Something TOOK Him In The Woods | Darkest Disappearances 4
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ก.ค. 2024
- Stories of missing people are often creepy and mysterious, like the Missing 411, and in this video we will go through a number of stories of the darkest disappearances from around the world, some explainable, others baffling to this day.
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I've seen two full length videos about Relisha in the past and it was heavily speculated that the mother was pimping her out, and she knew exactly what he was doing to her daughter. I mean, between letting her go with a complete stranger and not even reporting her missing for extended time, she's a walking red flag.
My thoughts too.
I agree, I don't care how nice someone acts you don't let your child go spend a night let alone weeks with ANY stranger. And not seeing her at all? That's ridiculous. 🤨
It seems the guy her mom was dating cared more about the girl than the mom did.
@@DCOWBOYS4LIFEsadly sometimes that how it be, speaking from experience on that one. Not spoken to her in a real long time and never plan to, but she went through men like nothing else, they cared a LOT more about me than my mother ever did. So sadly, sometimes that how it is, he cared a lot more about relisha than her mother did and I really don’t understand why she isn’t a suspect?
Exactly 💯 she's not even remorseful, couldn't care less and clearly she was pimping her out probably for drugs money.. unfortunately many female addicts do this if they have kids, seen plenty cases like this. I hope at least the other kid was taken by child protection or something, that woman is super guilty
Well, the Caytlin case couldn't be clearer. Creepy to think, that he's just out there, as a free man ...
Yeah can't believe that guy never got charges brought up against him even as a circumstantial case...
Yesss the creep has gotten away with it for YEARS. Why didn’t they get a warrant for his phone?
The police investigation appears to have been lazy.
@@jstone247same story always lazy dam cops 😡😡
@@heathernikki5734Though there might be something more relevant on the device, it’s clear police had already gotten phone records which told them Katelin and he (or at least their phones) were at James’ house at their when both phones sent text they were someplace else. Obviously he was the last person known to be with the missing person, statistically if a women comes to a violent end, it’s usually a father, uncle, brother, partner or former partner. I’m sure the family had to strongly believe right from the start she’d met a tragic death.
This is why lawyers always, always say do not speak to the police. Just don’t. If you are formally arrested you should have only one word, lawyer.
Because if you don’t speak to the police, you will greatly extend your freedom especially if you are guilty.
I feel so bad for her Mom. I’m sure she has regretted whatever work hassle might have come from saying she needed to take her daughter to the airport or just taking a vacation day or a “sick” day.
Heartbreaking.
Two stories of daughters lost to predators who were granted access. I cannot image the depth of the anguish
Extra facts about the first spanish case. The analysis of the truck's tacograph showed that between the last stop (the restaurant) up until the accident - and hour an a half later- the truck made 12 very short stops, 2 secs, 5 secs, 3 secs...the last one being the longest, for 20-30 seconds. It's after that last stop that the truck begins to speed (140 km/h or 87 mph) and drive erratically and ultimately crashed. Investigators said that it makes no sense that amount of stops in such a short period of time , unless something was blocking the way and maybe, it was at that last 30 sec stop that the kid got kidnapped, which is the strongest theory of all here. It's very rare seeing you covering a spanish case, so that was a pleasant surprise, Mike! Thank you!
¿No sería algo con el río? Yo pensé que tal vez el niño se cayó en el río? 🤷🏻♀️
Podría ser también, pero estoy segurísima de que si hubiera caído al río, antes o después lo hubieran encontrado.@@darh7111
I thought maybe he was teaching the kids to drive with that erratic driving
Sounds like the drivers vison may have slowly been impaired. Possibly drink or drugs. A crazy explanation could be he picked up a 'lady of the night'. And she got scared. But managed to get her hands on the wheel & was trying to steer the car towards help. But he was stopping to prevent the car changing direction & shove her away.
Tacograph? 🌮?.... Sounds like your enchilometer is short on queso fluid
I can't believe they didn't charge that woman with neglect. What mother waits a month to report her child missing?
Casey Anthony.
@@jezistar1881 She is one for sure, there have been more since then sadly.
