Remove your personal information from the web at JoinDeleteMe.com/LORELODGE and use code LORELODGE for 20% off DeleteMe international Plans: international.joindeleteme.com Also, we’ve been made aware of an interview with Michael Reel from 2022. We’ll be taking a look at it and updating in a future video.
@blitzofchaosgaming6737
Күн бұрын
I was born in 73 so just 2 years before Michael. Everyone I knew would describe anything anyone was drinking as Bud for beer and Jack for liquor. It does not mean he identified labels just that it was beer and liquor.
@nagual1992
Күн бұрын
I'm not done with the story video, but it sounds like a SA case to me. It reminds me so much of the false memories of abuse of childhood Rpe.
@Truth_Teller_101
Күн бұрын
His parents were using d(r)-ugs, and he got into their stash--took something that made him confused and want to walk around for hours, and the parents didn't want to get in trouble.
@colzaidikari
Күн бұрын
Yeah I'm going to tell you that hypothermia does not give you hallucinations like that. It gives you feeling hallucinations like you feel like someone's watching you or you feel hot or you feel vibration. Does it make you see things.
@mbtrev
Күн бұрын
Could it be that he ate some shrooms or berries that that sent him into a hypertrip?
@catserver8577
Күн бұрын
One of my relatives fell on the basement stairs and was unable to get up. It was after everyone in the family tried to call them(including myself) and after a full day of them not answering the phone, another relative went physically there to check on them. They were still alive but severely injured, and went into the hospital. When I asked if they were cold and/or scared for the whole time laying in the basement, they said no, the entire time they thought they were napping in their easy chair and the phone kept ringing and no matter how hard they tried they couldn't reach the phone (this was back in the house phone days). Said they were comfy and listening to the radio and napping. In a comfy chair. While they were laying on a cold cement floor with broken limbs and all. So the mind can "comfort" us with what we think of as "hallucinations" during life threatening moments. This boy may have been very frightened, hungry, dehydrated and cold. His mind sent him elsewhere to cope. JMO.
@bl00sadr
Күн бұрын
Obviously your relative was abducted by aliens who then trafficked them to Bigfoot
@skippersnacks
Күн бұрын
Under severe stress the mind disassociates from the situation.
@GabrielDeLiberatti
Күн бұрын
That makes sense, the ONE thing that sticks out to me a lot ( and i don't believe at all in anything paranormal ) is his hair being almost perfect. I am curious how that happened.
@poolhalljunkie9
Күн бұрын
Haven't watched the whole video yet but there's a thing called "third party syndrome" or something like that where people in life threatening scenarios can actually see, hear, and/or feel another person with them telling them what they need to do or encouraging them to keep going. They think it might be hallucinations of one's subconscious trying to save them. I don't know if perhaps he mentioned it in the video. That's why I said I haven't watched it all yet.
@Janellabelle
Күн бұрын
That's a consolation and a bit disturbing because one wonders how many times they spaced out.
@silkshines00
Күн бұрын
my thought on the kid saying the guy was drinking "Bourbon" is that that's a word he associated with all liquor of that color. If his parents ever "went to the store for bourbon" it would be in his lexicon, and that's the kind of way kids think often. The idea that there are different brown liquors might have been beyond him.
@skippersnacks
Күн бұрын
True, or just a guess because he has heard of bourbon before.
@godwarrior3403
Күн бұрын
Yeah. Kids do that. Shoot even grown ups who don't know guns call every pistol a glock. People call all tissues kleenex a lot, it's a common thing but especially for a kid.
@davidsavage5630
Күн бұрын
That's what I thought too. It's like how every soda is "a coke" to some people. Every beer is budweiser and everything alcoholic but not beer is bourbon. Seems pretty simple. More simple than the rest of it..
@bickyboo7789
Күн бұрын
Agreed
@Jim-Mc
Күн бұрын
Yeah likely just a word he knew loosely meant alcohol other than beer in a can.
@charleswatson8673
Күн бұрын
As far as the bourbon issue: as an 8 year old all brown iquor was whiskey to me. So he may have used bourbon to describe "brown alcoholic liquid
@dryciderz
Күн бұрын
💯 what i was thinking
@Liimbozo
Күн бұрын
Yeah you have to always have the possibility eye witnesses were wrong. Especially an 8 year old child in a life threatening situation.
@kylewilson3751
2 күн бұрын
It kinda sounds like the kid got lost, wandered onto some old dudes property, the dude fed him and sent him on his way.
@LKMNOP
Күн бұрын
That's what I think. And the guy probably told him either that he was a grandpa or to call him Grandpa which actually is quite common down south.
@lpsfoxstar8454
Күн бұрын
could've even been a moonshiner, explaining the apperent alcoholism and the not just calling the cops-ism, and maybe even said "Just call me grandpa" or something to that effect, not wanting his name out there.
@TrixyTheWonderDog
Күн бұрын
I was thinking that too, come across plenty of old men in the hallers that you either called Sir or Gramps/Pappy. Seen some pretty neat buildings, most are dug into the ground (warmer in the winter and harder for feds to find) also seen a whole ass boat in the middle of the woods with a wino living in it year round.
@Janellabelle
Күн бұрын
@LKMNOP Nah, it's not. I've lived down south on the TN/MS line (about 4 hours further south than Elizabethtown) my entire life - 36 years, my husband 38 years, my mother 68 years, dad for 69 years, and none of us ever met an old man one time that had us calling him grandpa that wasn't our actual grandpa. We didn't call any old women grandma either. The tradition for addressing an elder down south is to call them Mr or Ms (first name). Across the board, that is what we've all called elders we weren't related to. If an old man asked my kids to call him grandpa, I'd be seriously disturbed, and they would not be calling him anything because they would not be allowed to speak to him. Lol that's a weird dude. Don't talk to him. Down south, we respect our elders, and your actual grandpa/grandma only gets the respect of being called that name as the monarch of the family. Calling some other man or woman that is like calling them the king or queen when they are not actually the king or queen. Not a random man you met in the woods once or any amount of times. But I do like the theory he was a moonshiner and that was just his alias that day. Lol because moonshiners were a dime a dozen when mom was living in Cookeville and dad living in Lexington, TN on the TN River. He said there was a body in the river every other day due to moonshiner disagreements. He even happened upon a still in the deep woods one time with 2 men running it (fishing the dead bugs out of it) when he was a kid. He said they saw him, but he didn't say anything to them. He just turned around and walked quietly back the way he came. They did not pursue or say anything to him either. It was def someone who didn't want the kid to know his real name.
@tball50187
Күн бұрын
@@Janellabelle Yeah, but to those of us not from down south, it sounds like something a southerner would say, therefore it must be quite common. lol
@LordMarcus
Күн бұрын
As a former 8-year old, I could totally see myself thinking both "I'm lost and need help" and "my parents will be extremely upset because I got lost" and therefore do nothing to improve my situation. Him finally stepping up could just be him in some sort of delirium, making the paranoia worse and the boy just wanted to go home and would say literally anything to provide answers and fill the silence, regardless of his statement's veracity.
