Yosemite's Most Mysterious Disappearance: Stacy Arras

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This video covers the disappearance of Stacy Arras in Yosemite National Park, California.
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[@Fukumen01]

7 days old comment? how?

[@AllGoodOutside]

I grew up near the Sequoias in the San Joaquin Valley and later in life I lived in Flagstaff for 2 years, I am Curious if You also found it strange the first time going through northern Arizona and how the two Forests differed in The olfactory sense , ponderosa pines having very little smell to them compared to the very specific wonderful Smell in the sequoias of California and the Redwoods? I ask because I vividly remember how surprised I was, Me being ignorant in my youth, assumed that all Pine trees and forests would smell the same.¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@TheMissingEnigma]

@@AllGoodOutside There is certainly a difference. I think when the sun hits the sap of the ponderosa pines it really puts a powerful scent in the air. Combine that with some of the beautiful red rock in the area and it becomes a pretty surreal place. I'm so familiar with the misty forests of the PNW, that it's always a pleasure to visit a place that's so different.

[@teracorona]

Haha "bigfoot tree break" love your sense of humor. I'm also from the great evergreen state.​@TheMissingEnigma

[@pupugattakakka7519]

2 VIDS IN 2 WEEKS?!?! HALLELUJAH! Thanks Nick!!! I appreciate all your hard work!

[@dancingpixie6120]

I was thinking the same thing!! 🤯

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[@jeremyporter5540]

Me too

[@ragnardanneskjold7675]

You have the best mystery channel by far and it’s not even close.

[@OliviaFinley-p7w]

Wow Nick, thanks for literally going the extra mile to show us firsthand the area she disappeared in 💯 I didn't realize how rough and rocky some of the terrain is, and the paths are much less defined than I would've thought. I can see how someone could easily go off path and get completely lost. There's a frustrating lack of information, and I only hope whatever happened to poor Stacy that she didn't suffer long 😞

[@PlacentaFishcakes]

Love seeing a really interesting case I've seen on other channels covered by The Missing Enigma, knowing you'll do a really comprehensive job and give new perspective on a frankly baffling disappearance

[@SeraphinaPZ]

I am pleasantly surprised to see another upload so soon, the video on Dale Stehling was great stuff.

[@jmcooper7109]

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[@lily-iv3rn]

This case has fascinated me for so long! So glad you made a video on it because your research is always top notch, I can’t wait to learn all the details

[@LaoSoftware]

So Stacy disappeared. What about her horse? Did it disappear too?

[@elonever.2.071]

@@LaoSoftware I don't see the relevance of the question. Her horse was with the other horses and went back home without her. She walked down to the lake.

[@eelsonwheels8187]

Always a good day when Nick uploads :)

[@TheMadmatt7]

Seeing the repetitive nature of the scenery as you made your way up, made me think that she just got plain lost. Would be VERY easy to do once off trail. I really appreciate you taking the time to return to the "scene of the crime". Makes things so much clearer.

[@Fuhrious]

The music was truly excellent on this one. Kudos to the artist.

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Really appreciate how you approach the "missing 411" phenomenon from a skeptical yet open minded perspective. Easily the best channel on the subject.

[@Zefram0911]

glad you're making more videos lately!

[@csg2745]

Yes! Thank you Nick! The one I’ve been waiting for!

[@Gingerbreadley]

From my experience it’s a hard area to get lost in but not impossible. But it’s a really easy area to get injured in those rocks and lose dirt and gravel on rocks make it so easy to slip. My guess is bad fall but this definitely has a chance of foul play.

[@insert_long_username_here]

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[@Lambach-Ruthven]

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[@insert_long_username_here]

@@Lambach-Ruthven Agreed 100%+

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It’s the easiest thing I’ve done all day.

[@am2023]

Hear hear

[@klospike]

@@Lambach-Ruthven Absolutely! He is the ONLY one I take seriously in this 411 realm! Watched Mr.P. in the beginning, but, how to say, Mr.P. rubbed me sometimes the wrong way. And my gut feeling was right. The missing enigma is factual and made clear there where some info missing or distortet by Mr.P. So I lost all interrest in his storytelling and stayed HERE :-)

[@Za7a7aZ]

Being interested in these mysterious disappearances that for some reason mostly happen in the USA and listen to many different researchers this is the only channel I can give a thumbs up before a word has been spoken. Greetings from The Netherlands ..😊These drawings are much appreciated too…well done!!! So weird that Stacy was not found with so many people and resources searching for this girl..her family must still suffer from disappearance. Its extra special that this good man gives the listener a face to the story by going to the places where these events happened.

