Was This Murder, Or Something Else? - The Disappearance Of Earl Ashworth

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This video covers the 2018 disappearance of Earl Ashworth III near the Seward Highway in Alaska.
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[@Irish-King]

I Don't get your it , if they had to siphon fuel from his truck and still ran out of gas then how the hell did they think they were gonna get back even if their friend hadn't gone missing?

[@Irish-King]

Btw I knew of this case and it's definitely very suspicious. Thanks to your awesome video for helping me remember this case. I'm curious of when and where investigators 1st seen their car? You know the one they had to put the siphoned gas in! If their car was nowhere to be found in relations to where he was last seen then maybe there never was two cars there. Maybe they robbed and killed him. That's why the ignition was punched and why 6 hours had past before calling the authorities. They needed that time to stage the seen!

[@dogalrorn]

You're one of the rare creators in this genre that puts real effort with illustrations and not free stock videos for narration. Keep it up.

[@richardwilson3364]

The shading is exquisite.

[@chrisdixon299]

Agreed!

[@demillef6845]

It makes the long wait between videos well worth it. Top quality content

[@The420DeLiRiUm]

Check out Bedtime Stories, etal.

[@androidhammer5307]

I really like his delivery too, I feel like a lot of similar channels end up making it sound like horror stories or creepypastas instead of an actual story.

[@syrthdr09sybr34]

The fact that his friends tried their best to dispose of his phone and all of them just split as far away from each other as possible is suspicious enough. Not sure they did it but they definitely knew what really happened, and in my opinion there was definitely foul play involved.

[@howdareyouexist]

given all of them had drug connections no one should be surprised

[@syrthdr09sybr34]

@@howdareyouexist I guess that's why the law didn't really try to get to the truth.

[@Nwordscissorhands1738]

I’d guess they had some sort of other unknown affiliate set him up for a robbery gone wrong. I grew up around drug addicts. I had friends who were dealers. On multiple occasions, a “friend” of one of the dealers would orchestrate some sort of deal or meet-up where they would rob/assault them, either by themselves or with a 3rd party. Addiction skews your moral compass

[@syrthdr09sybr34]

@@Nwordscissorhands1738 I'd say most friends are just enemies that manage to suppress their hostility in the name of common interests.

[@SuicideVan]

I had a junkie family member and I'm not surprised they behaved the way they did. A working phone means monet, and money means a fix. When he died from an OD his "friends" showed up periodically throughout the day while we were cleaning out the place to try stealing his tools or anything else of value. They all claimed to be "like his best friend bro, I totally let him borrow that air compressor."

[@ilselindberg6557]

Normally I don't pass much judgment on the people in these stories, because no one really knows how they'll react in a crisis until it happens. But this is ridiculous, Earl is buried somewhere and they forgot to take his keys off them before they put the dirt back. The end

[@elizabethbogle3533]

Sadly for poor Earl it was the end. Hopefully one day his remains will be found.

[@seangildersleeve1270]

I agree with this

[@13donstalos]

Why would they call 911 then?

[@Riguy102]

Maybe he tried to call 911?

[@RadagastBrown420]

No way.

[@Octoberfurst]

I think Earl's "friends" killed him, maybe over drugs. They then used his vehicle to go to a that remote location for whatever reason. One of them lost Earl's keys and tried to hot-wire the vehicle but failed. Freaking out, she took off. The others decided to make up a story about Earl disappearing. Since his body was nowhere near the area the cops never found anything. At least that is my 2 cents worth. I could be wrong but I am positive that they all know a lot more than they are saying.

[@bigpun7916]

Maybe they drove up there to burry or hide the body ? Anyone that doesn't think they killed Earl to obtain drug money , i have some beach front property i want to sell you !

[@markjackson3531]

How are these people not in jail? Earl had something of value in his house, these people killed him and then went and took any valuables out of his house. Couldn't be any more obvious.

[@johnstone9396]

Only hitch in that theory is if they killed him somewhere else why bring his dog?, junkies aren’t that smart.

[@masterwilliamstudios]

I think maybe he died of a drug overdose and they didn't want to get in trouble. They dumped his body somewhere on the way

[@chrisdouglas6119]

@@johnstone9396 to make the gold panning story more “believable” by convincing the authorities that Earl had to be there because his dog was there.

