The Unsolved Vanishing Of Mushroom Hunter Hildegard Hendrickson
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This video covers the disappearance of Hildegard Hendrickson in the Cascade Mountains.
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who's music do you use in your videos? is it your own? All the music you use in your videos is very nice
I'm guessing the Spanish gus were there to pick those 32 bins, what is the value of THOSE bins
Great work, best missing channel by far!
Hildegard Hendrickson could've been EASILY made to disappear if the person or persons had a van size transport? Within a few hours the body could be removed from the scene and no one would even supsect it was them.
As for your channel? I love how you just present the case and ideas but, never try to present one thing as what MUST'VE happened unike certain channels who just play to the viewers personal biases in favour.
Cue Paulides presenting this case in a way which never adheres to it being mysterious while putting the suggestion in the viewers minds who wanted it anyway.
OR just presenting a incomplete picture as meaning one thing.
Social media is now a place where any bullshitter or liar can present any old con and convince people who apparently are too lazy or THICK to think for themselves and examine the validity of what they've been told.
And, missing people's cases are now just an excuse to publish dogshit 'mysterious' 'truths' at the expense of the victim's lives. Pathetic.
David
Isn't mushroom hunting just foraging?
Hilda was my grandmother, thank you so much for your positive wishes and for covering her disappearance in a respectful way.
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Sorry for your loss. I wish people would stop going to these national Park's they have so many missing people who go there and are never found again. I'm Indigenous and there is so many different things on Mother Earth. I seen a few and we have stories about them. There also is portals and if she walked into one they will never find her. Again I'm so sorry about your grandmother 😢
@@bradleymadosh911 I have to tell you i disagree. My grandmother's disappearance was tragic and she passed on well before she should have, but she was doing something she loved and every time I go into the Cascade mountains I can feel her spirit and that's the reason I started hiking and sparked my love for the outdoors.
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@@bradleymadosh911 Portals aren't real. You just want to believe they are.
On top of all her other accomplishments, Hildegard was also an incredible genealogist with extensive published works and one of the worlds top experts on Appalachian Kentucky genealogy. Her contributions are invaluable (and selfless- she donated all proceeds of her books to the Asher Family Reunions). She is profoundly missed.
Wow. Thanks for posting that. How interesting.
It's such a shame. I just wish she'd not gone out there alone. Surely as an experienced mushroom-hunter she knew what kind of shady types were likely to be up there in a well-known morel spot fighting over the resource. Sometimes I think that older women like me can over-rely on our grandmotherly appearance and feistiness to protect us, as if all these criminal men will just think, "Awwww, she's just like my sweet, harmless Grandma" and treat us with deference and respect. But it's far more likely these guys will just see us as annoying but easily dispatched victims..
Wow she was one hell of a woman. May she rest in peace.
Wow fascinating woman! Thank you for that 🙏
@@Pipsqwak... Sadly, the world is a different place today, even than what it was just 25 or 30 years ago.
Younger adults today, have no inherent respect for the elderly as we had when we were their age. Times have certainly changed. It's for this reason, everyone, yes, including little ole grandma's and granddads should carry protection and not be to compassionate to use it, when in areas with shady characters.
Physical therapist here. Just a quick note: walking uphill with a bad knee is way more doable than you would assume. Downhill on the other hand is hella painful and debilitating, no matter what type of knee injury you have. Maybe she got up somewhere but physically couldn't come down again. But no matter what happened: my condolences to the family. I can only imagine what they were going through. Rest peacefully, Hildegard. ❤️ [Edit: My comment is made in reference to what was said during the site visit. 😊 Hope that makes it more clear.]
Which is the reason someone with a bad knee wouldn't walk up a hill, knowing they'd have to walk down....
It was already mentioned & well known she stuck to flat ground only
So true about the downhills being tougher. Still recovering from a shattered knee and downhills/downstairs are tough.
@@fineacornWell, all I can say is I've sincerely seen and heard it all. Patients come in, get better and all of the sudden they come in and it is worse than ever. When inquiring I often get some form of: "I could move again, so doing [insert strenuous activity here] felt like a good idea."
Hildegard was very experienced and probably pretty confident in her abilities. And she was hiking a more difficult terrain apparently. What starts out to be a good day, doesn't necessarily mean it stays like that, especially when one is exerting themselves.
Sorry about the spelling and all, English is not my first language. 🙈 So I want to make one thing very clear: I do not blame her for what happened to her. First we don't know what happened, and secondly I know too well how important it is for elderly people to stay independent and keep doing what they love. I don't ever judge anyone for having a hard time accepting that their limits hinder them to a greater degree.
Too true. Uphill allows you to control your movement. Downhill gets out of control all too easily.
I must say, it has never occurred to me that there was a mushroom hunting underworld.
Mushroom cartel
I know right?!😂
Morels aren't quite as cherished as truffles but in that same ballpark. Restaurants and farmer's market shoppers will pay a lot of money for them.
I used to pick there. But I’d rather just work a job, not risk death.
