My dad was a trucker driver that died on the job. I was 9 when it happened and don’t know if I have the details exactly right, but he was stopped in Illinois and for some reason had to go on top of his truck. He then fell off the truck and landed on his head causing him to be brain dead. I remember the doctor saying the mark on his head resembled a baseball bat. Like I said I was 9 when it all happened and don’t remember exactly what was said. I just remember seeing his body hooked up to a machine to keep his organs alive so they could be donated. I remember running out of the emergency room crying and the doctor explains to us if he had landed anywhere else he would of lived. Needless to say that was the most traumatic experience of my life and something my heart will never recover from. I have a lot of love and respect for truck drivers and hope nobody ever has to experience something like that. My condolences to the family of the first story. (Side note after my dad passed I moved to Gustine which is a small town right next to Santa nella).
Sorry to hear and i know seeing things at that age can leave a mark on you , if you dont mind me asking but have you any idea why they say he fell from the truck
For the first case I don’t think that fact that he was a diabetic should be ignored either. It’s pretty easy for diabetics to miss one meal or one day of medication and enter into a altered mental state(commonly confusion). Really loving this channel !!
that doesn't explain how he endet in the canal, in an upright position! and he is 53, i don't think he missed his medication, most diabetic knows when they have to take their medication! there are a few open question!
@@Ezekiel903 wasn't saying that this wraps up the case or anything. Just wanted to point out a possible reason why he could have went away from his truck. You're absolutely correct though still many questions.
@@Ezekiel903 "and he is 53, i don't think he missed his medication, most diabetic knows when they have to take their medication! there are a few open question!" My father literally died of hyperglycaemia aged 52 because he forgot to take the massive insulin doseage he was supposed to take every evening just once.
its not just that, i know a diabetic that had a reaction to his medication, keep in mind he had been taking this medication for 5 years and his reaction was him wondering around town in a state where he didnt know who or where he was he might have done everything right diabetes is not a condition you want it effects every part of your body including your mind
In Australia truckers will often carry metal bars or pipes as a quick way to check for flat tyres during a stop, a soft or flat tyre will make a much duller thud than one with pressure in it. This might explain the metal bar they found on the bridge, If he did hit something or even just thought the truck felt a bit weird he probably would have wanted to check his tyres.
my thought was that the metal bar was lying in the road when Satwant drove over it. he may have felt it, and got out to see what he had run over. then as he was walking towards the bar, he either tripped and went over the guardrail, or was accidentally run off the bridge by a passing car. your theory might be more plausible though, depending on the location the bar was found in
It's taller than it seems. I go over bridges like that on my bike all the time, and the rail is about waist high to me. It's still low enough to unbalance you if you fall on it wrong. A better point is that this is on an interstate highway, and there should never be a pedestrian on it.
You should do a video on Gary DeVore. A famous Hollywood screenwriter that went missing for over a year. He was finally found still strapped in to his Ford Explorer at the bottom of the very same Aqueduct Satwant drowned in but a 100 or so miles south near Palmdale. It was under Very suspicious circumstances. He had just finished writing a script on the US invasion of Panama. His laptop containing the script and his gun were not in the car.
Super interesting case! Possibly needa more of an in depth vid and is a bit of a different subject matter but I would love to see it. He was apparently working with the CIA in Panama before writing the script. My sense is that he went rogue but of course with these kinds of high profile deaths the truth is so obfuscated.
I completely agree: lack of evidence plays a huge role in making disappearances (or other events) seem mysterious. Inaccurate evidence is even more important. "Search and rescue said this area had been thoroughly searched, so we KNOW the body wasn't there!" is the sort of thing you often hear. Well, what do you expect them to say? That the weather was bad and they had troubles of their own, so they were grumpy moods and did a half-ass job? That they did a casual once-over and called it a thorough search? I doubt ANYONE has ever admitted that to Paulides. I don't mean that as a slur against search-and-rescue, but I *do* maintain that they are as human as anybody. How many times have you looked for your keys, been unable to find them, and then suddenly discovered them in a place you had already searched? Was that paranormal -- a poltergeist with a very low threshold for amusement, perhaps -- or was it a case of you overestimating how observant you were and how rigorous your search had been?
Not gonna lie I’ve looked for my keys on my center table in living room before and swore that they weren’t there walked back into the living room and bam keys where exactly where I had just looked and it was sitting above everything lol
Someone pointed out the potential unreliable nature of volunteer searchers, some saying they searched an area but didn't because they were tired or whatever. Thus remains being found in a "previously searched area" may not always be mysterious.
@@scockery No doubt it is worse for people with little training, but it's something we're all subject to. You've probably seen this before: ruclips.net/video/IGQmdoK_ZfY/видео.html.
I lost a particular item, heard it hit the floor when I dropped it. Searched the house top to bottom for weeks, then reluctantly decided to replace the item. Fired up the PC, looked at the price, decided I couldn't justify it, and as I was about to walk away, heard a thump as something hit the carpet to my side. I even caught a glimpse of something, from the corner of my eye, falling from the ceiling. Yup, it was the very thing I had considered "lost". I can't explain it, it was the storey above where I'd dropped it, and I know what I choose to believe what happened to it, but Occam's Razor says that I'm just crap at searching for things! That doesn't mean there is no supernatural explanation, maybe one day proof will be found of a mischievous entity which likes to nick stuff to make us mad. Until then though...only a superstitious halfwit would say otherwise.
@Blue Bee I'm not saying they don't? Like yeah it's obvious hundreds of people go missing each year. And I'm saying they don't deserve it. (With some exceptions)
@@Allenluvable I think the point they were making was that nearly all the tens of thousands of missing person cases get resolved, and relatively few actually vanish.. You've got certain people that make a lot of cash i.plyong supernatural reasons for these, but fail to even inform that most the cases are resolved.
As a diabetic myself, I have many times had a drop in my blood sugar that caused me to lose control of my legs and begin falling down. Satwant may have had something similar happen and he fell over the low bridge railing.
Same, have to hold on to the walls so I don't fall down stairs, have had my vision flash white, make the ground look like it's wobbly (a bit lile water), so little energy it's difficult to even get up to get something to eat to feel better...low sugar is horrible, lile being exceptionally drunk and with no control, and it's not the same every time either, it's very possible he lost his footing and lack of energy quashed his ability to fight for his life.
I love seeing this channel growing. Don't even think there were more than a couple thousand subscribers when I first found it.. glad to see it's grown substantially since then. Well deserved.
I didn't have the slightest interest in missing persons cases until I stumbled on this channel. It's just interesting cases, well presented & narrated.
I got into it from the channel "top mysteries" like 3 or 4 years back. I hadnt found a channel I enjoyed as much on the subject, until I found this one... Which, I was lucky enough to find shortly after his first video, in "related" from one of Adam'e videos(top mysteries) But I highly recommend you both check it out, if you enjoy this channel. I would recommend going to his videos and going all the way back to the very first one cuz he discusses a bunch of really cool / interesting ones cases in one video... although I believe most are mentioned on here already.. regardless, it's a different take of the cases, each channel giving a few different aspects/details that the other one didn't..)
