thunderstorm was cropping up, so we decided to head back down immediately. Let me tell you, it was an absolute nightmare. Within 5 minutes of heading down, the wind was blowing so hard that we were getting knocked down. It started raining and hailing marble to golf ball size hail, and lightning strikes were landing all around us. We all made it down with several bumps, bruises, and cuts, but other than that, we were ok. Traumatized but ok. I tell this only because the only reason that I made it down that day is because I was on pavement. I couldn't see, but I could feel that I was on pavement. My point is that it's incredibly easy to get disoriented and turned around in situations where the trail may not be clearly visible. I don't know much, but I know that the only reason that so many people made it down the trail that day is because it was on such a highly traveled, well marked, paved trail. Imagine getting caught in the same situation, but without the pavement, markings, and signs pointing you in the right direction

[@katem.8816]

If the FBI determined Sheila’s death was a homicide, despite bones strewn around, I would think they had reason.

[@RayBlazar]

That is a good point I think, I feel like I usually hear about the FBI trying to discount that cases are homicides. Many saying it's to avoid the hassle. So I guess them saying that is a notable point.

[@annazarr9314]

​@@RayBlazarNo person's life should be called a hassle! What kind of human being thinks like that?

[@RayBlazar]

@@annazarr9314 Apparently the FBI sometimes. Or at least that's what it seems like.

[@rhabl]

The Longmire Campground is closed to the public. But employees and volunteers can sometimes use the campground with permission. The thought that many of us had was that she was abducted and killed and the killer returned her body to the park after the search for her was ended and dumped in the Longmire campground which is not usually used at all during the winter months. And then animals got to her body probably in the spring melt. I seriously believe it was someone she knew. Probably a GSA co-worker. Someone who knew the area and the Longmire Campground. I am not sure if search details were released. But there was interesting info about the search dog and where it tracked her. If I remember correctly it was a blood hound too which are the best air scent search dogs.

[@springfauna1465]

​@@rhablWhat was interesting about the search dog?

[@Faith_Soprano]

Seems like Sheila's body might have been dumped after the search was called off, and then wildlife had a go at her remains, causing the bones to be scattered. Whoever killed her likely waited for the search to be called off to dump the body, which makes it a bit more likely that it's someone from the area, and possibly someone she knew. Not necessarily, but more likely, since they had the opportunity to watch the search and dump the body in the same area later.

[@CeciliaGonzalez-bi3yh]

Sometimes a killer helps in a search to see what is going on too

[@karennaylor7138]

This is what I thought when he said she was found nearby; it would be easier to wait and dump the body close by, than try to carry her deep into the woods unnoticed

[@abc-wv4in]

I've seen a lot about the Trenny case and imo you do a great job recapping it. Some who've done videos presume she went off into the woods, but the student who saw her crouch down, look at something, and then step off the trail wasn't watching the whole time and thought Trenny had gone on to the parking lot. That group expected to see her back at the bus. As you point out, there was really nowhere to go off the trail there. She could have been looking at a plant or maybe thought about going to the "bathroom," although there are bathrooms at Clingman's Dome. Wouldn't be like her to hike off-trail and defy the teacher's instructions to come back to the bus. Her scent was tracked to the tower at Clingman's Dome and to a road. (The tower wasn't searched early on for some reason.) Very mysterious. A student named Bowman had broken into her house and dragged her outside a year before, was shot in the foot by her mother, and in court threatened to kill Trenny when he got out of jail and he was released after only 6 months (!). The school said he was there all day but it's not unusual for high school kids to skip class and leave. Also, another student who wasn't a close friend had her star sapphire ring after Trenny disappeared and that was never properly investigated. It's very unlikely Trenny would have given her fairly expensive ring away that day. It's very doubtful she ran away. She didn't know the destination of the field trip until she was on the bus and hadn't even known the trip wasn't cancelled, she deliberately left her purse with her DL and bank book in her mother's car, and left money at home and had $1,000 she had saved in a bank account. She also left her antibiotic (for a foot injury) at home that day. She was a responsible teen and everyone said she was happy and in good spirits on the field trip. One woman who's made a career of the case has recently come up with unsubstantiated wonky theories that disparage Trenny and her family; totally no confidence in this woman any more. Trenny's family stopped cooperating with the woman and the teacher won't talk to her, either. Very tragic case that will probably never be solved. RIP with the Lord, Trenny.

[@markgunther2502]

You seem to know a lot about this girl. From her picture it looks like she may have been special needs/possibly autistic. Was that the case?

[@adriennewalker1715]

So very sad. I hope the truth is discovered one day. Yes, please, a full video would be great.

[@msbeecee1]

Wow that was good summary of bad news... seems pretty likely sth bad happened 😢

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Crouching down, notices someone sees her, goes deeper into the green. Yeah, that sounds like she had to relieve herself. And it was extremely urgent, so she thought she didn't have the time to go all the way back. But that is only for the time people report seeing her. What exactly happend after that is unclear. She did walk to the road, that is what multiple search dogs confirmed. Was she in company that forced her? Was she alone trying to hitch a ride? Did whoever pick her up do something? Did she have a safe ride and things went wrong later?

[@juditholivares597]

Definitely the person who had her ring was involved in her case or knows something she should have been investigated intensively for sure

[@clydethecat1176]

regarding Derek. it sounds like a person in a manic phase. you do things with no rational reason. you go on a buying spree with the intention to do this grandiose thing, then you get there and you're so distraught that you change your plans. there is no rhyme or reason. It sounds like all the hallmarks of a person who is suicidal, who is desperate. there are thousands of people who wander into the woods never to be seen. a lot of them planned it that way.

[@lyndamccallum1535]

I agree. People who commit suicide usually organise things before hand. It's not a spur of the moment decision. Both my sister and husband died by suicide and they went out of their way to organise things and made sure they would only be found after they died.

[@nancyst.john-smith3891]

I agree and think this demonstrates manic thoughts. Before my late husband committed suicide, he had a great deal of difficulty in problem solving and a lack of clarity.

[@uranusneptun5239]

Yip sounds a lot like it. It could also be that he decided to run away to get a new identity somewhere else but just in a manic manner. So no goog planning and changeing the course constantly.

[@kingpinballer242]

Nah thats dumb

[@clydethecat1176]

@@kingpinballer242 very astute reasoning. I'm sure you put a lot of time and effort into this post. thank you for sharing.

