If ever you are hiking/hunting out in the middle of nowhere and you see another human being acting strange call authorities because that person maybe suffering physical or mental distress.
Putting myself in that situation, I can agree on the same thing. Say I’m walking in the lowlines of the mountain range and I see somebody, wave, and say hi. Okay, not too far fetched for them to not give me a hi back, they might not be the friendliest of people… okay, they totally ignore me, now I’m thinking of alerting authorities because they might be mentally ill like you stated or could be up to something, but nevertheless it’s totally plausible to keep walking… okay, they don’t have ANY equipment on them/are wearing jeans and a shirt (not proper hiking attire at all), something is definitely up with this person and it’s a dead giveaway to alert authorities. It’s like when you’re trying to figure out if someone in public is interested in you. One signal could be passed off but you could definitely still gun it and make a move, but multiple signals put together? There’s no reason NOT to take that chance.
I live north of Madera County and never heard a word about the Hughes disappearance and the strange happenstances surrounding this issue. I was immediately reminded of terrifying murders that have occurred in the beautiful Sierra Nevada mountains over decades. I hope Ms. Hughes is located at some point. Thank you for sharing, Mr. Ballen.
Everything about this case is massive weird. Including the fact that multiple ppl who are into, strange dark and mysterious stories delivered in story format, have never heard of this case.
@@Doug_M I'm so over Washington. Nothing our government does makes sense. Its all secretly to make the rich richer. People might hate Trump but having a republican in office was such a better life. The liberal ideals are terrible for the people. But yes let's focus on pronouns instead of paying 6 dollars for a gallon of gas. This is terrible the way things are going.
I've followed you for about a year now and you've also responded to me multiple times. You are the best at what you do my friend. Brings awareness and also support to folks that may still be in need. I've shared and recommended your content and everyone loves it. Loud speakers on a Late Friday night is the best way to listen.
I have heard from a few different people who were lost in the wilderness or desert that they hallucinated seeing people after awhile, from desperately wanting to find someone, combined with the stress (and physical exertion/dehydration etc.). Two of them were almost left behind after being accidentally found by hikers - bc the missing people didn’t know the hikers were real. They’d realized that they had been hallucinating and were unsure whether people were real, when they actually saw them. One man said that the people he saw would walk past and ignore him speaking to them or yelling, although he could clearly hear them. A woman said the same. The man said that a man beckoned him across a stream, only to disappear when he crossed the river. These were hallucinations, most likely brought on by stress, fatigue and mental and physical anguish. One woman became paranoid of people stalking and following her for days and nights in the woods. She claimed to find a cache with donuts in a hole in a tree. Likely another hallucination. Maybe actually mushrooms... ? This made it difficult for the man to talk to anyone, not knowing if they were real, or if they were going to play a trick on him, leading him deeper into the forest and abandoning him. The mind is the strangest thing in the world. My verdict is that she didn’t intend to do this, to purposely disappear - she may gone off away from camp purposely and have become lost or lost her sense of direction after being chased by a bear that tore up her campsite. She might have had a pack they didn’t know about, laying it down at a given point. There’s no telling exactly what she had with her, but evidently she removed her shoes at some point. I can definitely see having a pack with a change of clothes to go take a swim and wash off, but not an extra pair of shoes - or wearing only a flimsy pair of flops instead of her boots, since she didn’t intend on walking far. Flimsy shoes might have broken. She might have removed her shoes for a swim and lost her way while in the water (that’s happened to other hikers, including a young woman with her dog). She might have meant to change into the jeans etc. If she did, she might have packed up the other clothes - but after being lost for days, the clothing she removed before her swim would probably have been cleaner than what she changed into. That would account for her missing shoes, and being seen in two different outfits. I definitely believe the child saw the woman. There have been too many instances where searchers basically combed right over an area where the missing were later found. Whatever the reason, it’s terribly sad, but I do hope someone finds her.
Very good point. Memory is deceiving. Things planted subconsciously can pop up and affect the reality. It's very possible that the missing person posters had been seen by the hunters and hikers. They could have even talked about Sandra and her blue hair. The kid could have heard adults talk about a missing woman with blue hair and other details months before the trip. But of course ghosts or the supernatural are much more appealing for the comment section instead of something reasonable and logical.
@@dansihvonen8218 that is not reasonable or logical. It's a bunch of hail Mary maybes. Something logical that I would buy is the boys parents made it up for some reason. Attention or perhaps a reward.
This always happens! Folks go off for a nice little camping trip or hike in deep, deep woods. Unreal. I live in British Columbia, the number of times that they have to send a specialized rescue team up into the mountains by helicopters to go get people is crazy.
I like that even as a "ghost" she still changes her outfits... a true queen! Wondering if they ever looked into any other possibilities more seriously, like kidnapping, homicide.. idk.. suspicious imo
I've watched every single video you've posted on this channel, and I've gotta say that I haven't once been bored by one. Seriously great narration and content my guy!!
Nothing changed in my life during quarantine. All I do is go to work and go home. I just didn't have to drive to work and was allowed to log in remotely. Some people went absolutely crazy having to live like that. Weird for me to see.
Words can not describe how satisfying it was to hear that the family decided to turn around and go home. They understood the assignment and passed horror 101 with flying colors
No they failed, because the dad left the car. That’s a certain way to get attacked by the horror movie’s ghost. (They also went back a week later.) That would be a one way trip in the movie . .
@@electrictroy2010 You're right, the father would be dragged away and instead of hopping into the driver's seat and noping on out of there, she would follow and tell the kids to *stay here *.
I think the most likely conclusion is that Sandra got a severe concussion in the crash and spent the rest of her time "hiking" in a complete daze. It's sad that she could've been saved multiple times but everyone called too late.
It's the whole "turn a blind eye" and "it's someone else's (the government's) business, not mine" kind of attitude. We need a more compassionate, community mindset, looking at others as though they are our extended family. It's hard to do and sometimes kind deeds backfire horribly, but in this case, she could have survived if someone stayed with her while someone else got help if they couldn't get her to go with them. 😞
I will never understand why a person would go into the wild, alone! Survivalist or whatever it's a good way to die. If a person gets sick or hurt no one is there to help. This case is bizarro world to say the least.
I do struggle to picture it bc were they just like 🤷🏻♀️ and kept going? They didn't think maybe she was dehydrated or lost or had a concussion or something? If they interacted with her and she ignored them wouldn't that be a sign of something being wrong? idk it's just strange
Idk why not a single person who saw her stopped and walked up to her and ask if she was ok until they saw a poster of her which is insane to me.. she was bare foot, no gear or nothing.
You said this before, though. No need to repeat the same thing over and over again. I get that he's awesome, but you don't have to repeat it. Not hating, just saying.
I don’t usually fall for spooky stuff, but when it involves children knowing details about things they should have absolutely no idea about, I get unnerved. My little brother had a friend who died in 1st grade many years ago and a few months down the road I’d here my brother talking with someone in his room. He would swear up and down it was his dead friend. Call me crazy, but I swear I heard 2 voices, not just my brothers.
I'm a very skeptical person. But when one of my younger cousin's was maybe 3 years old him and my aunt and uncle recently moved into a new house. My aunt wakes up early one morning and while checking on the kids she hears the 3yr old talking to someone. She opens the door to see him pushing a toy truck and saying "your turn." When she asked who he was talking to he said a boy's name, I believe it was Elijah. Come to find out about a year before they moved in a baby boy drowned in the bathtub there and the parents divorced and sold the place soon after.
The way you described the pandemic - as if the audience is learning about it in history classes and not currently living it - gave me chills (and I mean that in a good way)!
As someone who has experienced a serious concussion and knows how incredibly disorienting it is, I find it easy to believe that Sarah had a car accident, hit her head really bad, and spent the next week or so in a complete haze of half consciousness, never quite sure exactly what she was doing, or why, or where. If you've never had any sort of altered state of consciousness, be it through drugs or head injury, then I'm not sure you will be able to understand it. But to me, it makes perfect sense, and it scares me, because I know how it feels to be in that delirious state where everything is messed up but your brain isn't working well enough for you to know it's messed up.
I was thinking that she might have gotten a concussion in her accident. She could have hit her head without it being a blood injury. It would also explain why people saw her and she wasn't connecting with them. Being a strong survivalist, that might have kicked in automatically while she was trying to navigate her concussion and what it was doing to her consciously. A sad story and a disturbing one.
I feel this. This is really possible. Being in that confused state can mess with you in so many ways, including emotionally. I remember going from being hysterical to sad, to being okay and feeling "floaty."
very true. to add onto your thought about "brain isn't working well enough for you to know it's messed up", I've even had times where I know full well it's messed up, but there's still nothing I can consciously do about it as far as my actions go.
It's definitely plausible. I hit my head pretty bad once and had a mild concussion. Thankfully it was for only 10 minutes, but I had no idea what was going on around me or who was talking to me
@bexx815 my son will be 13 in 2028 and he remembers very well. I do get what you're saying, I guess I just wish it hadn't left such a lasting impression with mine. He was in preschool/kinder but it was really hard on him and he got really depressed 😭 My kid two years younger than him doesn't really remember. What a weird thing we all went through. Glad it's pretty much over.
Wow, what a chilling and sad story. When the little boy said that the dead woman in the woods needs help and he kept pointing, I got chills. It's interesting how they went over there after he said that and nobody ever found her dead or alive. I really thought this story would end with her at least being found, so tragic. Well, I hope one day that she's found.
As a non-native English speaker, when I watch movies in English language, I prefer watching them translated, or at least subtitled. In case of Mr. Ballen's story telling, I found myself understanding his stories perfectly the way they are narrated. A massive appreciation and gratitude for his efforts and hard work
I guess she is allright, living off nature, as she is able to as a survival expert. Very likely she just wanted to get away from the hassle of the world, especially from the pandemic. She just does not feel like living with the rest of us, and she has every right to do so.
@@agnes15101968 a survivalist would not abandon their gear. Not in their right mind. She was also an environmentalist. Something went very wrong. This is not some feel good- just went off grid situation.
@@mickeyoshea2035 I agree for a survivalist to then leave all the gear as if it's all garbage and that was even supposedly the opposite of how she normally would be something went pretty bad... If it was even her who did all of that she must have lost her mind which could be pretty possible that either she had already previously lost it before the crash or the crash might have caused some kind of brain damage or someone else entirely did it instead. Ps: also after knowing or seeing stuff your mind also prays tricks, like I just watched the story and now my mind is tricking me into thinking that I have seen a crazy similar woman here so many thousands of KM away in a island in the middle of the Atlantic sea, it's just the mind playing tricks...
@@guily6669 yes good points about possible break with reality either before or after the car crash. And good point that someone else could have spread her gear all out. Possible she had to leave it due to some type of danger or perceived danger in her mind. The later sighting leads me to believe there was a mental break. Either from organic causes or something else like the crash or an encounter with someone else. Just curious... what island are you on?
This story had the most spine chilling moment I’ve ever heard from MrBallen. It gave me absolute chills when the boy said “there’s a woman out there and she needs our help” and how vividly he described her. Makes you wonder if there’s something more to this world than the eye can see.
Exactly!!! Finally someone is understanding. There is way more to this world then the eyes can see. And pets and kids see it. We can only see when the vail is lifted. Wild world out there be safe!
I believe it…my son and the baby monitor creeped the heck out of me…in a good way because he was laughing his ass off like he was being tickled…but especially when one day he said “let’s wait for opa” when we were leaving the house…the boy he was barely walking at the time but my opa passed 3 months after he was born and only met him once…odd stuff…
My friend’s child who was three at the time had the creepiest reaction when we went camping out in Banf. Sitting around the fire and the child started to become panicked and asked us “who is he?! Why do I have to go?!” I asked her what she meant and she said “the man! He’s right there? Why does he want me to go with him?!”. I was terrified and for some reason the mother just shrugged it off as a normal thing her child does all the time. WHAT THE HELL?! The panic in this child’s voice and body was not her just playing pretend.
The "ghost" sightings are indeed strange, but the campsite, crash site, and lone sleeping bag are just as head scratching. A mystery in multiple mysteries.
Probably the work of a serial killer. Wooded areas like that are favorite spots for serial killers. They scattered her stuff about to throw police off. They probably got off on a total power trip knowing law enforcement would never find her body only her belongings and be baffled.
@@ITIsFunnyDamnIT not impossible of course, but seems almost too much effort. The person would have probably pushed the car, then decided to climb down just to throw items around, then hike through very very rough terrain, sleep or lay in a sleeping bag. Again not impossible, just doesn't seem like a very "standard" calling card like a lot of serial killers use. You don't hear about the "Campsite ruiner, car crashing, object purposely left in a difficult place to get to Killer". Again not out of the realm of possibility, just seems too random.
@@TheQueenOfSheba that’s the freakiest fucking part to me. The little boy describing her down to a T and literally nobody ever seeing her or the police finding the body. But the kid emphatically swearing there was a woman there who’s dead and needs help. Chills.
Man I wish so bad Mr Ballen was my cousin or close relative just to hang out on a campfire and spend the entire night listening to his stories in person. I bet it would be top memories in my life 🤯😥
The fact that this is a recent case/story with recent events and covid involved and you make it sound like a great part of history just goes to show how amazing your storytelling abilities are! Keep em coming Mr. Ballen! We love you! Update: Didn't expect all the likes on this comment glad to know that some people agree with it. Much love to everyone ❤️ Hope you're all doing amazing and getting through this crazy thing that we call life
I can’t believe how much you and your channel has grown since you started posting on TH-cam. All of which you deserve for your talented delivery and obvious work ethic.
Yeah Mrballen does really know what he is doing. as a person who listen to horror/crime stories i would listen to him even it was 3 hours or more by the way he is do it.
Truly such a bizarre situation. I first heard it on the Missing Persons channel; so many extra unnerving details in this re-telling. It just occurred to me, maybe what the hunters saw was also her spirit. The clothing change is so bizarre. This is one story that not having any answers to make it make sense is really bothering.
No judgement but the most important thing I have learned from watching his videos and others like this is to NEVER EVER go camping or hiking alone! I hope the authorities or someone finds her. Prayers to her and her family
The story that sticks with me is the woman camping with her dad in the tiny one person tents where your feet stick out and some psycho walking around her tent all night while she was too scared to move because she was worried if he realized she was awake he'd hurt her. Jesus Christ
After being in that accident, I think she had a traumatic brain injury, and that's why she was making this terrible mess of her things. Or it caused a psychotic break, which can be just as dangerous. This is why no one is supposed to go camping alone, things like this can happen. It's too bad those people who saw her with a large bruise didn't insist on her coming with them. If she's a ghost, it sounds like she wants her body found and laid to rest properly. I don't blame that family for not wanting to ever go to that area again.
