In reading through these comments, I should have made Ruby Ridge a stand alone episode. I did my best to present the basics of the story as clearly and neutrally as I could, however, by making it a short episode I left out some smaller details that deserved to be included. My intent with this channel is to tell interesting stories without my own opinion muddling them up. If I ever drift away from that, please let me know and I'll course correct. Thank you!
That can be really hard at times especially if things in the story connect with your life in a certain way. I thought you did a wonderful job. It would be interesting to have one full episode of it though. There is a lot about that story that people don't know. Thank you for being the best Storyteller out there.
You do an excellent job of staying neutral and still telling the story! Thanks for always venturing out into the cold, dark and rainy forest to get us these stories 😁
One of the things I love about this channel is that there aren't any jumpscares. It's just really good storytelling with sound that helps amp up the tension, but no cheap scares.
He's just a phenomenal story teller. His tones and movements really help get the topic across and the occasional sounds just add to the atmosphere to make it all just come together into this amazing video that's both fun and creepy at the same time.
Ruby Ridge is an example of how easily the government can over reach their authority. The million didn’t bring back Vicki or Sammy. It was an absolute tragedy and another example of how the FBI can operate far beyond their reach.
Being armed in your home is not a crime under the 2nd amendment of the us constitution. " shall not be infringed " means exactly that, and the armed men gave no signs of being a threat. This was murder, outright murder. Period.
Im so glad you talked about Portlock! I was born and raised in Alaska, and Portlock always fascinated me as a kid. I would also like to point out that one of the people who was murdered in Portlock had been bludgeoned to death with a heavy piece of logging equipment. This particular piece usually required 3-4 men to lift, and so for a grown man to be bludgeoned with it... well, it makes you wonder.
@@Vash-Venture i like to explore/ camp in places like this. with a go pro and such. i think Alaska might have to wait a bit though kind of outside my availability for a while.
I'm an Alaskan native, so I grew up hearing about portlock, but one the craziest deaths was a guy who had his head crushed in by a piece of logging equipment, and the piece of equipment was impossible for just one man to lift
@@ffdd6102 logic and reason are counterintuitive if they don't anticipate logical and reasonable outcomes for certain actions. One might logically believe that someone is a threat, but also know that certain actions will logically be perceived as antagonistic. Not doing so is pretty blind.
@@zookuki so what other options do you think they could of done in the very beginning that started all this. They know the guy is an armed anti government individual so just going to his front door to try and arrest the guy seems dangerous. Watching them to see when will be a good opportunity to do so was logical. But no one could predict the furure and expecte the dog to run off into the surveillance casing this whole mess Life sucks shi.t happens
@@ffdd6102 look, I am no expert, so my opinions are purely subjective. But... 1. verifying the level of threat via rudimentary review of the group (familial) interaction 2. verifying the quality of information through multilevel verification (both achievable via human and artificial verification systems - both available at the time of this event) 3. on-site: given events that transpired, even merely a better quality or organisation of surveillance - both via humans and animals (dogs). These things could have been managed far better. Governmental organisations rarely make such 'blunders'.
In the end they proved why the family didn't trust the government and the law enforcement. I don't condone their ideology but what the FBI did was no less than terrorism.
Just an FYI that picture you showed with the soldier with chest covered in medals IS A FAKE SOLDIER. He is one of those STOLEN VALOR COWARDS. TAKE HIM OFF YOUR VIDEO HE IS NOT A WAR HERO HE WASNT EVEN IN THE MILITARY HES FAKE SOLDIER HE IS A COWARD.
@@christinezeeryp573 Very few government officials are ever held accountable, and more often than not, they get to blatantly manipulate or outright ignore laws and rights without any repercussion.
This video is a year old, but as someone who was born and raised in Alaska, I love the fact that you cover stories on AK. You always hear local lore, but nothing so in depth and so detailed. Thank you for the stories you share and the details you put into them!
He actually tells a lot of stories that have occurred in Alaska. Alaska is actually a very common theme in his stories. I have to tell you I absolutely adore Alaska. It was on my bucket list. It was my life’s dream to see Alaska and back in July I was able to take an Alaskan cruise and finally set foot in Alaska. It is so incredibly gorgeous there. ❤
Yes I love Kalishnikov stories that is One Beautiful Weapon Of The Commies and the World Over. Finally Noice to Love the Ak Just as much as I Do and That My Child Puts A Tear in my Eyes 😿
Seriously... it hits hard, because I loved in Houston, Texas from 2006-2008, and sometime in 2007 I experienced 3 weeks of non stop rain there. It began flash flooding and FOR DAYS AND DAYS there was a foot or more of water on every road, the over pass bridges looked like Niagara falls and water was non stop dumping off the side, it was unreal. Me being 19 or 20 at the time, took way too many risks and was still driving every day for work and pleasure. I saw cars and everything loose on the ground, float away.. it was absolutely unreal. It's scary
That is one of the many examples why you do not trust the government. I’m not saying to rally an anti government army but you should definitely not trust them and be aware of what they are capable of. The outcome of this story and multiple like it are a huge miscarriage of justice and it is sickening they just get a slap on the wrist (or a paid vacation) whenever these scenarios reach their conclusion.
My son went to school with Darren. His death hurts my heart, he was a beautiful soul. I can’t imagine the pain his mother and family felt when he was found.
The tax day flood (that’s what we in this area called it) was highly unusual. It flooded areas that normally don’t flood. The raging flood waters destroyed so much. Darren was young, not sure what to do as this wasn’t a normal flood. My heart broke when I heard what happened to him. When I went to pick my son up from school, Darren would be there to give me a hug, amazing smile and kind words. I count my blessings each day that my son is still with me.
@@sjm8650 the currents of the water during that flood were highly unpredictable. That was a very unusual flood for this area, they say it happens once every 100 years there. When he got out of the truck, he was still surrounded by water. Fast flowing water. He had two options, be drug into the current, or the way he ultimately died.
The world is such a small place I live in the dfw area but spend a lot of time in Navasota and nobody ever knows what it is even as born and raised texans to think it’s here on this channel odd
@@sjm8650 water and floods are so deceptive and precarious. Flash floods are named for how quickly a dry area can become a raging river, in just a few minutes. When I was little there were 3 workers fixing a large drainage pipe near my home, the type of pipe you can walk in. A summer storm started w just a little lightening, while there was still sunshine. Then a cloudburst occurred as the workers were gathering their stuff, and all 3 we're knocked down and dragged buy a wall of water that started from an area of higher elevation where the water collected toward the pipe that they were on the other side of. All 3 died. It taught me to never wait to see how bad things might get during a regular rain, let alone a cloudburst.
The baby in Vicki's arms was Elishiba. I knew her in high school and she was really awesome despite what she had gone through. I don't blame that family for their hatred one bit.
I’m surprised they even let her go to school, with school being tied to the government. They should’ve just left these people alone. They just couldn’t handle that this family wasn’t dependent upon the government; scared of losing a couple dollars.
All the government did was prove them right. And the sniper that murdered Vicki went to murder more people in Waco. 100% instigated by the feds. Criminals.
This man knows how to tell a story. In Irish culture men with this talent were revered and passed on knowledge and shared history. They were know as the seanchaí
Ja, bustedlegninja, still, to this day, especially in the small, Towns, and, Villages, found in the, West, of, Ireland, where, Gaelic, is still spoken (in addition to, English), the Ancient and much beloved tradition of, Oral History, and, storytelling, by the local, Seanchai [ 4 those who don't know, it's pronounced : "shaw-nak-ee" ], and, just for fun, I'll tell you that in that part of, Ireland, a Snail, is called a, "Shellha-kee-bhol-kee", my, Paternal, Grandfather, Thomas Francis Reney, was born in the loft of their family cottage, still located right along side/top of the, Quay, on, Galway Bay. His family had lived there and built, for over, 13, generations, the well known, double-ended (2 Prows, 1"fore" & 1 "aft"), fishing boats, which are called, "Galway Hookers". My, Grandfather, came to, Boston, Mass., in, 1900, he worked as a, Master Carpenter, until his death, in, June, 1955. Although, he didn't come over alone, as it turned out, his youngest brother, Martin [ "Matty", to his friends ], didn't like it here, so, he went back to, Ireland, where he "died of his wounds", in, 1916, having taken part in the famous, Easter Rebellion. So, yes, my Great-Uncle, was a member of the, I.R.A. My brother has seen a plaque over there, explaining all about, "Matty", now regarded as one of the heros of that, Rebellion, which happened because the, Irish, were seeking their, Independence from, England.