@nillyk5671
9 сағат бұрын
"As a former 8-year old" had me dying of laughter. I don't know why I find it so funny 😂😭
@Emmaaaa428
3 сағат бұрын
@@nillyk5671I get you.. like aren’t we all former 8 year olds 😀
@danielnelson3136
18 минут бұрын
As a former 8 year old I can confirm!😂😂🤣🤣
@FEJK82
Күн бұрын
Can you help with a murder?... My ex was found killed out of state on the side of I-95 (single gunshot wound to the head), and the cops and/or media suggested she was a drug-addicted hooker (she wasn't), so no real investigation was done. They basically said "no evidence, no reason to investigate." The lawyer is saying she was 'likely' a victim of a serial killer who has since been caught, but there was no reason to question him about her, as he has since been convicted of a few other murders. Jurisdictional issues between town, county, & state PDs have left me with nothing but one insulting article. Is there like a FOIA-type deal I can do for local law enforcement? Since we weren't married (and her mother didn't like me), I have no closure & I'm kinda left feeling impotent since 2008. Her name was Missy, and she seems forgotten & me dismissed. I liked her so much.
@avostorm8111
Күн бұрын
Ooh, do you have this information somewhere? Is there a FB page? Kinda curious because there are some other KZitemrs that would do it. Lore lodge is more about missing people..
@MCsCreations
Күн бұрын
I'm really sorry for your loss, dude... I hope someone can help you. 😔
@jacobkudrowich
Күн бұрын
I'm so sorry to hear this. I really hope you find closure for your late ex.
@jayfalcon-rw3qc
Күн бұрын
Good luck to you. I think you could also try other true crime channels to get the word out
@ohioplayer-bl9em
Күн бұрын
I’m wondering what state this was in? Missy… how old was she? Where was she going and what were you doing at the time?
@memehovel9887
Күн бұрын
My man leaning into the fae lore. I was halfway through a comment when he hit on it. There's a lot in this story in common with oldschool fairy abduction stories. Often the fae realm is described as having time that moves differently, featuring lavish feasts, visitation with the dead, and has a deep natural connection. There's also a trickster aspect; a disembodied voice yelling to family members with witnesses hearing slightly different phrases fits the archetype perfectly, as does the fact that only something sweet was taken when food was left. Honestly, this case fits far better than most contemporary examples people usually cite for fairy shenanigans. In the folklore of the Naxi people, in the Himilayas, Rhododendrons are supposed to guard the world of the dead, so, y'know, we got that going for us, too.
@tinad8561
Күн бұрын
True. If people boiled water in eggshells more routinely, this sort of thing wouldn’t happen.
@mecahhannah
Күн бұрын
I didn't know this thanks I'm very interested in fae lore and am working on a fantasy novel thanks for posting both of the above comments.
@mirandatree
Күн бұрын
@@mecahhannahif you haven’t read it already, I highly recommend the novel Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by heather fawlett. It goes through fae stories from all over the world and has an incredible overarching story about a researcher creating the first faerie encyclopedia. It’s my absolute favorite fae related book
@Pushing_Pixels
Күн бұрын
When his mother said "we've been searching", and he responded with "I don't care", it made me think he probably ran away from the campsite because he was upset about something. It could explain the contradictions in the family's stories, and maybe their publicity shyness afterwards, if they weren't honest about how he got lost the first time they were asked.
@Kloops
2 күн бұрын
The fact that the kid said he was gone for 30 minutes is that back then most tv shows were only 39 minutes. And I based my life around tv shows. And if I was asked back then how long I did something I would have just said 30 minutes no matter how long it really was. I had no concept of time. And I think most kids back then didn’t either.
@rumpeltyltskyn
Күн бұрын
Would you have said that if you had fallen asleep multiple nights in a row though?
@nathat4250
Күн бұрын
@@rumpeltyltskyn I wonder the same thing. Liked Kloops comment bc this is really interesting
@HappyBeezerStudios
Күн бұрын
@@rumpeltyltskyn yeah he was lost multiple days, at that point he would've noticed that it was more than a couple minutes. I mean, I lost track of time before, but at some point you get hungry, tired, or have to use the bathroom and that brings you back on track.
@rumpeltyltskyn
Күн бұрын
@@HappyBeezerStudios Yeah I think at 8 you have the capacity to differentiate between “30 minutes” and “a week”. Like I’d TOTALLY get if it were a few hours. Even none night, or if he seemed super traumatized. But in this case it doesn’t really line up. I personally believe his grandfather was involved myself. But it’s just a hunch as there really isn’t any good evidence.
@GabrielDeLiberatti
Күн бұрын
I am so glad i read your comment whole. I started thinking ``oh no paranormal bs`` but no, that is a really good theory.
@Goshdarnet
Күн бұрын
My grandfather once told me that he was helping to look for a fella who had gone lost in the woods for several days. There were a few of them standing on a road regrouping when the missing guy walked out of the woods, walked right across the paved road they were standing on, and went back into the woods on the other side, right in front of them. My grandfather said he was in a trance-like state and had no idea what he was doing. I wish he were still alive so I could ask him more about it.
@Andrea-mg9py
Күн бұрын
Magic mushrooms.
@ChadSmith-m3b
Күн бұрын
I live in the town of roan mtn .i was 10 in 1983 and searched for micheal with my grandfather.local people were happy he was found but pissed at the family .the whole situation did not make sense.
@TwitchUSMC323
Күн бұрын
He mentioned staying with his grandfather in a white house eating eggs and biscuits…but earlier you said his grandfathers had both passed away, but that he had a step-grandfather. Did anyone ever ask him which grandfather he meant?
@victory8928
Күн бұрын
I do wonder if it was some other old man who asked to be called grandpa, makes sense to me. Why would the step grandfather just not report finding him then and you think it would get out eventually if that was the case at least to the parents
@Morbegs
Күн бұрын
The only issue with the fairy mound speculation is that typically if you eat food there then you’re basically stuck.
@ace_atomic3023
Күн бұрын
unless he was stuck, and what came back wasn't him (I do not actually believe this but like if we're approaching this as a Fae thing it would make sense)
@gil5885
Күн бұрын
idk if that's the ONLY issue
@Willothemask
23 минут бұрын
In a lot of the stories it's if you eat stuff uninvited. If you take what wasn't freely given.
@kaptainkmann7808
Күн бұрын
hats off and a massive Thank You to the audio mixer who understands the intro music doesn't need to be three times as load as the rest of the audio. sounds simple but KZitem if filled with the unaware. your levels are perfect if ya ask me. ✌😎👍
@robinholmes2065
Күн бұрын
A quick google search will take you right to an interview in November of 2022 between Eric Strauss and Michael Reel. Michael explains most of the lore - the drunk, the cabin, the breakfast his step grandfather made (before he got lost), the “clean” hair…. I did not hear (the interview cut in and out at times) precisely how and why he got lost in the first place. Still, googling his name took me straight to the interview with Michael Reel.
