Trace Evidence - 049 - The Disappearance of Kayla Berg

[@chris00nj]

Kevin did it. He tried to get her hit so he could take advantage of her. She resisted and he killed her. He gave Miguel's old address because Kevin didn't know Miguel moved.

[@andrewkozakow9842]

Exactly!!!!

[@itiswhatitis2671]

Instant red flag when he said a 24 year old man picked up a 15 year old girl to hang out with........unh Uhhhh, nope. Unlikely. Most likely he came on to her and she rebuffed him and whatever happened after that is what has caused her to be missing.

[@derrickallen2054]

EXACTLY what I'm thinking

[@justme8837]

exactly. We as women have to understand when we go anywhere alone with a man that may have bad intentions for us, we should not go. You are in potential danger if he tries something and once he is in that "state of mind" he could become dangerous. Hang out with girlfriends, not alone with a guy no matter how "nice" he may seem.

[@anthonyhutchins676]

Isn't that the case for everyone? Lol we dont habe to make this a feminist issue. Disnt she also know this dude? She clearly didnt think she was in danger. We dont even know for sure if it was him,or not.

[@dylantaylor8263]

Yes statistically men are fare more likely to be attacked / killed by other men than women are. Women are just at a bigger biological disadvantage than men due to lack of physical strength so they're not as able to fight back. But we all should be careful in certain situations.

[@heathercobb1530]

I think Kevin 100% did this. He got her high, tried to make a move, she denied him, he got mad, raped and killed her. Why would a 24 year old be hanging out with 15 year olds??? Sex. That's why. The dogs alerted to his car and his property. He didn't know the x bfs house was condemned and so that's why he claimed to have dropped her off there. They need to arrest him and charge him. Too many rapists and murderers going free.

[@Rose_Macabre]

The simplest answer is usually the truth. Kevin drove away with Kayla, and the cadaver dogs gave 3 hits, all of which pointed to him. Seems clear.

[@anthonyhutchins676]

Yes haha

[@LynxStarAuto]

Dingle Barry I like your reasoning.

[@socialservicessuck]

It’s a no brainer

[@wendyferry2967]

I always wondered why they didn’t get a search warrant to dig in those areas.

[@TupDigital]

@Dingle Barry re: the cadaver or blood dogs getting a scent, as far as ive learned: cadaverine, the substance produced by decaying bodies, is actually produced in low levels in living people as well, but that it is trackable for the dogs immediately after a body goes thru death process.

[@dionnepalmer9716]

So the judge thinks it’s okay for adults to drive around and her high with a 15 year old??? There’s a reason why the cadaver dogs keep identifying Kevin. Such a shame no justice for Kayla.

[@jacquiemcevoy4509]

Why was a 15 year old girl out driving around with a 24 year old man!!?

[@dxrkfoxx]

jacquie mcevoy to get high.

[@PennysLifeWithLove]

I to wasn't honest with my mom when I was 15 yrs old and is sneak off walking and rude around with a man that was old enough to be my Dad. I did that once I didn't even know him looking back on it he didn't try anything on me but I guess I was very lucky . After that over the years I caught that man spying on me . Ughhh

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

@@dxrkfoxx Getting high is SO overrated...

[@dxrkfoxx]

Sir André LeFae de L'inoge well not to a 15 yr old

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

@@dxrkfoxx I think 15 year olds desperately overrate getting high ... it's NOT the answer to all of life's ills.

[@mikehawk4388]

I dunno, dude. I'm pretty liberal in a lot of ways, but there's no way my legal adult self would be driving around young teenagers out of town to parties with drugs & drinking against their parent's wills, much less do pot with them & drop them off at abandoned buildings without looking back. ESPECIALLY if I was a lifelong family friend; an honorary older brother. 27 years old! That's almost 30; what's he doing partying with teenagers...? I wonder if Kayla was trying to get home like her mom said, & someone got mad at her; trying to force her to stay or driving her somewhere against her will. ...Also, I don't think immediate family or spouses/boyfriends/girlfriends should ever be considered reliable backups for alibis. Way too many people think blood is thicker than water, even if their blood is running around spilling the blood of others.

[@emmaneilson9965]

I didn't want to hang out with teenagers even when I *was* one. A 24-year-old man, hanging out with a teenage girl is very odd.

[@melancholikak6844]

Probably an insecure 24 year old man, who could not get the attention of women his own age. There is so much growth between 15 and 24. My guess is he got jealous of her hanging out with other guys, possibly always had a crush on her or thought his longevity as a family friend earned him attention from her.

[@pezcore2142]

I agree, way too old. That being said, I wouldnt have a problem with the weed smoking so much as everything else. Frankly, Id rather have a child that smoked marijuana than one that habitually drank every chance they got.. but thats just me, i suppose. its the not keeping track of her factor that came into play, coupled with trust in family and friends to keep the same vigilance as if they were her parents. dont get me wrong, i dont want to sound like im putting all the blame on her mother.. I can only imagine what shes been having to go through, and has undoubtedly beat herself up over and over about 'woulda, coulda, shoulda' scenarios. Something that will follow her until her dying day, in all likelihood. these things are just complete no win situations.

[@ambermullenax9813]

Kayla had way too much freedom for a girl her age! As a parent myself, I do NOT understand that at all!