[@sophie4636]

My daughter is around the age of Trenny, and I have to say if her school organised such a sloppy, badly supervised trip out hiking, I would not let her go. At the VERY least they should have had designated partners who were under no circumstances to seperate. So sad, I cannot even begin to contemplate the agony her parents must have felt. 💔

[@vampirecount3880]

You can designate whatever you want. They are children and children will often break any rule.

[@suesanders1169]

Have to agree , 1 teacher for 35 students doesn't seem enough. Even if they were high school aged. Buddy system was in place since elementary school , so what happened in this instance seems suspicious. Unless it wasn't specified or followed. 🤔

[@cherylmaden5989]

Yup. I grew up in girl scouts and my dad was a boy scout( eagle scout? I believe? Their highest. And I earned the girl to scout Gold award, our highest) and you're so right. My son( early 20s) and his best friends just took a trip to Puerto Rico to camp on edge of rainforest. And even though they all laughed at me, I made a checklist and actually physically checked that they all had what I had advised. When they got back, they all told me how amazed they were that they would have had a horrible time if they hadn't had that stuff😂. They actually had enough to even share with a group of young women 😉 which of course made it a v. Memorable trip! Always better to have it and not need it...etc🥰✨💙✨

[@savinya5367]

She left her buddy. Besides, two people have been known to go missing.

[@TimothyBuntrock]

@@suesanders1169

[@retriever19golden55]

Derek's poor parents! They tried so hard to get to him in time! They must have known something was up with him.

[@emilyemily444]

Agreed, the fact they arrived just 4hrs after Derek, I think they knew his state of mind. It sounds like he wanted one last adventure before checking out. I hope he's at peace😕

[@finishstrongdoc]

Bear Grylls Fever was into a guy I met at Mountain Crossings on the AT in 2010. He didn't have any gear, it was dusk and he was headed SOBO. I asked him where he was going with no gear. He said his buddies were behind him and they had all the gear. I told him he didn't look prepared and would probably get lost and die and he needed to turn around and think that through. He did.

[@TheJonesChannel11]

You saved his life. I hope he remembers you for the rest of his life.

[@DoingStuffWithDiana]

Bruhhh if I was the teacher and a kid went missing under my watch….I would need therapy for the rest of my life

[@lakeshoreshepherds741]

❤❤❤

[@DoctorMangler]

That was my thought too, how devastating for the teacher. I'm sure that teacher has a lot of coulda shoulda woulda going through their head.

[@mystijkissler8183]

Agreed.

[@rsmith4634]

You probably need a therapist now ,like the rest of you Americans !

[@susanalexander6721]

Years since I first read about Trennie, but I think there was even an issue about parents knowing much about this trip.

[@cecio2323]

I am a non native english speaker and I really like that I understand everything you say. Your voice and accent are so clear to me.

[@cadycastle9957]

The fact that Sheila had just came from a party that was full of people getting ready to leave the area the next day makes me believe that someone else had something to do with her death. With her bones being scattered when found doesn't mean much because it was months later and typically animals will take advantage of a free meal in the winter time and like you said if it was an animal that attacked her that close to the cabin area there would of been other sightings of this animal just based on how animals tend to act. If they that desperate for food to come that close to humans and was able to get a meal out of it they most definitely would continue to try again at least until other options were made available or until mating season where they will travel farther away in search of a mate. I just have this guy feeling someone is to blame for her death.

[@Swerv0.]

This is probably the best theory on her case tbh

[@jeanvignes]

Unfortunately for this specific theory, bears ARE sighted near Paradise Inn all the time. I myself have seen one there, in a field within mere yards of the inn itself. Unless you go off-trail in the woods at night with heat-seeking googles, you might never see one. The bear I saw was an older juvenile feeding in the afternoon, and not yet wise enough to avoid being spotted by humans.

[@NatureShy]

@@jeanvignes Black bears are what's found at Mt Rainier and generally in the PNW Cascades, and they do not really pose much threat. There have only been some like 55 or so confirmed cases of black bears killing a human in the last 100 or more years, or some statistic like that. The MyLifeOutdoors hiking channel made a video on that a while back and mentioned that stat.

[@markgunther2502]

Of course. A wahmen would never do something dumm like go on a winter hike the next day or two (three days between the party and her next work shift) and freeze to death. We all know the wahmen are always being preyed after and never make dumm decisions.

[@merlebelden4102]

Hope all these cases get resolved in time😢

[@mitzloo1933]

Derek may have had Bipolar - bought all the camping gear with grandeur thoughts of surviving in the wilderness while manic and then the depression hit him when he got to the trail and his end game changed.

[@laurieparis2203]

Think he found out too late all that stuff was too heavy to take with him

[@VicusUtrecht]

Liquor at the hotel, him leaving at 4am? Yup.

[@bfg1836]

Get trained, go armed. Bears don’t bother me. The creepy guy who followed me for 3 miles in the Ozarks, far from roads or habitations, carrying no gear, did. I was hearing banjo music.

[@calliopec544]

@@sosleepy2I take it you’ve never seen Deliverance.

[@antthomas7916]

​@sosleepy2 It's a reference to an older movie where some Appalachian people terrorized a group of campers. They played the banjo in the movie. You've probably heard the riff they played in it

[@Necron990]

@@antthomas7916Just say, Squeal like a pig!

[@duchessedeberne3909]

How did you get rid of him? Hide in the bushes?

[@liberty8424]

The best reason for open carry

[@JamieJones-kq9hf]

I love so much that you've started donating to these s&r or pararescue teams, you're a champion. Keep it real Kyle, love you!

[@markgunther2502]

Snore he could have donated a penny to say he was donating as a virtue signal. If his heart was really in it, he wouldn't be bragging publicly about his "good deed". In other news, look at me, I gave change to two fenenyl heads this week so they could buy "food".

[@msbeecee1]

​@markgunther2502 why do u bother to display ur bitterness & cynicism?! It's really ugly on u

[@robertmcfarland3323]

It's not just the animals you have to watch out for.its the people

[@lisapoe888]

yes many serial killers have never been found

[@DesertRat.45]

Thats why I hike off trail most the time

[@UgetTheMemo]

And bigfoot!!

[@lbr88x30]

Man is the most dangerous animal in the forest.

[@susanstricker3739]

It’s why I just don’t go.

[@thedaisiesgrow]

Very cool of you to donate to search & rescue! Worth the subscription!

