The Suspicious Disappearance of Jay Slater

[@madrarubi7660]

Unfortunate update for anybody wondering: his body was just found hours ago (17 hours ago as of writing on July 17 2024) on the island, in the national park. According to the autopsy, the injuries on his body are consistent with that of an accidental fall in a rocky area. His body took so long to find because where it was found was apparently "so inaccessible" that they had to use helicopter to comb over it. But yeah, very tragic and I send all the love and peace in the world to his family :(

[@qwitchyy]

Wow the timing. Thank you for updating I hope she sees this!

[@everhope6364]

there was no autopsy for 3 days so you are wrong about the cause of death his body had injury's consistent with a fall but that means nothing his body would have the same injuries if he had been rolled down the hill after he was killed elsewhere

[@brischarrer]

​@@everhope6364 I think a skilled coroner would be able to differentiate injuries caused by an accidental fall from other types of injuries...

[@everhope6364]

@@brischarrer no if his body had been pushed of a cliff or he slipped it would have the same injuries

[@Scrinwaipwr]

I was about to comment he been found dead, had fallen down a cliff.

[@bronzergoth7598]

kind of feel like if he's the kind of guy to attack a kid with a golf club/machete/etc, he's also the kind of guy who would fuck with the wrong person eventually. and drug dealers do not generally suffer aggressive tools from out of town trying to make money on their turf

[@jackiedrowley3351]

You are spot on

[@NobodyUndefined]

Honestly after watching this video, Jay just seems like an absolute douche. A proper chav who's involved with the wrong crowd and paid the price for it. I totally agree with you, willing to do something as extreme as being involved with a machete attack definitely makes him likely to be involved with drugs as well. Hate to be that person but whatever happened to him, he had it coming to him.

[@veronikakucerova6595]

What happened is..he lost drugs they supposed to sell.I believe he's no longer alive. I seen many videos of Lucy's messages where she said that what happened and talking about Jay in past..I done video on this on my tt. That's what happened. You can tell this boy was trouble got himself into big 💩 this time..

[@grottybt5006]

If he was in jail for the machete attack like he should have been he wouldn't have gone missing

[@TheQueenOfSheba]

@@SmokingMonkeyMediaSFXshut up lmao

[@asmrtpop2676]

@@SmokingMonkeyMediaSFXbioterrorism is a perfectly jailable offense

[@Bushwacker-mb6hw]

@@grottybt5006 a better upbringing would be a good starting point

[@dasani.like.the.water.]

@@SmokingMonkeyMediaSFXYour user name and has smoking monkey in it but your profile picture is a smoking chimp, a great ape. Great apes are not monkeys.

[@dasani.like.the.water.]

@@SmokingMonkeyMediaSFXYour username has smoking monkey in it but you profile picture is a smoking chimp. Chimps are great apes, which are not monkeys. Common misconception.

[@davisbird]

People underestimate how easy it is to get lost in a rural location, even a relatively well-traveled one. With certain environmental criteria (which this area seems to meet), a few wrong turns can be devastating.

[@hennesey8]

My ex and I went off trail on a mountain in a town I'd spent my whole 25 years in. Frequented this trail and park 20-50x a year and we got lost for 6 hours. This wasn't even a rural area, it was a suburban metropolis of 50,000ppl and upwards of 10,000 visitors per day, where you could follow the glow in the sky to find a Walmart. It just takes one little mistake. Bonus points to whoever can guess the national park I'm referring to. Hint 3: I'm in the South.

[@davisbird]

@@hennesey8 yeah, exactly! Read a story once about an experienced hiker on the Appalachian trail who stepped off to use the bathroom and disappeared. There were large-scale searches, and the area was traveled frequently, but nothing. A couple years later, someone found her body with a journal next to it implying she lived several months after she got lost. Always scared the hell out of me.

[@TheDreamer1980]

I think he was killed but yeah in that area there are lots of little caves and crevices he could of stopped in to get shade or fell into it.. Tenerife in general has tons of those caves, don't forget he was on gear, raving all night, could easily of had a stroke or heat stroke

[@stroodledoodles]

Given his sketchy past and Lucy allegedly following dealers on Insta, Slater's disappearance being drug related seems very likely. Something else that stuck out to me was that in one article his mum mentioned him being reluctant to go on the trip, but never said why. You can't help but wonder.

[@Kanetsugi]

Whaaaaaat

[@phyllisbennett9950]

I thought his mother said he was highly excited as, he had never been to Tenerife , first time to a foreign Rave there. ?.

[@stroodledoodles]

@@phyllisbennett9950 I've heard both, there are so many conflicting reports it's a mess

[@rolfanderson3925]

He was high on e, wandered into the mountains, fell in a ditch and died of exposure. All of the drug stuff just shows how bad he was at estimating risk.

[@annabasnatural]

IMO I think he was at a festival, he got wasted and high, he was disoriented, dehydrated, confused maybe having a bad trip etc and has ended up lost in the middle of the Teide national park. It’s extremely sad, and I think the only thing his background shows is that he was likely up to use drugs and made bad decisions. I hope for his family he is found though

[@LIJVHAZ]

Exactly this, dont think its some big conspiracy at all

[@adeer87]

Yeah, agreed

[@PullMyPudding]

He definitely went to that air bnb…

[@TheRedgoldenchild]

Say NO to Drugs! Stop encouraging 'Young People' to self medicate. This is not normal behaviour its very dysfunctional and leads to situations like this! Bad Parenting is also "Cool" be a parent and not a "Mate".