I agree with you about the brain injury, although it doesn't sound like camping alone had anything to do with the injury, it sounds like she crashed her car on the way to go camping.
Agreed. My husband received a TBI in a fall. He was delirious and faded in and out of reality for ten weeks before his death. I would not wish that on anyone.
@@ryangarnett4705 His point was that if it was a brain injury and she was with someone they could've helped her instead of her just wandering the woods alone in a confused state
“This is why no one is supposed to go camping alone” And yet they do, as if this is 1803. Not only do they go camping alone, but they rarely take firearm protection. If someone is stupid enough to hike alone and with no firearm protection, they deserve exactly what they get. 🤷🏾♂️
Jennifer Ferraro The devil was probably behind this case she was hugging that tree she was so scared of him she knew who was hunting her as pray she knew.
This story reached my heart when it happened and I actually wanted to go help with the search but Madera County advised not to,unless they needed more people. Additionally, I was warned by friends in Oakhurst and Coarsegold not to camp alone or take off alone in this area as people disappear very frequently. Just want to say that the region she disappeared, off Beasore Road, is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to in Spring/Summer. I can’t blame her for wanting to be there, where it feels so safe. Since her disappearance, the place caught fire, and has been through so much. A few of us following Sandy’s story really hoped the fire would flush her out of hiding if she was having a dissociative episode or psychosis. Peace be with you, Sandy.
The amount of people who are supposed to be experienced hikers/hunters who just thought “oh yeah she’s fine” simply because she isn’t screaming for help is astounding, this woman is alone and barefoot and has no gear and is clearly acting totally abnormal, GO CHECK ON HER
My thoughts as well; check my post here on what I think happened and why I think it's sad that none of those who've seen her even dared to at least assist her...
I think she was alive the first two times she was spotted. I know a woman who personally, no belongings, went in the forest and was found months later. It was a psychotic break but at same time Sandra Hughes literally majored in wilderness survival!
I don’t know how hair works in the after life, but I knew she was well and truly dead when the little boy described her as having blue hair a year later. RIP Sandra Hughes. I pray that your family finds peace and comfort.
"She needs our help. She's face down, her legs are straight up, and she's dead." I got chills. It makes me think of this case from my home state that happened in the early-mid-aughts, around early November. A couple of teens were coming back to my hometown from a late night date in the city, and they were on a winding, lonely road. No one's really sure what happened, but somehow, the car ended up crashing off the side of the road in the dunes around the freeway they were on; the car rolled multiple times before coming to rest wheels up. It was around 6 or 7 pm when this accident occurred, and I was coming back with my best friend and her parents after going into the city; I remember my best friend's dad slamming on the brakes (there was no shoulder to pull over onto). He turned on his blinkers and got out of the car, saying, "Leah, call 911!" Turns out, (what we two in the backseat didn't see) when we came around the bend, Dad's headlights hit upon something on the side of the road. Dad said that when we got closer, the lights actually revealed what appeared to be a young man, maybe late teens or so, crawling up the slope. By the time the lights fully hit, the teenager was apparently pulling himself onto the road, but his legs weren't working and his head appeared to be snapped near all the way around and he was scraped up and bloody, like he'd just been in an accident. But, when Dad got out of the car to help, there was no one on the road; it was completely empty. Mom managed to call 911, and when they got there, Dad pointed them in the direction of where he saw the teen crawling from. Well, they found the car; the girl was barely alive, but they determined that the boy died instantly. Coroner found that when the car rolled, he'd been thrown so violently, by the time the car came to rest where it did, he'd snapped his neck, which matched Dad's description of the teenager he'd seen. The girl was in ICU for weeks, but she managed to survive. No one can exactly explain what Dad saw that night, and the only reasonable explanation anyone can come up with, is that while it definitely wasn't the boy (he was still strapped into the car by his seatbelt), maybe it was the boy's spirit, trying to get help for his girlfriend, knowing it was too late for him. Sorry for the long post, but the little boy's description of the woman reminds me of that night. In regards to this, it could have been Sandra's spirit asking for help because she no longer physically could.
" maybe it was the boy's spirit, trying to get help for his girlfriend," no it wasnt ! once you die, you leave this world you dont have the option to hang around for a bit end of
@@eurovisionwtf And how in the world would you know? Have you ever witnessed something similar? Sometimes things happen that can't be explained, and in desperate situations like that one... On a dark road, in the middle of the desert, with zero lights along the road to guide you- no one even knew that the accident happened. If we hadn't stopped, the car wouldn't have even been found; those embankments along desert highways are steep and dark. Look, I don't know that I entirely believe Dad, and he's never been able to accurately explain what he saw that night, but all we *know* is that paramedics said that if we *hadn't* stopped when we did, the girl wouldn't have been *found,* let alone survived. Do you know how many cars are found in the deserts decades later, long after the person's missing posters have been taken down and their cases have gone cold? I grew up in the damned deserts of the Western half of the US; crap happens out there all the time that people witness, but *no one* can explain. So how about instead of being nasty on a stranger's comment, you shut your yaps and move on, both you and the guy who commented after.
@@geezerp1982 God always has a way of making miracles happen, God let the boys Spirit help his girlfriend one last time before it was his time to join him
This story gave me chills more than most stories do, even Mr. Ballen’s other stories. It sounds like that woman got into an accident and had a head injury, which would line up with the car being damaged, the bruise on her face, and her seemingly being unresponsive. In addition to that stuff lining up, I’ve had times where I’m anxious (or drunk 🤦🏼♀️) and I’m looking for something (my phone, my inhaler, etc) and I just throw everything around trying to find it. Maybe she was looking for her phone or something she needed or thought she needed and in her injured/confused state she just tossed things aside while looking through her things. Then her survival instincts kicked in and she set up camp anyway? And then maybe she continued trying to find what she was looking for, which might account for the campsite being messed up like the car. Maybe she couldn’t find it, decided to grab her sleeping bag (cold, maybe?) and look for the car or just head north? As for the child, it sounds like maybe she was trying to communicate with him. Her “position” he mentioned sounds like maybe a fall? Which wouldn’t be difficult with no shoes and a head injury. If the little boy says she’s dead and described her that well, then I believe him. As someone else posted, it seems like she wants her body to be found. She may have been in a vehicle accident, was overwhelmed by her injuries or the elements or another accident like a fall, and then she happened to be able to reach the little boy some how. Hopefully HOPEFULLY, she shows up alive somewhere, recovering from a head injury and amnesia or something. But at the very least, I hope that if she is gone, her body is found and returned to her family so they get closure. I hope Sandra finds peace, wherever she is.
Cannot even begin to read your comment. Yet ,yours is not only one on social media....reason is ,many, such as your writing, goes on and on, 1 long paragraph ,no paragraphs. Wish people would learn proper basic writing .....
You have a very sound theory here and with the little kid seeing here that are many stories of kids seeing ghosts and such. It seems the human mind or whatever it may be is more perceptive at a young age.
It's so uncanny how much Sandra looks like my cousin, especially in the photo with the blue hair - no my cousin's hair is not blue. This is sad and troubling for sure....if Sandra was spotted and ignored ppl it could have been for 3 main reasons....#1 a head trauma / brain injury #2 her possibly introverted nature and #3 fear of engaging in strangers in a remote location....but most likely a combination of all 3. Hopefully, some day soon the family gets closure as the not knowing is so harmful, hurtful and utterly heartbreaking. Sandra - you are in our thoughts xoxo
My theory says, it was her ghost hence, she never spoke nor showed human emotions when strangers spotted her after her disappearance. Most likely she was long death and her ghost wander around 😱eehhhh spooky shit man I'm out
I have sat here on this page for 2 hours or so deciding if I should comment. I have seen all sorts of things posted, some are concern and good intentioned, while I think others are click bait of sorts. Sandy was my friend. I still have one jar left of the jam she made and gave to me. I don't want to open it because it seems like me giving up on her being found safely. I realize how odd that sounds. She sent me pictures of her trip, including a couple before she camped. I worked with her for years, and as to whether people saw her ghost or not. Well, I have my doubts. Sandy, would look right through you and not talk. If she didn't want to, you did not exist. So it is perfectly understandable, albeit odd if she was injured, that she would sit on the side of the trail and not interact. Our friendship started, because every morning she would walk down the hall past my office and i would say good morning. She never looked at me, or if i was in the hall would look through my chest, not even stopping. I like people and I always want my coworkers to laugh and get along. So after this morning ritual had continued for awhile. I stepped out into the hall said, "good morning, I am not moving until you say good morning." She looked me in the eyes, stood there and in the most dry, expressionless, flat voice said, "good morning." I stepped aside smiling and said have a good day or something. The next morning she smiled and said good morning to me. Others in the office actually commented that she talked to me. I hope this illustrates her lack of talking to people. After that, she talked to me often and we even talked about plants and natural usages for them. She was my go to person for wild plant knowledge. I hike, hunt and fish, in the wilds quite a bit, but had never looked at the native plants for much other than the occasional thimbleberry snack. So after this long winded post, I hope this would add a bit of explanation to her lack of talking , be she ethereal or not. But if her ghost is up in some clearing, I have no illusions that if someone litters or does something to the plants. they may decide to change their ways.
The fact that she was seen by the hikers and the hunters and both said she had zero recognition of them is creepy. Almost like she was already dead and they were just seeing her spirit Then little Kaiden sees her outside his window in the tree line saying ( and I'm paraphrasing here ) "there's a lady out there, she needs our help, and she's dead" is super creepy. Once again, great story Mr. Ballen.
Seems like yet another head injury case (from the car crash). Concussions can drastically change a person's awareness and personality yet perhaps she still functioned on level that included her wilderness survival instincts for quite some time. Children are much closer to the initial portal/dimension of consciousness from birth that allows them to pickup on different unseen energies as mentally programmed adults.
@@Deathblade27893 I believe kids can see things we lose the ability for as adults. But still having said that this is super creepy and weird. He's very articulate for his age but the fact he picked out all 3 of the photos of her is just mind-blowing! The fact he said her legs were up in the air makes me think she'd fallen head first into a place with a lot of debris that would hold her in that position. Or maybe broken ground or even an old but deliberate ground trap. It's a truly bizarre story!
Seeing MrBallen laugh at his own jokes, make me laugh out loud. He is just a gentle soul. Loved the story and Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. 😊
Such a chilling story. I can't help think that she was hurt badly in the car crash, wondered into the forest all confused and succumbed to the injury and elements. Perhaps the sightings were her spirit, still confused as to who she is and what happened, so vivid to those who encountered her because she's unaware she has passed. The child talking to her after stating she was dead and needed help really solidifies that theory for me.
More like a demon taking on her appearance. After ppl die if they aren't in heaven they are in a dimension they cannot come out of. Only Jesus has the keys to death so ppl can't wander free after death. They are either in heaven or in hades.
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That was my first thought, but I erased it. I also thought after her accident she had a concussion and eventually succumbed to her injuries. But it does seem strange that every time she was seen by people and the police went looking she was nowhere to be found so I originally thought it was her spirit being seen by passersbys.
There is one story I forget the name of the video but some women went missing for a while I can’t remember if she was with others at first but some other guy was camping by a lake and heard rocks fallen into the lake, this was at night, or almost night time, and he looked up and saw the women crawling like an animal and said she looked possessed. There was a lot more too it but that’s the scariest one to me if I find it I will link it
@@TheBearestBearBearBear maybe I’ve seen that one too but it was a while ago and I’ve watched like every video so I get them mixed up. Something about the girl knocking rocks into a lake and a guy saw here. I know that was apart of it
this is why my hubby couldn't listen to the podcasts unless I impersonated Mr Ballen, wide eyed hand gestures and all. something about him as a whole helps visualize the stories!
It’s weird listening to someone talk about The Rona as if we weren’t all there 😂. Seriously, Mr. Ballen could narrate my life back to me and I’d be intently listening like “oh… is that what happened? Interesting 🤔 “. 🤣
I would seriously pay a small fortune to have Mr. Ballen tell my life story. It would be terrible youtube content, but it would be fascinating to ME to hear him tell it.
thats exactly what i was thinking, i laughed cuz he talked about it like any other story but this story is ongoing and affects all of us... its like the crime is the covid instead of a murder or disappearance
It’s crazy that this is so recent. And I just found it weird that, even after an entire year of being out in the woods, Sandra’s hair was still blue. Unless it was a ghost, she would have had to dye it @ some point.
One case you could perhaps do a story on is Jelani Day. He went missing and then found mysteriously dead. I grew up with him in Danville Illinois. It’s a pretty sad story and I feel like there’s a lot more to it which I haven’t had the time to do research on.
I am so sorry for your loss, I definitely would want answers too & would not rest until I had some. Unless seeking answers would put me in danger as well.
@@andrewgates8158 Danville is awesome I lived in San Ramon for a couple years on canyon woods golf course. Absolutely loved that whole area- Danville, Livermore, Dublin etc
When he said, "she's face down and her legs are straight up," first I was terrified. Then I thought she must be on a slope, like at the bottom of a mountain. She made herself visible to the kid but she wasn't really there. I hope they find her, because it's obvious she really wants to be found and sent home to her family.
I love the fact that Mr Ballen felt it necessary to give us a detailed description of what the Covid pandemic was all about like we'd all forgotten already.
I've had a similar personal experience with a young child seeing a deceased family member around for 3 days after they passed away. Very unsettling experience to say the least! I hope Sandra is found soon at any capacity and is put to rest! Also happy Father's day Mr. Ballen! And all the fathers out there!
Sadly enough, all those sightings means what that little boy saw and said "there is a dead woman/she needs our help..." That young child is a Medium by nature. God Bless him!
Last month my sister sent me a text about a conversation she had with my 3 yr old niece one morning. Niece: i saw grandpa. Sister: .......uh ok. Where did you see him. Niece: in my room. Sister: ........what did he say Niece: he said he had to go. My dad died back in 2010.
My niece and nephew, who are twins, were about 3 or 4 years old when this happened. The house behind my sister's house had their grandson over for a sleep over, about 6 years prior to this event and the twins weren't even born yet, and the grandson had gotten sick and wasn't feeling well, so the grandmother tucked him into bed that night and had checked on him a few times over the course of the night, but when she got up in the morning, he was deceased. He had passed away in the back bedroom facing the back of my sister's house. The twins were born a couple years later and when they were 3 or 4 they would look up at the window where the boy had passed and stare. My sister asked them what they were looking at and both if them replied, the little boy, mom, he keeps staring at us, I think he wants to come over and play. This happened a few more times that year and really freaked my sister out because she couldn't see anyone at the window but they would insist and couldn't understand why their mom couldn't see the little boy. They were apparently seeing the little boy who passed because the woman who lived there only had the one grandchild and no other little kids lived there. They're almost adults now and have no recollection of the incidents.