@@patrickmohan2220 please don't presume to speak for everyone by saying "no one wanted to hear this" or "no one cares". I enjoy stories like this and I know I'm not the only one. Your comment was also pretty harsh. It doesn't hurt to be nice to people even when you disagree with them.
@@Coughing_Blood because when you use CGI to replicate something you have to replace the shading, lighting , shadows, wind, reflections, everything. Today that video can still not be reproduced. Thinkerthunker has an excellent video on this, he spends 80 hours trying to copy 5 seconds of it.
@@ghostofsparta2272 I just figured that would be a given. LOL Two things should always be on you when heading 'walkabout' ; your Oh, shit bag, and a weapon.✌🏻🐱
I actually saw a small documentary about it. Can't remember which channel. It was terrifying. None of the people in the area will go near there. It is a beautiful place so you know there is a problem or it would be highly sought after real-estate!
Years ago I visited Rainbow Campground in Michigan and talked with the owner, a very nice man who wanted to have some small gatherings with primitive camping and live music on his rural property. He said that the local police were upset because they thought he was encouraging drug use in the area. He told me to come back and see how family friendly the situation was. A few months later there was an article stating that the owner and his handyman were both shot and killed by police. They claimed that the handyman had a rifle but he actually had a garden tool. There was no big investigation.
Yoooooooo WTF 😧 that's because you are telling this story to the wrong people but I don't blame you because WHO TF DO YOU CALL FOR THAT SH!T😲😲😲🤷🏾♀️😲🤷🏾♀️😲😲😳
These types of stories are not uncommon. It's disgusting how our sick, twisted government will do just about anything to its own citizens to retain its power.
@@moirachun = re: JEBSVSHS = Perhaps some unusual acronym only YOU are privy to?!? Next time SPELL out what you want to write, rather than be cryptic !! Your handle is strange writing from another planet, as well.
There is a similar case to Darren, a woman who drowned in her car when she drove into flash flood water during a pre-dawn newspaper shift. The 911 call is infamous for being scary and that the 911 operator was incredibly rude to her.
Thats the one where the poor woman is begging for her life and crying that she's scared and the 911 operator tells her to shut up right? I was livid when I heard the 911 call and I so desperately wish charges were pressed against the operators but atlas she wasn't punished at all
My biological grandma’s sister (my great aunt) who was about 19 years older than my grandma, actually lived in portlock Alaska when she was very young…..she said she had always heard weird and loud screaming at night in the woods from her home….I never believed her until I watched this video…😳 Rip aunt Linda 💔
@@leahrebecca2051 But it deserves judjement.Its really messed up if you think about it for a sec not believing someone so close to you you that you know they have no motives to lie to you.I ve actually have a kinda same experience with my grandfather hearing some crazy scary screams in the back of the mountain in his village in a pretty remote area which was basically forbidden for people to even go there.The story has it that it was Satan himself.Even if you dont obviously believe 100% in this you have to agree that a very close relative of you is not lying or being delusional of hearing something many times.He may have slightly survive a lethal warrior or thief encounter.
I didn’t believe her because it didn’t seem believable, and I believe it now because he’s just proving to me she wasn’t just saying that to mess around
Didn’t expect to hear about Ruby Ridge on this channel! I live in the small Idaho town about fifteen minutes away from where the FBI murdered that poor woman holding her baby. Such an incredibly sad story
disagree, family was kinda out there. If they just you know, didn’t have guns and were normal people. They wouldn’t have died. Nothing anyone else did really contributed to that. Got themselves in their own rabbit hole.
@@jigbie7922 2nd amendment look into it. Without guns you let a tyrannical government hold hostage its constituents. Look at Venezuela. Why else do you think the progressive left want to take away your guns. As a Canadian, even I can see that
I'm from south east Texas and even though I was only 16 at the time I remember the story of Darren circling around the news. The scary thing about SETX is that it floods SO easy and not only do you have to worry about the flood waters but you also have to worry about the animals in the water such as snakes, alligators, and ants.
@@spencerdunn6933 ants can form floating "islands" during a flood, I'm guessing bumping into one while wading through water would be like walking into an anthill
@@joywebster2678 Pre World War 2 we were leaning more towards an isolationist country. We were a part of World War 1 but afterwards we weren't involved in World affairs. It wasn't until WW2 specifically, the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor that brought us to the world stage and afterwards being asked to more or less become the world police. I say all that to let people know that pre WW2 we didn't want to fuck with ya'll. Many still don't. We had our own thing going. So we made our own measurement system and other things for that reason. We probably haven't switched it because it works just fine but also because I'd imagine people crying about it for some reason and somehow become some huge political nonsense like pro life vs pro choice. This is all just my thoughts no research done but it makes sense. Lol
They definitely acted brashly and way out of line, but those marshals are who should pay. They lied to the fbi and inflated the ‘threat’ the weaver family posed (They did pose a threat but definitely not one to the proportions that those marshals portrayed it as.) the fbi had no idea that the weavers weren’t as big of a threat as they said (Though why wouldn’t they ask for the details in their surveillances? How the family acted? What their routine was?)
Well, the Weaver guy runs into the woods after his dogs, and suddenly comes into contact with a whole bunch of armed men hiding on your property. If the Weaver guy shot first, if you were in his shoes, wouldn’t that seem like an ambush of some sort? And with a split second to react.
My friends pregnant wife, and child died the same way as Darren in a flash flood. It came on all of a sudden. We’re in an area that doesn’t usually get flash floods. It was so tragic. I always thought my parents were insane for telling me to not drive on flooded roads. Now, I understand why. It’s horrific what happened to my friend and his family, as well as Darren’s family.
So I have seen several stories about alaska, and enjoyed every one. To finally hear a story about portlock is amazing. I live across the bay and have dealt with the people that came in searching for bigfoot, and regularly work with the natives that own the area.
People, I live in Louisiana, where we get hurricanes every year. Don't ever, EVER go back into your vehicle if you're in a flood. If the water has risen high enough where you have to leave it then you're sentencing yourself to death if you get back in it.
I’m from around that same area there is no hope in that situation. He was trying to get a view to see if there was another way out(vehicle hopping maybe) he knew in the water was a death sentence, maybe the water would just push the truck around and he could get out once it subsided. BTW we get Hurricanes every year too
Darren Mitchell's case along with his final post are soul crushing. That one broke my heart more than most any of these stories. Imagine seeing what he did in that moment and realizing that you are never going home to your family. My heart goes out to everyone who knew him and loved him.
Even my dad who hates any video that is longer than 5min likes to watch Mr.Ballen's videos since it's easy to understand his English and helps learning a new language (we're not English native speakers) so thank you very much, your content helps out a lot
I'm pretty sure he was there for a few years after everyone left, Ballen said all the people left in 1949 and the post man was allowed to leave in the early 50s. Hes got some balls, I would of been so damn terrified.
Mr Ballen , I know this is 3 years later, but I saw your comment about making ruby ridge a stand alone story. You really should do that. 3 years later I think it’s enough time to remaster this story into its own 20-30 min story. It’s so interesting and you are the only one I believe who can do it justice!
I like to imagine that the natives near Port Lock had this meeting, discussing how to get the Port Lock residents to get off their land and reclaim what was there’s, and one guy in the back raises his hand to say “We should just say it’s Bigfoot.” And that’s how it all started.
But they saw it with their own eyes. They saw bigfoot with their own eyes. And then they left. And they found people mutilated. No ones going to leave their home on hearsay.
Ruby Ridge actually took place right before the Waco standoff. Both incidents pointed to the government and authorities arguably being a little too heavy-handed with people. A few of the negotiators from the Ruby Ridge incident went down to Waco later where they would basically butt heads about the best way to control the situation. Unfortunately the ones pushing for force ultimately got their way in the end.
I believe that the Ruby Ridge incident deserves this whole show there's so much that went on in that debacle that questions are still being asked today from Bobo grits involvement to the guy that shot Randy's wife being also at the Waco standoff and killed a couple people there as well
Oh these organizations are bad news, downright criminal. They are cold and calculating and have immunity in virtually all of their doings. They shouldn't even exist imo.
Mr. Ballen, I would love to see an episode dedicated entirely to Randy Weaver and the Ruby Ridge incident. There’s so much story to tell! The more in-depth you dive, the more you realize just how badly the FBI and the Marshal service botched the entire situation. Excellent job summing it up, though, as always.
These “botches” seem to continue…… Ruby Ridge, Waco, Michigan militiamen, and many many more. To paraphrase the good and wise NickRekieta, the government should ALWAYS fear the People. When it’s the other way around, THAT is called TYRANNY.
