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@crazysilly2914

Ай бұрын

who's music do you use in your videos? is it your own? All the music you use in your videos is very nice

@sandraherdman3783

Ай бұрын

I'm guessing the Spanish gus were there to pick those 32 bins, what is the value of THOSE bins

@bfyrth

Ай бұрын

Great work, best missing channel by far!

@davidaston5773

Ай бұрын

Hildegard Hendrickson could've been EASILY made to disappear if the person or persons had a van size transport? Within a few hours the body could be removed from the scene and no one would even supsect it was them. As for your channel? I love how you just present the case and ideas but, never try to present one thing as what MUST'VE happened unike certain channels who just play to the viewers personal biases in favour. Cue Paulides presenting this case in a way which never adheres to it being mysterious while putting the suggestion in the viewers minds who wanted it anyway. OR just presenting a incomplete picture as meaning one thing. Social media is now a place where any bullshitter or liar can present any old con and convince people who apparently are too lazy or THICK to think for themselves and examine the validity of what they've been told. And, missing people's cases are now just an excuse to publish dogshit 'mysterious' 'truths' at the expense of the victim's lives. Pathetic. David

@adambuss654

Ай бұрын

Isn't mushroom hunting just foraging?

Hilda was my grandmother, thank you so much for your positive wishes and for covering her disappearance in a respectful way.

@tuftedtitmouse2330

Ай бұрын

💙

@bradleymadosh911

Ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss. I wish people would stop going to these national Park's they have so many missing people who go there and are never found again. I'm Indigenous and there is so many different things on Mother Earth. I seen a few and we have stories about them. There also is portals and if she walked into one they will never find her. Again I'm so sorry about your grandmother 😢

@ClaytonSea

Ай бұрын

@@bradleymadosh911 I have to tell you i disagree. My grandmother's disappearance was tragic and she passed on well before she should have, but she was doing something she loved and every time I go into the Cascade mountains I can feel her spirit and that's the reason I started hiking and sparked my love for the outdoors.

@phillyeli215

Ай бұрын

😢😢😢

@Natef89

Ай бұрын

​@@bradleymadosh911 Portals aren't real. You just want to believe they are.

Physical therapist here. Just a quick note: walking uphill with a bad knee is way more doable than you would assume. Downhill on the other hand is hella painful and debilitating, no matter what type of knee injury you have. Maybe she got up somewhere but physically couldn't come down again. But no matter what happened: my condolences to the family. I can only imagine what they were going through. Rest peacefully, Hildegard. ❤️ [Edit: My comment is made in reference to what was said during the site visit. 😊 Hope that makes it more clear.]

@fineacorn

Ай бұрын

Which is the reason someone with a bad knee wouldn't walk up a hill, knowing they'd have to walk down....

@fineacorn

Ай бұрын

It was already mentioned & well known she stuck to flat ground only

@richdurbano

Ай бұрын

So true about the downhills being tougher. Still recovering from a shattered knee and downhills/downstairs are tough.

@PanthenTiere

Ай бұрын

​​​@@fineacornWell, all I can say is I've sincerely seen and heard it all. Patients come in, get better and all of the sudden they come in and it is worse than ever. When inquiring I often get some form of: "I could move again, so doing [insert strenuous activity here] felt like a good idea." Hildegard was very experienced and probably pretty confident in her abilities. And she was hiking a more difficult terrain apparently. What starts out to be a good day, doesn't necessarily mean it stays like that, especially when one is exerting themselves. Sorry about the spelling and all, English is not my first language. 🙈 So I want to make one thing very clear: I do not blame her for what happened to her. First we don't know what happened, and secondly I know too well how important it is for elderly people to stay independent and keep doing what they love. I don't ever judge anyone for having a hard time accepting that their limits hinder them to a greater degree.

@gaylebaker8419

Ай бұрын

Too true. Uphill allows you to control your movement. Downhill gets out of control all too easily.

On top of all her other accomplishments, Hildegard was also an incredible genealogist with extensive published works and one of the worlds top experts on Appalachian Kentucky genealogy. Her contributions are invaluable (and selfless- she donated all proceeds of her books to the Asher Family Reunions). She is profoundly missed.

@Pack.Leader

Ай бұрын

Wow. Thanks for posting that. How interesting.

@Pipsqwak

Ай бұрын

It's such a shame. I just wish she'd not gone out there alone. Surely as an experienced mushroom-hunter she knew what kind of shady types were likely to be up there in a well-known morel spot fighting over the resource. Sometimes I think that older women like me can over-rely on our grandmotherly appearance and feistiness to protect us, as if all these criminal men will just think, "Awwww, she's just like my sweet, harmless Grandma" and treat us with deference and respect. But it's far more likely these guys will just see us as annoying but easily dispatched victims..

@g3rdus12

Ай бұрын

Wow she was one hell of a woman. May she rest in peace.

@lgarla23

Ай бұрын

Wow fascinating woman! Thank you for that 🙏

@jmflyer55

Ай бұрын

@@Pipsqwak... Sadly, the world is a different place today, even than what it was just 25 or 30 years ago. Younger adults today, have no inherent respect for the elderly as we had when we were their age. Times have certainly changed. It's for this reason, everyone, yes, including little ole grandma's and granddads should carry protection and not be to compassionate to use it, when in areas with shady characters.

The most probable cause of Hildegard is she confronted a commercial picker and threatened to alert authorities. The situation escalated and her body was moved to a different location.

@clpr2023

Ай бұрын

Absolutely.

@grantorino2009

Ай бұрын

Roger that. Totally agree.

@Witchofthewoods.

Ай бұрын

Very probable theory.

@user-ie8bz7jz2r

Ай бұрын

It's possible but why in the world would anyone alone in the woods especially a senior citizen start an argument with someone. It's always best to mind your own business and keep walking.

@LazyDaisyDay88

Ай бұрын

@@user-ie8bz7jz2r Because there are plenty of senior citizens (and other ages) who like to share their opinion with other people regardless of the situation. Not everyone has the same awareness of possible danger.

I must say, it has never occurred to me that there was a mushroom hunting underworld.

@queenicedcoffee4217

Ай бұрын

Mushroom cartel

@dianamew

Ай бұрын

I know right?!😂

@audreymuzingo933

Ай бұрын

Morels aren't quite as cherished as truffles but in that same ballpark. Restaurants and farmer's market shoppers will pay a lot of money for them.

@LilyGazou

Ай бұрын

I used to pick there. But I’d rather just work a job, not risk death.

