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@dylry86

Жыл бұрын

I used your link!

@ppinmouth2649

Жыл бұрын

Can you do a video of kids missing and claiming that a bear was with them during their disappearance

@nokiot9

Жыл бұрын

Maaaan don’t promote these apps. They’re destroying artists and photographers careers. We don’t need to disrupt a billion dollar industry in the middle of a recession.

@OldsmobileCutlass1969Va

Жыл бұрын

I know you spend a lot of time researching for your videos... I just wish it was possible for 1 a month for 2023! Happy New Years TME!

@deerichardz

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the thorough research you do for each video. And shredding Paulides, intentional or unintentional, is a bonus!

This case, and the car discrepancies specifically, is an excellent example of how bad humans are at being eyewitnesses. I have almost no doubt that this vehicle did not move an inch while Bill was missing. People are dangerously confident of their memories, even when they are dead wrong.

@kvarner6886

Жыл бұрын

@@theOGabcduong I know, right? I always think of that study with the stolen camera (purse??) and the color of jacket the suspect was wearing.

@cdubsoptional7849

Жыл бұрын

Less than thirty minutes ago, I was trying to find a copy of Dogs of the Conquest that's not going for circa $600. It was written by John Grier Varner. This has to be the simulation winking at me.

@kvarner6886

Жыл бұрын

@@cdubsoptional7849 Weird! I never hear of Varners out there in the wild. The closest author I know of is called John Varley, and I always counted that as close enough, haha. Good luck obtaining your book!

@cdubsoptional7849

Жыл бұрын

@@kvarner6886 I'm going to email Oklahoma University Press and see if they'll sell me a pdf, but I was really hoping you were one of his grandkids, and you'd be able to hook me up. I want this book, but I can't justify paying six hundred bucks for it.

@scotishjohn

Жыл бұрын

@@cdubsoptional7849 jeez for a book wow hahaha

It’s very strange that the guy he was supposed to meet up with denied even knowing him ! How was that not investigated when Bill’s gf knew his name ? Strange case.

@marcusbillings1644

Жыл бұрын

That struck me as odd as well. Presumably the girl friend had the name and number of the friend, must have got it from Bill, and this person doesn't know him??? No follow up??? Yes, very strange.

@dawgface898

Жыл бұрын

Yes thank you. Curious about a follow up on that

@HellyeahRook

Жыл бұрын

exactly huge red flag but with no other evidence nothing can be done

@Mr.MFuckingYTchangedmyname

Жыл бұрын

Was it a guy? Perhaps a chick he was hooking up with behind his gf's back? Or maybe a hooker? Imagine what she says when the sheriff rings and says "Excuse me Ma'am, I'm a police officer and would like you to tell me what you know about Bill Ewasko". "Sorry, wrong number, bye" SLAMS phone into dustbin...

@Alexandra_Wolf

Жыл бұрын

@@Mr.MFuckingYTchangedmyname checks out

I am a backpacker with over 25 years experience, and have backpacked in Joshua Tree numerous times. I also worked for US Forest Service over 20 years, navigating through forests without trails with only a map and a compass. Bill made several mistakes that worked against him, as pointed out in this video. He changed his hiking plans without telling anyone. JTNP trailheads have safety boards where hikers can fill out a tag with their personal information and planned hiking details, and attach it to the board so there is a written record in case the hiker goes missing. Bill didn’t do this. He also ventured off the trail, presumably in an effort to save himself. It is SO important for people not to do this unless they truly are excellent at directional navigating. I have seen coworkers get lost, go into a panic,and go 180 degrees from the direction their vehicles are parked, thinking they are headed the right way. I also spent several years working on a search and rescue team. Witnesses get details wrong all the time. The park worker who missed seeing Bill’s car twice could easily have been hyper-focused on getting to his destination at Keys View, he could’ve been tired himself, perhaps hungry, distracted by his own thoughts, or even had “highway hypnosis” going on, where one can drive for many miles on autopilot and not really notice any details of what they are driving past. The girl who ate lunch in the same parking lot could simply have been mistaken about the position of Bill’s car because it was so ordinary looking and seemingly unimportant at the time. The sad truth is that people get lost and die in National Parks and National Forests all the time because they overestimate their own abilities and underestimate Mother Nature. I have no doubt that this is what happened to Bill. At least he passed away in a place he loved, doing what he loved. Rest In Peace 🌲 🏃‍♂️🌄

@twistoffate4791

Жыл бұрын

Great comment. You might consider writing your memoirs. I know I would read your book. You have useful information & practical knowledge.

@dfreak01

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Sit down and note direction! Notice the direction you walk away from your car! Notice the sun! You can reorient yourself.

@sebastiansegovia1415

Жыл бұрын

Would recommend using drugs to keep yourself alert? Amphetamines or something.

@rfcbass6810

Жыл бұрын

He died by exposure most likely. He didn't love doing that.

@bumblebee0369

Жыл бұрын

​@@sebastiansegovia1415..... hahaha. Im not laughing at your comment but because you think like I do....😋

As an elderly lifetime hiker, and i am one, your brain still processes your capabilities as if you were 25. So, you get into a vulnerable situation but don't realize soon enough that you are at risk. Your range with regard to time, distance and elevation are not what they were. You assure yourself that you have been through this before not accepting that you are not the same person, physically. Don't know if this was the case with Bill Iwasko.

@sophie4636

Ай бұрын

I see that in my elderly mother, in her head, she's still 50 (the age I am now!), but her body is 86! She tries to do things she used to but suddenly finds she can not. I think your assessment is accurate.