[@jacquelinedangelo46]

Story # 1 Derek chose to do this. If the note was in his handwriting there is no foul play . He obviously was suffering depression. The alcohol found at his apartment further enforces my theory. He purchased much equipment then decided no need for it and it may make him easier to find.

[@nancyleehampton8]

Omg I know !!! Why are we even discussing this ?? So intrusive !!!

[@MissNancy]

Alcohol and a Bible 🤔

[@jumpinjohnnyruss]

He might have been just wanting to see how long he could survive in the woods and decided to go a little more hard-core and leave his tent behind.

[@erikakraemer6963]

Is there any evidence of him actually entering the forest at all? I think he might have wanted to disappear and start a new life somewhere else. Maybe someone picked him up at the car park and he just wanted to make it look like he went into the forest and took his life.

[@kennethhacker3014]

Yup without a doubt... great comment

[@Bagwolf91]

In Derek's case, taking gear in even if he was going to end his life makes sense if he wanted to be out there a while before he went through with things or in case he changed his mind. It mightve made his last hours/days more comfortable and brought him some peace.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Good point. People don't want their end to be uncomfortable. People change their mind. He had the stuff to be prepared for either.

[@Jaime2830]

A work party and she goes missing. Highly suspicious. I would think someone maybe thought they could get lucky and she declined and they didn't like that. As for her body being found the way it did, I mean as you said wild animals are around, doesn't mean they killed her but just fed on her.

[@marthas.4456]

My thoughts also

[@markgunther2502]

She as last seen at a work party. Doesn't mean she was abducted at the party. I love how the wahmen love to jump to unfounded conclusions. She was at the party where people saw her, then went home. Then went for a hike the next day or two. Then froze to death. Duh. Anytime a wahmen does something dumm or careless the other wahmen always jump to conclusion a bad bad man that did it. Take some accountability. What happened to "strong and independent"? Y'all sound like you really think you're weak and dependent.

[@fenriscronin69]

@@markgunther2502 "wahmen" bro is 11 years old

[@StupidButLearning]

@@markgunther2502You sound like you have legitimate issues buddy.

[@markgunther2502]

@@StupidButLearning Your name says it all.

[@BoringTroublemaker]

I appreciate you not dragging people through the mud based on pure theory and speculation. It shows a tremendous amount of integrity.

[@retriever19golden55]

If the dogs, several different teams, were brought in that quickly, followed her scent, then stopped and lost it, then she was picked up.

[@TheVindicitive]

Wdym?

[@emilyemily444]

​@@TheVindicitive I think they mean a vehicle of some sort was involved. Dogs don't just lose a scent & people don't just vanish into thin air. Hope that helps🙂✌️

[@TheVindicitive]

@@emilyemily444 that makes sense, I was thinking 🛸 👽 🤦‍♀️

[@emilyemily444]

@@TheVindicitive 😂😂 no worries😅

[@laurieparis2203]

Definitely. Out of the frying pan, into the fire. Poor girl 😔

[@lemarch57]

A possibility of what happened to Derrick could be that he got all that gear because he was planning on using it, but didn’t want to haul it all along with him initially. He first wanted to find a suitable campsite far away from people, then once found, planned to come back to his vehicle to retrieve the rest of his stuff. Multiple possibilities for what happened next and far from help; disabling fall, ran into other people off trail with bad intent, went into a cave which housed a predator, any number of things could have happened to him before he was able to return to pick up the rest of his gear. I feel sorry for his family; I can’t imagine a more tragic thing than to live with the anxiety of not knowing where your child is or what happened to him.

[@markgunther2502]

Interesting thought but more likely he didn't realize how much eveything would weigh. Seriously it sounded like he had 50+ pounds of equipment and as he was gathering everything up to leave his car, he realized he can't carry all that and just left the tent and sleeping bag.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

@@markgunther2502 possibly even both. He underestimated the weight, so he took only some of it and planned to come back later. What he did take seems reasonable for a day. Some food to snack on, gear to work things. String to either mark a place or prepare a tarp. A compass and parts of a survival handbook to guide him.

[@UgetTheMemo]

I feel like searcher incompetence can account for so many of these "mysterious" disappearances, or people turning up in areas that were "already searched". It's obviously not intentional but people don't realize how easy it is to completely miss something right next to you in the wilderness, especially when you are inexperienced. It's also been proven that searchers frequently underestimate how far people, especially children, will travel when lost and scared. They have found many people and their bodies outside of the search areas that were deemed impassable or unlikely.

[@trailrunner925]

I don't think it's "incompetence" so much as it is the enormity of the task..... a limited number of people, having a limited amount of time and resources, have to cover as much ground as possible.... wilderness area's contain vast amounts of area that cannot be given the "fine tooth comb" treatment.... it's amazing that they find as many as they do..... over 600,000 people a year are reported missing......

[@littlebear274]

@@trailrunner925 Indeed. I think people in general tend to be fairly bad at estimating the actual difficulty of all sorts of tasks. (I know I very often think I can easily do something until I'm halfway through with no clue what I'm doing, lol.)

[@trailrunner925]

@@littlebear274 that, and most S&R teams are volunteers that have full time jobs elsewhere to support family.... I know the state I live in, the S&R is on a volunteer basis ... handled by the Sheriffs Office, but still, it's volunteer, not a full time position that is recruited for. Be thankful than ANYONE donates time and effort.....

[@anna9072]

I worked most of my career as an archaeologist. One of the things I did a lot of was searching properties that were proposed for development for evidence of archaeological sites. And I can tell you that it is REALLY easy to miss things, especially if you have limited experience. You can go through an area and think you’ve covered it thoroughly, and come back from a slightly different direction or angle and see something that you totally missed before. It’s not easy. And with limited searchers and large areas to cover it is actually very easy for even something like a human body to be missed.

[@roxannefortenberry2498]

@@trailrunner925agreed. if people have such an issue with how the rescue operation is being conducted then instead of just complaining about it from the comfort of your couch get up and help next time.

[@Soderblomz]

A theory I have based on Derrick is that he bought all of that survival stuff just so he could cover up him ending himself just for everyone’s sake. We see this a lot in people like him. He bought the sleeping bag and tent but didn’t use it because he ultimately knew he wouldn’t need it.

[@nathanlee7157]

2nd. She wasn't found during search cause the rapist dumped her body after the search. No. If animals were to blame they would have found some of her during search

[@Polyphemus47]

Surely there would be tooth marks on the remains, if it was an animal.

