The CREEPIEST Cases Of People Disappearing

[@sourgummiez]

Peggy waiting at the finish line for her husband Michael and him never coming broke my heart 😢😢😢

[@consciousobserver629]

That would drive me crazy if it were my husband. 😢

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

Eternal marathon

[@robmen1402]

Then to know that more than likely he died a gruesome death by being devoured by a bear added to that. Sheeesh.

[@desdicadoric]

Very sad. My wife would be turning cartwheels and working out how much money she’d be getting 😂

[@sourgummiez]

@@desdicadoric Find a better wife 💜

[@rileybear836]

Okay but for a total stranger to break the fall INTENTIONALLY, for another person ….wow. What an amazing human

[@NunYa-m4h]

I just watched a video of a man jumping on the roof of a car to save himself from what he thought was a vicious dog and leaving his young child on the ground with the dog. Luckily the dog was not vicious and didn't attack the kid, but he was willing to watch his own child be torn apart to save himself. Yet there are people who will put themselves at risk to save strangers.

[@saafiiiraa]

That's insane! And pathetic. What's the title of the video? @@NunYa-m4h

[@unpaid_tornado5678]

​@@NunYa-m4h yeah I seen that video he is a worthless piece of shit, what father would do that 😢

[@Interweb_Gremlin]

​@@NunYa-m4h The duality of man, as they say

[@mikesanders8621]

I mean.. I know it's not how the law works, but that father should be in court for neglect or reckless endangerment.

[@willo7734]

this has turned into one of the best creepy channels on youtube. It has great atmospheric music and narration that really sets up the scene for these stories.

[@Jaker2123]

Agreed! It’s one of my top 5’s including Mr Ballen 😊

[@travelerforever8849]

creepy since all are true stories

[@theisgood0]

@@Jaker2123 lol I have him qued up for my next video haha I love Mr Ballen too!

[@willo7734]

@@travelerforever8849 Yep that’s the best part.

[@B727X]

@@theisgood0checkout Deadbug says. He's my favorite by far

[@missmiagi2147]

Every time I watch a video on ppl disappearing I think of my aunt Nikki who went missing when I was around ten years old in the late nineties. Just gone without a trace. We hired PI's and everything but still not a word or trace. I hope these ppl and my aunt get found eventually~ living or otherwise. It's nice to have some kind of closure. Not knowing hurts the most.

[@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934]

I’m sorry that happened to your family. I don’t need to imagine as I lost my Dad to suicide when I was 13..I personally would have wanted him to simply disappear versus knowing he preferred death over loving me. Maybe you can feel good about that I’m hoping. 🌟

[@Overboard141]

​@@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934I bet your pops loved ya. Sometimes this world is way to much for some people. Especially these days. Not that it should be an excuse to take your life and leave everyone behind. But in the same respect, we all ain't gonna make it, and even the ones that take their own life I'm sure deep down somewhere they actually loved someone like your pops.

[@Overboard141]

I hope your aunt is found one day. There is a gentlemen that went missing in our hometown before I was even born, his mom still puts signs up to this day. Like on billboards and everything. In Richmond Indiana. My grandpa believes he was killed and fed to hogs by a group of miscreants in that town. But idk. Probably never will.

[@jhvwa]

Sometimes when ppl go missing it's because they accidentally ended up in a body of water while driving somehow

[@Clo_Dub]

My mum’s cousin went missing in the nineties: just left and never came back. He had a really rough childhood but was close to other family members - including my mum and his sister, who has spent loads of money on PIs. He made a phonecall to his mum about 20 years ago saying that she’d be so ashamed of how he was living his life and how she wouldn’t hear from him again. Nobody knows whether that meant he was planning on ending his life after that or he was just severing ties completely. When she died last year we kind of expected something from him but didn’t hear anything… Who knows what’s become of him. I hope everyone who leaves of their own accord manages to find some kind of happiness eventually.

[@essaboselin5252]

The first case: She was struggling to keep up, was older and a heavy smoker. She overexerted herself to tease her friends. My first suspicion was she had a health emergency, became disoriented and went off the trail. She could have easily have ended up in a river.

[@ginandtonic69]

She was an old looking 58 that’s for sure! 😳

[@limecoconut01]

That's a good theory. I was thinking maybe she ran off to hide to continue teasing the friends, then got lost like the lady that went off trail to relieve herself.

[@mylamename14]

That’s what I was thinking too. She could’ve easily fallen or injured herself while off the path. Especially if she got lost.

[@angiep2229]

That's my best guess as well. I also wouldn't be surprised if an animal like a bear got to her when she was incapacitated or already deceased. That seems like the most likely reason no one would find a body. Same with the guy in the second story.

[@littlebear274]

I was thinking that if she'd sped up beyond her normal walking speed, once she started going downhill it would also be easy to trip. I very much doubt foul play and I think an accident is quite a bit more likely than deciding to disappear in that way.