My great uncle lived for a time in Fairbanks after he went to Alaska to work on the pipeline in the 80's. A gentleman approached him to see if he would go with him to provide security because he wanted to write a book about Portlock. My great uncle said sure thinking he would be on the lookout for bears. They hired a boat to take them in but dropped anchor a good distance away , untethered a small raft and said he wasnt going any farther in. My great uncle said the man seemed really nervous and barely went into the remains of the town. While they were there he heard loud screams and large rocks being thrown at them. He said the creepiest part was how everything went quiet in the forest. The man took a few photos and said " f" this shit c'mon I'm done. They loaded up and left. Many of the native Alaskans tribes wont talk about the town or the creatures that many believe are bigfoot or Yeti or a cross of the two.
I guess I've learned my lesson: I'm watching this video right after arriving from work, not at bedtime, as usual. Fair warning: Do. Not. Watch. At. Bedtime. Thanks, Mr Ballen, for making me a huge fan of the strange, dark and mysterious delivered in story format! Cheers from Brazil!
I hope you learned from that lesson⁉️better said than done because I'm still late to work right now to this day 😞 one turns into 2,3,4,5,6............ alarm goes off 😭 😤
That kind of hate comes with the job sadly,when your job is to keep everybody and society happy, someone's going to do the opposite. From the top of the brass to the lowest in the totem pole, someone's going to want to see the world and society we live in crumble to ash. Rot set in everywhere, no matter how hard we try to get rid of it.
@@joshgutteridge2909 if you think the job of the police is to keep everybody happy, you're enviously naive. 100% of governments in human history have been interested solely in remaining in power, and there's no reason to think we happen to be exempt from that
@@joshgutteridge2909 We seem to be heading in that direction and at breakneck speed. So much hate being expressed, acted upon. It's an ugly sight. The January 6 insurrection upon the US Capitol is treason of the highest order. These people shat upon our nation and our flag. They may hate our country but this was not the way to express themselves. As a veteran I am deeply offended. And the Ruby Ridge fiasco was horrifying!
@@leequinn2733 What are you talking about? They were blatantly invited there by the, then president of the United States. We all saw what actually happened, none of them were armed either. This is a blatant spin on the truth that you are spewing.
Not to mention the guy who shot Vicki Weaver (Lon Horiuchi) ended up down in Waco shooting at the Branch Davidians a year later. He was also charged for manslaughter for killing Weaver, but the charges were dropped.
The Weaver episode SHOULD have been the Real Last Signal for the Second American Revolution to Begin, the One that Would have succeeded and changed the direction of America for the Better.
But there have been Many More prior instances that Should have gotten American's Off their Asses to do a Complete and thorough Clean-Out of the so-called "U.S. Federal Government" that Really Should have First happened by New Years Day of 1914 after the Worst Traitor in America's History signed over Our Financial Power and Destiny to the Zionist International Banker Minions of the Devil himself, that Traitor was President Woodrow Wilson. Can You imagine what kind of Great Country America Would be today if he were dragged out into the street of the Capitol and summarily HANGED by Our Military, the "Federal Reserve Act" torn to pieces and declared NULL & VOID and Sen. Nelson Aldrich (R-RI), Edward "Colonel" Mandell House, J.D. Rockefeller, Benjamin Strong, Paul Warburg and at least a dozen other's were Publicly Executed for Treason in the Criminal Conspiracy that was Illegally and Un-Constitutionally made Law in the early morning hours of December 23rd, 1913 with deception, deceit and Fraud pulled on the People of the United States of America. It IS what Should have happened....Why didn't it?
If the Clinton Administration had been Bulldozed into the Ground with the Arrest & Executions of Both Bill & Hillary Clinton for the Arm's for Drug's scandal at Mena Airport when Bill Clinton was the Governor of Arkansas that totally involved the Vice-President George H. W. Bush (who was behind ALL the things that made Reagan look bad when he Really was a Pure American Patriot, but Was set-up after being drugged and shown in Homosexual poses giving B.J.'s when he was unconscious by the Israeli Mossad most likely while at a visit to Bohemian Grove that he had NO Idea what "Thing's" went on there) and dozens of other's in ALL Branches of the Federal Government that had been infiltrated by Israeli Zionist Communist's and Mason's that was the beginnings of a Secret COUP which would lead up to the False Flag that was 9-11. That's enough for now, if "ThemToob" doesn't Shadow Ban my comment which I'm Sure "'They"' will. Nobody will even see this comment, if someone does, Please reply to it so I can verify this, I'll Very Much appreciate it.
Well I am a 53-year-old man combat veteran and I will tell you what the flying monkeys used to be To menightmare fuel crabs crabs never scared me crabs are stupid they can’t swim nothing to fear here....... then I went for a little journey with Mr. Ballen Who took me to the Far dock on that day my worldview was shifted flying monkeys hit the number two spot swimming crabs went right to number one thank you for setting my view of the world straight
That family and the way they were treated is a prime example for why the letter agencies need to be pulled apart, examined under a microscope, and then be completey restructured from the top down. There is Zero Accountability for any of them.
@@kyram2118 Yep, there’s a reason those natives are still there & alive. In a place like that I would find a old native wise man & mimic everything he does, I’d be like his shadow. They would call me White Shadow lol
@Levi Chicwown the newest episode of Paranormal Caught on Camera’s 1st story is a rancher in Arizona who has 2 videos where you can hear “hey.” His family recommended he contact a Shaman (they are Native American) and the Shaman believes it is a skin walker. The rancher said he felt as it was trying to lure him off of the road into the bush. It sounds super creepy! In his 1st video, the 1st “hey” stops his working horse dead in his tracks. The 2nd “hey” causes the horse to turn and gallop away! The horse’s action was unprompted by the rancher, but he trusted the horse’s instincts and left. I suggest you check it out if you can; it may seem familiar to you with your experience. Best wishes!!.
I always listen to Mr Ballen while I'm doing my housework. I swear it helps me get more done! Thank you Mr. Ballen, you're a wonderful storyteller! ❤️ (My queue is totally stuffed with his videos, and I LOVE IT!)
I still find it hard to believe that an FBI HRT sniper missed his intended target only to hit another person between the eyes. Those guys sort of have a reputation of not missing. If an HRT sniper shoots someone in the head I have a tendency to think his stats remain 100%.
@@MrBallen HI, I posted a story on your Reddit about a Russian Hunter Serega who spent the horrible night in the Siberian woods. I don't know if you have seen it, but I translated this story especially for you because it is very scary. Sorry for my English. I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL very much and tried to contribute as much as I could:) Wish you a billion subscribers!
It was Paul Harvey that talked Randy Weaver onto giving up the stand off. With the promise of hiring him the best attorney. The attorneys name was Gerry Spence.
Mr. Ballen is the greatest storyteller that I have ever encountered. Listening to him tell a story is just as good if not better than watching a movie of the subject. He is so elaborate and descriptive and he just really knows how to set a scene.
Yeah was just thinking that if those Bigfoot shows have never been to Portlock then they aren't really trying. Hell all they have to do is set up game cameras everywhere and just act like there's people living there again.
@@youtubeSuckssNow one would think Portlock would have become the epicenter of sasquatch/dogman/bipedal cryptid research. If they really wanted to find the truth that is. Blanket the area with cameras and wait.
What are the chills you get when reading things like" and all I wanted was to go home"... Is it imagining ourselves about to perish in that horrible situation? Prayers with that man's family
Story 1: Man, that breaks my heart. He died thinking of his baby girl. Story 2: Funny how everytime the FBI gets involved in something, innocent people die because of "miscommunication". Story 3: Yeah, that was me.
@@val-wr4je It’s called “negativity bias” not confirmation bias. But still, the amount of innocent people that have died due to the negligence of the people who are supposed to protect us is unforgivable. Nvm about the negativity bias I thought you were talking about the fact that people tend to remember the bad things rather than the good things. I guess they are both applicable in this situation lol.
In story number 2, surely the marshals that had the original run in with Randy, his son and his friend, when the dog’s ran into them, have to take a lot of responsibility for what happened afterwards. The way they described the situation to the FBI got the Feds fired up even more than normal. The order to shoot anyone with a weapon, or if they were suspected of holding a weapon, was due to what they were originally told. It made a potentially deadly situation even worse.
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In reading through these comments, I should have made Ruby Ridge a stand alone episode. I did my best to present the basics of the story as clearly and neutrally as I could, however, by making it a short episode I left out some smaller details that deserved to be included. My intent with this channel is to tell interesting stories without my own opinion muddling them up. If I ever drift away from that, please let me know and I'll course correct. Thank you!
You've done great keeping neutral so far 😁
Found your like button good sir
That can be really hard at times especially if things in the story connect with your life in a certain way. I thought you did a wonderful job. It would be interesting to have one full episode of it though. There is a lot about that story that people don't know. Thank you for being the best Storyteller out there.