With regards to the first case, having been married to a trucker for many years I know that most carry some kind of bar so they can check tire pressure.
Or for protection he definitely was not checking no tire pressure. Lots of truckerz also see weird things im pretty sure he did and chose to take a second l👀k
The first case seems to be an obvious accident. The second is definitely unusual: possibly criminal -or- possibly a intentional disappearance. Interesting stuff.
I'm from southeastern Idaho and once, on a trip for college, we were at Craters. On our second night, after spending the day exploring and gathering data, four of us decided to eat and then unwind. In the dark night, we snuck back into the park and indulged in some "green" recreation while on a cinder cone over looking the camp. After we finished we started walking back to camp. With our camp in sight we began following the trail. We soon became lost. For my part, I know I was impaired, but for my classmates, they were just fine. We wandered for about 3 hours in the dark before finding camp again. Everything there, especially in the dark, looks the exact same. Other than some cuts from the rocks on our hands, we were fine. I'll never forget the panic I felt after getting lost so easily and how the terrain seemed to constantly rearrange just to keep us there.
You have quickly become my favorite RUclips channel, especially since JCS doesn't / can't post too much anymore. I get legitimately excited when I see you drop an episode!
@@telena5042 idk if you've heard of Matt Orchard. He's one, of many, of the JCS inspired channels, but he's actually one of the few that are just as good, if not better than, JCS. He takes the format to a new level. 10/10 recommend. So many jcs clones out there, but Matt is definitely excellent. RUclips is really giving some of our fav true crime channels a lot of roadblocks. JCS has had videos taken down, same with Matt. It's ridiculous. No one cared when youtube wrongfully takes down content that dont agree with their political views, but it never just stops there. The ropes get tighter, and tighter.
Even if Satwant knew how to swim a swimming pool is very different from an outdoor body of water, especially if you fall from a height in near total darkness
Zeneuel3, How right you are. I've grown up in Australia and can even handle myself in heavy 10 foot surf. However, change the dynamic and everything changes. We had to do an exercise in a swimming pool 18 foot deep,, to be trained in pulling people out of water, fully dressed at age 17 many moons ago. You had to train your mind to focus and NOT to panic. Wearing clothes in water changes everything. We were well trained. I won't lie. I freaked out a little when I first jumped into the water fully clothed. Our teacher yelled out, 'dont panic and remember your training.' I did. Way better swimmers than I and guys who could surf 15 - 20 foot waves failed that day. WHY - the smallest of things changes everything. Therefore falling into cold water from a height fully clothed would freak out 95% of people. Add to this a fear of water and yes, the first guy could have died from the shock of entering the water. Still, a very bizarre case.
I know my legs get a little wobbly when I’ve been driving for a long time. I imagine it’s the same for most people. He definitely could have tripped over the side.
not far from where I live, a young man plunged to his death from a bridge, a few years ago. the group he was with, was driving on a foggy road and stopped for a pee break. because of the dense fog, they didn't know that they stopped right on top of a high bridge. the now deceased young man, got out of the car and jumped over the railing because he assumed there was solid ground behind it... well, it wasn't.
This is one of your best. The clarification of the first case is relative and important, but leaving us with the mystery of the 2nd is aptly chilling. Although there's less art pieces than usual they are inviting and telling. Thanks buddy. Appreciate your efforts and knowledge. Lvya
Again, great content. I always look forward to watching your channel. Your not quick to jump to conclusions. You gather as much information about the case as you can. And you think with logic and common sense. In this day and age where people are quick to draw conclusions and judge, it's refreshing listening to to someone who has actually done the hard yards themselves and not rehashing the same old content on case you've heard a hundred times just in a different voice. Can't wait until your next instalment.
I already recommended it to someone in some comment above, but if you like this channel, you should also check out the channel "top mysteries" he covers the same type of stuff (missing 411.. obviously haha) and applies equal logic/reasoning to his analysis. He's been around for a good number of years now, so you'll have plenty of content to binge. In my opinion, no other channel managed to rival it, until this one came into the picture. That's actually how I found this channel; through the related videos after watching one of it's videos. I don't think he had more than an episode or two out, then, but I was immediately hooked/subscribed. Sorry about the long comment.. if/when I really like a relatively small channel, I occasionally try to throw some people their way. Done the same with this channel too haha.
@@ldawg7117 thanks for the heads up mate. I'll have a look. It's strange though? You'd think with all those channels out there covering virtually everything, It wouldn't be hard finding the things that appeal to your tastes. But it's like bloody watching repeats on TV. It's like their reading off the same script just with a different voice? Anyway, if you have any others in mind throw them my way and I'll take look? Cheers!
@@samacmaca8144 I know what you mean about it just being the same shit regurgitated by multiple people...but no, luckily it's not the case with Adam (top mysteries) and this channel. They both do a bunch of research and find out a few different factors/ points, through it, that make each take / analysis pretty original and interesting in their own way. And that's exactly what I like about both of them, they're not just regurgitating facts, they're actually giving an analysis and their thoughts on it, etc. They actually have /make educated thoughts/statements, too.. not just random hearsay and baseless accusation/blaming, randomly jumping to conclusions, etc, as you basically mentioned. And yeah, it depends on what you like, though.. I know you like this channel, so I obviously already mentioned top mysteries.. two other channels that I really like are "bedtime stories and Mr Ballen. They they both cover "the strings dark mysterious in story format.." which is exactly how Mr Ballen describes his channel, but it works just as well for a bedtime stories... which has a very similar animation or rather, aft style, as this channel.
Hey mate like the ( top mystery ) thanks. It just so happens the others you mentioned I'd already subscribe to. So we seem to think along the same lines.. But I did find one tonight that seems ok so far?( Social crime) He brakes down what happens in police interrogations. Body movements. Little things cop do to (tricks of the trade) you could say? And he's not interrupting every 5 seconds with the usual BS. I'll watch a few more to see where it goes but if you come across something let me know. Cheers
I totally agree with u. Top mysteries is also a great channel. He’s also level headed and also does a great job of narrating. This channel and top mysteries r my 2 top favorite channels as well. If they can keep me listening and paying attention to the story then they both get an A+. Lol
7:20 "[he] was not scared of death but he did fear the water" Man, you must have lead an interesting life for someone to make that statement about you. RIP Satwant
The metal bar could be for checking tire pressure on semi-trucks. They sell them in truck stops in wooden versions, but I've seen several truckers who use metal bars for tightening ratchet straps dual purpose those bars as tire pressure checkers.
The most common reason I pull my truck over on the shoulder in high traffic areas is if a strap happens to come loose. You've got to take care of a dragging strap as soon as possible, sometimes that means pulling over on the shoulder. Perhaps the metal bar he had was a tensioner bar for the ratchets used for strapping down straps.
Man I've been here since a couple hundred subscribers and watched every single one of these videos as you made them. I'm happy to see you growing and continuing to put out quality content. I truly look forward to the material you produce. I hope this is lucrative enough for you to be able to continue doing it. Much love!
Here in Colombia, many people have died because they saw something in the dark calling to them or stopping them to then drown to death if they are near to a lake or a water spot.
