The Appalachian Trail's most NOTORIOUS Criminal (arrested by FBI)
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- Опубликовано: 11 янв 2023
- The Appalachian Trail's most NOTORIOUS Criminal, the story of James Hammes.
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How come if you steal from work the FBI chases you down but if your work steals from you, you have to sue them and then nobody goes to jail?
Welcome to America
@@cleanculture8286 more like welcome to the entire world lol.
Yep, I've been robbed of over time and vacation hours from multiple companies. No lawyers would take any of my cases and human resources just reported back to my district manager both times I tried that. I think it's justified most of the time to take from companies. They do that to their employees already.
I worked for a big grocery chain as a cake designer for 33 years. You wouldn’t believe the s4it they get away with. Just one example was they hired a guy straight out of prison. He was (of course) cursed with a felony record so he felt extremely lucky to have the job. They took complete advantage of the situation. He did the work of 3 people. They had him working beaucoup overtime. Since he was a new hire he didn’t have a time card to start out with. Human Resources told him to keep track of his hours worked and they would pay him appropriately. Well, to make a long story short he was probably working 15-20 hours of overtime a week and they never paid him for any of the overtime. I even personally complained because I worked next to him and witnessed how hard he tried to get his money earned. In the end he never got the money and they fired him for threatening to sue to get it. Some companies are disgusting.
Western Imperialism
Companies can hurt an individual and never be punished. When an individual hurts a company heads will roll.
yep just look at coca cola ... sold to the nazis and our enemy yet thats legal...
That's the main problem with our government it has to much tyrannical control over citizens but none over corporations.. this country will lead to it's own downfall over time
@@crisking8770 I completely agree. I think politicians should be obligated to disclose who's made contributions and "gifts" to them.
Politicians become filthy rich while in office, which (while we pay them too much anyway) is far more than they are paid.
That’s how capitalism works unfortunately. No matter the political party, everyone gets paid off to protect corporations while we get f@cked
Lol. Individuals hurt companies and get away with it all the time. And individuals hurt other individuals and get away with it all the time. The only difference is, with companies, more money tends to be involved, and with companies, usually, there is no shortage of evidence, camera footage, employee records, etc. Whereas, somebody robs your personal residence, alot of people have none of that. Companies only hurt individuals that stay with a company and allow that company to "hurt" them. If you are truly good, and competent at what you do, you should have no problem finding better gainful employment elsewhere.
Imagine the shock of going to prison where your surrounded by loud people constantly with zero freedom in a tiny cell, after years of living so free with solitude and no boundaries other than yourself.
At least he was most likely in federal prison. They are way better than state prison or county jails for damn sure. Federal prisons are more like a dormitory than what you might see on TV.
He will be out now enjoying the freedom again, he was sentenced in 2015 it's now 2023. He got 8 year. In my country you do half your sentence so 4 out of 8 don't no what the rules are over there.
@@mmaaddict78, speaking from experience there? Lol. Jail sucks. Being a veteran I’ve spent a few nights in the drunk tank from bar fights.
@@hectortheerector in the US you have to do every day your sentenced too in federal prison. So he should've gotten out this year or hes gonna. Wonder if hes gonna go back to the trails
@@kaciefreeman6010 time will tell, the content creator of the video might have follow up story in future. If I was him that's what I would do go bk to trails 100%
When you said he was a quote "really bad guy" I thought it was gonna be unalived a few people, maybe even family members. But, instead, he stole money from a rich corporation. What an absolutely abhorrent person.
More to the story.. Most likely killed his 1st wife, had a child with a mistress while married to her, dipped out on that kid and woman, got remarried dipped out to go on the run then cheated again and had a partner while on the run still married to second wife. On top of stealing millions.. Sounds like a really bad guy to me 🤷
Seriously, he sounds like a regular bloke to me. I thought he actually did something horrible
@@shannonkolash9353 You are garbage. Most likely? You don't know ANYTHING!!
If you look at the federal prison inmate locator, it appears that James Hammes was released from federal prison one year ago today - January 14, 2022.
Woah. So no charges?