[@cainmathewson1857]

"She didn't have her wallet or keys. Just her cigarettes" That part kinda made me chuckle and then get sad. It just reminds me of my mother. Like, if she disappeared, I could see her not having those other essentials but she'd def have her cigs

[@windhelmguard5295]

my dad used to write notes on his cigar packs, since he would never forget those. issue was mom would toss the empty ones in the oven, so my dad started just writing them on the wall of his shop.

[@Solonneysa]

@@windhelmguard5295 she put the empty ones...in the OVEN?

[@patrickglaser1560]

​@@SolonneysaDementia is wild

[@texaslady61]

As my mom!

[@Whendidweloseit.]

Same with my mother.

[@elimcfly350]

It's borderline amazing that anyone could actually finish that race up and down the hill in 1915 because you KNOW those dudes were smoking like freight trains.

[@josiahjones5293]

Cigarettes didn't contain over 1000 chemicals then,it was pure tobacco and paper or just cigars

[@jessebueckert5652]

That’s besides the point. Inhaling anything like that creates strain on your lungs, and your respiratory health will decline faster.

[@handduggraverdronline]

Cigarettes then aren't what they are now. Especially after the president that ruined smokes Obama

[@94sweetmochi]

People back then were built diferent.

[@theseedistheword3603]

@@jessebueckert5652 One thing, cigars aren't inhaled, they aren't meant to be. Mostly people at that time smoked cigars. Most women didn't smoke as of yet.

[@juliajs1752]

Whenever I watch a show like this, afterwards I walk through my place and narrate the things people might find if I disappeared. "On her desk there was a silver ring with a green stone that no one had ever seen her wear before!" (yeah, because I needed to lose weight first for it to fit again). "Only weeks before her disappearance, she wrote a testament and mailed it to her sister!" (yeah, those things need updating from time to time). "It is unknown why she suddenly moved her bedroom to another room in her apartment" (because my neighbours are very loud).

[@TransKidRevolution]

You're the main character karen🙄

[@juliajs1752]

@@TransKidRevolution And you obviously don't have a sense of humour. Get over yourself.

[@deeayenn]

I enjoyed it, will probably do the same thing myself, now. 'For some reason there was a pile of screwed up paper next to the bin, but the bin itself was empty'. Yeah, because I'm a useless shot...

[@bellewhite3764]

That's actually a really good mental deduction exercise, super interesting, thank you 👍

[@unrulybxite]

​@@TransKidRevolutionWhy interpret the comment that way? It's an interesting comment because it shows how relatively innocuous things often get interpreted as mysterious without proper context when someone goes missing. I'm sure if either of us disappeared tomorrow there are a number of mundane things that would seem out of place or eerie to the people trying to figure out what happened and find us.

[@somechrisguy]

never change your intro music, it signals to my body that I'm in the comfort zone :D

[@lizc6393]

Ditto!

[@KrinchiD]

I love it too.

[@msquared6695]

Yeah I’ve always liked it myself,I wonder why it has such an effect.

[@spiritmatter1553]

I wait for the initial downbeat in the intro and then I’m transported….

[@somechrisguy]

@@spiritmatter1553 same…!

[@lizc6393]

Hey man, just want to thank you for the amazing free content. So happy you're getting the recognition you deserve. This channel is pristine.

[@Unholy_Louie]

Technically isn't free but yeah, love this chanel's content! :D

[@jbbrutal6714]

Damn my bad. Their were 69 likes, but I ruined and made it 70...

[@жизненный_опыт]

nah it's pretty free actually..@@Unholy_Louie

[@briggeebee]

@@Unholy_Louie free for the watcher, no? I ain't payin in anything other than my time in attention- which is soooo easy to give to this channel

[@thejudgmentalcat]

Diane's story hit home...my brother was a paranoid schizophrenic and we dreaded the phone calls

[@c.w.8200]

Paranoid schizophrenia is a nightmare, my sister has it too, I'm sorry you had to deal with that, it's awful beyond words. My sister stole money and disappeared several times, once she decided to go for a swim in February wearing her winter clothes, if people hadn't spotted her and came to the rescue who knows if her body would have been found, I'm terrified of her disappearing for good.

[@amandab6835]

My mother had it (she has passed). My younger sister has bi polar. Growing up I had to basically raise and care for both of them. It is so tiresome and often can be scary when they go off their meds.

[@bicivelo]

Ditto 😢

[@fallondavis9327]

My father is schizophrenic and very paranoid on top of being an alcoholic and a complete narcissist I can’t explain the pain and suffering it is to see a loved one let alone your parent started to become less developed then yourself at a young age

[@Teaizm]

same here; had a head injury that caused me to walk for miles; she was struggling hard. Hearts out to her and her family

[@johnchedsey1306]

I know we are confounded how someone can vanish so quickly and then have the subsequent massive searches turn up nothing. But just given the sheer number of these stories (as this channel does a great job of retelling), it does stand to reason that yes, people can vanish way faster than is comfortable even contemplate. Now I think about this every time I go on a solo hike somewhere...