@TheLoreLodge
Күн бұрын
I don’t typically Google these cases. I look for primary sources and go from there. I’ll admit it was an oversight on my part.
@samuraidriver4x4
Күн бұрын
@@TheLoreLodgethere is always the next video you can put an update in👍 Considering the amount of work you do in a week missing a piece of information is forgiven.
@KerrieKruegner
Күн бұрын
Thanks 😊 will get onto thatasap
@alexisw6764
Күн бұрын
The world of academic research is rapidly changing. Tbh, I wouldn't have thought to search YT for primary source material. But indeed interviews are primary sources and not all interviews are transcribed. I'm certain this will be a less on learned and in the future Aiden will expand the scope of his research to include alternate sources. Meanwhile, maybe he'll post a link to the November 2022 interview via a pinned comment and send his loyal viewers to that channel watch the interview once they are done here. The Aidens have integrity. I dont think they'll just dismiss the oversight. I could very much see them doing something to bring this supplemental evidence to light now while the views are high rather than just mentioning in an update at some future point in time.
@Wyztereo
14 сағат бұрын
@@TheLoreLodgeIn the interview, Mr. Reel expresses how traumatic the event was for him and how he wishes for the truth to be shared and not whatever the articles have embellished. The man still suffers awful nightmares of being lost in the woods and it’s been over 40 years. The least that can be done is have some respect and care for his experience.
@noodlesauce2553
Күн бұрын
I’m going to stop telling people I am autistic and am actually just a changeling 😂😂
@Asteriax3
Күн бұрын
same!!! honestly it would explain so much 😂
@krops2331
Күн бұрын
You might be. You never know.
@KerrieKruegner
Күн бұрын
You go for it Be in charge of your own reality! Best wishes!!
@Pushing_Pixels
Күн бұрын
Yeah, I think he has it backwards. People suspected of being changelings weren't autistic; Autism is just the latest medical euphemism for Changeling.
@RoundSeal
2 күн бұрын
As an Irish person who's developing an interest in the culture and history of the Appalachians, I would personally like to see more on Celtic myth 👋
@lolalalia4119
2 күн бұрын
Love to the motherland! 💚🤍🧡 I found a great old book by a folklore historian about Gaelic myths and historical cases of missing people. I had it well before ever learning of missing 411 but a few of the cases mirrored the cases she found in Irish history. Some of them were practically verbatim but from another country a hundred years ago. Some of the missing people were described as being found but resembling a shell of a person, like their death wasn't natural or the body they found wasn't the actual person. It reminded me of the descriptions Paulides found and how people are found to have just sorta dropped dead for no definitive reason. Like their life force was simply removed. Every ounce of Irish blood coursing through my veins tells me there is some truth to the folklore. The Vanishing People (Fairy Lore and legends) by Katherine Briggs
@Janellabelle
Күн бұрын
Well, that area is mostly Irish and Scotch-Irish descendants so it's mostly based on their motherland myth and culture.
@socialott8021
Күн бұрын
Yo I would love that too!! My grandparents never talked about their myths often but I’m glad you’re learning from us!! There’s a lot of mixing here, and knowing how my grandparents on both sides were, there is very likely some Irish myth/folklore mixed in the Appalachians! Though a lot of it is German and Native though LOL
@kaslo1462
Күн бұрын
We have poitín they have moonshine! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@stevecariggillio4139
Күн бұрын
You can go see the end of the Appalachians in Scotland! They are beautiful here. I live in the foothills of the Appalachians. Cool history, too!
@AngerAndScience
Күн бұрын
Unripe mulberries can cause hallucinations. North Carolina is in the range of the Red Mulberry tree. Mulberries ripen between June and August, meaning that when Michael was out there, he would have likely come across both ripe and unripe Mulberries.
@bunnyluver2176
14 сағат бұрын
What? We have a mulberry tree in our backyard. As kids, we ate unripe mulberries all the time. The only thing it ever caused was a stomach ache.
@lilbitlita
2 күн бұрын
Locking in my answer before premiere starts: Bigfoot or aliens of course
@austin_bennett
2 күн бұрын
It's always a squatch, he's trying to get the lore lodges' attention after their truce ended
@lolalalia4119
2 күн бұрын
Oh it's *obviously* a samsquanch! We gotta get Bubbles on the case.
@al1383
2 күн бұрын
Slender man
@ShireLeaf
2 күн бұрын
It was one of Joseph Edward Duncan's feral human babies that grew up and got too strong for him. Again. WHEN WILL F.B.I crack his year 1998 PGP ENCRYPTION.
@papajohones4290
2 күн бұрын
Seems like somethin a darn sheepsquatch would do
@Sarcypoo
Күн бұрын
We're slowly watching him turn into Bobby from Super Natural
@micaelasparrow650
Күн бұрын
It feels hard to believe that the family wasn’t involved, but as you said, a reason why is difficult to find. I wonder if maybe he got snatched by a kind but demented elderly man who thought he was his grandson, didn’t know there was a child missing, and just hung out with him until the boy wandered off back home.
@atora481
Күн бұрын
I'm disappointed that they missed that he was interviewed a year ago and answered a lot of these questions. That seems like a crucial point of evidence. Much of this has been explained already, by him. Lore Lodge should see if he'll agree to be interviewed. It would make for a good podcast episode.
@littlemoondarling
Күн бұрын
He was?? Can you please link the interview?
@atora481
Күн бұрын
@@littlemoondarling kzitem.info/news/bejne/qaV5q5OFqGOfpXosi=IEQ514efNRm8WPmp This is the interview I found when I searched for it on KZitem. It's from a smaller channel, so it's a little rough.
@@littlemoondarlingJust search for Michael Reel interview. It’s easily found.
@KerrieKruegner
Күн бұрын
What was his story?
@IceFireofVoid
Күн бұрын
It's such a tiny aspect for me, but it's kind of wild that he held onto the pot the entire time. He didn't drop it anywhere or forget it at any point or leave it at a safe sleeping area he made for himself he may have been returning to. No, he thought it important to carry this pot with him at all times while he wandered the forest, for days and days.
@Lasermonkey979
2 күн бұрын
I very recently discovered this channel. Now I am addicted.
@maggierose2183
2 күн бұрын
You gotta watch the tank video
@ShireLeaf
2 күн бұрын
Wait until you receive the heroin they send Patreon members! ❤
@ShireLeaf
2 күн бұрын
Wait till you get your hands on some of the heroin that they send to Patreon members!
@isqueakifyousqueeze2601
Күн бұрын
Welcome my dude, Aiden does his research, that's what makes it so good.