@@jezistar1881 My own answer would have been "A bitch!" and after thinking about your answer, I think in the long run, its the same answer ;)
She's in a privileged not privileged group who is very privileged and can not report her daughter missing for a month and just shrug her shoulders and go about her business.
A mother who was selling her daughters services. And Casey Anthony.
How has the guy who didn’t actually drop his step daughter off charged…circumstantial cases go forward all of the time and that’s WILD
simply because TOO MANY prosecutors do NOT WANT TO LOSE A CASE and tarnish their win % in court.
if all they have is Circumstantial evidence and NO BODY, then the odds of convincing a Judge is immaterial
you have to convince 12 hand picked MORONS, half of which are picked by the defendants expensive lawyers.
the state is not gonna fork much money over on a case of this nature.... unless a benefactor steps in or fund
raisers / crowd sourcing raises money to hire a hot shot that can really put the pressure on and convince the
6 morons the prosecutors got and convince the 6 morons the defendant's attorney picked knowing they'd be
near impossible to convince so you have to REALLY break their hard exterior and interior and morality.
they'd slander the missing girl and make the guy out to be really harmless and could NEVER do such a thing.
its disgusting.
several little phrases like
"if you wanna stay healthy, stay out of hospitals"
"if you want justice, STAY OUT OF A COURTROOM"
even if he is guilty, a guilty verdict is not 100% in a jury trial which is exactly what he'd do. spend a ton of money
on it; were you listening? he ENCRYPTED HIS PHONE SO POLICE COULD NOT GET INTO IT.. with modern technology.
idc if he encrypted it, go online, drop a couple hundred or more, any hacker would HAPPILY GET A KICK OUT OF
SOLVING A CASE BY BEING THE GUY WHO CRACKED THE ENCRYPTION.
also he didn't say how he encrypted it. how did they get cell phone tower ping locations but breaking the phone
wouldn't do anything from investigating it? he obviously isn't stupid.
so if he did murder her, he's going to get away with it.
if he ever goes to trial for it with ONLY THIS MUCH AS "EVIDENCE" - NO body and only tower pings
and they FAIL TO CHARGE HIM, then he will NEVER get charged if it is discovered 5 minutes after the case ends.
he could legit admit to it after the gavel is heard when the judge hears "not guilty" 12x and from the foreperson.
and they could not TRY him again because of DOUBLE JEOPARDY.
do you get it now?
lawyers are disgusting. juries are generally the lowest IQ pool in america and that's a HARD TASK TO PULL OFF.
if you've ever served jury duty its either because you WANTED TO and you're nosy OR you're an idiot... who could
not get out of being part of someone else's life or death decision, arguing with 11 strangers, interrupting your life,
etc... for what? i do NOT trust juries and i do NOT trust police anymore.
if it was a case of an ATF agent, then they 10000% would NOT try the case EVER because ATF has almost trillions
and would without question tamper with the jury selection process and those who were picked.
life is cruel; we live on a prison planet. wake up
yea if that evidence were presented to a jury they'd find him guilty. but then again there's the csi effect, so who knows
That's wat I was thinking it's obvious he did or know sumn
Exactly what I was thinking.. he DEF killed her.. ugh
Easiest conviction ever.
Disappearances are so disturbing, more so than closed case murders. Completely torturous for families 💔
Duh!!!!!
Yes I agree its never ending to what the imaginations of people missing their loved ones think are horriffic possibilities. It's never ending grief 😢
Yes!!
I try to put myself in the parents shoes and it’s so painful it’s honestly unbearable.
Right? At least if they're dead and solved, you can lay them to rest and grieve. But not knowing if they're out there being trafficked or held in a basement. It's terrible.
Thank you for covering Relisha Rudd’s story. I lived in DC at the time this happened and her story has never left my mind. There is so much more to her story as well, so many details that came out at that time about her mother, Tatum, the events at the hotel where his wife was found, so much. Just a heartbreaking story all around, and one that never really got much attention after it happened. So, thank you again for bringing Relisha’s story back to the public’s eye.