[@PullMyPudding]

@@TheRedgoldenchild drugs aren’t the problem, it’s the people that take them

[@StrawberryM00finz]

There is another young boy missing that isn’t getting any coverage. His name is Jack O’Sullivan

[@TheDotty82]

I'll Google him

[@lkngud]

I can't believe he's been missing since march and this is the first time I'm hearing of him 😓

[@TheDotty82]

@lkngud Yeah same, and he seems like a good kid, Jay? Not so much....

[@StrawberryM00finz]

@@lkngud it’s really awful. He seemed like such a sweet kid and he also just sort of disappeared after a night out. I feel awful for the family. Just wanted to get the word out

[@StrawberryM00finz]

@@TheDotty82 Crazy how negative attention always works for people. Good people get overlooked.

[@Carebearritual]

slater was clearly a careless and impulsive individual, owing to his criminal history. i think that lends itself to theories that he committed a crime (knowingly or unknowingly), or got into a sketchy situation with people who he thought he was tougher than, but wasn’t.

[@markvega5036]

Here's how it went down. JS did steal an actual watch, which he (wrongly) took to be a Rolex, when in fact it's an AP. He was keen to sell it ASAP and the two Mali's said they'd buy it, but their money was back at their air B&B. He agreed to go back with them and do the deal. When they got back, they had a couple of joints, before one of them asked to see the watch again. He put it on. Then he told Jay to be gone and that he was getting no £. What could Slater do? Fighting two men who are bigger wasn't an option. He could hardly report the theft to police since he stole it to begin with. So, he had to tuck tail and leave absent the watch or the money. That's why he couldn't go back there. He then decided to leave the road in an effort to cut down the walking time, but it went wrong and the rest is history.

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

That's a pretty good theory! 🖤

[@STSauto]

Fair one. Alot of us assuming foul play . This could be a very reasonable explanation, hence no arrests .

[@aaron6841]

The friends seem involved the girl said she knew where he was then corrected her slip up on a Facebook message?

[@michelle.mustow593]

No the watch was stolen guys from b+b said they were going to buy it went back to b+bguys rang the guy who owned watch j heard them and ran went up mountain and off road hiding guys caught him as women who he asked about busses told guys where he was they got him End of story To move a mountain you have to move smaller stones (clue)

[@duncansmith7562]

and not one single person saw Jay on the road, on the trail, and somehow Jay managed to bash through so much undergrowth that he died in a place inaccessible to all others, totally undetectable. hmmm, don't think so.

[@littledreamerrem7021]

What happened isn't really a mystery to me. There's a very, VERY good chance the body is out in the brush somewhere. I spend a lot of time in the wilderness, and depending on the environment, it's entirely possible for something as large as a human body to go unnoticed even with a full search party in the area. Add in scavengers, and you've got people who go missing with no trace. The advice to stay put when lost is given for a very good reason.

[@hayleyh3024]

Seems the most likely to me too, especially given he clearly is someone who struggled with long term planning and good decision making

[@STSauto]

@@littledreamerrem7021 would dogs miss him though ? Plus the smell surely would indicate ?

[@hannahbeanies8855]

@@STSautoyes dogs could miss him. They aren’t 100%. Sometimes the best chance to find a person is just random hikers stumbling across them months later. Happens a lot more often than I care to think about

[@hannahbeanies8855]

@@STSautothat’s not to say dogs aren’t awesome in these situations. They are. But they are just one tool searchers use

[@STSauto]

@@hannahbeanies8855 that's a horrendous thought . I assumed , the smell would alert the dogs or humans. If he's there ! Thanks 🙏

[@suemeade2471]

He was looking for a bad time,he found it.

[@captain07234]

Also, he was on an island, it would be easy to weigh the body down, take it out in a boat to the bottom of the ocean and let it sink to the ocean floor where it would never be found.

[@scottparker1099]

I spent 2 seasons in the canaries and 5 seasons in ibiza .the scary thing people do just go missing occasionally there were rumours of deep sea fishing (never return) or a trip to the mountains ..... which actually happened to me on one occasion though It going to be the end 25.000pts helped but i still get dropped off middle of no where

[@fifteentimes]

Definitely, his body was dumped in the sea. And if it was on the coast near the Airbnb, it would not wash up anywhere, regardless if weighed down.

[@daisiesforghosts]

People forget he’s 19, was drinking and is going to make stupid decisions. I’ve seen grown men think walking 2 hours home is a normal okay thing to do and they were sober. I’ve been baffled and dumbfounded by peoples decisions enough that I don’t question he would do something like that, especially at that age.

[@Zombii_x]

2hrs walk as a Brit is a perfectly acceptable thing to do! 15min/mile as pace and that’s a manageable 8 miles. Growing up in villages with awful bus service gets you enjoying it ☺️! Child easily does 2 miles to school with me in the morning & has done since 5yo. A 10 hour walk however? Across a mountain? In a foreign country? Yeah that ain’t a normal decision.