Both Bill and the two teenagers who died hiking in 117F July 2017 were nearby where they died. As someone who has been to Joshua Tree too many times to count, please don't go hiking in the summer at the park. It's so easy to succumb to the dry desert heat if you aren't living in it full time

@Rhaspun

Жыл бұрын

Just like how that young couple, their child and dog had gone out for a hike in Mariposa County a few years ago. The heat got to them, and they ended up dying. They weren't far from their car. Some guy couldn't believe the final report the sheriff had put out. The guy was from Michigan, and he went out to Mariposa to disprove the sheriff's final report. He ended up being rescued by the authorities as he couldn't get back to a safe place.

@justlucky8254

Жыл бұрын

@@Rhaspun I read about that entire ordeal and it was really eye opening.

@atomzero1

Жыл бұрын

I agree. Joshua Tree is no joke. In more humid places, you get plenty of warning that you are overheating, but in the dry desert, it can hit you all of a sudden like a ton of bricks. I have been to dozens of National Parks, and I consider Joshua Tree the most dangerous one.

@kristinebailey6554

Жыл бұрын

Agree. Here in Colorado it's arid, hot and a high elevation which can tire you out very rapidly.

@tonyfourpaws4511

8 ай бұрын

I taught survival and self reliance in and Around Jtree years ago. if you can survive there you can survive anywhere. it's scary.

The desert with its hot days and cold nights can make you change your mind depending on how much water you have. There was a case where a young Marine was left behind while standing road watch at the end of an exercise on MCAGCC 29 palms back around the time I was in, he wasn't accounted for when the unit left. It cost several superior marines their jobs and pensions, as it should have. He was in the northern part of the field training base; I've been there, and the lights of Interstate 40 seem so close because there is no other light source at night. We only carried 2 one-quart canines back then. After a day or so he became delusional and started walking toward the lights at night I think and eventually removed his camouflaged fatigues and neatly folded them and placed them on the ground and continued naked toward the lights. He made it several miles and his body was found many days after the search was finally started. Lights in the desert with no towns around can really throw off you perception of how far away they really are. I've drove through the desert and seen lights that couldn't have been real, they moved in ways that was impossible. I wouldn't hike in the desert without a group of people and an overkill amount of water!

@frakismaximus3052

Жыл бұрын

Did the canines survive 🙏

@tommychew6544

Жыл бұрын

@@frakismaximus3052 That Devil Dog didn't, and I almost didn't a heat stroke of my own. We train hard and even thought a few mistakes have happened, our canines were something the WWI Germans couldn't overcome! I'm proud to have been a Teufel hunden, we fought and continue to fight for freedom of all peoples. Our record Speakes for itself.

@prince-solomon

Жыл бұрын

Too bad the marine didn't make it. Those lights that lead you astray are a world wide phenomena. Our ancestors knew them by many names, like Will-o'-the-wisp for example. The neatly folded stack of cloths is of course very odd and disturbing and similar to many Missing 411 cases where dead naked victims have been found with clothes neatly folded on a boulder near them.

@tommychew6544

Жыл бұрын

@@prince-solomon Maybe, the neatly folded clothes was someting a young Marine was trained to do though. I think it was more likely a response to his training and doing his duty till the end in this case. Maybe the others from 411 felt it just such a thing they had been taught by their parents.? Somethings stick with you though out your live and only come back to you near the end. I could see this as likely if not a more likely reason for such things to happen.

@C.U.N.Tahiti

Жыл бұрын

@@tommychew6544 I think that comment was a teasing reference to your misspelling of “canteen” being auto corrected to “canine”. Maybe bc u tried spelling it as “cantine”? Btw, thank u for your service! I always appreciate and respect fellow vets

At least his remains were found, and he could finally be laid to rest. Alot of missing persons families dont even get that. I hope his spirit is happy that he was finally found. We never stopped searching, Bill. Sleep well now, soldier. You deserve it.

@ambergraves798

Жыл бұрын

@Mister Google He was a Vietnam veteran.

It can’t be a good feeling to be hiking with a backpack and then find a skeleton with a backpack.

@alexroselle

Жыл бұрын

Indeed, that would be pretty spooky! It also reminds me of the situation on Mount Everest where many frozen corpses of people who died attempting the climb are not safely recoverable and lay there for years, sometimes gaining nicknames or even being treated as landmarks by successive mountain climbers

@indygamertag829

Жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same… I think it’d ruin my time. I’d probably immediately call the hike. Of course I’m leaving to report but not going back in for a time.

@stevenjohnson7086

2 ай бұрын

Green Boots

I can positively say that your channel and the 'Bedtime Stories' are among the few rare gems across KZread, that cover such 'mysterious disappearances in national parks' stories in this format. Your sketches are undoubtedly captivating and your narrations are top notch. Can't wait for your upcoming videos. All the very best!

@henrytoledo4103

Жыл бұрын

Bedtime stories is great if you like fictional creepypasta type stories For me , i prefer stories based on real life events. I'll admit not every detail is 100% accurate but Bedtime Stories doesn't hide the fact that they perpetuate fake narratives

@rebeccalove9169

Жыл бұрын

​@@henrytoledo4103 I was never under the impression bedtime stories videos were fictional or fake. I've seen every episode and most of them are very original u don't hear or see their stories on other channels. But they have covered some stories I have seen on other channels and they are all very similar in the details . I have never heard them say their stories were fake or fiction ever.

@rebeccalove9169

Жыл бұрын

Bedtimes stories is amazing! If u like that u should watch beyond creepy! Not the same with the artwork but very creepy interesting stories u will not hear or see anywhere else!