The mother needs to be in jail. Period. You know she knew something before it even happened. She looked like she didn’t even give a shit. No one is alive to tell the tale, so she is free. If being a huge piece of shit was criminal, then she’d get the chair
I’m from DC as well and I will always remember Relisha’s story because it was ridiculous how long this baby was missing before the police were notified and I’ve heard so many rumors about her disappearance for one I think it’s crazy that Tatum was found dead but not her so we still don’t know if she is dead or alive I also find it crazy that we only see her going into the hotel but where is the footage of Tatum leaving the hotel and the way they ended the search for her once Tatum body was found dead is crazy it went from everyone talking about the case to it just stopped once again that baby was failed smh
@@ThatDudeDevenWhy do you say that? Did you see the way he did his job? When he polished the floors? She couldn’t have known!
Same here. She was my profile picture on Facebook for so long because so many of us held out hope.. That was until the trash bag video was released 😔. Her mother sold her.. I just know it.
@jabellatv3240 Well, he came out that hotel with a trash bag and the baby was not in there after he left.. I remember because when they released that footage my heart dropped to my stomach cuz I held out so much hope
The tragedy regarding Relisha Rudd has always caused a lump in my throat as she was such a lovely girl who seemed to smile easily, thoughtful and kind to all. Relisha suffered such tremendous hardships but seemed optimistic at all times. Relisha had so much of life for her future and was just a little girl whose presence was what lead to her death. I will forever be heartbroken regarding her disappearance, along what the horrors which she experienced towards her death. RIP Relisha Rudd wherever you may be 💔💔
Makes me a little weak to think that she never had a chance.
I wouldn't be shocked to find out that her mother sold her to that guy.
Not reporting her missing is telling of something anyway.
The fact that Caitlyn Akin's suitcase was found with no clothes inside makes me wonder if the stepfather has a bunker somewhere where he's keeping her...
If he didn't kill her...
Well, James is incredibly guilty.
Yes . I'll call that case unprotected, not really unsolved.
Fr, idk why that guy hasn't been charged, but that is wayyy too many red flags to just ignore.
Yeah, there is no way in hell he didn't do it.
Ohh, yeah, whatever happened to Katelin, James absolutely did it.
Maybe someone picked him up.
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The Relisha Rudd story is so sad especially if you live in DC, this little girl was failed by the adults in her life and unfortunately due to circumstances, I think Relisha is no longer alive 😢
I really appreciate Mike doing videos like this because stories of missing people often get lost. ☹️
I hope so , so she is not suffering getting turned etc 😢
Glad you covered this Relisha Rudd . I live in the DMV (DC, Virginia, Maryland) and this still haunts us.
Yes watching from the DMV too 🙏💕
case involving feral people - it's wild - i see what you did there
OR it could be bigfoot!!! 😂🤣😂
👀
Having seen Missing 401 and other disapearances of children in the woods, one thing i'm noticing is how authorities often underestimate the capabilities of children to walk and climb great distances. I remember a case where a child was found so far out of the search perimeter, they didn't believe she/he had gotten there themselves, even there was evidence that they had (clothes were ripped from barbed cattle fences in the path the child would have taken).
Please don't watch and therefore support this Missing 411 bs. It's a cheap money grab on the backs of many many families who actually lost their loved ones.
Missing 411
The kid´s shoes showing up on the parents second house...that would haunt me forever
Like they didn’t check from the beginning? Since it was in the area of the car
The first story is so tragic, the family losing two people in such a sudden and horrific way and then having no idea what happened to the young boy.
I don't know very well the case, but could be that the German couple drugged the father's coffe or something, then followed them and took advantage of the situation? It's odd to abduct a 10yo boy but Portugal is very close to Spain and it's like the European capital of child trafficking... could this being a theory?
I thought maybe he was snatched at the diner area and the parents gave chase in the truck. That could explain the irratic driving and why he wasn’t found. Maybe they pushed him from the truck when they realised they couldn’t control it and so he wouldn’t be in the crash and therefore he was much much further away.
@@piperjayciegood point
The mother in the missing girls' case is definitely negligent for not reporting it and allowing the guy to take her daughter for extended periods.
She was very naive and dangerously neglectful. She should of been charged. She also faked the Dr's note, so she knew it was wrong.
@@hayleymorgan9278 should've * , and yes.