You do an excellent job of staying neutral and still telling the story! Thanks for always venturing out into the cold, dark and rainy forest to get us these stories 😁
@@amber13000 hahah you’re welcome!
One of the things I love about this channel is that there aren't any jumpscares. It's just really good storytelling with sound that helps amp up the tension, but no cheap scares.
Go watch his earlier videos. His tiktok ones.
I've seen a bunch of jump scares lol keep watching and you'll encounter them
I like jump scares keep me focused
Thats what makes it so creepy
He's just a phenomenal story teller. His tones and movements really help get the topic across and the occasional sounds just add to the atmosphere to make it all just come together into this amazing video that's both fun and creepy at the same time.
“And all I wanted to do was go home”
I got goosebumps
Was not expecting that. Very sad
That poor guy.
i know, me too
I went to school with him... the rain that day was unreal
@@farfall3non3xboxawc29 Dang.
Ruby Ridge is an example of how easily the government can over reach their authority. The million didn’t bring back Vicki or Sammy. It was an absolute tragedy and another example of how the FBI can operate far beyond their reach.
To have open fire on any armed adult as well, that’s straight up illegal and the family did nothing wrong
@@Ja7nD03 Read your first part again and explain why its illegal
@@FoxSenpie I meant it SHOULD be illegal if firearms are legal in that state, and if the people hadn’t actually committed a crime
Being armed in your home is not a crime under the 2nd amendment of the us constitution. " shall not be infringed " means exactly that, and the armed men gave no signs of being a threat. This was murder, outright murder. Period.
@@michaelnorris4242 -exactly, and was anyone tried or convicted?
Port lock should be a stand alone episode. That sounds so fascinating.
True. I'd love to see him do an in depth video.
Agreeed
He should do a camping live stream of portlock hmm
@@vernonweiss1276 loool
Yea like as if a werewolf was attacking people
The only problem I have with Mr Ballen is how addictive his videos are. I can't stop. Won't stop.
It's true!
Can't you see it's we own the night can't you see it's we who bout that life
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Wanna join me in rehab?
Can't stop, won't stop, rockafella records.. I get down baby. I get down
Im so glad you talked about Portlock! I was born and raised in Alaska, and Portlock always fascinated me as a kid. I would also like to point out that one of the people who was murdered in Portlock had been bludgeoned to death with a heavy piece of logging equipment. This particular piece usually required 3-4 men to lift, and so for a grown man to be bludgeoned with it... well, it makes you wonder.
thank you so much i was trying to find out where it was
@@crminalminds12 No problem! :]
@@Vash-Venture i like to explore/ camp in places like this. with a go pro and such. i think Alaska might have to wait a bit though kind of outside my availability for a while.
And yet somehow the dude in the story managed to survive it's attack and go to the town for help before passing away.
@@RealElevenTimes
If it wasn’t for his dog that scared whatever was on top of him he wouldn’t have made it to town but he still died :(
I'm an Alaskan native, so I grew up hearing about portlock, but one the craziest deaths was a guy who had his head crushed in by a piece of logging equipment, and the piece of equipment was impossible for just one man to lift
I Would love to say burn that forest down and then we can see what is in there.
Send the government into the forest....
They have the gear
@@5turtletypersyou mean the military lol
@@kevinsimpson9010nah man, send in the Department of Motor Vehicles!
@@RustyShacklefordLLCtell the IRS it has untaxed income, they’ll find it in under a week
MrBallen - the ONLY person who can be so wholesome while telling these stories! literally the B E S T story teller!
The best story teller🥰
Fuck yea he is❤️
Agreed
Same
Pretty much.! At least on youtube. No one, And that's no exaggeration. No one matches Mr. Ballen
"This family is paranoid and distrusts the government, let's set up secret government surveillance"
Their reasoning was logical
@@ffdd6102 logic and reason are counterintuitive if they don't anticipate logical and reasonable outcomes for certain actions.
One might logically believe that someone is a threat, but also know that certain actions will logically be perceived as antagonistic. Not doing so is pretty blind.
@@zookuki so what other options do you think they could of done in the very beginning that started all this. They know the guy is an armed anti government individual so just going to his front door to try and arrest the guy seems dangerous. Watching them to see when will be a good opportunity to do so was logical. But no one could predict the furure and expecte the dog to run off into the surveillance casing this whole mess
Life sucks shi.t happens
@@ffdd6102 look, I am no expert, so my opinions are purely subjective. But...
1. verifying the level of threat via rudimentary review of the group (familial) interaction
2. verifying the quality of information through multilevel verification (both achievable via human and artificial verification systems - both available at the time of this event)
3. on-site: given events that transpired, even merely a better quality or organisation of surveillance - both via humans and animals (dogs).
These things could have been managed far better.
Governmental organisations rarely make such 'blunders'.
I’d say the whole incident justified his anti government viewpoint entirely.
"All I wanted to do was go home"
This made me wanna cry...
I feel the same. May he Rest in Paradise,his new , beautiful home.
That was heartbreaking
Sad he should have left the car 😩😩
Yes! That broke my heart.
@The Broke Unboxer Just stop talking please and show a tiny bit of empathy
The FBI: "we're concerned that you're acting like a terrorist!"
Also the FBI: Acts like terrorists
It's only considered terrorism if you don't work for the government
Exactly! Their behaviour is probably exactly the reason they had no trust in law enforcement in the first place.
True
Sorry to say it, (and i mean it.) but she look like "la llorona" legend from Mexico. But rip
@@White_Crystal_Snow If she really were a la Llorona, those Feds would have a very severe degree of fucked.
In the end they proved why the family didn't trust the government and the law enforcement. I don't condone their ideology but what the FBI did was no less than terrorism.
"And all I wanted to do was go home"
One of the most horrifyingly relatable things I have ever read.
@Cozy Dorian its actually "ET home phone" smh ik it dont sound right to me either
@@JR-po5vs it’s both! Kids say one, E.T. Says the other.
Just an FYI that picture you showed with the soldier with chest covered in medals IS A FAKE SOLDIER. He is one of those STOLEN VALOR COWARDS. TAKE HIM OFF YOUR VIDEO HE IS NOT A WAR HERO HE WASNT EVEN IN THE MILITARY HES FAKE SOLDIER HE IS A COWARD.
Relatable? Really? This is why we have so many weak people in the world when a post to facebook is relatable but actually fighting to survive is not.
@@psiewert83 If we have weaklings getting upset over RUclips comments, why wouldn’t we have a few that just wanna go home?
“Off safe, finger on trigger, slack out, ready to engage...” I think he slipped back into the military for a minute there
😂
You beat me to it. @Mrballen needs to see this lol
Definitely went there for a second
@@collindahlquist7377 t
I said the same thing.
Imagine being surprised the FBI screwed up and someone tried to cover it up.
No surprise there.
My thoughts also. They wouldn't be held accountable today.
@@christinezeeryp573 Very few government officials are ever held accountable, and more often than not, they get to blatantly manipulate or outright ignore laws and rights without any repercussion.
@@Littlemanloki yea which breeds more distrust of the government which makes you an extremist.
Seem kinda like a habit lately.
This video is a year old, but as someone who was born and raised in Alaska, I love the fact that you cover stories on AK. You always hear local lore, but nothing so in depth and so detailed. Thank you for the stories you share and the details you put into them!
He actually tells a lot of stories that have occurred in Alaska. Alaska is actually a very common theme in his stories.
I have to tell you I absolutely adore Alaska. It was on my bucket list. It was my life’s dream to see Alaska and back in July I was able to take an Alaskan cruise and finally set foot in Alaska. It is so incredibly gorgeous there. ❤
Yes I love Kalishnikov stories that is One Beautiful Weapon Of The Commies and the World Over. Finally Noice to Love the Ak Just as much as I Do and That My Child Puts A Tear in my Eyes 😿
It's hard to believe the stories become progressively worse when the first one is just so devastating. 😢 RIP Darren.
Please make a episode completely about Portlock! Absolutely fascinating!
“And all I wanted to do was go home” that is terrible.
That broke my heart.
Heart wrenching
My poor fragile heart :
Sad
Why go back into the truck and make time to post on Fb.
Darren's story is heartbreaking, such a tragic scenario :'(
I know, BUT HE'S FINALLY HOME ❣️
Seriously... it hits hard, because I loved in Houston, Texas from 2006-2008, and sometime in 2007 I experienced 3 weeks of non stop rain there. It began flash flooding and FOR DAYS AND DAYS there was a foot or more of water on every road, the over pass bridges looked like Niagara falls and water was non stop dumping off the side, it was unreal. Me being 19 or 20 at the time, took way too many risks and was still driving every day for work and pleasure. I saw cars and everything loose on the ground, float away.. it was absolutely unreal. It's scary
That photo scared me 😢
Yes so scary too 😢😢poor guy.😢😢
@missvida6251 me too
They need to make a movie about the last post office dude staying in portlock with those beasts in the 50s that would be so good.