That was not Sandra's ghost. That was a shape-shifter that the natives speak of. The skin walkers that can look like you after they get you. It was trying to lure that child into the woods. I am so glad the father and mother got that baby out of there or he definitely would have been missing too.
I love the blooper moments almost as much as the actual story telling. Seriously, I love this channel & always look forward to the next episode. This is probably the eeriest story yet!
My mother told me a story of when she was a young child. She was the youngest in her family with 5 older brothers. Her oldest brother Frank had joined the army to fight in Europe in the first world war. She was born in 1915 and the war ended in 1918, so she was pretty young at the time. One day, she saw her brother. He was in soldier uniform walking up the walk to the front door of their house. She said "Frankie, Frankie" and in her excitement to see her brother, she ran straight toward him, which meant running straight through the front picture window of their house. Another brother who was standing nearby grabbed her up at the last second before she got hurt. It turned out that Frankie wasn't home at all. In fact, the exact time and day she saw him, he had been killed in action. She said even though she was so young, she still remembered seeing him, clear as day, coming home.
Most probably because she is an adult, not a serial killer and single person that is missing. Let's face it, if she was a kid or teenager that was lost in the jungle, it would get bigger coverage and people would be more interested. It was good that she had dyed her hair blue so people would be attracted to watch her and commited her into their memory when they met her and later can say, "I saw her! She was missing???"
Happy Father’s Day ^_^ Our baby is 18 months and still wakes up at like 3am for a diaper change and a sippy of water… I wish you the best of luck with your sleep 🍀 **edit** I like this and casual criminalist, into the shadows, and pretty much everything else by Simon Whistler for late sleepless nights 👍
@Marc G It gets better - I promise! Savor every moment of being a parent; it really does go by so fast. My son just turned 18. I could have sworn he was 3 years old just yesterday 😫🙈🥰
Am I the only one who when Mr Ballen tells a story, you can actually picture the setting, the people, the background, the atmosphere, damn near the smell in the air?! This dude has a true gift and is actually pretty smart. Telling these stories without doing cognitive research on said topic is borderline impossible. Dude does his homework, glasswork, extra credit assignments and all when it comes to these stories!!!! Hats off to you Mr Ballen!!! 💯💯💯💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
I’m one of those hikers that saw Sandra in the blue jeans and barefoot. I was with some friends and had heard about a missing person in the park but didn’t really pay attention. When we saw her, we asked her if she needed help and told her one of us could hike back to get cell reception while the rest of us stayed with her but she refused. She told us to go and that she was fine a few times, so we left. We talked about it all the way back to our car, saw the flyer, and called the police. I still think about it and wish we had done more and refused to leave her there by herself.
You might have been speaking to her spirit. Such a chilling, sad, yet fascinating story. Definitely something you'll never forget, but don't beat yourself up about it, as you responded how most would, as you didn't want to pry. She may have been deceased at that point, anyway. I'm thinking she passed around her campsite or in the area of her vehicle and that all those sightings could have very well been her ghost, as creepy as it seems.
Time to classify Mr Ballen as an addictive substance. I literally can have nothing done since discovering his videos. He should come with a hazard warning. PS. And thanks very much for such great language - no obscenities, no swearing, just fantastic storytelling.
That's bs when I was around that age maybe older around 5 I saw a little girl and another boy sitting on a fence out side my parenst friends house 🏡 I wanted to go out and play and I was banging on the door and my mom qas like there is no one out there .....and her friends told her that this happens all the time any time any time any kids come here they see kids in the back yardsAnd they allways wanna play !! It's not a lie kiss can see things that adults can't
What weirded me out most was I used to camp there in the 90's when I was a kid. I have no idea where it was, but my Uncle and I went hiking and came across this hidden cemetery (it was in the middle of nowhere and no trails close to it, not marked on any maps and to be honest I have no idea how we even found it) that probably dated back to the gold rush era. There were maybe 50ish graves there, along with several graves that looked to belong to babies or small children. Along the way we heard typical sounds of nature but when we up got there I remember at one point realizing that I didn't hear any birds or insects. The only sound was a slight breeze blowing through the trees. Me and my uncle hardly said a word as we were looking around and finally he said "I really feel like we're not supposed to be here" and then we left. I remembered feeling like I was being watched too. Still gives me the creeps when I think about it even though I don't really believe in ghosts or anything. Though I should point out we also used to camp at a place called Jackson Meadows so I might have the locations mixed up. Awesome story Mr. Ballen!
There's a TH-cam channel where a man named Donnie Laws talks about the Appalachian Mountains. He also had experienced an old graveyard in the woods with complete silence all around....
There is a allegedly haunted cemetery just a couple of miles from where I live that has a huge reputation of having some real active paranormal phenomena. I wanted to go out there to see what I could experience and the drive up there was really nice. Alot of forest and country homes, birds singing, sunshine. That was until we (my little brother was with me) got within maybe 2 mi/1.5 mi from the cemetery. All activity ceased. We had seen people on their porches, in their gardens, enjoying the day all the way prior to getting close to the cemetery. No people. No cars on the road. But even stranger than all that, every percieveable sound of nature had disappeared. Birds fell silent. No sounds of insects calling in the woods. Everything fell away in proximity to this cemetery, everything but a slight, subtle breeze moving the leaves of the trees. Once we arrived the cemetery, a heaviness landed on me and my brother. Like two giant hands had clasped together over me, my brother, and this graveyard. The gate was already open, and we walked in. To paint a picture of this cemetery, it was basically a large rectangular plot carved directly out of dense forest. The entryway of the cemetery was on one of the shorter sides of the rectangle. Upon entering the gate there was a short, singular dirt path that went maybe 75 feet into the cemetery, the cemetery itself being about 400 ft long and maybe 100 ft wide. The path was between 4 trees staggered on each side. The trail dissipated and all that was left was graves. As soon as me and my brother got off the dirt trail, we heard what sounded like a 300lb wwe wrestler sprinting full speed out of the woods towards our direction. When we turned around...Nothing. Scariest paranormal experience ive had to date.
Similar experience... My friend has an old miner's cabin in California. It's in a very remote location. I've been going there with them since we were kids. Funny thing is every time we go it's dead silent and there's almost no animal activity (I've only ever seen 1 squirrel and maybe two birds). I've grown up camping in remote forests and deserts my whole life and you will always hear and see wildlife. Every single time I've been there it's always silence, day and night. We once took our friend's dog who absolutely loves the outdoors and it refused to leave the inside of the cabin the entire trip. This dog has been on countless backpacking trips and such, so very out-of-character. Certainly very weird but I never felt a negative presence, I definitely did not feel alone there though. It should be noted that at the time I was not superstitious but the older I get and the more that I have seen and learned makes me question what we perceive and deny about the world around us. Not saying that's what it is but I think it's important to respect the dead. I like to keep an open mind, just because we can't prove something with science does not mean it does not exist. Think, for a very long time humanity believed that Earth was the center of the universe and our sun orbited around us... Just sayin' ...
Me and my family use to go camping all the time till one time we felt like we were being watched,kept hearing voices all night and didn’t see anything. It felt so intense,both me and my husband felt it and I didn’t feel safe. Don’t go anymore at night 😩
@@MONALISA-ce2is Enough! Seen this comment dozens of times replying to comments completely off topic of your replies. Enough! Have some respect for this missing woman and her family and stop sharing your damn "Only Fans" link in unwanted areas of TH-cam- like a missing persons video! 😠
@cantika-sk Enough! Seen this comment dozens of times replying to comments completely off topic of your replies. Enough! Have some respect for this missing woman and her family and stop sharing your damn "Only Fans" link in unwanted areas of TH-cam- like a missing persons video! 😠
@@lisamarie4405 that crap always appears during the first hour of a new Ballen video drop. I just report as spam and move on. Eventually it disappears
This was incredibly startling. I'm pretty certain spirits don't change their clothes. The child described her as wearing the same clothes that she was initially sighted in. So if she was deceased, it was likely after the last sighting of her standing by the tree wearing the floral tee. Unless, could it be possible that she was killed by someone and deliberately propped up by the tree in a change of clothes..maybe she was already dead and the passers by didn't realise it ?!? Then buried as the child described. I'm completely baffled. And as disturbing as this story is, it's also really sad. Not knowing where your loved one is..my heart goes out to her family.
Wow. The stuff that goes through your mind is super wild. If the hunters were in a very remote area where people rarely go, why would a killer bother to temporarily prop her up in a new change of clothes? I think you watch too many movies.
That’s beyond scary. I can’t imagine what she was feeling. I hope one day her family gets closure. At first I thought this would be a story where she just decided to go off the grid… I want to keep believing maybe that’s what happened but after everyone seeing her I doubt it :( also I knew a kid who could tell you when they knew someone had been killed in that room (old old house her grandma owned) and could describe (accurately) what the people had been wearing when it happened. She also knew when her father passed, even though it was far away and she hadn’t seen him in months. Kids just know sometimes and it’s scary
Man I remember when you were new and now you are getting over 100k viewers an hour or more. It's incredible, you are such a gifted storyteller and we could listen to you describing your weekly trip to the post office, bank and grocery store. Keep up the great work!!
He is by far the best, I don’t get it, must be a gift. When I see a new upload, I’m immediately clicking on it, unless of course, I can’t enjoy it completely
Mr. Ballen: "So as I am peering around the aisle ways at my local food market. I'm looking for a can of Dinty Moore when I feel all hope is lost, I spot a gawky red headed teenager who you can tell is obviously a seasoned veteran at his stocking job. All of a sudden, a massive search is launched to find the extra beefy wide can I enjoy so much! After hours of combing the shelves, he stumbled across it at a spot we all looked before. As if it slipped through a crack in reality. Well that does it today. Don't forget to have the like button to search your hot attic for Christmas decorations, and for his efforts of crawling through that itchy insulation, offer him room temperature diet Mountain Dew, and extra spicy Andy's Hot Fries for his efforts." Us: "Wow. Literal goosebumps. How did no one else spot the can?!.. I am captivated. When I thought I heard it all..!"
It's crazy how much this channel grew in such a small amount of time , I remember watching the first video and ever since I've been hooked. It's nice to see a veteran get what they deserve for protecting our rights and freedom.
Well holy crap, I was a volunteer at Yosemite and got into some search and rescues and I remember this one like it was yesterday because during the briefing about the car and the campsite with her ID and her sleeping bag just didn’t make sense. It’s even more creepy now.
@@shannongilmourpeersupport That sasquatch thing I heard it said on cost to cost by some who encountered they shoot at it and it just vanish like a spirit so it could take spirit form and physical form it could be some kind of demon or a friendly spirit.
Hey Brother That Sandra Hughes story is crazy. It's always been said that children and pets are far more likely to be able to see paranormal situations than us older people. Thank you for the amazing Content as always never disappointed. Cheers Brother
You got my boyfriend and I into the strange, dark, and mysterious told in story format. The only problem is there isn't enough Mr. B content now that we've watched your back log and we haven't found another content creator who is as good a story teller as you!!!
Literally same! Ive watch every single video and listened to every single podcast episode. Now i wait for the new ones every week and im sad when its over. Lol
I'm thinking she hit her head in the accident and was never the same after. 😔 What a creepy twist. That little boy definitely saw her spirit. She obviously did succumb to the elements, passed away , and is now roaming those mountains in her spirit form. I hope she can eventually pass on. Prayers to her family and friends. 🙏 Thanks for Always making me smile, even when I'm having a crummy day. Your laugh is so infectious!! Much love. Happy Father's Day!! 💚💚
@@katelynthomas5177 That kinda reminds me of another case similar to this. Well kinda. A woman gets into a car accident and when she gets out, she seems agitated or something like that and when (the owner of the other vehicle was there as well) asked if she needed help or something like that she said no and before he could say anything she just walked off into the forest. I think this happened in 1989 in the US
@@katelynthomas5177 Thousands of people go missing and aren't found every year. In an area such as that, vast wilderness, it's soo easy to disappear and never be seen again, sadly. 😢
As a very visual person, I never imagined that I would enjoy stories without having something to visualize.. but you have kept me entertained, and able to visually create what you're saying in my mind for over a year now.. I don't know, maybe longer. Please continue telling us these incredible stories, and stay cool, Mr B. And I hope that Sandra's story finds a conclusion for the sake of her family.
@@conleykat there's this thing called Aphantasia, when people can't visualize anything in their head, and it's more common than you'd think. I've asked people if they could picture a dog with their eyes closed, and a good amount of them say nope. That's why people can't remember their dreams either, simply cus they couldn't see it.
She might have been dead for a while, and her spirit was visiting these places and people to notify of her death. It happens a lot in Africa, where the dead would visit, am not sure at what point she may have been dead RIP Sandra 😢
Well , to be fair he didn't make this today he probably made it a week or something ago. But he still deserves a medal 🏅 though. He is absolutely amazing at story telling
What’s a gold metal? How would we give him gold metal? We could give him a gold MEDAL, but idk about a gold metal. Gold metal would be expensive. What kind of metal? Would it be gold plated? Lol……I’m just kidding, before anyone gets bent out of shape.
I love that Mr Ballen tells the story of covid as if the listener has never heard of it. He's literally telling this story for humans fear in the future unfamiliar with it. Happy Father's day Mr Ballen!
Most ppl didn't live a full or happy life in quarantine. The horrifying long lasting effects will be seen for decades to come. Wonderful story Mr B! You can tell a story like no one else 💞💞💞
I don't think I have been this rattled by a scary story since I was a little kid. I was watching alone at night with the doors & windows open (it was a beautiful breezy night). I had to get up and close & lock the doors at the point the child was describing what he saw, because I was freaked out and I guess locking the doors would keep a blue haired ghost out? IDK. Anyway, I just came back to this video to comment because I had an insanely vivid nightmare about this story last night. Time to put this channel in the freezer I guess. 😅😂
I love his channel but I don't watch it unless my husband is at home 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Sometimes I'll see a story I want to watch *in the daytime* BUT if my husband isn't at home I won't watch ANY story until my husband gets home...NOPE..SHO WON'T 😒😂😂😂😂
This was such great way to promote more awareness for the missing and their families. Keep these stories coming to ensure they are not forgotten. Thank you mate
Wow I was not expecting that ending at all!! I have always heard that children are able to see spirit's but to have your own child see her and tell his parent's every detail about her is so spooky!! I just want to add that MrBallen has the Best laugh ever it's so contagious I laugh everytime!! Thanks again for another amazing story!!