[@djaceofpentacles]

Killing it with quality and quantity of content. Good case too!

[@GravurUnmasked]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="228">3:48</a> I love the return of that ominous tune

[@LazyDaisyDay88]

I SO needed a distraction this evening - perfect timing! Thank you Missing Enigma - I couldn't be more grateful and I love it when you go 'into the wild'! (edit: <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1726">28:46</a> 😂😂😂)

[@mecahhannah]

I've been waiting for you to cover this one thanks always enjoy your videos!❤

[@ditttch]

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[@TheOttomann64]

Yup...I liked this video before it was posted :) Great work...thank you very much!

[@LazyDaisyDay88]

Although foul play may seem unlikely, most crimes involving young women are opportunistic. And she could have been walked out of the area at knife/gunpoint. In which case she could be miles away. But accident does seem more reasonable - lost, dehydrated, panic-induced walking in the wrong direction...absolutely horrible for her family to have no answers.

[@gutterpeach3145]

Sweet! Thank you! Rule #1 - Never go off trail. Rule #2 - IF you go off trail, tie a ribbon/rope/yarn/tape to something where you leave the trail. Hold that tape and continue to unroll it as you go. When it’s time to go back to the trail, follow your tape back to the trail.

[@teresalopez7081]

My thoughts exactly. 😢

[@kevinoswald4136]

They don't like to release the records because they dont want the public to know that the most dangerous animals in the park are the other humans.

[@nurdsmith]

Bud, these videos are getting better and better.

[@housekirk3165]

And, "BIGFOOT TREE BREAK!!!!" Nice touch Nick.

[@davemanley2954]

Thanks for hiking the area It always helps to visualize the places that you talk about 👍

[@Robo.1776]

Best program ever to enjoy and learn from. Kudos

[@markmaki4460]

Refusal to release records definitely means the park management is aware of suspected or actual incompetence or negligence on its part.

[@krudilahetzmannreturns8292]

Hey Nick, I thoroughly enjoy your content. I love how rationally you view all these cases and how you manage to find good explanations. Found you through your Yuba County 5 video and I am not leaving anytime soon.

[@freckles0829]

I clicked on this video as quickly as possible...cannot wait to hear your take on this infamous case!! 🕵‍♂️🌄🤔 Great work...<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="310">05:10</a> great transition...great channel! xoxo

[@randyfreeze789]

So glad you're covering this most mysterious case. Can't wait!

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I was just scrolling along on my video feed and up popped Missing Enigma! 😊

[@fh1119]

Love your videos, thank you for taking us to the actual scenes/locations. So very well done.

[@jb0258jr]

Perfect timing! Just got home, about to make dinner and have a few drinks with it. I know exactly what I'm putting on for the next hour and a half! Sorry for the lack of an actual meaningful comment. Usually wait until after the video to say something, but I got excited 😅

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Me Too.

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Your stories are always so succinct and chock full of information. Love it!

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[@ChristineRoquet]

Fascinating. That guitar music is soulful.

[@Fukumen01]

Wonderful video as always.

[@miracog]

Came for the mystery, stayed for the virtual tour.

[@randycraft3166]

the 3 guys walking out that met the older guy, wonder if they were investigated

[@mecahhannah]

Been waiting for you to cover this one thanks always enjoy your videos and appreciate all your hard work!❤

[@am2023]

Nick as always delivers the goods. Gorgeousness location. I am troubled with Stacey wanting to this hike without equipment. This is not a walk in the park from the video. Sadly I see her getting into an accident and dying alone. Exactly these lakes are isolated. She lost consciousness and never regained it. The body is in a creavice somewhere. Foul play but why?

[@Ron4885]

My gosh, that's a beautiful area.

[@TAStormChasing]

T.M.E. upload!!! Thanks for all you do 👍

[@tommychew6544]

I was 14 in July of 81, the times were way different, kids grew up faster. I think she was preyed upon by a male in the area or fell into an area that she wasn't found in, likely the later. I did a lot of really dangerous stuff back then that I look back on that I wouldn't have ever done 10 years later in my life. Adding on those boots may have emboldened her try more then she would have otherwise. I did so many dangerous things back then that make me cringe now thinking about them, I think she is somewhere no one would even be able to check without repelling down into them. I could also see State parks trying to keep the dangers quite so they wouldn't be shut down for their own reasons thinking no one would do what she might have done. People can't always be considered predictable; I was one of those people. I had to do a Meyers Briggs test (I believe it was called) during a corporate team building exercise and I was the only one that showed to be an explorer out of the group, not a good thing. They wanted people that would conform to what they wanted.