[@chrisd6287]

This one just reeks of foul play. Although we don't have all the pieces to puzzle here I think it's pretty safe to say we aren't dealing with something mysterious here. In the frame of S&R this is a relatively small search area and nothing of the missing was unearthed. Earl simply wasn't there for this half-baked gold panning adventure. Every detail of this story points to foul play.

[@drew-shourd]

People on meth, crack, crank or whatever people do, are very easily able to do desperate things for more drugs.

[@-Reagan]

They wouldn’t have felt confident going through his home looting it in broad daylight - also, siphoning his gas, destroying the ignition trying to steal his truck, then stealing the cellphone and leaving knowing he had no way back etc - even addicts don’t do those things unless they knew he wasn’t capable of coming back. The only reason Jessica came forward was bc after her sister called 911 from the phone she thought they’d track it back to her especially if/when they found his body and she didn’t want to get blamed on her own or to insert herself to find out what the cops knew. They should have put the pressure on her - she’d have spilled like a stuffed Thanksgiving turkey 🦃

[@danharp7273]

I'm of two minds. These addicts were a mess, so I can't see them being able to withstand vigorous questioning by the police. These were people that ran out of gas multiple times in one trip, these are not master criminals. Either they weren't involved in his disappearance, or they were not questioned sufficiently. Based upon what we have in this video, I tend to lean towards the latter. Sounds to me like the cops wrote this one off as soon as they could. In their minds it was probably just another junkie who went missing, and the only witnesses were other junkies, the cops probably didn't care to put anymore effort into it than they already had.

[@alanoranday4448]

@@danharp7273 I believe that! Can you imagine the paper work one would have to do!

[@kellykane7586]

@@danharp7273 at the very least, you're %100 right all of them aren't just that dam good. And it's naive to suggest that these addicts are running circles around the cops. Like... NO

[@viciousKev]

It seems he went down to relieve himself in the creek and fell in and drowned or something, but he is definitely in that water

[@pittsburghbob69]

No body no murder though. You can’t convict anyone on murder with no body. Reasonable doubt says they might not even be dead. They might have wanted to disappeared themselves. No state is even gonna try murder charges with no body.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

Foul play. They told police no booze or drugs but empty containers at camp. Said were panning for gold, but equipment untouched. Keys stolen. Gas stolen. Attempted car theft. Apartment looted. I'm guessing the victim died in a different location (medical issue? accident? homicide?) Then his "friends" (who needs enemies?) take his vehicle to the camp site. But the there is a dispute, so someone leaves with the car keys. - This would be my guess if something like this happened in my area. I don't know anything about this incident except from this video.

[@marhawkman303]

I think there was another party involved to do the actual killing. but something like that yeah. The camping trip feels like a cover story.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

@@marhawkman303 I would say very likely. When authorities arrived at the camp, not all involved people were there. That looks like a red flag to me. Also they waited until midnight to call it in. (Giving a person/people time to run?)

[@marhawkman303]

@@DougShoeBushcraft yeah really, hugely SUS, also... not only did the guy's phone get stolen, but multiple times!!!

[@autisticzuko2750]

You're one of the few channels that talks about this stuff respectfully. It's sadly common for channels like this to treat it all as a TV show, or grand conspiracy, and act as if the victims are characters in a show, rather than actual human beings. It's also refreshing for you to point out that the others didn't act as one would expect, but it was due to the fact they were addicts.

[@ArtChannel80]

The junkies killed the drug dealer to try to take his stuff. The cops didn't give a shit about a drug dealer and barely even searched for him. Case closed

[@zzydny]

Same thought here except that I suspect that one of the druggies was a little smarter than the others and that he/she masterminded this mess in order to get something (revenge? a big stash of drugs?) and was willing to set the others up (maybe by giving them more drugs) to take advantage of the chaos to keep the light off of the one behind it all. And I just bet that guy Rocky was never there at the site at all. If he were anywhere nearby, his dog probably would have been going crazy.

[@n-steam]

@@Creaturesofthemaroonlagoon Those aren't the words he used. Read it again.