[@cassandra5516]

You're not wrong!! My god.. all the adults involved here (mother, kevin and miguel) all have some explaining to do. The men had NO BUSINESS with a 15 yr old girl. Like, none. The mother gave her far too much freedom than she could handle. 15 year olds don't make good choices, they think they know everything and can look after themselves.

[@justme8837]

@@cassandra5516 I agree. Anytime an adult male wants to hang out with a teenage girl something isn't right. Parents failed her.

[@Leann222]

Mind blown! I had to play back the beginning of the episode to make sure I heard her age correctly. Unfortunately, I didn’t misunderstand. Just WOW.

[@mamaluca1958]

Im a parent too. I feel the same as you Amber Mullenax.

[@PepsiPop]

Highly understand this child had way too much freedom for such young age I'm only 10 and Ive trying to solve this case for the past year no high evidence but I came to conclusion that she was murdered...

[@thecatatemyhomework]

Her brother was 17 at the time she disappeared. She was with her brother's friend, who was 24. The age difference between her brother and his friend was also odd.

[@dickdiamonds3410]

Not in a small town

[@HighLordBlazeReborn]

​​@@dickdiamonds3410t's things like this that make me cringe when people defend living in small towns. Some guy who's in this mid 20s is hanging out with a teenager? When I was 24 you couldn't have paid me to have a 17 year old as a friend, I was too busy interacting with people my age and doing actual work

[@rockstarofredondo]

@@HighLordBlazeReborn “defend living in a small town” Huh???😂😂😂

[@brookecarr73]

Hi. I live in a very small village with only 71 people but we also mingle with people in the next village over with roughly the same amount of people. We do not hang out with children as young as this girl. We have a darts and pool club every second Thursday and there are farm hands which a few are in their 20's, late 20's. but that's it, no socializing with them outside of the club. It would be frowned upon for it to happen. @@HighLordBlazeReborn

[@licensedattorney]

​@@HighLordBlazeRebornHe wasn't defending the actions, simply stating its very common for teenagers to hang out with people in their 20s in small towns. Doesn't make it okay or right.. but it's still true.

[@toddschulz4230]

I grew up in Antigo and it's quite a poor town with a lot of bars. 10 years ago many kids parents could not afford cellphones for their kids. In Antigo lots of parents only activities consisted of going to work at low paying jobs and sitting in bars all night trying to drown their sorrows and desperation away. When I lived there it was known to have a whole lot of creeps, crime, and lots of kids running the streets. Parents were kind of oblivious cause everyone felt small town everyone knows everyone type thing should be safe enough to leave the kids on their own, but it really was not ever safe. Lots of bad things happened and continue to happen in the small town of only like 8-10,000 people. It's always been a drug haven. Lots of pedophiles lurked around there and it was not abnormal for older men to be hanging out with kids and such. I had a lot of disturbing things happen to me growing up there which makes me feel all the more sad about what happened to Kayla. It's why I wouldn't raise my kids there.

[@Ashethetics]

Todd Schulz makes you wonder if things would’ve been different if her mom had’ve found a job in Texas.

[@lorena9021074]

Interesting. Thanks for the insight

[@Eclipse1369]

@Jeannie Farnsworth shuda? Should have? I’m not being condescending I’m actually asking

[@user-pe4en4sp8x]

Thanks for your honest and authentic insight I also grew up in a small town ( in Gippsland Victoria Australia ) and completely get what you're saying

[@Greg400]

Seems like the cops are half retarded in Antigo

[@dianewashington1065]

When I was 15 I couldn't leave off our front porch this was during the day. At night we were inside and this was in the early 70's.

[@christinegatto7426]

My mother did not allow me to date until I was 16. My parents had to meet him None of this running around in cars with 24 year old men. I have raised my daughter the same way. No drugs, alcohol, no problems.

[@Exsugarbabe1]

Really? I was fairly free at 15 but I live in a fairly safe place where I coukd always walk home.

[@LynxStarAuto]

Absolutely Diane. You come from a sensible, respectful, household.

[@prondlee]

And you're alive and well to tell it!

[@prondlee]

@@Exsugarbabe1 no place is safe for a 15 year old , inexperienced, naive, impressionable kid! Been there done that!

[@mikemantle]

Kevin did it, Kevin probably didn't know that Miguel moved so when he was giving police a BS location he "dropped her off" he went to Miguels old house. I'm sure Kevin had grown an infatuation with her as no 24 year old man is going to be spending their time with a 15 year old girl unless he likes her. I bet he drove her to a secluded area to try and make a move on her while she was high. She turned him down and he ended up killing her, maybe rapping her first. I bet he got rid of the body near where he was parked as I don't think after killing her he would put the body back in his jeep and risk driving around with her. I'd be curious to know the weather that night. I bet her body is in Antigo. They should have tried to get a time line from when Kayla left the McDonalds and when her friend's shift ended. Looking at google maps Antigo has many places you could "be alone".

[@the-kilted-trucker59]

I agree, I can remember my best friends annoying kid sister. Also that 5 years later we dated 4 a couple months. Good theory!

[@jasunkarner3916]

My thoughts exactly. I was wondering throughout this whole thing, mostly because it really wasn't discussed, what kind of relationship Miguel and Kevin had, if any. Assuming they had one, an innocent Kevin would've wondered why Kayla was being dropped off at Miguel's old, abandoned house. He'd know that if he and Miguel were familiar. On the other hand, if they weren't familiar or only vaguely, yeah, he might've thought Miguel still lived there, and this guilty Kevin would've lied about dropping Kayla there, as a way to deflect suspicion onto Miguel. I wish we knew about more about the two guys and the extent of their familiarity.