@@bryanotero123 he's been in jail for Almost 8 yrs
@@fringeminority32241 Million $ a year. Thats a good deal lmao
Glad he is out.
I hiked with Bismarck in 2012. He was a generous soul and would often tell me how he donates a lot of gear so his dear friend can go out hike in their backyard. The friends name? Dan Becker.
damnit you almost had me haha
😂😂
@@KyleHatesHiking 😂😂
Omfg I’m dying. 💀
Newbie here. What's the inside joke?
I believe that I met him on the Appalachian trail in July of 2013. Looked just like him, he gave me his trail name at the end of us talking but he spoke softly and I didn't hear it. The Appalachian trail runs right next to my parents property on the Tennessee border. I said hello to him as I was up on the ttrail on that day and he smiled and said hello back. We got to talking and he explained he was hiking his way across the Appalachian trail. He asked ifI was a fellow hiker making my way along the trail as well to which I replied I was simply exploring my parents new property and found the trail. He looked tired and hungry. I offered him water and food & he gladly excepted and thanked me quite a few times. After drinking some water and eating a whole made deer meat philly cheese steak I gave him he told me that was the best Philly cheese steak he'd ever had. We talked a little longer & he told me some jokes and we laughed for a bit. Then he said he better be getting back to it so I gave him some chips, cookies, pizza, and a gallon of water and We said our good bye's and off he went. He did tell me his trail name at the end like I said but he spoke real softly and I couldn't hear it. Anyway he was a super nice friendly guy if that was him. And if it wasn't him and it was another hiker who looked like him I was happy to help him out anyway.
gladly excepted
If I had been out there and knew him and what he had done, I would not have said a word to anyone. I would have shook his hand, smiled at him and wished him well.
Indeed
Same.
🤔
Same
I don't like people who steal from me.
Dude, if he got sentenced to 8 years in 2015, he's almost finished his sentence....so maybe he'll get back on trail? It would be hilarious if he completed the PCT just to embarrass you.
😂 honestly if he did that, good for him
He's probably already out.
@@KyleHatesHiking He got out last year, so maybe he is gearing up.
That’d be cool if he started a channel.
“Bizmark onthetrail”. His first couple of videos?
Thru-hiking a Federal Prison Camp!
MYOG: Trekking Poles Out of Prison Scrap Metal!
@@SophisticatedDogCat I bet his prison shank will make for a nice ultralight multi tool
Don't worry about his daughter, she turned out alirght - she went on to medical school. She's probably a doctor now. And I bet her dad squirreled some of that cash away for her too.
I hope he did, that's the least he could do for her
@@KyleHatesHiking you know he did
Every person who embezles from a large corporation stashes that money where they can physically access it.
I read another story where a guy got caught and with a lot of money illegally obtained...like tens of thousands or hundreds. Well buddy ended up doing like 10 years in prison. When he got out he went right to his stash and took like $100,000 and just started balling out fresh out of prison like he was never in trouble 😅
@@jjnich4915 That's what most drug dealers do too
Probably buried some of it, told her where I hope
If he was sentenced to 8 years in 2015 he’s probably already released. It would be interesting if you updated on this. Thanks for the great story!
I hope he's doing okay.
@@cat_city2009 yeah? Probably because he's like Trump? An abandoner, a liar and a fraud..
Lied to all those people for all those years. Very honorable 🤦🏽♂️😂😂😂
I wonder about his kid
@@claypotts2334 i do hope she is doing okay. abandoning his daughter is probably his most terrible crime.
He's probably with his daughter right now.
He may not have abandoned his daughter, it’s very common for people on the run to contact their families. He could’ve written or called her and even arranged to meet somewhere along the trail at some point.
Or, you know, been operating on self preservation. Not the same as going out for a pack of smokes.
He said she was 22 at the time... u can't "abandon" an adult, it's called moving on... which most parents do once their kids r in their 20s
@@stevefromdallas13 Yeah bro it's totally normal to disappear from your child's life entirely and them having no clue where you are. Definitely something "most parents" do.
@@belesir8847 She wasn't exactly a kid anymore. And she got her revenge. She was the one that told on him, the hiker didn't call the FBI, he got in touch with her.