I concur.
Ooo
I'm surprised that there isn't already a movie about that
I agree
That would be soooo dope. Creeping me out already
Some guy and his small family living in the woods with no electricity far away from other people. Sounds like a real threat to national security.
😂😂😂
Anything not with the masses and the norm is a threat to their national brainwashing campaign
@@ogjohn3346 this 👁✨
that dude bad news he a eminence to society
That is one of the many examples why you do not trust the government. I’m not saying to rally an anti government army but you should definitely not trust them and be aware of what they are capable of. The outcome of this story and multiple like it are a huge miscarriage of justice and it is sickening they just get a slap on the wrist (or a paid vacation) whenever these scenarios reach their conclusion.
I wonder why they haven't sent drones out to Portlock after all these years.
I'm thinking the same thing surely there is somone out there willing to do it, could you imagine how many people would want to see that
They probably have just nothing turned out from it or people would have called it fake and it would have lost its credibility
I feel like the monster is bigfoot
because bigfoot is half man has huge feet
and in the story they saw 18 inch tracks and hes just terrifying
@@andyviliani6931 or the very same native that still live there ? XD
_Cause they're dummkophs?_
Darren’s photo he posted from inside his truck along with the caption actually broke my heart.
“And all I wanted to do was go home”
That hit me right in the feels
My son went to school with Darren. His death hurts my heart, he was a beautiful soul. I can’t imagine the pain his mother and family felt when he was found.
The tax day flood (that’s what we in this area called it) was highly unusual. It flooded areas that normally don’t flood. The raging flood waters destroyed so much. Darren was young, not sure what to do as this wasn’t a normal flood. My heart broke when I heard what happened to him. When I went to pick my son up from school, Darren would be there to give me a hug, amazing smile and kind words. I count my blessings each day that my son is still with me.
So sorry for your loss.
@@sjm8650 the currents of the water during that flood were highly unpredictable. That was a very unusual flood for this area, they say it happens once every 100 years there. When he got out of the truck, he was still surrounded by water. Fast flowing water. He had two options, be drug into the current, or the way he ultimately died.
The world is such a small place I live in the dfw area but spend a lot of time in Navasota and nobody ever knows what it is even as born and raised texans to think it’s here on this channel odd
@@sjm8650 water and floods are so deceptive and precarious. Flash floods are named for how quickly a dry area can become a raging river, in just a few minutes. When I was little there were 3 workers fixing a large drainage pipe near my home, the type of pipe you can walk in. A summer storm started w just a little lightening, while there was still sunshine. Then a cloudburst occurred as the workers were gathering their stuff, and all 3 we're knocked down and dragged buy a wall of water that started from an area of higher elevation where the water collected toward the pipe that they were on the other side of. All 3 died. It taught me to never wait to see how bad things might get during a regular rain, let alone a cloudburst.
They knew they shot Vikki. In the testamony the sniper said that he shot Vikki because he thought that she was holding a weapon. It was her baby.
Lon Horiuchi.
I figured as much.
How in the world do you have such good aim that you shoot a woman in the head while the door is closing but you mistake a baby for a weapon
@@thomascarey6344 THIS👏THIS👏 RIGHT👏 HERE I thought the same thing all that training for what
The FBI are trash anyway
The baby in Vicki's arms was Elishiba. I knew her in high school and she was really awesome despite what she had gone through. I don't blame that family for their hatred one bit.
I bet those white supremacist were good beautiful souls that aren’t racist and filled with hatred at other races
Wait you knew her? Dang that’s crazy.
That’s insane that you knew her! I hope the family is doing ok, even if a little.
I’m surprised they even let her go to school, with school being tied to the government. They should’ve just left these people alone. They just couldn’t handle that this family wasn’t dependent upon the government; scared of losing a couple dollars.
All the government did was prove them right. And the sniper that murdered Vicki went to murder more people in Waco. 100% instigated by the feds. Criminals.
This man knows how to tell a story. In Irish culture men with this talent were revered and passed on knowledge and shared history. They were know as the seanchaí
I love that ❤
Are.
Not were.
Ja, bustedlegninja, still, to this day, especially in the small, Towns, and, Villages, found in the, West, of, Ireland, where, Gaelic, is still spoken (in addition to, English), the Ancient and much beloved tradition of, Oral History, and, storytelling, by the local, Seanchai [ 4 those who don't know, it's pronounced : "shaw-nak-ee" ], and, just for fun, I'll tell you that in that part of, Ireland, a Snail, is called a, "Shellha-kee-bhol-kee", my, Paternal, Grandfather, Thomas Francis Reney, was born in the loft of their family cottage, still located right along side/top of the, Quay, on, Galway Bay. His family had lived there and built, for over, 13, generations, the well known, double-ended (2 Prows, 1"fore" & 1 "aft"), fishing boats, which are called, "Galway Hookers".
My, Grandfather, came to, Boston, Mass., in, 1900, he worked as a, Master Carpenter, until his death, in, June, 1955. Although, he didn't come over alone, as it turned out, his youngest brother, Martin [ "Matty", to his friends ], didn't like it here, so, he went back to, Ireland, where he "died of his wounds", in, 1916, having taken part in the famous, Easter Rebellion. So, yes, my Great-Uncle, was a member of the, I.R.A.
My brother has seen a plaque over there, explaining all about, "Matty", now regarded as one of the heros of that, Rebellion, which happened because the, Irish, were seeking their, Independence from, England.
@@patrickmohan2220 little bit mean
@@patrickmohan2220 please don't presume to speak for everyone by saying "no one wanted to hear this" or "no one cares". I enjoy stories like this and I know I'm not the only one. Your comment was also pretty harsh. It doesn't hurt to be nice to people even when you disagree with them.
The portlock story is the most convincing story i heard of sasquatch
Ape canyon? The London walkway? Every single Australian "Yowie" report?
The Patterson gimlan film, which still can't be reproduced 50 years later. The 1971 Sierra sounds? Lol
it's not sasquash
@@canadianmmaguy7511 why would it not be able to be reproduced
@@Coughing_Blood because when you use CGI to replicate something you have to replace the shading, lighting , shadows, wind, reflections, everything.
Today that video can still not be reproduced.
Thinkerthunker has an excellent video on this, he spends 80 hours trying to copy 5 seconds of it.
I can’t believe I am just now hearing about Port Lock. Someone should do a documentary.
For sure, and it's not even that long ago, 1950s. Those beasts are bound to still be there.
I'd be willing to go check it out. As long as there is a crystal clear evacuation plan. ✌🏻🐱
@@PhoenixLyon and some heavy arsenal of weapons 🤣🤣
@@ghostofsparta2272 I just figured that would be a given. LOL
Two things should always be on you when heading 'walkabout' ; your Oh, shit bag, and a weapon.✌🏻🐱
I actually saw a small documentary about it. Can't remember which channel. It was terrifying. None of the people in the area will go near there. It is a beautiful place so you know there is a problem or it would be highly sought after real-estate!
Years ago I visited Rainbow Campground in Michigan and talked with the owner, a very nice man who wanted to have some small gatherings with primitive camping and live music on his rural property. He said that the local police were upset because they thought he was encouraging drug use in the area. He told me to come back and see how family friendly the situation was. A few months later there was an article stating that the owner and his handyman were both shot and killed by police. They claimed that the handyman had a rifle but he actually had a garden tool. There was no big investigation.
Yoooooooo WTF 😧 that's because you are telling this story to the wrong people but I don't blame you because WHO TF DO YOU CALL FOR THAT SH!T😲😲😲🤷🏾♀️😲🤷🏾♀️😲😲😳
These types of stories are not uncommon. It's disgusting how our sick, twisted government will do just about anything to its own citizens to retain its power.
“I just wanted to go home” really fucked me up
Maybe he wouldn’t have been there if he had saved up to better his life rather than perform the classic “sacrificial simp” maneuver
@@RizztrainingOrder bro what
@@RizztrainingOrder What the heck are you talking about?
@@RizztrainingOrder Yeah, let's bring up ideologies when talking about a tragic accident. Big brain move right there.
@@RizztrainingOrder What maneuver? I never heard of it.
"and all i wanted to do was go home"
that, along with the image, is somehow the scariest shit ive seen in months, maybe even years
Well Jesus you've seen some shit
@@jaybiddy955 JEBSVSHS
@Jesus Christ - you are aware that ... IMPERSONATING famous individuals could land you in court !!