[@olgapagan4773]

4:25 my 15 year old daughter will NOT be going anywhere with a man that old. There's no way in hell!!!

[@applewayne5723]

She let her go with her dad not a 24 year old

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

Please pay attention.

[@divinelilvirgo]

@@sirandrelefaedelinoge LMFAO

[@JabberJawz.]

I feel like Kevin (the brothers friend) had dropped Kayla off at that house once or twice b4. So when he needs an answer of where she was--he mentions the house--but he didnt know the bf had moved. Soooo...he just stayed w/that story.

[@3875297]

Kevin 24 years old, Kayla 15 she is out using drugs lying to her parents about her whereabouts, mom knew something was going on but didn’t really put her foot down as any responsible parent would do. Way too much liberty for a 15 year old girl. Her brother is there when she leaves with his friend Kevin and he doesn’t stop her. Kevin drops her off at abandonned house refuses to talk and hire a lawyer, a cadaver dog picks his vehicle for a scent plus two other location! Duhhhhhh!!!

[@vegasrunaway]

Six days to report a 15 year- old missing? When I was 15, my parents would have reported me if I was 2 hours late. Not sure if it would have made a difference. Chances are, whatever bad thing happened to her happened that night.

[@CelticVictory]

My sister wasn't home once for a week. It turned out that she moved out without telling anyone. Of course, she was 18 at the time.

[@ruthmccarthy8281]

Her mother definitely failed by allowing her so much freedom. Especially allowing her to spend entire weekends at parties with older men. My parents would never have allowed me to do that. Sad.

[@LazyDaisyDay88]

A "young woman"? At 15 she is legally a CHILD. In every sense she is a child. Was a child :-(

[@divinelilvirgo]

you get mad easily dont'cha

[@nibelsteiner929]

I think he either does this to not being repetitive or because he uses some kind of AI for scripts. I remember a case about some 8 year old and he also called her "young woman".

[@cassandra5516]

I don't know about anyone else but at 15 I was not allowed in cars with 24 year old men. Ever! There is some lazy parenting happening here. I get her mother had to work, her father was seriously ill which is nobody's fault, but she obviously wasn't taught the dangers of being out with men at such a young age.

[@lisamorris7491]

Cas Simm neither was I no way would my parents let me in any mans car 15 is still too young your still a child

[@cassandra5516]

@@lisamorris7491 This case is just so sad. She was wronged by too many adults :-( 15 year olds aren't adults. They can't and don't think like adults which is why she should have been LOOKED AFTER.

[@lisamorris7491]

Cas Simm lazy parents

[@markgardner4426]

Yep,the simplest answer is usually correct. The friend of her brother attacked her and then killed her, so she could not tell.

[@TheMattc999]

@Andrew Phillips yeah, but when you've got a 15 year old girl riding around doing drugs with a 24 year old man and then she disappears into the blue out of that 24 year old man's truck you've got a pretty damn good place to start. Edit- oh yeah, and the fact that a cadaver dog hit on his car, his property, AND his place of employment. It is much more than just a guess or an assumption to look at this guy as a suspect. It is a logical conclusion based on the known facts and evidence at hand, and he is someone who definitely needs to be looked at very closely.

[@travish6427]

In my mind, this Kevin guy probably drove the two of them somewhere secluded to park and continue smoking. I would venture a guess that he more than likely made a move on Kayla to which she probably turned him down which he snapped. The rest is history and everything points to him. His laughable story about dropping her off at the wrong house the lack of cooperation, his cell phone being deactivated at the time of her disappearance, and the cadaver dog hits. There is no question in my opinion that Kevin is responsible.

[@maryryanroman2399]

Yes, I agree.

[@paintingsbypellie]

Kevin 💯 holds the key to all this.

[@DW-nb2zc]

Nope.Miguel 1000%

[@MrsK976]

@@DW-nb2zc if you know something do to LE

[@whoceceliae1874]

As for innocent people not needing lawyers, look up Paula Nowrocki. She cooperated fully, and was charged with a crime. She and her husband spent their life savings on DNA testing that proved her accuser had actually sent a threatening letter to herself. Innocent people need protection.

[@stephenphillips5523]

Crimals lawyer up real quick kevin did just that

[@NickolaiPetrovitch]

@@stephenphillips5523 anyone with a brain cell asks for a lawyer right away . Especially innocent people .

[@2D_Tuna]

ALWAYS ask for a lawyer.

[@mwcarolina]

I fully believe this disappearance has something to do with Kevin. Why would anyone drop a friend off at a house where clearly no one is living

[@pamancave1150]

Hey trace evidence you really deserve wayyyyyyy more subs bro , you have a DAMN GOOD show here man its very well put together and you always keep my attention , your channel is gonna blow up man all u need is to do one collaboration with someone in the genre who has a good following causein my opinion your in the top 3 or 4 doing this creepy/disappearance/murder genre , your awesome bro keep it coming man I love your content !I do have one critique ! Pictures should match the parts of the story when your talking about that person or where like the home or car or wharever it is your talking about alot of the time they don't coincide

[@jamesball8519]

Hugh G. Rection or show his face in the videos as well. I can't understand why he doesn't have hundreds of thousands of subs

[@FOOFIGHTER7871]

I think since it's a podcast a lot of his audience is on itunes or stitcher maybe? But yea he def deserves more subs

[@ThatOddChickenHippie]

It was Kevin without a doubt. I hope one day you get to make a "solved" video for this case. Kayla deserves to have the her fate known and justice served!