@kateharris1210

20 күн бұрын

There are so many scumbags out there nowadays, junkies and otherwise, that any way they can possibly go out and get something for free and then sell it for cash, there WILL be a black market GUARANTEED. trust me. In Florida when it's Saw Palmetto berry season, you get people trespassing on your property in the middle of the night trying to pick berries, coming right up into your yard, or crawling around on their knees on your property in the middle of the day so as not to be seen, or you'll be on a bike trail in the woods and see people ducking out of sight when you come along, as they're hiding picking berries off palmetto bushes, so they can go and sell them for cash. I mean it's a HUGE problem. The police arrest people left and right, by the truckloads, for felony trespass during berry season. And it's just like with the mushrooms, if you have a person picking berries illegally in an area, and somebody else shows up to pick, it gets violent, and even deadly sometimes. It's absolutely unbelievable what people will do, and how they act, for cash crops and the allure of easy money. So the fact that Hildegard was probably killed by someone over something to do with mushrooms does not surprise me one bit.

Hildegard confronted illegal pickers and was abducted and killed. Because she was removed from the area, there was nothing for dogs to alert on. She was likely taken from the parking lot, as her mushrooms and personal belongings were found in her car. Her phone being there is particularly a suspicious sign. Unfortunately there are so many possible suspects, although Jeremy seems especially interesting, as he had personal history of angry confrontations with Hildegard. She would have recognized him and he would have known it. It’s tragic that no activity is safe from people who are willing to harm others. I hope someday the perpetrator(s) will be apprehended and punished.

I put on the video, being an avid Morel hunter, I get really excited about it. So I am watching and think to myself, "wow, she's old what was she thinking! " Then walk past a mirror and think.... "Oh! So am I but I went out last year. You silly hypocrite!"

@dorothylewis1207

Ай бұрын

😅🤣🤣 The Mirror, me too,

@jusmesuz

Ай бұрын

​@@dorothylewis1207me too, or me 3 😅

@Sirshackleton

Ай бұрын

😂😂

@hed2410

Ай бұрын

We have to die with our boots on!

@sf9145

Ай бұрын

And as long as you feel well enough, safe enough, and watch your step, GO for it!! Get the fresh air, enjoy the wilderness.

Believe it or not, morel picking is so lucrative it attracts a large criminal element. On account of many gourmet restaurants buying said mushrooms practically no questions asked.

@animula6908

Ай бұрын

Blood fungi

@LadyCaroline123

Ай бұрын

So they buy mushrooms from people who are not experts? That’s scary. I think recently a woman died from eating a mushroom in a restaurant. Unless it was an old video but I think it was new. There’s a big case in Australia right now where a woman allegedly murdered three people by poisonous mushrooms.

@dorothylewis1207

Ай бұрын

@@animula6908 With GREED attached.

@bills6093

Ай бұрын

We have the same thing with Ginseng in the Appalachians. Ginseng mafia. It's valuable and hunting it can be lucrative and territorial.

@crazysilly2914

Ай бұрын

and also these same people grow marijuana out there too

Confronting anyone about anything while alone in the wilderness, is not a good idea ever. Way too easy to get disappeared.

@StephenYuill

Ай бұрын

Yes, it shouldn't be this way, but Humans are the most dangerous predators, especially when you may be alone in a remote location. Certainly most people you meet are just fine, but I've read and researched concerning sketchy foreigners doing illegal activities as described here with this disappearance.

@profnkb

Ай бұрын

Agreed. I recently was out getting ramps for dinner along a river. They grow across an acre or so every spring. I saw someone else almost certainly commercially harvesting with tons of five gallon buckets. They looked pretty stressed and edgy, like they were living rough. On one hand, I was thinking, well I guess they really need the money so don't judge. On the other hand, I was thinking, now there's going to be nothing left to harvest next year - they're going to wipe it all out. I should ask them to be sure to leave some to keep the harvest going every year. Bottom line, I got a few ramps and went on my way. No way was I going to call them out, even with my great dog by my side.

@MakerInMotion

Ай бұрын

@@StephenYuill Darn right. There are cartels growing the devil's lettuce at grows deep in the woods. Legalization hasn't impacted the business like advocates said it would. Not when the high taxes means the illicit stuff is half the price.

@jennodine

Ай бұрын

and IF you do venture out alone, it would be wise to carry a piece. That’s unfortunately the world we live in.

@norml.hugh-mann

Ай бұрын

@@StephenYuill found the magatard who thinks watching right wing propoaganda like Tucker is "research"

One of the greatest channels to ever do it on the topic of missing people disappearing under strange circumstances. Bravo sir 👏

@hellbound2012

Ай бұрын

Paulides is the king though

@jfrancis98

Ай бұрын

@@hellbound2012 Please don’t compare Missing Enigma to Missing 411. Missing Enigma sticks to the facts and doesn’t leave them out when convenient so the story seems more mysterious. Just my opinion.

@hellbound2012

Ай бұрын

@jfrancis98 Paulides just sticks to cases that meet the profile points that meet missing 411 criteria. Not sure he purposely leaves anything out but I could be wrong. I don't really care either way. Just a way to kill time listening to these bizarre stories

@theantichrist5191

Ай бұрын

Steve Stockton's the best hands down....

@jfrancis98

Ай бұрын

@@theantichrist5191 yes

As a fellow morel mushroom hunter I can attest to the fact that once you find several, it definitely motivates to go deeper. And it becomes easy to get turned around

No one does 'missing' as well as you on here; incredible meticulous research with great narration and your artwork is amazing. Thanks for all your work.

@Bye_Good

Ай бұрын

I concur!

I started watching this channel as an antidote to David Paulides..You make much more sense..

@cabooseabs6864

Ай бұрын

I'm all for being open minded to super natural events as I've had some experiences I can't explain, but Paulides purposefully leaves out facts of his missing 411 cases. Once you get the whole story a lot of his cases don't seem that mysterious. What's scary is that he used to be law enforcement.

@Messier45_Pleiades

Ай бұрын

@@cabooseabs6864 I couldn't agree more. Paulides does leave out facts that do not agree with his theories. I too have had experiences that are hard to explain, but I don't think Big Foot is hiding behind every tree. Paulides does.

@tillitsdone

Ай бұрын

Paulides is a conman whose first priority is financial.

@grantorino2009

Ай бұрын

@@cabooseabs6864Paulides overplays his LE card in an attempt to maintain credibility. He has been out of LE for YEARS.

@trejea1754

Ай бұрын

Paulides says people with German surnames are unusually frequently targeted. Statements like this create doubt about him, for me.

One way to NOT be safe in the woods is to openly confront shady illegal foragers when you are alone, not to mention physically compromised.

@ericbutler739

Ай бұрын

What a sad world when anything some 80 year old has to say leads to violence. Demons in human skin.

@peenbanana

Ай бұрын

@@ericbutler739 it’s been that way since the beginning of time except now the news is distributed straight to your face instead of lost in time like it was for 1000s of years before the age of technology

@ms-jl6dl

Ай бұрын

​@@ericbutler739No,just humans. You don't understand violence.

@ms-jl6dl

Ай бұрын

​@@ericbutler739No,just humans. And you too don't understand nature. P.S. Would you scold a bear?

@ericbutler739

Ай бұрын

@@ms-jl6dl What makes you think you have any idea of what I do or don't understand? You happen to be wrong on both points.