[@nomaderic]

I backpack and hike in the wilderness all over the country and I tell people all the time that sometimes it's as simple as one missed step and you're dead. Awareness is the number one skill you can have. Not too long ago I was in the wilderness in Wyoming hiking through a thicket of trees trying to find a way through when from out of nowhere a huge branch struck me dead in the face. I feel down and rolled a bit and once I got my bearings I realized I was laying right on the edge of a cliff. If I had fell a few inches more I'd be gone. I've stepped in sinkholes before that would easily swallow a smaller child, never to be seen again. Mother nature is beautiful but unforgiving. Always always be aware of what's around you because it could happen to the best of us.

[@deprofundis3293]

​@nomaderic this is very true. I've spent a lot of time outdoors, and I definitely had multiple close calls.

[@esteemedmortal5917]

If you take medication to manage a psychiatric condition like I do, please please don’t just stop taking it. If you don’t want to take it anymore, it’s safer to taper off slowly. Also, there are many medications these days; as irritating as the process of trying new meds can be, it’s far better than just not getting it treated, especially for something as serious as bipolar disorder. The result of such a yo-yoing cycle is that it erodes your baseline functioning over time, I.e. your ‘normal’ becomes less and less so. I’ve seen it.

[@cyb3rDracul]

fr, its always recommended that even if you feel better, doesn't mean you should stop for that exact reason

[@Lily-fromOz]

I’ve seen this happen. People feel better and just stop. A neighbour mentioned the exact same thing yesterday. She wants to stop her meds. We had a fairly ‘robust’ conversation about it. Hopefully she doesn’t.

[@ctrlaltcreate3827]

Look at Kanye

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

If medication beat your illness not you on your own why in oblivion would you expect to be able to sudenly do it on your own without medicine? Guess half the population are below average inteligence. Tho the cause and effect are more delayed imagine taking off your glasses and expecting to see as clearly. So too if you stop taking your medication you cant expect to think as clearly.

[@greghenrikson952]

To give an idea about how easy it is to vanish in Alaska, bones were found near Mt. Marathon a few years ago, but they were from a *different* missing person. It's similar to some of the more remote areas of the SW.

[@terryIKE69]

Just a comment on the found finger. The police stated they weren't sure if it was foul play or not. Couldn't a big hint be the way it was severed? Losing your digit in a car door looks vastly different than one that was removed with a sharp blade. Lastly, I understand that they would have to consider the victim doing it herself with her large history of mental illness. But I would believe you could make an educated guess if it was an accident or done maliciously. Love all the stories that give me my Sunday "chill".

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I agree, a trained professional should be able to examine & see the way the digit was removed. To get the best findings It would depend on if soft tissue was remaining to get the clearest understanding. Bone can only explain so much. Especially if it was removed from a certain spot of the digit? You'd think they would rule it as foul play regardless because it's so unusual that someone would just lose a digit in the first place..?

[@jbbrutal6714]

Well, even if she cut her own finger off, I think it's fair to call that foul play too. Imo anyway

[@aluvrianne]

@@benmcreynolds8581 First, you've got to take into consideration the condition of the body part. Somethings things just aren't in good enough shape to get any detailed information off them. I had some teaching cases when I was in grad school where we knew the cause and manner of death, but the skeleton showed absolutely no evidence of what had happened. When it comes to soft tissue damage, b/c fingers are so small, there isn't a lot of area to examine to for pathology. My guess is that it showed some kind of crush injury rather than sharp or penetrating trauma, but without seeing the reports. . . I imagine that law enforcement was more focused on identifying who the finger came from rather than how it got to where it was and why. There are honestly just too many unknowns to give much of an educated opinion on the situation. This is one where I'd definitely like to know more.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

@@aluvrianne totally agree. I would just think that at some point, someone would go back to look at that case because it's the only case in this video at least that showed signs of foul play. Even if I'm wrong, it seemed like there was enough signs to at least look into further than "treating it only as a missing persons case of someone who had mental health issues" just cause she struggled with certain things doesn't mean that someone couldn't have hurt her.. but like you said there is just a lot of variables & info that we just don't know & maybe they do. Still feels like they never looked into it besides declaring her a missing persons

[@Kiwi2703]

Well, yeah, but also, what if it didn't look like it was removed with a sharp blade? What if it was really badly mangled? You still couldn't say for sure it was a car door or something else.

[@rohini8084]

Thelma's friends could have been in on the plans, which is why they had such an "organic story", and why they left her alone and continued on alone to the end of the trail so that she would have had enough time to get away.

[@malinasworld]

It’s extremely unlikely for a group of women to join in a cause like this. Wrong demographic. They didn’t have anything to gain either. Woods are easy places for people to get lost in.