@@thatsthat2612 right? I mean apparently just before this she was wearing overalls too. This kid was told to say this and the parents didn't even keep up with what she was spotted wearing last. This sounds like a hoax. Children may not be able to see "spirits" but they can KAP really well.
It's so crazy hearing about the pandemic being explained in those terms. Like everybody else is saying it's like realizing that we actually went through that. We still are in many ways.
We're going to be years doing that. People are SCARED and HOPELESS' even though it's not a roaring fire at this point, everyone has been living under threat of death for going outside. They have become terrified of being near other people. STILL. It may take a while for that shock to wear off. We need a huge, communal Yoga class or something, to let us get out of survival mode.
Yeah, that part hit me really weird and I started remembering driving during that time and the not knowing what was going to happen. I paused the video for a minute. It’s just so weird.
You always make these stories sound so calming and entertaining!! You aren’t overexcited which sometimes can make people uncomfortable but you just have such a nice voice for story telling!! I always enjoy your videos because of how you produce and lay out the videos! Good job and keep it up!!!!
Wow that was one of the strangest ones I’ve ever heard you tell about. She must have a very strong spirit to be lingering around and being seen by so many people. Wish we knew what caused her demise. 🙁🙁
That could be why she was so despondent. I think maybe she hit her head when she rolled her vehicle and then wondered off into the forest, elements got to her. And now her spirit just roams around the park. Or maybe I just watch too many movies.
i have adhd and have a really tough time staying focused when someones talking for more then a minute, but MrBallen has been the only one who could hold my attention for so long. his storytelling is so good, honestly the best channel on youtube.
I have ADHD too and some storytellers can be overwhelming or lack energy and don't keep my attention, so I can relate. It's hard to find engaging and interesting content that isn't overwhelming or overstimulating, cause that's another problem.
Heard about this. I wonder if she had a traumatic brain injury after her car crashed and continued to camp despite of it. Hope she finds peace. Hope her family finds peace.
This one honestly really got to me. How can you actually see a person in the middle of a national park, at night, try to engage with them, get nothing back, and think its ok just to take off without alerting anyone right then and there if possible. Even take that person with you if it doesn't distress them and drop them off at a police/ranger station. Especially if they are BARE FOOT, just absolutely baffling.
What's interesting to me that it's well known fact that a car accident can be so bad that the shoes literally fly off your feet. It can knock you right out of your shoes. So it would make sense if she was seen barefoot after that and maybe the car was ransacked because she was searching for her shoes? But the fact she had a big bruise on her face showed that even if there was no blood in the car she got hit on the head pretty badly, it's also possible she flew out of the car and hit a tree or something and there's blood all over that tree or the ground and it's just far enough away from the car that it wasn't seen at the time. And of course it wouldn't be there now it would be washed away. It's also possible because of the car accident happening off of a steep ravine that she flew out of the car when she hit the tree and landed IN the branches of another tree farther down the ravine. I would like someone to go check in Winter once all the foliage is off and see if they can find anything. But frankly all the sightings except the first one where they saw her with a bruise on her face and barefoot seem made up and attention seeking. Especially those hunters who claimed she was wearing something completely different than what she was last seen in? And they didn't mention anything about a bruise on her face. It's also possible they saw someone else entirely with blue hair. From my experience blue hair is a popular color to dye your hair especially for like hippies. And the natural place for hippies to get high and chill out is in the woods. I can't wait for that kid to grow up so that way he can tell the truth if he actually saw her or not. You would be surprised how many terrible parents use their kids to get internet clout and have their kids lie for them.
I'm sorry but if I see a person anywhere at night, alone, acting totally strange, I'm not going near that person. Idk what they are doing there and what they're capable of
@@vivi-ws9yl well if we are women encountering a male but it was two men with guns and she was alone with not even any shoes. so I would have been more afraid of them tbh. they should have engaged her in conversation to see if she was okay. 🙏
One thing that keeps bugging me is that Sandy changed clothes amidst her disappearance, after her stuff had been found abandoned and rummaged through. My first question to the hikers reporting seeing her would be “Did the clothes look like they fit?” I don’t know, it’s just a strange nuance to the story. Because she ditched all of her survival gear and what, saved a change of clothes? Returned for a change of clothes yet left her food, water and other important supplies? Judging by her odd behavior, my first thought was that she had a brain injury from the crash, which caused her to wander about the forest for who knows how long in a confused daze. But I guess the clothing throws me off. If she doesn’t have the wherewithal to eat food or ask the many random hikers for help, why change clothes? It’s just a really bizarre oddity in the story that keeps tugging at me, and I just can’t quite put my finger on it.
I'm the complete opposite, I find his jokes about the like button extremly annoying...it's just dumb and waste time of the video, I always skip the intro of the video as fast as I can
I've asked John many times if he's ever gonna tell us true fans what's the story of him and the like button, it's gotta be big but I/we need to know!!!
Happy Father’s Day!!
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Thanks Mr.B, you also
Happy Father's day.
happy fathers day to you!!!
Happy Father's Day, to you, sir!!
If ever you are hiking/hunting out in the middle of nowhere and you see another human being acting strange call authorities because that person maybe suffering physical or mental distress.
It baffles me how a person can leave a person alone in the middle of nowhere, who isn't responsive and think it's fine
I'm very protective, I call the right people and I stay with them, until the correct people come
Putting myself in that situation, I can agree on the same thing. Say I’m walking in the lowlines of the mountain range and I see somebody, wave, and say hi. Okay, not too far fetched for them to not give me a hi back, they might not be the friendliest of people… okay, they totally ignore me, now I’m thinking of alerting authorities because they might be mentally ill like you stated or could be up to something, but nevertheless it’s totally plausible to keep walking… okay, they don’t have ANY equipment on them/are wearing jeans and a shirt (not proper hiking attire at all), something is definitely up with this person and it’s a dead giveaway to alert authorities. It’s like when you’re trying to figure out if someone in public is interested in you. One signal could be passed off but you could definitely still gun it and make a move, but multiple signals put together? There’s no reason NOT to take that chance.
You would think that would be common knowledge, Wtf is wrong with some people. They could've saved her and not only that, it happened more than once.
@@MM-jh5td .. Exactly
I live north of Madera County and never heard a word about the Hughes disappearance and the strange happenstances surrounding this issue. I was immediately reminded of terrifying murders that have occurred in the beautiful Sierra Nevada mountains over decades. I hope Ms. Hughes is located at some point. Thank you for sharing, Mr. Ballen.
I live in the ranchos and never heard of this story. It’s so interesting hearing Mr. Ballen tell a story close to home
What murders ?
@@spencerh2860 the Cary stayner murders I’m assuming.
Yeah, I never heard about this story either. I'm less than an hour away
Everything about this case is massive weird. Including the fact that multiple ppl who are into, strange dark and mysterious stories delivered in story format, have never heard of this case.
Sandra's spirit is probably still wandering that forest to this day.
So sad that means she’s not in peace . 😔may god one day take her with him .
@@Milkweed999 amen 🙏
I love how you just explained covid as if we all didn't just go through it lol you're the best.
For all the Gen Betas watching this in 2040😆
This is how you make a timeless video. It will age well.
Thankfully I live in a sane state where didn't try to take our liberty away over what amounted to be a cough.
@@Doug_M I'm so over Washington. Nothing our government does makes sense. Its all secretly to make the rich richer. People might hate Trump but having a republican in office was such a better life. The liberal ideals are terrible for the people. But yes let's focus on pronouns instead of paying 6 dollars for a gallon of gas. This is terrible the way things are going.
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I've followed you for about a year now and you've also responded to me multiple times. You are the best at what you do my friend. Brings awareness and also support to folks that may still be in need. I've shared and recommended your content and everyone loves it. Loud speakers on a Late Friday night is the best way to listen.
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@@helios3d114 murdered him
@@helios3d114 i’m fucking crying
@@replexity oh no what's wrong
@@replexity is everything ok?
I have heard from a few different people who were lost in the wilderness or desert that they hallucinated seeing people after awhile, from desperately wanting to find someone, combined with the stress (and physical exertion/dehydration etc.).
Two of them were almost left behind after being accidentally found by hikers - bc the missing people didn’t know the hikers were real. They’d realized that they had been hallucinating and were unsure whether people were real, when they actually saw them.
One man said that the people he saw would walk past and ignore him speaking to them or yelling, although he could clearly hear them. A woman said the same. The man said that a man beckoned him across a stream, only to disappear when he crossed the river.
These were hallucinations, most likely brought on by stress, fatigue and mental and physical anguish. One woman became paranoid of people stalking and following her for days and nights in the woods. She claimed to find a cache with donuts in a hole in a tree. Likely another hallucination. Maybe actually mushrooms... ?
This made it difficult for the man to talk to anyone, not knowing if they were real, or if they were going to play a trick on him, leading him deeper into the forest and abandoning him. The mind is the strangest thing in the world.
My verdict is that she didn’t intend to do this, to purposely disappear - she may gone off away from camp purposely and have become lost or lost her sense of direction after being chased by a bear that tore up her campsite. She might have had a pack they didn’t know about, laying it down at a given point.
There’s no telling exactly what she had with her, but evidently she removed her shoes at some point. I can definitely see having a pack with a change of clothes to go take a swim and wash off, but not an extra pair of shoes - or wearing only a flimsy pair of flops instead of her boots, since she didn’t intend on walking far. Flimsy shoes might have broken. She might have removed her shoes for a swim and lost her way while in the water (that’s happened to other hikers, including a young woman with her dog). She might have meant to change into the jeans etc. If she did, she might have packed up the other clothes - but after being lost for days, the clothing she removed before her swim would probably have been cleaner than what she changed into. That would account for her missing shoes, and being seen in two different outfits.
I definitely believe the child saw the woman. There have been too many instances where searchers basically combed right over an area where the missing were later found. Whatever the reason, it’s terribly sad, but I do hope someone finds her.
This needs more likes!!!!
These are Mr. Ballen's old stories, or dixie cryptid, etc
If there was a bear then the
police would have known it...and what about the car , it was crashed . It doesn't make any sense...
Very good point. Memory is deceiving. Things planted subconsciously can pop up and affect the reality.
It's very possible that the missing person posters had been seen by the hunters and hikers. They could have even talked about Sandra and her blue hair.
The kid could have heard adults talk about a missing woman with blue hair and other details months before the trip.
But of course ghosts or the supernatural are much more appealing for the comment section instead of something reasonable and logical.
@@dansihvonen8218 that is not reasonable or logical. It's a bunch of hail Mary maybes. Something logical that I would buy is the boys parents made it up for some reason. Attention or perhaps a reward.
This always happens! Folks go off for a nice little camping trip or hike in deep, deep woods. Unreal. I live in British Columbia, the number of times that they have to send a specialized rescue team up into the mountains by helicopters to go get people is crazy.
I like that even as a "ghost" she still changes her outfits... a true queen!
Wondering if they ever looked into any other possibilities more seriously, like kidnapping, homicide.. idk.. suspicious imo
This comment is so... Internet
@@toreason8146 thank you kindly.. I live here lol
The ending with the kid seeing her is absolutely chilling
I've watched every single video you've posted on this channel, and I've gotta say that I haven't once been bored by one. Seriously great narration and content my guy!!
The kid probably saw her picture on the local news channel because they broadcasted her picture all over the news. Then he made up a story.
Gee didnt we all just love being crammed in a house with a bunch of people all the time
Nothing changed in my life during quarantine. All I do is go to work and go home. I just didn't have to drive to work and was allowed to log in remotely. Some people went absolutely crazy having to live like that. Weird for me to see.
Words can not describe how satisfying it was to hear that the family decided to turn around and go home. They understood the assignment and passed horror 101 with flying colors
No they failed, because the dad left the car. That’s a certain way to get attacked by the horror movie’s ghost. (They also went back a week later.) That would be a one way trip in the movie
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@@electrictroy2010 you know your movies! 👌🏽👌🏽😂
3 year old... 'I see dead people'... parents... time to nope out of here!
@@electrictroy2010 You're right, the father would be dragged away and instead of hopping into the driver's seat and noping on out of there, she would follow and tell the kids to *stay here *.
🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣 they understood the assignment
I think the most likely conclusion is that Sandra got a severe concussion in the crash and spent the rest of her time "hiking" in a complete daze. It's sad that she could've been saved multiple times but everyone called too late.
I find it strange that the couple who saw her with a bruise on her face and bare foot didn’t try to get to her to see if she needed help.
It's the whole "turn a blind eye" and "it's someone else's (the government's) business, not mine" kind of attitude. We need a more compassionate, community mindset, looking at others as though they are our extended family. It's hard to do and sometimes kind deeds backfire horribly, but in this case, she could have survived if someone stayed with her while someone else got help if they couldn't get her to go with them. 😞
He explained the pandemic so well that I forgot I went through it 😂
went? we going through it! lol, but i get it. 2019 was yesterday, 2020 was a different time period lol
Depends on where one lives, for me we didn't play pandemic and life never changed.
@@brettweir9050 where is that? gotta make sure to never visit lol
A place where people lived life and didn't get sick.
@@brettweir9050 ah, lalaland
Noted: If you see a person barefoot on a hiking trail with bruises no hiking gear like water at least try to help them.
I will never understand why a person would go into the wild, alone! Survivalist or whatever it's a good way to die. If a person gets sick or hurt no one is there to help. This case is bizarro world to say the least.
I do struggle to picture it bc were they just like 🤷🏻♀️ and kept going? They didn't think maybe she was dehydrated or lost or had a concussion or something? If they interacted with her and she ignored them wouldn't that be a sign of something being wrong? idk it's just strange
Idk why not a single person who saw her stopped and walked up to her and ask if she was ok until they saw a poster of her which is insane to me.. she was bare foot, no gear or nothing.
This is California. I don't think "barefoot woman chilling in a valley" qualifies as weird. Not enough to call the cops anyway.
@@fatkart7641 still creepy I think at least the bump on the head would cause for concern
MrBallen is the best storyteller on TH-cam, there’s no question
You said this before, though. No need to repeat the same thing over and over again. I get that he's awesome, but you don't have to repeat it. Not hating, just saying.
true facts
@@MoonWielder why not?
@@cicknobb5321 Sure it's true, but it just gets repetitive, you know. That's all.