[@EyelessAugust]

How do you know she was r*ped? All they found was skeleton remains, not sure if those can give away if that kind stuff happened?

[@nancywillaert5129]

Im not living in the USA, but if they searched that area and like they assumed an bear or cougar attacked her wouldn’t there been blood and signs of a struggle when they went to that location the first time. I don’t think animals are neat killers. And for sure she would have been screaming so someone must at least heard something. I did see many forensic documentaries where they did find human remains but that the animals fed of the body after dead and that clothes are found too, shredded or torn. I’m more of the idea that someone did kill her hid her body, after the search put her there being aware of the weather coming and animals did the scattering of the remains. I agree that the fbi knows something more. Maybe someone she trusted enough to be around, or one that was turnden down. She did left a upsetting relationship so trust issues to step in a new relationship isn’t abnormal no matter how someone might be comfortable being around doesn’t mean that a relationship was on her mind.

[@markgunther2502]

So many dumm theories. Who would rape a 43 year old wahmen?

[@Higo981]

Animals ,big and small ,eat bodies all the time. Just because a body has signs of an animal,that doesn't mean it was killed by it. You leave a body outside,there will be marks and parts missing

[@elhefe83]

Its really refreshing to hear about those cases without aliencryptidreptiloids being invoked at every corner. Subbed.

[@carolyngarcia6292]

My friend recently was swept away in the San Gabriel mountains trail on the “bridge to nowhere” and they’re still looking for her body. Beyond sad. Rona May Cuena

[@kathryncumberland]

That's horrible! 😩

[@jeanieq6153]

I am sorry for the loss of your friend. Her family and friends must be heartbroken.

[@retriever19golden55]

So sad! I'm sorry.

[@liberty8424]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@OneSon744]

Mmmm ... God bless you all !!!

[@0therun1t21]

I've been on the same field trip to Clingman's Dome more than once in the 70s and 80s, I just can't understand how Trenny could have disappeared without something bad happening like a crime of opportunity. If I remember correctly the path from the parking lot to the dome is paved and generally safe. I'll definitely watch a whole video about her.

[@markgunther2502]

I'd have to see a map of the area, but the newspaper article mentioned that near the area she crouched in, there were steep drop offs nearby.

[@CC-xn5xi]

I assume the drop offs were searched. ​@@markgunther2502

[@connie7128]

In recent decades, the two-legged predator has become more of a problem in state & national parks than any of the wildlife ever could.

[@tillitsdone]

I agree. Bigfoot is a menace.

[@Lilithly]

What is your point here in relation to the video?

[@Adamethyst]

​@@Lilithlyshhhh were watching

[@A-Grammie-On-the-ROCK]

Yes indeed ! Not a friendly bunch of hybrid beings !

[@A-Grammie-On-the-ROCK]

​@@Adamethysthahahaha

[@lynnette9046]

I have spend lots of time in NPs since 1993. Honestly, I always felt safe. Thanks to KZbin (Dave Paulitis, Mr Ballen and now Kyle) in the future I'll be a little more aware and wary of my fellow park goers. 😬

[@l.i.terally2907]

I wonder if Derrick had a manic episode (buying all that stuff and then not using it).

[@scorbunny7737]

Thats EXACTLY what I was thinking!!!

[@huskytail]

Absolutely

[@Tina06019]

That sounds entirely possible.

[@WeekendsOutsideFL]

I once was prescribed the wrong medication for my condition and wound up manic. I abruptly went out and bought $300 in tools and decided I was a bench jeweler sans background. I am on much healthier medications now and behave normally.

[@Adam-ze1jw]

@@WeekendsOutsideFLthink we all have our moments! Glad you’re good! FloGrown!

[@hannahp1108]

I'd like a full video about Trennie

[@jentill1034]

Yes, please do an in-depth video on the Gibson case. People are far more frightening than any wild animal, so I watch out more for weirdo's than anything. You are doing such great work, Kyle, keep it up! 🥰

[@lonskyland6097]

Yes, the Gibson case sounds interesting.

[@susanalexander6721]

There are multiple already about her case.

[@Moth3rfuck3r]

Wtf is a weirdo. Is that someone you just don’t know like most females label men that they don’t find attractive

[@AprilKnighton]

Yes please

[@markgunther2502]

And this asinine conclusion is based on this video where 1) kid's parents even assumed he took his own life, 2) Wahmen that likely froze to death on a winter hike and 3) A girl that wandered off after probably seeing a cute animal in the bushes and followed it before falling off one of the steep ledges in the area? I pray you're not a registered voter.

[@elizabethspera6770]

I always had one adult to 5 students for field trips. Too many things can go wrong.

[@UgetTheMemo]

I think one of Sheila's coworkers abducted her and hid her somewhere no one was looking (like his own cabin or some secret place no one knew about). Hung onto her for awhile and then dumped her body close by where it was scattered by animals. That or someone completely looked over the body.

[@EyelessAugust]

We lack a motive however, it’s common for guys to overreact to rejection so that’s a possibility. Or it’s could be yet another lunatic who happened to be nearby for whatever reason, she was at the wrong place at the wrong time basically. It’s difficult without clues for sure

[@Louise-u3w]

Someone at the party followed her.

[@jgadventures4161]

It would be easy to overlook a body as a hunter i couldn't tell you the times i have looked dead at a whitetail deer bedded and not notice just to have it jump and run after i pass by i feel like missing a body while searching would be about the same

[@uranusneptun5239]

@@EyelessAugust It could just be a killer. Often they don't even rape or anything. They just kill for no reason. Sometimes out of hate because they want to feel superior to a person they think is superior to them in terms of looks or character or intelligence.

[@vampirecount3880]

I think it's kind of sad to suspect coworkers. The police investigated them thoroughly, checked every property and collected evidence everywhere. I think evil is not just at the scene of the crime, it is often in false and malicious accusations from outsiders without evidence of good people who were just working and minding their own lives.

[@kellikay8015]

It's amazing how many people just disappear in these parks, never to be found.

[@waterfall_brook]

In my opinion, it's only Trinny's disappearance is really a mystery. The idea that anyone would just be lurking off that trail in the woods waiting to lure a teen-ager into the wilderness is just insane. Her classmates saw her step off the trail where there was nowhere to go. If it was a cougar or bear attack, there would have been physical evidence. The other option in my mind is that the classmates who said they saw her step off the trail were, in fact, lying, and that they had been bullying her, forcing her to run off the trail into the woods where she became lost, and she was later picked up on the access road. As to Sheila, the FBI has never released the autopsy evidence that led them to believe she was murdered. Walking back to her residence at night after the party, she could have been snagged by a fellow park worker, or by a cougar. They stopped looking too soon, and her remains had been in the snow all winter.