[@Smoneey]

@Unknown User You don’t know what else this dude did in his life. You watched a short youtube video about his disappearance.

[@n-steam]

@@Creaturesofthemaroonlagoon Obviously your reading comprehension is abysmal. He said: "a person doesn’t contribute anything viable to society?" (does not imply anything financial let alone tax payments specifically) Yet somehow you arrive at the interpretation of: "so you believe people's worth is how much tax they pay?"

[@marhawkman303]

@@zzydny that or maybe Earl's supplier was behind it? One thing that sticks out is that Earl was in debt... that's not a look you want your supplier to see.

[@willlane2388]

Hmm. Killed him for whatever they could get from him. Sad state of human nature.

[@dragon_ninja_2186]

Even though they were addicts, that still doesn’t excuse the questionable things done when Earl disappeared.

[@TrineDaely]

I know a number of people who laugh when nervous or stressed. Sometimes a situation is literally either laugh or cry. Other behaviors of members of the group wave more flags at me than that. Like taking his stuff before his local PD even knew he was missing, and tearing up the ignition.

[@davidlancaster8152]

Seems like the friends know more than they're saying. Nichole laughing is usually a sign of nervousness. Why did Janet freak out bad enough, in a short time, to wreck the ignition? Strange occurrences in Alaska.

[@marhawkman303]

I suspect that whoever grabbed him was supposed to leave the keys but didn't.

[@teenieneenie630]

Think she was trying to start it w/o the keys and only appeared to ( tear it up).

[@PatriciaCook-p1j]

I’m super confused about the phone!!! Didn’t Nicole originally say she still had earls dog AND PHONE? But then they tried to call the phone… I must have misheard or something

[@rica8769]

I like that your videos are fact based and you don't badmouth anyone. your videos are professional and accurate. someday maybe you'll show us the "Noah Donohe case"

[@marciatallman3073]

I totally agree, his narrating voice is very professional, delivers excellent ly....Thank you Mr Narrator

[@TheLegPumpkin]

I don't know on this one, having known a lot of addicts, most of them wouldn't kill someone but would jump on their possessions as soon as he so much as let's his guard down. Add on that he is a bipolar addict in a state known for intoxicated people wandering off and dissapearing. It sounds really bad against his friends at first but when you add in the bias I am sure Alaska cops have against drug users it isn't a clear cut case of foul play as it may first seem, I mean if the cops had ANYTHING solid on them, even circumstancialy I am sure they'd be in cuffs.

[@Thor-Orion]

I agree with this take. Addicts aren't heartless murderers, but they WILL take your shit. They probably do know more than they're letting on though.

[@carolynking9844]

You are definitely a talented you tuber, but I have to say your art work really lifts your episodes to another level.

[@danharp7273]

Seems to me that we have a situation in which a junkie went missing and local police didn't care enough to really pull on the loose threads. There's no way that his friends are being honest about their involvement. First off, let's stop calling them friends. More than likely these are casual acquaintances that probably use together. I think it's likely that there wasn't the bond between them that most people would consider when talking about friends. This is important because I think it makes their actions even more suspect. It explains why the one girl was laughing when discussing his disappearance, at her core she didn't care about Earl because they weren't friends. Thing is, I don't think this group killed him. These are people that ran out of gas multiple times on their way back from the camp site, they don't strike me as master criminals. One wandered off from the camp site and eventually found her way to a homeless encampment, another was only found when they discovered him in jail, and the others don't sound like they have a sturdy foundation to fall back on. If they were responsible for Earl's disappearance, I think they would have cracked immediately. To me it seems most likely that these people knew that Earl was "gone", but were not directly responsible for it. They tried to take advantage of the situation, but because they're all a mess whatever plan they had fell apart. The cops are called in, and after a few weeks of investigating they decide that they have enough information and wash their hands of the case. It doesn't seem that the cops ever really put any of the "friends" under intense questioning, because if they had I can't imagine any of them could have withstood it. We'll never have answers to this case because the cops simply threw their hands up and wrote it off because of the people involved.