@ShireLeaf
Күн бұрын
@@isqueakifyousqueeze2601 I couldn't concur more. Ever. Never. Ever.
@Think-Positive-Vibes
Күн бұрын
When you shared the part of the story where the boy indicated he was with his grandfather watching TV, eating eggs biscuits. IMO, I interpreted your explanation as if the boy was hallucinating or confused. in my mind, I think he may have just been imagining a different reality. You do not need to be hallucinating or on drugs to consciously change the reality we find ourselves in and make it a different one that is easier to accept. As an example, one very cold winter day I was waiting for my ride and I was cold and miserable. The longer I stood waiting the more miserable I became. I closed my eyes and imagined myself in front of an air-conditioner. The cold winter breeze hitting my face, I imagined was the cold air from the AC blowing on me. For me, it was easier to believe I was indoors in front of a cold air conditioner than outside in the winter weather being miserable. The point here, is the boy may have done something similar to help him and make it easier on himself. This of course is just my opinion and is only a possibility I'm throwing out there instead of the hallucinating theory.
@skippersnacks
Күн бұрын
It's disassociation. When faced with severe trauma the mind splits off, goes somewhere else, like your happy place. Sometimes we do this on purpose, sometimes not. It's a self defense mechanism.
@a-yam943
Күн бұрын
@@skippersnacksThat’s not how dissociation works or what it is, at all. Imagining things and zoning out ≠ dissociation. Going to your “happy place” is just daydreaming. Dissociation does not cause you to see things that aren’t there. It’s more of a splitting of self where you and your surroundings feel unreal. Dissociation would account for time loss, loss of direction, and confusion, but it doesn’t account for believing you’re somewhere else entirely. Edit: I realize this sounds slightly combative, and that’s not my intention. Just trying to make sense of the story. I think dissociation could be an element at play, especially given how he seems to have processed time with earlier examples from the story, and maybe it explains why he couldn’t give a straight story and remember his path, but I don’t think that explains this. I think OP has it right. If it wasn’t a hallucination, I think it makes sense for him to have come up with a story to make himself feel better, or just straight up lied. (No judgement, kids do that, especially under stress)
@reeegg9218
Күн бұрын
@@a-yam943you barely know dissociation, dissociation can very much be a delirium
@a-yam943
Күн бұрын
@@reeegg9218 You just described a new phenomenon, which is delirium, and is a very severe medical condition. Some symptoms of delirium include confusion, disorganized thinking, memory and concentration problems, and hallucinations and delusions. Symptoms of dissociation include a sense of separation from yourself and your emotions, a blurred sense of identity, and thinking that the people and things around you are distorted and unreal. The symptoms of delirium are very similar to and often compared to dementia. There are many causes of delirium and dissociation, both of which could have occurred because of his situation, however they are not the same thing, nor are they very similar. (Edit for spelling mistake.) But regardless of this, there’s an interview with the man that went missing. He said none of this ever happened and that his words were misconstrued. He never imaged his grandfather making him eggs and biscuits, that came from the fact that his grandfather made eggs and biscuits BEFORE they went camping, and that he stayed in an abandoned cabin a few days before being found. This comes from an interview with him on KZitem. There seemed to have been a lot of reporting errors in this case, and this is an example of that. He never said anything about his grandfather cooking him food in a cabin. His words were recorded improperly.
@christenawalker2944
2 күн бұрын
Rhododendron berries are toxic and can cause mental problems they are also easily confused with huckleberry which are edible!
@elitehacker1416
Күн бұрын
I've eaten a handful and nothing happened but on that same day from the same push, my friend ate just a few like 7 berries or less and was so sick he had to go to the hospital. When we got there we showed the hospital the berries we ate and we told the nurses and doctors how many my friend ate and they said he should be fine, he's going to feel like shut for a while but he will recover. I can't remember the type of meds they gave him but in the end he was fine. But when I told the doctors I also ate some and they asked me how much I told them a huge handful they literally thought I was lying. Even when my friend backed me up they thought we were lying. And they told me me if I did eat the amount I said that I would die. Idk if they I didn't know what they were talking about or if they were just trying to scare me but in the end literally nothing happened to me at all however they did make me sit in the same room with my friend to see if I started having any symptoms or anything but I literally had nothing happened to me. However I don't know I've been pretty fortunate when it comes to getting sick or contracting rashes or I have a pretty good tolerance to poisons for example I literally cannot get poison oak poison ivy or poison sumac I've been bitten by a black widow spider and nothing ever happened to me I've only been sick three times in my life and that was before I was 5 years old since I've been over the age of five which I am 37 years old now I have never once been sick not even the common cold even when everybody in my house had chickenpox I never caught that when everybody in my house had covid I never got that. So I'm just going to say that I am extremely lucky however my brother also cannot get poison oak poison ivy or poison sumac but he has been sick a lot and in his life he's also had the chickenpox he also had covid. However according to the doctors that my mom had talked to when I was 15 years old we were there just for a checkup and we asked the doctor why I wasn't able to get poison ivy and poison sumac or poison oak and he said that it's not as uncommon as you think. Backand the day or should I say my generation and older one out of every 10,000 people approximately are immune to those kinds of plant poisons however in today's society and the younger generations with all the steroids and antibiotics that everybody gets and how clean everybody always is they have to have their house sterilized at all times they have to wash their hands every single time before they eat and all that kind of crap now the chances of somebody not being able to get poison oak poison sumac or poison ivy is more like one out of every 100,000-150,000 people. That's why I always tell everybody if you don't want your kid to get sick expose them to germs at a very young age which is exactly what my mom did that's not to say we lived in a dirty house cuz it's quite the opposite we lived in immaculately clean house however my mom was not one to tell me to wash my hands every single time before I ate or if I drop something on the floor in our kitchen my mom wouldn't b**** if I picked it up and ate it, things like that. I don't know and I'm sorry for rambling on I justsaw the story about the berries was interesting and funny that you brought them up because to this day I still don't have an explanation on why I ate so many and my friend ate just a couple and was so violently sick that we both thought he was going to die now keep in mind we were young teenagers at the time so we didn't know what really was going to happen😂😂
@lpsfoxstar8454
Күн бұрын
@@elitehacker1416 I second this. I was pretty normal in regards to getting sick up until Covid when, like everybody else i was washing and sanitizing my hands at every turn. I eventually got it, lasted 4 days or so, just had some sniffles and lost taste for like two days, about a week after it tho i got the most violent, long lasting common god damn cold i've ever had. Shit lasted for months i swear, three months in fact. After it ended i swore off hand sanitizer and needless washing despite covid sill being around a good year and a half after it and lo and behold i've not been sick once since.
@Buerfrumhell
Күн бұрын
@@elitehacker1416holy shit you typed a book. Did you just get on ADHD meds? I used to do that type of shit when I didn’t have a tolerance to my Ritalin lol.