That beautiful one of a kind necklace that she was probably wearing that day would not have escaped the attention of an attacker. I wonder if, during the investigation, they checked into pawn shops in the Seattle area?

@EndingSimple

Ай бұрын

I was wondering about that myself. No checks made?

@elaztec.aztecca

Ай бұрын

Good thinking …. hmm?

@randyhebbebusche3644

Ай бұрын

Too incriminating.

@EndingSimple

Ай бұрын

@@randyhebbebusche3644 Maybe right now, but after a while, whoever has it may think things have died down and try to sell it to someplace further away from the area. Never overestimate the intelligence of criminals.

@m0llymayo637

Ай бұрын

@@randyhebbebusche3644 maybe. They seem greedy and desperate to me. Greedy + desperate = not too smart.

Some greedy bastard of a morel hunter probably got scolded by Mrs Hildegard and took offense, and retribution by murdering the lady. She was probably a firecracker when mad and threatened the wrong individuals. May she rest in peace. Ive been waiting all month for another excellent video from you and of course you never disappoint. Nobody does outdoorsman (and women) mysteries like you, my dude and this particular episode is one of your best!!

@whiteyfisk9769

9 күн бұрын

At least she wasnt raycist!!!

Her limited walking ability, the nature of morel sites, the unlocked car and undisturbed belongings, the lack of findings and the failure of the search dogs: she was never missing from the trailhead. Someone took her away from there in another vehicle. Likely deceased already.

@LilyGazou

Ай бұрын

This exactly. Searchers were very thorough with dogs tracking, etc. I have hunted mushrooms in the area. It’s easy to get rid of a body out here. Vast wilderness areas, wild animals to get rid of evidence.

@JulStar13

Ай бұрын

Yep.

@sherri-be5pw

Ай бұрын

​@@LilyGazouthe Vast wilderness tells me that she possibly couldn't walk anymore due to her bad knees. The searchers couldn't find her in the woods bc it's so vast

@MadamFizzgig

21 күн бұрын

Idk, there have been cases where huge search parties fan out and search miles from where someone went missing… and 10+ years later they’re found not far from where they disappeared. The woods is just a beast to search thoroughly.

@fadedjate7230

8 күн бұрын

​@MadamFizzgig This, right here.

I wish the mainstream media had the journalistic integrity that this channel does

@mlazNJ

Ай бұрын

well said

@MrJsv650

Ай бұрын

Mainstream media is ran by the CIA, from mainstream news to blockbuster movies. It has zero to do with reporting anything and everything to do with keeping people in fear or triggered.

@alphooey

Ай бұрын

and compassionate as well.

@KnightsTable

21 күн бұрын

mainstream media is geared towards crowd control not actually sharing and spreading the real news.

Mushroom hunter here. It's worth mentioning just how much morel mushrooms sell for especially fresh. If they aren't dried, they go bad quickly. I've seen morels sell for $220 a pound. It goes up and down a lot. If she walked up on a bunch of drunk illegal mushroom hunters, there is no telling what happened.

@mushyroom9569

Ай бұрын

No one is illegal.

@MadamFizzgig

21 күн бұрын

@@mushyroom9569 She didn’t say they were…? She said people illegally picking mushrooms.

@Roert-yn3cs

18 күн бұрын

​@@mushyroom9569if they are illegal then they *_are_* illegal 😂

@hauntedcoffee749

17 күн бұрын

⁠​⁠​⁠@@mushyroom9569If they are illegally hunting mushrooms, then yes, they’re illegal 😭😭

@XxKilleredxX

15 күн бұрын

@@Roert-yn3cs the act is the thing that's illegal, not the person doing the act. Murdering someone is illegal, being a person who has murdered someone is not.

"The Missing Enigma" is the Gold Standard of the missing persons channels here on youtube.

@spleeeen4it

23 күн бұрын

100%

You almost wish the sheriff went and checked out that other car that turned around when they stopped the Hispanic man. This whole mushrooming hunting is new to many & never knew the demand & how lucrative it can be for these poachers. Great job Nick!

@crazysilly2914

Ай бұрын

that hispanic guy was hired help maybe? The real brains behind the operation was in that second truck

@GreenMan1986x

Ай бұрын

I thought the same thing. Two vehicles brazenly bypassing a police barricade. Then I saw the video of the actual road which looks like it can only just accommodate one vehicle. Wouldn't seem like the officer could catch up to the second vehicle if this Alonso person was in the way perhaps stalling him.

@whiteyfisk9769

9 күн бұрын

Its Washington...theyre not gonna do a damn thing to anyone blk or brwn

I am also an expert mycologist, and I have run into other humans who seem to be those exact 'commercial pickers'. Some of them are indeed very territorial, much like ticked off Grizzly Bears. That's what they remind me of, any how. Or, a ticked off and very territorial badger, perhaps. I have been accosted by people like that twice, when I still lived in my birth state of Montana. I was threatened with physical violence in one of those cases, but once I explained that I was born in the area, am an expert mycologist, and have been coming to that particular spot long before that person was even born, he eventually backed off. I also offered to show him other spots to find Morels, just trying to be polite, but also fearing for my life somewhat. He did not take me up on the offer and I am glad he didn't. However, I have heard of other mushroom hunters being threatened and harmed by these commercial pickers, who seem to think they now own all of our forests. This territorial crap didn't start until the late 1980's through the 1990's, and currently, it is even worse. It happens a lot in Montana, Idaho and Washington, because there is such a large amount of Morels, especially in the recently burned areas, of which there are unfortunately many nowadays. I often wonder if it isn't these commercial pickers who start these huge forest fires and conflagrations. It is actually quite likely, which is very sad. It is also very sad that humans continue to act in this way. It makes our species totally untrustworthy in my opinion. I am afraid that this is exactly what happened to Hildegarde, since nothing else really makes any logical sense. Accident? She would have been found, then. She was accosted by some nasty and territorial commercial picker or pickers, and was made to disappear. It's really horrible that you can be out trying to enjoy one of your favourite hobbies, and that you can be dispatched for doing so by terrible, bad examples of humanity. It is also why I have begun to carry a weapon with me when hunting fungi, any more. I am actually preparing to go hunt for Morels right now, when I am done watching this video. They are out here in Minnesota as of now, and I know where to find some. No other people where I am going, as it is my friend's private property. I really hope that Hildegarde is found someday soon. Even though it would just be a recovery, it would give her friends and family some peace of mind, and they deserve that. Great video as always, and thanks for covering this and all cases that you do.

@user-mk8yh1gv5r

Ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment! It adds so much context to the situation. It deserves to be pinned imo

@cortrichards8179

Ай бұрын

@@user-mk8yh1gv5r Thank you, so much! That is very kind of you. I hope you have an absolutely fabulous 2024!