@@moirachun = re: JEBSVSHS = Perhaps some unusual acronym only YOU are privy to?!? Next time SPELL out what you want to write, rather than be cryptic !! Your handle is strange writing from another planet, as well.
There is a similar case to Darren, a woman who drowned in her car when she drove into flash flood water during a pre-dawn newspaper shift. The 911 call is infamous for being scary and that the 911 operator was incredibly rude to her.
Thats the one where the poor woman is begging for her life and crying that she's scared and the 911 operator tells her to shut up right? I was livid when I heard the 911 call and I so desperately wish charges were pressed against the operators but atlas she wasn't punished at all
Yea i heard the audio. Not cool at all. My heart felt for her! I was scared and pissed at the same dmn time!
I heard that 911 call and yeah the operator was a bitch
I heard that call. I was so pissed.
Yup! That 911 operator should go to hell for what she did to that woman in her last moments
My biological grandma’s sister (my great aunt) who was about 19 years older than my grandma, actually lived in portlock Alaska when she was very young…..she said she had always heard weird and loud screaming at night in the woods from her home….I never believed her until I watched this video…😳
Rip aunt Linda 💔
I like how you didn’t believe the person in your family but the youtuber is taken as fact. No judgment just funny to me 😂😂
F**k that
@@leahrebecca2051 But it deserves judjement.Its really messed up if you think about it for a sec not believing someone so close to you you that you know they have no motives to lie to you.I ve actually have a kinda same experience with my grandfather hearing some crazy scary screams in the back of the mountain in his village in a pretty remote area which was basically forbidden for people to even go there.The story has it that it was Satan himself.Even if you dont obviously believe 100% in this you have to agree that a very close relative of you is not lying or being delusional of hearing something many times.He may have slightly survive a lethal warrior or thief encounter.
@@NIKOS_GEROSIDERIS ehh I mean every situation is different, I’ll believe someone the first few times and then I might be a lil more skeptical
I didn’t believe her because it didn’t seem believable, and I believe it now because he’s just proving to me she wasn’t just saying that to mess around
Didn’t expect to hear about Ruby Ridge on this channel! I live in the small Idaho town about fifteen minutes away from where the FBI murdered that poor woman holding her baby. Such an incredibly sad story
Me too. I live in Sandpoint ID. It is very tragic what they had to endure.
disagree, family was kinda out there. If they just you know, didn’t have guns and were normal people. They wouldn’t have died. Nothing anyone else did really contributed to that. Got themselves in their own rabbit hole.
@@jigbie7922 jUsT dOn’T oWn gUnS 🙄
@@katet_33 or be racist extremists 🤣
@@jigbie7922 2nd amendment look into it. Without guns you let a tyrannical government hold hostage its constituents. Look at Venezuela. Why else do you think the progressive left want to take away your guns. As a Canadian, even I can see that
That first story and final photo was so bloody sad. Poor man. What a terrifying way to die when all he wanted was to get home.
"really critical mistakes", most people would call them "lies".
Yas
Agreed
"Miscommunication" that's one way to put lying through their teeth.
It's ok, they investigated themselves and found no wrongdoing
You mean crimes.
I'm from south east Texas and even though I was only 16 at the time I remember the story of Darren circling around the news. The scary thing about SETX is that it floods SO easy and not only do you have to worry about the flood waters but you also have to worry about the animals in the water such as snakes, alligators, and ants.
Ants?
@@spencerdunn6933 ants can form floating "islands" during a flood, I'm guessing bumping into one while wading through water would be like walking into an anthill
I really like how you translate the imperial measurements into metric to be considerate to your audience outside the USA :)
and vice versa
Entire world but the USA is metric.
@@joywebster2678 you are aware that the U.S isn’t the only country that doesn't use the metric system?
@@thinemuther4031 reread...I said the USA is only country NOT using metric.
@@joywebster2678 Pre World War 2 we were leaning more towards an isolationist country. We were a part of World War 1 but afterwards we weren't involved in World affairs. It wasn't until WW2 specifically, the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor that brought us to the world stage and afterwards being asked to more or less become the world police. I say all that to let people know that pre WW2 we didn't want to fuck with ya'll. Many still don't. We had our own thing going. So we made our own measurement system and other things for that reason. We probably haven't switched it because it works just fine but also because I'd imagine people crying about it for some reason and somehow become some huge political nonsense like pro life vs pro choice. This is all just my thoughts no research done but it makes sense. Lol
The FBI at Ruby Ridge acted criminally.
They definitely acted brashly and way out of line, but those marshals are who should pay. They lied to the fbi and inflated the ‘threat’ the weaver family posed (They did pose a threat but definitely not one to the proportions that those marshals portrayed it as.) the fbi had no idea that the weavers weren’t as big of a threat as they said (Though why wouldn’t they ask for the details in their surveillances? How the family acted? What their routine was?)
as they often do as well as the ATF and DHS etc...
As they often do
Well, the Weaver guy runs into the woods after his dogs, and suddenly comes into contact with a whole bunch of armed men hiding on your property. If the Weaver guy shot first, if you were in his shoes, wouldn’t that seem like an ambush of some sort? And with a split second to react.
@@KyleSurette13 I agree 100%
My friends pregnant wife, and child died the same way as Darren in a flash flood. It came on all of a sudden. We’re in an area that doesn’t usually get flash floods. It was so tragic. I always thought my parents were insane for telling me to not drive on flooded roads. Now, I understand why. It’s horrific what happened to my friend and his family, as well as Darren’s family.
Pennsylvania?
That’s so sad!
Shit that sucks
Was this in Southeastern PA? Something similar occurred a few summers ago when we had horrible floods. We know people who went to school with the boy.
So I have seen several stories about alaska, and enjoyed every one. To finally hear a story about portlock is amazing. I live across the bay and have dealt with the people that came in searching for bigfoot, and regularly work with the natives that own the area.
Those FBI agents that were charged at Ruby Ridge should of been sent to Portlock.
i agree
@@cosmic5017 I live 3 hours away from ruby creek
@@tripi7906 atleast u don't live 3 hours from portlock
The one going for the twofer have have been
People, I live in Louisiana, where we get hurricanes every year. Don't ever, EVER go back into your vehicle if you're in a flood. If the water has risen high enough where you have to leave it then you're sentencing yourself to death if you get back in it.
Man the thought of a river just running wild like hulkamania all over the town doing whatever it wants terrifies me. I am never leaving the mountains.
I’m from around that same area there is no hope in that situation. He was trying to get a view to see if there was another way out(vehicle hopping maybe) he knew in the water was a death sentence, maybe the water would just push the truck around and he could get out once it subsided. BTW we get Hurricanes every year too
@@cannsmith so what should he have done instead of getting back in once out?
It is kind of common sense
@@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman have you seen the other Cappy?
'And all I wanted to do is come home' gave me chills... RIP Darren
'off safe, slack out, ready to engage...' This was really the first sentence I've heard MrBallen utter, that tells me what he used to do for a living.
Right. You can tell that those terms are or were in his normal vocabulary for a long time lol
That second picture...wow.
Something about a mother holding her child amidst gunfire is deeply haunting.
The feds literally opened fire on his wife killing her while holding a baby. Should have been many FBI that went to prison for it.
looks like the family's distrust of the government was was well-founded after all
another infamous FBI screw up, right next to Waco
@@hanarielgodlike9283 facts☝
@@hanarielgodlike9283 absolutely. Lon Horiuchi (the sniper who shot Vickie) was also involved in the Waco disaster a year later.
Also, from my understanding, Randy missed court because he was given the wrong court date
Darren Mitchell's case along with his final post are soul crushing. That one broke my heart more than most any of these stories. Imagine seeing what he did in that moment and realizing that you are never going home to your family. My heart goes out to everyone who knew him and loved him.
I am so engrossed in the stories from start to finish, I COMPLETELY Forget about looking for anything, period!!! Great story teller!!!
Next story: They Tragic story of the like button. He never saw any of it coming.
Hahahaha
🤣
He thought it was aliens doing all these horrible things to him.
The story of the Like Button would go on for more than 17 parts.
@@jamssnana4084 to be fair, to the like button, we probably _are_ aliens....
Even my dad who hates any video that is longer than 5min likes to watch Mr.Ballen's videos since it's easy to understand his English and helps learning a new language (we're not English native speakers) so thank you very much, your content helps out a lot
Imagine being the last guy in Portlock, just waiting for like a month to leave.