[@ReadRightHand]

​@@Zombii_xExactly

[@discountpotato5680]

​@@Zombii_x I was thinking the same thing too

[@Meetbol6284]

I've walked pretty long distances when drunk to get home but 10 hours is too much. Maybe he got high and had a bad trip, hallucinated or was paranoid and figured walking was his only choice🤷‍♀️

[@frootgummies]

YEEEEEE BOY! LETS INVESTIGATE 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@madhatt3r93]

This definetly feels like a "fuck around and find out" kind of disappearance; Jay clearly hung around some dangerous people and finally paid the price. I do think that the theory of "Jay steals a watch -> two AirBNB guys catch him and take him to their apartment -> Maybe they beat him up or something and kick him out as punishment for stealing -> Jay gets lost due to drugs in his system, dehydration and possible brain injury -> he dies of exposure/injuries and just hasn't been found" is most likely the correct one- it seems like the simplest explanation, and I don't believe there's any conspiracy involved; Just a young guy who lived a dangerous lifestyle, got bold, messed with the wrong people and paid the price. He still should be found of course- Jay doesn't seem like a good person, but he's young, and there's still a chance for him to rehabilitate and turn his life around; Even the victim of the machete attack he participated in wants him found, not even mentioning his mother. I never put much stake on how loved ones of a missing/murdered person behave on camera, maybe because I'm neurodivergent, and I know that people show emotions in different, weird ways, but that doesn't mean they're not geniuine. Jay's friend is kinda fishy and I can see her wanting to profit off his disappearance, but again, maybe she does geniuinely want him found too and all the money will go towards the search efforts- even if she knows what happened to Jay, I don't think that she's directly involved, more likely is that she's covering for someone like the AirBNB guys. So yeah, sad case. It does seem like Jay wasn’t living his life right, but I think that there was a chance that he would turn it around. I don't think he's alive anymore, and it's a case of "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes", just taken to the extreme.

[@hennesey8]

I like your take a lot. Especially how people act on camera. I'm always wary of investigators that pin significance on how someone acted or reacted. Let's say it's my first solo vacation out of country, I'm 19 and full of teenage hormones and immortality, personally I would act fearless even if I was scared shitless. If someone saw me on camera, it'd look like I knew exactly what I was doing when, how could I? In this case it wouldn't give Any insight into what happened unless he was all out crying and screaming.

[@maggieedwards3951]

Know she had to raise that money a day after as a compensation to his mother since she knew she sold out her son ,was the least she could she thought.😒

[@ligma212]

​@@maggieedwards3951 eh I wouldn't assume unless there evidence. It's innocent until proven guilty

[@BoadieBroadus3211]

I’ve had friends while in a drunken haze walk staggering distances before. If he had been up all night drinking that makes it more likely to me that he would make an irrational, impulsive decision to try and make a ridiculously long walk.

[@LIJVHAZ]

When I was 15 I knew someone who walked from Hull to Driffield at midnight cuz he couldnt be bothered to wait for a taxi. Teens do daft shit

[@antiseptic71]

He wasn't a drinker, he was into proper drugs.

[@Meetbol6284]

Yeah when I was very drunk I walked home with my boyfriend in a rainstorm 7km to get home, your way of thinking is so clouded so honestly if he was drunk I could see him thinking it would be a good shot to walk home

[@makeupbyslooo]

honestly the men at the air bnb hella suspect idk....

[@ellaoats]

LETS INVESTIGEIGHT

[@IDEKaaaaaaaagh]

I'm ngl the Autoglass repair thing did make me laugh lmao.

[@LIJVHAZ]

lmaooooo

[@idpoundu]

Whoever Jay went back with killed him and Lucy’s covering up for them because she knows them and they threatened to off her too

[@p4ngolin]

He thought he could walk off the ketamine

[@chrisball3778]

Tenerife really isn't that small. It's over 2,000 square kilometres, which is roughly the size of the Lake District. Much of it is made up of steep, volcanic mountains, riddled with ravines and caves. It's extremely possible thar someone could get lost there and never be found. The very fact that someone making a video about events there would assume that Tenerife isn't that big demonstrates how Jay Slater might have made the kind of error of judgement that led him to try to walk back. He probably didn't know he was 10 hours from home. He didn't know the area, had been partying all night and was clearly the worse for wear, so wouldn't have been thinking straight. Even if he'd had the presence of mind to go into his maps app to look up the journey time, if he didn't switch the journey mode to 'on foot' it'd have shown him a much shorter travel time than the reality. Trying to walk home if you miss the last bus is a pretty normal thing to do if you live in an urban area in the UK, but it's an absolutely terrible one of you try it in a remote, mountainous region. Given that he had a history of crime, it is possible he crossed somebody in some way during the night and was a victim of some kind of revenge, but the claims about complicated kidnap plots are just ridiculous. He participated in an admittedly horrible assault as part of a teenage gang, but sadly that kind of behaviour isn't actually that unusual in a lot of UK neighbourhoods, and there's no evidence he was some kind of big-league gangster. Given all his communications with friends, it seems more likely he died of dehydration, exposure or heatstroke while wandering disoriented far from anywhere. The insane speculation from Reddit sleuths must be adding to his family's misery. Every time someone goes missing, they always jump in with their stupid theories. They're eventually proved wrong almost every time, but they just don't stop anyway.