@cortrichards8179

Ай бұрын

@@user-mk8yh1gv5r You are most welcome. I tried to reply earlier, but my posts keep on disappearing. Not sure why that should be, but I will try once more. I am glad that my original post helps paint a more vivid picture of the situation. It actually enrages me, that there are humans out there, even in our forests, who are so hateful and evil, that they would do something horrible to an elderly female like Hilda. To anyone, for that matter! I do also think that it is those exact Commercial Pickers, who start most of the huge forest fires and conflagrations. It is something our government and we ourselves, are going to need to address very, very soon. We are losing all of our forests to the Commercial Pickers, who obviously don't care about the planet, its environments, or other humans. They need to be stopped. The burning of our National Forests must cease. Have a great day, and all the best.

@KeikoBushnell

Ай бұрын

😮 I had no idea. Crazy

@mushyroom9569

Ай бұрын

Forest fires are a natural part of the ecosystem.

Killed after confrontation and body removed by commercial picker.

@dorothylewis1207

Ай бұрын

Not blaming Ms Hildagard but we are ALL safer minding our OWN business.

@markkinder6275

Ай бұрын

That is what happened, no doubt!

@alanwatts8239

Ай бұрын

@@dorothylewis1207 She did this for almost 40 years. She definately knew how to mind her own business ay? Probably got robbed.

@dorothylewis1207

Ай бұрын

@alanwatts8239 Yup, the Gold! But on the other hand she did not approve of "cheaters" and told them SO!

@newellaorbana

Ай бұрын

@@dorothylewis1207 We are ALL safer packing a 9 and telling people not to get too close.

THE MISSING ENIMGA UPLOADED 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@josi4251

Ай бұрын

Yes, he does such a great job, with compassion for the missing and their loved ones. And he's not just a talking head -- he gets out there and shows us what the scene looks like. Another great job by M.E.!

This reminds me of the woman hiking the Appalachian Trail and went off the trail to go to the bathroom. She lost her way back to the trail. They found her body and a diary years later.

@MrJsv650

Ай бұрын

Yup and she wasn't far off the trail at all

@Mike-es2yg

Ай бұрын

I just listened to that story today on the "true horror" channel!! Idk how she couldn't find her way back to the trail after just walking off of it to go to the bathroom...? It's just unbelievable, but it happened.

@angelmist4253

Ай бұрын

She had no business being out there alone.

@MrJsv650

Ай бұрын

@@angelmist4253 this isn't a sexist comment but I think a lot of times these empowered women finally encounter someone who is not concerned with their "female privilege". They just can't believe there isn't a man there to save them like every other time they ran their mouth. I've seen countless situations where a women stirs sht up and then starts looking around for a man to back her up when it starts going sideways.

I cannot believe they never followed up on the men who passed the barricade and went up there in the middle of the night

@pure_awareness

Ай бұрын

Crazy isn't it

@bruderschweigen6889

Ай бұрын

This is seattle they would have burned down the city of the police followed up on a POC

@whiteyfisk9769

9 күн бұрын

They were Hispanic in Washington state....them and the moon people literally have a license to kill there.

@whiteyfisk9769

9 күн бұрын

​@@bruderschweigen6889lol you beat me to it. Glad someone else isnt scared to speak truth and stand up for what is right.

Im a retired police officer, and I think she was walking along the road and found someone's stash, and they caught her. Or she saw someone hiding a stash and threatened to report them. I'd say she isn't in the area.

@BethanyYocum

Ай бұрын

I completely agree with you.

@mercymylord5139

Ай бұрын

Sad but could be true bc ppls use the name "karen" for a woman who goes out her way to stick her nose in others business & maybe she did that & sadly it didn't end well, so all we can do is pray for her soul & her family as well bc the living are the ones who go through mental hell in cases like this so may she R.I.PARADISE & thx for your service to the public bc it's ppls in your formal profession who try to stop & solve b.s. like this

@stephaniemorrissey5114

Ай бұрын

Unfortunately, you are most likely correct. Drugs are responsible for SO many deaths/disappearances, and, although it's a minority of the time, it's not ALWAYS those taking/dealing drugs.

@anthonywandowicz8084

Ай бұрын

Who hides their stash on the side of a road where the potential wondering old woman could easily slowly walk up and see it? If they are that careless with their stash what makes you think they can make a body dissappear along with any trace of their presence? But maybe

@Kiki-th1wm

Ай бұрын

That's what I was thinking.

I’ve been hunting mushrooms for decades, and certain types hide well in the foliage and duff. It requires a lot of attention, and if you’re in an area that you don’t know extremely well, it’s pretty easy to look up and suddenly realize you don’t have any idea where you are.

You did AMAZING work on this, Nick! Props also to local LE, too, for doing it right. I’ve never seen such a remote place so full of people. Gary’s aggression toward everyone pings my radar. I fear a spirited Hildegard confronted one of these unsavory types, & they caused her fatal harm. Millions of places out there to commit a criminal act & hide evidence. This one smacks of foul play for sure.

Illegal morel harvesting sounds like an equivalent of stealing copper for rural methheads.

@KBurn91

Ай бұрын

You pretty much nailed it with that comparison. I lived in both WA and ID, a lot of down and out tweakers pick morels.

@bruderschweigen6889

Ай бұрын

They are probably insanely good at it too considering all the time they spend searching for tiny meth shards in their carpet lol they always knew they were training for something just didn't know it would be mushrooms 🧐

@mamadoom9724

5 күн бұрын

Rural meth heads also steal copper 😅

I lived in Everett when this happened. Strangely, never heard about it until now. But you're 100% right that the mushroom scene up there gets weird. Only had two experiences with them, but they were enough. Had a guy I worked with who was into them. Anyone mentions anything about going into the woods he'd get real close and whisper that if we saw any mushrooms to let him know because he has a buyer and will give you a cut. Not sure if he was legal or not, but anytime the topic came up it felt like talking to a drug dealer. The second was when I went shooting near Darrington with a buddy. We were getting unloaded when a guy walks up, looking strung out on something, and an Ikea bag full of mushrooms telling us we can't look for them there because it was illegal. I told him we're not here to look for shrooms. "Then what are you here for?" "Shooting" my buddy said while he was taking out his FAL. Then the guy saw my AK in my truck and just told us to have a nice day and walked away. Very glad I was armed that day. I will say the society up there was great. They used to have a fair every year that I found myself at. Great people and very knowledgeable.

Jeremy was on my radar immediately. The fact that Hildegard was safety conscious even though she was outspoken makes me think that she wouldn't start an argument with a person that she suspected was an organised illegal picker but that knowing Jeremy and finding him doing illegal picking she would have felt comfortable to confront him. Also in the past we have seen that killers want to come back to the scene and try to involve themselves in a way. But the main reason I look at Jeremy is because in these little societies of mushroom pickers or other interest groups, they can be deadly aggressive to each other because of all of their strong opinions. Here in Australia Brisbane we seen it happen in a Cat Society and I've heard of other deadly encounters within small societies that are very invested in their own opinions. It's a shame the police didn't take away Jeremy's car for testing incase the body was taken away from the area. If it wasn't foul play and she just had an accident they would have found her body

@Fido-vm9zi

4 күн бұрын

Sus

I know a few edgy people who do not believe they fit into society and do not want people from society telling them what to do and heavily supplement their income selling mushrooms, ramps ect. Just a month or so ago a met a stranger in the woods looking for morels who openly stated his words “I was just released from being locked up for 4 years and I’m out trying to make some money” Leave these people alone! Desperate people do desperate things.