[@williamarthurfenton1496]

Yep, seems obvious. The seriously lacking information are the background checks. The true nature of his relations with Kayla (likely in love with her but frustrated by other factors), and if he has a history of criminal activity or suspicious behaviour.

[@dontjointhecult]

I grew up in Wausau and graduated high school in 2009. Miguel Marrero was one year ahead of me in school. I live in Wausau now near the vacant lot where the condemned house once was, as well as Miguel's other address at the time. I could have easily been Kayla had I gotten in the wrong vehicle with the wrong person. And like Kayla, my parents taught me how to assess for danger. No one is immune to a "nice Midwest town" crime like this! The attention drawn to this case almost 15 years later has me invested once again! Thank you for your thorough research into this case. I'm not familiar with the accuracy of trained cadaver dogs but it certainly all leads to Kevin Kielcheski being the killer.

[@coreyfalo3939]

It's obviously the brothers friend..he's so guilty..arrest him

[@bunnygirl-cl4uq]

I hate when people say "why get a lawyer if you didn't do anything wrong??" UH, ALWAYS. GET. A. LAWYER. I'm not saying that to defend anyone who is truly guilty but if the cops ever start looking at you, for anything, even if ur 100% innocent u should always lawyer up!

[@redwood-reverence]

Yes, it is the first thing you do. No matter what. Most departments are looking for a conviction over facts.

[@bunnygirl-cl4uq]

DOPE SHOW exactly

[@hoyit]

Yeah I agree. After watching "The confession Tapes" on Netflix it's a no-brainer to always have a lawyer present.

[@anthonyhutchins676]

Yeah exactly... You always get a lawyer when you talk to police if you are a person of interest. No matter how innocent you are

[@SoberRomeo2011]

Smart girl

[@katie2152]

I can't believe KEVIN hasn't been arrested.

[@galegirl406682]

Moral of the story is, Be a Damn parent and stop trying to be a friend!

[@CrankyBubushka]

What is he hanging around with teenagers for? What a sad story. I hope they find her.

[@TupDigital]

@Dingle Barry 😅

[@heathercobb1530]

I think Kevin 100% did this. He got her high, tried to make a move, she denied him, he got mad, raped and killed her. Why would a 24 year old be hanging out with 15 year olds??? Sex. That's why. The dogs alerted to his car and his property. He didn't know the x bfs house was condemned and so that's why he claimed to have dropped her off there. They need to arrest him and charge him. Too many rapists and murderers going free.

[@stacitaylor1064]

Dingle Barry Right....

[@rossshaffer9571]

Way too much time and focus on Kevin actually dropping her off at the abandoned house. It’s likely they never made it there...

[@alesiapiresio9719]

Absolutely! He most likely killed her in a completely different location.

[@CelticVictory]

I truly have doubts that they were even in Wausau.

[@thelittlelenora]

Kevin, look out because when something like this catches up with you it isnt going to be fun.

[@jen5707]

When I was 16 I dated a man who was 26. Now that I'm an adult with children I realize how absolutely disgusting that was. He was very controlling and abusive. Crazy the things I did in my teenage years and am alive to tell the tales.

[@andreaturnquist4855]

Amen

[@haitiyouyou76]

Looking back at the insane stuff that I've done, I'm vry thankful that I made it

[@aircooledvw]

I can relate. What was I thinking? I was such an idiot as a teen. Cant believe I survived.

[@wendyferry2967]

I just wanted to point out that your channel is one of the best I’ve come across. It’s very detailed and speech speed is perfect. No goofy music used as fillers to create a longer video. I truly appreciate this channel. It’s only been two days but my husband and I have enjoyed listening off and on all day. We have older kids so they don’t bug us too much anymore 🤣. Thank you again for such a great channel.

[@clintbandura9018]

That's what happens when you don't place boundaries on your children.

[@debijordan2341]

You think blaming the victims family is going to help. Come on dude be a teeny tiny bit understanding of what they are going through.

[@debijordan2341]

Andrew Phillips I agree it’s always so easy and such a fast response these days to blame the parents. Not that I’m not saying there isn’t some spoiled entitled brats out there ! But why go there first!!

[@andyanderson5637]

This is good example of why you don't let 15yr old kid travel around partying and dateing men acting like a adult. Curfew and getting grounded till there adults on there own supporting thereself.

[@travisn346]

Exactly. I wasn't allowed to party in high school and I don't blame my parents one bit. Nothing good happens after midnight and I believe that's true to this day.

[@craigm2209]

Nope no way in hell would a 24 year old man gonna pick up my 15 year old. The only thing hed be picking up is his teeth.

[@reneemcafee7341]

Exactly!!!

[@padam727]

I had a brother that lived in Antigo, and i remember the party scene everywhere. it was a party in a box city for young people. sit around a bonfire smoking pot. not my scene but I can see where she got caught up. Not a place i would raise my kids from what i saw while visiting my brother and his family. sad to say he later committed suicide from his massive drug use. I never found antigo as a family friendly town. only bad for my family happened there too.