I imagine she was afraid of losing her kids. Not an excuse, but she'd been in foster care herself. Probably separated from her siblings. It's an incredibly sad case.
Did I pass the grammar test? 😉
She pimped her little girl out to that paedophile, she was no mother! She has that precious child's blood on her hands.
Disgusting mother. She didn't give a rat's butt about that little girl. Why would he have taken her? She knew/suspected. Tired of so called mothers not caring about the welfare of their children. They like the cheques given to them and perks for having children, yet are disconnected to those children. I really don't understand the disconnect and why they allow men into their lives who do horrific things to their children and say nothing.
“Half man, half beast; also known, as Hillbillies” 😂😂😂😂 I love his dry humor!
Folks that live in those hills hate being called Hillbillies. Its like when Trump called his former Attorney General a dumb southerner. It pissed off a lot of Appalachian folks. Its derogatory and insulting. I wonder if Mick would like being called a drunken dumb Paddy. Do ya see?
So I'm in Essex County NJ n this town calls its HS team Hillbillies. Gross. Were 37 ft from Newark n ur a friggin' hillbilly? Christ?
My parents were "hillbillies" Born in Kentucky, My parents have been very successful as a Real Estate Broker, My Mom was a homemaker. My Grandfather's brothers are the typical "Hillbillies". And they were real nasty. But my parents were tnd up people. Moved to Phoenix, AZ
Not all "hillbillies" are "half man, half beast"! Those bad ones make the good ones look awful!
There’s nothing like a sweet southern hillbilly chick.
Maaan I know Tamika was in a rough spot and vulnerable herself. But it really is tough to not hate her for what happened to Ralisha man.
Yeah, I was REALLY trying to hold out sympathy for Tamika, but I lost it when it was revealed she forged a note from a fake doctor. At that point she KNEW her daughter was missing, how am I supposed to believe she ISN’T complicit in Ralisha’s disappearance?
As for the brick layer guy it's much more likely he went to the bunker check out the brick building since that's his whole thing, and satanic murder is as believable as ghosts hahaha. Could definitely see someone killing him for the money
The blink and you'll miss it vanished sounds like sinkholes but I'm sure they considered that, but yeah that poor girl never has a chance and I'm glad that scumbag offed himself, with the money we have as a country we could spend 1% of our military budget and gave the most pristine foster care system, healthcare, child support, education.. It's a joke that so many still live in poverty
Poor poor baby girl Relisha. How can anyone hurt children?! I hate predators!
18:22 This missing person case regarding Kaitlin,…She never left her ex-stepfather’s house alive. He knows what happened and where he got rid of the body of what should have been a stepdaughter he loved and protected. He holds the answer to that mysterious disappearance!
They should have the 'truth drug' in use for suspicious people like him.
False
It's very obvious that he does. Unfortunately, because there was no evidence of her being at his house or of foul play, he can't be charged with anything because there's no proof of anything.
About the one about Russell.. People in the urban exploration community often swap info using usb drives and the like as they tend to explore and research places that could get them into trouble. It's also reminiscent of a geocaching type scavenger hunt. You get an information packet, often on a usb drive, with the clues and have to figure out where to go.
That stepfather absolutely killed Caitlyn.
The Captain's hat makes a welcoming return! Yay!
I agree! But I also just noticed it's spelled CAPITAN?!
@@kelbox313 As in, "el capitan," is my guess.
I need more Captain videos!
@@kelbox313 Exactly, to let the world know that El Capitan is steering this ship from now on (for a few minutes)
We love you Mikey
Some of these cases are unexplained disappearances, but with others, it is pretty obvious what happened. It's just that authorities are hesitant to press charges without definitive physical evidence and/or a confession.
🤦🏻♀️have you never heard of DNA or forensics?
@@thecultofjohnnydelr.soulsw7010
send this comment to the relevant police departments who have closed investigations into these older cases. Which is what the OP is basically saying.
@@thecultofjohnnydelr.soulsw7010…what does that have to do with what OP said? You are aware that in some cases DNA evidence can become contaminated? ESPECIALLY if the crime scene isn’t IMMEDIATELY closed off and investigated.