[@jasonreyna7615]

I agree, but then there's a phone call indicating a 3rd or even 4th party involved...kept it clean...make it look mysterious. Could have also been intentionally running away or a damn Neanderthal snatched her up putting her in the missing 411 list

[@erinbeaud4556]

Agreed, something about the friends’ story doesn’t add up.

[@RachelParker-1977]

You're most likely correct.

[@Trainwreckcoffeecake]

I love that I can just listen to these without actually watching. It makes falling asleep so much easier (not that these are boring, his voice is just soothing and I enjoy weird story telling for bedtime)

[@qp773]

On the first story, kinda sounds like she was trying to lag behind to fall outta sight. Then when she realized her friends weren't gonna let her lag that far behind, she had to change plans after her friends called her out. So she might have gone ahead far enough to get out of view, duck off the side of the trail, maybe behind trees or bushes, or over a hillside. Then when the friends passed by, she circled back to the start of the trail where a possible friend was waiting. He wouldn't have needed to have a specific time to be there, just sometime after the women had started their walk, and Thelma would show up as soon as she could ditch the others

[@gabriellafox7948]

VERY good thought!

[@c.w.8200]

Yeah, I think from the circumstances described there's a realistic possibility she disappeared voluntarily. She knew that trail very well so it would have been easy for her to slip out of sight and hide.

[@iheardyoulikeme]

But surely other walkers would have said they saw her as she made her way back down?

[@nizniz7941]

​@@iheardyoulikemealso a good point

[@richardevans9003]

​@iheardyoulikeme I wondered that, too. But it could be that they focused, at at first, on the trail from where she was last seen towards the campground (as if she kept walking) rather than talking to people on the path/trail BEHIND towards the trailhead. Just a thought

[@bradpanter6559]

So glad I found this channel. I like the rational and logical approach to these cases. No speculating that a ‘portal’ may be responsible for the disappearance.

[@MustertheBrohirrim]

Is that kind of nonsense so widespread now? I can't stand pseudoscience.

[@mersyvortex4129]

Yeah I'm glad there is no paranormal bs here

[@deprofundis3293]

Same! ​@@mersyvortex4129

[@Cheeseyduck]

dude I love these series! this is so cool! thank you for always putting out interesting content.

[@willr6887]

Re: Thelma - There is a little credence to the affair and disappearing theory. Note that she slowed down initially, possibly to distance herself from her friends -- then sped up excessivly to, again, possibly distance herself from her friends. Something seems suspicious there.

[@richardevans9003]

I thought the same thing. Fall back to disappear...and then speed ahead, hide in the woods, and then double back to the trailhead and disappear. Unlikely, but not impossible. Also, the "searchers" might have focused on the path from where she disappeared TO the campground rather than BEHIND from whence she came.

[@Solonneysa]

I think it's possible it wasn't an affair. It could have been a point of contact to help her escape. Letting her husband think it was an affair is an easy thing to do. Everyone always goes to "unfaithful" when it might just be "plan to escape." Also I agree with richard, maybe she hid in the woods and walked back the way they came. I always assume it's a tragic death, not intentional, but if she was truly unhappy, maybe she really did find a way to disappear. Most of the time I don't think it's a reasonable response, but people aren't always reasonable.

[@jimhenderson387]

I have no idea what happened in any of these cases but found them all to be very interesting! Thank you for all the work you do to present them to us.

[@IzzythisisIzzy]

These videos always make me look over my shoulder and turn the lights on in my car when it’s dark…. but damn I can’t stop watching them

[@delilahboa]

Definitely 100% agree Izzy

[@janis9523]

Same

[@dclikemtndew]

True, you never know when a foggy cliff or a forest is gonna sneak up on you

[@lyricsden]

it's good to be alert.

[@justlucky8254]

"In" your car? Meaning interior lights? I do the opposite because it's hard to see what's outside with them on.

[@SepsisWarrior]

Great video as always, they just keep getting better. Thank you for always putting the metric conversions on screen. It really makes your videos easy to watch as I don’t have to keep pausing to do math in my head or check on a conversion app.

[@ThePremo]

Hey Sean, Thanks for running the Mount Marathon story! Wild stuff! -Cheers from Alaska

[@sidteller3405]

I read a book about missing people in the smokies while I was there and the first story was in there! It’s stayed with me all these years

[@ThunderPants13]

How someone could disappear completely in broad daylight off a well established trail and even trained scent dogs could find no trace of her is beyond bizarre.

[@hicknopunk]

She had access to a stashed paramotor, oh and her friends were blind and deaf.

[@Steampunkkids]

I thought they weren’t “scent” dogs but cadaver dogs. Big difference.

[@jennychan5689]

Maybe she was never there (hiking) in the first place?

[@ThunderPants13]

I found out from researching other sources that it appears she may have made it to the parking lot, where she could have gotten into a vehicle and left the area undetected. That explains a lot.

[@thedeviouspanda]

There are a lot of cases where dogs cannot trace someone beyond a certain point.