[@nickinportland]

Ohhh damn mid week enigma quite rare indeed

[@jlt131]

agree with you in the <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3420">57:00</a> area - Yosemite is difficult to see much without hiking! I came through on a solo road trip in my 20s, and i was too chicken to hike alone (single woman) so I could only do very short hikes or see things from the road. it was still really cool, and I'm glad I went, but I really need to get back there some day with a hiking buddy!

[@jeffbybee5207]

It's nicer with a partner as I think more than half the fun discovering a great view or neat feature is sharing it with another person

[@sayhirachel]

The Missing Enigma has the best music.

[@JK-gm6kk]

Kinda strange that it was seeming like a father daughter trip, and suddenly here's this 70 year old guy. Am i right in perceiving it this way?

[@TrixyTheWonderDog]

It was a mixed lot of people, not just the 2. Most guided trail rides are made up of different groups to get 10-15 people on the ride. Unless you book for a single large group like scouts or large families, even then you still might get singles or couples joining the ride.

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80 minutes? We are eating good tonight 😊

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Love your channel!!!

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Sweet baby Jesus! Such a nice surprise to see a new video pop up on a Wednesday!! Love your videos.. You should hire a team, and have WEEKLY videos! ;)

[@markg3025]

Nick having you out and on the trail brings depth and quality to your reporting. Being from the flat lands of the midwest, I experience the same altitude issues.

[@jarlbreadmaker]

Damn another video already? Bro be cooking

[@uni4786]

Missing enigma uploads after my last class…and it’s an hour long? 😭😭

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Yay! Love your content so much!!!

[@m0llymayo637]

Oh, thank god, it has been so boring out here. And this case is very strange. Never has been very much information on this case. You must have found some!!!! Thank you, Mr. Nick. You are an Enigma!❤

[@noelbgood8845]

I have been living in saratoga since i was a small child and this case always shook me super creepy and interesting

[@williambock1821]

Do you write, play,and record the music in these videos? Very nice! Loved the dissonant piano notes over the chords walking in the forest. It really created the right mood. They’ll probably release the files when any possible perpetrator is 75. Sixty years old is still too young. I bet that’s what Smokey Mountains park did. I can understand why you’d visit these places even with no channel. It’s flirting with darkness.

[@prdaigre4739]

So happy you are posting again. You have been missed!

[@jeremywendelin]

About to go out, going to wait a bit now that this is uploaded 😅

[@kevinfoster1138]

I really thought the last time I heard about this case I thought they found her camera lens cover..... But now it's they found absolutely nothing.

[@TheMissingEnigma]

I have no idea who started the camera lens rumour. I cannot find any evidence to support it.

[@codered7453]

We get two Missing Enigma videos in the span of 2 weeks!! That's awesome! Thanks for the double header.

[@timhouston4470]

What teenager doesn't have a few issues going on?

[@albundy4493]

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[@grandpow]

one of my favorite channels!

[@HappyHermitt]

Whatever took her, I hope she did not suffer.

[@stacieapplegate6209]

There's a girl missing out of Idaho whose been missing for some time. Her names Stephanie Crane.

[@seattlesauce]

It looks pretty easy to get off trail around there. I believe after taking some pics of the lake she headed back to what she thought was the right direction, but it was not. She couldn't find the trail and kept hiking in the wrong direction. She eventually hiked her way out into nowhere and never found her way back. She was 14 and not very "outdoors wise" as evidence by wanting to wear flip flips on a 3 mile rt hike in that area. Instead of staying put when she realized she was lost she most likely panicked and just kept walking her way further and further away. How fat can an able bodied 14 yr old walk if their life depended on it? Pretty damn far I promise you. They may find her remains someday and wouldn't be surprised if it was well over 20 miles away from those lakes.

[@Pipsqwak]

I'm thinking the same thing. Or that she climbed up somewhere to get a view and fell. It can be very hard to find bodies of people who fall off of cliffs or rocky slopes, and her body was hidden from direct view and was quickly scavenged by animals and her clothing long since rotted away. Only the camera and maybe her boots might last this long. It's sad - she was so young. If she fell, the end was probably quick, but if she got lost she might have suffered for days before dying of exposure.

[@pr0cessa]

The hike looks beautiful (but steep for me.) it's nice to see Yosemite again through the eye of your nice camera I haven't been there in years!

[@lubabe9969]

All these years since I heard about Stacy, I’ve always believed the lake was 500feet down a hill from their camp, I’ve read that over and over, you made the story much more clear, I’d also heard the only thing found was her camera lens cover, I’m thinking that wasn’t true either. Stacy could have easily gotten lost walking as far as she did. Well done video, I’ve learn facts I didn’t know all these years.