There are so many scumbags out there nowadays, junkies and otherwise, that any way they can possibly go out and get something for free and then sell it for cash, there WILL be a black market GUARANTEED. trust me. In Florida when it's Saw Palmetto berry season, you get people trespassing on your property in the middle of the night trying to pick berries, coming right up into your yard, or crawling around on their knees on your property in the middle of the day so as not to be seen, or you'll be on a bike trail in the woods and see people ducking out of sight when you come along, as they're hiding picking berries off palmetto bushes, so they can go and sell them for cash. I mean it's a HUGE problem. The police arrest people left and right, by the truckloads, for felony trespass during berry season. And it's just like with the mushrooms, if you have a person picking berries illegally in an area, and somebody else shows up to pick, it gets violent, and even deadly sometimes. It's absolutely unbelievable what people will do, and how they act, for cash crops and the allure of easy money. So the fact that Hildegard was probably killed by someone over something to do with mushrooms does not surprise me one bit.
One of the greatest channels to ever do it on the topic of missing people disappearing under strange circumstances. Bravo sir 👏
Paulides is the king though
@@HubCityMan Please don’t compare Missing Enigma to Missing 411.
Missing Enigma sticks to the facts and doesn’t leave them out when convenient so the story seems more mysterious. Just my opinion.
@jfrancis98 Paulides just sticks to cases that meet the profile points that meet missing 411 criteria. Not sure he purposely leaves anything out but I could be wrong. I don't really care either way. Just a way to kill time listening to these bizarre stories
Steve Stockton's the best hands down....
@@theantichrist5191 yes
Hildegard confronted illegal pickers and was abducted and killed.
Because she was removed from the area, there was nothing for dogs to alert on.
She was likely taken from the parking lot, as her mushrooms and personal belongings were found in her car. Her phone being there is particularly a suspicious sign.
Unfortunately there are so many possible suspects, although Jeremy seems especially interesting, as he had personal history of angry confrontations with Hildegard. She would have recognized him and he would have known it.
It’s tragic that no activity is safe from people who are willing to harm others. I hope someday the perpetrator(s) will be apprehended and punished.
If she minded her own business with people like Jeremy then it would have been a perfectly safe activity to pursue.
It's not wise to confront people stronger than you
I put on the video, being an avid Morel hunter, I get really excited about it.
So I am watching and think to myself, "wow, she's old what was she thinking! " Then walk past a mirror and think.... "Oh! So am I but I went out last year. You silly hypocrite!"
😅🤣🤣 The Mirror, me too,
@@dorothylewis1207me too, or me 3 😅
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We have to die with our boots on!
And as long as you feel well enough, safe enough, and watch your step, GO for it!! Get the fresh air, enjoy the wilderness.
No one does 'missing' as well as you on here; incredible meticulous research with great narration and your artwork is amazing. Thanks for all your work.
I concur!
Confronting anyone about anything while alone in the wilderness, is not a good idea ever. Way too easy to get disappeared.
Yes, it shouldn't be this way, but Humans are the most dangerous predators, especially when you may be alone in a remote location. Certainly most people you meet are just fine, but I've read and researched concerning sketchy foreigners doing illegal activities as described here with this disappearance.
Agreed. I recently was out getting ramps for dinner along a river. They grow across an acre or so every spring. I saw someone else almost certainly commercially harvesting with tons of five gallon buckets. They looked pretty stressed and edgy, like they were living rough. On one hand, I was thinking, well I guess they really need the money so don't judge. On the other hand, I was thinking, now there's going to be nothing left to harvest next year - they're going to wipe it all out. I should ask them to be sure to leave some to keep the harvest going every year. Bottom line, I got a few ramps and went on my way. No way was I going to call them out, even with my great dog by my side.
@@StephenYuill Darn right. There are cartels growing the devil's lettuce at grows deep in the woods. Legalization hasn't impacted the business like advocates said it would. Not when the high taxes means the illicit stuff is half the price.
and IF you do venture out alone, it would be wise to carry a piece. That’s unfortunately the world we live in.
@@StephenYuill found the magatard who thinks watching right wing propoaganda like Tucker is "research"
Believe it or not, morel picking is so lucrative it attracts a large criminal element. On account of many gourmet restaurants buying said mushrooms practically no questions asked.
Blood fungi
So they buy mushrooms from people who are not experts? That’s scary. I think recently a woman died from eating a mushroom in a restaurant. Unless it was an old video but I think it was new. There’s a big case in Australia right now where a woman allegedly murdered three people by poisonous mushrooms.
@@animula6908 With GREED attached.
We have the same thing with Ginseng in the Appalachians. Ginseng mafia. It's valuable and hunting it can be lucrative and territorial.
and also these same people grow marijuana out there too
As a fellow morel mushroom hunter I can attest to the fact that once you find several, it definitely motivates to go deeper. And it becomes easy to get turned around
Some greedy bastard of a morel hunter probably got scolded by Mrs Hildegard and took offense, and retribution by murdering the lady. She was probably a firecracker when mad and threatened the wrong individuals. May she rest in peace. Ive been waiting all month for another excellent video from you and of course you never disappoint. Nobody does outdoorsman (and women) mysteries like you, my dude and this particular episode is one of your best!!
At least she wasnt raycist!!!
The most probable cause of Hildegard is she confronted a commercial picker and threatened to alert authorities. The situation escalated and her body was moved to a different location.
Absolutely.
Roger that. Totally agree.
Very probable theory.
It's possible but why in the world would anyone alone in the woods especially a senior citizen start an argument with someone. It's always best to mind your own business and keep walking.