[@primesspct2]

I say Trinny could have planned to meet a boyfriend or, that she got turned around, and finally stumbled onto a road, in the Smokeys; just like I did. The person who stopped to render aid was a killer.

[@cozmicdoodles7167]

Haven't got to this story yet so idk if it gets mentioned, but I had watched another video on Trinny a while ago. Her brother's friend had apparently made some uncomfortable advances on her and she rejected him. I honestly have money that he did something to her. It just seems odd she'd reject him and then suddenly vanish into thin air. (Unless I'm thinking of another girl who disappeared under very similar circumstances, but I'm almost positive it was her)

[@brianmeen2158]

It’s not that someone purposefully went to that riddled area and wandered around looking for someone to kill - they most likely were hiking and stumbled upon as easy victim and their bad instincts kicked in

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

From a longer video on it her behaviour sounds like she had to use the bathroom, went off the trail to not get peeked at, and by the time she was done, her group was gone. Then she hiked to the road to hitchhike back. And that is where her track disappeared, likely she found someone to take her on the road. Now if that person did something, or if she had a safe ride and something happened later is unclear.

[@MogamiKyoko13]

Disappearances in National Parks are so spooky. The fact that you can just never be seen again, dead or alive, and with no indication whether it was accident, animal attack, or foul play is mind bogglingly terrifying. Those are the kinds of cases that make me believe in the supernatural, despite how ridiculous it is.

[@susanpendell4215]

What is rediculous about the truth?? Just because you can't see it doesn't mean that it isn't real. There are many things that we cannot even see with our naked eyes that we have found to be real, and a soul isn't normally visable either, yet the life it produces in a living body is.

[@netto6681]

The first guy - seems like a fairly open and shut case of someone wanting to end their life and doing it in a way no one would stumble upon their corpse.

[@nancyleehampton8]

Right I was just thinking ummm he wants to go away and maybe stop chasing him.

[@hannahp1108]

That's exactly what I thought

[@Zipmegolden]

What a horrible thing to do to your family!

[@walkinbeauty7273]

True but someone could have also made him write the note. ?

[@ColocasiaCorm]

Nah

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

If people keep disappearing at the same place, there is no reason to suspect anything supernatural. But it is advised to suspect something natural. Either people, animals, or the environment. From someone pursuing visitors, to bear or wolf or puma attacks, to a bend that people miss, some overhang that people don't notice, or a false landmark people mistake.

[@JuliePlott]

Yes, I would love to see a video about the young girl still missing, that would be interesting. Thank you for another great video!!

[@MP2006SS]

I too would like to hear more

[@brianmeen2158]

Honestly there’s not really much info to give on her case. Trying to stretch it into 15-20 minutes would be hard

[@carebear5394]

Consider doing a video on Mary Cooper and Susanna Stoddon, mother and daughter who were murdered at Pinnacle Lake Trail. It’s gone very cold, some exposure would be great

[@Other_People]

"Don't look for me" AKA spend tons of resources looking for me.

[@anna9072]

Leave a note, don’t leave a note, if you go missing there will be a search. A lot of people contemplating suicide leave notes like this because part of them still hopes that someone will stop them. I’ve never actually contemplated suicide, but I’ve been depressed enough that I can understand the impulse.

[@a.nobodys.nobody]

​@@anna9072 well Kyle worded it such that the note was the very thing that was ultimately the catalyst for the search.

[@Solarstormflare]

the reverse physcology failed

[@Solon_The_Lich]

Meanwhile Charles McCullar Senior: Please Help Me Find My Son! FBI: *Nipple Rubbing Like South Park Cable TV Company*

[@pickles3128]

It's so selfish to disappear yourself like this as a form of suicide. Why put your parents through that? & all that time/effort of searchers risking their lives diverted from someone else's loved one. It's up there w/ jumping in front of a bus/train (why conductors have a _very_ high PTSD rate.)

[@lorastolle3786]

She may have had to go pee when the resting group saw her stop, then go into the bushes.

[@kissedbysun2517]

Or seen a cute animal and followed it

[@kathryncumberland]

I'm definitely interested in an in-depth video on Trenny Gibson. I'm pretty familiar with her story, but I'd like to hear your take. I know some people thought she'd arranged to be picked up and ran away, but iirc, the two was too last-minute for that (in a world without cell phones). I wonder if perhaps she got dehydrated, as that might explain the odd behavior. But anyway, yeah - please do a full video on this case!

[@EShirako]

The whole situation is so insane..!

[@i_love_rescue_animals]

Yes, I would be very interested in seeing a whole video on Trennie. 😢

[@ivanpetrov5185]

Please cover Trenny's case in a dedicated video! All the best!

[@JulieK14]

The theory of Derek playing a "Wildnerness game" just doesn't make sense to me - he didn't tell his job he was taking time off to go hike, he didn't mention to anyone where he was going.. if it just a fun game then why wouldn't he say "I'm off for xx days, I'll be back at this time" and then go have his fun? Also, who does that? That theory makes him sound insane. Which is sad because the only theory remaining is pretty much the one of him taking his own life....

[@tamarabrunozzi8482]

I feel like on the last case, the girl Trini would have looked at something on her right after someone placing something on the ground and it was a person who had a weapon making her quietly exit off trail and boom gone in seconds. Plus the year this took place the land would’ve been different. I can’t imagine any other plausible way? Kyle your videos and the way you tell them are the best of the best. Thank you so much for all your hard work. I hope it’s paying off for you.

[@markgunther2502]

LOL How did I know you were a wahmen? I read the comment and then thought this stupid comment must be coming from the mind of a wahmen. Of course wahmen never make dumm decisions like seeing a cute animal and then going into the bushes to follow it. Wahmen could only have been abducted by a bad bad man. Even thought the group of classmates saw her squatting and looking off trail. Yet there was an evil man just waiting for a unsuspecing innocent wahmen to come into the bushes on a heavily trafficked trail where 20 people would hear if she screamed.. And the bad bad stranger man knew he could convince a wahmen not to scream as he abducted her. SMH at the hysterical thinking, never accountability as a wahmen.

[@LucasTaylor-y3q]

I heard a story of a killer who killed a girl in the woods and in an interview he was asked if he was almost cought and he said "one night i killed a girl in a forest and later a couple came and steped on the body and didnt notice."