@isqueakifyousqueeze2601
Күн бұрын
@elitehacker1416 I actually enjoyed reading what you wrote. I don't think poison ivy/oak/sumac immunity is that rare nowadays though. I know 3 people all in their 20s who are immune to poison ivy so I think it's a bit more common than 1 in 100,000,000.
@merrowley
Күн бұрын
@@isqueakifyousqueeze2601its mostly genetic. Idk why that person thinks "washing your hands" is a problem that needs to be solved in modern society rather than like, the single largest impact on improved health outcomes and life expectancy humans have had in recorded history.
@guy_the_kai1130
2 күн бұрын
This man is still alive- there’s a video about him talking about his experience being a missing kid
@ladyagresa
2 күн бұрын
How do you know? Source?
@ladyagresa
Күн бұрын
Oh, I'm sorry, I thought he wasn't found. 😅
@tessaducek5601
Күн бұрын
He is just a couple years older than my son. I figure unless he died young he would still be alive. I wonder what his story is now after years of thought. Be interesting to hear.
@atora481
Күн бұрын
I watched it because of this comment. It answered a lot. It sounds like a lot of things just got warped in the retelling. It didn't cover everything, though. They should see if he'll appear on their podcast and answer questions.
So aside from it obviously being Bigfoot, has anyone asked the kid now that he’s grown? Secondly, Ockham’s razor: it was either step grandpa or “hi kid, I’m your grandpa” doing things I’d prefer not to think about Lastly, Aidan, you were so close! You almost made it an entire video without mentioning Paulides 😂 good effort
@AdelWolf
Күн бұрын
"Has anybody asked him now?" is so loud in my head I missed all the Celtic mythy goodness
@PrincessAshley972
Күн бұрын
as a matter of fact, yes! hes apparently cleared up a lot of the questions left over from all of this according to other comments
@WhatDoesMyChannelNameMean
Күн бұрын
He has been in many many interviews. The guy on this channel says he's spent days trying to figure out the mystery. Bull puck! It took me less than 30 seconds to find a whole list of interviews with Michael Reel. I had put a link here but removed it because I don't know if I can put links here. Just do a search and you'll find them easily.
@NatePossibilities
Күн бұрын
Fair bet. It's Occam though. Occam's razor; just for future reference.
@IwonaKlich
Күн бұрын
Well kid memory. He probably still not sure what realy happening.
@EyeofHorus33
Күн бұрын
That particular fact of him being seen _"darting in and out of the rhododendrons gardens"_ is pretty creepy for some reason.
@cassoIa
Күн бұрын
“Seen a man up on the mountain doing two thirds of the George Thorogood special” that part had me cryingggg 🤣💀
@chaoticapricot
Күн бұрын
I almost hope it WAS the fae, because otherwise this is giving some serious Balloon Boy vibes, particularly with the ever-changing story from the family about when/how he first went missing.
@peach0129
18 сағат бұрын
The family would refuse interviews after though. Doesn't make sense if they wanted fame
@gratuitousumlaut1944
Күн бұрын
For the cases where the mundane fails to feel satisfactory, I find the Fae (and similar entities in other cultures) to be my preferred solution. Especially when you have notable time loss. What I really appreciate about your work, though, is that you don't jump to that immediately and I wanted to make sure you know that because the work you do demystifying this stories that are practically their own fairy tales at this point is essential to being able to isolate those cases that do stand out from the rest.
@victory8928
Күн бұрын
I do agree but it also depends on context. Said ‘fae’ could have just been a kind old man who took the boy in for a bit but either didn’t know he was missing/ there was a missing child or didn’t want to get involved with authorities for whatever reason. I say kind cause lets be honest an unkind elderly man wouldn’t have let him get away nor would the boy not comment on that in some way that he can best describe
@KerrieKruegner
Күн бұрын
I actually have no sense of time and friends joke im on “ Fairy time”
@Moccashio
Күн бұрын
I honesty don't find it hard to believe that the cops could missed the kid being on a 2x2m radius after allegedly searching the area multiple times. Here in Argentina there was a family that went missing for months, so much speculation and bad press, and turns out they just crashed their car and they were right on the side of a road that was "allegedly" searched mutiple times. Its an universal experience for law enforcement to have search parties being badly organized and then trying to save face afterwards. At least this kid didn't die.
@Octahedran
Күн бұрын
By the sounds of it, he didn't really want to be found either. In terrain like that it can be very hard to find someone, let alone if they don't want to be found
@dawnmoriarty9347
Күн бұрын
Sometimes terrain makes it extremely easy to be invisible to searchers. When was about 8, my family and I were walking in the forest near our house. I slipped into a drainage ditch and if my mother hadn't actually seen me go, they would have had no idea what happened to me. They had to part the ferns to see me sitting comfortably on a thick layer of pine needles looking surprised but completely unhurt. The ditch was about six feet (2 metres) deep so I wouldn't have been able to climb out without help
@RichardColeman-v6y
Күн бұрын
Speaking of supernatural explanations, you might look into Cherokee legends of the Nunnehi, which match very closely to Gaelic legends of the Sidhe. They often would take lost hunters, travelers, and children into their underground houses to care for them, as in the story of Yahula. The Cherokee also speak of the Yunwi Tsunsdi,or "Little People", which match more closely with the various fairies, etc of Celtic lore. Of note is the fact that the Cherokee lived in the Southern Appalachian region prior to the Cherokee Removal of 1838. If real, Nunnehi might explain many of the more paranormal aspects of Missing 411 stories. Beings able to influence our perceptions could also explain lost time, cryptid sightings, and many other paranormal phenomena. I consider the concept an interesting thought experiment.
@Pushing_Pixels
Күн бұрын
I learned about the Nunnehi and Yunwi Tsundi just recently, in a video on here. The same phenomenon in different languages? There's quite a few analogues in different folklores around the world. Not exactly the same, but enough in common that they could be referencing the same type of thing. I agree that "Fae" could explain a lot of strangeness.
@Off-HandedBarrel
13 сағат бұрын
As a Scotch-Irish that has had family living in Appalachia and mid Georgia since before the Revolution, this is the stuff we don't mention out loud. If you heard something in the woods that sounded off; no, you didn't.
@randallsavage13
Күн бұрын
When it comes to the military helping they make a announcement on base saying that there is someone missing and if anyone wants to volunteer to help search to sign up
@munkeyknuckle7502
Күн бұрын
It's more believable that the guy drinking in the campsite said the word bourbon loud enough for him to hear
@Idaho-Cowboy
Күн бұрын
Celtic Mommy Goddess and the Wailing Fairies of death is title that is metal as all get out. The immortal salmon deserves a revisit and new video now that you have more followers. That is by far my favorite part of Irish folklore.