I so much agree. tropezando
@@thecultofjohnnydelr.soulsw7010 explain please
Cases like this make me so sad and creeped out. I can't even fathom what it's like for the families, it's maddening just listening to these in short form and having no answers. It's so frightening.
Relisha’s Mom knows more! She served that baby on a platter to that man!
It almost sounds like she was selling her own child!😡
I think that she sold her to him.
You think she was jamming out to Fancy after she sent him with the pedo?
It definitely sounds like that.
I don’t see how some of these people don’t get caught .
I mean that James guy doesn’t look like he could outwit a turnip , yet here he is free to live his hopefully pathetic and lacklustre life .
The turnip comment 😂😂
"Outwit a turnip" well done 🤣🤣👌
reminds me of Blackadder "I would buy me a great big turnip..." Baldrick @@BruceLeroyUK
Making assumptions about a person's mind because of superficial qualities... that sounds familiar... like I might have heard a missing girl's mother say something similar.
I don't know where, though. I'm sure the reasoning is solid. I guess he couldn't have done it.
@sandrak I don't think it's cause he's a mastermind and cleaned up everything perfectly. I think he got lucky with everything breaking his way. Happens once in awhile. In this day n age of cameras everywhere he just got lucky there was none around. Also what helps James out is unlike most suspects that Crack under interrogation is he keeps the same original story straight. Most suspects change details or stories completely and that completely clues in detectives somethings off. James either did it or she got sex trafficked by someone else or James and someone else.
Katelin's story is SO FRUSTRATING
I imagine they just didn't have enough to officially charge him, but still--
It’s driving me nuts they didn’t have enough evidence on that guy!
they should try to reopen the case
@@melissamoonchild9216is the case not open?
@@livewiiiiireI assume it went cold
@@termiteconsumer7145 right, but they don't close cases that go cold, they're still open cases, even if they aren't being actively investigated.
Honestly it’s so sad to hear about the little girl case i don’t know how a mother can act like it’s nothing when your kid is gone it’s just shocks me
Damn, I can't believe how often Mike is cranking out this superior content! He's finding cases no one else has done, researched, filmed, edited and he delivers a great video every time! I've been telling true crime friends to GIVE IT A GOOOOO
Thank you for covering Katelin Akens! I submitted a request for this case a few months ago on the anniversary of her disappearance. I live in the area where she’s from and every year on the anniversary, billboards come up for her and the sheriff’s office posts about her disappearance. I hope she gets found
Much more important than her body being found is her stepfather being charged with her murder. How the hell he's walking free with such a strong circumstantial case against him, bugger only knows!
@@glamdolly30 If I could like that comment 10000 X's, I would!! It seems with just the small amount of circumstantial evidence Mike shared, James would be convicted!!
@@glamdolly30my guess is they're reluctant to charge him because not all of the circumstantial evidence is strong and can be explained away by a good lawyer. If he is found not guilty in a trial like that, which is much more likely than In a traditional trial, they can't charge him again should her body ever be found. A trial based on circumstantial evidence will have a harder time to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. 😔
@@dorirori2119 I'm sure you're right. I'm not familiar with the Katelin Akens missing persons/murder case. But I do know there is a ridiculous but sadly widespread prejudice that circumstantial evidence (as opposed to forensic evidence), is somehow weak/inferior, and in some eyes, not evidence at all. That is plainly ridiculous! In fact circumstantial evidence can be a powerful and compelling indication of a suspect's guilt.
A very learned British lawyer once explained forensic vs circumstantial evidence to me, in the following, brilliant way:
Forensic evidence, eg DNA, fingerprints, camera and phone data etc, is a single, unbreakable steel cable linking the suspect to the crime.
Compelling circumstantial evidence, in sufficient quantity, forms a multi-stranded steel cable that is every bit as strong as the single forensic cable - and indeed can be even stronger!
This is the least suspicious of all the stories. It's clearly her step dad...hardly a mystery. Hope he's brought to justice.
i have heard Juan’s story a few times but never seen a single news clip or photo so THANK YOU for making the extra effort to include those! 💜
22:35 The Captains Hat took me OUT!