@sherri-be5pw

Ай бұрын

Desperate times call for Desperate measures is true but there were lots of mushrooms for everyone so don't think they the so called Desperate ppl were that desperate although everything should be considered

@kevinhullinger8743

Ай бұрын

@@sherri-be5pw desperate to make a income to last them a while. To them other people are stealing their money not picking mushrooms.

@sherri-be5pw

Ай бұрын

@@kevinhullinger8743 good point as anything is possible what could've happened to her but seems unlikely without her body that anyone will find what happened to her. Speculating is just that without any actual evidence. Bc bad ppl exist it was unwise of her to go alone but perhaps she had become too complacent and or had noone to come with her that day. All things considered, she is probably still in the area just farther than ppl had looked amd most likely scenario imo is that she wandered out too far and couldn't make it back with her bad knees. But again, I have no evidence to rule out other possibilities just like everyone here is speculating too

@kevinhullinger8743

Ай бұрын

@@sherri-be5pw totally agree with you.

It's said she told others to not hunt alone, yet she, a 79 year old person with bad knees, did exactly that. If she would make one unsafe choice, she may well have made other unsafe choices, leading to an accident. You only need to have one bad day for it to be your last. 😕

@redarrowhead2

27 күн бұрын

This is the only smart comment

@indigo0977

6 күн бұрын

Agreed. And it wouldn't necessarily even have to be a mistake that caused an issue. There are a lot of possibilities, and people do go missing in the wilderness pretty regularly. Limited mobilty is still mobility, and given time you can get pretty far away even traveling slowly. Losing her bearings, or getting confused or disoriented could have put her much farther away than she would normally have gone. And there are a lot of things that can cause disorientation. For example, falling down and ending up with a concussion, or having a stroke in just the right place in your brain can mess up how well you think without necessarily having much of an impact on your ability to move. So while foul play is a valid possibility, there is no actual proof that it wasn't just an accident and the search parties just haven't found her so far. People really are just guessing.

@Fido-vm9zi

4 күн бұрын

Probably had no person to go with & wanted to go.

Best day EVER when you upload! Thank you for the thoughtful, well researched, and always non judgmental coverage!

Illegal commercial harvesting would have to be done with the least amount of detection. It would be impossible to to fill and stash 32 bins during the day. My guess is Alonso and others worked during the night filling and hiding bins for Jeremy. This "nosey old lady" (I mean no disrespect) discovers their bins/operation and is dealt with. With Jeremy, Alonso, and others showing up, it is just too coincidental. These guys are ALL dirty. I cannot help but mention the obvious. My most sincere condolences to this incredible lady's family and friends.

@GodsThirdEye

Ай бұрын

And since they disappeared her and realized the cops were up there Jeremy told Alonso and co to go pick up those 32 bins before they got found. They didn't expect a cop to be guarding the scene all night. So the mushrooms they killed that old hag for got found and taken anyway. She died for nothing. The lesson here is MYOB! Especially when ur alone deep in the wrong part of the woods. Never get between criminals and their money.

@nathanj3114

Ай бұрын

@@GodsThirdEye Exactly, because fungus ill be around long after we are dead and gone.

@NAKER420

Ай бұрын

@@GodsThirdEyeplay stupid games win stupid prizes

@tillitsdone

Ай бұрын

@@GodsThirdEye I've met a few, and the illegal harvesters are shady characters; and/or have mental issues, addictions, etc. They're people who typically can't survive the demands of a normal job situation, so turn to this to survive. They're anything but stable. I'd bet my house she ran afoul with one of them.

@dancesinchieftains1442

14 күн бұрын

That's Karma and how it works. Her spirit made sure that they didn't get their mushrooms...

So many of these tragedies seem preventable. If i have learned Anything from these excellent programs, it is that no one should Ever go into a wilderness area alone, and without sharing with others exactly where you will be and when you can be expected back..

Losing Hildegard is also the loss of infinite mushroom/fungi knowledge that can never be taught or replaced. Not to mention the grief and confusion her family must feel. 😕 What a mysterious world we live in.

@youtubecertified4643

Ай бұрын

How do you figure it is lost and can never be taught or replaced? I'm less than half her age and gained what I know of fungi on my own. It's not lost. Lots of people know mushroom hunting "secrets". Most of it isn't really a secret, just the locations in which they're found. But if you can identify trees, you pretty much have mushrooms in the bag.

@johnanon6938

Ай бұрын

@@youtubecertified4643 The fungi locations change and don't forget Hildegard taught people including.. Jeremy (cough). So yeah I'm with you and don't see her fungi knowledge as lost either.

@randomposter5665

Ай бұрын

If what she knew could never be taught or replaced then is it really a loss of knowledge??

@thurayya8905

Ай бұрын

I was a teacher. There is always intimate knowledge of a subject that you don't always get to pass along. When someone dies, that knowledge is gone.

@emiwoo9355

Ай бұрын

She was an instructor that worked with several people at the same level. The information is not lost, just the nice person who worked to share the knowledge.

I love having a real look at where these people have gone missing. It gives a real connection to them and makes it feel more...real. Well done.

Can’t wait to watch this one. I love how thorough you are and don’t jump to crazy conclusions. Keep up the good work.

I really appreciate these videos where you go to the site where the person went missing. It's always so different to what I had imagined from the original story. This landscape is much more rugged than I had pictured for a story of a 79 year old woman going missing hunting mushrooms. Great work!

@LilyGazou

Ай бұрын

You would be amazed how rugged, how extensive the wilderness.

1:14 when I was about 9 or 10 I whent raspberry picking with my father, in the deep forests of Värmland in Sweden. I had a feeling we were going the wrong way and finally my fathere said "okay, we're lost". On our way to get un-lost came to a small grovel road and by chance a car cane at us from a distance. It turned out we where half way to Norway 😂😂😂

@froggercuntzman7260

Ай бұрын

Finnskogen regner jeg med? 😁

"suspicious Prius" got me laughing for some reason

@drewb3007

Ай бұрын

Dirty Mike and the Boyz

@somethingelse4424

Ай бұрын

Too quiet

@satorified1612

23 күн бұрын

Hey, Prius drivers can be gangsters too!

Fresh morel mushrooms can sell for $20 a pound in grocery stores, with dried morels reaching prices of $15-$20 per ounce, equating to roughly $160 per pound. People have killed for a lot less. If she came across someone and threatened to report them (Hilde doesn't seem like the kind of lady to take any guff from anyone), it seems very likely that they forced her to their vehicle and left, disposing of her elsewhere.

Currently, Jeremy appears to be living his best life as a darling forager for Seattle-area gourmet restaurants and farmer's markets.