I really like your channel, and the way you show respect for the loved ones, and the missing, is crucial in telling these stories! I've watched a lot of your videos and usually watch the new ones you upload. Thanks for bringing awareness to the missing and their stories, and helping the loved ones also.
The “old style cell phone” that you spoke of was called a “Bag Phone”. It was literally a telephone in a bag lol. It had a hand receiver with a keypad on top, a base to “hang up” the phone on, and a cord that connected the phone receiver to the rest of it. It was basically like having one of the smaller telephones (like one we would have in our bedrooms growing up) just with the buttons on top of the receiver instead of underneath. And the reason you would only use it for emergencies is bc it cost an arm and a leg. The phone itself sold for anywhere from $1000 to $2000, depending on the year you bought it. (The first ones were like $3500) But mainly bc of how much it cost to use it: usually 45 cents per minute. My aunt was an insurance adjuster and frequently had to travel so she had bought one. And I thought it was the coolest thing ever. My freshman year of high school, around 1992, a girl in the senior class got a brand new Camaro for her graduation gift and it had a bag phone with it. We all assumed her family had to be millionaires 😆😆😆 this wasn’t relevant to either story but I thought some might find it interesting.
Your shows are always quite interesting, and the supporting photos and evidence you provide are top notch! The drawings are amazing and fill in so much more information. These sketches are simply amazing, are you the artist? If so, you are VERY multi-talented individual indeed! With reports this through, these type of mysteries have a much better chance of being SOLVED. Thank you so much!!
God damn this channel is great. This is such a compelling genre and I've been following it for 10 years at least, and this person is the most level-headed presenter and analyzer of this material that I'm aware of. This guy is killing it.
Just found this channel. Your voice is very calming and your videos are interesting to say the least. Keep up the great work. I watch every chance I get. Thanks.
Absolute quality work, creates the perfect atmosphere for focusing fully on each case. The artwork is outstanding. In the second case, knowing the make, model & year of Richard's truck would help narrow down the potential possibilities, When the battery was said to be 'turned over', is that literally how it was? Upside down or on it's side? Were the terminals still connected? Knowing the type of battery is also a detail that would help, as with some batteries flipping them over would spill the acid out, therefore possibly an act of foul play to sabotage the truck, but if it was a sealed battery it will work in any orientation & not spill it's acid, as long as it is hooked up to the terminals. Was the alternator belt present & intact? Which window was smashed & was it determined if it was smashed inwards or outwards? Is the bonnet (hood) opened from inside the cab, or does it need the key at the front? Can the battery be accessed with or without tools? Were any other mechanical failures discovered? Maybe the battery failed on Richard & he flipped it & smashed his window in a rage, If the battery is dead so is the power from the cigarette lighter making his phone useless at that point also, very strange to walk off without the gun though, especially if he was already feeling uneasy. It is a strange one & does give the feeling that there was foul play involved, knowing the details on the truck would really help determine whether it was just an unexpected breakdown, or the result of tampering. I could ask a hundred more questions but I doubt the information is available, but hopefully someone could ID the truck. I just hope it was analysed as it should have been.
Those are all great questions. Unfortunately we know precious little about the details since the case file was lost. Many of the details that I put in the video came from Richard's mother and her memories of what deputies found.
The statement was that there was glass from the window found on the ground, but the drawing showed glass on the seat. If it was smashed from the outside you would expect a small amount of glass outside, but not the majority.
@@wasshisface Exactly, I hope they took note of these things, they more than likely did as the papers reported possible foul play, but to lose a case file on the disappearance of a man which is suspected to have been possibly taken from his truck is mind boggling. Maybe the sheriff's son was involved lol
@@TheMissingEnigma Bless his mother, I wish her peace with the matter. It is a real shame that case file was lost, even if Richard cannot be located, knowing the events that probably transpired is some form of understanding for the family rather than mystery.
It's great you don't over sensationalize tragic events like everyone else does. " oh a ufo dropped him there where a lizard man tossed him in". Of course there are many things that will always remain a mystery to us in this universe it's refreshing to see someone approach things first with rationale thinking . Much respect love the channel .
I am a retired truck driver, no driver would stop on that bridge period, unless forced to. It’s unsafe and illegal and the fact that he was walking with his flashlight and “tire thumper” in his hand speaks volumes, he was taking a self defense weapon with him along with his flashlight and every driver does that when you have to confront a “four wheeler” who has road rage for a trucker. Somebody else was there, but wasn’t seen and that’s why he was taking a tire thumper for protection. Had he jumped on purpose, he would not have taken a tire thumper and flashlight. My condolences to his family and friends.
Satwant's case is a great explain of a simple explanation that initially was considered mysterious. I think often "mysteries" have relatively simple explanations but then human imagination often takes over.
Yes. Just because a death was accident doesn't mean anything paranormal happened. Dr. Phil says the most reasonable explanation is usually the correct one.
My grandparents didn’t know how to swim and for the life of me I don’t know how you can go your whole life not getting that down. How many lives would be saved just teaching someone how to float
Yeah my grandparents were the same way and wouldn't get in a 3ft deep pool without a life jacket on, and even with one on wouldnt get into water thats over their heads.
Yeah this always baffles me. In Australia there was a HUGE push for all kids to learn to swim in the 90s-00s, so just about everyone I know knows how to swim but I imagine it's not the same in other countries (particularly more landlocked ones?)
You provide more research and details than David Paulides does. He is more of a sensationalist but, I appreciate all the facts in the presented cases. Glad to have found your channel.
Wants to remain missing? He literally said he felt uneasy, that someone messed with his truck, and that he might not be alone. His truck window was smashed and his scent was lost at a road. He’s been gone since 1994 with no bank activity. But I’m sure you’re right he just wants to be “missing.”
I have been here since your beginning as one of your first under 500 subscribers. I'm just chiming in to say I still love your channel and the artwork you put out; it's pretty cool! ❤ I have never heard of these cases! I'm bummed I didn't catch it when you first put it out! 😢
Regarding the 2nd case: If you were intentionally wanting to disappear, it doesn’t make sense that you would call your mom and asked to be picked up….very strange. The whole thing is complicated by the coworkers story that he recognized Mendele in the grocery store a week later…
Hello! I just wanted to let you know, that I found your channel couple of weeks ago and have already seen all the videos. I really enjoy the stories, the analysis and the (sometimes creepy) artwork. The videos are very interesting and sometimes literally quite sad (e.g. the Gerrish Family). Keep up the good work!
What's weird was there was no dash cam on that truck or camera at all. As a commercial driver it's normal for your company and even your personal vehicle to have dash cams.
In regards to the first case, I'm very curious as to what they mean by "metal bar". That's a very vague description(in the context of items a truck driver would be using.) The bar could be used for tightening rachet straps(probably not since he was hauling a refer trailer.), a "tire thumper" for a rough pressure check, an interior load securement bar, a detached dolly handle, to list a few. In my opinion, the tire thumper seems most likely and fits the known chain of events. He's driving and thinks he has a low/flat trailer tire, so he pulls over to the side but leaves enough room to walk between the truck and bridge guardrail. He's then seen walking to the back of the truck. After being seen he makes his way to the passenger side to check the tires. At some point before/during/after checking the tires he falls off of the bridge(due to tripping or misjudgement of the distance and walking backwards into the bridge rail, tripping and falling that way.) I know this is purely speculation, but it makes sense to me and seems the most plausible.