[@DanielRodriguez-pe4xh]

Released on my work break. THANK YOU!!!

[@gabriellef]

These stories are almost always too dark for my liking, but I can’t help but to watch because your voice makes me fall asleep within minutes! Thank you for the content ❤️

[@mysteryninja354]

I recently discovered your channel and have enjoyed listening to your presentations immensely, not only for unfamiliar cases but those I've seen videos on before. If I could make a suggestion to you, it would be to add some kind of audio indication when changing to a new story. Just a small sound or break in the otherwise-looping background music you use would be beneficial to those who are only listening along, to signal that it's a new case unrelated to the previous information.

[@skinny6399]

It’s so ironic that criminals try their hardest to escape and disappear but normal everyday people seem to do it better without trying.(EDIT) Again I’m talking about efficiently disappearing as well. You can’t really compare rounding a corner and never being seen again to a criminal changing their name,appearance, facial features and burning off their fingerprints. So that’s what I mean. While criminals may also get away, it’s just the efficiency that a hiker in a GROUP or surrounded by other people is able to vanish into thin air without doing much. Also criminals can commit a crime and immediately flee and still get caught later on as they usually do.

[@HIGHER-POWER]

It only appears that way because you only hear of the criminals that get caught. It’s called survivorship bias

[@jeremyshackelford8080]

Not to mention, criminals ALREADY have people looking for them. They don't put out a bolo for people going hiking

[@skinny6399]

@@jeremyshackelford8080 well they often go hiking with other people and can round a corner and disappear from that persons view forever. Some criminals even flee as soon as they’ve done the act and still get caught without initially being searched for when they’ve evaded.

[@argonaut_jay]

Exactly what Higher Power said.

[@skinny6399]

@@HIGHER-POWER Seeing that even the criminals that don’t get caught are just that way because of lazy policing, there’s a lot of criminals just still in society. Yet that’s only about 40-50% of cases. This brings down the amount of criminals that were actually able to somehow escape and disappear with no trace, to being lower than those who unwillingly vanished. Even from what I’ve seen, the criminals on occasion, get caught later down the road. These people however never seem to be found again. Not to mention they leave nothing behind not even a scent.

[@ManMan-Real]

The old man one makes me annoyed, why if you called yourself legally blind, are you doing a race that needs vision and good footing?? I feel his wife should’ve stopped him or he should have had some type of guide.

[@Solonneysa]

Have you ever tried to stop someone who's unbelievably stubborn and arrogant? xD I wouldn't be surprised if he insisted. I agree, though, if he was so blind that he felt he was legally blind, then he shouldn't have ben out there at all. It's a really tragic ending for those who loved him.

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

@@Solonneysa "Have you ever tried to stop someone who's unbelievably stubborn and arrogant?" The way to do it is by force. I WONT LET YOU.

[@consciousobserver629]

The thing with Thelma is that a gun is always the equalizer. But I suspect her friends knew she wanted to disappear and start over with someone new, so they agreed to help her with a cover story. But who knows. The way it expedited her husband's death is sad.

[@LuvBorderCollies]

Quite possible. People do some really crazy things and on purpose, even thinking out their plans that are bizarre to average people. When you get emotions deeply involved, then anything is possible.

[@consciousobserver629]

​@@LuvBorderColliesFor sure! Even the most "logical" people are motivated by their emotions or impulses without knowing it. Humans are like that.

[@K2ELP]

I think she got off the trail and fell into a hole or river

[@treylooker6567]

Thanks!

[@ScaryInteresting]

Hey Trey! Thanks so much for watching and supporting the channel!

[@treylooker6567]

No problem at all brother thanks for all your hard work!

[@robertbeckman2054]

Your narration style is why I look forward to Sundays.

[@dawnapplegate5862]

Had a bad day at work, then KZbin gifted me this video in my feed. Your soothing voice has made me feel far less violent. Thank you.

[@maverickmissile801]

I just got obsessed with this channel two days ago. Glad too see I came just in time for a new video 😊😐

[@mxlo3362]

Do you ever compare the maps of these disappearances to maps of caves in the area ? Theres a lot of missing people near giant cave systems

[@Matt-ur3dm]

Have you ever checked the caves for cave trolls ? They tend to hoard a lot of gold in them

[@amandab6835]

I've wondered about that too. There are a lot of tunnels, DUMBS, and other things they might stumble upon / into.

[@hicknopunk]

Careful, you might get eaten by a Grue!

[@wesrrowlands8309]

That Michael had no business being in the race with issues that ruined his vision. Once you get over 50 doing stuff like this is questionable at best. I can see why that guy left his wife when she went off her meds, as someone who is bipolar I wouldn't even want to deal with myself without my meds. Sadly I don't think there is a way to legally force folks to stay on them.

[@c.w.8200]

Yes, it's a nightmare to see someone you care about go off their meds again and again and you can't do anything.