[@simchi5611]

I've lived in Antigo my whole life. It's NOT the safe "sleepy" town with lots to do this video makes it out to be. It's a cesspool with drug epidemics and nothing better for kids to do than party. It's sad.

[@Alcoholpad]

I think alot of small towns are like this because there isn’t a ton to do

[@baldwinwallace4926]

Kevin didn't know that Kayla's boyfriend had moved and that house had been condemned by the city, so when he LIED about dropping her off at that house -- it should have sealed his fate as there is no way in hell that Kayla would have asked to be dropped off at that location, as she knew that her boyfriend no longer lived there.

[@chadd8643]

Trace Evidence is the best podcast hands down

[@aircooledvw]

It’s so good

[@bellaandnate]

This is so sad. This mom wants her daughter to spend as much time as possible with her sick father. So this naieve girl goes to dad's, tells him she's going out and he wants her to be happy. He must feel terribly guilty for being sick and unable to be the parent he probably wanted to be. In her naievity and bc she was a teen wanting to have fun she takes advantage of dad being sick and unable to really be as available as a healthy parent. I don't think she meant to be a problem, but again, under these circumstances she found it easy to do what she wanted and have fun, with no understanding of what danger she could be in. Poor girl, and poor family. So so unfortunate she did not listen to mom and did not understand the dangers of the "real world."

[@rodericksloan1255]

Nicole.

[@66hoodwitch]

They both gave her too much freedom at that age. I have a 15 yo girl and she knows better !!

[@DelaniaAndTheDogs]

Nicole Smith good insight. Sounds right to me.

[@marysupernova7780]

The emotions in having a terminally ill parent and watching them get worse and worse are more than a lot of grown children can handle... This girl was just trying to feel things, and to feel alive, get out of her hard emotional circumstances for a while. Watching a loved one die of illness can change everything about your perspective on how to approach life. I feel so sad for this whole family too. What heartbreaking, and unimaginable, tragedies.

[@CelticVictory]

@@66hoodwitch You also probably don't live in a small town.

[@vandeolkon]

My mom always said, “It isn't the friendly stranger you have to watch out for, but the strange friend”. Seems fitting here.

[@scottbravo3]

I don’t see this as much of a mystery. Kevin killed her . This is just a case of lack of evidence and knowing but not being able to prove what exactly happened.

[@deevillarreal9475]

Right 👍 and not answering mom's calls or questions, a family friend would be the first to help. Give details, not avoid even her mother the next morning. So not normal. this case isn't all that's cold, Kevin's cold hearted not to be of any help, lawyer up and not cooperate????? How weird is that? For a poor small town. Where most didn't even have money for cell phones? He worked on a potato farm, why lawyer up the next day. I know you don't have that kind of extra money, but you sure got that extra GUILTY!

[@Greg400]

This is a case of the cops being dumb too.

[@MrsK976]

Circumstantial is what almost all go to jail on. There is enough here. Try the case. See what comes of it

[@rockstarofredondo]

@@MrsK976 they probably want the body and think they have a good chance of eventually finding it, which gives them a much better chance of a conviction. Cannot try a person twice for the same crime. They have just one chance to get it right.

[@DOFTarot]

Everybody is saying you should have more subs etc., man, I say screw that and get this guy a damned TV SHOW AND A SPOT ON NETFLIX

[@kayp.7757]

I am very grateful for my strict, nosy parents.

[@andreaturnquist4855]

Me too!

[@HomewreckerHaHa]

You deserve more subscribers. I will be listening to your podcast regularly now

[@angierae403]

A miracle that teens bound to roam ever survive to adulthood ... i know for sure im lucky to be alive

[@mandystinson4925]

Same here

[@matsamnicfam]

Totally agree....

[@merncat75]

OMG same here!!!

[@reneemcafee7341]

Same here. I was so sneaky. Shame teens can't all live through these foolish yrs because the evil take advantage.

[@Brendybrat]

Oh yeah for sure same !! I don't believe a word my teens tell me..I'm a Trust but verify kinda mom.. for as honest as I am..i was a damn liar at this age lol..

[@pulaski1]

@31:40 - Officer Dooley thinks that Kayla was "a pretty typical 15 year old"? On which planet???? 8-o

[@fishancap6786]

Typical for Antigo. Source: I’m originally from Antigo WI

[@vanillagorilla8236]

24 yr old man smoking buds and hanging with a 15 yr old girl no good coming from that !

[@nickiboiko9500]

My mom taught me young that it was weird of older ppl to pay to much attention or be friends with kids. She would say i hang out with you cause i have to 😂 im your mom 😂

[@maryryanroman2399]

Kevin's mom may be the key in finally solving this case.

[@ednaking956]

Talk to Kevin's mom. She "knows" her son. She may not tell, but she knows her son.

[@sandcat66]

In my mind Kayla never directed Kevin to take her to the house. I think Kevin killed her.

[@TransKidRevolution]

Ok karen

[@liltrapmoving6713]

@@TransKidRevolutionhow does that make her a Karen? When potentially it could be true. What if he just took her to work grabbed tools and took her to the farm and killed her. Not hard to dig when you’re already digging potatoes. Obviously the dog would hit all 3 places to bring the tools back clean and then obviously the scent in the car from the tools. And then the scene of the crime the farm where she could be. He just tried to throw them in a loophole not knowing Miguel had moved. Said all the things they went to look at but never looking at where he could’ve actually been.