@@LeL-q9e Because there are plenty of senior citizens (and other ages) who like to share their opinion with other people regardless of the situation. Not everyone has the same awareness of possible danger.
You almost wish the sheriff went and checked out that other car that turned around when they stopped the Hispanic man.
This whole mushrooming hunting is new to many & never knew the demand & how lucrative it can be for these poachers. Great job Nick!
that hispanic guy was hired help maybe? The real brains behind the operation was in that second truck
I thought the same thing. Two vehicles brazenly bypassing a police barricade. Then I saw the video of the actual road which looks like it can only just accommodate one vehicle. Wouldn't seem like the officer could catch up to the second vehicle if this Alonso person was in the way perhaps stalling him.
Its Washington...theyre not gonna do a damn thing to anyone blk or brwn
I started watching this channel as an antidote to David Paulides..You make much more sense..
I'm all for being open minded to super natural events as I've had some experiences I can't explain, but Paulides purposefully leaves out facts of his missing 411 cases. Once you get the whole story a lot of his cases don't seem that mysterious. What's scary is that he used to be law enforcement.
@@cabooseabs6864 I couldn't agree more. Paulides does leave out facts that do not agree with his theories. I too have had experiences that are hard to explain, but I don't think Big Foot is hiding behind every tree. Paulides does.
Paulides is a conman whose first priority is financial.
@@cabooseabs6864Paulides overplays his LE card in an attempt to maintain credibility. He has been out of LE for YEARS.
Paulides says people with German surnames are unusually frequently targeted. Statements like this create doubt about him, for me.
"The Missing Enigma" is the Gold Standard of the missing persons channels here on youtube.
100%
That beautiful one of a kind necklace that she was probably wearing that day would not have escaped the attention of an attacker. I wonder if, during the investigation, they checked into pawn shops in the Seattle area?
I was wondering about that myself. No checks made?
Good thinking …. hmm?
Too incriminating.
@@randyhebbebusche3644 Maybe right now, but after a while, whoever has it may think things have died down and try to sell it to someplace further away from the area. Never overestimate the intelligence of criminals.
@@randyhebbebusche3644 maybe. They seem greedy and desperate to me. Greedy + desperate = not too smart.
I am also an expert mycologist, and I have run into other humans who seem to be those exact 'commercial pickers'. Some of them are indeed very territorial, much like ticked off Grizzly Bears. That's what they remind me of, any how. Or, a ticked off and very territorial badger, perhaps. I have been accosted by people like that twice, when I still lived in my birth state of Montana. I was threatened with physical violence in one of those cases, but once I explained that I was born in the area, am an expert mycologist, and have been coming to that particular spot long before that person was even born, he eventually backed off. I also offered to show him other spots to find Morels, just trying to be polite, but also fearing for my life somewhat. He did not take me up on the offer and I am glad he didn't. However, I have heard of other mushroom hunters being threatened and harmed by these commercial pickers, who seem to think they now own all of our forests. This territorial crap didn't start until the late 1980's through the 1990's, and currently, it is even worse. It happens a lot in Montana, Idaho and Washington, because there is such a large amount of Morels, especially in the recently burned areas, of which there are unfortunately many nowadays. I often wonder if it isn't these commercial pickers who start these huge forest fires and conflagrations. It is actually quite likely, which is very sad. It is also very sad that humans continue to act in this way. It makes our species totally untrustworthy in my opinion. I am afraid that this is exactly what happened to Hildegarde, since nothing else really makes any logical sense. Accident? She would have been found, then. She was accosted by some nasty and territorial commercial picker or pickers, and was made to disappear. It's really horrible that you can be out trying to enjoy one of your favourite hobbies, and that you can be dispatched for doing so by terrible, bad examples of humanity. It is also why I have begun to carry a weapon with me when hunting fungi, any more. I am actually preparing to go hunt for Morels right now, when I am done watching this video. They are out here in Minnesota as of now, and I know where to find some. No other people where I am going, as it is my friend's private property. I really hope that Hildegarde is found someday soon. Even though it would just be a recovery, it would give her friends and family some peace of mind, and they deserve that. Great video as always, and thanks for covering this and all cases that you do.
Thank you for your comment! It adds so much context to the situation. It deserves to be pinned imo
@@EvaWarhead Thank you, so much! That is very kind of you. I hope you have an absolutely fabulous 2024!
@@EvaWarhead You are most welcome. I tried to reply earlier, but my posts keep on disappearing. Not sure why that should be, but I will try once more. I am glad that my original post helps paint a more vivid picture of the situation. It actually enrages me, that there are humans out there, even in our forests, who are so hateful and evil, that they would do something horrible to an elderly female like Hilda. To anyone, for that matter! I do also think that it is those exact Commercial Pickers, who start most of the huge forest fires and conflagrations. It is something our government and we ourselves, are going to need to address very, very soon. We are losing all of our forests to the Commercial Pickers, who obviously don't care about the planet, its environments, or other humans. They need to be stopped. The burning of our National Forests must cease. Have a great day, and all the best.
😮 I had no idea. Crazy
Forest fires are a natural part of the ecosystem.
I’ve been hunting mushrooms for decades, and certain types hide well in the foliage and duff. It requires a lot of attention, and if you’re in an area that you don’t know extremely well, it’s pretty easy to look up and suddenly realize you don’t have any idea where you are.