[@WhalesArePeopleToo]

About the meds thing. I think a lot of people with bipolar are in denial and the side effects can be brutal. Numbness and not feeling like yourself when you're used to intense emotions can be really difficult. Not saying the husband should have stayed, but I understand why she wouldn't want to take them.

[@Eye_Of_Odin978]

Well, we USED to be able to have those family members COMMITTED. Then left-wing softies closed all the insane asylums back in the 80's, and now we have crazies running rampant constantly in the US. Blame soft, left-wing feelings-based politics if you wish to actually lay blame at the feet of those responsible.

[@lisas8614]

Very true and I have bad sight and without my glasses i would never do anything alone. I don't even like just going out in front of my house door with my cat because I can't see the whole street.

[@LuvBorderCollies]

I knew a guy who at age 55 decided he was going to run a marathon. So he started running to get in shape. Not sure how long the "training" lasted but it wore out a knee so he had knee replacement surgery. As he healed he went back to "training" and the other knee gave out, and back to surgery for another new joint. He decided to quit this running thing before it caused problems with the knee replacements.

[@Douglas_I]

Definitely one of my favorite video topics on the channel!

[@claretravels783]

I appreciate the compassion you have for the people whose stories make up your videos.

[@zarasbazaar]

If you've ever seen photos from the Mt. Marathon race or of the surrounding territory, you would understand how someone could go so completely missing up there. It's pretty rugged.

[@christopherwang4392]

0:00 Intro 0:35 Thelma Pauline Melton 5:19 Penny Assman [RESCUED] 8:17 Michael LeMaitre 12:35 Diane Augat 20:23 Conclusion

[@dangannon9970]

LETS GOO!! The best series!! Thank you, Scary Interesting!

[@drgirlfriend211]

Wow I am AMAZED by your videos, and how fast your views and subs have grown!!! I remember when I started watching your videos, you only had like 15k!😮😮😮 keep up the great work! I NEVER miss your videos!!!

[@hauntedgcn]

in thelma's case they also commented on how she was lagging behind and moving slow. maybe she intended to disappear behind them without them noticing, but ceased the opportunity when a friend commented on how slow she was walking.

[@MarvinHartmann452]

A suggestion for the next video, Disappearance of the cessna N404SA Disappearance of the crew of the vessel "Resolven" in 1884 The Disappearance of Granger Taylor The disappearance of Tom Walker's passengers and light aircraft.

[@LeL-q9e]

I think what you said at 11:42 is what happened to Michael. He became lost, went down the wrong side and his body fell into a crack/ravine and that's where his remains are. The Missing Enigma featured stories of 3 missing hikers, one for 50 years. Deaths were accidental. Diane was likely killed and her body disposed of.

[@feathers1945]

It would be really interesting if you could make an update video on any of the previous cases being solved since making of the videos. Anyways great presentation, keep it up!

[@jasonotto9126]

Now this is a great idea

[@KenWillMortonMusic]

THANK YOU FOR THESE!

[@delilahboa]

Hi Sean, fascinating stories…..Diane’s story in particular is definitely strange…..great video as always…..thanks for sharing…..Jan x❤x

[@someoneyouknow3271]

I really like the variety of different stories in this video, and the last case was especially interesting to me.

[@madhurimachatterjee7988]

Yes. Finally among the first viewers. 😂😂 I am in love with this voice. Absolutely perfect for narration.

[@racketyknight1546]

As a college student with not much to do during the afternoon after my classes are up, these videos are great to put on in the background and listen to while playing games. I love that you describe everything, so I don't have to be watching the screen all the time.

[@PvdBMr]

For me, in a 2024 perspective, the biggest mysterie in the first case is that Thelma was 58 and retired. 😱

[@djt3rrv875]

This is a super underrated comment 😂😭

[@briggeebee]

This is great.

[@kylewood5607]

I read this right when he said that😂 I wish

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

Yea as someone who expect to never retire, I was shocked.

[@CYMotorsport]

4:45 this is such a fascinating case for me too. And the one case you’ve covered that even as you describe her escape scenario, seems the most well explained of all. She was very, very regimented. It’s precisely in her nature to commence a series of perfectly executed maneuvers to disappear under ideal circumstances . In my opinion, this is such a great case to benchmark other cases similar to this and the importance of good investigatory work re: the habits of those who disappear and potential motivations. For me the linchpin in the priest. I’ve tried to discredit them but at the end of the day, they truly had no reason to lie. Doesn’t mean they are being honest, and not very priest is good, but there’s certainly downsides to inventing slanderous information after the fact for such a public figure. Idk man, crazy story. And it’s only the first one of the video! Great work boss

[@WhoamI-yz9nx]

God, people with bipolar disorder stopping taking their meds when they feel better is such a common problem. I made that mistake ONCE and it was horrible, especially since I mostly get depressive episodes. Take your meds, folks! I understand that the side effects might be uncomfortable and you might just really wanna hope that it's over now and you're finally just gonna be ok because you feel better, but stopping is never gonna lead to anything good.