[@kellykane7586]

I'm thinking exactly the same, from the police to the ppl involved not being competent to pull it off . It's a lot of ppl who really don't know what they're talkin about other than "the junkies killed him". And the scary part is when those ppl are are the jury in a murder trial. That's how we end up with false convictions

[@marhawkman303]

@@kellykane7586 hmmm... now another angle presents itself... maybe the cops were on the take from whoever killed him? If it was his supplier... maybe the cops realized they couldn't finger their patron.

[@thurayya8905]

​@@kellykane7586Since you seem to have all the answers, where's Earl?

[@Dominic-he7sg]

I mean... Earl dying of an overdose, and them burying him, and taking his properties before informing the police isn't the most far-fetched theory in this case.

[@hillbillyscholar8126]

It sounds like the group planned on meeting a third party at the campsite as they had only enough fuel for a one way trip. More than that is impossible to say, and it is true that the next baggie of dope is the first priority of a junkie so the seemingly unusual behavior of Earl's peers is no surprise. Good luck trying to get to the bottom of this one without a fresh body or other witnesses.

[@marhawkman303]

yeah, this is what I'm thinking. these people were thinking about SOMETHING... but didn't really tell the cops what.

[@BMR3]

Bro I love your channel, thank you for all the hard work you put in. It really shows. Absolute love the drawings, it adds a special touch you can feel through the video. Hope your having a good day man!!

[@icampexfils3637]

Glad I found your channel, you're honestly more entertaining then Dateline or Other Crime TV channels. Keep up the content man your drawings are really impressive and story telling is as well.

[@ripwednesdayadams]

I’ll admit, I was immediately wary of Earl’s friends especially considering the fact that they were all drug users and his suspected occupation as a drug dealer. They couldn’t have acted more suspicious if they tried. It’s extremely strange that they all decided to go panning for gold at night, with a small amount of gear, despite Earl’s health issues and the group’s general inexperience. But after thinking about everything, I think it’s more likely that they went out there to do something drug related. Perhaps Earl hid his supply somewhere on his claim and they all went out there to retrieve drugs. Maybe they were supposed to meet a potential buyer and things went awry? Or maybe Earl just got lost, possibly injured and was unresponsive to his friend’s search efforts. Eventually they knew they have to call the police. I can’t imagine them calling the police if they did something to Earl. The last thing active drug users want to do is encounter law enforcement. The groups suspicious behavior could be explained by nervousness due to having to deal with police unexpectedly when they likely had used drugs and/or had drugs with them. The backpack with empty pill bottles makes me think they waited to call because they were getting rid of the drugs before law enforcements got involved. They were likely panicking at thought of being arrested either for drugs or for Earl’s disappearance. If they had done something to Earl, why would they bother calling the police? Did anyone even know they were out there? I would assume that they’d try to get rid of the body and get out of there instead of calling law enforcement. Surely they knew they would be considered persons of interest since they were the last people to see Earl. The fact that the police don’t think they were responsible for Earl’s disappearance is another reason that I suspect the weird behavior had more to do with drugs and not because they killed Earl.

[@bobs5596]

the plan was to kill earl, dump his body, go ''gold panning'', claim earl went missing. somehow they lost the keys to the truck. earl could not have "disappeared at that site, it was the road on one side the river on the other and about a 45 minute walk around the whole place. look at the aerial view. he could not have got lost. they took his dog with them after disposing of the body at another location. the arguments about what to tell police and the lost keys screwed them up, but their slightly different stories held together somehow.

[@rockstarofredondo]

“Night” is very bright in Alaska in early August. Sun probably didn’t set until 11:30ish.

[@jm7720]

I love your videos. The amount of effort and time it takes to create them must be a lot

[@slimkillac]

That’s so cool you put satellite maps, I know exactly where that’s at, was driving past last weekend

[@drew-shourd]

Crazy story, great video. It is well known (I guess except for that Alaskan Trooper) that many people will seemingly laugh when under stress, in fact it is a pretty normal stress response. But it's not that they think something is funny, quite the opposite. People think that the weather keeps others from moving to Alaska, but it's actually people like this!!...hahahaha...

[@rockstarofredondo]

There are a ton of oddballs in AK, no doubt.