@steveouellette6551
23 сағат бұрын
I just saw Micheal Reel’s interview from not long ago. His explanation of sleeping during the day and walking at night to stay warm might explain his erratic mobility
@doughyguy2663
Күн бұрын
My dad was in the 82nd Airborne, stationed at Fort Bragg, from 1975-1984. Unfortunately he passed in 2021, so I can't talk to him about it. But the request you made in your video made me think about him, which is nice...
@kehenabeach4418
2 күн бұрын
Changelings were said to be fairy offspring left in place of kidnapped, missing or lost children.
@lolk4530
Күн бұрын
Now thats a horrific thought
@ace_atomic3023
Күн бұрын
@@lolk4530was often used in the middle ages and thereabouts to explain the behaviour of kids who were autistic or neurodivergent, the "odd" or unsettling actions of the kid were put down to the child being replaced by a changeling, it's pretty interesting but very sad to look into
@kehenabeach4418
Күн бұрын
@@ace_atomic3023 My kid went off to college and came back a changeling!
@beastshawnee
Күн бұрын
My mom would use it as a weapon against me in a way. She’d tenderly say “Sometimes I just think you are so odd you can’t possibly be my child- It must be that you are a changeling! Left here by one fairy or maybe gypsies who didn’t wanna raise you traveling. Maybe someday they’ll take you back and return my real girl!” I do want to say she didn’t mean this as derogatory to Roma peoples because she thought they were great but terms of the times in 1960’s) She also over told me the story of the ugly duckling and made it clear I was not attractive so I would have to work harder on being pleasant and especially lady-like. She always said these just to me- not in front of anyone else! But I also was capable of rejecting some bs and I did! I refused to be “lady-like” and all simpering as she wanted. I played my tomboy games outdoors as tough and rough as I could! haha. She trained me to hate my face and body mainly because she hated hers. I didn’t put that garbage on my kid at all! Stop the generational trauma!
@lynpatricia6854
Күн бұрын
@@kehenabeach4418They all do these days, today's colleges are indoctrination centers.
@ShireLeaf
2 күн бұрын
Oh wow! The new source listing in "video real time" is a nice transparency change! ❤❤❤❤
@pieterlafrasgrobler5639
Күн бұрын
Hi can you guys please have a look at the two following cases. The Tromp family - A family of five disappeared on a tech-free road-trip only to turn up one by one after a week-long odyssey of more than 995 miles, which ended with a police investigation and two of them in psychiatric care. The Bizarre case of Noah Presgrove!!!
@blitzofchaosgaming6737
Күн бұрын
There seems to be an occam's razor explanation. His dad picked him up. His mom was an alcoholic and had no idea what happened hence constantly changing the story. Might have even reported him missing because she forgot his dad picked him up. His dad was his ride to the top of the mountain since he was there. Then they set up him being "rescued". All a misunderstanding brought on by an alcoholic mother.
@KerrieKruegner
Күн бұрын
Did they say the mother was an alcoholic?
@CreativaArtly
Күн бұрын
Yeah. People viewing step relatives as suspicious in these cases makes me sad given my stepdad and stepbrother are some of the coolest people I’ve ever met.
@Mitchsgirl
Күн бұрын
You should be more sad that most of us don't share that experience..hence wicked stepmom.
@louannmadden2906
2 күн бұрын
Maybe not hallucinations but dreams when asleep.
@charlesbrown4483
Күн бұрын
I have no idea how I didn't discover this channel until like 2 weeks ago, I'm a true crime junkie so this stuff is right up my alley. And frankly the deep dives you guys do are unparalleled, plus you're super consistent with a video per week? Excuse me while I do tricks on it lmaooo
@WhatDoesMyChannelNameMean
Күн бұрын
You didn't discover this channel. There were already 557K subscribers. What, they don't count? You're going to claim to be the one who discovered it as though those 557K people don't matter? Who do you think you are, Columbus, saying "yeah, there are hundreds of nations on this land with millions of people, but I want the glory so I'll say I'M the one who discovered it!" You can't discover a place when people were already there.
@charlesbrown4483
Күн бұрын
@@WhatDoesMyChannelNameMean Dude you’ve got to turn off the computer, put the phone down, and go outside. Seriously.
@warwickwightman964
2 күн бұрын
If he ate crab apples which are distinctly not good for you, unless they're something else in the states, he could have been massively dehydrated at that point from throwing up.
@TheLoreLodge
2 күн бұрын
He had a stomach ache but that was it. Crab apples here aren’t tasty and they don’t make you feel good but they won’t necessarily make you throw up. Some people use them in cooking.
@warwickwightman964
2 күн бұрын
Ahhh okay, I'm guessing that it's the same name for a similar looking fruit we have in the UK. Either that or my parents massively overblew how much they'd mess you up 😅
@cjcolehour2778
Күн бұрын
@@warwickwightman964 not just parents in the Uk, kids here in Texas are told there poisonous, especially for dogs.
@RoundSeal
Күн бұрын
I used to pick and eat crab apples very occasionally in SW Canada when I was a kid. They are _sour as hell_ and most people would likely spit them right out, or certainly wouldn't feel good after eating one. I was a little more accustomed to eating sour apples so I could usually manage them, but didn't make a habit of it since it's just not worth it unless you're starving. There is a fruit that looks very much like the crab apple which is wildly poisonous though, but if he ate those, he wouldn't have gotten off that mountain alive.
@maokaka3114
Күн бұрын
@@cjcolehour2778 I'm from new england. I used to get told they were enough to make you sick and could kill you.
@abbeysartyworld
Күн бұрын
Was he maybe hallucinating from eating fermented fruit?
@agargoyle12345
Күн бұрын
Maybe his getting colder as they moved down the mountain was because he was walking with them until he couldn't and had to be carried. I mean, maybe he just felt colder because we was weak and hadn't eaten, and was light-headed. Feeling cold can be a thing you feel just before you pass out.
@Lukusprime
Күн бұрын
Thanks for mentioning that about step-relatives. There’s a big misconception in media (like the “evil step-mother” trope) that step-relatives are always conniving, evil people, but I’ve lived next door to my grandmother and step-grandfather on my dad’s side all of my life and he’s one of the sweetest souls I know. Honestly it feels wrong called him my step-grandpa, he’s always been my Pappaw, just like my blood grandfather on my mom’s side. One thing’s for sure, he’s much more family to me than my actual grandfather on my dad’s side
@zelphadecker4953
2 күн бұрын
Glad he was found. ❤
@SuperJongler536
2 күн бұрын
This reminds me of that one time
@austin_bennett
2 күн бұрын
At band camp?
@SuperJongler536
2 күн бұрын
Who up cranking they hog
@knuteknoll6747
2 күн бұрын
@@SuperJongler536im wonking my willy, hope that counts
@bargainbrandmilk9858
Күн бұрын
@@SuperJongler536 same 🤭🫶
@udonenomee2117
Күн бұрын
It reminds me of the story about the kid who was lost and came back to tell the story about having been with his “other grandma” the “robot grandma”. The woods can do crazy things to us. I have a theory that they can release pollens from the trees and other plants that are intoxicating. It would cause mammals to walk in circles hallucinating, just enough to die from dehydration or starvation. It would be an easy adaptation after all this time, allowing trees and plants to feed themselves in hardships.