@martinjcamp

Жыл бұрын

If you liked this story, you might also enjoy "Bryan's Mysteries & Adventures on Trail" KZread Channel. Bryan covered Bill Ewasko's Disappearance a few months ago - before Bill's remains were found. Rest In Peace Bill Ewasko, you died doing what you liked; still, it's a real shame you didn't make it.

@maxpower9178

Жыл бұрын

@@rebeccalove9169 Paranormal Junkie is another good one

I’ve hiked in Joshua Tree and what struck me is that in the desert it’s so easy to get lost because everything looks the same and that was a wake-up call. I’ve been hiking regularly for decades mostly in the mountains and looking back I never really prepared adequately or for the worst like getting lost or hurt. Especially if you’re on your own, get a satellite device like a Garmin. I realize people who do that will probably be well prepared in other ways too. Prepare and get out there. Nothing quite like being out in the wilderness seeing the glory of God in his creation. God bless this Bill’s family and friends in their grief and all the people who searched for him. Glad he was finally found!

Bill hiking up that hill was his last hope of a rescue. It took all he had left to get there and when he did and his phone didn't work there was nothing left to do. It's heart breaking to think of him realizing he had come to the end of the road.

@SonOfAdolf

Жыл бұрын

Was u thr one I talk to other day

@sean_connors

Жыл бұрын

More so when you consider that he probably heard if not saw the helicopter used to search for him.

@dudelarson

Жыл бұрын

I always take a lighter with me into the backcountry. Last resort I'm going to torch the earth and they'll see me then.

@RTFLDGR

Жыл бұрын

@@dudelarson burning down the forest and causing 1000 acres of damage, because you got lost, is a stupid plan.

@erockstoenescu6171

Жыл бұрын

@@RTFLDGRno it’s not. You’re almost certain to be spotted right away! Especially here in Cali.

My friend goes camping in Joshua tree almost very weekend and he has taken me there with him a few times. I’ve got to say, it gets COLD at night, I mean COLD, and not only that, there are tarantulas crawling everywhere and I mean TONS of tarantulas. Also the scariest thing is going to sleep, seeing shadows run past your tent, hearing howls, then going outside in the morning and seeing a pack of footprints of coyotes. It is not a place to go unprepared.

@jarrettwalters6632

3 ай бұрын

That sounds crazy. I hate tarantulas. Well, I don’t hate I’m just not fond of them. coyotes aren’t usually too much to worry about I don’t know how they are desert though lesson game as in they may be more desperate I don’t know I don’t know how that would work.

@mamadoom9724

8 күн бұрын

I’m not scared of coyotes but I’d never camp anywhere with tarantulas 😱

It's insane how he was on top of a mountain and it still took 12 years to find him. Moral of the story is to tell people your UPDATED plans. If you tell someone you're going to go somewhere to do something but you change your mind, communicate that.

The car moving around can be explained by witness misremembering, especially having to recall something they probably weren't paying much attention to when they saw it to begin with. Sounds like Bill got lost, tried to hike out, decided to climb higher to get a cell signal and died while trying from dehydration/hypothermia/exposure/etc. A sad case but an open and shut one, at least his remains were found and his loved ones can get some closure

@Basement811

Жыл бұрын

Maybe maybe not like how the person he is suppose to link up with deny knowing him plus he’s a vet he should know the dangers of hiking without water

@Boss_Man00

Жыл бұрын

But the lady remembered seeing a yellowish orange tag on his dash? I don’t understand how she could remember such a small detail but get the position of the car wrong

@Zeruel3

Жыл бұрын

@@Boss_Man00 Contrast of a neutral car colour and bright tag colour maybe? IIRC those kinds of tags are meant to be brightly coloured so you can see them easily

@Boss_Man00

Жыл бұрын

@@Zeruel3 yeh that’s true but to remember seeing a tag in the dash but get the way the car was parked wrong seems weird to me. Especially bcuz she described the car in a completely different position. If it was parked the way she said (backed in) then it would be a lot easier for her to see the tag in the dash when she drove by. Also. The cop? He’s trained and he was looking specifically for that vehicle, how could he have missed it 2 different times. Even a country bumpkin sheriffs officer (if he was one) couldn’t be that stupid.

@Zeruel3

Жыл бұрын

@@Boss_Man00 If it was moved...why would anyone move it?

Great job reporting Bill's case! I have spent more than 2 decades climbing and hiking in JTNP. I lived in Joshua Tree for 7 years and was on the JOSAR search team in 2016. Bill Ewasko's case was the most talked about cases among the JOSAR members over the years. Based on my experience being on the team and participating in a big search in 2016, I can attest to the fact that finding people in that vast rugged terrain is extremely difficult. I also have hiked extensively in the area where Bill's remains were found, including Quail Mountain, Johnny Lang Canyon, Smith Water Canyon, and even along the Bigfoot and Panorama Trails. I'd hike Bigfoot and Panorama quite regularly, not knowing Bill's final resting place was very close by, just up on the peak near the trails I would frequent. I thought about him a lot during the times I frequented that area and often encountered a herd of bighorn sheep when hiking there. It's so tragic to think he was that close to the road. But had he come down from the top of Quail Mountain, it's crazy how rugged that area is. It would be impossible to see the road from most vantage points in Quail Wash. The one thing I learned while volunteering for JOSAR is that getting lost in JTNP can get people killed. If you are found, consider yourself extremely lucky because that terrain is very unforgiving and the weather is notoriously extreme. RIP, Bill. At least now we know where you are.

@raywilson548

Жыл бұрын

You speak the truth. I founded DSSAR back in the 90s in Palm Desert. Did some training with JOSAR and helped on some searches there. Live in Oregon now but still visit the Desert and JT every year.