One way to NOT be safe in the woods is to openly confront shady illegal foragers when you are alone, not to mention physically compromised.
What a sad world when anything some 80 year old has to say leads to violence. Demons in human skin.
@@ericbutler739 it’s been that way since the beginning of time except now the news is distributed straight to your face instead of lost in time like it was for 1000s of years before the age of technology
@@ericbutler739No,just humans. You don't understand violence.
@@ericbutler739No,just humans. And you too don't understand nature.
P.S. Would you scold a bear?
@@ms-jl6dl What makes you think you have any idea of what I do or don't understand? You happen to be wrong on both points.
This reminds me of the woman hiking the Appalachian Trail and went off the trail to go to the bathroom. She lost her way back to the trail. They found her body and a diary years later.
Yup and she wasn't far off the trail at all
I just listened to that story today on the "true horror" channel!! Idk how she couldn't find her way back to the trail after just walking off of it to go to the bathroom...? It's just unbelievable, but it happened.
She had no business being out there alone.
@@angelmist4253 this isn't a sexist comment but I think a lot of times these empowered women finally encounter someone who is not concerned with their "female privilege". They just can't believe there isn't a man there to save them like every other time they ran their mouth. I've seen countless situations where a women stirs sht up and then starts looking around for a man to back her up when it starts going sideways.
I wish the mainstream media had the journalistic integrity that this channel does
well said
Mainstream media is ran by the CIA, from mainstream news to blockbuster movies. It has zero to do with reporting anything and everything to do with keeping people in fear or triggered.
and compassionate as well.
mainstream media is geared towards crowd control not actually sharing and spreading the real news.
Her limited walking ability, the nature of morel sites, the unlocked car and undisturbed belongings, the lack of findings and the failure of the search dogs: she was never missing from the trailhead. Someone took her away from there in another vehicle. Likely deceased already.
This exactly. Searchers were very thorough with dogs tracking, etc. I have hunted mushrooms in the area. It’s easy to get rid of a body out here. Vast wilderness areas, wild animals to get rid of evidence.
Yep.
@@LilyGazouthe Vast wilderness tells me that she possibly couldn't walk anymore due to her bad knees. The searchers couldn't find her in the woods bc it's so vast
Idk, there have been cases where huge search parties fan out and search miles from where someone went missing… and 10+ years later they’re found not far from where they disappeared. The woods is just a beast to search thoroughly.
@MadamFizzgig This, right here.
Killed after confrontation and body removed by commercial picker.
Not blaming Ms Hildagard but we are ALL safer minding our OWN business.
That is what happened, no doubt!
@@dorothylewis1207 She did this for almost 40 years. She definately knew how to mind her own business ay? Probably got robbed.
@alanwatts8239 Yup, the Gold! But on the other hand she did not approve of "cheaters" and told them SO!
@@dorothylewis1207 We are ALL safer packing a 9 and telling people not to get too close.
THE MISSING ENIMGA UPLOADED 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yes, he does such a great job, with compassion for the missing and their loved ones. And he's not just a talking head -- he gets out there and shows us what the scene looks like. Another great job by M.E.!
You did AMAZING work on this, Nick! Props also to local LE, too, for doing it right. I’ve never seen such a remote place so full of people. Gary’s aggression toward everyone pings my radar. I fear a spirited Hildegard confronted one of these unsavory types, & they caused her fatal harm. Millions of places out there to commit a criminal act & hide evidence. This one smacks of foul play for sure.
I don't understand how your channel doesn't have more subscribers. You make some of the best content on tye platform, the way you approach every case with logic is mind is amazing. And the respect you have for the people involved. You are the man.
I lived in Everett when this happened. Strangely, never heard about it until now. But you're 100% right that the mushroom scene up there gets weird. Only had two experiences with them, but they were enough.
Had a guy I worked with who was into them. Anyone mentions anything about going into the woods he'd get real close and whisper that if we saw any mushrooms to let him know because he has a buyer and will give you a cut. Not sure if he was legal or not, but anytime the topic came up it felt like talking to a drug dealer.
The second was when I went shooting near Darrington with a buddy. We were getting unloaded when a guy walks up, looking strung out on something, and an Ikea bag full of mushrooms telling us we can't look for them there because it was illegal. I told him we're not here to look for shrooms.
"Then what are you here for?"
"Shooting" my buddy said while he was taking out his FAL. Then the guy saw my AK in my truck and just told us to have a nice day and walked away. Very glad I was armed that day.
I will say the society up there was great. They used to have a fair every year that I found myself at. Great people and very knowledgeable.
"Why do people need those assault weapons and high capacity magaxines?"
"In case you run into shroom poachers"
Best day EVER when you upload! Thank you for the thoughtful, well researched, and always non judgmental coverage!
I love having a real look at where these people have gone missing. It gives a real connection to them and makes it feel more...real. Well done.
I cannot believe they never followed up on the men who passed the barricade and went up there in the middle of the night
Crazy isn't it
This is seattle they would have burned down the city of the police followed up on a POC
They were Hispanic in Washington state....them and the moon people literally have a license to kill there.
@@bruderschweigen6889lol you beat me to it. Glad someone else isnt scared to speak truth and stand up for what is right.
What I expected: poor old lady goes missing and likely fell victim to some kind of accident.
What I got: Lucrative criminal underworld of murderous mushroom hunters.