[@no_peace]

My friend and I called my mom for a ride once when a school event was canceled. The friend's mom dropped us off without checking and we were there alone at school in a high crime neighborhood where no one was outside to help us. So we called my mom on a pay phone and asked for a ride. While we were waiting some people showed up and really scared us so we started walking home. I'm not sure how long it takes but it was many miles. But we preferred to walk over staying there alone with a certain type of adult

[@lizzysimner7715]

How terrifying glad you survived and got out of danger

[@hennesey8]

On the topic of the phone dying: when i get a new phone I condition the battery. This means letting the battery die all the way and charging it to 100% w/o using it on charge the first 5x in this cycle. As a reault, i use my phone 80-100% of the day (videos, games, podcasts, maps, ect) and it will last 12-16 hours. My phone on 1% without power saver on will last about 30 minutes. With super power saver on it will last an an hour and 15 minutes.

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

Does this actually work? I heard similar routines recommended years ago but I thought newer batteries don’t work like that now 🤔🖤

[@Dan-mm1yl]

I put mine in the fridge for 73 hours when I first get it then dance around it for 1 hour. My battery now lasts for 5 days with 90 percent charge

[@ninamaine1968]

This case is truly taking over the UK right now. Even with the General Election the mystery of Jay Slater is on everyone's minds. I really hope he comes home safe but with the time he's been missing I really doubt it. I'm very suspect of Lucy and the men he went to the airbnb with, there has to be more to their stories. Another amazing video, as always!

[@goodbher9244]

He does seem like the type to make stupid decisions though. So... Might not be foul play

[@MM01901]

@@goodbher9244 he 100% does. Have you seen the video that’s apparently footage of them lot and a woman’s voice, believed to be Lucy is heard saying “you said he wouldn’t get stabbed” before saying “oh Jay” and how she’s sorry? Is this legit? Because if it is then I don’t understand why nobody is paying any attention to this and if it is legit and he was stabbed then it would explain why Lucy said he cut his leg on a cactus as a desperate cover up incase his body turned up with a leg wound.

[@marykateandnoashley]

A couple things: Firstly, if a loved one of mine went missing, even a pet, no amount of money would be enough. And second: Phones can last at 1% for even an hour+. It’s designed as an emergency measure.

[@badonions2399]

Nah my newwish Samsung hits 5% and is dead within 2-3 minutes. 10 years ago yeah 1% lasted ages.

[@JadedBelle]

@@badonions2399 Man, I miss the indestructible Nokias!

[@ExoticDoll-ct3ud]

@@badonions2399 Same

[@marykateandnoashley]

@@badonions2399good for you? my iphone 14 can be on 1% for a solid half hour.

[@Jay22222]

I’m sorry, “If a loved one went missin... No amount of money would be enough.” What?

[@SteampunkFridgeRider]

the fact his victim was so empathetic towards his family is heartwarming tbh. what he did was horrible and violent but at the same time this is a 19 year old, and while that doesnt absolve him, he has/had the time to grow up and become a better person. a lot of people who commit violent & drug related crimes as teenagers do grow up to regret it, and while we dont know if jay would, now he never has the opportunity to. im assuming he was high on something and just got lost in the mountains and died, it feels like the most plausible explanation to me. i think theories that he is kidnapped and still alive are just wishful thinking, or people who are interested in the drama/tiktok of it all, when realistically he probably got lost and fell from a high place.

[@Gumbyloomy]

This is honestly the most even-keeled rational comment here. Too many extremes in ppls theories.

[@qwitchyy]

It seems you were right. Another comment said his body was found a couple days ago with injuries consistent with a fall.

[@ligma212]

I mean yeah but I wish people had this level of forgiveness for black teens who get persecuted by police for having a toy gun

[@gailhaggarty4217]

He came alive and left alive, that says it all

[@JAMESLOONEY-kd1nu]

Exactly too much information , if I left your house you would just say I left

[@JAMESLOONEY-kd1nu]

@@andersondasilva1334 Not the full shilling as we say in london

[@heatherhigson342]

I think the parents and the mates know he’s a bit of a bad lad , they are mortified but probably can’t help privately thinking , “ has he got mixed up with some shit “ ones again “ … he’s probably known for it , let’s add up , he’s took a machete to a lad , he’s stole a watch , he’s at a RAVE ….. Add up the clues …

[@fijichipotle3835]

don’t give raving a bad name just cause of one lad…

[@heatherhigson342]

@@fijichipotle3835 i’m not , it seems he’s already got one .

[@incredibleedibledez]

I used to be a big time party kid in the late 90s early 00s. I think back on the sketchy people I used to chill with & random apartments/parties that were miles away from home where I’d be stuck without my own way to leave and I thank my lucky stars I made it home alive & in one piece. I realize that most holiday spots visited by people in the uk are usually pretty familiar because of the tourist culture but I couldn’t imagine getting involved in some of the wild shit I used to in an entirely different country.