True, she's probably not going to turn him in if she believes he only did embezzlement
I met him and Hopper on the AT when I thru hiked it in 2014. he was the nicest guy. I hiked with them for a bit and even stayed in a hostel with them. I was really shocked when he was arrested.
Hi. Did he ever talk about Allegheny Trail? Reason so. Time period & everything worked out like year or 2 afterwards I saw his photo on Unsolved Mysteries. I trout fish at a walk bridge on that trail a lot. I got a good look appears he just started growing a beard like maybe inch or 2 long. But he saw myself throw his hand up & turn his face. Very strange behavior. Like 97% will atleast wave if they do see me some don't. Lot will stop & talk few mins with me. If I got the supplies I will Fillet my trout infront of them give it to them with zip lock bag corn meal & give them a very small unopened bottle cooking oil if I got them supplies on myself. Some want them some don't. I figure it be a little special treat for them hikers. They was like 2 women & 1 man behind that guy about 15 mins later. They talked to me our legal trout limit was 6. I had 5 & fillet them in front them & gave it to that crew of hikers and we parted ways. But to my dying day I will often wonder if that was that same guy. That trail not used much maybe if lucky on nice days 1 in 50+ times fishing there I might see 1 or group of hikers. Some will walk on see me climbing bank up to them but in middle water it's hard to hear what they say.
Oh 1 more thing might spooked him. I was wearing a camo WV State Police Association ball cap too. I am a capt. Local Vol fire dept. I donated some money to them that what they gave me. Plus I am 6'4 go about 260pds too. But a reply be so wonderful because I will often wonder about that. I would had no reason to turn the guy in because it was year or 2 later before I know anything about his crimes. They all dead now but my family in the passed was big moonshine makers & haulers. So we had a little outlaw in us too.
I molested some sheep round those parts . So it's safe to say I know the countryside pretty well
I just saw your question to me . He only ever talked about the AT he knew the trail and always willing to offer advice about where to resupply or stay.
Hiding from the authorities by hiking around in the middle of nowhere is more common than you might think. It would be my first choice... even if I wasn't a hiker
This is why I don’t understand so many people being unarmed! Not me I’ll carry the extra 5 lbs of firearm for both 2 and 4 legged predators
@@dominicbenecasa7893 agreed. I always hike armed. I’ve never been stopped by anyone or searched etc. but both the place is from and where I live now, is full of mountain lions, bears, snakes, gators,
Etc. You never go far into the woods without a weapon, knife and at least a trauma dressing if not a whole kit. It’s just not smart here. With that said…. I’m a solo hiker anyway lol
@@TheRealMontgomeryRick you are right especially a tourniquet, a dressing and a Garmin in reach mini. The ultra light obsession to me is crazy a scam to sell more expensive but fragile gear, I’ll pass.
I ton of “homeless” people are on the run. Fact. Not all who wander are innocent
I think that’s how I’m gonna do it
Kyle - "Fear mongering is a BIG PROBLEM in the thru hiking community."
Also Kyle - "My NEAR DEATH experience thru hiking!" , "MISSING Appalachian Trail thru hiker!" , "Most DISTURBING photo in AT history!" , "Missing PCT hiker hasn't been found!" , "The Appalachian Trails most NOTORIOUS criminal"
For real though videos like this are important and I love your content.
Sorry I'm a dick
Love you
hahahaha no it's a fair point. thanks for watching!
BIG BROTHER already wants the AT shut down, Kyle here is making a case for them to do it.
you are stating the obvious, this guy is following ALL the RUclips tips to building a channel, creating and stoking controversy is suppossed to grow the channel
@@j.sarnak1391 lol did you fart?
Love you too 💕
Also, you should probably just turn around
I hiked with Bismarck in 2011 for multiple days. He was a incredibly nice dude. I’m digging through pics now.
If I were wanted by the FBI , I would go in a long hike too!
...off a short pier.
Shhhh you're not supposed to tell your plan. 🤣🙂
Yup. Call me silly, but hiding in plain sight works fine if you’ve got cash.