[@saintmalady7380]

So glad you posted a new video, love your content and the way you are thorough with the case. Props to you brother! Keep up the awesome unique work!!!!

[@darckillsadvertising1199]

Keep up the great work brother 👍

[@alanwatts8239]

My biggest fear is to be featured in this channel.

[@FlyGuy2000]

Alan Watts was an occasional KZbin commentator who went missing in the woods during what was supposed to have been a routine day hike in a wilderness area.

[@Smoneey]

Hey don’t worry man. You could always just be the culprit!

[@julioochoa8613]

Just don't keep company with druggies like Earl's "friends" and I think you should be fine.

[@Return_of_the_Dude]

Wouldn't it be an honor

[@NASkeywest]

Being on Chris Hansens “To Catch a predator.” Would suck to.

[@DougShoeBushcraft]

Well done! Enjoyable video as always! There is nothing on TV, so I really appreciate channels like yours. Please keep the videos coming. God bless.

[@grizzlycmmg9578]

You have a very special talent for these videos and you deserve far more subscriptions that you currently have, please never give up and take all the time you need to create each of these masterpieces. I look forward to each and every video you produce, in fact I've watched every single video you've put up which is rare for me to do with any creator. Amazing work and amazing talent TME! Keep it up!

[@low-keyrighteous9575]

Easily one of my favorite story tellers.

[@Smoneey]

Poggers! Just spent the last few days mainlining your videos, clearly you caught my vibes and fed me some new content!

[@yettobseen]

It’s entirely possible that his crew of friends are being truthful, and he just vanished. It does happen and quite often. How who and why? Only he and what ever took him knows.

[@FelixxxOficial]

Video starts at 1:20

[@Genealogyhelper]

Not so mysterious disappearance…. Love this channel. Discusses a lot of cases I’ve never heard of.

[@ucantSQ]

People have a low bar for what they believe is "suspicious behavior." The sudden and inexplicable disappearance of a friend is not a common occurence. It's absurd to think there's a "normal" way of behaving in a situation like that.

[@NASkeywest]

I think they killed Earl, dumped his body, but forgot to get the keys out of Earls pocket. Makes sense that they wouldn’t want to, or be able to hike back to where they dumped his body.

[@tevman69]

Earl was last seen ‘smoking’ a cigarette, which I presume was outside the truck. Most smokers usual extinguish it by stepping on it and grind into the ground. That might prove Earl was actually present at the site, which meaningful DNA could be obtained. Earl, in his mental and physical condition must of been in a disparate position, to choose ‘panning for gold’ in the first place. RIP Earl, wherever you are…

[@littleredwitch]

« Must have » and « desperate « .

[@stephenpmurphy591]

A cigarette would've contained Earl's scent why didn't search dogs track his scent anywhere?

[@tessaducek5601]

" Usually "

[@tessaducek5601]

@@stephenpmurphy591 " Scent "

[@tessaducek5601]

You make a great point. Yes, Smokers would likely have stepped on the cigarette. Police should have looked for this clue. 👍👍

[@spookyskelly5276]

Their behavior seems pretty consistent with meth users who were probably high at the time. I can picture people I knew acting that way back in my druggie days. They probably are telling the truth and just acted weird because meth inspires intense paranoia and very odd behavior.

[@rhondajohnson8310]

Was just thinking about you and your videos!! Glad to see you post this one, about to watch it now! Thank you for what you do.

[@adoxartist1258]

Damn. Earl needed better friends.

[@corrieshepard9620]

I can only imagine how much work you put into each and every episode. So so we'll put together. Kudos to you my man. You and Gymlan should get together on an episode lol. But like I said.... keep it up. You channel is AMAZING ☺️

[@pooslinger6839]

Bro. You NEED to make a podcast. You have the best content, voice and format. Thank you for your hard work!

[@BENTLEYQUAMP]

What happened to Earl`s dog?

[@slanderman3296]

I grew up driving this highway. Back then, it was ultra dangerous. Most only 2 lane. But they hella spend like 100mil to make 4 lane. It also took off like, 50 mins of time. Anyway, I know right where this is located in my mind eye

[@glendanison3064]

At first glance, everything points to these "friends" as having something to do with the disappearance. But I don't think these bozos could find their butt with both hands. Their"friend" goes missing and they use the opportunity to steal from him instead of immediately seeking help. Christ I hate addicts.