Im a retired police officer, and I think she was walking along the road and found someone's stash, and they caught her. Or she saw someone hiding a stash and threatened to report them. I'd say she isn't in the area.
I completely agree with you.
Sad but could be true bc ppls use the name "karen" for a woman who goes out her way to stick her nose in others business & maybe she did that & sadly it didn't end well, so all we can do is pray for her soul & her family as well bc the living are the ones who go through mental hell in cases like this so may she R.I.PARADISE & thx for your service to the public bc it's ppls in your formal profession who try to stop & solve b.s. like this
Unfortunately, you are most likely correct. Drugs are responsible for SO many deaths/disappearances, and, although it's a minority of the time, it's not ALWAYS those taking/dealing drugs.
Who hides their stash on the side of a road where the potential wondering old woman could easily slowly walk up and see it? If they are that careless with their stash what makes you think they can make a body dissappear along with any trace of their presence? But maybe
That's what I was thinking.
I really appreciate these videos where you go to the site where the person went missing. It's always so different to what I had imagined from the original story. This landscape is much more rugged than I had pictured for a story of a 79 year old woman going missing hunting mushrooms. Great work!
You would be amazed how rugged, how extensive the wilderness.
Thanks for the upload 👍 Much love from the UK 🇬🇧 🙌
Its wonderful to have a new Missing Enigma early on Saturday. Mushroom people can be very competitive. I used to do alot of picking and have witnessed some squabbles. If someone offed her they had alot of great terrain to hide a body. This maybe one of your first actual mysterious missing person cases. Good job Nick.
Another great episode! Music choice is always perfect...so mysterious and eerie and beautiful. What keeps running through my mind is why someone so knowledgeable and experienced, who trained others NEVER to hunt mushrooms alone, would go off and do just that? Was it over-confidence? What other reason would she have had for doing such a thing? She was well-aware of her physical limitations, so why? That part just baffles me. I agree though, with no trace at all, I think it was most probably foul play. How disgusting that a pastime as beautiful and calming as mushroom gathering is yet another ruined by greedy and nefarious criminals. My bet is on Jeremy too. Trust Hildegard's words, not her actions: NEVER mushroom hunt alone. RIP Hildegard.
Excellent video, as always, my good sir.
I was watching the video and was going to comment about how protective & secretive some mushroom foragers can be, as I know some people in France who are so serious about their regular Morel spots, the mushrooms are ridiculously valuable. But of course you have it covered. Great vid as always.
In the history of youtube this channel and Lordanarts are the best to ever do it
this channel is way ahead of that garbage
I like lordanarts too but this channels so much more entertaining. It just feels more mysterious.
Mushroom hunter here. It's worth mentioning just how much morel mushrooms sell for especially fresh. If they aren't dried, they go bad quickly. I've seen morels sell for $220 a pound. It goes up and down a lot. If she walked up on a bunch of drunk illegal mushroom hunters, there is no telling what happened.
No one is illegal.
@@mushyroom9569 She didn’t say they were…? She said people illegally picking mushrooms.
@@mushyroom9569if they are illegal then they *_are_* illegal 😂
@@mushyroom9569If they are illegally hunting mushrooms, then yes, they’re illegal 😭😭
@@Roert-yn3cs the act is the thing that's illegal, not the person doing the act. Murdering someone is illegal, being a person who has murdered someone is not.
mate i've watched a couple videos of yours now, and I must say you do an incredible job. I often scour the internet or google maps trying to find photos or video of the locations of these missing cases, and for you to take the time to include your own personal visit and document the area like you have here is next level. When you're watching from the other side of the world, you've given us a first hand look right into the story and that cannot be overstated how much I appreciate it. Subscribed, and I look forward to binging your entire channel! Keep up the great work. Cheers from Australia.
Fresh morel mushrooms can sell for $20 a pound in grocery stores, with dried morels reaching prices of $15-$20 per ounce, equating to roughly $160 per pound.
People have killed for a lot less. If she came across someone and threatened to report them (Hilde doesn't seem like the kind of lady to take any guff from anyone), it seems very likely that they forced her to their vehicle and left, disposing of her elsewhere.
Your videos are very well made, I appreciate how you focus on sharing truth and facts in each story you cover, rather than jumping to conclusions, or feeding a conspiracy theory.
I grew up in Seattle and I have lived here most of my life, and it's awesome to have such a classy channel detailing Washington State.
You are a rarity now. Born and raised in Seattle.
One of the things I think make your presentations of these kinds of cases so much better is how thorough you are. You will actually go to the site of the disappearance, when able. You don't just rely on reports other people wrote. I really appreciate your work. Thank you.
Jeremy was on my radar immediately. The fact that Hildegard was safety conscious even though she was outspoken makes me think that she wouldn't start an argument with a person that she suspected was an organised illegal picker but that knowing Jeremy and finding him doing illegal picking she would have felt comfortable to confront him. Also in the past we have seen that killers want to come back to the scene and try to involve themselves in a way. But the main reason I look at Jeremy is because in these little societies of mushroom pickers or other interest groups, they can be deadly aggressive to each other because of all of their strong opinions. Here in Australia Brisbane we seen it happen in a Cat Society and I've heard of other deadly encounters within small societies that are very invested in their own opinions.