[@caseyburn1040]

Ted Bundy that young couple was on their first date. Bundy was right there next to the body and they just turned around and left they didn't know what they had stepped on. If they would have investigated he would have killed them too.

[@GoldyPlaysMinecraft]

I've heard of that story before.

[@mckohtz]

I love these videos. I would like to see a video dedicated to Trenny's disappearance and theories of what happened to her. Thanks!

[@roberthughes2092]

My gut says Sheila was killed by a fellow park employee after the party. A fellow winter-employee would know search procedure...could easily stash the body a few days while the Longmire site was searched, then plant the body pre-snowstorm after Longmire was searched. Then the predation and spread would look as it did.

[@ElizabethBattle]

I think "Peace Corpse" is quite appropriate for Easter weekend.

[@rayosunshine]

President Obama used to say Marine corpse all the time.

[@laurenrowell9251]

@@rayosunshine No he didn't. Don't make things up for clout.

[@KuptisOriginal]

@@laurenrowell9251Yeah he did. I heard it myself several times.

[@laurenrowell9251]

@Elizabeth, that's disrespectful and not at all funny. Grow up.

[@nickybateleur]

@@laurenrowell9251 it's hilarious. Get a grip.

[@sherriej7726]

I live in Washington and I agree with @Az.TrailTrecker. It sounds to me like someone she knew from the lodge is responsible, dumped her body after the search and animals spread her bones. That area is far to popular for her to be in plain site for that length of time. Why isn't there more information from DNA? They found bones? They know a lot more than they let on. My heart goes out to all of these missing persons' families. I can't begin to imagine how difficult this has to be for them. Thank you for spreading the word for these families!

[@MsMyhouse]

I've been to Paradise in October (I lived in Seattle), and it starts to snow heavily and frequently there in October. That may be why Sheila Kerns remains weren't discovered sooner. She was buried in the snow early in the season, and the snow just got deeper. I have also been to the mountains here in Washington in May, and it is still snowing in May up there, just starting to thaw. It is also very close to hibernation time for bears, which starts in November, and bears are particularly dangerous around that time. During "hyperphagia", bears hunt day and night to prepare for hibernation. The campground near where she was found may have already been closed for the winter. The woods are very thick in the area, and you might not see a bear or a cougar hiding three feet away from you.

[@waterfall_brook]

Agreed. And it's the time of year when deer are moving lower in elevation, so food for cougars becomes more scarce. A younger cougar, or an older infirm one, could easily have snagged her and dragged her to where her remains were found, lost under the snow for the duration of the winter.

[@cariwaldick4898]

@@waterfall_brook It's funny, but I really hope it was a bear or cougar, because the idea that it was one of her co-workers, or a two-legged predator is even more horrifying.

[@cloudsn]

I don't know how much snow was on the ground at that time, but she could have stepped into a hole hidden by the snow and simply disappeared. Wind driven show hides a lot, it doesn't have to be a tree well, could just be a dip in the ground. Then later scavengers scattered her remains.

[@nibs8837]

Please cover Trenny Gibson's disappearance in it's own video. I was a teenager at the time of her disappearance, and spent my career working with youth. They sat together, ate together, hiked together, and appeared to be best friends. They wouldn't have split up on the hike. Something happened that led to them splitting up, and resulted in her going missing. So many heartbreaking stories. My heart goes out to each of them, and all who loved them.

[@markgunther2502]

You're right the kid that was known to have been UP trail, with a group of students that saw her disappear between she and he, did it.

[@jude5976]

Yes please do another video on Treny Gibson.

[@suereeves5994]

yes, I'd be interested in a longer video about Trenny. So mysterious.

[@t75kab11]

I believe ( and I could be wrong) that this case occurred in the 1970's. The thing that really piqued my interest was that the boyfriend was said to have her comb. ALL GIRLS in the 1970's had a comb in their back pocket. I would think this was a very important piece of evidence

[@t75kab11]

I'm sorry, I meant information. My bad.

[@moiraatkinson]

I was a girl in the 70’s and I definitely didn’t carry a comb in my “back pocket”, it would have been in my bag along with everything else. If I wasn’t carrying a bag, I wouldn’t have a comb.

[@charingcross7945]

But it was reported that several students saw her well after leaving Robert to walk back on her own. The mystery is what did she see that caused her to step off trail?

[@charingcross7945]

Agreed. I have never in my life kept a comb in a back pocket and I grew up in the 70s.

[@nancyst.john-smith3891]

Graduated in 1973. We carried wide tooth combs in the back pockets of our bell bottoms.

[@4thamendment237]

I was hiking with my adult daughter and felt comfortable traversing the terrain. All of a sudden I lost my footing and fell down a hillside, breaking my leg. I'm sure no-one would have found me for a long time -- that's how fast it can happen. Thank goodness my daughter could make her way back and get help. They had to rappel down the embankment to fetch me.

[@flywheelshyster]

after hearing these same stories many times from paranormal channels its nice to hear it from one of the realistic ones. I personally don't believe in all that bullocks but I love the takes, its cathartic, it helps us mask the real monsters...some of our fellow human beings.

[@chriscon8463]

Another well-researched video! Great job, Kyle!

[@a.mie.533]

This storytelling is high speed, intense and captivating - I really like it!

[@PigSty1985]

"don't look for me". Kyle: "this was more than enough to justify a search."

[@markwaters7760]

Mt Rainier National Park is very beautiful. Iconic mysterious mountain! I've climbed Mt Rainier twice! Many people dissappear there!

[@michaelkaiser85]

Just chilling at the bottom of a crevasse

[@waynegoddard4065]

Hopefully

[@waynegoddard4065]

Hopefully

[@michelebrown5142]

Ok. Cross that off my hiking list. 😮

[@lakeshoreshepherds741]

@@michelebrown5142🎯

[@sumbunniii8721]

One thing I learned about theses cases..NEVER go missing in a national forest bc ur case will be dropped faster than u went missing 😢

[@susanhull2500]

Thanks for sharing info on these 3 lost souls. Sad.

[@charingcross7945]

Hi Kyle! I would love it if you dedicated a video to Trenny Gibson. This disappearance is perplexing and sad.

[@heleng1901]

please make the follow video, that one really is a mystery. hope for her familys sake they could get answers. thanks for another great video.