[@derpleyew]

Oh shiiit I just watched one of your videos while cooking dinner and now I can watch this and it’s FRESHLY UPLOADED! (Edited to add: I’m so glad this topic is being covered by you it’s become way too disjointed and confusing in news coverage)

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

Hope you enjoyed! Yeah, most of the articles about this now are really hard to understand, it's all just random scraps of information compiled in a non-chronological order. Hope this makes some sense anyway 🥲🖤

[@redeye2225]

Saving the video to investigaet after work, thank you

[@dealwithit207]

This Qassim guy runs a cafe? Then why did he have a air bnb for a night ? Should he not have a more permanent home ?

[@TheDreamer1980]

If that's where they kept the gear it's a long way to go, they could of easily found a Airbnb close to the South and las Americas only 15/20 min drive away and still remote enough to see police/anyone coming,

[@craigratio]

Very strange spot for a guy in his 30’s to be renting an airbnb. Especially with previous knowledge of Tenerife. You’d just stay near Los Cristiano, Las Americas or Costa Adeje. The area of the airbnb is more catered for couples who like sightseeing and hill walking. Just a very strange spot to be.

[@5amH45lam]

Police need to get a warrant to search Davy Jones' locker. I'm pretty sure that's where they'll find the lad at this point.

[@heatherhigson342]

None of it makes any sense as the days information keeps changing, I still don’t get why he didn’t stay to charge his phone , or even walk on the road … none of it makes any sense

[@MissRed92837]

I guess he got in a fight with the two guys at the RbnB. So he left in a rush, not being able to realize he needs to load his phone or not being able to load it anymore.

[@RLennoxx]

As sketchy as some of these players are, it sounds as though Jay was unfortunately an impulsive individual, that as well as being young and inexperienced. It sounds as if he got impatient and just tried to walk the way back, or at least start walking and hopefully meet the bus somewhere. Knowing my brother at that age, especially after drinking heavily, I could see this silly decision happening. I don't think anything shady happened. I think he died of the heat and dehydration somewhere (exacerbated by his night of drinking, no doubt) and they just haven't found him. He could have burrowed into a small cave or under a fallen tree, as a lot of dying people tend to have this compulsion. It is unfortunate, and even though he partook in terrible things at home, it's still sad to hear about a human life lost.

[@virgo4200]

i love your vidoes i always look forward to the "lets investigate"

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

🥰🖤

[@MalonsMilk]

An acquaintance of mine when I was I. My early twenties thought it was a good idea to start cooking up meth and selling it on the worst estate in town. He quickly got stabbed within a couple of months by encroaching on other people’s turf he also developed a raging drug addiction. To his own product. He came from a nice family and it gave them the wake up call they needed to get him help. However it goes to show that all eyes are on you if you’re selling drugs and enemies are made very quickly if you’re see. To be taking away trade. He’s dead - play with fire and get burnt.

[@avastaley3379]

He was dehydrated from the drugs and alcohol, Probs still high. Got into a stupid situation in that he went with people he didn’t know and ended up hours from where he was staying. Decided to try and walk it because well, he’s an idiot teen, still high, still drunk. Didn’t take water, Got lost, succumbed to the elements, The end. I know everyone wants drama but it’s just not there.

[@edensilva4283]

Kid seems to have ragged someone for their watch, was a gullible & went with the dudes thinking he getting 10 (who has 10 in cash on holiday?) Pictures on the road stones where his phone was found from the guys he left with, at least 3 others including who took the photos. It would likely mean his phone was likely thrown from that area rather than him entering the area. It’s reported he was seen by air bNB owner & the bustop was outside the house! None of this adds up atm. Hope the kid is safe. Maybe he might be not to be considered good guy with his previous.But I think a lot more to come out in the next few weeks. Hopefully all will come out for the family ❤

[@whereskeyser]

This just screams dying of exposure - some things: The biggest thing to me is that everyone assumes he was going to walk the full 10 hours - i’ve missed busses before knowing the next one would take a WHILE, and so to cut down some time I walked to the next stop or two. He could’ve totally been meaning to cut his trip a couple of stops short in those two hrs between the bus he missed and the next one. Re:lucy, partiers will for sure follow/ be friends with low level plugs. I don’t think Lucy following dealers is necessarily sketchy for this case. Unfollowing them makes sense when police is investigating a disappearance you were partially witness to and you don’t wanna get charged with possession of drugs. I also don’t think there is any reason to doubt her? She went home early, when Jay called her in the morning he already wasn’t walking by roads, hence his inability to get water or have her call a taxi. That’s why she reported him missing instead. She also wouldn’t have been able to lie about the phone call ever happening as there are call records. At most, the airbnb people were sketchy for sure. He could’ve totally gotten spooked by something at the place (harder drugs than he thought, guns, or maybe that watch theory but that seems too unconfirmed to take into account) and didn’t wanna go back. People in their late teens and early twenties also are super stubborn, especially on substances, so i totally see him wanting to try to walk.

[@Jupa]

Big up Tom. That’s a good man there.

[@Mychannel67-wh4tc]

Jay lost his bag of E at the rave. The two men (Lucy’s employers) took him to a remote location and made an example of him. The boat belongs to the marbu balkan, he was delivered to his fate by the two men. Jay didn’t throw his phone into the ravine this happened after he was gone.

[@Jay22222]

So you’re implying it wasn’t his E, but it was fronted to him? And “To make an example of him in a remote location.” E isn’t that expensive. I can’t imagine he would take enough for the night and it be enough that losing it would warrant “making an example” How would they entice him to somewhere remote?