It's a shame the police didn't take away Jeremy's car for testing incase the body was taken away from the area. If it wasn't foul play and she just had an accident they would have found her body
Sus
Professionally put together as usual Nick. The families, friends and everybody involved in these cases undoubtedly appreciate the manner in which you present these episodes.
Who knew that mushroom picking can be such a dangerous activity. Wow!
Same as ginseng, people are crazy.
Illegal commercial harvesting would have to be done with the least amount of detection. It would be impossible to to fill and stash 32 bins during the day.
My guess is Alonso and others worked during the night filling and hiding bins for Jeremy. This "nosey old lady" (I mean no disrespect) discovers their bins/operation and is dealt with.
With Jeremy, Alonso, and others showing up, it is just too coincidental. These guys are ALL dirty. I cannot help but mention the obvious.
My most sincere condolences to this incredible lady's family and friends.
And since they disappeared her and realized the cops were up there Jeremy told Alonso and co to go pick up those 32 bins before they got found. They didn't expect a cop to be guarding the scene all night. So the mushrooms they killed that old hag for got found and taken anyway. She died for nothing. The lesson here is MYOB! Especially when ur alone deep in the wrong part of the woods. Never get between criminals and their money.
@@GodsThirdEye Exactly, because fungus ill be around long after we are dead and gone.
@@GodsThirdEyeplay stupid games win stupid prizes
@@GodsThirdEye I've met a few, and the illegal harvesters are shady characters; and/or have mental issues, addictions, etc. They're people who typically can't survive the demands of a normal job situation, so turn to this to survive. They're anything but stable. I'd bet my house she ran afoul with one of them.
That's Karma and how it works. Her spirit made sure that they didn't get their mushrooms...
"suspicious Prius" got me laughing for some reason
Dirty Mike and the Boyz
Too quiet
Hey, Prius drivers can be gangsters too!
1:14 when I was about 9 or 10 I whent raspberry picking with my father, in the deep forests of Värmland in Sweden. I had a feeling we were going the wrong way and finally my fathere said "okay, we're lost". On our way to get un-lost came to a small grovel road and by chance a car cane at us from a distance. It turned out we where half way to Norway 😂😂😂
Finnskogen regner jeg med? 😁
I know a few edgy people who do not believe they fit into society and do not want people from society telling them what to do and heavily supplement their income selling mushrooms, ramps ect. Just a month or so ago a met a stranger in the woods looking for morels who openly stated his words “I was just released from being locked up for 4 years and I’m out trying to make some money” Leave these people alone! Desperate people do desperate things.
Desperate times call for Desperate measures is true but there were lots of mushrooms for everyone so don't think they the so called Desperate ppl were that desperate although everything should be considered
@@sherri-be5pw desperate to make a income to last them a while. To them other people are stealing their money not picking mushrooms.
@@kevinhullinger8743 good point as anything is possible what could've happened to her but seems unlikely without her body that anyone will find what happened to her. Speculating is just that without any actual evidence. Bc bad ppl exist it was unwise of her to go alone but perhaps she had become too complacent and or had noone to come with her that day. All things considered, she is probably still in the area just farther than ppl had looked amd most likely scenario imo is that she wandered out too far and couldn't make it back with her bad knees. But again, I have no evidence to rule out other possibilities just like everyone here is speculating too
@@sherri-be5pw totally agree with you.
Let's go Missing Enigma! Greetings from Norway!
Hei! Jeg gjerne liker videoen.
You always do thorough research, check police reports, witness accounts and never sensationalize. I appreciate that. It's always interesting to watch your videos. I hope if I ever disappear in the wilderness, you're on the case. (Not foreshadowing. 😇)
It always amazes me when people confront others without any backup. I guess we can't know that happened here, but I've seen it in other cases, and it it mind blowing to me.
I agree, especially when they can't defend themselves! Don't they consider the consequences? You never know what someone else is going through or capable of, so be careful!
Always makes my day when the missing enigma uploads. Thanks nick
So many of these tragedies seem preventable. If i have learned Anything from these excellent programs, it is that no one should Ever go into a wilderness area alone, and without sharing with others exactly where you will be and when you can be expected back..
I love this channel. It's not flashy, and loud. It's not too far out there
Illegal morel harvesting sounds like an equivalent of stealing copper for rural methheads.
You pretty much nailed it with that comparison. I lived in both WA and ID, a lot of down and out tweakers pick morels.
They are probably insanely good at it too considering all the time they spend searching for tiny meth shards in their carpet lol they always knew they were training for something just didn't know it would be mushrooms 🧐
Rural meth heads also steal copper 😅
You do every victim justice, with your thoughtful truthful meaningful content, One of my favorite channels, I watch every second of every video you make, TY from Seattle WA.
I like how this channel actually goes through every specific detail with theses missing 411 cases and even provides the original police reports and sometimes visits the locations to give an idea of how the areas are. I’m open minded when it comes to the paranormal/unexplained but this channel makes a lot of the “paranormal” cases seem more logical such as the Dennis Martin case and the Yuba City 5
Yeah, I've got no time or patience for the ridiculous "paranormal" crap. I find it stupid, childish, and utterly disrespectful of the real grief and horror experienced by missing victims and their families.
@@PipsqwakI'm not someone who ever had any kind of opinions on the paranormal until I had a TRULY unexplainable and bizarre experience that I could only categorize as "paranormal".