@Starfish2145

22 күн бұрын

What his last name?

@whiteyfisk9769

9 күн бұрын

The rich will exterminate all of us as soon as the get robots to do all the dirty work they are too smug to do

Thanks for the upload 👍 Much love from the UK 🇬🇧 🙌

Another great episode! Music choice is always perfect...so mysterious and eerie and beautiful. What keeps running through my mind is why someone so knowledgeable and experienced, who trained others NEVER to hunt mushrooms alone, would go off and do just that? Was it over-confidence? What other reason would she have had for doing such a thing? She was well-aware of her physical limitations, so why? That part just baffles me. I agree though, with no trace at all, I think it was most probably foul play. How disgusting that a pastime as beautiful and calming as mushroom gathering is yet another ruined by greedy and nefarious criminals. My bet is on Jeremy too. Trust Hildegard's words, not her actions: NEVER mushroom hunt alone. RIP Hildegard.

In the history of youtube this channel and Lordanarts are the best to ever do it

@spleeeen4it

Ай бұрын

this channel is way ahead of that garbage

@mamadoom9724

5 күн бұрын

I like lordanarts too but this channels so much more entertaining. It just feels more mysterious.

Excellent video, as always, my good sir.

I have a case you might be interested in covering, and thats the case of one Chance Englebert, from Moorcroft, Wyoming, USA. He disappeared after walking away from the home of his wife's family, only once being seen walking in a store security camera. He left behind his wife, newborn, and friends and family when he disappeared in 2019 and nothing has ever been found of him. I have plenty more details if you're interested

@chadcarroll8074

5 күн бұрын

I thought he got into an argument with his in-laws while golfing and walked away from the course. I always thought the in-laws ended up picking him up acting like they wanted to work things out then Wacked him.

I’m afraid she confronted the wrong person. You have to be very careful out there. I have run into some pretty hinky people outdoors, the farther out the worse it gets. It sounds like the SAR and Law Enforcement did a great job on this case.

@RustCole01

Ай бұрын

That's why I agree with the common refrain of Roanoke Tales... Stay Strapped or Get Clapped.

Its wonderful to have a new Missing Enigma early on Saturday. Mushroom people can be very competitive. I used to do alot of picking and have witnessed some squabbles. If someone offed her they had alot of great terrain to hide a body. This maybe one of your first actual mysterious missing person cases. Good job Nick.

Doesn't the report from Wanda saying that they had been to that location a few days prior contradict what Igor said about her mentioning that she's never been to that area and needing directions from him?

I love this channel. It's not flashy, and loud. It's not too far out there

Commercial picking in an area where it's forbidden, huh? Hildegard might have taken offense to that..

@Jacob-kv4sl

Ай бұрын

I pick morels for fun, never sold any, but here in Nebraska they can go for $25/lb. Havent finished the video but I would imagine 32 bins is well within the 5 figure area. Enough for sometime to do something stupid over.

@willywokeup9112

Ай бұрын

Agree

@einienj3281

Ай бұрын

@@Jacob-kv4sl Whenever money, greed and illegal things are involved, things can go from bad to worse very quickly..

@bills6093

Ай бұрын

@@Jacob-kv4sl $25 a pound? Man if the homeless copper and aluminum thieves catch on...

@radiofreeacab

Ай бұрын

​@@bills6093 the largest metal thieving operations are run by people who have houses, no need to slur people who aren't as fortunate as you

An avid mushroom hunter might go off trail just a bit, or push themselves a little bit more than they normally would if they were finding a lot of great mushrooms. You just said that as I typed this, nevermind, you got it covered 😂

One of the things I think make your presentations of these kinds of cases so much better is how thorough you are. You will actually go to the site of the disappearance, when able. You don't just rely on reports other people wrote. I really appreciate your work. Thank you.

mate i've watched a couple videos of yours now, and I must say you do an incredible job. I often scour the internet or google maps trying to find photos or video of the locations of these missing cases, and for you to take the time to include your own personal visit and document the area like you have here is next level. When you're watching from the other side of the world, you've given us a first hand look right into the story and that cannot be overstated how much I appreciate it. Subscribed, and I look forward to binging your entire channel! Keep up the great work. Cheers from Australia.

I was watching the video and was going to comment about how protective & secretive some mushroom foragers can be, as I know some people in France who are so serious about their regular Morel spots, the mushrooms are ridiculously valuable. But of course you have it covered. Great vid as always.

Your videos are very well made, I appreciate how you focus on sharing truth and facts in each story you cover, rather than jumping to conclusions, or feeding a conspiracy theory. I grew up in Seattle and I have lived here most of my life, and it's awesome to have such a classy channel detailing Washington State.

@LilyGazou

Ай бұрын

You are a rarity now. Born and raised in Seattle.

Who knew that mushroom picking can be such a dangerous activity. Wow!

It always amazes me when people confront others without any backup. I guess we can't know that happened here, but I've seen it in other cases, and it it mind blowing to me.

@Mike-es2yg

Ай бұрын

I agree, especially when they can't defend themselves! Don't they consider the consequences? You never know what someone else is going through or capable of, so be careful!

It seems odd that there was no follow up on her necklace. It seems unlikely that someone willing to do the hard work of mushroom picking would just hang on to a necklace that was probably worth a decent chunk of change.

@audreymuzingo933

Ай бұрын

Hang on, what was said about her necklace? I remember her family said she always wore it and there was an image of one like hers on the screen, but I don't recall anything being said about it later.

@HiDesert004

Ай бұрын

@@audreymuzingo933it was described as gold, which would be worth a few bucks.

You always do thorough research, check police reports, witness accounts and never sensationalize. I appreciate that. It's always interesting to watch your videos. I hope if I ever disappear in the wilderness, you're on the case. (Not foreshadowing. 😇)

Let's go Missing Enigma! Greetings from Norway!

@stevenjohnson7086

Ай бұрын

Hei! Jeg gjerne liker videoen.

Enigma, have you ever considered becoming a private detective? You do better / more thorough investigative work than most police precincts.

@bartconnelly4355

Ай бұрын

probably less money than having a youtube channel.

Always makes my day when the missing enigma uploads. Thanks nick

In the general geographic area where I hunt mushrooms, a lot of folks harvest wild mushrooms in order to afford drugs. Of course that isn't everybody. Some others go out with crews who maintain camps. It is said the crews are frequently made up of immigrants. I have never been threatened but am alert and I have my dogs with me. I find the professional crews take the easy way through the forest. I go to rougher areas where they do not go. On the other hand, little to nothing can lead to an altercation depending upon the people seeking trouble. I had an unpleasant experience today which had nothing to do with mushrooms or the wilderness. I walked away from an angry person but there could have been an ugly scene. I am a middle aged woman.