[@markeywestskies6503]

Perp's name rhymes with Kevin. Hope said Kayla was terrified of the dark and had nightmares of being taken and murdered by someone in the dark (how prescient that turned out).

[@katerryjackson749]

All signs point to Kevin, having something to do with Kayla's disappearance. Why the hell was he at 24 years old doing with a 15 year old?

[@Hannahleigh_]

Theres no doubt in my mind that Kevin was involved. This whole case is fishy to me.

[@shouldawouldacoulda]

In depth & very informative as usual! Kevin is the key to all this,seems pretty obvious! And I love the programme too‼️ keep it up 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@tessaroach8987]

I’m from Wisconsin and the way you pronounce Antigo makes me laugh so hard. I hope she can be found 🙏

[@colinconnolly6285]

24 year old grown man hanging with 15 year old girls? Big brother protector my arse. Guy is a creep. 19 year old dating a 15 year old? In my day these types got set about. Unfortunately this girl had zero parental guidance & was an accident waiting to happen. The 24 year old creep is behind her disappearance for sure. Poor girl is long dead.

[@Mish93Will]

Wow very good in depth analysis of this case and condolences to Kayla's family. This is just my 2 cents and my opinion of this case. I'll start by saying it's hard not to suspect Kevin had something to do with Kayla going missing based on the circumstantial evidence and statements made. I think that this may have been a sexually motivated crime gone wrong (hear me out). I read somewhere that in a large majority of adolescent rapes, the victim usually knows the rapist and that the rapist is connected to the family in some way or form. As said in this video Kevin would often take Kayla for drives around and out of town. Kevin being 24 and Kayla being 15, i find it hard to believe that he was looking for some sort of friendship or felt that he needed to be a brother figure (as she already had an older brother who she had a good relationship with). I would also attribute the choices she made to her being like most young teens wanting to explore in harmless fun. It would have been easy for any young girl to be taken advantage of in this situation, especially if she had a friendly, bubbly and optimistic (overly trusting?) personality. Kevin could have gotten high with her and tried to make a sexual advance towards her that night. It went wrong and he could have panicked and not in his sober mind killed her. The lack of blood in luminol tests could suggest strangulation. He looks like a reasonably sized adult male and she was only 5'2 so it would have been easy to over power her. I found his statement about dropping her off at a friend extremely suspicious and the fact that he dodged the question and eventually the house ended up being her ex boyfriends. Kevin could have know it was Miguel's old house quite easily having been close to Kayla. I feel he stated that was the location in an attempt to throw off the police and for them to suspect Miguel instead, but he messed up because he did not know that Miguel had moved. The fact that he mentioned that she directed him was also a mistake not knowing that she knew where Miguel's new house was. As for the sniffer dog hits on Kevin's car, it's just crazy that they cannot do anything about that due to a lack of evidence. I've read that cadaver dogs can be up to 90% accurate in detecting the presence of a recent death. It's just unfortunate that no real evidence has surfaced and unlucky on the cops part, it sounds like they tried everything they could. Sorry for the long winded response but that was just my theory. I hope her family finds her, if not gets some sort of closure and that the offender comes to justice and gets deserved sentence.

[@daniellealexandra237]

Dingle Barry using marijuana brings on paranoia though, i know because it happened to me. I ended up thinking all my friends wanted to kill me and ended up in a police cell for the night because i lashed out at an officer who was trying to help me. All because i thought i was being clever by smoking weed 😂

[@ashleelalasmith2792]

Kevin’s a 24 yr old loser hanging out with 15 yr old girls bc women his age probably want nothing to do with him. So he preyed on a younger girl who he thought liked him but was probably just using him for drugs, a ride, and alcohol. Being used enraged Kevin when his advances were reciprocal. He probably tried something she refused and he ended up killing her.

[@stephenphillips5523]

If they were good investigators then they would of found out where Kevin and friends went to go smoke weed at? Probably had a regular spot hidden away somewhere outside of town huh?

[@ToshaRaeNailed]

I can’t help but believe that the truth lies with Kevin. I don’t see her asking to be dropped off at a location that she knew to be abandoned. As for the video, so many of us love horror films and shorts. But I think they should’ve said up front, that it was such. I don’t think they should have gotten in trouble by any means. Keep the focus on the case.

[@theboldandthebeautiful3729]

If I was Miguel I would get a kick his a** for trying to pin a murder on me

[@dawnisles6363]

Ok she's 15 and they allow her to go DRIVING around with a 24 yr old man ... Ok maybe I'm being judgemental but where the hell is the mother or any adult to say this is not appropriate .Wheres the responsibility who's truly accountable for the murder of this child? She should never have been allowed to be put into that position.

[@kathleenperez2931]

This guy was 9 years older than her!!

[@donnk]

so?

[@horatiorainey3115]

​​@@donnkso he was 24, she was 16. No 24 year old man should be hanging around no 16 year old lil girl, this might be the reason why she is missing. Come on now use your brain.

[@toradavison8247]

Two minutes into this and I already know what happened. Dude tried to make moves on her and she resisted. You know what happened next .......

[@BreadFred3]

Seem like you've been in that situation before.