If Richard was trying to disappear on his own I don't think he would call his Mother & ask her for help. Him saying something about other people being there indicates to me that he was suspicious of them, too. I'm praying for both of these people & for their families and loved ones, too. May the Good Lord watch over their families and loved ones & May they receive the answers they seek. Amen. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Yoooo, I live in Los Banos (10 mins away from Santa Nella) and I always go to the in n out right next to this overpass and never knew about this incident. Crazy
Funny, truck had a mechanical problem and that is why a driver stoped but when it was recovered truck was in a perfect working order. I know of one group who can "turn off" any mechanical or electrical machine or make it not work temporarily...
I love ❤ this channel as it truly does make u appreciate every moment as the next could be your last. Also love that you generally cover lesser known cases. Good job
Depending on the length of that bar, it could have been a thumper. These are used to tell if a trucks tire is going flat. You hit it against the tire and you can hear the audible sound of a low tire.
I love how you find the few critical details to dispel the mystery. All it takes to fan the UFOs away is just one or two details conveniently overlooked by conspiracy types.
I live in Fresno and travel that road quite a lot traveling to and from Mendota. The entire area is desolate and uncomfortable. I find it difficult to even believe that someone (let alone multiple people) saw him that night.
As the mother of a young man, I find the second story more disturbing than most. From a mother's point of view, your son calls you needing help and scared. You try to go find him and have to turn around, leaving him abandoned all night. I would be FRANTIC. And that's before even knowing he has disappeared. I am not blaming the mom here, just relating to how she must have felt.
Richard Bendele decided to disappear. He was in the friend from work's vehicle already when he called his mother. The gloves and shoe gave it away. Why would a kidnapper, murderer, etc. randomly toss clothing articles out along the road? He was trying to make it appear as though something nefarious happened to him.
The guard rail of that bridge is ridiculous, it wouldn’t stop a vehicle going over the edge and obviously isn’t safe to walk alongside; what reasoning is behind such a dangerous setup?
This channel did another case on The Craters of the Moon National Monument. Two women went on a day hike and didn't return. Otherwise I'd never have known of this place.
Another truck driver, while driving, was able to notice the black color of the flashlight he had, at night. Does that not seem a little suspicious to anyone? 1) I don't know how fast they were going, but probably fast enough to make details harder to notice. Amplified by the fact it was night. 2) black is a difficult color to see at night. 3) if a flashlight is shined in your direction you can't see what's behind the light. 4) if he was holding it. Then his hand was obscuring it as well. So did this other driver have super vision or did he stop and interact with him close enough to know what kind of flashlight he was using
Richard clearly wanted to disappear and live a new life, that is obvious. His scent went straight to the road and then disappeared, he clearly pre-organised this and someone picked him up in their car. The fact that a worker who worked at the same potato plant as Richard saw him in a store 1 week after Richard went missing (and finally told the police this in 2014, but likely didn't tell the police originally in the 90's as he likely deduced that Richard wanted to disappear), clearly confirms that Richard deliberately disappeared from his old life. It's likely in the following weeks Richard totally left the entire area. It's obvious Richard broke the window on his own car, and then turned the battery over as well, he wanted to make it look like someone went there and killed him. This is obvious that Richard also did this after the phone call to his mother, when he said that his car had been tampered with and didn't start, because it is specifically said that he used a phone that had to be plugged into the cigarette lighter, therefore he wouldn't have been able to do that if the battery had already been turned over, yet on the phone call he told his mother that the person had already messed with his car. But clearly that wasn't the case, and after hanging up the phone it was Richard himself that then turned the battery over, smashed the side window, and then walked off to the road where he pre-organised that someone would pick him up.
thanks for sticking to reasonable explanations and admitting unknowns without making everything "mysterious". This type of coverage is what we need
My dad was a trucker driver that died on the job. I was 9 when it happened and don’t know if I have the details exactly right, but he was stopped in Illinois and for some reason had to go on top of his truck. He then fell off the truck and landed on his head causing him to be brain dead. I remember the doctor saying the mark on his head resembled a baseball bat. Like I said I was 9 when it all happened and don’t remember exactly what was said. I just remember seeing his body hooked up to a machine to keep his organs alive so they could be donated. I remember running out of the emergency room crying and the doctor explains to us if he had landed anywhere else he would of lived. Needless to say that was the most traumatic experience of my life and something my heart will never recover from. I have a lot of love and respect for truck drivers and hope nobody ever has to experience something like that. My condolences to the family of the first story. (Side note after my dad passed I moved to Gustine which is a small town right next to Santa nella).
Sorry to hear and i know seeing things at that age can leave a mark on you , if you dont mind me asking but have you any idea why they say he fell from the truck
Sorry to hear this. I wish all the best for you in life.
may god bless you and your father
Stay strong my friend. Losing loved ones never gets easier. 🙏
He lives inside you
For the first case I don’t think that fact that he was a diabetic should be ignored either. It’s pretty easy for diabetics to miss one meal or one day of medication and enter into a altered mental state(commonly confusion). Really loving this channel !!
that doesn't explain how he endet in the canal, in an upright position! and he is 53, i don't think he missed his medication, most diabetic knows when they have to take their medication! there are a few open question!
@@Ezekiel903 wasn't saying that this wraps up the case or anything. Just wanted to point out a possible reason why he could have went away from his truck. You're absolutely correct though still many questions.
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"and he is 53, i don't think he missed his medication, most diabetic knows when they have to take their medication! there are a few open question!"
My father literally died of hyperglycaemia aged 52 because he forgot to take the massive insulin doseage he was supposed to take every evening just once.
its not just that, i know a diabetic that had a reaction to his medication, keep in mind he had been taking this medication for 5 years and his reaction was him wondering around town in a state where he didnt know who or where he was he might have done everything right diabetes is not a condition you want it effects every part of your body including your mind
@@Ezekiel903 its easy to miss meals or forget to take your medication especially if your schedule has been changed for some reason
In Australia truckers will often carry metal bars or pipes as a quick way to check for flat tyres during a stop, a soft or flat tyre will make a much duller thud than one with pressure in it.
This might explain the metal bar they found on the bridge, If he did hit something or even just thought the truck felt a bit weird he probably would have wanted to check his tyres.
They do in the States, as well.
@@lorimoore9465 I figured that would probably be the case as well, but i didn't know for sure.
@@archygrey9093 I've been married to a truck driver for several years now. That's the only reason I knew. lol
my thought was that the metal bar was lying in the road when Satwant drove over it. he may have felt it, and got out to see what he had run over. then as he was walking towards the bar, he either tripped and went over the guardrail, or was accidentally run off the bridge by a passing car. your theory might be more plausible though, depending on the location the bar was found in
Yep, We use em for that here in the states also,
Plus they’re excellent tools for “behavior modification” and aren’t classified as weapons
That guard rail is awful. Just a few feet higher and it would be way better at protection...wow.