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I’ve been bingeing your content lately while in hospital and now upper geeked there’s a new episode .Ty so much form a huge fan up here in 🇨🇦

[@m0llymayo637]

Let me ask this: did anyone ever search underneath the cabin where Stacy and her father were staying? Or in the cabin near the time of the report? No one would have ever questioned a father reporting a 14 year old daughter missing in 1980 . She is there. She walked back from the lake after the elderly companion went back to the camp. She may have been 5 minutes behind him. She is under that cabin, in that cabin, or close to it. I know it. Go search. They will find her. She didn't run off. She is there. It's why they have not found her. She is in, under, or near that cabin.

[@Mr.Blonde92]

Idk i was thinking the old man was actually a young guy in old man costume. I read there was a serial killer in the park back then

[@raeoverhere923]

It's a glorified tent; if she were under it, someone would have smelled her.

[@teresalopez7081]

Sweet Jesus- I hope not. Her father did pass away in 2003. In his obituary it did state that Stacey predeceased him.

[@jessehutchings]

Man, it's just incredibly sad when perfectly young and able bodied people go missing and simply never turn up without any clues. Really makes you wonder how it's possible

[@raypist5938]

The ominous tune is back thank goodddd

[@alisongood9572]

I'm always beside myself when I see you have a new video. I love seeing people being sensible and analytical. As for the NPS not releasing documents, they may not have a policy or training in redacting documents

[@kylegood2622]

Nice - calling in rest of day...

[@ezsmith3765]

Me too

[@connortrebbien7962]

Can’t believe I caught it 5 seconds after upload, now I can have a relaxing hour and a half.

[@414730]

Has anyone ever tried to interview any remaining family members and see what their thoughts of what happened to her.... since there is little info out there about the case?

[@grimtea1715]

I would love for you to cover the stories of: -Cullen Finnerty, -Daylenn Pua, -Brandon Lawson -Daniel "Boonie" Bearden -Lunenburg, VA killings -Arnold Archambeau/Ruby Brugier -Terrence Woods Re-Review -Maura Murray You would knock it out if the park!

[@Brice23]

Why Lawson? Doesn't seem much like a mystery to me. Do you know how many meth addicts descend into psychosis then run off and die? It is not much of a mystery. Soon the analysis of his remains will be known and I doubt that it will be much of a surprise. What is your perspective on it?

[@Nebula_Ultra]

2 releases in a matter of weeks... are these being automatically done? Has The Missing Enigma gone missing? The Enigma deepens. Hope you're alright

[@jessehutchings]

ANOTHER UPLOAD YES YES YES YES

[@inwyrdn3691]

Last time I was this early aliens weren't even at Mt. Shasta yet.

[@josephrabbottino7146]

if anybody was made to investigate mysterious disappearances, it was you I’m not sure if you do it all by yourself or if you have help either way, you have are awesome. Well thought out well spoken like I said you were made to do this so I really appreciate you, when I see one of your videos, it makes my day a lot better keep up the good work, man. I appreciate it!

[@LagrangePoint901]

The trail up to the lake looks a bit technical and off trail looks even more difficult so it would be unlikely Stacy would go off trail. The lake is beautiful, almost manicured with a clear path going around the lake. That would make it more inviting to proceed with the hike. However, at the second lake things look less defined as you say, small trailish looking things. At this point, I would either head back or continue on with whatever path near the lake. From here, I don't know how to reason a direction except to stay near the lake path.

[@IvanIvanoIvanovich]

Wonder if that was the case back in 1981.

[@joshdoddadbod]

Oh man! A missing enigma episode!

[@daedubois9428]

Love the video. What happened to the knotty pine background?

[@teresalopez7081]

#Staceyarras #lostgirl Stacey is very close to my age, so I’m always saddened that she may still be out there in Yosemite, waiting to be found. The illustration is top notch, adding another layer of beauty to her story. I am so heartbroken for her family. RIP Stacey Arras 🥾🌲⛺️

[@JohntheLNERP2]

Video suggestion: Bart Schleyer's mysterious demise

[@CommunityMartyr]

another terrific video, the effort you put into them really shows

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Best channel. Watching from Dublin ☘️

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MUCH better with less ads this time, it's an easy thumbs up on these videos if i'm not bombarded with ads every 5 minutes, because you go the extra mile (or 2, upwards, literally)

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thank god-youtube drama is so boring-i watched a debate about nothing for 4 hours-good to have u

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I'm in Norway 🇳🇴, a really tragic story beautifully told ,you do a great job ...the art work is impressive ..

[@kruksog]

YEEEES! it feels like its been forever since you posted!