Next thing you know the government is going to make going for long walks illegal
FBI agent no. 1, "Where is James Hammes at ?" FBI agent no. 2, "You mean where is James Hammes?....AT"
😂😂 best comment so far
@@KyleHatesHiking must have been the first comment :p haha jk
Amurikuns caint talk englush
That’s good😄
I crossed paths with Bismarck on the AT when I thru hiked in 2014. I remember seeing news of his arrest, knowing exactly who it was and staying at the same shelter as him somewhere in Pennsylvania. I saw him a few times over the course of a couple of days, but don't remember much in particular that stood out. Just that he was friendly, talked about being on the trail over the years, and having done it multiple times. He and his partner seemed like the sort of nice people you see out on the trail just about every day. I was of course surprised to see that the man I had crossed paths with was a wanted man by the FBI but never did much digging beyond seeing that he was some sort of white collar criminal who stole from Pepsi. It's interesting to hear some more.
Well, I hope he survived prison and has been released. Embezzlement is a bad crime, but it is not violent, I am glad his sentence wasn’t outrageously long.
I hope he's doing well. Worse criminals just effin' walk. Look at Henry Kissinger. That man should have been given an Old Testament style sending off long, long ago but he's some kind of respected elder figure of statesmanship now. And it's like 'I'm supposed to respect a man like that'. A complete, moral monster.
Nepotism. He was born in tel Aviv
Henry Kissengrr was born in Germany. @@Whatsahandle4
Spoke to a hostel owner who remembered him quite fondly when I asked her about some of the more interesting hikers she had encountered.
A 22 year old woman can't be "abandoned". Did she even have a relationship with him? Stop acting like he was reading her bedtime stories and then suddenly she woke up in an empty house. They probably tolerated each other at best, his wife most likely held the family together.
Jaded much? Necessary? Not really. 😊❤
That's pretty harsh. Her mother died in a terrible fire. Instead of being a stand up guy he embezzled millions of dollars and disappeared without a trace. I hope you're not naive enough to think that the FBI didn't have an agent who was specifically assigned to her; following her wherever she went. Many people on the run contact their families sooner or later. She was assumed to be their best chance to apprehend him. They most likely also had a tap on her phone. Millions aren't pocket change. He absolutely bandones her. He left her to pick up the pieces. He went on to live a groovy dude, mellow lifestyle for a year. Living the dream. He wasn't a nice guy. He helped a tremendous number of people on the trail over the years. Yippee for him. He left her life in shambles. so disingenuous to believe that this didn't cause longer-term damage. Wake up and smell the coffee.
I absolutely love this new content. The missing hiker this kind of criminal content and just hiking content in general. You're killing this man. Thank you! Keep it up!!!!!!!!!
I always enjoy your stories and storytelling
I’m loving these hiking true crime videos. Two of my fav things, rolled into one and told well.
I like where your channel is going. Crazy, I found you again after discovering you a few years back. Glad to see you doing well, darlin. Happy trails and thanks for the good content.
Thanks Sarah!!
I live in Damascus and was a manager of one of the restaurants in town when this happened. He had actually been a time or two. The bartender said he was a nice guy, really soft spoken.
Thanks for uploading!!! I love stories about the Appalachian Trail ✨
The guy is a folk hero! He donated gear, helped fellow hiker's and got away with it for 6 years. Kudo's to James for his big heart and not being a greed fed monster the FBI painted him to be. I hope he does his time and continues his exploration on the trail
Makes sense. If you were caught committing a crime, it would be a good idea to be a super nice person to people who could be your potential jurors in the future.
Someone who abandons or disappears on their daughter is not a hero.
Fuck the Feds
@@toddianuzzi9296 Feds always getting in the way of nice guys who just want to murder their spouse and rip off their employer.
@@debd5120 hope she'll give him a chance if he asks for one and is repentant
"Hike your own hike" got a whole new meaning
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So interesting, thanks for the video!