@MaryMoser63

Жыл бұрын

@@raywilson548 - I now live in Arizona, but I miss JTNP and the outdoor adventures I had there. I participated in the large 2016 search for a missing hiker that also parked in Juniper Flats and vanished in that area. We were unable to find him even after an extensive search, including dog teams.

@raywilson548

Жыл бұрын

@Mary Moser l enjoy Arizona sometimes too. Plenty of good hiking and outdoor fun there also. Recently hiked South Kaibab and up South Bright Angel at Grand Canyon.

@RobbyTripp

Жыл бұрын

@@raywilson548 You’re claiming you created the desert SHERIFFS OFFICE search and rescue? How’s that so? You must have been the chief of the Riverside sheriffs office?

@RobbyTripp

Жыл бұрын

Close is a VERY relative term. Being in the general vicinity on a trail in the area he was found doesn’t exactly mean you were CLOSE to his remains…… The original SAR teams came within 10 FEET of his body and didn’t find him for years. Being he was found OFF TRAIL you couldn’t of possibly been all that close to his remains. Way to turn this story about a man who passed away about you and all your heroic actions! Hope you got your dose of attention you were seeking!

Bill was older with high blood pressure. The exertion, the heat, his medical condition did him in. Hopefully, quickly and painlessly. He died doing what he loved. My Vietnam vet workmate died slowly trapped in a van after a crash. RIP men.

This reminds me of the John Romo search at JOTR from the early 1980’s. John and a friend were hiking in the area of the Wonderland of Rocks and between Indian Cove Campground and Barker Dam. John and the friend planned parallel paths through the area, but John never made it to Indian Cove. The search was quite thorough with air support, scent dogs, and lots of ground forces. No trace was found. Some people doubted that he was actually in the search area. Something like two years later a hiker found a 1-quart water bottle lodged in a crack over a VERY deep joint between two granite (yeah, yeah, it’s actually quartz monzonite) masses. John Romo’s remains were found at the bottom of the crack, with a broken femur from an accidental fall. Aircraft had passed over the site during the search, and ground forces and scent dogs had passed near the site, but rising air currents during the day would have carried the scent up into the air, and the high contrast lighting during the day made it almost impossible to see to the bottom of the crack without a flashlight. This incident was a major topic of a “Managing the Search Function” class that I took at JOTR while I was working at Lake Mead in 1983. Several of the seasonal rangers involved went to other parks for continued employment, and would send letters and postcards from around the country to their supervisor, Sub-District Ranger, Tom _______. A letter might contain a restaurant menu with a hasty note, “Dear Tom, had a great meal here, J.R.” A park post card might list a hiking trail, “Tom, I took a nice hike here. /s/ John Romo.” A macabre game of “Where’s Waldo?” They did feel bad when he actually turned up, though. We had a similar incident in the late 1990’s at Red Rock Canyon near Las Vegas, when Espy _______ went missing on an afternoon rock scramble near one of the busiest picnic areas in the park, known as Willow Spring. Same deal: air support, plenty ground troops, no result. Months later a hiker found a personal stereo, and then other items scattered down a slope below a boulder and finally Espy’s remains where she had tumbled into a crevice after a 30-40 foot fall. A common thread to all of these incidents is people hiking solo, off-trail. Both Espy and John Romo were probably alive when searchers were first on the scene, but were too badly injured to move to a location where they could be found, or signal the search personnel. Solo hiking greatly increases the risks when hiking in the backcountry. My daughter suffered a serious blunt trauma leg injury from a falling rock last autumn in a remote area and was unable to walk. Fortunately her friend had a Garmin In-Reach, contacted the friend’s husband, and coordinated an air evacuation the following day. If my daughter had been solo, even though her planned route was known, it might have been days before she was rescued, or perhaps it would have been “recovered” instead. My daughter’s summary of the incident: “It was stunning how quickly things went from “AOK” to “very very bad” in just a couple of seconds.” She now has her own In-Reach as an extra safety item.

I'm 68 and I've been a desert camper and hiker most of my life. Cases like this are a great reminder of how quickly a situation can go terribly wrong out there, especially in summer.

Glad he was finally found. Tom Mahood who you mentioned was a volunteer search and rescuer who searched for him, like, literally a hundred times.

@allewis4008

8 ай бұрын

Tom is the same guy who finally solved the mystery of the Death Valley Germans.

@jarrettwalters6632

3 ай бұрын

@@allewis4008sounds like a really good guy that’s awesome !

The one thing that almost instantly caught my interest is the "old flipphone" as someone who had a flip phone at the time, I can say from experience that if you are in any valley or really any ground disturbance, you would lose signal almost instantly. It's possible he got injured slightly and then in an attempt to rectify the issue, went uphill and tried to get a signal for his older phone. He initially was getting something, as indicated by the ping, but thanks to the distance to tower, the nature of the phone, and nearby terrain, his phone was either not powerful enough or the towers signal was limited thanks to distance. If we are to take the psychics account, he could have been injured on the trail, thought not biggie, and ended up causing more damage by continuing to hike. When he finally realized how bad the injury actually was, he was already becoming limited on mobility, and likely just wanted to call someone to come get him, hence going high up in order to be spotted and get a signal. This of course backfired as it put him in an area just slightly away from the main trail, and put him in a situation where he was left exposed to the elements. Dude was old, he ended up getting a rapid temp shift in the day and night, and without proper food, water, and supplies, you'll die.

@PoeLemic

Жыл бұрын

Yes, sound very true like exactly what probably happened. I used to think stuff like this was mysterious, but now, using logic like yours, I do not think as many of these stories are as unpredictable as they once were. Now, it's just common sense that some of these people get the outcome that they do.

@indygamertag829

Жыл бұрын

We often find that things aren’t as mysterious as they seem. As unpredictable as people may seem and even can be, it can easily be the exact opposite.