[@Mychannel67-wh4tc]

@@Jay22222 you misunderstand. He was coerced into going to the remote location. He messed up by losing the bag. He ‘disrespected’ organised criminals. It’s not a rare people disappear for less in Tenerife. He got into a car with two men … I doubt Jay knew where he was being taken, he knew what it was about. Probably thought he could talk his way out. Watch Looking for Ricky you don’t mess around.

[@smugapplegaming8621]

I feel like his friends know something, it just doesn’t feel right. In any case if he went missing in the bush it’s been a while I don’t think he’s alive anymore.

[@makeupbyslooo]

when you live a fast life like jay, you have to look over your shoulder all the time. you have to watch your back because these people can and will kill you

[@lilmorsecody]

@@andersondasilva1334well a lot faster than the average person obviously

[@bfitz7038]

Even average people scan their surroundings

[@blacklisted4885]

They'll find his bones eventually. He was off his head. Made lethal decision

[@arthurtaylor64]

But, you cant get a phone number from a snapchat, can you? "I got a Snapchat about 10 minutes after I got off the plane saying ""kiss goodbye to your boy you're never going to see him again he owes me a lot of money"" which I passed on to police with the number it came from because I had my wits about me at the time and got my eldest son Zach to take a screen grab before it disappeared"

[@dontplay3088]

Hmm

[@Jay22222]

Think they could have meant the snap account? but might be wrong.

[@projectjupiter5523]

if she needed her son to screenshot the snap, i'd wager she's not familiar with the app. if this is the case, she may be unaware that snapchat users can make accounts without revealing their phone numbers. alternatively, she may understand how it works and could have simply misspoken; this does not equate to guilt or deception as people misspeak all the time, particularly during periods of high stress, such as the disappearance of one's child under mysterious circumstances. it's also possible to link your phone number to your account and add people using their phone number, as long as you already have their number saved. she reported receiving prank calls, so if her number is known and being targeted by bad actors, it's possible that the account in question added her on snapchat using phone number - idk if she'd have access to their number in such a case though. i believe that part of the reason that people are finding so many 'suspicious' details in this case, and in many others discussed in detail on the Internet, is due to the fact that we read too deeply into all potential evidence and are overly eager to come up with theories of conspiracy, which prevents us from acknowledging that there are often simple, logical explanations for information that doesn't seem to add up; in this case, a potential miswording rather than a slip of the tongue that reveals an elaborate scam to fake a disappearance for the purposes of creating a GoFundMe and using the proceeds for whatever misdeeds one's imagination wishes to conjure up. while it's good to be critical to some degree whenever presented with information or opinions, do take care to remember that events in real life and quotes from real people are not crafted by literary scholars, so not every single detail has meaning or is a signal suggestive of something amiss. tldr: Occam's Razor says she probably just misspoke.

[@ohitsolly677]

At this point my brain has started reading the video title in your voice 😂❤

[@anjachan]

I totally agree with you. very tragic case.

[@rosiejones4974]

I think he's fallen in the sea. He was heard sliding down by his friend on the phone. Makes sense that he was heading down to the sea thinking it was easier to walk back home, maybe there was a path along the sea, a beach, fresh water etc and he's arrived at the bottom, tired and fallen in. No trace of him. Have they explored the sea?

[@OldSchoolStrength]

He was never at the BnB thats a cover story! stop believing what lucy and brad have said its a LIE 100% And its all coming to light

[@Maria19107]

@@OldSchoolStrength hmm if he wasn't at the Air BnB then why was his phone in that location? We know his phone was there because of where it last pinged.. And if he wasn't in Masca why did the land lady say she saw him and say that he asked her for directions? What reason would she have to lie or get involved in a cover up? If he didn't go to Masca then where did he go? Cctv In the area he was at the rave would of surely picked him up in the hours after the rave.. (just curious as to why alot of people think he did not go to the air bnb and what would be the motive?)

[@Jay22222]

@@Maria19107Air bnb almost certainly logs credentials of who goes in/out and when. As well as yeah, a high likelihood for ring/cctv cams.

[@Maria19107]

@@Jay22222I've been to a fair few Air BnBs here in the UK and I can't say I've ever had to log guests and very rarely there's been Cameras🤔 I've usually met the owner on the day of arrival they hand me the keys and tell me the check out time ect.

[@bee2514]

@OldSchoolStrength the lady who owned the airbnb saw him and his phone pinged in the mountains lol so that part is definitely true

[@VTFpersonal]

no related to the video itself, but Im curious since you talked on this missing person..you will cover the case of Loan? is a 5 years old thats been missing for 2 weeks now, is quite a big deal in Argentina right now since apparently police and politics are involved..

[@enteranon3342]

I think he was on a trip with psychodelics when he left the bnb, just the fact that he asked the lady at the bus stop twice shows that he was extremely into it and if I look at photos of him then he was definitely that often. I think the public is missing a lot of information and is holding back a lot. The mountains in Tenerife are very vast and the search is very difficult. I think he will be found in a few months or he was really murdered by the two guys who wanted to steal his Rolex or drug stories

[@stevenyoung2564]

Thinking its gone beyond payment now he's two famous the Spanish police dont want anyone to think bad of there but its a hell hole recently went there.for 2 weeks had my phone stolen gold tsken and money there horrendous iut there

[@virgo4200]

Thanks!