[@mentalillness1574]

based

[@marhawkman303]

I suspect it was Earl's supplier doing him in. The "friends" might have been accomplices... but didn't really know anything.

[@rockstarofredondo]

There’s no way they could all keep a murder coverup straight. Especially not for this long. Unless they have all OD’d by now and are no longer able to speak.

[@Diccolo]

they all sound like trustworthy and upstanding individuals. kino video as usual

[@kygreenskeeper8326]

Always enjoy your videos my friend... This group of people were definitely up to no good...I bet old Earl was done in elsewhere and they just said he was at river with them...

[@marhawkman303]

I think he got disappeared shortly after driving to the site by a third party... who the cops didn't want to prosecute..

[@metablue4454]

Another great report. Thanks!! I kept wondering how he was going to make it up and down a steep bank via rope with bad knees and a bad back.

[@lauraduffy6177]

I absolutely love your videos. Thanks for all your hard work with research. ❤

[@justinhimes4917]

They definitely killed him thinking he had money or drugs but was poor. They then came up with a story to dump the body and pretend he got lost somewhere else. They shoulda leaned hard on these people and played the "she already gave you up" game. It's definitely involved with that cell phone also.

[@audibjornsson6107]

Been in that specific area ...no way he got lost. They killed him elsewhere and made up the story

[@stephanM5]

Here's what I think what happened, they took him there stole his money or pushed him downhill and and killed him and then threw his body into the river and because they were stoners they forgot to take the keys to his truck out of his pocket hence the ignition being broken and the attempted siphoning of gasoline from his truck. A middles aged man guy with bad knees is never going to go down a steep grade to pan for gold. When you have bad knees its excruciating to attempt to walk down a steep grade let alone out in nature where the ground is uneven.

[@pittsburghbob69]

The mining equipment not being used is a big clue for me. And the Ranger pulling the dude over and him not tell him that a friend is missing; that’s why he is driving without a license. They went out there with the intention to disappear that guy. They had no plans on gold mining. They even syphoned his gas when they couldn’t get his truck to start and steal that. And then they went back to his house to steal more sh*t too. The changing of the stories too. I understand not saying anything about the drugs and leaving some stuff out so you don’t incriminate yourself for something stupid. But she had normal details mixed up. This is a case of foul play. Like I said, they went out there with the intent to disappear him.

[@Broganshire]

When you rip out the ignition, you can undo the steering wheel lock... and a car can be towed / pulled and steered. I think they never had the keys to Earls car.

[@yzettasmith4194]

With friends like that, who needs enemies?

[@theworldbegoinup3289]

I would love if you posted once video every week your videos are soo entertaining keep up the good work :)

[@Alexandra_Wolf]

Omg you have the scary original unsolved mysteries music in the back!!!!!

[@Woodenduckk]

I wish you would make longer videos like 40+ minutes.

[@thurayya8905]

Why the hell would anyone, when "freaking out" about someone missing, tear up their ignition? That doesn't make any sense at all. That's the worst cover story I have ever heard.

[@Nwordscissorhands1738]

I would guess they had some sort of other unknown affiliate set him up for a robbery gone wrong. I grew up around drug addicts. I had friends who were dealers. On multiple occasions, a “friend” of one of the dealers would orchestrate some sort of deal or meet-up where they would rob/assault them, either by themselves or with a 3rd party. Addiction skews your moral compass

[@taylormademyself89]

Always ready for a new vid to watch 😎🤟🙏

[@covercalls88]

When people are involved with drugs and alcohol, things can get weird fast.

[@jbearmike9678]

My fav YT channel currently. Ty!

[@iwaspinnygigfirst]

What an amazingly frustrating group of individuals! I feel bad for the cops having to deal with these people

[@mysteryyoshi4917]

Janet probably killed him from her surprise attacking him while he was relieving himself. After that she became frantic and tried to quickly leave by hot wiring the car. They probably disputed about drugs and wanted a hit. I’m guessing his dog didn’t do anything cause the others were distracting it? It’s really a puzzling case

[@nightheron5892]

What about a body? Given the thorough search, I don’t think Janet killed him.