Hands down the best
I don’t usually fall for spooky stuff, but when it involves children knowing details about things they should have absolutely no idea about, I get unnerved. My little brother had a friend who died in 1st grade many years ago and a few months down the road I’d here my brother talking with someone in his room. He would swear up and down it was his dead friend. Call me crazy, but I swear I heard 2 voices, not just my brothers.
the parents probably knew the case and just lied
Young children are sensitive to spiritual energy that adults have tuned out
I'm a very skeptical person. But when one of my younger cousin's was maybe 3 years old him and my aunt and uncle recently moved into a new house. My aunt wakes up early one morning and while checking on the kids she hears the 3yr old talking to someone. She opens the door to see him pushing a toy truck and saying "your turn." When she asked who he was talking to he said a boy's name, I believe it was Elijah. Come to find out about a year before they moved in a baby boy drowned in the bathtub there and the parents divorced and sold the place soon after.
It happens when people die untimely...
He was speaking to a demon. Don't let him get deeper into this.
The way you described the pandemic - as if the audience is learning about it in history classes and not currently living it - gave me chills (and I mean that in a good way)!
You are currently living it? Where do you live?
@@moondancer4660 in fear.
@@moondancer4660 ‘Merica
@@moondancer4660 anywhere in the world 🤷♀️🙄!!
Honestly it's great because that way it doesn't date the video, but allows it to feel relevant in the future rather than only 'today.'
As someone who has experienced a serious concussion and knows how incredibly disorienting it is, I find it easy to believe that Sarah had a car accident, hit her head really bad, and spent the next week or so in a complete haze of half consciousness, never quite sure exactly what she was doing, or why, or where. If you've never had any sort of altered state of consciousness, be it through drugs or head injury, then I'm not sure you will be able to understand it. But to me, it makes perfect sense, and it scares me, because I know how it feels to be in that delirious state where everything is messed up but your brain isn't working well enough for you to know it's messed up.
I was thinking that she might have gotten a concussion in her accident. She could have hit her head without it being a blood injury. It would also explain why people saw her and she wasn't connecting with them. Being a strong survivalist, that might have kicked in automatically while she was trying to navigate her concussion and what it was doing to her consciously. A sad story and a disturbing one.
I feel this. This is really possible. Being in that confused state can mess with you in so many ways, including emotionally. I remember going from being hysterical to sad, to being okay and feeling "floaty."
very true. to add onto your thought about "brain isn't working well enough for you to know it's messed up", I've even had times where I know full well it's messed up, but there's still nothing I can consciously do about it as far as my actions go.
It's definitely plausible. I hit my head pretty bad once and had a mild concussion. Thankfully it was for only 10 minutes, but I had no idea what was going on around me or who was talking to me
This is very similar to Larse Mittang case
The way he talked about covid like it was ancient history but had only happened recently.. gold story telling skills.
You need to educate yourself on the complete scam of covid.
A 15 year old could watch this in 2028 and not remember first hand...
@bexx815 my son will be 13 in 2028 and he remembers very well. I do get what you're saying, I guess I just wish it hadn't left such a lasting impression with mine. He was in preschool/kinder but it was really hard on him and he got really depressed 😭 My kid two years younger than him doesn't really remember. What a weird thing we all went through. Glad it's pretty much over.
Wow, what a chilling and sad story. When the little boy said that the dead woman in the woods needs help and he kept pointing, I got chills. It's interesting how they went over there after he said that and nobody ever found her dead or alive. I really thought this story would end with her at least being found, so tragic. Well, I hope one day that she's found.
Makes me cream soda to hear mr ballen voice
@cantika-sk TROLL!!!
@@boxjellyfish9819 Not the time nor the place.
@@alandrosstettina1843 Cream soda badly
@@boxjellyfish9819 Perv
As a non-native English speaker, when I watch movies in English language, I prefer watching them translated, or at least subtitled. In case of Mr. Ballen's story telling, I found myself understanding his stories perfectly the way they are narrated. A massive appreciation and gratitude for his efforts and hard work
We get it he's great, it's redundant. Speak of the actual story and not his narrative.
@@RpgOverlordGamer We get it you slept on the floor last night and you are bitter because of it
@@Chico-kx5iq We get it, you're a keywarrior weeb, weeb af
@@RpgOverlordGamer your comment is also redundant.. 🤷🏼♂️
@@RpgOverlordGamer I'll speak of the story..Blue haired liberal goes missing in a forrest....rest of the world celebrates
Bro you tell stories so well the 2020 pandemic seemed like something I hadn’t heard of let alone been through 😂
literally bro wen i got to that part i said 'wait this happened ?'😂😂
How easily people forget
Keep that energy during the climate lockdowns.
@@sinical1031 And small pocks
@@sinical1031not happening..no more illegal Chinese mandates.
Oh my goodness, that has to be one of the very strangest disappearance stories I've ever heard. Yikes!
I guess she is allright, living off nature, as she is able to as a survival expert. Very likely she just wanted to get away from the hassle of the world, especially from the pandemic. She just does not feel like living with the rest of us, and she has every right to do so.
@@agnes15101968 a survivalist would not abandon their gear. Not in their right mind. She was also an environmentalist. Something went very wrong. This is not some feel good- just went off grid situation.
@@mickeyoshea2035 I agree for a survivalist to then leave all the gear as if it's all garbage and that was even supposedly the opposite of how she normally would be something went pretty bad...
If it was even her who did all of that she must have lost her mind which could be pretty possible that either she had already previously lost it before the crash or the crash might have caused some kind of brain damage or someone else entirely did it instead.
Ps: also after knowing or seeing stuff your mind also prays tricks, like I just watched the story and now my mind is tricking me into thinking that I have seen a crazy similar woman here so many thousands of KM away in a island in the middle of the Atlantic sea, it's just the mind playing tricks...
@@guily6669 yes good points about possible break with reality either before or after the car crash. And good point that someone else could have spread her gear all out. Possible she had to leave it due to some type of danger or perceived danger in her mind. The later sighting leads me to believe there was a mental break. Either from organic causes or something else like the crash or an encounter with someone else.
Just curious... what island are you on?
@@mickeyoshea2035 Madeira island, mainland is Portugal 😉
I can only imagine how simple the like button’s life must have been before Mr. Ballen came around and really stirred things up!
Big time
Now it's exciting and unpredictable the like button should be thankful
TH-cam removed the dislike button before he got to it I heard.
@@MrBallen My Dr told me covid is even in the woods now. No avoiding it. I finally caught it and wasn`t around anybody.
He gave it a hug once. Nearly dropped my phone in shock
This story had the most spine chilling moment I’ve ever heard from MrBallen.
It gave me absolute chills when the boy said “there’s a woman out there and she needs our help” and how vividly he described her. Makes you wonder if there’s something more to this world than the eye can see.
Exactly!!! Finally someone is understanding. There is way more to this world then the eyes can see. And pets and kids see it. We can only see when the vail is lifted. Wild world out there be safe!
I believe it…my son and the baby monitor creeped the heck out of me…in a good way because he was laughing his ass off like he was being tickled…but especially when one day he said “let’s wait for opa” when we were leaving the house…the boy he was barely walking at the time but my opa passed 3 months after he was born and only met him once…odd stuff…
Children are believed to be able to see things (spirit's good and evil)...i tend to believe it
@@donzapp1709 yep. Kids and pets are innocent I think thats why they can see.
My friend’s child who was three at the time had the creepiest reaction when we went camping out in Banf. Sitting around the fire and the child started to become panicked and asked us “who is he?! Why do I have to go?!”
I asked her what she meant and she said “the man! He’s right there? Why does he want me to go with him?!”. I was terrified and for some reason the mother just shrugged it off as a normal thing her child does all the time. WHAT THE HELL?! The panic in this child’s voice and body was not her just playing pretend.
The "ghost" sightings are indeed strange, but the campsite, crash site, and lone sleeping bag are just as head scratching. A mystery in multiple mysteries.
Probably the work of a serial killer. Wooded areas like that are favorite spots for serial killers. They scattered her stuff about to throw police off. They probably got off on a total power trip knowing law enforcement would never find her body only her belongings and be baffled.
@@ITIsFunnyDamnIT That doesn't explain the sightings of her standing in the woods and near a tree on two separate occasitions.
@@ITIsFunnyDamnIT not impossible of course, but seems almost too much effort. The person would have probably pushed the car, then decided to climb down just to throw items around, then hike through very very rough terrain, sleep or lay in a sleeping bag. Again not impossible, just doesn't seem like a very "standard" calling card like a lot of serial killers use.
You don't hear about the "Campsite ruiner, car crashing, object purposely left in a difficult place to get to Killer". Again not out of the realm of possibility, just seems too random.
@@Thesamurai1999 and the little boy describing seeing her and him saying she’s not alive.
@@TheQueenOfSheba that’s the freakiest fucking part to me. The little boy describing her down to a T and literally nobody ever seeing her or the police finding the body. But the kid emphatically swearing there was a woman there who’s dead and needs help. Chills.
Man I wish so bad Mr Ballen was my cousin or close relative just to hang out on a campfire and spend the entire night listening to his stories in person. I bet it would be top memories in my life 🤯😥
I'm not going to hang out at a campfire with Mr. Ballen. It would terrify me to be in a forest listening to scary stories!
@@abbatroublemy thoughts exactly 😂😂😂
The fact that this is a recent case/story with recent events and covid involved and you make it sound like a great part of history just goes to show how amazing your storytelling abilities are! Keep em coming Mr. Ballen! We love you!
Update: Didn't expect all the likes on this comment glad to know that some people agree with it. Much love to everyone ❤️ Hope you're all doing amazing and getting through this crazy thing that we call life
as soon as I heard she was barefoot I was like oh yeah I know how this ends
You said this much better than I would have. I totally agree!!!!!!
You cute jesi
@@carrie5087 you cute
@@hantonvaldez3292 -You creepy...
I can’t believe how much you and your channel has grown since you started posting on TH-cam. All of which you deserve for your talented delivery and obvious work ethic.
Real ice 🥵🥵🥵🥶🥶🥵😎🥶🥵🥵🥵😎😎😎😎😎🥶🥶🥶🥵🥶🥶🥵😎😎🥵🥶🥵🥶😎🥶🥵🥶😎🥶🥵🥶🥶🥶🥵😎😎
15 minutes is his special add Nord 😂😂 no we love you Mr ballen anything to help your channel
But HE refers to what he does as Storytelling.
@Exjora if he's not insulted by being labeled a storyteller, why are you?
Yeah Mrballen does really know what he is doing. as a person who listen to horror/crime stories i would listen to him even it was 3 hours or more by the way he is do it.
@Exjora 🤓
That is one of the creepies stories I've heard in a very long time. Once again, Mr. Ballen hits a home run with the best storytelling ever.
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I was just going to post a nearly identical comment! This story is absolutely chilling.
I love he includes the bloopers too! Another great video
FYI: Women with blue hair scare the hell out me too!! ;)
@@reagandow850 at least she ain't voting again😂😂
Truly such a bizarre situation. I first heard it on the Missing Persons channel; so many extra unnerving details in this re-telling. It just occurred to me, maybe what the hunters saw was also her spirit. The clothing change is so bizarre. This is one story that not having any answers to make it make sense is really bothering.
No judgement but the most important thing I have learned from watching his videos and others like this is to NEVER EVER go camping or hiking alone! I hope the authorities or someone finds her. Prayers to her and her family
I don’t know why I watch his videos lol, I’m trying to do solo camping and this always makes me way too scared
@@Animerulespeople u better not are u wanting a death wish 😂
@@bethgoode1227 ive done solo camping. Its dangerous but I dont feel like my life is at danger at any moment
The story that sticks with me is the woman camping with her dad in the tiny one person tents where your feet stick out and some psycho walking around her tent all night while she was too scared to move because she was worried if he realized she was awake he'd hurt her. Jesus Christ
@@stephanaeon bruh thats why u always take a Glock Wend camping
After being in that accident, I think she had a traumatic brain injury, and that's why she was making this terrible mess of her things. Or it caused a psychotic break, which can be just as dangerous. This is why no one is supposed to go camping alone, things like this can happen. It's too bad those people who saw her with a large bruise didn't insist on her coming with them.
If she's a ghost, it sounds like she wants her body found and laid to rest properly. I don't blame that family for not wanting to ever go to that area again.
I agree with you about the brain injury, although it doesn't sound like camping alone had anything to do with the injury, it sounds like she crashed her car on the way to go camping.
Agreed. My husband received a TBI in a fall. He was delirious and faded in and out of reality for ten weeks before his death. I would not wish that on anyone.
@@ryangarnett4705
lm wondering if they searched the
last area with a cadaver dog ?
@@ryangarnett4705 His point was that if it was a brain injury and she was with someone they could've helped her instead of her just wandering the woods alone in a confused state
“This is why no one is supposed to go camping alone”
And yet they do, as if this is 1803. Not only do they go camping alone, but they rarely take firearm protection.
If someone is stupid enough to hike alone and with no firearm protection, they deserve exactly what they get. 🤷🏾♂️
This just gave me chills. Can’t get over it. I hope someday that she is found, and then her soul will be at peace.🙏♥️
@KJ10 who reads comment section before watching 👀 🤔 😄
@KJ10 Never read the comments before fully watching Mr. Ballen's stories.
Jennifer Ferraro The devil was probably behind this case she was hugging that tree she was so scared of him she knew who was hunting her as pray she knew.
This story reached my heart when it happened and I actually wanted to go help with the search but Madera County advised not to,unless they needed more people.
Additionally, I was warned by friends in Oakhurst and Coarsegold not to camp alone or take off alone in this area as people disappear very frequently.
Just want to say that the region she disappeared, off Beasore Road, is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to in Spring/Summer. I can’t blame her for wanting to be there, where it feels so safe. Since her disappearance, the place caught fire, and has been through so much. A few of us following Sandy’s story really hoped the fire would flush her out of hiding if she was having a dissociative episode or psychosis.
Peace be with you, Sandy.
The whole place did not burn
@@ToschiReelLifeMedia correct. Thankfully the whole place did not burn.
as of now its pretty clear that shes dead
Fires don't flush people out...
@@ToschiReelLifeMediaop never said the whole plays burned
The amount of people who are supposed to be experienced hikers/hunters who just thought “oh yeah she’s fine” simply because she isn’t screaming for help is astounding, this woman is alone and barefoot and has no gear and is clearly acting totally abnormal, GO CHECK ON HER
Thats pretty normal behavior in California
Tbh, I'd be too afraid that she'd attack me. 😅
@@alicefriekaz966 yeah but the hunters literally had guns
nah, dont think i will
My thoughts as well; check my post here on what I think happened and why I think it's sad that none of those who've seen her even dared to at least assist her...
I think she was alive the first two times she was spotted. I know a woman who personally, no belongings, went in the forest and was found months later. It was a psychotic break but at same time Sandra Hughes literally majored in wilderness survival!