Loving this series! And can’t wait for more!
Chop 👏🏾Chop 👏🏾😝😂
I don't enjoy these as much as I do the "solved" true crime stories, but I do think it's VERY important these stories get covered, so that more people hear about them, and, if they have helpful information, can come forward. 👍
I agree. I don't always get a lot of entertainment value from these as I do the solved cases, but I always click on the missing person videos out of respect as well as a chance I may have seen them
The 1st case: If you cut the brake lines on a semi truck the brakes lock up and seize, not render them unable to stop the truck. The vehicle wouldn't be able to move.
Maybe fumes getting into the cab?
Hmm good to know!
True, but if brakes overheat, they become basically useless. Ask me how I know....
The brake lines on my SUV were cut and I lost all braking. I had to downshift and use the parking brake just like in the movies. Maybe semi trucks have a unique safety system?
@@halfseamusracing9073 Probably clenched, lol. Mike speculated the lines were cut, but more likely what you suggest.
It's been awhile for the Captain hat. Ahoy Skipper.
I get sad when you say “Finally” as I know the stories are coming to an end. 😢 I could watch you all day Mike! You tell these stories so very well!
Hey Mike! Been watching you for years. Your content helped inspire me to work for law enforcement, and now I work with missing persons cases, one of them even being the Katelin Akens case! Thank you for covering things like this and inspiring people all over the globe!
@milkmiser This is the best comment I've seen in ages! So cool, how Mike inspired you! Yay, another reason to love @That Chapter!
That. Is. Fantastic. Makes me smile. Glad to know you're out there, milkmiser.
Impressive!
That’s amazing, good luck solving crimes and helping people!
It would be awesome if Mike could interview you about the inspiration and the cases that you've worked on.
"Involves feral people, that's wild" I love a good pun
I’m a dolt I missed that 😢
I caught that too 😂
@@nhmooytis7058 The girl who went missing on the school trip
Thanks for helping me get through a really hard day. You gave me something to look forward to ❤
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I think its super nice that Mike sticks around after the uploads to read comments and respond ❤. Wish more creators would be like Mike lmao 😂
Came for mikes post…stayed for the captains hat 🥰
I think we all agree!!! ✌
I'm finally getting used to the lack of glasses lol. Thank you for the upload!
Unrelated to this video but that life insurance song/dance is so iconic lol I make my cats dance to it
Please post this lol
It's 7am here in Australia. Drinking coffee in the morning sun while watching mike's latest video. Couldn't be a better way to start the weekend. ❤
I started watching at 8am. Admittedly binge watching a few.
Try not to get cancer in the Australia sun m8
@@four204u6 Just hanging out washing on the line here risks getting sunburned ;)
LOVE IT!! 😂✌Watch out for them giant spiders & punching kangaroos
Every time I log on and wonder what I want to watch. Then I see you and it is a no brainer. Love you Mike 👍👍
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Relisha will forever be in my mind man.
My favourite Irish boy. ❤
Mine too ❤
Me too
Might be in the top 3 for me. Competing with Ryan Hollinger and Colin Farrell.
@@dariadavies256arnt you like a 10 yo girl? Why do you have a picture of a adult?
Love you'r videos ❤❤❤ only person who can keep my attention, telling a story.
I USED to travel by myself everywhere. Now idk if the world has gotten weirder or what. Now days I don't feel safe doing that anymore. Be safe and I love ya too
The world isnt weirder or more dangerous. People are more distracted, entitled, and rude. Dont watch the news. Most people are good.
I’m 71 and spent 2017-22 traveling alone to AU, NZ, Bali, Fiji, and now am in Hawaii. Never had any problems. Was prudent but had a grand adventure.😊
@@nhmooytis7058 Do you need a wife, by chance? 😇🥰🙃
@nhmooytis7058 that's so cool. kudos to you. ✨️
Right!? In about 1997, I went to Thailand with my sister and two other couples from our church. I had to depart the trip early so I was flown to Bangkok to spend one whole day before I flew back to the States. That day, I paid for a tour guide and a driver... That I randomly met the day before at the airport. They drove me all over Bangkok... We took a little boat through the canal. No one in the whole world knew where I was specifically or what I was doing. It seems so STUPID now ... But I didn't give it a second thought. There's ZERO way I'd do that these days or recommend that anyone do that!! 🥴🥴🥴
Half man half beast, also known as hillbillies, and that's where I totally lost it and nearly fell over laughing. Mike definitely knows how to tell a story with flair.