[@kellykane7586]

🤔NO

[@Thor-Orion]

Why would she kill him? You have no body and no motive.

[@coleycole2381]

@@nightheron5892 Sar dogs can and have walked past bodies with winds blowing away the scent. This area is dense with bushes trees also extremely windy. Extreme cliffs with water flowing out into the ocean in spots on that road. Its beautiful and dangerous and palmer is methville. Like every weekend there hikers are being searched for its ridiculous

[@firstnamelastname-oy7es]

​@@nightheron5892 I think a search for a missing person in the wilderness isn't checking under ground. If he was killed and his body buried, the search wouldn't have found him, because they aren't turning all the soil of the whole forest over, they are just scanning the ground and trees/bushes for an exposed body. His skeleton could be out there in a shallow grave in that forest just waiting to be found.

[@Susansays1]

Awesome video. Thank you. Makes you think 🤔 very mysterious

[@SmSm-bv7fs]

Thank you maestro...another exceptional video

[@mozart579]

Just discovered your great channel, many very interesting cases on here. Best wishes from Great Britain 👍🏼🇬🇧

[@captainexcabier]

Did he actually have a claim out there? Wouldn't there have been a record of that somewhere if he did? I suppose it's possible that this was some drug thing and they took him out there to dispose of him and apparently forgot he had his keys on him when they buried him, but the sense I get is that they were probably camping out there to do drugs, with the gold panning being their excuse if any authorities happened to come by, and that they had a freak-out when he went missing. Probably they took 6 hours to call the police to try to get rid of any drug evidence since they were probably incapable of doing much searching themselves. And one of them stole his phone out of opportunity. Very suspicious that they were moving stuff out of his house, though. More drug evidence maybe?

[@rockstarofredondo]

Good theory, but the dogs never picked up his scent. If he was out there at all it seems like he was picked up immediately by some other vehicle. Maybe he went out there to meet a supplier and got in their vehicle where things went south. He never returned and the friends started freaking out doing irrational things because they’re paranoid on drugs. They can’t tell the cops Earl left with someone else because it was an illegal deal.

[@dartmart9263]

Alaska seems to have a lot of sketchy women who would rather take off and let you die than call the cops to start a search.

[@jermdogg1185]

i always wish, the dogs in these cases could talk... dogs always found alive, what did they see, would be amazing!

[@marcoaureliofernandezreyes1413]

Tbh, I'm pissed/angry with those "witnesses"... it's a strange case and I can't get an idea about his destiny.

[@akfourtysvn9828]

The art in these videos is beautiful.

[@piotr4078]

Best Channel on KZbin.

[@nancyM1313]

Yay! A video! ❤tyvmuch

[@teaspoonsofpeanutbutter6425]

Haha, IMAGINE THAT?! A video? on KZbin? No way!! I'm just messin😉x

[@lauraalt7863]

With friends like this who needs them 😩😮

[@harlowjademermaid1882]

yesss! i missed you, my Dude! ;-)

[@andreascala2663]

in my opinion the possibilities are 3: either they went there and then for some reason they killed him ..... or he never got there and they killed him elsewhere ........ or while he was staying back someone picked him up (this would explain why the dog was there and he wasn't) and his friends are innocent

[@aidenwallace1428]

you should do a vid on the girl who went missing on a field trip at Clingman dome on the border of Tennessee and nc

[@highwaydaytime7669]

Found my new favourite Channel. You fill in the bits that David P leaves blank or he fills them with ghosts and portals. Bless him, I think he's a great guy but I think he thinks to much into some cases.