Thanks, Kyle for this heartbreaking video. I was blessed to wallpaper and paint for the Hammes family in the early 2000s in their Lexington, KY home. Joy was one of the most angelic souls I've ever met. Joy even included me in their family meal one evening. My heart sank to learn of the fire. Inspired to attend her funeral. Will meet her again in Heaven. Moreover, out of fairness, James was very sincere in passing. Mike in Denver, CO--ForgivenessForever
I encountered Bismarck in 2011 off and on from the hiker hostel in Dahlonega to Montgomery House B&B in Damascus. Saw Hopper and her dog a few times as well. He was a nice guy and a good hiker, a credit to the trail community. The one odd thing about his story is that he said he had attempted to thru hike the AT in 2010 and got as far as the Hundred Mile Wilderness. So he was re-hiking the entire AT to get that last 5% of the trail done. Possible, but not too plausible. Being a fugitive hiding out on the AT makes much more sense. My trail name is Traffic Director.
My aunt was an embezzler. She was the quintessential, solicitous church grandma she worked for a lawyer and stole from his clients. He probably wasn't even involved after having suffered a substantial head injury years earlier, he relied on her. He ended up going to prison too These crimes are not victimless, they hurt their own families and the victims. One of her victims lost everything, had a heart attack and died. She tried to destroy my father's business because he tried to convince his brother not to listen to her. She was also a klepto and when she went to family member's houses they would hide their purses on the washing machine . There's a story about how someone I know watched her steal a ham from a grocery store by putting it under her coat. She reportedly later came back and asked them to slice it for her. My point is that stealing from a company is usually not an isolated crime and people who seem very innocuous often are not.
Lots of companies that steal from employees and other companies too.
Yupp. That 8 mil he stole had to be made up somehow. Through budget cuts. Leading to layoffs. 8 mil is a lot of money for a mid sized factory.
Well said.
Most of white collar criminals are nothing like that. She’s a POS for stealing from individuals, which is much worse than a guy stealing from a faceless corporation.
@Merica’1776 Most companies do stuff like that anyway even when they aren’t embezzlers
Loving the direction your channel is going!
Thank you!
knocked it out of the park again with this video! And broooo this one is super weird. Can't believe I'd never heard of him!
He is out of prison now, he may be out on the trail this summer! 😱
At least the company he ripped off was Pepsi.
yeah if it was Coca Cola, I'd be a lot more pissed
@@KyleHatesHiking fyi coca cola isn't that great too. They are the top 3 contributer in the entire world for plastics pollution...3 million tonnes of plastic packaging per YEAR.
I'll also mention that top paid executive made over $14 million American in 2019 yet they use child labour sweat shops in Mexico.coca Cola has a lot of money to keep whistleblowers quiet.
Coca Cola contains animal products such as fish gelatine, honey and sheeps wool and milk.
Pepsi is definitely the worse of the two but they aren't far behind.
I remember hearing about his arrest in Damascus. Crazy story thanks for posting
This was a great video I heard this story after he was taken into custody and thought is it possible I crossed paths with him while section hiking. Thanks for sharing
Great video, Kyle! If you're going to continue doing these types of videos, you'll definitely have me as a viewer. Just subscribed, hope you make it to your 50k goal!
Wow a month later and he’s almost at 90k!! I subbed last nt :)
I'm liking these types of videos you just started doing bringing awareness about people who went missing etc. Not the typical youtube hiker vids but very interesting. Looks like you might have found an additional niche.
Wow what a story. Great video. Yes as another guy said a real folk hero. Watching in England 🙏
My fathers cousin came in to help with my fathers business when my father had a heart attack. His cousin embezzled millions and my parents lost everything. My father was so upset he had another heart attack and died at 54 yrs old. Embezzlement hurts people and families.
In small businesses, yes. But he stole pocket change (comparatively) from a multibillion dollar international corporation that makes so much money that it didn't miss millions of dollars going missing... at all. The government noticed it because of some paperwork irregularities. He didn't hurt anyone.
A shame that “friend” ratted him out.
He is a crook.
@@susanalexander6721 And that guy wasn’t his friend.
@@whitedog510 and who would want to be the friend of a liar, criminal who stole millions.
@@whitedog510 agreed. I bet he got some reward $ too. kinda ironic the show was named American greed.
@@JamieJai hopefully he did. He turned in a criminal who stole millions.