I’m thinking she had a psychological event too. Most women with blue hair have issues. Jk jk but seriously, I think she prob had a psych issue
@@MisterK-YTI’m assuming she had amnesia from the car crash
I don’t know how hair works in the after life, but I knew she was well and truly dead when the little boy described her as having blue hair a year later. RIP Sandra Hughes. I pray that your family finds peace and comfort.
My thoughts also.
It's not the afterlife/ghosts, it's familiar spirits/demons.
He never said blue hair
@@brianelliott6747 He's reported saying she had blue hair at about 24:03
Maybe he saw her pic in a newspaper
We need a horror story dedicated to the torture the like button endures. That would be the scariest one yet.
😂🤣
I hit like and I'm starting a vlog to document what happens next. God have mercy on my soul
And that would be the cringiest comment
Somebody did an animation of some of his intros. They were awesome
Yeah, not my best lmao
"She needs our help. She's face down, her legs are straight up, and she's dead." I got chills.
It makes me think of this case from my home state that happened in the early-mid-aughts, around early November. A couple of teens were coming back to my hometown from a late night date in the city, and they were on a winding, lonely road. No one's really sure what happened, but somehow, the car ended up crashing off the side of the road in the dunes around the freeway they were on; the car rolled multiple times before coming to rest wheels up. It was around 6 or 7 pm when this accident occurred, and I was coming back with my best friend and her parents after going into the city; I remember my best friend's dad slamming on the brakes (there was no shoulder to pull over onto). He turned on his blinkers and got out of the car, saying, "Leah, call 911!"
Turns out, (what we two in the backseat didn't see) when we came around the bend, Dad's headlights hit upon something on the side of the road. Dad said that when we got closer, the lights actually revealed what appeared to be a young man, maybe late teens or so, crawling up the slope. By the time the lights fully hit, the teenager was apparently pulling himself onto the road, but his legs weren't working and his head appeared to be snapped near all the way around and he was scraped up and bloody, like he'd just been in an accident. But, when Dad got out of the car to help, there was no one on the road; it was completely empty.
Mom managed to call 911, and when they got there, Dad pointed them in the direction of where he saw the teen crawling from. Well, they found the car; the girl was barely alive, but they determined that the boy died instantly. Coroner found that when the car rolled, he'd been thrown so violently, by the time the car came to rest where it did, he'd snapped his neck, which matched Dad's description of the teenager he'd seen. The girl was in ICU for weeks, but she managed to survive. No one can exactly explain what Dad saw that night, and the only reasonable explanation anyone can come up with, is that while it definitely wasn't the boy (he was still strapped into the car by his seatbelt), maybe it was the boy's spirit, trying to get help for his girlfriend, knowing it was too late for him.
Sorry for the long post, but the little boy's description of the woman reminds me of that night. In regards to this, it could have been Sandra's spirit asking for help because she no longer physically could.
That a spirit would crawl around.. makes no sense to me. Not the boys spirit anyway.
" maybe it was the boy's spirit, trying to get help for his girlfriend," no it wasnt ! once you die, you leave this world you dont have the option to hang around for a bit end of
I thought I was the only one that got chills
@@eurovisionwtf And how in the world would you know? Have you ever witnessed something similar? Sometimes things happen that can't be explained, and in desperate situations like that one... On a dark road, in the middle of the desert, with zero lights along the road to guide you- no one even knew that the accident happened. If we hadn't stopped, the car wouldn't have even been found; those embankments along desert highways are steep and dark. Look, I don't know that I entirely believe Dad, and he's never been able to accurately explain what he saw that night, but all we *know* is that paramedics said that if we *hadn't* stopped when we did, the girl wouldn't have been *found,* let alone survived. Do you know how many cars are found in the deserts decades later, long after the person's missing posters have been taken down and their cases have gone cold? I grew up in the damned deserts of the Western half of the US; crap happens out there all the time that people witness, but *no one* can explain. So how about instead of being nasty on a stranger's comment, you shut your yaps and move on, both you and the guy who commented after.
@@geezerp1982 God always has a way of making miracles happen, God let the boys Spirit help his girlfriend one last time before it was his time to join him
This story gave me chills more than most stories do, even Mr. Ballen’s other stories. It sounds like that woman got into an accident and had a head injury, which would line up with the car being damaged, the bruise on her face, and her seemingly being unresponsive. In addition to that stuff lining up, I’ve had times where I’m anxious (or drunk 🤦🏼♀️) and I’m looking for something (my phone, my inhaler, etc) and I just throw everything around trying to find it. Maybe she was looking for her phone or something she needed or thought she needed and in her injured/confused state she just tossed things aside while looking through her things. Then her survival instincts kicked in and she set up camp anyway? And then maybe she continued trying to find what she was looking for, which might account for the campsite being messed up like the car. Maybe she couldn’t find it, decided to grab her sleeping bag (cold, maybe?) and look for the car or just head north? As for the child, it sounds like maybe she was trying to communicate with him. Her “position” he mentioned sounds like maybe a fall? Which wouldn’t be difficult with no shoes and a head injury. If the little boy says she’s dead and described her that well, then I believe him. As someone else posted, it seems like she wants her body to be found. She may have been in a vehicle accident, was overwhelmed by her injuries or the elements or another accident like a fall, and then she happened to be able to reach the little boy some how. Hopefully HOPEFULLY, she shows up alive somewhere, recovering from a head injury and amnesia or something. But at the very least, I hope that if she is gone, her body is found and returned to her family so they get closure. I hope Sandra finds peace, wherever she is.
Great comment, I agree 👌🏽
Cannot even begin to read your comment. Yet ,yours is not only one on social media....reason is ,many, such as your writing, goes on and on, 1 long paragraph ,no paragraphs.
Wish people would learn proper basic writing .....
You have a very sound theory here and with the little kid seeing here that are many stories of kids seeing ghosts and such. It seems the human mind or whatever it may be is more perceptive at a young age.
@@colleenblackwater4792 Due to your improper use of commas, I had to read your comment three times to understand what you were trying to say.
@@colleenblackwater4792 Oh, the irony.
It's so uncanny how much Sandra looks like my cousin, especially in the photo with the blue hair - no my cousin's hair is not blue. This is sad and troubling for sure....if Sandra was spotted and ignored ppl it could have been for 3 main reasons....#1 a head trauma / brain injury #2 her possibly introverted nature and #3 fear of engaging in strangers in a remote location....but most likely a combination of all 3. Hopefully, some day soon the family gets closure as the not knowing is so harmful, hurtful and utterly heartbreaking. Sandra - you are in our thoughts xoxo
She was an accountant for whom may have become a target....
My theory says, it was her ghost hence, she never spoke nor showed human emotions when strangers spotted her after her disappearance. Most likely she was long death and her ghost wander around 😱eehhhh spooky shit man I'm out
@@buttermilkbob2370 That was my first thought too!
I have sat here on this page for 2 hours or so deciding if I should comment. I have seen all sorts of things posted, some are concern and good intentioned, while I think others are click bait of sorts. Sandy was my friend. I still have one jar left of the jam she made and gave to me. I don't want to open it because it seems like me giving up on her being found safely. I realize how odd that sounds. She sent me pictures of her trip, including a couple before she camped. I worked with her for years, and as to whether people saw her ghost or not. Well, I have my doubts. Sandy, would look right through you and not talk. If she didn't want to, you did not exist. So it is perfectly understandable, albeit odd if she was injured, that she would sit on the side of the trail and not interact. Our friendship started, because every morning she would walk down the hall past my office and i would say good morning. She never looked at me, or if i was in the hall would look through my chest, not even stopping. I like people and I always want my coworkers to laugh and get along. So after this morning ritual had continued for awhile. I stepped out into the hall said, "good morning, I am not moving until you say good morning." She looked me in the eyes, stood there and in the most dry, expressionless, flat voice said, "good morning." I stepped aside smiling and said have a good day or something. The next morning she smiled and said good morning to me. Others in the office actually commented that she talked to me. I hope this illustrates her lack of talking to people. After that, she talked to me often and we even talked about plants and natural usages for them. She was my go to person for wild plant knowledge. I hike, hunt and fish, in the wilds quite a bit, but had never looked at the native plants for much other than the occasional thimbleberry snack. So after this long winded post, I hope this would add a bit of explanation to her lack of talking , be she ethereal or not. But if her ghost is up in some clearing, I have no illusions that if someone litters or does something to the plants. they may decide to change their ways.
I really hope you and her family are able to locate her.
Thank you for sharing her with us.❤
Thank you
This is so important. Thanks for sharing. I think this will clear the fact that people thought she had mental problem
That was a beautiful post. Thank you for sharing and I hope she’s found. ❤️
The fact that she was seen by the hikers and the hunters and both said she had zero recognition of them is creepy. Almost like she was already dead and they were just seeing her spirit Then little Kaiden sees her outside his window in the tree line saying ( and I'm paraphrasing here ) "there's a lady out there, she needs our help, and she's dead" is super creepy. Once again, great story Mr. Ballen.
Her spirit...or her dead body propped up on display by some sicko?
That was my thought to
They say children see things us adults don't so maybe she was there asking for help
Seems like yet another head injury case (from the car crash). Concussions can drastically change a person's awareness and personality yet perhaps she still functioned on level that included her wilderness survival instincts for quite some time. Children are much closer to the initial portal/dimension of consciousness from birth that allows them to pickup on different unseen energies as mentally programmed adults.
@@Deathblade27893 I believe kids can see things we lose the ability for as adults. But still having said that this is super creepy and weird. He's very articulate for his age but the fact he picked out all 3 of the photos of her is just mind-blowing! The fact he said her legs were up in the air makes me think she'd fallen head first into a place with a lot of debris that would hold her in that position. Or maybe broken ground or even an old but deliberate ground trap. It's a truly bizarre story!
Seeing MrBallen laugh at his own jokes, make me laugh out loud. He is just a gentle soul. Loved the story and Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. 😊
Right it’s my fave when character breaks
My kids bought me perfume I'm a proud father.
I laughed out loud
Such a chilling story. I can't help think that she was hurt badly in the car crash, wondered into the forest all confused and succumbed to the injury and elements. Perhaps the sightings were her spirit, still confused as to who she is and what happened, so vivid to those who encountered her because she's unaware she has passed. The child talking to her after stating she was dead and needed help really solidifies that theory for me.
bruh you need jesus
More like a demon taking on her appearance. After ppl die if they aren't in heaven they are in a dimension they cannot come out of. Only Jesus has the keys to death so ppl can't wander free after death. They are either in heaven or in hades.
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@@SlavicUnionGamingyo momma does
That was my first thought, but I erased it. I also thought after her accident she had a concussion and eventually succumbed to her injuries. But it does seem strange that every time she was seen by people and the police went looking she was nowhere to be found so I originally thought it was her spirit being seen by passersbys.
This is one of the creepiest stories you've ever posted. That poor family. Hopefully they get closure someday. Another greatv video.
Happy Father’s Day
There is one story I forget the name of the video but some women went missing for a while I can’t remember if she was with others at first but some other guy was camping by a lake and heard rocks fallen into the lake, this was at night, or almost night time, and he looked up and saw the women crawling like an animal and said she looked possessed. There was a lot more too it but that’s the scariest one to me if I find it I will link it
@@jackguess762 I am pretty sure it happened in a headless valley
@@TheBearestBearBearBear maybe I’ve seen that one too but it was a while ago and I’ve watched like every video so I get them mixed up. Something about the girl knocking rocks into a lake and a guy saw here. I know that was apart of it
Yes headless valley
People are talking about your storytelling abilities, but not to be forgotten are your hand gestures! Love them :)
Yeah, he could be Italian for all I know :P
this is why my hubby couldn't listen to the podcasts unless I impersonated Mr Ballen, wide eyed hand gestures and all. something about him as a whole helps visualize the stories!
It's psi ops. Makes you more drawn in because brain likes movement
@@warroom17 Same here. I don't care for the podcasts but love the yt with hand gestures.
@yo Depp REPORTED
It’s weird listening to someone talk about The Rona as if we weren’t all there 😂.
Seriously, Mr. Ballen could narrate my life back to me and I’d be intently listening like “oh… is that what happened? Interesting 🤔 “. 🤣
I would seriously pay a small fortune to have Mr. Ballen tell my life story. It would be terrible youtube content, but it would be fascinating to ME to hear him tell it.
thats exactly what i was thinking, i laughed cuz he talked about it like any other story but this story is ongoing and affects all of us... its like the crime is the covid instead of a murder or disappearance
I know! And even though we're living it RIGHT NOW, I still found myself captivated...listening like, "oh wow, what happened?"
Lol right??!! How much would he charge to do my eulogy I wonder 🤔 🤣
It’s crazy that this is so recent. And I just found it weird that, even after an entire year of being out in the woods, Sandra’s hair was still blue. Unless it was a ghost, she would have had to dye it @ some point.
Good point!!
There are berries within some places that r like a natural dye,not watched it all yet will comment after
i mean if you got some good hair dye and no shampoo that’s not actually that unbelievable
@@amarahvolxom135 didn’t even think about the no shampoo but what about the roots?? guess it’s not too fixable from afar
I’ve had my hair blue, other than some grow out, it was very blue for a long time until I had it re done
One case you could perhaps do a story on is Jelani Day. He went missing and then found mysteriously dead. I grew up with him in Danville Illinois. It’s a pretty sad story and I feel like there’s a lot more to it which I haven’t had the time to do research on.
What year was this, how old was he when he went missing?
I grew up with him in Danville, CA! How wierd.
I am so sorry for your loss, I definitely would want answers too & would not rest until I had some. Unless seeking answers would put me in danger as well.
@@andrewgates8158 Danville is awesome I lived in San Ramon for a couple years on canyon woods golf course. Absolutely loved that whole area- Danville, Livermore, Dublin etc
@@burtharbenson8860 was a joke
When he said, "she's face down and her legs are straight up," first I was terrified. Then I thought she must be on a slope, like at the bottom of a mountain. She made herself visible to the kid but she wasn't really there. I hope they find her, because it's obvious she really wants to be found and sent home to her family.
@@SAMSUNGS-yo4tc yeah, she means that Sandra wants her body to be found.
Completely agree. Shame that she didn’t tell the boy where her body is located.
Of course she's dead, the little boy said she was. now she just has to be found.
@@SAMSUNGS-yo4tc Yeah, no way her hair would still be blue.
Ghosts aren’t real I hate to break it to you ..
I love the fact that Mr Ballen felt it necessary to give us a detailed description of what the Covid pandemic was all about like we'd all forgotten already.