That being said, I think a large majority of "paranormal" incidents have other explanations, but I do think there are things that we can't explain with science yet, that can and do happen. If I hadn't experienced what I did, I wouldn't have believed someone else if they told me the story of my own experience, that's how bizarre and unbelievable it really is.
You do an amazing job telling stories. You're a great researcher and detective. You should consider becoming a private investigator. Or even consider starting an organization that helps those that have had loved ones go missing. You would be an invaluable asset to the many people out there searching for answers about their loved ones. I have stopped listening to almost anyone else that tells stories about missing people besides you. You make sense and you have facts to support what you say. Not just bs made up to get listeners. Keep doing what you do. I'm sure many others feel the same way I do.
I’m afraid she confronted the wrong person. You have to be very careful out there. I have run into some pretty hinky people outdoors, the farther out the worse it gets. It sounds like the SAR and Law Enforcement did a great job on this case.
That's why I agree with the common refrain of Roanoke Tales... Stay Strapped or Get Clapped.
Hopefully someday someone comes forward with what happened to her. Really sad for her family to not know. Your channel is my favorite by the way. Very well done in all ways. Thank you
Been looking forward to another unsolved mystery, as you always give a ton of details and share drawings or showing yourself telling us the story. And of course going out on the field. I find this helps to stay focused on longer stories as well. Thanks again!
I have a case you might be interested in covering, and thats the case of one Chance Englebert, from Moorcroft, Wyoming, USA. He disappeared after walking away from the home of his wife's family, only once being seen walking in a store security camera. He left behind his wife, newborn, and friends and family when he disappeared in 2019 and nothing has ever been found of him. I have plenty more details if you're interested
I thought he got into an argument with his in-laws while golfing and walked away from the course.
I always thought the in-laws ended up picking him up acting like they wanted to work things out then Wacked him.
I don't have tv, only wifi aka I only pay for youtube so I watch a lot of channels... you are for sure in my top ten... you set the bar so high for every other creator out there... I never even comment lol this is how much I love your videos! 💜
TV stinks. I'd rather have youtube (even with all their heavy handed censorship).
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Is there no sphere of human endeavour that hasn't been turned into a criminal enterprise by someone?
This one sounds like an episode of Twin Peaks but you have knocked it out of the park again with your superb research and attention to detail. I've never seen any other channel come even close to this level of professionalism.
So my money is on alonso, and this is why. The fact that he came back at night is strange. He said he wanted to camp, but it's also strange that you would go looking for a campsite in the dead of night. The fact that he crossed a police barrier makes me think that he had a very important reason for doing so, and he probably wasn't counting on the fact that there was an actual officer posted there to secure the scene. Possibly he may have harmed Hildegard and removed her body with his truck, and had recruited a family member or friend to come back and dispose of it after hours. And that would explain why the other vehicle turned around once they realized that there was a deputy stationed at the area. Perhaps the second vehicle was carrying hildegard's body and when they saw that there was an officer parked past the barrier, that vehicle turned around, while Alonso continued toward the officer to distract the officer from checking up on the other vehicle as it made the getaway. Because I feel like once they realized there was a patrol car, it would have been expected that both vehicles would have turned around. I mean who wants to have an interaction with police if you don't have to, especially if you're a shady character. The fact that the accompanying car turned around, but Alonso didn't makes me think that Alonso continued on toward the officer to be a decoy to keep the officer occupied so that the other car could turn back and get out of the area. Just a theory, but I think that makes a lot of sense. I think it's pretty obvious that there was foul play involved, or they would have found SOMETHING of this woman. The fact that a dozen or so different dogs weren't able to track her scent beyond the immediate area makes me think she never left the close proximity of her car and was taken from the area by vehicle. One dog is fallible, but 10 or 12 trained dogs? no way. All those dogs would have found SOMETHING if her remains were anywhere in the vicinity. So I feel like she was harmed, then removed from the area, or vice versa. Maybe then whoever took her (Alonso) panicked and decided to try and bring her back and make it look like an accident? Who knows. But the whole "camping" story and the fact that they so desperately wanted to camp in the area that they crossed a police barrier, and the fact that one car turned around but the other didn't, it just all seems way more suspicious than anyone or anything else I've heard about having to do with this story. Like I said, what sense does it make to decide to go camping and attempt to find a campsite in the middle of the night, in an area that's been cordoned off? But I think the main thing for me is the fact that the one car turned and left, while Alonso approached the officer. Just seems like there was purpose behind that move and it's classic decoy behavior. Anyway, that's my theory. That's what popped into my head immediately when it said that the other car turned and left. Alonso was buying them time to get out of the area. Whatever the case, I hope that remains are eventually found, and are brought home to her family so that they can have some peace and some closure. What an awful existence to never know what became of your mother, or to always wonder where she is or what she went through in her last moments. Prayers for her, and for her son and family.
This story always fascinates me
Currently, Jeremy appears to be living his best life as a darling forager for Seattle-area gourmet restaurants and farmer's markets.
What his last name?
The rich will exterminate all of us as soon as the get robots to do all the dirty work they are too smug to do
@@Starfish2145Faber
Your voice is so calming and comforting; I could listen to you all day.
Commercial picking in an area where it's forbidden, huh? Hildegard might have taken offense to that..