[@kieranhart5776]

Dude, you can’t assume an animal killed her because her bones were scattered. No matter how anyone is killed, after there body is dumped in the wilderness, animals will scatter the body.

[@MissNancy]

I'd like to hear more on the last case ... the girl from the school bus.

[@deoppressoliber1282]

Regarding Shilia's situation, my first instinct would be to suspect the other park employees first before an animal attack. Park activities were ramping down, so fewer visitors the vicinity; however, employees were still prevalent.

[@lindawilson4625]

Story #1 Live off the land and become whole fantasy...and died in the process somewhere way off trail. Story #2 most likely taken away (probably willingly), raped, then done in by one of her coworkers/party attendee and hidden well enough not to be found until later by animals resulting in the scattered bones. This won't be solved unless someone confesses. Story #3 Weird story, but most likey a slip & fall with head injury given the weather. No answers unless her bones are eventually found. I would love to hear any stories you feel like covering. Thanks Kyle!

[@chasedribben6833]

I disagree I think he didn’t plan on returning. The alchohol and Bible and what his family reported his grim outlook on his own life I think he went in there and found a hole to die in like an endured dog pm

[@markgunther2502]

Love how whenever a wahmen does something dumm like go on a winter hike and freeze to death, its always a bad bad man that did her in. Never any accountabillity for the 99% liklihood it was her getting over her head on a winter hike. Seriously, who would rape a 43 year old wahmen? I'll bet a signed dollar if the #1 man was a wahemn, you'd say #1 was a rape and abduction victim. And if #2 were a man, you'd say he went on a hike and got lost and froze.

[@joeblow2659]

​@@markgunther2502 grow up kid.

[@markgunther2502]

@@joeblow2659 You grow up more on.

[@horsinacz]

@@markgunther2502 Wow so cool and edgy! You have to be at least 13 years old!

[@mikegardens]

2nd case: The last time she was seen was leaving the holiday party. There's no mention of anyone confirming that she made it home. It's possible that she was attacked the night of the party and never made it back home that night. I'm guessing the police interviewed everyone at the party.. at that time of night, walking alone, it's also possible another employee not at the party saw her leave and followed her.

[@kissedbysun2517]

I hate saying this but... I lived and worked in a NP, and a lot of people working there were troubled, loners, substance abusers and people with dark pasts. The wilderness attracts us, we can leave our troubles behind, and they're not real picky about who they hire. Many are just introverts, but some are pretty scary

[@uncleandy8818]

I just want a thumbnail of Kyle smiling

[@peanutbutter3566]

First story) Did law enforcement backtrack to the store where the merchandise was purchased and or obtain any camera footage from that store to make sure it was him?

[@klj2091]

The Smokies are a temperate rainforest. Some spots get 80 to 100 inches of rain. The underbrush is intense if you get off trail.

[@katamine11]

Yes I would totally love to see a full video on trennie!!

[@barthansard7058]

Yes, the last mystery off Clingmans Dome would be welcome. I spent time in the Smokies many summers ago working around Cherokee...we would go to the Dome, etc. Hard to imagine there being no trace of her, but the density of the woods can seem daunting. Definitely some areas have a haunted vibe!

[@HotPhilSummer]

Derek's story could also be a decent disappearing act. Meet someone in the parking lot and ghost everything. Or, a survival enthusiast's prolonged way of ending things: Go into the woods, survive as long as you can, then...

[@toriamansfield2999]

I am less afraid of wild animals than I am of humans.

[@Lilithly]

That's okay, you should be careful of both though.

[@suddencucumber5994]

Derek's case can probably be explained as such: being dissatisfied with his job he was looking for something new, unusual, and challenging in his life. The TV show about survival caught his attention and the idea of going out to survive into the wilderness seemed like a fun break from the mundane life to him. As it is frequent for beginners of many hobbies, he proceeded to impulsively buy a lot of camping equipment without necessarily understanding the logistics of transporting it, or how to use it. When in the car, he wanted to have an authentic survival experience without search and rescuers looking for him, hence the note "dont look for me". Before leaving, he might have either changed his mind about some of the equipment, or it might have been simply too bulky/heavy for him to carry, so he left it in the car. having gone off trail somewhere, he severely underestimated the difficulties of the terrain and probably got lost/injured/hypothermia, or similar.

[@jennifercowick2731]

Love love love these!! You do an amazing job covering these stories and focusing on the families and recovery/search and rescue teams! I'd love it if you could cover the mystery of Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers, if you haven't already. I look forward to your story telling every week ❤

[@ivanpetrov5185]

Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers almost certainly died from the elements after they got lost. There was no foul play there.

[@zach9415]

I’m so surprised he hasn’t covered that one yet!!

[@aazhie]

​@@ivanpetrov5185Kyle still covers cases like that

[@littlebear274]

@@ivanpetrov5185 Yup. People find it mysterious mostly because of the photos. My firm belief is that the ones taken at night were an attempt to scare off animals with the flash. It wouldn't have been at all useful to see with - the sudden light takes a few seconds to adjust to and by then there's no light anymore - but a young woman lost in the wilderness in a foreign country would be hearing all sorts of noises she wasn't familiar with and was probably terrified that each one was the sound of something coming to attack her. Likely most of the time there was nothing there, or at least nothing remotely dangerous, but she couldn't know for sure. Extremely sad story, not mysterious at all.

[@ivanpetrov5185]

​@@littlebear274 I wholeheartedly agree! I would add more. The girls were from the Netherlands. This is the only country in the world which is at altitude below sea level. They don't have any mountains AT ALL! The Dutch people are clueless about hiking as they don't have any mountains. Ergo, the girls went with very light gear (no warm clothes whatsoever) which is explainable based on the fact that they were in a tropical country in the middle of the summer with very high temperatures. On top of that due to the fact that their trail was super easy (fact) it was expected that they would finish it and go back within 3-4 hours. Therefore, they didn't bring enough food and water for long hiking. Their trail was really super easy. That might explain that after they reached the end point (with no expirience in hiking) they decided to continue instead of going back. The problem is that the next part of the road was entirely different animal that was with lots of greenery, bushes, jungle and was used only by the native people and very randomly on top of that. To add the last nail in their coffin the next day the rainy season started which made the temperatures significantly lower compared to a warm sunny day. They were naive due to their lack of expirience.

[@wrongfootmcgee]

For the first story: people dealing with thoughts of ending their life can vacillate between hopeful resignation and utter dispair. Its possible he engaged in some 'retail therapy' during a more optimistic phase, before deciding on a different course of action when it was go time.