Yeah little kids can take off after something out of nowhere and be gone somewhere. Turn your head for one second and look back they are in the neighbors house. Happened with my young son long ago....talk about freaked out as a parent. That feeling will always be with me. The joy when we figured out where he went....But to never find them like that must be devastating....I would never ever be able to stop looking.
Half man half beast- also known as hillbillies 😅😂. I choked on my coffee. As a hillbilly I approve this comment 😂
This is my favorite series! Nothing like a good mystery to get the wheels-a-turnin'.
Nice shout out to Mr. Ballin; strange, dark, and mysterious.
You know it’s a conspiracy when The Captain shows up!
You are like my buddy I see every Friday during my last period (High School Teacher) Thank you for your incredible storytelling skills and insane work ethic!
I love when you do this style of videos, they’re my favorite! Have a good weekend and stay safe Mike!
Thanks, have a great weekend!
Mike!!!!! Love this channel way too much. Thank you for making my Friday extra awesome.❤❤
These stories make my heart sad but also help me to be more aware.
always creepy but intriguing to hear about people disappearing in the Smoky Mountains. only because I head down every couple years for a hiking trip.
Be cautious when you go now 😕
It's so easy to get lost once you leave the trail. Everything looks the same and you lose all sense of direction. You could be a few feet from the trail again but not see it. I got lost in the tiny little woods by my town one day when me and a friend decided to leave the trail to take a "short cut". These woods are only about the size of 8 city blocks and it took us a good 30 minutes to get out of them and when we finally did we were on the complete opposite side from where we thought we were. I learned that day never ever leave the trail in the deep woods.
The way he buffered them floors was part of her reasoning for letting her daughter go with the janitor.... sigh
The last one with the kids, there's so many its scary, in a split second the person missing and never found, or the child found miles away from the spot they went missing days later, mind boggling and sad😢
Born and raised in southern Appalachia. These mountains are older than bones and in the summer its one massive jungle type forest. Many folks have mysteriously gone missing around here..
Love these videos on disappearances! Very sad but so fascinating and mysterious.
When you said "he was a bit of a character, in the 90s" I thought you'd say something like he was in a dance group, or, I dunno. But he threw his baby across a room and killed it 😳 that did not come to mind
akens was 500000% offed by the stepdad. His hiding everything (phone, no lie detector) make it even more obvious. Sad they couldn't find something to detain him for
I think he didn't go to work to get rid of her body maybe. I wonder if she's in the woods somewhere...
This. And many of her childhood friends have come forward saying she had accused him of molesting her on at least one occasion. 💔
@kaseycarpenter he musta been in the perfect area where no cameras are. In this day n age of technology tracing and cameras everywhere usually most get caught. I was wondering about molestation. I thought I heard that somewhere before. So that makes sense he offer her. The one thing he is smart about is never changing his original story. Most suspects where the police hardly have no evidence get tripped up in interrogation because they change details or stories constantly.
@@chrislong8559CCTV isn't a guarantee, there's been a guy wandering around London for a week very obviously disfigured and missing an eye after committing an alkaline attack which has been on the front page of every news source. Apparently no one in this city of millions noticed because no one in London looks at each other and he's now in the river but they haven't found the body yet.
BANGER video, I've heard a few of these cases before but obviously never heard the crazy theories 😭
Great stuff x
Mike, I've been with you from the start and you just keep getting better.... Your presentation is awesome and I appreciate your sense of humor. You're truly entertaining!
Perfect timing Mike, hopping in the shower. It’s been a rough day, yesterday I had to dump my bf/roomate/father of my babies. Thanks for giving me a brief escape from reality. I never enjoy the pain of others, but i do enjoy your jokes and storytelling. I always feel like I’m chatting up a friend.