I pick morels for fun, never sold any, but here in Nebraska they can go for $25/lb. Havent finished the video but I would imagine 32 bins is well within the 5 figure area. Enough for sometime to do something stupid over.
Agree
@@Jacob-kv4sl Whenever money, greed and illegal things are involved, things can go from bad to worse very quickly..
@@Jacob-kv4sl $25 a pound? Man if the homeless copper and aluminum thieves catch on...
@@bills6093 the largest metal thieving operations are run by people who have houses, no need to slur people who aren't as fortunate as you
I love this channel. The host is respectful and hopeful. Hope, and not all doom and gloom. I also appreciate his clear annunciation. Continued success with your channel, and positive conclusions to your cases of choice. I also enjoy your investigations into the unknown. I am a fan.
Such a beautiful area up there! I think it's easy to surmise that Hildegard may have encountered someone up to no good in their mushroom picking, she went off on them verbally, and it was the wrong person. Either that or an accident or a medical emergency occurred and she has thus far remained hidden, despite sniffer dogs and good searchers. It's just a sad situation, but once again, it seems like a bad idea to go off alone in such wilderness, especially in this case.
There is 0 evidence that she did or would have confronted anyone.
This is pure speculation.
@@redarrowhead2 It's ALL speculation when you don't have a body or any evidence. She was known to be rather confrontational with mushroom poachers as stated in the video.
Even police work includes speculation in the absence of evidence, up and until anything evidentiary is found.
I appreciate the thoroughness of your investigations, particularly going to the places in question. Thank you for your hard work.
This is my new favorite channel! Wow, so well done!❤
I really like that you go the "extra mile" and go to the actual locations and search yourself.... It gives us a real look at what the search would have been like and the perilous conditions in some of these areas.
An avid mushroom hunter might go off trail just a bit, or push themselves a little bit more than they normally would if they were finding a lot of great mushrooms. You just said that as I typed this, nevermind, you got it covered 😂
The segments of the chill music played over video of the beautiful scenery is so calming…until you remember why he’s out there. Cool juxtaposition.
Your videos are such a treat. Greetings from Ural mountains.
I always enjoy your videos and spending time watching you, Nick. You produce such professional bodies of work and you have such amazing presence as the narrator and investigator. Really high quality. One of the best channels on TH-cam
So happy to get a video from you today. Thank you for your hard work and excellent content
Doesn't the report from Wanda saying that they had been to that location a few days prior contradict what Igor said about her mentioning that she's never been to that area and needing directions from him?
Investigators should have tried to connect Igor to Jeremy. They both knew her and they were both in the area when she went missing.
I feel that Igor knows more than he's told
I’m always so happy when I see you’ve uploaded.
As always, best content and best missing person's channel on YT..Nothing else is even close, ty.
Losing Hildegard is also the loss of infinite mushroom/fungi knowledge that can never be taught or replaced. Not to mention the grief and confusion her family must feel. 😕 What a mysterious world we live in.
How do you figure it is lost and can never be taught or replaced? I'm less than half her age and gained what I know of fungi on my own. It's not lost. Lots of people know mushroom hunting "secrets". Most of it isn't really a secret, just the locations in which they're found. But if you can identify trees, you pretty much have mushrooms in the bag.
@@youtubecertified4643 The fungi locations change and don't forget Hildegard taught people including.. Jeremy (cough). So yeah I'm with you and don't see her fungi knowledge as lost either.
If what she knew could never be taught or replaced then is it really a loss of knowledge??
I was a teacher. There is always intimate knowledge of a subject that you don't always get to pass along. When someone dies, that knowledge is gone.
She was an instructor that worked with several people at the same level. The information is not lost, just the nice person who worked to share the knowledge.
I love the fact that you go to the locations where these people go missing❤
Thank you for giving us the names of the search dogs. This is the kind of information I need.
I appreciate the effort you put into audio quality/production in your videos, too many TH-camrs don't make the effort and it's hard to listen on studio headphones or a home theatre system.
Another fascinating video!
I had no idea there was so much money to be made in the illicit mushroom industry.
It's not just that it's a lot of money, it's a lot of money in cash, under the table, yet not involving drugs or anything *illegal*-illegal.
Nick is one of my favourite documentary makers. His research is thorough and sympathetic. He questions the veracity of others research and other resources.
Enigma, have you ever considered becoming a private detective? You do better / more thorough investigative work than most police precincts.
probably less money than having a youtube channel.
A degree in Criminal Science or Crimonology is probably required too
Wow! I missed several of your videos because i have been busy.
As I was doing research on Hildegards case, your video popped up!
Great job as always mate!
Post more, love the awesome stuff your posting.
Great video. My family are life long members of the PSMS and knew Hildegard for years. You did a great job covering this. I hope for her family, they eventually figure out what happened to her.
One of the earlier contacts by police said they had to give directions as she had not been there before. Yet friends said she had just took them there. Seems notable.
Such a great anaylsis. Fabulous video. You're extremely talented, even with your commercials. I'm so happy I found your channel. Thanks for ALL you do. Best boots on the ground man I know.
Whether personal or commercial, mushroom hunters are insane. The keys being with the vehicle really opens up the case to a much broader area as it could have been moved.
Imagine how bad they smell.
I have a cousin who forages for mushrooms. I assure you she is far from "insane".
@@angelmist4253 Sure she smells though right?