Right?! Like it wasn’t less than 3 years ago that it started
Perhaps for future TH-cam watchers who watch this video in 20+ years?
People in 20 years will appreciate it. If youtube doesn't delete it like nazis
@@alleycat616 just trying to stretch a 5min story to 25min!!
People really have convinced themselves the pandemic is over when it isn't.
I've had a similar personal experience with a young child seeing a deceased family member around for 3 days after they passed away. Very unsettling experience to say the least! I hope Sandra is found soon at any capacity and is put to rest!
Also happy Father's day Mr. Ballen! And all the fathers out there!
Sadly enough, all those sightings means what that little boy saw and said "there is a dead woman/she needs our help..." That young child is a Medium by nature. God Bless him!
Last month my sister sent me a text about a conversation she had with my 3 yr old niece one morning.
Niece: i saw grandpa.
Sister: .......uh ok. Where did you see him.
Niece: in my room.
Sister: ........what did he say
Niece: he said he had to go.
My dad died back in 2010.
Never happened...
@cantika-sk no thanks😷😖
My niece and nephew, who are twins, were about 3 or 4 years old when this happened. The house behind my sister's house had their grandson over for a sleep over, about 6 years prior to this event and the twins weren't even born yet, and the grandson had gotten sick and wasn't feeling well, so the grandmother tucked him into bed that night and had checked on him a few times over the course of the night, but when she got up in the morning, he was deceased. He had passed away in the back bedroom facing the back of my sister's house. The twins were born a couple years later and when they were 3 or 4 they would look up at the window where the boy had passed and stare. My sister asked them what they were looking at and both if them replied, the little boy, mom, he keeps staring at us, I think he wants to come over and play. This happened a few more times that year and really freaked my sister out because she couldn't see anyone at the window but they would insist and couldn't understand why their mom couldn't see the little boy. They were apparently seeing the little boy who passed because the woman who lived there only had the one grandchild and no other little kids lived there. They're almost adults now and have no recollection of the incidents.
Him laughing at his own jokes is so wholesome I’m so glad I found this man.
He is the only person on the internet where I will actually watch his ads because they are hilarious
I always LMAO when he starts laughing while trying to keep a straight face picking on that poor like button.. Very glad I found this guy..🤙
I LOVE his laugh! I want more bloopers!
@Ambander Yeah, what would the chances be that he actually has a sense of humour... smh
@Ambander Don't try to sound edgey, it's making me cringe 😬
That was not Sandra's ghost. That was a shape-shifter that the natives speak of. The skin walkers that can look like you after they get you. It was trying to lure that child into the woods. I am so glad the father and mother got that baby out of there or he definitely would have been missing too.
Yeap it's prob what attacked her at the camp site and she fled from it to her car and crashed. Then it prob took her body after that.
I love the blooper moments almost as much as the actual story telling. Seriously, I love this channel & always look forward to the next episode. This is probably the eeriest story yet!
Same same, the bloopers make me giggle 😂😂
@Independent 84 it was EPIC
@Independent 84 indeed it did! LoL
no no no "Can you tell me how to get to Bells Canyon", is the eeeeeriest one. That one will haunt me forever. .
@@marysander5584 can u remind me of the vid title
My mother told me a story of when she was a young child. She was the youngest in her family with 5 older brothers. Her oldest brother Frank had joined the army to fight in Europe in the first world war. She was born in 1915 and the war ended in 1918, so she was pretty young at the time. One day, she saw her brother. He was in soldier uniform walking up the walk to the front door of their house. She said "Frankie, Frankie" and in her excitement to see her brother, she ran straight toward him, which meant running straight through the front picture window of their house. Another brother who was standing nearby grabbed her up at the last second before she got hurt. It turned out that Frankie wasn't home at all. In fact, the exact time and day she saw him, he had been killed in action. She said even though she was so young, she still remembered seeing him, clear as day, coming home.
I agree true ny my nephew died and big black shadow covered my 👀 i was wat was that and later that day i heard the news he got killed 😥
Yeah once I ate a burger and then I heard the news that there was a burger shop opening
Wow
I’m pretty sure your eldest uncle somehow promised your mother that he will come home and he kept his promise all the way.
Salut
😢
Why is it they only see the flyers when leaving the park and not entering? Did they miss the 250 people search party?!
Most probably because she is an adult, not a serial killer and single person that is missing. Let's face it, if she was a kid or teenager that was lost in the jungle, it would get bigger coverage and people would be more interested. It was good that she had dyed her hair blue so people would be attracted to watch her and commited her into their memory when they met her and later can say, "I saw her! She was missing???"
As a dad who barely gets any sleep from a crying baby…thanks man, these stories are keep me sane. I’ve watched about 20 videos in two nights 😂
Happy Father’s Day ^_^
Our baby is 18 months and still wakes up at like 3am for a diaper change and a sippy of water… I wish you the best of luck with your sleep 🍀
**edit**
I like this and casual criminalist, into the shadows, and pretty much everything else by Simon Whistler for late sleepless nights 👍
@Marc G It gets better - I promise! Savor every moment of being a parent; it really does go by so fast. My son just turned 18. I could have sworn he was 3 years old just yesterday 😫🙈🥰
He’s hungry 🤦♂️
Happy Father’s Day Marc! My son has a newborn also!! One day you men will get your sleep!!
yikes !! congrats by the way!! and thanks for being a good dad !
Not only the best story teller, The hand gestures drive it home. Also the largest most diverse flannel shirt collection in the country.
Lol super true👍👍👍😂😂
Yes, the exaggerated hand gestures do impact the delivery
I'm envious...
A truly epic flannel shirt collection, indeed!
Am I the only one who when Mr Ballen tells a story, you can actually picture the setting, the people, the background, the atmosphere, damn near the smell in the air?! This dude has a true gift and is actually pretty smart. Telling these stories without doing cognitive research on said topic is borderline impossible. Dude does his homework, glasswork, extra credit assignments and all when it comes to these stories!!!! Hats off to you Mr Ballen!!! 💯💯💯💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
condescend much
I’ve fallen asleep listening to ballen and yes! I’ve had full blown dreams visualizing the Afghanistan ghosts episode.
Get off his nuts will ya!
It’s almost as if he’s describing everything that happened and painting a picture for us, but come on now that would just be absolutely crazy 😜
True
Usually I watch these stories in the morning. Of course, deviating from my norm, I listen at night and it's the creepiest story of all time
I’m one of those hikers that saw Sandra in the blue jeans and barefoot. I was with some friends and had heard about a missing person in the park but didn’t really pay attention. When we saw her, we asked her if she needed help and told her one of us could hike back to get cell reception while the rest of us stayed with her but she refused. She told us to go and that she was fine a few times, so we left. We talked about it all the way back to our car, saw the flyer, and called the police. I still think about it and wish we had done more and refused to leave her there by herself.
How did she seem? Aware and cognizant.of her surroundings?
😟
She chose that life.. you did nothing wrong
You might have been speaking to her spirit. Such a chilling, sad, yet fascinating story. Definitely something you'll never forget, but don't beat yourself up about it, as you responded how most would, as you didn't want to pry. She may have been deceased at that point, anyway. I'm thinking she passed around her campsite or in the area of her vehicle and that all those sightings could have very well been her ghost, as creepy as it seems.
Big if true, would love to hear more if you can remember any other details and are comfortable sharing
It’s crazy to imagine that ghost Sandra wanted help but living Sandra didn’t.
Her spirit has to be set free.
I think all the sightings were ghost Sandra.
@@cess4089 yup
@@cess4089 agreed
Mental illness is a problem in the brain. No brain, maybe no mental illness.
Time to classify Mr Ballen as an addictive substance. I literally can have nothing done since discovering his videos. He should come with a hazard warning. PS. And thanks very much for such great language - no obscenities, no swearing, just fantastic storytelling.
Hahahah
Wait he puts me to sleep 😅, I listen to him also on my way to work.
Yeah I've been binge watching for about a month! Now I'm dealing out this channel to my friends!
So refreshing having someone who's amaizing at his craft and no foul language. You hit the nail on the head 👌
Ditto 😂
The little boy saw the old posters for the woman when his family entered the park, and imagined he could find her and help her
Something like that. I doubt the boy saw her. He imagined it.
Yeahh I think people are giving this little kid too much credit. 3 years old? Most dogs are about as smart as a 2/3 year old lol
That's bs when I was around that age maybe older around 5 I saw a little girl and another boy sitting on a fence out side my parenst friends house 🏡 I wanted to go out and play and I was banging on the door and my mom qas like there is no one out there
.....and her friends told her that this happens all the time any time any time any kids come here they see kids in the back yardsAnd they allways wanna play !! It's not a lie kiss can see things that adults can't
Nah he definitely saw something
That's a very plausible theory. I considered it myself!
What weirded me out most was I used to camp there in the 90's when I was a kid. I have no idea where it was, but my Uncle and I went hiking and came across this hidden cemetery (it was in the middle of nowhere and no trails close to it, not marked on any maps and to be honest I have no idea how we even found it) that probably dated back to the gold rush era. There were maybe 50ish graves there, along with several graves that looked to belong to babies or small children. Along the way we heard typical sounds of nature but when we up got there I remember at one point realizing that I didn't hear any birds or insects. The only sound was a slight breeze blowing through the trees. Me and my uncle hardly said a word as we were looking around and finally he said "I really feel like we're not supposed to be here" and then we left. I remembered feeling like I was being watched too. Still gives me the creeps when I think about it even though I don't really believe in ghosts or anything. Though I should point out we also used to camp at a place called Jackson Meadows so I might have the locations mixed up.
Awesome story Mr. Ballen!
There's a TH-cam channel where a man named Donnie Laws talks about the Appalachian Mountains. He also had experienced an old graveyard in the woods with complete silence all around....
There is a allegedly haunted cemetery just a couple of miles from where I live that has a huge reputation of having some real active paranormal phenomena. I wanted to go out there to see what I could experience and the drive up there was really nice. Alot of forest and country homes, birds singing, sunshine. That was until we (my little brother was with me) got within maybe 2 mi/1.5 mi from the cemetery. All activity ceased. We had seen people on their porches, in their gardens, enjoying the day all the way prior to getting close to the cemetery. No people. No cars on the road. But even stranger than all that, every percieveable sound of nature had disappeared. Birds fell silent. No sounds of insects calling in the woods. Everything fell away in proximity to this cemetery, everything but a slight, subtle breeze moving the leaves of the trees. Once we arrived the cemetery, a heaviness landed on me and my brother. Like two giant hands had clasped together over me, my brother, and this graveyard. The gate was already open, and we walked in. To paint a picture of this cemetery, it was basically a large rectangular plot carved directly out of dense forest. The entryway of the cemetery was on one of the shorter sides of the rectangle. Upon entering the gate there was a short, singular dirt path that went maybe 75 feet into the cemetery, the cemetery itself being about 400 ft long and maybe 100 ft wide. The path was between 4 trees staggered on each side. The trail dissipated and all that was left was graves. As soon as me and my brother got off the dirt trail, we heard what sounded like a 300lb wwe wrestler sprinting full speed out of the woods towards our direction. When we turned around...Nothing. Scariest paranormal experience ive had to date.
Similar experience... My friend has an old miner's cabin in California. It's in a very remote location. I've been going there with them since we were kids. Funny thing is every time we go it's dead silent and there's almost no animal activity (I've only ever seen 1 squirrel and maybe two birds). I've grown up camping in remote forests and deserts my whole life and you will always hear and see wildlife. Every single time I've been there it's always silence, day and night. We once took our friend's dog who absolutely loves the outdoors and it refused to leave the inside of the cabin the entire trip. This dog has been on countless backpacking trips and such, so very out-of-character. Certainly very weird but I never felt a negative presence, I definitely did not feel alone there though. It should be noted that at the time I was not superstitious but the older I get and the more that I have seen and learned makes me question what we perceive and deny about the world around us. Not saying that's what it is but I think it's important to respect the dead. I like to keep an open mind, just because we can't prove something with science does not mean it does not exist. Think, for a very long time humanity believed that Earth was the center of the universe and our sun orbited around us... Just sayin' ...
Me and my family use to go camping all the time till one time we felt like we were being watched,kept hearing voices all night and didn’t see anything. It felt so intense,both me and my husband felt it and I didn’t feel safe. Don’t go anymore at night 😩
i’m gonna need to know more that is a very interesting experience
You are hysterical- love the "out-takes." You have found your calling- best storyteller ever and totally addictive.
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@@MONALISA-ce2is Enough! Seen this comment dozens of times replying to comments completely off topic of your replies. Enough! Have some respect for this missing woman and her family and stop sharing your damn "Only Fans" link in unwanted areas of TH-cam- like a missing persons video! 😠
@cantika-sk Enough! Seen this comment dozens of times replying to comments completely off topic of your replies. Enough! Have some respect for this missing woman and her family and stop sharing your damn "Only Fans" link in unwanted areas of TH-cam- like a missing persons video! 😠
@@lisamarie4405 I reported her! What an idiot! No respect…
@@lisamarie4405 that crap always appears during the first hour of a new Ballen video drop. I just report as spam and move on. Eventually it disappears
This was incredibly startling. I'm pretty certain spirits don't change their clothes. The child described her as wearing the same clothes that she was initially sighted in. So if she was deceased, it was likely after the last sighting of her standing by the tree wearing the floral tee. Unless, could it be possible that she was killed by someone and deliberately propped up by the tree in a change of clothes..maybe she was already dead and the passers by didn't realise it ?!? Then buried as the child described. I'm completely baffled. And as disturbing as this story is, it's also really sad. Not knowing where your loved one is..my heart goes out to her family.
It's fascinating how animals and children seem to see things we don't. I don't know HOW to believe the stories, but believe them I do...
I don't think anyone can be certain of what a spirit does or looks like. It might have just been her spirit after all. That is really sad though.
Wow. The stuff that goes through your mind is super wild. If the hunters were in a very remote area where people rarely go, why would a killer bother to temporarily prop her up in a new change of clothes? I think you watch too many movies.
@@totallyfrozen We think you're super wild...
Seems like a scene out of a Cohen Brother's movie.
That’s beyond scary. I can’t imagine what she was feeling. I hope one day her family gets closure. At first I thought this would be a story where she just decided to go off the grid… I want to keep believing maybe that’s what happened but after everyone seeing her I doubt it :( also I knew a kid who could tell you when they knew someone had been killed in that room (old old house her grandma owned) and could describe (accurately) what the people had been wearing when it happened. She also knew when her father passed, even though it was far away and she hadn’t seen him in months. Kids just know sometimes and it’s scary
Man I remember when you were new and now you are getting over 100k viewers an hour or more. It's incredible, you are such a gifted storyteller and we could listen to you describing your weekly trip to the post office, bank and grocery store. Keep up the great work!!