This is like watching an old fashioned episode of Unsolved Mysteries, with the Stories being just as real and pertinent

Please keep cranking these videos out as often as you can. Very well researched and thorough, best missing persons channel I've come across.

I was in Vietnam with a LT named Ewasko about the same age as this guy. He was from Bayonne NJ, his dad worked for Western Electric. It was a signal Battalion the 54th. great guy, funny.

That part about the person he was supposed to meet on the hike claiming not to know him is so damn odd, there was no follow up? Presumably his girlfriend got the name and number from Bill, and that person just supposedly knew nothing?

@bluemoon2675

Жыл бұрын

It was investigated and they found that this guy ran guided tours in jtnp. Bill had his number but never contacted him.

I have been jolted into realizing that I should never trust myself in situations such as this. I got lost in my own backyard woods and I was dumbfounded to discover that I was. A lesson I won't forget.

by far the best true crime sphere channel. Way to have your own unique style man, great job

Been a fan of Tom Mahood’s blog for a long time, and happy to see this case covered! His account of finding the Death Valley Germans is also fascinating.

@EfficientRVer

Жыл бұрын

I agree about Tom, and especially loved his hunt for 928, the CIA spyplane. I will read anything he writes, and often will spend a lot of time and effort to retrace his steps or become interested in what he's already interested in. None of which are ever easy. He's really smart, puts in time learning/exploring, and gets pretty good at anything he does. Duplicating what most people do for fun, would be lame and boring. Good luck figuring out things Tom takes a long time to figure out, or doing the challenging things he's done. He's cost me some money every time I take up an interest of his, that's for sure. My latest "Mahood-caused expense" is buying a bunch of survey-grade Trimble GPS equipment to do volunteer work for the National Geodetic Survey. And then there was the time I got a handful of cactus spines through my boot, riveting my foot to the boot, by the 928 crash site, in 105 degree heat. After crunching the rocker panel on my car to get anywhere near there. At least I haven't started doing 3D mapping from homebuilt drones yet, that won't be cheap.

On June 25th 2010, it was 105°f, according to records (not 89°f). It's easy to run into trouble hiking solo in Joshua Tree. I was temporarily lost there during a desert survival class through my college while practicing triangulation to find water caches. Snakes, dehydration, falls, broken ankles, mine collapses, cardiac events, an older man hiking alone without a radio... It's sad, but doesn't seem nefarious. Lot's of dudes w combat experience run into trouble in the backcountry.

Wonderful and respectful retelling of this man's unfortunate case. Love that you create original art to compliment your storytelling. It works really well.

@syrenasketches6902

Жыл бұрын

@@seeglines oh, I didn't know it was AI.

Oh wow! I've watched so many videos on the disappearance of Bill Ewasko and I never knew he'd been found this year until now!

You’d have to be crazy to go stay a week in Joshua Tree in June. It’s very hot and desolate; mostly( especially if you’re not prepared for desert climate). I used to travel through there on hunting trips.

I lived in the desert in Arizona for 10 years and I'm quite familiar with Joshua Tree. I've been out there on 120 degree days and it is intense. It gets even hotter in Death Valley. But I always cautioned my elderly friends NOT to go hiking in the desert. Some people think they are in good shape for their age but I don't think you want to fool around with the desert. It is unforgiving and shows no mercy. I saw some older people who got confused in the heat and got lost after just four hours of hiking. You have to be drinking water just about constantly to stay hydrated and if you don't have a hat your head and brain gets really hot. If the wind is blowing at all at night you freeze to death depending on the time of year. I haven't even mentioned scorpions, tarantulas, black widows, wolves, etc. Just a heads-up for you feisty senior citizens. I'm 72 myself.

Very sad. I think some of the most disturbing and confusing missing person cases are those that occur during a hike. Such an innocent and seemingly safe activity and so many things that can go wrong. Personally, I think there is a logical explanation for the inconsistencies in this account, and the simplest story is probably the correct one. He got turned around and wandered in the wrong direction until he couldn't anymore 🙁.

I would be interested in his vehicles odometer readings, from rental to police seizure, then compare it his projected route (the cell towers would track him right up to the park and the car might have had a tracker ). Someone probably did this already. This will tell you a lot.

The blood pressure medication left in the condo provides a clue. If he forgot to bring it, combined with the desert heat, his blood pressure could have spiked, causing a subsequent stroke or heart attack.

@isabellavalencia8026

2 ай бұрын

I think you are right...sadly.

Looking back at what I learned in psychology classes, eye witness memory has some major challenges because of the way our brain works. All of us form memories primarily from where our attention is, even then it's spoty. Our brains can't take everything in at once so it fills in the memories with what it expects to be there: this is called a schema. It's possible that all of these witnesses saw the car exactly how they remembered but it's also likely that at the time, they were not fully paying attention to an unimportant detail like the car position. It would be even easier to not remember the car at all because it's such a normal thing to see a white sedan in a parking lot. Hard to say for certain what's true though.

@Kingfish179

Жыл бұрын

One thing that calls this reasoning into question is the ranger who went there specifically looking for it and claimed it wasn't there. Based on the images, it is a very small parking lot, leaving very little room for error.

@indygamertag829

Жыл бұрын

@@Kingfish179 that is my biggest issue as well. It’s one thing to listen to regular people passing by. But for the Ranger to say he passed once and then entered the lot a second time and not see it is another. All that said, I’d wonder if he was just covering his bum after the helicopter reported it found and he’d missed it.