[@strwgelly]

diane’s cycle of getting institutionalised getting better on med stopping meds and getting episodes again reminds me sm of myself, i’m 19. (bipolar type 1 / bpd) currently not on anything. meds burn my stomach now bc of my ODs

[@WhoamI-yz9nx]

@@strwgelly I'm sorry you have to go through this :( hope things get better for you soon! Are there maybe some meds that are easier on the stomach? Cause I was in group therapy with a woman who took meds despite having no stomach at all! Or is this just temporary until your stomach heals a bit? In any case, hope things improve for you! 18-20 were definitely the most difficult years for me, it got a bit easier after that, so hang in there 💕

[@strwgelly]

@@WhoamI-yz9nx thank you for your kind words 🩷 i hve to go for that camera down my stomach thing by the gastroenterologist. but i rlly cant be bothered rn. im doing well despite tho, hopefully my stomach lining heals in time!

[@WhoamI-yz9nx]

@@strwgelly I don't know if that's possible where you live, but I've done the tube thing under narcosis cause I have insane gag reflex. Makes it much less difficult - didn't feel a thing and went to a shopping centre for some food immediately after.

[@chazizphat]

just wanna say your videos are always top notch, production value and story selection, love your channel

[@horvathsogranfume658]

the thelma one is easily explained if she wanted to escape, wasnt that organic. Once she found a spot where her friends couldnt see her, she could hop into the woods, and wait for them to pass, go the way back to the trailhead where her bf was waiting in a car.

[@jacobfishback5054]

This is my favorite series ever. Please never stop making these :)

[@floboboman]

Im looking forward to a scarry interesting episode on diore kunz. That was a local disapperance than was pretty heartbreaking .

[@TCHC85]

This my favourite series of videos that you do. They always leave me feeling so uneasy.

[@ani-musiclovers]

Love this channel and his voice

[@tetleyT]

According to research by Yosemite National Park Search and Rescue, "accidentally losing the trail" is the most common reason for people going missing in wilderness areas. In addition, the average lost person was found 1.8 kilometres from their starting point and only 58 meters from the nearest trail or road. It doesn’t take much for a hiker to lose their bearings in the wilderness.

[@erockstoenescu6171]

The search for Michael in Alaska was also covered on the National Geographic show called Alaska State Troopers. They were there filming on the day of the race and reacted quickly when he was reported missing. Idk why you didn’t include this part or any of the footage but just wanted to let you know. Thanks for another great video

[@erinbeaud4556]

Probably because KZbin’s copyright system is a nightmare.

[@erockstoenescu6171]

@@erinbeaud4556 you’re totally right! Could’ve showed a few clips of the incident tho

[@Judy.LoveandLightAlways]

Great Channel. Thank you. Kindest thoughts to you and your families and Furbabies from Australia x ❤

[@regine3147]

So interesting to hear all the different possibilities that people have suggested in the comments. Maybe it takes a community of people to solve a mystery!

[@karricompton]

This video should teach us that it’s one thing to attempt challenging trails, etc. if you’re young and healthy, but if you’re disabled or have health issues, you should think twice before engaging in difficult physical challenges.

[@taariqkhanoflegend4622]

It gives me shivers how some people seemingly vanish without trace, off the face of the earth. So many stories like that, fascinating

[@robinmcinarnay7827]

Ppl used to look so much older in the 80s!?! Thelma had to be 58 or younger in that pic but she looked 68/78. Mad About You or Look Who’s Talking they looked in their 40s, esp the women tho. Like, how old were The Golden Girls really?!!

[@TotemoGaijin]

I've seen pictures of my grandpa (born in 21) and he had hair till around 30, and then every picture after that he looked like what you'd think a grandpa would look like. Maybe cause life was more stressful/less convenient back then? I dunno.

[@ashleybrooke2087]

More modern healthcare also helps & somewhat cleaner living. She was also a heavy smoker & that ages some people prematurely as well.

[@mintyblur]

I really like your videos! They are fun to watch before going to bed. Could you include metric measurements on screen whenever you measure something on feet?

[@CamBoone]

0:52 you mean to tell me this is a picture of Thelma at the age of 58??

[@lucassmith1886]

No, that's her high school graduation photo

[@AlmedaRen]

Lmfaooo

[@Ash-V]

Disappearances in the wilderness don't compel me much. People just do that sometimes. It happened to a friend of my brother a few years back. Just gone without a trace. Still breaks my heart to hear.

[@Ooh_PieceOfCandy]

It's so embarrassing but I actually shriek like a little girl when I get the notification for a new Scary Interesting upload

[@animonteleone396]

Hi Shawn, this is my favorite channel ever. I might have to go back and rewatch things because I’ve seen all your videos now. Also please consider putting out some sort of podcast where you just like, read out loud? your voice is so soothing. 10/10 would subscribe

[@fromgillianwithlove]

it's midnight here so the perfect ambiance for this video before i go to sleep. cheers and thanks for the video!