@maryeckel9682
Күн бұрын
There's also the little girl who saw, talked to, and said she was helped by another little girl who had the same name as a girl who had vanished years before.
@FarBeyondDriven1978
Күн бұрын
The older i get the more i understand why bigfoot just wants to be far away from all of us....
@bc2578
Күн бұрын
"When bees feed on nectar from rhododendron flowers, the resulting honey can pack a hallucinogenic punch. It's called mad honey, and it has a slightly bitter taste and a reddish color." Not sure how likely it is that this kid found some mad honey in that rhododendron garden, but hey.....
@Off-HandedBarrel
14 сағат бұрын
Knew a guy who made shine with it. Called it "Sight Seein' Shine." Bat poo crazy. At least a dozen things in the mountains that are hallucinogenic if you don't know better. Even more if you do.
@hollyjollyxmas
6 сағат бұрын
I came to comment the same!
@Wolfchild601
22 сағат бұрын
"Not if they had a good home life" sent me into a laughing fit that made my husband give me a Spock eyebrow. You Sir are amazing and I love all your videos! Keep on keeping on and by God keep being amazing 😂
@lunaoak6741
Күн бұрын
I haven’t thought about little Debby oatmeal cakes in years but I desperately need one now after watching this video
@sandcat66
Күн бұрын
I love fae stories, this sounds very fae. The time really got me. The fact that he thought he had only been gone 30 minutes is interesting
@MrLookatmyhat
8 сағат бұрын
Hey, fellas. Father of 5 here. Regarding the whole how long have you been in the woods thing and the boy said 30 minuets bit around the 38:15 point; he probably meant literally in those woods specifically at that time. As in, he was in a field a half hour prior and just recently walked into that part of the forest. Keep in mind a childs definition of a field, so *literally any* brief clearing is a field to a little boy that age. 8 year olds, in my experience, take all questions at face value and have no such understanding of implied context even if they've been missing for a week.
@AbraSings
Күн бұрын
Thank you for what you said about stepparents. I've been a stepmom since my stepdaughter was 2. She's now 14. I love her just as much as I love my bio daughter. I also love my 2 adopted sons just as much as I love my bio daughter. Even when we were fostering them, I loved them just as much.
@randyp9491
Күн бұрын
Ok. I just watched the interview Michael Real gave in 2022 and he explains everything. He said yes he found an abandoned cabin. No there was no food in it. Yes he had breakfast with his step grandfather but that was BEFORE he went missing not during. Yes there was a drunk man but he was a searcher volunteer and he didn’t see him while he was lost, it was his mother who saw the drunk man and it’s really nothing supernatural or Bigfoot or anything strange. He simply got lost
@TheLoreLodge
Күн бұрын
That’s what I figured, and I feel like that falls pretty in line with what I ended up saying was most likely. Maybe I wasn’t clear enough that I was just entertaining other ideas for fun? Only thing I still would find odd is how he got from one place to another.
@deerichardz
Күн бұрын
@@TheLoreLodge Have you ever looked at the 'stickied list' on the 411?
@ZuzuPetals-1207
Күн бұрын
Great show, Aiden & Aiden! ❤❤
@simplyamazingtoptens6164
Күн бұрын
I've been enjoying the hell out of these videos, you all manage to make these already fascinating cases more enjoyable than most peopke, and the amount of research ya'll do is something i'm greatdul for when covering topics like these. And for the record ya'll mythology and history videos are great, ya'll should make them more🖤🔥🔥
@ingridn0g
2 күн бұрын
Time to get Lodgy (sorry, it was awful, I know)
@kylewilson3751
2 күн бұрын
But it's the kind of awful that fits this show perfectly. I like it
@gorillamode406
Күн бұрын
It’s lodgin’ time!
@calebchristensen900
2 күн бұрын
So is this the 4th-5th one where someone was taken in by the fair folk??? Being in two places at once, him being found almost exactly where he got lost, being seemingly taken care of, if not fed regularly; the only thing missing is if he had a different personality when he recalibrated to his family. If that’s the case I’d argue that maybe he was taken and replaced.
@YungDiabetic
Күн бұрын
YAY TIME TO LORE MY LODGE
@Dude1923Dumby
10 сағат бұрын
Step parents and step grandparents are just as much family as anyone else. I have been taking care of my stepchild since she was young and her father passed recently without ever supporting her or anything of that nature. I see myself as her father and that's what she considers me, too, so yeah. Being a stepfather is super difficult at first while everyone adjusts but it's worth it.
@emilywalker3352
2 күн бұрын
You should cover Maura Murray’s case.
@clemencina
Күн бұрын
as other ppl have commented, michael may have just used "bourbon" for any brown, alcoholic liquid, but also is it possible the "answers" he gave were out of multiple choices that the interviewer offered? it's definitely happened before that a child was offered different descriptors and whatever they chose ended up being reported by media as if it were the child's own unprompted words.
@PackRatManiac
Күн бұрын
I'm pretty sure Aiden is correct that people didn't dig any further on the inconsistencies because the kid was found alive and well. I'm glad it turned out that way too. That was a strange one but at least it had a happy ending.
@hollyjollyxmas
6 сағат бұрын
Alright this may be a long shot but hear me out: consuming any part of rhododendron will make the person sick so you’re unlikely to eat much of it, but something that happens is called Mad Honey where someone eats the honey that bees made with nectar from the rhododendron flower. Consuming this honey is known to cause hallucinations, and people in Nepal and other places regularly eat the honey for the “religious experience.” I wonder if he came across this Mad Honey, or if he was so hungry he ate some of the rhododendron pods, and it caused the hallucinations. As I said before, the average adult who eats parts of the plant doesn’t usually eat enough to have neurological symptoms but he was a small skinny 8 year old, so maybe what he ate was enough? Just a thought 💭
@sierrarose1512
Күн бұрын
Kids will block out trauma and then make up a story (subconsciously) about what happened instead. Hell adults do this also. But kids have much more vivid imaginations. He was cold, hungry, he almost died so it makes sense that in his head he replaced it with being with family, having fun and being fed. I'm not sure why Aiden is having such a hard time with this? And maybe he just knew that dark colored liquor was Bourbon, and just called all dark colored liquor Bourbon. I knew a kid who did that but called it all whiskey.
@jonniesaur
Күн бұрын
My father was in the 82nd airborne for well over 20 years at bragg, just a little after this if you want, I can definitely give you some of his insight but this was 90-2010s
@mysticalasduck6514
Күн бұрын
Lore lodge mentioning chapell roan was so amazing it gave me whiplash
@KerrieKruegner
Күн бұрын
Really ! Missed that!