Superb job on this video. I've never seen your channel before, but I am subscribing. I hadn't heard that Bill Ewasko was found, until seeing this video. In May 2018, I went to Joshua Tree NP specifically to search for Ewasko. Unfortunately it was extremely hot, and my itinerary was inflexible with hotels or AirBNBs prepaid for the entire coast to coast road trip. I ended up only spending probably 3 hours searching the park. I drove into the park, went south on Park Boulevard to the 10.6 mile radius from the Serin cell tower, and headed west with hiking GPS, camera gear, 15 power image stabilized binoculars, and quite a good amount of water and food. I think it was 106 degrees when I started hiking probably in late morning. I will have to find all of my photos, figure out where I went, and compare it to the trails and presumed remains location you give. Surely I went in far enough from the road, but was unfortunately 1/2 mile too far south if I followed the radius correctly. I will also take a good look at the telephoto panoramas I took, to see what areas near your "X marks the spot" I could see during my own search. Here is what I experienced and saw during my search. First, I saw zero evidence that any human had been anywhere I went, once I was away from the road. I saw one huge bear footprint. Not one bottle, bottle cap, candy wrapper, scrap of cloth, bits of thread. Zero. I saw a few birds and rabbits. From each rock or hill I climbed, I scanned everything within view, near and far with the binoculars. I could see each individual hair of a rabbit's fur 100 yards away, but zero evidence of anything from people. I found some rock formations that would have been excellent shelter from the sun, not quite caves, but ironically often coffin-sized gaps between rocks, shaded by outcroppings or boulders. I checked out each crack and crevice that I found. I think I may have deviated from the arc, to keep the car in sight as often as possible. I didn't like going more than a hundred yards without either seeing the car in the binoculars, or taking a new series of photos to document landmarks, and checking my GPS position, etc. Pretty sure I was carrying a topo map of the park also. Anyway, I came up empty, but now see that if I'd allocated 2-3 days rather than a half day to searching that specific area, I would have likely found him. But I had other theories and places to check also, specifically if there had been foul play. I went to several other totally different places outside the park, on the cell tower 10.6 mile radius, plus visited the cell tower itself (actually the gate blocking the last bit of road up to the tower) to see what I could see as far as terrain in different directions. My reason for taking such a long shot searching outside the park, was that if he'd been disposed of after foul play, the phone pinging on the 10.6 mile radius could have been on a road, or where someone threw his phone in a dumpster. A very unlikely coincidence to be on a similar radius to plausible places he might be in the park, but exactly the sort of coincidence which would have prevented him from being found. Also, the 10.6 mile radius was not really the most likely radius you would have expected him to be found on in the park, so I felt that checking something nobody else had checked, made sense. So I got to see some places I wouldn't have otherwise seen, including driving through Pioneertown to get to some of them, running up against No Trespassing signs trying to get to others, etc. It is actually nice that he was found in the park, because it makes it so much less likely that there was elaborate or lucky/coincidental foul play that had kept him from being found for so long. The car movement evidence is very baffling still. I hate chalking it up to poor observation, especially when details which couldn't be seen if the car hadn't moved, were seen. I don't expect there to be perfect observations and no coincidences in flawed observations, when people aren't on alert to be paying really close attention, regarding the colored paper on the dashboard. But that still leaves the ranger not even seeing any car there, when he was specifically looking there for it.

Really appreciate the illustrations as well as maps and pictures you include. I don't have the ability to visualize in my head so having an illustration up helps a lot to bring things to life for me. Ty for putting so much effort in to your videos 🙃

The car seeming to have been moved around even after he was reported as missing is a bit strange. I remember my first grade teacher instructing us to sit down and wait should we ever get lost. That if we keep moving around we’ll most likely make it harder for people to find us. This is something I think about a lot.

@maestro-zq8gu

Жыл бұрын

I heard it depends on the situation. In a huge park like JT you're absolutely right about wandering making things worse however people have died from staying put in much smaller more developed areas.

@steve37341

Жыл бұрын

I remember getting that lesson too. But from my parents. You make a very valid point though. Bill should have stayed put to increase his chances of rescue. If he got too hot, his car might could have provided some shade and air conditioning to help cool him off. If Bill was not feeling well (medical issue) it would be difficult to see how he would even attempt scaling a peak to try to get a call out to someone. Plus, if Bill had hiked from that same parking area before, he likely would have known that there may have been hikers and/or rangers coming through at some point, especially if the weather was conducive to hiking.

@indygamertag829

Жыл бұрын

Yep, the “101” is report EXACTLY where you are going and if something happens stay put. Whether that be on the trail or in the position you’ve found yourself in.

Always good to see videos from you.

I search for missing folks as it occurs in the area. Back In 2017 a couple went missing in the park. I searched a few days in areas not covered by SAR to no avail. I then took a fresh look at the map and determined their likely location. Driving around the back side of the park I hiked into the other side of the canyon. I lost light and I abandoned the effort. On my way out of the park I was rear-ended by a Nissan going over 100mph on Hwy 62. The force ripped my seat from the floor anchor and threw me in the far back of my 3rd gen 4runner. I sustained bilateral abrasions on my shins as they both made contact with the steering wheel. Amazingly I had no other injuries and was able to climb back to the front and bring the vehicle under control in the desert. We then had the largest thunderstorm of the season. While waiting for my ride at the Denny's in Twentynine Palms the power went out. We drove home in a lit up sky of lightening and down pour. Had I continued that search area I might have found them as the man had murdered his ex-girlfriend and then killed himself within walking distance of the city lights in the very spot I had determined. It was strangely assumed by the San Bernardino Sheriffs Office that it was some kind of mercy killing. Dubious to say the least.

@zergtoss1

Жыл бұрын

Wtf did I just read?