It's taller than it seems. I go over bridges like that on my bike all the time, and the rail is about waist high to me. It's still low enough to unbalance you if you fall on it wrong. A better point is that this is on an interstate highway, and there should never be a pedestrian on it.
@@privatename5788 yeah THIS, the railing is to keep cars from sliding off, it is not for pedestrian use at all.
Most of the guard rails in that are are…. I’ve always thought they were too low
@@catwell88 they're tall enough to keep cars from sliding off the road... not meant of pedestrian use.
You should do a video on Gary DeVore. A famous Hollywood screenwriter that went missing for over a year. He was finally found still strapped in to his Ford Explorer at the bottom of the very same Aqueduct Satwant drowned in but a 100 or so miles south near Palmdale. It was under Very suspicious circumstances. He had just finished writing a script on the US invasion of Panama. His laptop containing the script and his gun were not in the car.
Hmm....sounds suspicious. 😗🤨
They wrote a book about him, 'The Writer with No Hands'?
@@tessfabled4115 His hands were also missing when they found him.
I'm sorry for your tragic loss.
Super interesting case! Possibly needa more of an in depth vid and is a bit of a different subject matter but I would love to see it. He was apparently working with the CIA in Panama before writing the script. My sense is that he went rogue but of course with these kinds of high profile deaths the truth is so obfuscated.
I completely agree: lack of evidence plays a huge role in making disappearances (or other events) seem mysterious. Inaccurate evidence is even more important. "Search and rescue said this area had been thoroughly searched, so we KNOW the body wasn't there!" is the sort of thing you often hear. Well, what do you expect them to say? That the weather was bad and they had troubles of their own, so they were grumpy moods and did a half-ass job? That they did a casual once-over and called it a thorough search? I doubt ANYONE has ever admitted that to Paulides. I don't mean that as a slur against search-and-rescue, but I *do* maintain that they are as human as anybody. How many times have you looked for your keys, been unable to find them, and then suddenly discovered them in a place you had already searched? Was that paranormal -- a poltergeist with a very low threshold for amusement, perhaps -- or was it a case of you overestimating how observant you were and how rigorous your search had been?
Not gonna lie I’ve looked for my keys on my center table in living room before and swore that they weren’t there walked back into the living room and bam keys where exactly where I had just looked and it was sitting above everything lol
Someone pointed out the potential unreliable nature of volunteer searchers, some saying they searched an area but didn't because they were tired or whatever. Thus remains being found in a "previously searched area" may not always be mysterious.
@@scockery No doubt it is worse for people with little training, but it's something we're all subject to. You've probably seen this before: ruclips.net/video/IGQmdoK_ZfY/видео.html.
Yeah they finally found Brandon Lawson after nine years in an area that had supposedly already been searched
I lost a particular item, heard it hit the floor when I dropped it. Searched the house top to bottom for weeks, then reluctantly decided to replace the item. Fired up the PC, looked at the price, decided I couldn't justify it, and as I was about to walk away, heard a thump as something hit the carpet to my side. I even caught a glimpse of something, from the corner of my eye, falling from the ceiling. Yup, it was the very thing I had considered "lost".
I can't explain it, it was the storey above where I'd dropped it, and I know what I choose to believe what happened to it, but Occam's Razor says that I'm just crap at searching for things! That doesn't mean there is no supernatural explanation, maybe one day proof will be found of a mischievous entity which likes to nick stuff to make us mad. Until then though...only a superstitious halfwit would say otherwise.
Nobody deserves to vanish without a trace like that. I hope his family gets closer someday. May both men rest in peace.
I'd argue that actually alot of people would deserve to go missing without a trace. Just not the regular decent folk in the videos.
@@Chudchanning Good point.
Hi jack
@Blue Bee I'm not saying they don't? Like yeah it's obvious hundreds of people go missing each year. And I'm saying they don't deserve it. (With some exceptions)
@@Allenluvable I think the point they were making was that nearly all the tens of thousands of missing person cases get resolved, and relatively few actually vanish.. You've got certain people that make a lot of cash i.plyong supernatural reasons for these, but fail to even inform that most the cases are resolved.
As a diabetic myself, I have many times had a drop in my blood sugar that caused me to lose control of my legs and begin falling down. Satwant may have had something similar happen and he fell over the low bridge railing.
Nah, truckers always have a Yorkie with them, right?
Same, have to hold on to the walls so I don't fall down stairs, have had my vision flash white, make the ground look like it's wobbly (a bit lile water), so little energy it's difficult to even get up to get something to eat to feel better...low sugar is horrible, lile being exceptionally drunk and with no control, and it's not the same every time either, it's very possible he lost his footing and lack of energy quashed his ability to fight for his life.
@@teaspoonsofpeanutbutter6425 You are speaking my language! What’s also so weird is I am always totally clear headed, just can’t stand up.
Sounds familiar from experience! 👍 Lightheadedness hysteria dizzy spells vertigo breathing difficultly headrush to total blackouts!! 💯
@@juleswins3 I often stop being able to thibk straight, can't concentrate coz all I can think is FOOD FOOD FOOD FOOD!
I love seeing this channel growing. Don't even think there were more than a couple thousand subscribers when I first found it.. glad to see it's grown substantially since then. Well deserved.
I didn't have the slightest interest in missing persons cases until I stumbled on this channel. It's just interesting cases, well presented & narrated.
@@generaladvance5812 honestly gotta say the same
I got into it from the channel "top mysteries" like 3 or 4 years back. I hadnt found a channel I enjoyed as much on the subject, until I found this one... Which, I was lucky enough to find shortly after his first video, in "related" from one of Adam'e videos(top mysteries) But I highly recommend you both check it out, if you enjoy this channel. I would recommend going to his videos and going all the way back to the very first one cuz he discusses a bunch of really cool / interesting ones cases in one video... although I believe most are mentioned on here already.. regardless, it's a different take of the cases, each channel giving a few different aspects/details that the other one didn't..)
Yes, growing fast. I found this at 1k probably too. Been into missing persons since David P started his channel.
This content is *chefs kiss* better than true crime documentarys
With regards to the first case, having been married to a trucker for many years I know that most carry some kind of bar so they can check tire pressure.
Or for protection he definitely was not checking no tire pressure. Lots of truckerz also see weird things im pretty sure he did and chose to take a second l👀k
Thier also used to ratchet down cargo straps on flatbeds.
@@HIGHER7RUTH Truckers use metal bar to hit the tire and check tire pressure. They go by the noise the tire makes when its hit.
My husband keeps a metal bar for protection on the road too since he doesn’t have a gun
The first case seems to be an obvious accident. The second is definitely unusual: possibly criminal -or- possibly a intentional disappearance. Interesting stuff.
The tragedy in these cases always get me
I’m loving the subtle debunking of missing 411.
I'm from southeastern Idaho and once, on a trip for college, we were at Craters. On our second night, after spending the day exploring and gathering data, four of us decided to eat and then unwind. In the dark night, we snuck back into the park and indulged in some "green" recreation while on a cinder cone over looking the camp. After we finished we started walking back to camp. With our camp in sight we began following the trail. We soon became lost. For my part, I know I was impaired, but for my classmates, they were just fine.