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

Thank you so much! 🥰🖤

[@lilmorsecody]

I do think Lucy might know more, but I really don't like all the cold remarks about Jay and what kind of a person he was. Unless you've lived in the drug world you can't really know how it works. Usually if you owe that kind of money you'll be forced to work for free til it's paid off, which can take years, or you'll be killed if you refuse. It's a terrible situation to be in and a lot of young men fall into it to make a bit of money and get out of the rat race without fully realising what they're getting in for, and that they can't just get away. I just think we should be a bit kinder to Jay's memory. Also, about the mum trying to cry; honestly it means nothing. We've got to be more understanding of human emotion than that!

[@honestbarcafan8259]

Don't get into that lifestyle then.

[@VivienneFowler]

To be honest i think hes been killed. With in hours of going missing. Something stinks it really does

[@paulgelsthorpe3712]

Let's be honest you wouldn't trust any of them, including the family. As for drugs, no doubt involved, another case that might never have happened if governments just accepted that the best way to end much criminal activity would be to oversee the drugs trade legally.

[@coyoteartist]

As to the mother, there may be good reason that she can't do the actual searching. For myself, it would make sense in a search to keep a family member back in case of needing information about the person during the search.

[@lestupidunicorn]

i cannot think of anything more sus sounding than "he was alive when he left" for someone who was the last person he was seen with

[@joannehoward3202]

Hope they find this lad his mum needs him home no matter what a bad lad maybe but still his mother and family need answers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🙏🏻

[@daveoreilly239]

Whatever jay did or didn’t do he is somebody’s kid! We know he’s obviously not an angel but his family deserve closure! If it were my child I’d be in bits imagine being in there position it must be hell on earth! I will pray he is found even if he’s not still alive, his family deserve that at least!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@MsPixi66]

What happened ? He messed with the wrong people and thought he was bigger than he was and out of his depth.

[@ExoticDoll-ct3ud]

Best video on J Slater case i've listened too & really good narration. I agree, the only part I disagree with is J attempting to walk 11hr back to resort, as if high he wouldn't be able to focus on that walk and if sound mind, well nobody is going to walk 11hrs in heat. Apparently Lucy told this account, so if this is fabricated then what else could Lucy be willing to fabricate, jus saying? Now Lucy's only saving grace, is that she is a female and possibly in fear of her safety so she does deserve a level of anonymity or protection.

[@hairybung]

Fav channel rn

[@gazmartinpadiham.lancs.3435]

I dont know if his community service was finished but if it wasnt is he still allowed to leave the country.

[@maggieedwards3951]

Many of us feel jay has gone o feel it for his family ,whats the saddest thing in all this (apart from the fact jay has gone) He trusted his friends,and they set him up.

[@InazumaDash]

Find it sad that a teen is already in this much trouble. I hope he's alive. He deserves another chance in life even if he have made many bad choices.

[@Solaar_Punk]

Nah, he's for the scrapheap.

[@stephanielewis1006]

Very cool case! I am amazed how some people just disappear

[@jaffajack101]

It happens when you are not a good person and get yourself involved in what he was involved in.

[@alliibee4015]

@@jaffajack101? Yikes, victim blaming?

[@aetherialbeing4223]

@@alliibee4015the guy involved in a machete attack is a victim? Lol

[@alliibee4015]

@@aetherialbeing4223I just got to that part. I was like wait a minute lol

[@jaffajack101]

@alliibee4015 Just stating facts. He is not a good person, and he was involved in some baaaad stuff. Am I saying "It is his fault he went missing"? Nope.

[@mathieuleader8601]

When I first heard about Jay Slater I thought it was a new storyline in Eastenders

[@sbalsamo410]

Oooo…so happy you decided to investighaaate this disappearance. It’s crazy.

[@possummum]

His body was found. Rest in peace. If you want a really weird case to dive into, I suggest the Xavier Dupont de Ligonnes disappearance. Extremely weird!

[@BluePhoenix1973]

I would walk for 10hrs even in a place I knew because it's not safe and I am self aware enough to know I probably wouldn't make it especially without supplies. I have to wonder what he was thinking...

[@Zaron_Gaming]

Can you even make a call with 1%? That alone seems incredibly unlikely. What Mary said doesn't make sense. She's guilty of something or knows something

[@o-d-one]

I reckon the the two uk men stole the watch! Jay went back for a few spliff's. He decided to leave early, they got paranoid jay was going to snitch..... ran him off the road? Did I read that there was a snapchat between his 2 mates saying they know he's staying at the church? Odd case

[@Amy_The_Problem_Child]

LET'S INVESTIGAAAATE 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤

[@0zzysaurus]

error at 27:08 -- called him "jim" by mistake, just so u know !! ^^

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

Where did I even get Jim from 😭 Thanks for the correction! 😂🖤

[@walterkaiyuenpang3556]

​@@TheInternetInvestigator Maybe it's from Original Star Trek ??? ' Jim ' / Captain James T Kirk ? 🤔🧐

[@0zzysaurus]

@@TheInternetInvestigator no worries ^^

[@sharondowney1725]

Need to give my head a wobble

[@CGCGCG91]

From comments I've seen on social media from those who know him say they're really not surprised that he's disappeared with the way he acts and causes trouble. Whether that's the case, I don't know. But his history definitely seems to add to that

[@thelordismysheperd435]

No matter what jay has done or into he is still only a young man. Im sorry to say this but if he was a pedophile or animal abuser or rapist i would be saying different. He needs to hopefully appear alive. If he has passsed over i hope he is found so his family can lay him to rest. He will have to answer to the lord God no matter what. Many blessings Amanda 🙏🕊️🙏🕊️

[@averagevr7908]

How is it a 10 hour walk if it’s an under 1 hour drive?! If anything you would double the car trip time if you walking so no way it is 10 hour walk!