I'm pretty sure he was there for a few years after everyone left, Ballen said all the people left in 1949 and the post man was allowed to leave in the early 50s. Hes got some balls, I would of been so damn terrified.
@Cozy Dorian wat
you would need a gun arsenal like that weaver guy had
No job is worth that mess
Well I have friends on reservations and any gun don't do shit with one guy you would need three DELTA teams and M4A1s. To take shit like that down.
Mr Ballen , I know this is 3 years later, but I saw your comment about making ruby ridge a stand alone story. You really should do that. 3 years later I think it’s enough time to remaster this story into its own 20-30 min story. It’s so interesting and you are the only one I believe who can do it justice!
I like to imagine that the natives near Port Lock had this meeting, discussing how to get the Port Lock residents to get off their land and reclaim what was there’s, and one guy in the back raises his hand to say “We should just say it’s Bigfoot.” And that’s how it all started.
That actually sounds like the most sound theory of what happened lol, just some random serial killer being sold to them as a skin-walker
No natives lived on the island, not then and not now.
But they saw it with their own eyes. They saw bigfoot with their own eyes. And then they left. And they found people mutilated. No ones going to leave their home on hearsay.
@@GeekRaj people live in alaska that are native to the land. Their called alaskans
@@GeekRaj exactly
A government sniper murders the wife of a man who doesn’t trust the government. 😳
Looks like the guy wasn't 100% nutts
@@bloodangel19 yeah he was 100% human
@@ricgeezy09 that's true
... so what's with the dislike button.. I don't mean like to not like your comment but Im like yeah lol 😂
damn double homicide!
Ruby Ridge actually took place right before the Waco standoff. Both incidents pointed to the government and authorities arguably being a little too heavy-handed with people. A few of the negotiators from the Ruby Ridge incident went down to Waco later where they would basically butt heads about the best way to control the situation. Unfortunately the ones pushing for force ultimately got their way in the end.
I’m surprised they didn’t shoot the dog!
I believe that the Ruby Ridge incident deserves this whole show there's so much that went on in that debacle that questions are still being asked today from Bobo grits involvement to the guy that shot Randy's wife being also at the Waco standoff and killed a couple people there as well
Oh these organizations are bad news, downright criminal. They are cold and calculating and have immunity in virtually all of their doings. They shouldn't even exist imo.
Mr. Ballen, I would love to see an episode dedicated entirely to Randy Weaver and the Ruby Ridge incident. There’s so much story to tell! The more in-depth you dive, the more you realize just how badly the FBI and the Marshal service botched the entire situation. Excellent job summing it up, though, as always.
Ruby Ridge was a motivation for Oklahoma City.
"Botched"
I can't remember if it's Last Podcast on the Left or Casefile which does a good few episodes on OKC bombing and it touches on Ruby Ridge as well
wasnt this made into a movie?
These “botches” seem to continue……
Ruby Ridge, Waco, Michigan militiamen, and many many more. To paraphrase the good and wise NickRekieta, the government should ALWAYS fear the People. When it’s the other way around, THAT is called TYRANNY.
No amount of money is ever going to fix the fact that child never knew her mother.
It's really true. I'd give earth and soul to know mine. Not even $50,000,000 would change my thoughts
some mothers are really bad
@@ivalee1958
Lol... Yes they are..
Can you do more stories on ghost towns? theyre so fascinating and just the way you tell it would be awesome!
Right?
My great uncle lived for a time in Fairbanks after he went to Alaska to work on the pipeline in the 80's. A gentleman approached him to see if he would go with him to provide security because he wanted to write a book about Portlock. My great uncle said sure thinking he would be on the lookout for bears. They hired a boat to take them in but dropped anchor a good distance away , untethered a small raft and said he wasnt going any farther in. My great uncle said the man seemed really nervous and barely went into the remains of the town. While they were there he heard loud screams and large rocks being thrown at them. He said the creepiest part was how everything went quiet in the forest. The man took a few photos and said " f" this shit c'mon I'm done. They loaded up and left. Many of the native Alaskans tribes wont talk about the town or the creatures that many believe are bigfoot or Yeti or a cross of the two.
I trust the natives
Props to the mail man..i would have just simply quit and gtfo.i would never have stayed
my little sister: *has empathy for every thing*
me: lets crush the like buttons chips and send them to the coconut crab island
Hahaha
Mr ballen is the only comment on this? Really? Well I guess I am too
HEY ITS NICC THE ANIMATOR GUY
@@nicctheanimatorguy7241 crazy right
🤣
Of all of Mr Ballen's stories #1 broke my heart, all he wanted to do was go home to his family, damn.
I guess I've learned my lesson: I'm watching this video right after arriving from work, not at bedtime, as usual. Fair warning: Do. Not. Watch. At. Bedtime.
Thanks, Mr Ballen, for making me a huge fan of the strange, dark and mysterious delivered in story format!
Cheers from Brazil!
I hope you learned from that lesson⁉️better said than done because I'm still late to work right now to this day 😞 one turns into 2,3,4,5,6............ alarm goes off 😭 😤
I love how the government does exactly what Randy hates about them, thats why you're hated feds.
That kind of hate comes with the job sadly,when your job is to keep everybody and society happy, someone's going to do the opposite.
From the top of the brass to the lowest in the totem pole, someone's going to want to see the world and society we live in crumble to ash.
Rot set in everywhere, no matter how hard we try to get rid of it.
@@joshgutteridge2909 if you think the job of the police is to keep everybody happy, you're enviously naive. 100% of governments in human history have been interested solely in remaining in power, and there's no reason to think we happen to be exempt from that
@@joshgutteridge2909 We seem to be heading in that direction and at breakneck speed. So much hate being expressed, acted upon. It's an ugly sight. The January 6 insurrection upon the US Capitol is treason of the highest order. These people shat upon our nation and our flag. They may hate our country but this was not the way to express themselves. As a veteran I am deeply offended. And the Ruby Ridge fiasco was horrifying!
Well.. that's why everyone hates the ATF.
@@leequinn2733 What are you talking about? They were blatantly invited there by the, then president of the United States. We all saw what actually happened, none of them were armed either. This is a blatant spin on the truth that you are spewing.
Not to mention the guy who shot Vicki Weaver (Lon Horiuchi) ended up down in Waco shooting at the Branch Davidians a year later. He was also charged for manslaughter for killing Weaver, but the charges were dropped.
Yupp weird " coincidence" isnt it
Whaaaat? 😱
Yeah and he had specific orders TO 'off' Vicki as well contrary to this story...
What a fuckin' surprise. These people RULE us like kings and can never face punishment.
The Weaver episode SHOULD have been the Real Last Signal for the Second American Revolution to Begin, the One that Would have succeeded and changed the direction of America for the Better.
But there have been Many More prior instances that Should have gotten American's Off their Asses to do a Complete and thorough Clean-Out of the so-called "U.S. Federal Government" that Really Should have First happened by New Years Day of 1914 after the Worst Traitor in America's History signed over Our Financial Power and Destiny to the Zionist International Banker Minions of the Devil himself, that Traitor was President Woodrow Wilson. Can You imagine what kind of Great Country America Would be today if he were dragged out into the street of the Capitol and summarily HANGED by Our Military, the "Federal Reserve Act" torn to pieces and declared NULL & VOID and Sen. Nelson Aldrich (R-RI), Edward "Colonel" Mandell House, J.D. Rockefeller, Benjamin Strong, Paul Warburg and at least a dozen other's were Publicly Executed for Treason in the Criminal Conspiracy that was Illegally and Un-Constitutionally made Law in the early morning hours of December 23rd, 1913 with deception, deceit and Fraud pulled on the People of the United States of America. It IS what Should have happened....Why didn't it?
If the Clinton Administration had been Bulldozed into the Ground with the Arrest & Executions of Both Bill & Hillary Clinton for the Arm's for Drug's scandal at Mena Airport when Bill Clinton was the Governor of Arkansas that totally involved the Vice-President George H. W. Bush (who was behind ALL the things that made Reagan look bad when he Really was a Pure American Patriot, but Was set-up after being drugged and shown in Homosexual poses giving B.J.'s when he was unconscious by the Israeli Mossad most likely while at a visit to Bohemian Grove that he had NO Idea what "Thing's" went on there) and dozens of other's in ALL Branches of the Federal Government that had been infiltrated by Israeli Zionist Communist's and Mason's that was the beginnings of a Secret COUP which would lead up to the False Flag that was 9-11. That's enough for now, if "ThemToob" doesn't Shadow Ban my comment which I'm Sure "'They"' will. Nobody will even see this comment, if someone does, Please reply to it so I can verify this, I'll Very Much appreciate it.
The scariest thing is that he only scares us with facts, logic, and the truth...