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Helping me feel better on a sad day. No, sad videos don’t make me feel better but Mike’s presence does ❤
Hope you're feeling better ❤
I'm hoping your day tomorrow is far less sad.
Hey Mike, great research and delivery. Love that your work ensures that the disappeared and those responsible for disappearance are still brought up!
Love these compilations, Mike! I can't even imagine how it feels to have a loved one go missing without a trace and never knowing what happened. 😢
Would be interested to see a BTS video on how you find your stories, how you research them, where you find the footage and audio etc. And also how you structure and write your episodes.
Unless it's all a big secret of course. But I'd just find it interesting. As far as I know its just you doing everything right? That's a lot of work to be so consistent!
Strange disappearance of Mike’s glasses!
Mike has never worn glasses.
@@limbrat5448wrongo
@@limbrat5448You haven't been a fan for long. He wore them for ages, but then had laser eye surgery, and now doesn't need them.
One of your best episodes yet! Thank you!!
Always fascinating, yet so sad.
Bless you, Mike- much love from across the pond!
There was a great episode of Criminal Minds involving disappearances along the Appalachian Trail…
Great video, as always Mike! 😊❤
I miss that show in it's peak streaming ruined TV lol
@@paulcarpenter7844 A friend of mine always says, “Pick a hairstyle, Reid!” when they see me watching various episodes, lol! I think I have watched all seasons (except for the latest one) at LEAST 3 times. No telling how many times for various other episodes 😊
I live less than an hour from the mouth of the Appalachian Trail. Been hiking it my whole life. Always taught to not go off the trail. You will disappear.
The fact that mom didn't even report her daughter missing.....so messed up. 😞
edit for less ominous non smiley face 😅
Probably too busy doing drugs, sadly.
Why did you end that with a smiley face...that's so ominous
She's par on for a crackhead. Was just thankful to be rid of the responsibility
She was pimping her out.
Sold her to Tatum.
"Half man, half beast... also known as Hillbillies.." lol! I'm from East TN and can say, that made me laugh! ;)
You make this format of true crime (top 5 missing) type better than the rest. It’s legit just as good as one long case. Great video !
Kaitlin's step father or ex step father is responsible for her dissapearance all the evidence points towards it
Noodle scratched--
CHECK ✔️
Raliesha's fate, whatever it was, shattered my heart 💔
Take care of yourself, Misha--'cause we love ya
Hi Mike. Just looked at your views and likes you've blown up my lad so proud because it's still the same welcoming feel as years ago ❤
I just adore Mike! I recall him as a "depressed yacht Captain" years ago but now a days he really plays it to the crowd. I like Mike and you bloody well should too!
Loved this Mick , thank you for all your hard work and research. 😊
Thank you Mike , it’s horrible when people disappear and their loved ones can never get an answer.
Mike doing what Mike does best! Thank you, you are very respectful of the victims.
Great episode Mike! Love this type of content. So sad and mysterious!
Great video, Mike. I've been a fan since you first started your channel, and it's great to see you have maintained your unique, kind, and compassionate way of telling the victims stories. Your sense of humour helps with the difficult topics you cover, but you always do so in a respectful manner. All these things and more, including the captian hat and insurance dance , make it all the easier to love you and your channel more. Please keep up the amazing work. 👏 we love you Mike. 😊
I don’t know why, but the added-in sound effects, like the truck horn or the beep-beep of a car, always make me burst out laughing 😂
Now, I have to clean coffee off my screen…
Really love this style of video Mike!!
Thanks Courtney!
Thank you for covering this story. I live in DC and this case has never left my mind and never got the national coverage is should have. So much time was wasted and so many unanswered questions about the mother. Relisha deserves justice and I will always keep praying she will day receive it. .
Look forward to your episodes. Appreciate the work you put into them; they shine.
Immediately tuning in!❤
Omg Relisha Rudds ‘mother’!!🤬🤬🤬. Any child that goes missing. It must be absolute torture beyond words. Heartbreaking 💔
Drugs and ignorance
Hey you!
And thank you!
For all of your dedication to your contect for so long ive looked forward to your videos 😊
Happy to see ya as always, Mike! Loving these videos with a few similar stories! ❤😊