[@Greeneyesengage]

Love love love your channel!! Thank you for all your hard work!!

[@millenials_best]

Ya.... I'll just continue to thrill seek vicariously through this show. All these people had to do was... like.... stay home. I would love to do many of these activities, I'm sure I would be on this show if I did.

[@chendaforest]

Let's hope the families one day get answers. Especially poor Diane, a vulnerable women who was easily taken advantage of by pure evil.

[@becomingbetter554]

Always excites me everytime you uplaod new videos. Thank you.

[@thexxit]

Your channel is so addictive!

[@scott972]

This is hilarious lol. A woman disappears after leaving a message that ends with a male voice threatening her, "Was it foul play?" Was it foul play?!?!??! You shouldn't even need the finger to make that determination.

[@NatureLover-62]

The troubling story of Diane Augat has always bothered me deeply. Diane had lead a very normal, planned and stable lifestyle that on a dime flipped a switch on one day that turned her life upside down. Diane was obviously suffering and her life after the loss of her marriage, along with the heartbreaking loss of her children, must have created a greater severity into her mental health. Poor Diane struggled for 10+ years faced with the unknown of what tomorrow would bring that must have been terrifying as well as fearful as she must have felt a constant struggle to wake the following days filled with uncertainty every day.

[@dacenmclean7901]

I love how all the early comments say first, without knowing 20 other people also commented first

[@BallsdeepSnake]

like it some Great achievements in life 😂😂

[@TransKidRevolution]

First😀

[@CHM55]

Sad fucking life they live

[@ALL_that_ENDS]

First to agree, after that 👆🏻guy

[@darrylwebb388]

But only I can be the first to 141 likes

[@padenmckendrick6609]

Only just discovered this channel. Love the videos, the music is perfect for the narration.

[@beverlyreiner-baillargeon6205]

Sean you always come up with stories that always make you go, 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 Never change your opening music, it's Scary Interesting

[@lorddrayvon1426]

To anyone wondering what happened to Gary Robert Evers, he was convicted of first degree murder in 1999. He avoided the death penalty because the state of Florida had temporarily abolished the death penalty a few months earlier after the botched execution of Allen Lee Davis so he received life. He spent 13 years in the Florida State Prison before dying in 2012.

[@SamSparks95]

Now this is a good way to spend a sunday!

[@quasarsavage]

Great background music. Spooky ❤

[@paulgrimm6317]

❤❤❤ So always look forward to these very cool stories ❤❤❤ Thanks for all the hard work !!

[@foxs49er]

Police had to consider other options like she might have slammed her finger in a car door and accidently hurt herself. Common, if that was the case and nothing malicious was at play, she would have shown up at a hospital. I'm pretty sure no one just leaves their severed finger at the side of the road either if that was to happen.

[@hewgames5199]

I'm late today but another excellent video. I literally found this channel months ago and went on a binge and now look forward to the uploads! thank you!

[@ElSantoLuchador]

If nobody saw the first lady on the trail, it's questionable that she could even walk 9 miles, and there was not a trail of cigarette butts in her wake, then she probably never walked the trail. People usually don't disappear to start a new life, they disappear to end their own. Foul play is always the least statistically viable conclusion, but it's a favorite of true crime fans anyway. That suicidal and depressed people always show 'signs' is a misunderstanding by people that neither understand clinical depression nor suicide. Anyway, you know what I think happened.

[@thelogicaldanger]

Good point about her never being on the trail to begin with. As an other commenter pointed out, her friends might have been in on it with her, and just told a cover story for her to run away and start a new life.

[@chendaforest]

It seems unlikely as her friends and hubby said she was on the trail.

[@hugesmjfan8073]

Damn I remember when you had like 30k subs. Your blowing up💥

[@skp6613]

Idk why but the background music is SUCH A VIBE. Without it the video loses like 2 stars for me😂 and without the narrator? I’m changing the channel!😋

[@Guitar40193]

Look forward to your video every week!

[@RationallySkeptical]

YES! tytytyty!! 3:47 i did wonder why the number was unknown since it would have been on a phone bill.... that didnt make sense to me. WHY was it unknown?

[@paulmuzzy7644]

This channel has ruined all other channels for me. Your content really is the best I’ve come across. Thank you for your hard work!

[@ydnallah1541]

I have serious eyesight problems, i’m 66 years old and am completely alien to the area and terrain….i know I’ll enter a foot race up a mountain in thick fog 👌🏻

[@brydon5721]

To me it sounds as though Thelma was always planning to ditch her friends of the trail, first by falling behind then slipping away when they were out of sight, but when they started making comments (she might have thought they'd slow down to stay with her) so she changed tack and got ahead of them, where she could duck off the trail circle back around and leave.