[@kettle4796]

A fast walker can go maybe 6 mph on foot. If it's a 1 hour drive going 60 mph by car, then that equals 10 hours on foot. The fact that it's rural terrain likely adds to that.

[@craigratio]

Lucy Mae claiming that it was 1C at night and very windy is a blatant lie for sympathy. I was in Tenerife in February. It was 15 degrees at night and in all honesty theres little to no wind at night over there. It blows a gale sometimes in the mornings and early afternoons but high winds at night on Tenerife are really rare. If you don’t need a jacket in february why would you need one in June/July. She’s really really dodgy in all this.

[@LosRikos]

He was in over his head. If he wasnt in danger he would've returned and asked for a ride or to get a hold of someone. There's deeper motives going on here. I'm glad I left my criminality in the past and learned from my mistakes. Being 19 though this kid made some mistakes he couldn't bounce back from. I remember when I was 19 I had nowhere near the wherewithal I do now to problem solve situations. Being that young he made choices or promises or something he couldn't live up to. Your word is your bond and especially in criminal/drug circles. So if you go back on your word it spreads to everyone and you become a huge target.

[@ronnieguillot8519]

Whatever happen to that kid, id bet my right ball it's drug related. Sad.

[@Janika-xj2bv]

Sadly found dead. For fact checking purposes, he was either 19 y.o. on June 16, 2024, or 18 when he was convicted for assault in 2021. Poor lad. RIP

[@laratheplanespotter]

You are such a great storyteller. I’d love you to do a podcast. It would be great to listen to in the car. As for this story. I really hope he is found. He probably wandered off while uti and tumbled or fell into the sea. His ma might be too anxious to search or she’s not physically able to do it. Tenerife is pretty hot at this time of year

[@kerrymandanny8135]

Best videeaaaas on KZbin thank you!!

[@kerrymandanny8135]

That accent is amazing is it northern? Sorry I'm irish dont have the best ear for English accents. Your annunciation of words is awesome you should do like ebooks and such.

[@DeadOnInfil]

​@@kerrymandanny8135It sure is. Yorkshire accent

[@kerrymandanny8135]

@@DeadOnInfil its amazing Close to Sunderland right? I've been there once in 2016 had a blast the booze is so cheap Haha.

[@elleinvestigates]

yes! fresh investigation!

[@MontyPythonQueen614]

I'm begging for you to do a video on Tomorrow's Teaching's, I know on the surface it seems like your run of the mill dhar Mann ripoff but if you actually watch the videos and notice the titles it's EXTREMELY dark and disturbing

[@sarah5893]

No you're right, if i was lucy id ring him back & tell him that im coming to find you! Id jump on a bus or a taxi and go to him straight away. Thats what friends do! You'd do that before you report him missing. Good point!

[@dawnjulialawrence6713]

My guess is the friends are involved. Too obvious that one of the people last with him was the one who had contact from him last.

[@DABmonger]

What about Brad & Brandon after Lucy went for her claimed early night? Thus, Jay had company ... plus there was the Airbnb guys.

[@alfredroyal3473]

Seems he got mixed up with some big bad boys, really bad boys. As he was British the Spanish polis couldn’t care less.

[@Ruth-os4mi]

Rent boy stole an AP from his client's bedside table. When he tries to flee the scene . . .

[@dangerousandy]

Good evening TII 🙃

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

Good evening Andy :) 🖤

[@gbhoy67]

How can a 45 minute journey to the air b&b become a 10 hour walk back?

[@martinleonard1992]

It is 35 miles from rave to Masca. Tenerife is 1470 square miles ( 10 x the Isle of White). You can't drive around it in 3 hrs. It is an all day trip.

[@amandabartell1502]

Vehicle versus walking.

[@averagevr7908]

@@amandabartell1502yeah, that would be a double time On foot vs the car but not 10 HOURS!!!

[@heatherhigson342]

Ye.. why would she not tell him to wait where he is and she would send a taxi to exactly where his phone pinged , all confusing

[@matchknee]

the Autoglass Repair suggestion was hella funny, ngl

[@themthatjest]

Immediately heard “autoglass repair, autoglass replace”

[@debbiefox4439]

I think the young guy thats consistently searching for j is brilliant id focus on him hes so good giving up his time he hasent stopped since this all started a lovely strong young guy

[@tylertriezenberg1399]

Now i'm on the Safelite/Autoglass rabbit hole

[@JudyOwen-r8e]

I think he had to steal the watch to cover his drug debt to the 2 in question whilst he was on the island once, this was done I don't like to think what has happened to him