@Pipsqwak

Ай бұрын

Years ago in my area of Washington state, there was a problem with organized crews of people gathering salal, Oregon grape, moss, and some varieties of ferns as greens for the floral industry. It was big news that these people were stripping wilderness areas and even national parks of native plants. I seem to remember there was a crackdown on florists and commercial outlets who were buying the illegal harvest, and I haven't heard much about it lately. I do remember seeing sketchy-looking old beater trucks way up old logging roads, loaded with sketchy-looking people and buckets back in the 1990s. Now you're more likely to see wild foods "foragers", who think they're being all green by eating native plant foods, but who are in reality stripping the forests and depriving animals and Indigenous groups of their rightful food sources.

@Mike-es2yg

Ай бұрын

Arm yourself, at least carry a decent knife. Most people, even with bad intentions, will back off if you pull out a knife (at least a 4 inch blade). Good luck, stay safe!

@danielhicks4826

Ай бұрын

The world is not a fair or equal place, please consider going with a guy you trust. Just because you shouldn't have to to do that does not mean anything, its absurd how many women have been killed because they decided to go to 3rd world nations alone or just with a gf or wander off into the mystery woods alone.

@thecook8964

14 күн бұрын

Better to carry a weapon, man or woman.

Professionally put together as usual Nick. The families, friends and everybody involved in these cases undoubtedly appreciate the manner in which you present these episodes.

My man need a tv documentary series.

@spleeeen4it

23 күн бұрын

he's too intelligent for dumbed down tv

A fiesty old woman threatening the livelihoods of scuzzy poachers. The exemplary SAR effort is, unfortunately, more than offset by the lack of pursuit of the seemingly obvious foul play angle. Great vid!

Whether personal or commercial, mushroom hunters are insane. The keys being with the vehicle really opens up the case to a much broader area as it could have been moved.

@PeterGibbonns

Ай бұрын

Imagine how bad they smell.

@angelmist4253

Ай бұрын

I have a cousin who forages for mushrooms. I assure you she is far from "insane".

@PeterGibbonns

Ай бұрын

@@angelmist4253 Sure she smells though right?

You should carry a gun when going in to the woods. If you don't know firearms, just research it or ask an expert. There are even compact, lightweight pistols that can be life-savers.

I think foul play is a very high probability in this case.

@redarrowhead2

27 күн бұрын

People think that in every missing person case, and they’re wrong.

@JEFFREYWILSONMESSER

27 күн бұрын

​@redarrowhead2 you didn't even watch the video did you?

As a former LEO and private investigator and someone that's worked to help train K 9 tracking dogs . Back in the day, I pretty much ( not officially) pen - pointed where they would find the child of Casey Anthony. Hilda, it's my belief , was either forced back to or followed to her vehicle . That is why the K9s never struck outside the perimeter. She was abducted at the parking area . In Florida, the Mexican Palmetto Berry poachers will leave their illegally obtained sacks in the woods till after dark . I dealt with this many times. Theory, she was taken ,along with her harvest and dumped in a river in the area. Christopher or Jeremy are my suspects.

@bendy6626

Ай бұрын

Seems possible. I've worked and trained scent dogs, too, and your ideas fit their behavior. (Always allowing for dog & handler skills.)

@jojostudrock8185

Ай бұрын

@bendy6626 trust the dog !

@a3b4c56

Ай бұрын

I agree, this seems obvious, in a river or far enough away from the original area that all search teams would never reach. I just think it is a shame, there so many murderous low-lives in the Morell Mushroom poaching(unbelievable) that when she faced one of these rodents up; they killed her. The fall of human decency she must have witnessed in her long life over those years must have seemed unfathomable to her or to me even now. At least she went out courageously vs as a scared wimp like most of us will go out or like the criminal-minded person calling her a Karen. Yeh, she could have been wiser though, and still reported these people.

@BoshiYoshi

Ай бұрын

My thought was definitely that if it was foul play, she had to have been abducted and taken while alive. I don't want to come across as rude or disrespectful, but she was not a small woman, so I can't see a situation where she randomly has a confrontation with someone on the trail, they snap and kill her, and then are able to drag her body off to hide somewhere or load it up into a vehicle unless it was a group of several people. It seems like there were a lot of people in and out of the area so if it was foul play, whatever happened must have happened relatively quickly. A confrontation and abduction at the vehicle as she is attempting to leave (and threatening to report someone she may have encountered and got into an argument with on the trail) seems most likely, unfortunately.

@audreymuzingo933

Ай бұрын

Do you think her car would have been searched beyond assaying the contents, like for any forensics (or suspicious lack thereof, like wiped down areas)?

Those commercial mushroom guys did away with Hildegard. She probably confronted them.

@AlaborJinta

Ай бұрын

like an absolute clueless moron. imagine wagging your finger at a tiger in the jungle. unfortunately the highly educated and refined grossly underestimate the evil and chaos inside of some human beings.

@Pipsqwak

Ай бұрын

Seems to me the local law enforcement or fish and game officers need to patrol the area a little more frequently if it's such a hotbed of illegal mushroom harvesting. Seems they could bag more than their usual quota of scumbags and tweakers, reducing the local crime rate in the process as well as protecting the mushroom habitat and innocent old ladies. And why in hell didn't they investigate that "abandoned" campsite more thoroughly, especially since there were obviously guns being fired up there? Who knows what innocent hikers and legal mushroom hunters those mofos could have shot, accidentally or otherwise?

@redarrowhead2

27 күн бұрын

There is no evidence to indicate she did or would confront anyone. This is not too different from thinking she got abducted by aliens

Such a beautiful area up there! I think it's easy to surmise that Hildegard may have encountered someone up to no good in their mushroom picking, she went off on them verbally, and it was the wrong person. Either that or an accident or a medical emergency occurred and she has thus far remained hidden, despite sniffer dogs and good searchers. It's just a sad situation, but once again, it seems like a bad idea to go off alone in such wilderness, especially in this case.

@redarrowhead2

27 күн бұрын

There is 0 evidence that she did or would have confronted anyone. This is pure speculation.

@josi4251

27 күн бұрын

@@redarrowhead2 It's ALL speculation when you don't have a body or any evidence. She was known to be rather confrontational with mushroom poachers as stated in the video. Even police work includes speculation in the absence of evidence, up and until anything evidentiary is found.

Been looking forward to another unsolved mystery, as you always give a ton of details and share drawings or showing yourself telling us the story. And of course going out on the field. I find this helps to stay focused on longer stories as well. Thanks again!

I like how this channel actually goes through every specific detail with theses missing 411 cases and even provides the original police reports and sometimes visits the locations to give an idea of how the areas are. I’m open minded when it comes to the paranormal/unexplained but this channel makes a lot of the “paranormal” cases seem more logical such as the Dennis Martin case and the Yuba City 5

@Pipsqwak

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I've got no time or patience for the ridiculous "paranormal" crap. I find it stupid, childish, and utterly disrespectful of the real grief and horror experienced by missing victims and their families.