[@dinkvjr]

2nd case Shiela, the special agent mentioned that just because a person was cleared years ago, doesn't mean that new information won't make them a subject or suspect again which makes me think that they may have felt strong about a person but had no evidence to back it up. Also, her body being in pieces and spread out could just mean that animals ate on her decomposing body which is normal especially around the winter. And tbh Mt lions love to bring their food up in trees and one could definitely carry a female body up a tree. Maybe that's why they didn't find her on the search. Or maybe she was abducted and some sick fuck had her locked up somewhere torturing her and when he finally killed her, he dumped her body off there? You never know bc people have done some sick, twisted, and sadistic shit. Rip Shiela, I hope your family gets the answers they deserve. Poor lady, being done like that by her husband! He should feel shame every single day!!! And we don't know if he didn't kill her bc maybe she wanted him to pay her back for all that schooling!? I hope answers are obtained. And I'm not accusing her ex husband, I'm just saying anything could have happened.

[@Pushing_Pixels]

I thought the same thing about that FBI agent's statement. They were suspicious of someone (or more than one) but didn't have the evidence. Apparently, the autopsy details were never released, which means it's still an open investigation, and they don't think it was an animal attack. That statement was intended for the killer's ears, to mess with their head.

[@KathrynHorne-df9dv]

Hi Kyle. I really appreciate the way you give credit to volunteer rescue organizations in whatever area you are speaking about. I hope they receive donations thanks to your efforts.

[@donnacarver5181]

Please do a video on Trenny! After reading her story years ago I’ve thought of her often!

[@Firevine]

All these stories about the Smoky Mountains makes me wonder how I ever survived playing in the woods behind my grandparents house in western North Carolina. My cousins and I got into all kinds of antics. There were definitely some no good people around too. Bears, mountain lions, timber rattlers, coyotes, etc. As for the elements - yes, the south gets brutally hot. It also gets brutally cold. I'm even in mid Georgia. Once you get up into the tri-state area the winters can really mess you up. One of my old friends grew up in Utah, and actually went back because he couldn't handle how nasty a Georgia winter can get. We get so much precipitation then. Almost constant rain and ice.

[@ditchcomfort]

I really appreciate your channel 👌🏻 Great stories. I’m from Norway and done a bunch of hiking and backpacking myself… so always cool to watch mountains and national parks tuff from other countries.

[@AmyAndKensBigAdventures]

Congratulations!!!! I am beyond excited for you! I can’t wait to see the adventures you three will have as a family 🥰 🩷💙

[@nathanlee7157]

Derrick could have joined a cult. If no one saw him then how do we know that he actually went into the woods? Could have just made it seem as if he was there and left with someone else to change his future

[@smgv39]

I agree, maybe a cult or not but it's possible he went into the woods with the appearance of disappearing only to start a new life somewhere else. He obviously did not want to be found, but looking in the woods is time-consuming and this would delay a search for him out into other cities because of how large that forest is. I wonder if he owed someone money or had mental health symptoms of delusions. That would add to the reasons of why he disappeared this way.

[@rsmith4634]

He could of flown to Neptune on a kite !

[@thegreencat9947]

@@rsmith4634 Astounding conclusion. Makes me stop and rethink .🤔👽

[@kissedbysun2517]

​@@smgv39I agree that he met up with someone and they drove away. He likely never entered the woods

[@deha11mo]

Neptune, most likely

[@Mr-kw7zk]

Born and raised just outside the Smokies. Strange things happen there, not to uncommon to see missing posters.

[@lindawilson4625]

Story #3-He had her hair comb? Nw wrinkle in that story! I posted my comment too soon. Trophy? Yes, please do a follow up on story #3. My heart goes out to everyone involved in these stories.

[@MissNancy]

Good catch ... souvenir or trophy.

[@cariwaldick4898]

That's awful young to be an experienced killer. It sounds like they were bf/gf--riding in the back of the bus together. That would explain the comb.

[@littlebear274]

@@cariwaldick4898 Yeah I can easily imagine her dropping it and him picking it up, or offering to carry it for her if she didn't have suitable pockets etc. Girls' clothing often has no or only very small pockets and I don't think Kyle mentioned whether she had a bag with her. It doesn't sound strange at all to me for the friend she was with for most of the day to have an item of hers.

[@cozmicdoodles7167]

​@@cariwaldick4898you'd be surprised. There's some fucked up kids out there. No age is too young to be a killer unfortunately. I believe the youngest known serial killer was 6 years old if im not mistaken.

[@consciousobserver629]

Derrick committing suicide is just so sad. In my darkest hour, I thought it would be nice to die in the beautiful, majestic wilderness. So I honestly feel a connection with his case. When you want to disappear, it's not hard. You just wait for a break in the flow of hikers and then head off trail. Imagine how sad/disconnected/lonely you have to feel to take your own life.

[@melvinpalmer1307]

No animal kill here as it would have been evident on the bones....tooth marks......

[@markgunther2502]

Tell us more. What was on the autopsy report?

[@zakpaine]

You already know @Kyle Hates Hiking - make the video my man. The more mysterious the case, the more interesting the tale. As a fellow hiker, people need to be aware of all that can go wrong when you’re alone with nature and often times the unconventional cases can give a better appreciation for what that truly means.

[@misskitty2133]

You have very pretty eyes. Don’t mean to creep you out, especially as I’m old enough to be your grandma, but I just never noticed what a pretty color they are. Love your show, honey. Stay safe!

[@RetroGamingFan16]

I think what happened to Sheila is that she went to the party and got drunk and then was met with foul play likely SA by somebody who works at the park and her remains were dumped 1 mile away at a later date and the wildlife in the park scatterred her remains I know that sounds kinda dark but I watch a ton of solved missing person/murder cases on youtube and that explanation sounds reasonable considering the circumstances

[@ElizabethBattle]

How do we know it was Derrick who wrote the note?

[@deeprollingriver52]

Even more: how do we know for certain he walked down that trail into the woods?

[@lealovesthesea]

They must have identified his handwriting.

[@teresacorrigan3076]

Good thinking

[@EraZero250]

I imagine his parents knew their sons writing. Now did her write it willingly... that's another question.

[@Lilithly]

​@@deeprollingriver52we don't, he mentions that in the video.

[@yellowhalo444]

Your script writing and story telling just keeps getting better and better. Thanks for another great one Kyle, truly enjoy them!