Keep getting these types of videos out!! No one else is doing them!!
New subscriber and darned happy about it.
It's so interesting hearing about other people's awesome social experience while through hiking. I attempted a winter through hike with a January 5th start. I estimate 95% of the other hikers I encountered on trail were homeless people. Most of them were mentally ill, alcoholics, substance addiction issues, probably some on the lamb, etc. It was not a pretty picture. There's still out there in the other seasons, it's just that there's so many other people on the trail that their presence is minimized.
On the lam*
Great video Kyle! These human-interest stories make for great content! Thanks! I have never heard of him before..
Thanks Becky!
Good one Kyle!
Love this channel.
I live in southwest Virginia in the heart of Appalachia. I have hiked parts of the trail here nothing more than a couple miles.
I love the Creeper trail. Biking it is the best way to see the 30+ miles of trail. It’s near the AT and at points crosses paths….
I would love to thru hike AT but with this asthma I’m afraid tbh I don’t wanna end up being a story that people cover.
I do want to visit all the cool hiker towns along the trail. I’m saving for a time I can just leave and take a journey to these places I’ve listened to stories of.
All this sudden interest is because of YOUR channel. I love these video and your content just simply amazing!
I have all notifications on and finally subscribed. I was one that was an idiot and didn’t realize I wasn’t subscribed until 111k.
Congrats on that btw!
going back through your recent videos and seeing how recent and fast your 50k and 100k benchmarks were, as well as the effort you put in, you really deserve it
that's so kind, thank you Tracy!
Hello 👋 Kyle, thank you for sharing this amazing story. One never knows who might be your hiking partner on the AT, PCT or any other trail. All the best to you you. Stay safe out there. 🤗 👋
Thanks for watching Ronald! Yeah it's pretty it's crazy, you too stay safe out there!
I am watching this from the future and you have 275k subscribers!!! Keep killing it man!!!
Yo this channel is so good, what a hidden gem
How disgustingly vile is the person who went to the FBI.
That’s what I was thinking lol, mind your damn business. Dude wasn’t a serial killer or anything. I can’t imagine getting to know somebody and then snitching on them for that bullshit.
@@davidbowman2001 definitely must have been a lucrative reward
Exactly what I was thinking, goes against trail culture imo. If you don't suspect someone of harming another person then you should mind your own business!
Watch the video until the end.
he left his family!!!! he stole lots of money.........smh
What a bizarre story. Never heard of him till now. Thanks for bringing content like this to the masses.
Thanks for watching!
Imagine going out of your way to snitch on your boy!
There must have been a substantial reward for the hikers to report him
Not necessarily, people love to snitch
You can be a nice guy and a thief at the same time.
You're never a truly and fully nice/good person if you are a thief. Being the latter requires a certain amount of suppression of conscience and empathy, which are the fundamental characteristics which make for a nice, good, positive, loving, etc person. Someone more truly and fully nice/good has high levels of affective empathy and conscience. They really try to avoid doing any harm to others, and often not only other people, but also other beings like animals.
I have to disagree with that as well. You might mask yourself as a nice guy but to shamelessly steal from someone.... come on.
Not to mention you are putting your family, your children in a bad position and there is no integrity behind that.
No. Fake nice is not actual nice.
Meh.
That was interesting! I haven’t heard of this man but I subscribed to help you reach your goal.
Great channel!
Way to go Kyle, interesting story. 6 yrs on the AT. Wonder how many miles he walked and where he spent the time off trail(winter, etc).
Actually what got the AT attention was the movie Wrong Turn with the people who live there near the AT in the mountains. Because they say in the movie not to go off the well beaten path, because they will either kill you or hold you against your will.
Backpacking + True Crime = FK YEAH
Yo Kyle, over the years ive noticed the awesome music you put in your videos (the more underground punk/alternative stuff) and I keep seeing guitars behind you. If you ever dabbled in some bands or recorded some music I would love to check it out man. Great video, keep this stuff coming.
haha thanks my friend, I've never been in a band tho and I suck at guitar. I learned the basics and just like to play along with songs I like, so nothing impressive. My favorite bands are Knuckle Puck, TSSF, and The Wonder Years
love these videos man, good job!
thanks Justin!