[@suscon1140]

Great video (again :-) )!! This one is perplexing for sure. I cannot convince myself to lean either way - either foul play or strange disappearance. With the high potential of drug use happening with the people at the site, I have zero doubt they were trying to hide something. Even removing items from Earl's apartment suggests hiding drug paraphernalia, if not worse. But why call to report him missing? It's not like they did not try to leave (I assume) after the police arrived. Drug Addicts lie. I lived with one for too many years. Trust me when I tell you that you will find them going through your wallet, but when you ask them what they are doing in your wallet, they will tell you with a serious voice that they were not in your wallet. They will stick to that story until you almost believe it yourself. Addicts do not think clearly either. They are focused on meeting their immediate need, whatever it is, only. However I do not know if these individuals were addicts or just occasional users. But I still have to think if they did something to Earl, why just not leave? Why call 911? Why bring all that attention directly to themselves? If they wanted to take his pup, then they take the pup with them. If you consider he did "go missing", they may have been partying and just did not think or care to stop to go look. They also may have waited to sober up But again, where did he go? Perplexing. Another question and possible theory: Where are the keys to Earl's car? Was Earl also a user? I am curious to know if Earl was treating his mental disability with Wellbutrin. I have been told by an addict that Wellbutrin is known as "the poor man's cocaine". Taking a lot of it at once apparently provides a similar effect to cocaine. The additional negative to this type of drug use is that too much Wellbutrin can easily cause seizures and / or hallucinations. If Earl was treating his condition with Wellbutrin, did he use it to get high and died as a result of a seizure or hallucination that caused an extreme reaction? The drug use by the others may have caused panic and, of course, very unclear thinking. They could have disposed of his body, forgetting the keys in his pocket, cleaned up the drug paraphernalia, and then called the police.. To me, this one makes the most sense with all the known information, but it hinges entirely on the medication Earl was prescribed.

[@macbeavers6938]

Yes, can you imagine if they dumped the body down a deep ravine or underwater and then realized Earl's keys were still on his person?! I am guessing this murder was not planned but the result of some kind of argument en route?

[@dsclaiborne31]

If the dogs didn't pick up a scent then that means he was never there to begin with.

[@petahoee8281]

You never want to interview suspects on scene you always want to bring them in

[@LemThurdy420]

Thank you for another video my friend.

[@kellykane7586]

I don't think his friends did it, Im an addict and know plenty of fools who would act this way. They tried to hotwire his car because they didn't want to be stuck in the woods, I'm going to assume that if they killed him they would have had his keys. I think all they're thinking about next is who they're going to cop from, and the phone thing is because they didn't want to be implemented in other crimes when the cops got into the phone.

[@lindamoser6317]

Would be interesting to know if Earls claim on the area of gold real or not. It seems the group were out there but its not really known if panning for gold was their motive?? Both vehicles didn't have much gas even to return home?? The whole story doesn't sound truthful.

[@Alexandra_Wolf]

I get the feeling the three women with him planned to kill him. He may have bragged he have more money than he did (owning land with gold on it) and they took advantage of this sweet old man. Maybe meth was involved. But the dynamic immediately put a bad taste in my mouth.

[@neartheplumtree]

damn, these 4 who were with Earl are a wild bunch

[@ucantSQ]

4:11 he seriously never saw people laugh at inappropriate times? I've done that myself here and there: laugh uncontrollably when people are super serious. It's rare, but not unusual.

[@ucantSQ]

Cops just don't like laughter, period. Pretty sure.

[@12time12]

Do you have Patreon? Huge respect for your videos although I regularly get creeped out by them lol. Keep up the excellent work.

[@pablowentscobar]

Good stuff. Interesting case.

[@stankfaust814]

Why didnt the cops subpoena the phone records of the friends? might be some interesting stuff there. It's certain that Earl's body wasnt at the location where they parked his truck and did the elaborate dissapearance ruse.

[@alexisbuchanan8394]

I love this channel. The end.

[@DusterNutbar]

One of the best channels on youtube

[@StarWarsJay]

Am I bad wanting to know if the dog found a good home?

[@turdeaugottago114]

this is not a mysterious dissappearance, this is a murder...

[@ActivateMission2ThisTimeline]

Running out of gas: 1) they were broke 2) they were so high they forgot about gas. 3) both above.

[@wht-rabt-obj]

Earl was never there in the first place.

[@Single.White.Female]

He had a bad knee and back, so he possibly had pain medication on him. Maybe those so-called "friends" knew he had those on him and took them any way they knew how. Not to point fingers 👉 but it's strange indeed. It's a shame his dog can't talk. He knows.