[@tiffanyfillinger6480]

I hope any girl that lives in that town knows who this Kevin guy has and stays away from him he will do this again I can't believe he's getting away with it now

[@debbismith3718]

No one was watching this child. I feel there is a lot of information that was probably not shared here. It very tragic. It doesn’t seem like to me that the adults in her life supervised her at all. This is so sad what happened to this young girl

[@lisamorris7491]

Look after your kids keep them with you at all times

[@zaqu33n88]

You deserve way more subs... I've been subbed since u was at around 2,000 and I've watched your channel grow... But I think u should have wayyy more... Your content is accurate and your presentation is awesome!! Keep up the good work you'll get there!!!

[@SHARKAST1C]

There's really no reason for an adult to be driving around getting messed up. The only thing more shady than that is literally doing anything with a minor, especially getting them messed up with you. I honestly can't see any way for Kevin to be innocent. He had six days to hide the evidence. Nobody saw her after she was with him.

[@lucaskane468]

What is a 24 year old dude hanging out with a 15 year old

[@thomasnelson7300]

My Gram was from Antigo. Different world in 1910s. Kayla would be too busy working on the farm.

[@thebeasters]

Kevin friend zone himself by being a taxi for these girls for sounds like years. He finally made a move one night after getting her high and she denied him, probably wanted to go to her ex-boyfriend's, and you know the rest. That extra half an hour is where he put the body

[@mommy2libras]

He didn't "friend zone" himself because he gave them rides, he was a friend of her brother's and was 9 YEARS OLDER THAN HER. That's not even the friend zone, that's the no-go zone and he damn well knew it from the outset.

[@Alcoholpad]

@@mommy2libras exactly I feel like him being the “taxi” painted him as a trustworthy brother figure. Being protective of these young girls. This made it easier for him to take advantage of one of them at the right time. Now he’s walking around a free man smh

[@kelseyerath5173]

Need to make this story public again and get word out. This is stupid that he (Kevin) walked away from this. Now I am NOT saying he is guilty.. but there was not a proper investigation done. REOPEN THE CASE!

[@helena3631]

Why is a 15 year old allowed to stay out all night..this is a recipe for dissaster teens do not understand safety and have concrete reasoning.Parents if you cant monitor your kids till 18 dont have them

[@bobbiml1794]

This little girl needed more rules and limits!

[@lucylaroux9355]

It seems to me that since she was known to disappear and party with a much older crowd - but always came home - her missing should've been a priority for the cops, as that opens up many foul play doors. NOT TO MENTION that it was noted multiple times on how the city was sooo small and quiet, a "sleepy town" so what did the cops have better to do than at least try to start up a search?????? (In the first 3 days, I mean)

[@jamesball8519]

Lucy LaRoux if she's know to disappear why would they make her missing a priority, that makes no sense

[@lucylaroux9355]

Because she was known to always come back. This time she didn't. And they admitted they had nothing better to do

[@arwena1659]

When person goes missing, first 48-72 hours are usually crucial. If she was known to disappear, they wouldn't give her case enough attention to find her in time anyway. (I don't know her fate, but being dead is the most likely, unfortunately)

[@lucylaroux9355]

Exactly. It's a conundrum. They wouldn't jump to alert but at the same time you're totally right- those first 48hrs are crucial!!

[@rodericksloan1255]

Lucy.

[@DarkAngel71180]

I'm leaning Kevin on this one. Why was he hesitant about where he dropped her off? Seems like h had to find someone to blame it on before he would talk about that. Then, he got the wrong address from someone, so he fucked that up. We knew they were in contact that night, that's more than confirmed. It also seems like Miguel DID NOT have any communication with her that day as corroborated by the cell phone records. His other phone being 40 miles away literally means nothing. People go out, why wouldn't his phone be away from his house on a Friday night?? Of course it's possible they saw each other but how did they plan it if not thru cell phone contact?

[@TheSmashingDoc1]

is there any evidence that they even were at the abandoned house? he could drove her anywhere

[@thebeasters]

None

[@ashleyhernandez9155]

I’m really surprised that I hadn’t heard of this page until recently

[@snowlover_]

HER parents were irresponsible and failed their kids.

[@elenatiffi]

I think it is pretty obvious that kevin is the the one responsible for her disappearance.. but I want to talk about HOW MUCH FREEDOM she had FOR HER AGE!! Even if Kevin murdered her the parents are half responsible about what happened.. I would never ever let my 15y.o hanging out at nights without knowing where she is or let her hang out with a 24 year old man!!! When I was her age I was at best allowed to go to the mall with my friends and be back home at 10pm max. Teenage years are the most reckless years of everyones lives and parents should monitor their kids more closely through these years. If her parents weren't that negligent I believe that she would have been alive and well today... Such a shame..

[@enriquemireles8947]

I believe Kevin tried something on Kayla and she made fought him and he hurt her or killed her. How could you drop a family friend at an abandoned house unless you were pissed off at her for rejection or he is lying.

[@pulaski1]

Nine years later, the "condemned" house at 1017 E Wausau Ave is still standing (Per Google SV), and still looks pretty much the same, and still apparently unoccupied. The garage door hasn't even be painted (still shows the same paint scrapes/ peels).

[@ryane.748]

She wasn't murdered, she was trafficked. Human Trafficking is big business. Follow the money. Someone she knew SOLD HER OUT!