@ununhexium

Жыл бұрын

@@zergtoss1 Lolll right

Yay your back you haven't posted for a while.... Love your videos thank you ! 🤗

@SonOfAdolf

Жыл бұрын

Aere you the lady I met a couple years ago

Your entire presentation is superior to almost all of the storytellers on all platforms. Where most show generic images that have nothing to do with the story, or the specific incident that is being described, your videos our supported with imagery, maps, etc...that are directly related to the story. Your highly detailed accounting is almost always interesting and not rife with exaggerated outbursts and farcical facial expressions. This is really high quality work and I will be putting my money where my mouth is when I'm finished watching this perplexing story.

In 76 a jeep with two people in it fell into a mine shaft, they survived that but could not escape the shaft. They lit their spare tire on fire to signal to rescue teams out searching but died for the tire smoke. Our search team were minutes away but it was already too late.

As always, I love how thorough and compassionate your work is.

I searched your channel a few days ago because I was missing your content and now you show up, its a Christmas miracle

Wow the artwork is great. The harness even has rolls of the dog’s skin poking up between the straps and looks just how a big ol floppy hound would in a harness set to the correct tightness. That’s some wicked attention to detail.

After living in Joshua Tree for more than twenty years I immediately upon arrival learned that if going hiking in the park take a friend along. It’s smart to also be prepared for anything, many people have become lost and/or died.

I lived there several years and people go missing a lot in Joshua Tree park. Most of the time it’s people who go off the trails.

Wow, a new video from @ME. Awesome. That makes the Holidays in 2022 even better. I am going to drop what I am doing, and I plan to watch this right now. This is my Fav Channel.

I just love this channel! I wish you could put out more content, but your work is so thorough, so we get it. Keep on doing what you're doing, we love it!

Absolutely the best channel of its kind on KZread. Such great detail, done at a pace that is easy to follow. Thank you.

Always a joy when you post. Thank you for your hard work

Whew! Glad they finally found him. A mystery that will linger. As always, great art work, but I really like the desert landscapes. Awesome episode. Thanks for the Holiday drop. Your work is greatly appreciated.

Your videos are so professional and interesting. Thank you for all the hard work to provide them for us to enjoy

Good grief. If your pin is correct, he was about a half mile from the main road. It appears as the grey line that meanders east and north of his location. So sad. Thank you for posting. You have one of the best missing persons channels.

Part two of the Bill Ewasko reconstruction by the hikers who searched for him for years, which attempts to reconstruct why and how he got lost, is now up. We want to gratefully acknowledge and thank The Missing Enigma for graciously providing us crucial information to help piece together this puzzle. The link to "Ewasko's Last Trail (Part Two)" is here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZH5t2dWDkpu2Ybw.html

@klospike

Жыл бұрын

That was a aboslutely great whatch!!! Thank you Adam! For me THE best coverage!

@karmafrog1

Жыл бұрын

@@klospike Thank you so much! Must give due credit to TME for giving us access to the JTNP report. It offered crucial clues to put it all together.

Great video as usual. My heart goes out to that poor man.

The best missing person channel on youtube! Also, one of the best channels period on here. Thanks for the upload!

I love your channel, the in-depth way you research these missing cases is amazing thank you!!

Very well done. Very respectful. And helpful and insightful to those of us who think it couldn’t happen to us.

Found this story fascinating as this is my hometown. Most obvious question would be why is anyone hiking this area in June? It’s a desert. Although the article mentions a high of 89, simple google search confirms daily high of 108 for the date mentioned. Which is the norm for this area.

@kerryschelden2534

Жыл бұрын

Heat exhaustion can cause confusion. Assuming he had maps and a compass maybe he got lost.

@e-curb

Жыл бұрын

108 deg where? In Palm Springs? Yucca Valley? Temps taken in a city are always a lot hotter than in the wilderness. Also, Bill hiked to the top of a small mountain where it will be significantly cooler than in the valley floor.

The YT decided to pop this into my feed today. This fall (November) I was at JT camping with a friend. We only did one hike: 10 miles out and back to Lost Palms (near Cottonwood). We are both experienced, fit, and had a plenty of water. Still, even in 65 degree weather, we were exhausted and scrapped our other planned hikes in JT for the weekend. Elevation, dry, and sun will take it out of you. Instead, I bought a sticker from the ranger station that I have on my Jeep that reads: "Don't Die Today - Hike Safely". I often do solo hikes (or kayaking, or offroad driving, or camping...) and I always have my InReach satellite beacon just in case. Turning an ankle or some 'trivial' injury in the back country can be deadly. Heck, it can be deadly if you're close to civilization but juuuuust out of earshot. I highly recommend that everyone use one. RIP Bill.

Born and raised here in Joshua Tree. The desert is a harsh extreme climate. Lots of misfits came here in the 70s and 80s.. biker gangs and no good criminals. Wild things happen here when nobody can hear you scream.

@HighSpeedNoDrag

Жыл бұрын

Yes and trailhead parking lots can be a major league area ( or close by) for criminal activity. Look for broken or shattered automotive glass within the trail head parking lots and or perimeter(s) which potentially demonstrates vehicle theft or similar. A majority of the people I have encountered during many outdoor excursions over the years are like minded and good citizens. But not all, trust your gut instincts and be prepared to respond to medical and "other" emergencies as LEO/Fire/Rescue Assistance may take considerable time to respond given remote locations.

@DirtySanchez943

Жыл бұрын

Manson gang as well.

Love the amount of effort you Put into each video buddy. Keep it up.

This is a one of the best channels. Your videos are really good. 👍

i been waiting for a video for forever i stay checking up on your channel

Staying on trail is the most important hiking lesson, save for carrying several days of water.