LOL!
@@Miguelangelfilms94 and he freely admits this, so he is still being truthful in my opinion.
I look at it as a heads up
Mila Halpin Those are three of the scariest things out there that’s the scary part
Well I am a 53-year-old man combat veteran and I will tell you what the flying monkeys used to be To menightmare fuel crabs crabs never scared me crabs are stupid they can’t swim nothing to fear here....... then I went for a little journey with Mr. Ballen Who took me to the Far dock on that day my worldview was shifted flying monkeys hit the number two spot swimming crabs went right to number one thank you for setting my view of the world straight
That family and the way they were treated is a prime example for why the letter agencies need to be pulled apart, examined under a microscope, and then be completey restructured from the top down. There is Zero Accountability for any of them.
If I get told by the natives that there's some creepy creature 😱🧐 🏃🏼♀️" fuck that shit I'm out".
I would love to make a horror movie of some settlers not listening to the natives in alaska.
@@youtubename7819 a skinwalker or some type of Bigfoot would be pretty cool for that movie imo
@@youtubename7819 And the movie is filmed in first person.
@@kyram2118 Yep, there’s a reason those natives are still there & alive. In a place like that I would find a old native wise man & mimic everything he does, I’d be like his shadow. They would call me White Shadow lol
@Levi Chicwown the newest episode of Paranormal Caught on Camera’s 1st story is a rancher in Arizona who has 2 videos where you can hear “hey.” His family recommended he contact a Shaman (they are Native American) and the Shaman believes it is a skin walker. The rancher said he felt as it was trying to lure him off of the road into the bush. It sounds super creepy! In his 1st video, the 1st “hey” stops his working horse dead in his tracks. The 2nd “hey” causes the horse to turn and gallop away! The horse’s action was unprompted by the rancher, but he trusted the horse’s instincts and left. I suggest you check it out if you can; it may seem familiar to you with your experience. Best wishes!!.
I always listen to Mr Ballen while I'm doing my housework. I swear it helps me get more done! Thank you Mr. Ballen, you're a wonderful storyteller! ❤️ (My queue is totally stuffed with his videos, and I LOVE IT!)
Me too.. love it
This is why I like this channel! It actually has some stories I haven’t learned of yet!(Portlock)
You have great stories I Thornley enjoy them. Thank you so much.I can listen to you without lol getting bored , thank you
Nancy
“All I wanted to do was go home” chilling last words
So sad
@@amandawilliams2266 I can’t imagine how scared he must’ve been, sounded like such a great person too
@@trav-4444 yeah he really did , and I can't imagine I'd probably die from sheer terror
Really dumb idea to get back in the truck. You NEVER get into a vehicle when it’s going under water. It almost always becomes a tomb
Made me tear the fuck up. Hella sad
I still find it hard to believe that an FBI HRT sniper missed his intended target only to hit another person between the eyes. Those guys sort of have a reputation of not missing. If an HRT sniper shoots someone in the head I have a tendency to think his stats remain 100%.
I was thinking the same….
you expect them to come right out and say the truth? why would they, not like the courts or media will hold them accountable.
I think it was revealed that the sniper intentionally shot her because he “mistook” her baby for a weapon. don’t quote me on that tho
It was on purpose
@@M3xicanAmerican1 yep
The Portlock story caught my interest.
Let's go, I have plenty of firearms! Im interested also!
@@thejollyjohnson9015 raccoon nation wants a piece of this Portlock action 🤩
@@RaccoonNation more the better
I kinda wanna go now too
..lol
I've got firearms as well. What do we get if we find out what the Nantina is? 🤣
Also thank you for making work a little bit better I listen to ur podcasts throughout most of my day
Ruby ridge deserved more of an in depth episode, many lessons can be learned.
I actually posted a comment saying the same, definitely should have been a long single show. It was I who “miscalculated”
@@MrBallen it’s all good, keep up the infinitely interesting content! HOOYAH 244!
@@MrBallen HI, I posted a story on your Reddit about a Russian Hunter Serega who spent the horrible night in the Siberian woods. I don't know if you have seen it, but I translated this story especially for you because it is very scary. Sorry for my English. I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL very much and tried to contribute as much as I could:)
Wish you a billion subscribers!
Not only is he a great story teller.....he's so consistent.... thank you mrballen
I remember Ruby ridge... My dad was so pissed when it happened... People died for no reason.. so wrong and so sad...
a-lot-more-to-that-story-but-youtube-would-censor-anyone-who-talks-about-that.
Yes, followed by the Waco tragedy.😡
If you say I'm agent so and so from a 3 letter alphabet I will trust you as far as I can throw my car.
@@Josh_728 like the FBLie and the CLieA.
It was Paul Harvey that talked Randy Weaver onto giving up the stand off. With the promise of hiring him the best attorney. The attorneys name was Gerry Spence.
That poor postmaster was stuck in a abandoned town. In the middle of nowhere. Under siege by monsters.
I'm glad he got out.
Mr. Ballen is the greatest storyteller that I have ever encountered. Listening to him tell a story is just as good if not better than watching a movie of the subject. He is so elaborate and descriptive and he just really knows how to set a scene.
How many of us just saw this pop up and just couldn't resist watching all the videos
That's how we all came here.
My husband and I are big fans of the strange, dark and mysterious in story format. We prefer your channel over any other channel.
There is no other channel. It is only MrBallen
American citizen: "I don't trust the government"
American Government: [spying intensifies]
Who else think MrBallen should have a Netflix series called "The strange, dark and mysterious"!
Yea
@@Seed_burn wow lol
Yes
I could get behind this, 100%.
Yes!!!!
MrBallen: "a highly decorated Vietnam war veteran"
Picture: 9:18
Me: God damn you weren't kidding.
His giant balls are the only reason he can carry around so many medals
Damn! I didn't even see that at first! What a beast.
Lmao
DAMN! I want a video on him and what he did!
What a Chad 💪
Omg that first story just broke my heart! He just wanted to go home😢
I have to take a minute between each story for each person. It's the only way I can keep watching. I do love your stories.
Portlock sounds like a TV show just waiting to be made. Big foot, ghosts of its victims, abandoned town with a creepy history..
Yeah was just thinking that if those Bigfoot shows have never been to Portlock then they aren't really trying.
Hell all they have to do is set up game cameras everywhere and just act like there's people living there again.
@@youtubeSuckssNow one would think Portlock would have become the epicenter of sasquatch/dogman/bipedal cryptid research. If they really wanted to find the truth that is. Blanket the area with cameras and wait.
I would totally watch that show
You need to contact A&E and go for production rights!😉
@@lesleyboulant4053 If I had one single clue how to do that I would!
me: not scared of any pictures.
Mrballen: shows picture of house.
also me: sleeps with lights on
What are the chills you get when reading things like" and all I wanted was to go home"... Is it imagining ourselves about to perish in that horrible situation? Prayers with that man's family
Wow one of the finest videos I have seen in this genre! What an awesome storyteller! Thanks so much!
Mr.Ballen, We neeeeeeed merch that says i’m a fan of the strange dark and mysterious delivered in story format!!
I would love to wear a shirt that says that.
@@tanyapalmer8545 totally 🤘
I guess Randall weavers mistrust of the government wasn't just paranoia in the end
"Government, like fire, is a good servant, but a bad master"
Lol he was a white supremacists so good riddance either way 😂 sucks what happened to the dogs tho
@@PimpingAintEasy1 oh hi milley. nice sock account. how's china?
Hé was a white supremacist…. And I’m sure his wife was too. Good riddance
@@zariaritzberg3946 she said from her white suburban enclave
Story 1: Man, that breaks my heart. He died thinking of his baby girl.
Story 2: Funny how everytime the FBI gets involved in something, innocent people die because of "miscommunication".
Story 3: Yeah, that was me.
Confirmation bias - you only remember the cases where innocent people get killed. The FBI complete many missions where no one innocent gets hurt.
? "Story 3: Yeah, that was me"?
@@val-wr4je It’s called “negativity bias” not confirmation bias. But still, the amount of innocent people that have died due to the negligence of the people who are supposed to protect us is unforgivable. Nvm about the negativity bias I thought you were talking about the fact that people tend to remember the bad things rather than the good things. I guess they are both applicable in this situation lol.
@@val-wr4je please chew on that boot louder
Val name one
In story number 2, surely the marshals that had the original run in with Randy, his son and his friend, when the dog’s ran into them, have to take a lot of responsibility for what happened afterwards. The way they described the situation to the FBI got the Feds fired up even more than normal. The order to shoot anyone with a weapon, or if they were suspected of holding a weapon, was due to what they were originally told. It made a potentially deadly situation even worse.