I'm not convinced he never contacted his daughter and that she was truly abandoned. It wouldn't surprise me at all if she occasionally received phonecalls from her father. The FBI would not have put years long taps on her phone.
This type of hiding out also happens in the transient hippie community that travels around the country going to festivals. There is a cross over of the two communities. I first heard of the AT from a transient hippie. In fact, there is a tube channel called "Hiker Trash" that does the best job documenting the dirty hippie thru hike life.
This type of hiding out also happens in the *transient homeless population in every major city
Are you referring to the rainbow community?! I have some friends part of that community and she travels ALL OVER the world camping in the woods in France etc such a cool community
@@briannabarnes7500 I was speaking more general but some rainbowers certainly fit the bill. I used to swim in those circles some. Some of them are cool, some are dull and some are hypocrites.
WHICH ONE DO YOU BELONG TOO.?
@@jonnyboom5993 My favorites are the trust fund ones
I wuz in Bismarck few times really quiet there wintertime....good vid kid you make a nice pitch. Stay healthy safe travels God's grace to you .
New sub here. I've watched 2 of your vids so far, and I really enjoy your content.
You mentioned a lot of people talked about how great and wonderful he was I'm sure his children and his ex wife don't agree, Can you imagine your father just disappearing and leaving you. Or your husband leaving you with children with no explanation.
not his ex wife, his wife died 7 years before he went on the run
If he stayed he would just get arrested and go to prison, so she would be abandoned either way.
Sounds like Marty from Ozark! Maybe there was money laundering for the Cartel and they started the fire! Oh boy…Too much Netflix for me. However, it would be interesting to follow up on this since he must be coming close to his release. I wonder what his life will look like after he gets out of jail? Will he return to suburbia or will he live in the woods? He sounds like a very interesting and resilient person. There’s much more to this story I feel. I wonder if he secretly sent money to his daughter and has money in a swiss/ grand cayman bank account…
He said the daughter was 22 at the time... u can't "abandon" an adult
What’s crazy is he probably couldn’t have cared that much about the money if he could so easily leave and be cool with living on the trail for that long, so crazy it almost seems like he’s the kind of person who can easily separate themselves from accepting accountability for their actions… accidental fire fits the profile, wouldn’t you say?! 🤔
He's what you would call a narcissistic sociopath, the people that think that he's a great guy need to be careful. He's been through four women now, his wife was becoming suspicious how he could afford to take two week scuba vacations in the Caribbean... so there's a motive.
There's a click-bait - ish feel to you bringing this out... even if the guy is a criminal of some sort what are you doing making money off this situation?
@@marylousherman5471 Are you trying to address your comment to Kyle? Don't put it as a reply to another person maybe
No, he cared more about staying out of a jail cell.
@@TheJhtlag Relating to what you outlined. Both research and my own experience indicates that it is not uncommon for people on the ASPD spectrum (aka psychopaths and sociopaths) to be unusually likable, charming, and/or magnetic to us "normies" (people with average levels of affective empathy and conscience).
(I've figured out the core reason for this odd and counter intuitive reaction, but as most people are not into metaphysics/spirituality and the like, I usually keep it to myself).
I grew up with a step father on this spectrum, and this is what prompted research into it. I didn't find my step father likable, charming, etc at all, because I was shown who/how he really was, but I could see his effect on others when he was trying to be charming/likable/relatable and the like. When my mom was dying of cancer, he was cheating on her with one of her acquaintances/sort of friends (my mom and her would occasionally hang out and my mom would babysit her kid a fair amount until she got sick). If a guy on the ASPD spectrum is either rich, tall, handsome, and/or well hung, they tend to be female magnets. Their often higher testosterone levels and abilities to manipulate seems to really attract women--especially higher empathy women (my mom was like that--she had very high affective empathy levels).
He had been to prison multiple times for fraud btw. The last time (that I know of), was after he tried to sell the house he was renting from an elderly woman who lived in a different state. He also wasn't very bright. He didn't got to prison for it, but he bought a truck under my grandfather's name and finances, which included forgery and taking my grandpa's license.