Yes!
He is by far the best, I don’t get it, must be a gift. When I see a new upload, I’m immediately clicking on it, unless of course, I can’t enjoy it completely
Mr. Ballen: "So as I am peering around the aisle ways at my local food market. I'm looking for a can of Dinty Moore when I feel all hope is lost, I spot a gawky red headed teenager who you can tell is obviously a seasoned veteran at his stocking job. All of a sudden, a massive search is launched to find the extra beefy wide can I enjoy so much! After hours of combing the shelves, he stumbled across it at a spot we all looked before. As if it slipped through a crack in reality. Well that does it today. Don't forget to have the like button to search your hot attic for Christmas decorations, and for his efforts of crawling through that itchy insulation, offer him room temperature diet Mountain Dew, and extra spicy Andy's Hot Fries for his efforts."
Us: "Wow. Literal goosebumps. How did no one else spot the can?!.. I am captivated. When I thought I heard it all..!"
It's crazy how much this channel grew in such a small amount of time , I remember watching the first video and ever since I've been hooked. It's nice to see a veteran get what they deserve for protecting our rights and freedom.
@@bumblebeeznutz9506 ok. You totally need to write stories for him to read and also your username made me snort water out of my nose lmfao
At first I was scared of the Strange, Dark, and Mysterious. Now I’m scared that MrBallen will run out of video ideas
Same
Me too
Fr
Never will theres soooo many different stories he could do on literally anything there’s YEARS trust this guy gots it 💯😏
Agreed!
Well holy crap, I was a volunteer at Yosemite and got into some search and rescues and I remember this one like it was yesterday because during the briefing about the car and the campsite with her ID and her sleeping bag just didn’t make sense. It’s even more creepy now.
It's the work of satan his active.
Ever hear of sasquatch in the area? That might be a reason why she was barefoot. And the reason why her body has not been found.
@@shannongilmourpeersupport That sasquatch thing I heard it said on cost to cost by some who encountered they shoot at it and it just vanish like a spirit so it could take spirit form and physical form it could be some kind of demon or a friendly spirit.
WTH 🤔😕
@@MCfr203 Any questions, comments, concerns please leave below this comment.
Hey Brother
That Sandra Hughes story is crazy.
It's always been said that children and pets are far more likely to be able to see paranormal situations than us older people.
Thank you for the amazing Content as always never disappointed.
Cheers Brother
Children do not see anything paranormal.
You got my boyfriend and I into the strange, dark, and mysterious told in story format. The only problem is there isn't enough Mr. B content now that we've watched your back log and we haven't found another content creator who is as good a story teller as you!!!
Madi the podcast episodes are killer if you haven't combed through them
@@PWIRairai literally about to load them up for the first time! Thank you!
Literally same! Ive watch every single video and listened to every single podcast episode. Now i wait for the new ones every week and im sad when its over. Lol
I listen to lazy masquerade while I wait for new mrballen videos
Channel named wendigoon might suit your fancy.
I'm thinking she hit her head in the accident and was never the same after. 😔
What a creepy twist. That little boy definitely saw her spirit. She obviously did succumb to the elements, passed away , and is now roaming those mountains in her spirit form.
I hope she can eventually pass on.
Prayers to her family and friends. 🙏
Thanks for Always making me smile, even when I'm having a crummy day. Your laugh is so infectious!!
Much love.
Happy Father's Day!! 💚💚
But how do you explain her body never being found. I feel like there is foul play
@@katelynthomas5177 That kinda reminds me of another case similar to this. Well kinda. A woman gets into a car accident and when she gets out, she seems agitated or something like that and when (the owner of the other vehicle was there as well) asked if she needed help or something like that she said no and before he could say anything she just walked off into the forest. I think this happened in 1989 in the US
That may be Heaven to her. Dead or alive.
@@katelynthomas5177 Thousands of people go missing and aren't found every year.
In an area such as that, vast wilderness, it's soo easy to disappear and never be seen again, sadly. 😢
@@RabuHina wow. Creepy. Yea, the human body when traumatized, can really do some funky things.
Scary stuff. Sad too.
As a very visual person, I never imagined that I would enjoy stories without having something to visualize.. but you have kept me entertained, and able to visually create what you're saying in my mind for over a year now.. I don't know, maybe longer. Please continue telling us these incredible stories, and stay cool, Mr B. And I hope that Sandra's story finds a conclusion for the sake of her family.
He's just THAT good at story telling you don't need a single image and can still see it all
what... you people never read a book or visulized a story? now thats scary!
You're notnpc.
@@lucasmccahill8857 I know exactly what you are talking about. When I am reading I can visualize what I am reading. I can see the people in my mind.
@@conleykat there's this thing called Aphantasia, when people can't visualize anything in their head, and it's more common than you'd think. I've asked people if they could picture a dog with their eyes closed, and a good amount of them say nope. That's why people can't remember their dreams either, simply cus they couldn't see it.
She might have been dead for a while, and her spirit was visiting these places and people to notify of her death. It happens a lot in Africa, where the dead would visit, am not sure at what point she may have been dead
RIP Sandra 😢
This guy went out of his way to still make strange, dark, and mysterious content on fathers day! Mr.Ballen deserves a gold metal
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Well , to be fair he didn't make this today he probably made it a week or something ago.
But he still deserves a medal 🏅 though. He is absolutely amazing at story telling
You deserve a fishing pole for these likes you’re trying to catch
What’s a gold metal? How would we give him gold metal? We could give him a gold MEDAL, but idk about a gold metal. Gold metal would be expensive. What kind of metal? Would it be gold plated? Lol……I’m just kidding, before anyone gets bent out of shape.
He most likely made this over the span of a couple days and then uploaded it today
Happy Father's Day MrBallen and all the dad's out there! Nothing like hearing a great story from a dad/the best story teller ever today!!
I love that Mr Ballen tells the story of covid as if the listener has never heard of it. He's literally telling this story for humans fear in the future unfamiliar with it.
Happy Father's day Mr Ballen!
spot on comment....
He needs to explain COVID to give important context to the story, whether we already know about COVID or not.
I found that incredible too. Hey people of the future 👋🏾
It is the same dedication to professionalism that has him tagging pictures, it is very nice to see.
Yes! Very thorough. Love it.
Most ppl didn't live a full or happy life in quarantine.
The horrifying long lasting effects will be seen for decades to come.
Wonderful story Mr B!
You can tell a story like no one else 💞💞💞
I don't think I have been this rattled by a scary story since I was a little kid. I was watching alone at night with the doors & windows open (it was a beautiful breezy night). I had to get up and close & lock the doors at the point the child was describing what he saw, because I was freaked out and I guess locking the doors would keep a blue haired ghost out? IDK. Anyway, I just came back to this video to comment because I had an insanely vivid nightmare about this story last night. Time to put this channel in the freezer I guess. 😅😂
I love his channel but I don't watch it unless my husband is at home 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Sometimes I'll see a story I want to watch *in the daytime* BUT if my husband isn't at home I won't watch ANY story until my husband gets home...NOPE..SHO WON'T 😒😂😂😂😂
They all say that and the next day they are already listening to the next
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LOL @ the freezer reference. Is that from "Friends"?
@@Irish_Georgia_Girl yep 👍🏻😂
This was such great way to promote more awareness for the missing and their families. Keep these stories coming to ensure they are not forgotten. Thank you mate
Wow I was not expecting that ending at all!! I have always heard that children are able to see spirit's but to have your own child see her and tell his parent's every detail about her is so spooky!! I just want to add that MrBallen has the Best laugh ever it's so contagious I laugh everytime!! Thanks again for another amazing story!!
What details did he really produce?
@@collin4555 probably a bunch that hes heard from adults
th-cam.com/channels/4YTETSknP9dy6d0mg0Nd-g.html🤣👍🙌👌😊😂
This is super click bait
@@thatsthat2612 right? I mean apparently just before this she was wearing overalls too. This kid was told to say this and the parents didn't even keep up with what she was spotted wearing last. This sounds like a hoax. Children may not be able to see "spirits" but they can KAP really well.
It's so crazy hearing about the pandemic being explained in those terms. Like everybody else is saying it's like realizing that we actually went through that. We still are in many ways.
We're going to be years doing that. People are SCARED and HOPELESS' even though it's not a roaring fire at this point, everyone has been living under threat of death for going outside. They have become terrified of being near other people. STILL. It may take a while for that shock to wear off. We need a huge, communal Yoga class or something, to let us get out of survival mode.
@@valkyrie1066 What the hell are you talking about?
@@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou *The shit isn’t over is what she’s saying. Where tf do u live??? Not on Earth, apparently*
@@RickNMortySqd What are you talking about? Life looks like normal in most of the world.
Yeah, that part hit me really weird and I started remembering driving during that time and the not knowing what was going to happen. I paused the video for a minute. It’s just so weird.
You always make these stories sound so calming and entertaining!! You aren’t overexcited which sometimes can make people uncomfortable but you just have such a nice voice for story telling!! I always enjoy your videos because of how you produce and lay out the videos! Good job and keep it up!!!!
Thank you!!
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Wow that was one of the strangest ones I’ve ever heard you tell about. She must have a very strong spirit to be lingering around and being seen by so many people. Wish we knew what caused her demise. 🙁🙁
Pretty sure she died of exposure like most lost hikers/campers do which is extremely sad.
@@perfectfae3534 exposure? I haven't finished the video but what's dying from exposure?
@@olderalt.4066 Exposure to the elements; extreme heat or cold..exhaustion dehydration of living outside etc.
I don't know what that last one with the kid was about, but I feel like at least for the first two sightings she was still alive.
That could be why she was so despondent. I think maybe she hit her head when she rolled her vehicle and then wondered off into the forest, elements got to her. And now her spirit just roams around the park. Or maybe I just watch too many movies.
i have adhd and have a really tough time staying focused when someones talking for more then a minute, but MrBallen has been the only one who could hold my attention for so long. his storytelling is so good, honestly the best channel on youtube.
Exactly! I have ADHD. I get bored and unfocused in just a min or two. Mr Ballen keeps my attention. 🥳
Same lmao
I have ADHD too and some storytellers can be overwhelming or lack energy and don't keep my attention, so I can relate. It's hard to find engaging and interesting content that isn't overwhelming or overstimulating, cause that's another problem.
Omg I don't have adhd anymore I had it when I was little but my attention span is dog shit sometimes. 😂😂 Loose focus very quickly sometimes idk why...
I have it too but i do zone out when watching his videos. I have to watch it a few times cause i get lost in the story. It sucks
Heard about this. I wonder if she had a traumatic brain injury after her car crashed and continued to camp despite of it. Hope she finds peace. Hope her family finds peace.
This one honestly really got to me. How can you actually see a person in the middle of a national park, at night, try to engage with them, get nothing back, and think its ok just to take off without alerting anyone right then and there if possible. Even take that person with you if it doesn't distress them and drop them off at a police/ranger station. Especially if they are BARE FOOT, just absolutely baffling.
right! why didn't the other hikers not try to engage her in any conversation. 🙄😥
What's interesting to me that it's well known fact that a car accident can be so bad that the shoes literally fly off your feet. It can knock you right out of your shoes. So it would make sense if she was seen barefoot after that and maybe the car was ransacked because she was searching for her shoes? But the fact she had a big bruise on her face showed that even if there was no blood in the car she got hit on the head pretty badly, it's also possible she flew out of the car and hit a tree or something and there's blood all over that tree or the ground and it's just far enough away from the car that it wasn't seen at the time. And of course it wouldn't be there now it would be washed away. It's also possible because of the car accident happening off of a steep ravine that she flew out of the car when she hit the tree and landed IN the branches of another tree farther down the ravine. I would like someone to go check in Winter once all the foliage is off and see if they can find anything. But frankly all the sightings except the first one where they saw her with a bruise on her face and barefoot seem made up and attention seeking. Especially those hunters who claimed she was wearing something completely different than what she was last seen in? And they didn't mention anything about a bruise on her face. It's also possible they saw someone else entirely with blue hair. From my experience blue hair is a popular color to dye your hair especially for like hippies. And the natural place for hippies to get high and chill out is in the woods. I can't wait for that kid to grow up so that way he can tell the truth if he actually saw her or not. You would be surprised how many terrible parents use their kids to get internet clout and have their kids lie for them.
I'm sorry but if I see a person anywhere at night, alone, acting totally strange, I'm not going near that person. Idk what they are doing there and what they're capable of
@@vivi-ws9yl well if we are women encountering a male but it was two men with guns and she was alone with not even any shoes. so I would have been more afraid of them tbh. they should have engaged her in conversation to see if she was okay. 🙏
Its simple. Fear.
One thing that keeps bugging me is that Sandy changed clothes amidst her disappearance, after her stuff had been found abandoned and rummaged through. My first question to the hikers reporting seeing her would be “Did the clothes look like they fit?” I don’t know, it’s just a strange nuance to the story. Because she ditched all of her survival gear and what, saved a change of clothes? Returned for a change of clothes yet left her food, water and other important supplies?
Judging by her odd behavior, my first thought was that she had a brain injury from the crash, which caused her to wander about the forest for who knows how long in a confused daze. But I guess the clothing throws me off. If she doesn’t have the wherewithal to eat food or ask the many random hikers for help, why change clothes? It’s just a really bizarre oddity in the story that keeps tugging at me, and I just can’t quite put my finger on it.
Yeah, and then when the boy saw her she's back wearing the same black clothes she wore when the first hikers saw her?
Yeah and she had been in a crash and made a camp I'm confused 😕
imo she had layers for top and bottoms could easily be a matter of misremembering
@@bm-ww8kb hard to misremember overalls.
Same. I thought it was a manic episode from before her tent was even found. The overalls and floral shirt the hunters described throws me off too.
Mr Ballen’s constant abuse of the like button always cracks me up, and his storytelling always amazes me and never disappoints
Yeah but it's kind of sad that before he uploaded 5X a week and slowly the numbers decreased to 1 😭💔
I'm the complete opposite, I find his jokes about the like button extremly annoying...it's just dumb and waste time of the video, I always skip the intro of the video as fast as I can
@@Fizzure3000 holy ever heard of something called “positive reinforcement”?
Hope you catch some likes, because you’re fishing for them
I've asked John many times if he's ever gonna tell us true fans what's the story of him and the like button, it's gotta be big but I/we need to know!!!
35 K views in 15 minutes, ....unbelievable......goes to show how much we love a story well told no matter what our age.... 🙂