We wandered for about 3 hours in the dark before finding camp again. Everything there, especially in the dark, looks the exact same. Other than some cuts from the rocks on our hands, we were fine. I'll never forget the panic I felt after getting lost so easily and how the terrain seemed to constantly rearrange just to keep us there.
The drawings take your videos to the next level. Thank you for all the hard work & hours you up into each video!!
You have quickly become my favorite RUclips channel, especially since JCS doesn't / can't post too much anymore. I get legitimately excited when I see you drop an episode!
Same here, since an author of missing persons I was subscribed to started to get into politics.
Missing Enigma is definitely the best covering the missing persons cases. No bs, no fillers, ect.
@@BSIII Yes,Paulides is rather ANNOYING with all his extra mess!
I know I love jcs but he never posts anymore.
@@telena5042 idk if you've heard of Matt Orchard. He's one, of many, of the JCS inspired channels, but he's actually one of the few that are just as good, if not better than, JCS. He takes the format to a new level. 10/10 recommend. So many jcs clones out there, but Matt is definitely excellent. RUclips is really giving some of our fav true crime channels a lot of roadblocks. JCS has had videos taken down, same with Matt. It's ridiculous. No one cared when youtube wrongfully takes down content that dont agree with their political views, but it never just stops there. The ropes get tighter, and tighter.
Even if Satwant knew how to swim a swimming pool is very different from an outdoor body of water, especially if you fall from a height in near total darkness
Zeneuel3,
How right you are.
I've grown up in Australia and can even handle myself in heavy 10 foot surf.
However, change the dynamic and everything changes.
We had to do an exercise in a swimming pool 18 foot deep,, to be trained in pulling people out of water, fully dressed at age 17 many moons ago.
You had to train your mind to focus and NOT to panic. Wearing clothes in water changes everything. We were well trained. I won't lie. I freaked out a little when I first jumped into the water fully clothed. Our teacher yelled out, 'dont panic and remember your training.' I did.
Way better swimmers than I and guys who could surf 15 - 20 foot waves failed that day.
WHY - the smallest of things changes everything.
Therefore falling into cold water from a height fully clothed would freak out 95% of people. Add to this a fear of water and yes, the first guy could have died from the shock of entering the water.
Still, a very bizarre case.
I know my legs get a little wobbly when I’ve been driving for a long time. I imagine it’s the same for most people. He definitely could have tripped over the side.
not far from where I live, a young man plunged to his death from a bridge, a few years ago.
the group he was with, was driving on a foggy road and stopped for a pee break.
because of the dense fog, they didn't know that they stopped right on top of a high bridge.
the now deceased young man, got out of the car and jumped over the railing because he assumed there was solid ground behind it... well, it wasn't.
That’s just terrifying to think about!
Brutal
Mmm.🤔
And he felt into moving sands?
@@kenboulder212 😂 probably a river very far down
This is one of your best. The clarification of the first case is relative and important, but leaving us with the mystery of the 2nd is aptly chilling. Although there's less art pieces than usual they are inviting and telling. Thanks buddy. Appreciate your efforts and knowledge. Lvya
Again, great content.
I always look forward to watching your channel. Your not quick to jump to conclusions. You gather as much information about the case as you can. And you think with logic and common sense. In this day and age where people are quick to draw conclusions and judge, it's refreshing listening to to someone who has actually done the hard yards themselves and not rehashing the same old content on case you've heard a hundred times just in a different voice.
Can't wait until your next instalment.
I already recommended it to someone in some comment above, but if you like this channel, you should also check out the channel "top mysteries" he covers the same type of stuff (missing 411.. obviously haha) and applies equal logic/reasoning to his analysis. He's been around for a good number of years now, so you'll have plenty of content to binge. In my opinion, no other channel managed to rival it, until this one came into the picture. That's actually how I found this channel; through the related videos after watching one of it's videos. I don't think he had more than an episode or two out, then, but I was immediately hooked/subscribed. Sorry about the long comment.. if/when I really like a relatively small channel, I occasionally try to throw some people their way. Done the same with this channel too haha.
@@ldawg7117 thanks for the heads up mate. I'll have a look. It's strange though? You'd think with all those channels out there covering virtually everything, It wouldn't be hard finding the things that appeal to your tastes. But it's like bloody watching repeats on TV. It's like their reading off the same script just with a different voice? Anyway, if you have any others in mind throw them my way and I'll take look?
Cheers!
@@samacmaca8144 I know what you mean about it just being the same shit regurgitated by multiple people...but no, luckily it's not the case with Adam (top mysteries) and this channel. They both do a bunch of research and find out a few different factors/ points, through it, that make each take / analysis pretty original and interesting in their own way. And that's exactly what I like about both of them, they're not just regurgitating facts, they're actually giving an analysis and their thoughts on it, etc. They actually have /make educated thoughts/statements, too.. not just random hearsay and baseless accusation/blaming, randomly jumping to conclusions, etc, as you basically mentioned. And yeah, it depends on what you like, though.. I know you like this channel, so I obviously already mentioned top mysteries.. two other channels that I really like are "bedtime stories and Mr Ballen. They they both cover "the strings dark mysterious in story format.." which is exactly how Mr Ballen describes his channel, but it works just as well for a bedtime stories... which has a very similar animation or rather, aft style, as this channel.
Hey mate like the ( top mystery ) thanks. It just so happens the others you mentioned I'd already subscribe to. So we seem to think along the same lines.. But I did find one tonight that seems ok so far?( Social crime) He brakes down what happens in police interrogations. Body movements. Little things cop do to (tricks of the trade) you could say? And he's not interrupting every 5 seconds with the usual BS. I'll watch a few more to see where it goes but if you come across something let me know. Cheers
I totally agree with u. Top mysteries is also a great channel. He’s also level headed and also does a great job of narrating. This channel and top mysteries r my 2 top favorite channels as well. If they can keep me listening and paying attention to the story then they both get an A+. Lol
7:20 "[he] was not scared of death but he did fear the water"
Man, you must have lead an interesting life for someone to make that statement about you. RIP Satwant
What a weird ass comment to make about your deceased husband
I don't see anything at all wrong with the comment.
You two don't make sense.
What, can someone not have an irrational fear?
The metal bar could be for checking tire pressure on semi-trucks. They sell them in truck stops in wooden versions, but I've seen several truckers who use metal bars for tightening ratchet straps dual purpose those bars as tire pressure checkers.
Nice I was wondering when we would get a new missing enigma video..
The most common reason I pull my truck over on the shoulder in high traffic areas is if a strap happens to come loose. You've got to take care of a dragging strap as soon as possible, sometimes that means pulling over on the shoulder. Perhaps the metal bar he had was a tensioner bar for the ratchets used for strapping down straps.
Man I've been here since a couple hundred subscribers and watched every single one of these videos as you made them. I'm happy to see you growing and continuing to put out quality content. I truly look forward to the material you produce. I hope this is lucrative enough for you to be able to continue doing it. Much love!
Here in Colombia, many people have died because they saw something in the dark calling to them or stopping them to then drown to death if they are near to a lake or a water spot.