[@jaimecruz5367]

She’s probably in another country in Europe now. Or 💀 dead

[@lucylaroux9355]

I also feel bad for the youtubers who put out that video. Unless they named it "Kayla", how is it even in poor taste? Constantly there are huge budget films about murders, rape, kidnapping that get viewers hooked. These poor guys and the female actor just put one out and were hung out to dry!

[@CelticVictory]

Well, because you mentioned it, when it was reuploaded, it did feature Kayla Berg's name.

[@getgaijoobed6219]

So he was 24, she was 15, they were gonna use cannabis and drive somewhere after?? I’m not gonna lie, I’m a young, male college student that occasionally smokes cannabis (it’s legal in Canada) but there is no way in hell I would smoke, then drive (while high), all the time being with a 15 YEAR OLD GIRL!! So many red flags in this case! I think they really ought to take another look at that Kevin guy.

[@snowlover_]

this young girl was over the places, roaming wild without any parental supervision.

[@garylee3893]

16 yr old girls are not sweet cute and innocent at there true self, and if you don't believe that you have not lived and raised one, just keep that in mind when hearing about these tragic cases and wondering oh if only or I should have known or I never would have thought never fully trust your teens answers!!!!! ya it sucks but it is what it is of course you love them but reality must be faced

[@Exsugarbabe1]

Agreed, 15 to 18 year old girls are sneaky creatures who have a double life. I think it’s because there are more expectations to be “good” but teens rebel so they want to keep up their image. Teens are excellent liars, they have good memories and less of a conscious than adults.

[@melancholikak6844]

To a degree, they are innocent. They do not comprehend the consequences to their actions at immediately as an adult. They are naive. They largely mimic what they see, and have not developed into a full, autonomous identity of their own. They are still in a developmental stage of childhood (Yes, childhood). It's the world who is NOT innocent and profits big time over preteens and teens growing up too fast.

[@KittyGoldPaint]

@@MrCat-se7ws What a shitty thing to say about someone who was still a legal child, and could have been just been going through a phase in life, as many teenagers often do. Makes you laugh? Jesus, who hurt you? 🤨

[@KittyGoldPaint]

@@melancholikak6844 Thank you for the only analytical, and empathetic comment in this thread, that's actually backed by many child psychologists. Couldn't have said it better myself.

[@christinarintoul9088]

Does anyone else kinda find his stories a bit repetitive and long?

[@reneemcafee7341]

I have a 14 yr old daughter. Let me find out some 24 yr old is "trying" to hang out with her. Hopefully people put money on my books.

[@shawndouglass2939]

I'm sure some people would get together and put some money in your account😬 after you put a whooping on his ass!!

[@gailmiller6333]

Renee Mcafee 👍🏾If I knew you, I definitely would!

[@nofrackingzone2.057]

Hold on a minute, 15 year old girl, 24 year old friend. What is a 15 year old doing with a boyfriend? Why is she running with a 24 year old? The only thing mysterious here is why it didn’t happen sooner. What the hell was going on in the parents/grandparents minds to allow a 15 to run around like this? I assume there was a baby’s daddy somewhere.

[@chloemacdonald9325]

Ok. She could’ve EASILY been found simply by threatening Kevin with a miserable life and PAIN! If he as the last to see her it’s OBVIOUS he had something to do with it.

[@ednaking956]

Absolutely!

[@alysiawithluv]

I just listened to the case about Kristi Cornwell, she went missing the same day Aug 11 2009! Crazy!

[@jerrymarbury9365]

Parents didnt know what they were doing.i raised 2 kids.they didnt run wild like these girls.15 years old.hell no.

[@applewayne5723]

The mom lived in a different house all this was on the side of town the father live in

[@paulwayne7648]

Truly awful. I just cannot stress to my kids enough about how dangerous stupidity can be. But kids think that they know everything.

[@johnackermann9146]

GREAT SHOW , you did a great job on all aspects of this case . I remember this story , very sad case . Thank you for the hard work .🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@angeladavis1198]

She was only 15 years old.Why did her parents let her run the street like that

[@anthonyyusef5897]

The fact that this case is still unsolved is troubling and suspicious. In some jurisdictions the brothers 24yrold friend would've been charged and convicted by now. The scent dogs that had 3 hits all tracing back to him, and the story that he dropped her off at a particular house that everyone knew wasnt occupied.A blatant lie that could've been easily exposed. Many have been convicted with far less. Why were the charges for endangering minor dismissed? A 24yrold admitting to smoking weed with a minor is a crime. Something has never smelled quite right with this one.

[@ednaking956]

Smoking weed with a minor is the least of Kevin's concerns. He'll take the lesser of the two charges. It's beginning to look like he got away with this one. :-(

[@janiterinadrum1627]

Giving a 15 year old girl, that much freedom…. How did that work out?

[@michaelleeper3649]

You mentioned a potato farm. If there were area's with rotting potato's you may possibly have the place a dog wouldn't hit upon. I was out in Idaho and had the opportunity to smell the dump area where bad ones go. Really brings tears to your eyes. Fruit fly's on it breaking the mass down. Quickly breaking it down with their larvae it seemed. The smell of rot was overwhelming, I wasn't there sight seeing just passing through.

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

You paint a vivid portrait of Idaho's great festering Potato Cemetery... 🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