@mjriemen
Күн бұрын
🤮
@mysticalasduck6514
Күн бұрын
@@mjriemen womp womp
@ashb2404
Күн бұрын
Maybe the boy called all liquor bottles bourbon... If he knows a bourbon drinker and saw something similar he may have just refered to it as bourbon.
@kl6960
Күн бұрын
I can't help but feel like the number of varying stories of the circumstances in which the kid disappeared is somehow related to the fact that the kid was so familiar with the bottles/labels of various alcoholic beverages... 🤔
@aprilkane
Күн бұрын
Aiden(s) you gotta do the BOYS ON THE TRAIN TRACKS I’ll keep saying it on every vid til you see my comment someday. Love your content, I look forward to every Friday. Been watching since you were a small channel.
@coachjerkinsphysicaleducat9317
Күн бұрын
Love what you're doing. Keep up the good work.
@murph64
23 сағат бұрын
“Flesh and blood grandpa would be a less weird thing to say” look I’d be equally unsettled if a kid told me they were with “flesh grandpa” as I would if they said robot grandma
@Megnificent.
2 күн бұрын
Thanks for another great video!
@hannahmcdonald2315
Күн бұрын
As someone from Ireland I'd love to hear you talk more on Celtic folk tales and mythology! We have an incredible culture of myths and folklore but it seems outside of Ireland most people only really know leprechauns and banshees and not all the other really interesting stories !
@SpookiCooki
Күн бұрын
There are more causes of hallucinations than hypothermia though. It could stem from something he ate, like mushrooms. Or it could be a trauma response. When in a crisis you can begin to hallucinate as a way to soothe yourself. The brain does strange things sometimes.
@TulipFur
2 күн бұрын
Babe wake up, new Lore Lodge just dropped 🎉😊
@Andrea-mg9py
Күн бұрын
The boy may have mistakenly eaten magic mushrooms in the woods. He said he’d eaten berries and apples. He may have also picked up fungi.
@hershy1594
Күн бұрын
I feel like him calling up to his mom or the cabin in the woods could've just been him dreaming. It can be difficult as an adult before you think about it to tell the difference between dreams and reality, and I don't know why the official narrative puts so much stock in hypothermia when children make stuff up all the time
@Willothemask
27 минут бұрын
So this was nice that the boy survived, but for me there's 3 key points. Dreams, particularly intense ones like you might get in a stressful situation while hungry and a child, can be really intense and seem to be real memory. So a lot of what the boy said may have been the result of dreams. Point 2 is his weight loss. If he was in a cabin, or with the Fey, eating eggs and biscuits, he wouldn't have lost all that weight. And as someone who has basically starved when I couldn't eat in hospital, the boy's reaction to the burger is exactly the kind of reaction if he'd had almost no food and been nearly starving. Point 3 is expanding on what you said about the family. Inconsistent stories potentially from the mother, the negative reaction of the kid reuniting with his mother, and if the cop heard right, him responding to his father "I'm not coming out" suggests that he didn't want to be found. Couple that with the weird refusal to talk about it with anyone... yes, it was traumatizing, but most families that go through this kinda thing are more than happy to talk about it afterwards, to tell their story, so...???? It's weird. Also if the step grandfather dud do it, that's not a mark against step grandads, there are just horrible people no matter their relation to the victim. So in my eyes either he ran away from the family and specifically avoided people trying to find him, for some reason or other, until he got hungry and desperate enough to actually call out to searchers, and dreamed the whole cabin grandfather thing. OR He was taken by someone (possibly his step grandad, possibly just some old man who CLAIMED to be his grandad), was kept in a cabin either abandoned or not, fed but not fed well, got free and got found. And the family may or may not be involved. Sidenote, jeeze dude. Have a rest. Sounds like you've had a tough couple of days. Also I always appreciate how when you talk about future videos, you realise people might be seeing this video in the future. Great job as always.
@michaelcornwall
Күн бұрын
The lack of structure is that makes your show so great.
@meganmccarthy902
Күн бұрын
It sounds like this boy wanted to run away but found out that he was not able to long term. When kids no longer want to be at home they may give into the chance to go off into the woods. His grandfather may have even known this, but didn't want to cause problems while wanting to keep the boy safe and alive. It's good he returned mostly unharmed, and someone cared for him during that time.
@katim2644
Күн бұрын
I think the little dude was having an adventure, staying close enough to feel safe but playing a sadistic game of hide and go seek. He could have been picked up and brought back, spending some quality time with the local neighborhood Pardo. Guy told him to call him grampa. Traumatic enough to mess with his memory. Ya, little dude was picked up and brought back, threatened to keep quiet in order to be let go, ya that explains just about everything.
@trisarahtops202
2 күн бұрын
hello everyone from Peoria, IL!
@N30N_L30N_D0ES_STUFF
Күн бұрын
hi from chicago :3
@cynthiastark1472
Күн бұрын
Hi from Virginia 😊
@calvinstaricha8935
17 сағат бұрын
While dealing with the pain of my chronic illness my brain often places me in places I later know I couldn’t have been. It wouldn’t be surprised if his mind did similar while suffering the cold and dark, the mind is scary powerful
@paulamcquade488
Күн бұрын
Possible he ate berries that were hallucinogenic and just imagined eating eggs and biscuits? That would lend to all his inconsistencies.
@dbandia
Күн бұрын
Can I just say I was as shocked at finding out the boy was alive as I would have been if there was video of a Bigfoot tossing him over its shoulder?
@Alpha_Q_Up
Күн бұрын
I grew up in this area and the 82nd used to jump and conduct "war games" on a regular basis. The locals hated them because they would destroy fences and mess up crops. We'd see the helicopters hovering with the ropes being thrown out and other times they'd parachute from C-130's. The mountains would glow green where they'd "fire at each other" with their laser guns My uncle was taken prisoner fishing and interrogated for 2 days during Vietnam until they realized he was a civilian.
@Jim-Mc
Күн бұрын
The Rip Van Winkle story also connects to this phenomenon. He drank the drought of spirits in the mountains and woke up years later with no knowledge of how much time had passed. To everyone in town he'd gone missing.
@padfoot2083
2 күн бұрын
ONG is this the one where they did a DNA test like decades later and it wasn’t actually him Edit: JK that was Bobby Dunbar
@rickyhiggins133
38 минут бұрын
Great video as always. This case happened in my back yard so to say. I'm from East Tennessee about 45 mins or so from this place.
@tombaker4586
Күн бұрын
Yes, seen an old interview on TV with a Belgian being on holiday, also his image at same time, several times at his own street, the park, the window at his house... Fun channel. Tom, Brussels, Belgium.
@KevinScanlan-ei8pv
13 сағат бұрын
Wow, finally a concept and idea of your own. It took long enough.
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