R.I.P. mate, sending you and your family love from across the pond here in England xx
I really like your channel, and the way you show respect for the loved ones, and the missing, is crucial in telling these stories! I've watched a lot of your videos and usually watch the new ones you upload. Thanks for bringing awareness to the missing and their stories, and helping the loved ones also.
The “old style cell phone” that you spoke of was called a “Bag Phone”. It was literally a telephone in a bag lol. It had a hand receiver with a keypad on top, a base to “hang up” the phone on, and a cord that connected the phone receiver to the rest of it. It was basically like having one of the smaller telephones (like one we would have in our bedrooms growing up) just with the buttons on top of the receiver instead of underneath. And the reason you would only use it for emergencies is bc it cost an arm and a leg. The phone itself sold for anywhere from $1000 to $2000, depending on the year you bought it. (The first ones were like $3500) But mainly bc of how much it cost to use it: usually 45 cents per minute. My aunt was an insurance adjuster and frequently had to travel so she had bought one. And I thought it was the coolest thing ever. My freshman year of high school, around 1992, a girl in the senior class got a brand new Camaro for her graduation gift and it had a bag phone with it. We all assumed her family had to be millionaires 😆😆😆 this wasn’t relevant to either story but I thought some might find it interesting.
Thank you for sharing your story. 😊 I have to ask, what year did you graduate high school?
Your shows are always quite interesting, and the supporting photos and evidence you provide are top notch! The drawings are amazing and fill in so much more information. These sketches are simply amazing, are you the artist? If so, you are VERY multi-talented individual indeed! With reports this through, these type of mysteries have a much better chance of being SOLVED. Thank you so much!!
He is the artist. Think I read it on one of his older vids.
Glad to see you post again bud!
Even though I’ve seen you are young, I still picture an old man when I listen to your narration.
God damn this channel is great. This is such a compelling genre and I've been following it for 10 years at least, and this person is the most level-headed presenter and analyzer of this material that I'm aware of. This guy is killing it.
Stop taking His name in vain.
Congratulations on the success of your channel!!!
Just found this channel. Your voice is very calming and your videos are interesting to say the least. Keep up the great work. I watch every chance I get. Thanks.
This is my favorite mystery channel of all time
Quality work as always fella keep up the good work 👍🇬🇧
Absolute quality work, creates the perfect atmosphere for focusing fully on each case. The artwork is outstanding.
In the second case, knowing the make, model & year of Richard's truck would help narrow down the potential possibilities,
When the battery was said to be 'turned over', is that literally how it was? Upside down or on it's side?
Were the terminals still connected?
Knowing the type of battery is also a detail that would help, as with some batteries flipping them over would spill the acid out, therefore possibly an act of foul play to sabotage the truck, but if it was a sealed battery it will work in any orientation & not spill it's acid, as long as it is hooked up to the terminals.
Was the alternator belt present & intact?
Which window was smashed & was it determined if it was smashed inwards or outwards?
Is the bonnet (hood) opened from inside the cab, or does it need the key at the front?
Can the battery be accessed with or without tools?
Were any other mechanical failures discovered?
Maybe the battery failed on Richard & he flipped it & smashed his window in a rage, If the battery is dead so is the power from the cigarette lighter making his phone useless at that point also, very strange to walk off without the gun though, especially if he was already feeling uneasy.
It is a strange one & does give the feeling that there was foul play involved, knowing the details on the truck would really help determine whether it was just an unexpected breakdown, or the result of tampering.
I could ask a hundred more questions but I doubt the information is available, but hopefully someone could ID the truck. I just hope it was analysed as it should have been.
Those are all great questions. Unfortunately we know precious little about the details since the case file was lost. Many of the details that I put in the video came from Richard's mother and her memories of what deputies found.
The statement was that there was glass from the window found on the ground, but the drawing showed glass on the seat. If it was smashed from the outside you would expect a small amount of glass outside, but not the majority.
@@wasshisface Exactly, I hope they took note of these things, they more than likely did as the papers reported possible foul play, but to lose a case file on the disappearance of a man which is suspected to have been possibly taken from his truck is mind boggling. Maybe the sheriff's son was involved lol
@@TheMissingEnigma Bless his mother, I wish her peace with the matter. It is a real shame that case file was lost, even if Richard cannot be located, knowing the events that probably transpired is some form of understanding for the family rather than mystery.
Gosh what a sad case. My prayers go out to the family 🙏🏻
Love this channel. Very thorough. Really top notch well done.
It's great you don't over sensationalize tragic events like everyone else does. " oh a ufo dropped him there where a lizard man tossed him in". Of course there are many things that will always remain a mystery to us in this universe it's refreshing to see someone approach things first with rationale thinking . Much respect love the channel .
This is easily the best of these kinds of channels
These cases are so intriguing 👀 absolutely mysterious!! It's a shame. I couldn't imagine losing my family this way. No closure whatsoever 💔
I've watched all your video, excited everytime you upload the new one. Can't wait the for the next one.
BROOKLYN NY, another great episode, Thanks for all the Entertainment
I am a retired truck driver, no driver would stop on that bridge period, unless forced to.
It’s unsafe and illegal and the fact that he was walking with his flashlight and “tire thumper” in his hand speaks volumes, he was taking a self defense weapon with him along with his flashlight and every driver does that when you have to confront a “four wheeler” who has road rage for a trucker. Somebody else was there, but wasn’t seen and that’s why he was taking a tire thumper for protection. Had he jumped on purpose, he would not have taken a tire thumper and flashlight. My condolences to his family and friends.
this sounds way more plausible than the official narrative
Keep up the good work man. Been a fan for awhile now and your content only seems to get better.👌
Enjoyed this as usual brother.. keep em coming.. thank you.
I love your channel! The artwork is awesome. I assume you do it maybe not, but whoever does they are so talented. Thank you for all the work u do!!!
Satwant's case is a great explain of a simple explanation that initially was considered mysterious. I think often "mysteries" have relatively simple explanations but then human imagination often takes over.
Yes. Just because a death was accident doesn't mean anything paranormal happened. Dr. Phil says the most reasonable explanation is usually the correct one.
After you mentioned diabetes medication, my immediate though was that Satwant may have had a hypoglycemic attack and entered the water.
My grandparents didn’t know how to swim and for the life of me I don’t know how you can go your whole life not getting that down. How many lives would be saved just teaching someone how to float
You don't even need to know how to "swim"..just dog paddle. It's just basic common sense.
Yeah my grandparents were the same way and wouldn't get in a 3ft deep pool without a life jacket on, and even with one on wouldnt get into water thats over their heads.
Yeah this always baffles me. In Australia there was a HUGE push for all kids to learn to swim in the 90s-00s, so just about everyone I know knows how to swim but I imagine it's not the same in other countries (particularly more landlocked ones?)
You provide more research and details than David Paulides does. He is more of a sensationalist but, I appreciate all the facts in the presented cases. Glad to have found your channel.
always nice to see a new video from here !
And since they lost the files on Richard we may never really know what could have really happened.