Amazing channel thank you

Another excellent video, thank you.

These are the best documentaries of missing people. No overt drama, just a calm discussion of the the facts of the case, but not without empathy.

I worked and explored the area for 15 years as a utility lineman and several people went missing and were never seen again. Most who died had their bodies found.

I really like your presentation of these very interesting cases. Your research is spot-on and so thorough, and the illustrations are perfect. With the maps and diagrams you also use, they bring these cases to life for the viewer. Keep up the great work.

I've been lost in the woods twice, both times in Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario. All I can say is it's an incredibly unnerving experience when you decide to turn around and go back, and upon turning around, you don't recognize anything and have no idea of which direction to go.

@ExploringCabinsandMines

Жыл бұрын

Fascinating, I don't think anyone knows how to use the GPS on their phone.

@wyatten5057

Жыл бұрын

Gps won't work deep in the mountain i guess

@ExploringCabinsandMines

Жыл бұрын

@@wyatten5057 Yes it does even on your phone without reception I know because I use it all the time.

@wyatten5057

Жыл бұрын

@@ExploringCabinsandMines well not in every phone then? Or if you download it then maybe, but personally I've gone deep to my family's who lives high in the mountains and i couldn't get any connection nor get my gps to work so yeah

@ExploringCabinsandMines

Жыл бұрын

@@wyatten5057 Google///__Yes. On Android and iPhone devices, the google maps app can locate and follow you wherever you are without the internet or without data. The GPS on your smartphone is able to do both things at the same time. In fact, smartphones make the best GPS that works without Internet. You have a small brain.

This is the BEST missing persons in the forest channel on KZread. Your presentation, research, are outstanding. Thank for this content. No nonsense. To the point. I was surprised to see how young and adorable the content creator is! You sound like an old soul. Thanks, again.

The amount of detail u give is amazing .. appreciate u. Subbed!!

Awesome vids!

I think it’s likely that the lady is misremembering how that car was parked . This case seems pretty much open and closed. Nothing too strange going on . I’m sure other channel either left facts out or stretched the truth on a few things to make it seem like it was stranger then it was. I have no doubt that they even said that the temperature getting hot a few days after he went missing was part of the weather phenomenon that some think happens when someone goes missing. For me this one seems cut and dry . They should have searched further then they did for sure .

Yayyy. I’ve been waiting for a video. I check your channel at least once a week to see if you’ve posted anything. Even though I’m subscribed

Oh man I was just looking at your channel hoping for an upload I am pumped

Your channel sold me on the Aaron Hodges story from the Missing 411 The Hunted. That man checked out from society. Period It.

maybe i’m the crazy one but like even if u truly believe ur a psychic, it’s fucked to get involved in missing persons/murder cases🤷🏼‍♂️

@chucklebutt4470

Жыл бұрын

I was just gonna make a similar comment. Psychics show up in every sort of crime investigation and it's really sad. They can give families false hope and waste investigator's time.

@rebeccalove9169

Жыл бұрын

True but there are lots of cases of psychics actually helping police find missing people etc. I'm sure its few and far between but it does happen. If I lost a loved one I would take any advice or suggestions if they seemed sincere and genuine.

@whatabouttheearth

Жыл бұрын

It's all bullshit, if someone really has special cognitive abilities that were accurate they would not reveal that to the public unless they were daft, they would be well aware of the obligations and witch hunts that would ensue. Psychics know that psychics are bullshit.

I just stumbled upon this channel recently and am impressed by the quality of the content and research, glad to see a new upload!

@SonOfAdolf

Жыл бұрын

Any where good to eat in town?

I love that your narratives always favor reason and logic over sensationalism. Too many people recount such tales with a desire to attribute the fantastical to what is, in all likelihood, commonplace. Your videos stand out in a field crowded with lower quality fare. That people feel the need to ignore very real human tragedy, in the name of entertainment, disturbs me. In this video alone, you not only highlighted the very real human foibles and costs associated with the search, but also informed you viewers about the dangers of becoming lost and how victims' fortitude can sometimes lead to their demise. In this, your video provide a most useful service, one that you should be rightly proud of. Thank you again, for all of your hard work and diligence.

This guy could have been found. I would think that checking peaks would be a priority due to people trying to get a cell signal. That's common sense to me. Getting the chopper was unacceptable as well. And the car nonsense...this case just oozes unprofessionalism, to me anyway. But great video as always! ✌️👍

Very thorough account. Thanks.

Awesome art & breakdown. The best details & proof backing it.

Cool! This videos are wonderful. I'm always waiting for a new one to come out.

I just read a news article in the local paper, where it said, that over a thousand people went missing in my state (in germany) since the 70's. the state I live in, is for the most part populated, with only few forests, where you can get lost in. of course there will be many teenagers that ran away from home and many old people that simply forgot the way back home in that list but it is still surprising to me, how many are missing to this day.

@jirihutecka9020

Жыл бұрын

I am from Czech Republic and like you said. It is hard to walk couple of hours and not meet anyone. But USA has real wilderness which has to be respected. Walking alone in the mountains/dessert is really stupid idea..

He's back! Been a while. Good video.

Becoming a big fan of channel which i just found the other day. You do a great job and I love you keep an open mind. Looking forward to your next post!!

Thank you. Great video.

love ur vids bro

Yay! I'm at work so I'm not going to watch this till I get home. Joshua is one of my favorite mysterious places. Excited!😁

The best channel on youtube by far. Thank you The Missing Enigma

Always excited to see a new drop appreciate what you do 🤙

Well done. The illustrations and maps help to get a better idea of the story.

This channel is the best.

Just wanted to let you know this is my favorite channel on YT. Keep it up man