@juliana.x0x0

Ай бұрын

@@Pipsqwak⁠I'm not someone who ever had any kind of opinions on the paranormal until I had a TRULY unexplainable and bizarre experience that I could only categorize as "paranormal". That being said, I think a large majority of "paranormal" incidents have other explanations, but I do think there are things that we can't explain with science yet, that can and do happen. If I hadn't experienced what I did, I wouldn't have believed someone else if they told me the story of my own experience, that's how bizarre and unbelievable it really is.

Wow! I missed several of your videos because i have been busy. As I was doing research on Hildegards case, your video popped up! Great job as always mate!

I never realized how intense mushroom 🍄 picking could be

Hopefully someday someone comes forward with what happened to her. Really sad for her family to not know. Your channel is my favorite by the way. Very well done in all ways. Thank you

Is this the same Jeremy? Found this online: "Jeremy was in love with the woods from a young age, but a swipe at a degree in forestry left him hungry for more. Namely, cooking. After completing a culinary arts degree and cooking at a number of restaurants, he realized that his ideal life was in combining his love for wilderness with his love for food. Today, he owns and operates Foraged and Found Edibles, the leading supplier of wild foods-mushrooms, nettles, ferns, lettuce, and more-to the top restaurants and farmers markets in Seattle and beyond. He recently opened a warehouse in New York City and Boston and developed an online ordering service through which pounds of wild mushrooms-both fresh and dried-are delivered straight to people’s kitchens the next day."

@jlt131

Ай бұрын

it's a common name, and if he's selling that much, that openly, he's likely got a farm where he's growing them himself

@NuttbushCityLimits

Ай бұрын

Heck yeah it' the same Jeremy. His last name is Faber, which you will easily find listed online.

@bruderschweigen6889

Ай бұрын

​@@jlt131dude it's mushrooms not herion why couldn't he run a company he pays people to pick get it they bring it to him he sells it while looking clean it's a legal trade done illegally if that makes sense.

@jlt131

Ай бұрын

@@bruderschweigen6889 he could. And it might be the same guy. I'm just saying, it's a big world, Jeremy is a common name, and no one should throw someone's good name under the bus unless they are CERTAIN it's the same dude.

Another fascinating video! I had no idea there was so much money to be made in the illicit mushroom industry.

@etaoinshrdlu927

Ай бұрын

It's not just that it's a lot of money, it's a lot of money in cash, under the table, yet not involving drugs or anything *illegal*-illegal.

im only 22 mins in but we need to find jeremy commercial mushroom pickers can be sketchy as fuck i live in washington and have been threatened at my own campfire before by these kind of people they made it a point to come into my camp tried to be all buddy buddy with me but quickly picked up on my vibes and got really shady real fast when i asked the "wrong questions" we were on private property, i had permission to rockhound there, they didnt even know the name of the landowner and anyone whose okay with throwing cryptic, veiled threats at someone whose open carrying is bad news

@guaporeturns9472

Ай бұрын

I live in Washington too and things like commercial mushroom pickers , commercial beargrass pickers, huckleberry pickers.. those are all very enticing to people who live on the fringe .. no permanent home … tweakers living in their cars , that kinda folks. Not all of them obviously , but there is a good number of tweakers doing the mushroom thing.

@EphemeralProductions

Ай бұрын

@@guaporeturns9472strange and interesting

@chrisinreallife2022

Ай бұрын

Morel mushrooms are worth a pretty penny, as they are one of the most choice edible. I am a mushroom picker and have yet to ever actually find one, though the do grow around where I live. And yes, ppl don't really like to share where they get their best harvests so no one comes in and wipes it out or picks in a way that doesn't allow the mushrooms there to regrow.

@crazysilly2914

Ай бұрын

these same people also grow marijuana out there too

@hed2410

Ай бұрын

Can't people just get kits and get them to grow

I’m always so happy when I see you’ve uploaded.

So happy to get a video from you today. Thank you for your hard work and excellent content

The segments of the chill music played over video of the beautiful scenery is so calming…until you remember why he’s out there. Cool juxtaposition.

This is actually pretty obvious what happened. We see this all too often, a person that is described as not being able to get far, was able to get quite far away, why? Because when we are talking about them not being able to get far away, that's based on their usual behaviour when in control of the situation, however when a person is lost they will travel much greater distances than normally, because they believe that have to in order to escape being lost and thus survive. I believe she was off track only a short distance after finding some mushrooms or something, and because of her older age she became more susceptible to losing a sense of direction, and that she suddenly realised she was lost. I believe from there she ventured many kilometres outside of the search area in a panic essentially. So many cases you covered are like this, old person gets lost and just starts wandering in a random direction trying to find anything, they often find their bodies much farther away than they initially thought they could have travelled.

@keithangstadt4950

Ай бұрын

Or she was frightened and trying to hide from someone and moved further and further off course. However, they didn't find her body and the dogs didn't pick up a scent in the vicinity of the trails because she was likely accosted after returning (willingly or unwillingly) to the parking area, and dealt with from there.

This story always fascinates me

What's an incredibly beautiful place I had no idea mushroom hunting was so vicious

Oh what a treat! Thank you for the upload!

I appreciate the effort you put into audio quality/production in your videos, too many KZreadrs don't make the effort and it's hard to listen on studio headphones or a home theatre system.

I don't have tv, only wifi aka I only pay for youtube so I watch a lot of channels... you are for sure in my top ten... you set the bar so high for every other creator out there... I never even comment lol this is how much I love your videos! 💜

@Mike-es2yg

Ай бұрын

TV stinks. I'd rather have youtube (even with all their heavy handed censorship).

@mikebond6328

Ай бұрын

aka means: also known as

Back in the fall of 2018 I hiked to Spider Meadows on a solo backpacking trip. Spider meadows is 11.5 miles northwest of Basalt Peak. I witnessed a blue ball of light flying thru the trees illuminating the trees and ground around it. My friends dog I brought with me had altered me to the ball of light. I watched this ball of light for multiple minutes. Scared me so bad I haven't solo backpacked since. I actually mention it in one of my old videos. I'm in no way saying it has anything to do with Miss Hendrickson going missing, just thought it was an experience local to the area to throw in the box of unexplained things.

@zztop4996

Ай бұрын

Watch his Mt. Shasta video and read all the comments.

@satorified1612

23 күн бұрын

I live in the Cascade foothills in Washington and in 2015 I had a close encounter with one of those lights. Initially it shook me to my core but as time has moved on and with the benefit of hindsight, it was kind of cool. And I've become more open minded about UFOs and the paranormal.

This is my new favorite channel! Wow, so well done!❤

I love this channel. The host is respectful and hopeful. Hope, and not all doom and gloom. I also appreciate his clear annunciation. Continued success with your channel, and positive conclusions to your cases of choice. I also enjoy your investigations into the unknown. I am a fan.

Nice video. Two things. Initially, you state that Igor said he didn’t really know her/had only spoken to her on the phone, but latterly there is ducussion of him having a conversation with her on the day she went missing. Is that right? Secondly, as an English geologist, your pronouciation of “Basalt” was killing me 😁

Great video, love this channel keep up the awesome work 👏