Crazy innit?! How does a dept just "lose" someone's file?? Maybe they found him and he wants to remain missing
Wants to remain missing? He literally said he felt uneasy, that someone messed with his truck, and that he might not be alone. His truck window was smashed and his scent was lost at a road. He’s been gone since 1994 with no bank activity. But I’m sure you’re right he just wants to be “missing.”
I love seeing you drop new videos...
Badass video,sir... as always.
I have been here since your beginning as one of your first under 500 subscribers. I'm just chiming in to say I still love your channel and the artwork you put out; it's pretty cool! ❤
I have never heard of these cases! I'm bummed I didn't catch it when you first put it out! 😢
One day your channel will have a couple million. Great content
so many of this cases happens always near water!
I love love love seeing this channel grow
Great video. Fascinating cases.
Where have you gone. We miss you video and great sketches.
Great video as always
Very strange indeed.
Regarding the 2nd case: If you were intentionally wanting to disappear, it doesn’t make sense that you would call your mom and asked to be picked up….very strange. The whole thing is complicated by the coworkers story that he recognized Mendele in the grocery store a week later…
Hello! I just wanted to let you know, that I found your channel couple of weeks ago and have already seen all the videos. I really enjoy the stories, the analysis and the (sometimes creepy) artwork. The videos are very interesting and sometimes literally quite sad (e.g. the Gerrish Family). Keep up the good work!
Excellent job as always.
I see... I click... I Like. You have one of the very best channels on YT.
Nice . Was waiting on a new video lol. Glad to see everything is well
One things for sure, authorities always know more than they tell you.
Perfect timing, thanks
What's weird was there was no dash cam on that truck or camera at all.
As a commercial driver it's normal for your company and even your personal vehicle to have dash cams.
I love your intro, I think about it sometimes even when I’m not watching
In regards to the first case, I'm very curious as to what they mean by "metal bar". That's a very vague description(in the context of items a truck driver would be using.) The bar could be used for tightening rachet straps(probably not since he was hauling a refer trailer.), a "tire thumper" for a rough pressure check, an interior load securement bar, a detached dolly handle, to list a few. In my opinion, the tire thumper seems most likely and fits the known chain of events. He's driving and thinks he has a low/flat trailer tire, so he pulls over to the side but leaves enough room to walk between the truck and bridge guardrail. He's then seen walking to the back of the truck. After being seen he makes his way to the passenger side to check the tires. At some point before/during/after checking the tires he falls off of the bridge(due to tripping or misjudgement of the distance and walking backwards into the bridge rail, tripping and falling that way.) I know this is purely speculation, but it makes sense to me and seems the most plausible.
If Richard was trying to disappear on his own I don't think he would call his Mother & ask her for help. Him saying something about other people being there indicates to me that he was suspicious of them, too. I'm praying for both of these people & for their families and loved ones, too. May the Good Lord watch over their families and loved ones & May they receive the answers they seek. Amen. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Yoooo, I live in Los Banos (10 mins away from Santa Nella) and I always go to the in n out right next to this overpass and never knew about this incident. Crazy
I want to know if that coworker was with Richard, or picked up Richard. That siting is very weird.
Great work as always, ME.
Funny, truck had a mechanical problem and that is why a driver stoped but when it was recovered truck was in a perfect working order.
I know of one group who can "turn off" any mechanical or electrical machine or make it not work temporarily...
Those bastards at my local Ford dealership? Either that or the car has a mind of its own. Cost me a bloody fortune...
I love this channel!
Unfortunately here in the central valley plenty of bodies get pulled out of the canals whether it’s in the city or on the highways
I love ❤ this channel as it truly does make u appreciate every moment as the next could be your last. Also love that you generally cover lesser known cases. Good job
What really creeps me out is that his semi truck 🚛 was found running 😮🤔🫢😬💀☠️
yesssss! I love this channel
Depending on the length of that bar, it could have been a thumper. These are used to tell if a trucks tire is going flat. You hit it against the tire and you can hear the audible sound of a low tire.
I love how you find the few critical details to dispel the mystery. All it takes to fan the UFOs away is just one or two details conveniently overlooked by conspiracy types.
I live in Fresno and travel that road quite a lot traveling to and from Mendota. The entire area is desolate and uncomfortable. I find it difficult to even believe that someone (let alone multiple people) saw him that night.
Especially driving down those roads at night it’s genuinely scary 😬
the "guardrail" on the bridge is ankle high... doesn't take Sherlock Holmes level of deduction here.
I’m pretty sure now that there is no missing 411 cases..Just missing cases..Great video as ever..Thank you 🇬🇧🇺🇸👍
As the mother of a young man, I find the second story more disturbing than most. From a mother's point of view, your son calls you needing help and scared. You try to go find him and have to turn around, leaving him abandoned all night. I would be FRANTIC. And that's before even knowing he has disappeared. I am not blaming the mom here, just relating to how she must have felt.
Odd I just checked yesterday if you uploaded and I missed it. Turns out today I missed this one d:
Richard Bendele decided to disappear. He was in the friend from work's vehicle already when he called his mother. The gloves and shoe gave it away. Why would a kidnapper, murderer, etc. randomly toss clothing articles out along the road? He was trying to make it appear as though something nefarious happened to him.
Yes!!!! New content!!!
The guard rail of that bridge is ridiculous, it wouldn’t stop a vehicle going over the edge and obviously isn’t safe to walk alongside; what reasoning is behind such a dangerous setup?
Good stories… thanks buddy…
What kind of El Cheapo highway department builds a bridge over a canal without making the wall/rail at least waist-high????
This channel did another case on The Craters of the Moon National Monument. Two women went on a day hike and didn't return. Otherwise I'd never have known of this place.
Another truck driver, while driving, was able to notice the black color of the flashlight he had, at night. Does that not seem a little suspicious to anyone?
1) I don't know how fast they were going, but probably fast enough to make details harder to notice. Amplified by the fact it was night.
2) black is a difficult color to see at night.
3) if a flashlight is shined in your direction you can't see what's behind the light.
4) if he was holding it. Then his hand was obscuring it as well.
So did this other driver have super vision or did he stop and interact with him close enough to know what kind of flashlight he was using
Richard clearly wanted to disappear and live a new life, that is obvious. His scent went straight to the road and then disappeared, he clearly pre-organised this and someone picked him up in their car. The fact that a worker who worked at the same potato plant as Richard saw him in a store 1 week after Richard went missing (and finally told the police this in 2014, but likely didn't tell the police originally in the 90's as he likely deduced that Richard wanted to disappear), clearly confirms that Richard deliberately disappeared from his old life. It's likely in the following weeks Richard totally left the entire area.
It's obvious Richard broke the window on his own car, and then turned the battery over as well, he wanted to make it look like someone went there and killed him. This is obvious that Richard also did this after the phone call to his mother, when he said that his car had been tampered with and didn't start, because it is specifically said that he used a phone that had to be plugged into the cigarette lighter, therefore he wouldn't have been able to do that if the battery had already been turned over, yet on the phone call he told his mother that the person had already messed with his car. But clearly that wasn't the case, and after hanging up the phone it was Richard himself that then turned the battery over, smashed the side window, and then walked off to the road where he pre-organised that someone would pick him up.