I don't like mentioning him in relation to ASPD because most people on that spectrum are not killers, let alone serial killers, but if you watch the trials of Ted Bundy, you begin to suspect that the judge actually kind of liked him some, as he would say complimentary things about him sometimes and seemed to have the attitude "ah shucks, you had so much potential, why did you go and do this stuff?"
Subscribed. Congrats on almost 50k! 😃💯😂
i know im late for the 50k goal but i like the vids keep it up
Met Bismarck in 2014 briefly. I wanna say somewhere near Hiawasee. He seemed like a really good guy. I don't know much about his wife situation but he didn't come off as the violent type, but I didn't spend a lot of miles with him or anything, so I don't have the deepest pool of experience with him
I'm liking these types of videos. You start doing missing 411s as well
Wow! His own “trail friend “ turned state in him smh! What a cornball
Thanks bro!
He was essentially hidden in a plain sight! That man was clever! He engaged in physical fitness and established memories which are additional outcomes of his cleverness.
He’s not the only person to do this … there has been many
I worked for G & J for 28 yrs! And yes, there was a ton of fraud! Especially at the Franklin Furnace plant with the upper management!!!
Entertaining and interesting 👍
As you tell this story I think we met this guy, he even gave us a ride to breakfast one morning. We were coming off the trail pretty sure it was on the other side of Hump Mountain in N. Carolina, we stayed at a hostile and he was staying there. If it's the same guy he was just as you have described nice normal person that just liked adventure. He told us he had been hiking the trail for 6-7 years. I remember asking him if he had a home base and he said his mail was delivered to his daughter I think he said in Missouri. Interesting for sure, I guess will never be sure.
I was out there around this time 2014ish
Wonder what his daughter's up to nowadays? And if she has some thoughts about her mom's accidental death by fire? Poor lady, hope she's not paying any attention to all of these complimentary comments about her dad bc it's bound to be upsetting to her. I know I would be can't imagine what she's gone through herself? Hopefully she has other great family/friends support.
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You know absolutely nothing about this girl or her dad yet make such assumptions? He may not have abandoned her she could’ve been living her own life at that point she was an “adult” after all. People die in fires all the time this was no different. Fire marshals are very good at finding signs of suspected arson and most of the time when they don’t there’s no foul play involved. All I’m saying is we don’t know the girl she could have a great relationship with her father for all we know…
He was a worthless psychopath and everybody who has a soft heart for him shares in the mental weakness category. I hope your DNA string dies off with your passing.
@R GH weirdly, you didn't bother to read who I was referring to, evidently? Lmao..
She's great went to med school
my uncle stayed at a hostel with him for a night I literally just showed him this video and he was in shock, again my uncle had a great time with him and he even gave my uncle and exuberant amount of power bars as well as directions to other hostiles and views.
Currently saving up for the AT. Considered embezzling multiple times. So, hey, relatable. I also actively jog at night, and never towards fires.
I don't know why they put non violent criminals in prison, it is absolutely ridiculous and nonsensical in every aspect. We have plenty of things that need done where they could be put in a low security living facility and made to work for the state.
He is not the type of criminal that anyone should fear.
If he’s smart enough to embezzle all that $, I’m sure he masterminded his wife’s death as well.
You think some office jockey can outsmart the fire investigators and ATF?
@@ClearwaterKB Potentially if they research fires, electricity, and how the above operate. He certainly wouldn't be the first criminal to outsmart authorities of one kind or another. Even the friqqin CIA gets bamboozled now and again I imagine.
Was one of those pictures in the beginning from the Berkshires (Mt. Greylock)?
Very Interesting Video !
You speak as though he was violent towards the beginning, dude didnt even hurt any people except himself and his family.
He probably is a great and nice person
Ah, 8 years from 2015 is this year 2023. So, assuming good behavior, he could be out on trail this summer. 😳
He got released last year apparently so buddy is probably out hiking again.
Yeah an I just subbed an watched 4 of your vids today an ur at 50 k already lol good job
Great content Kyle I live outside of Damascus .
They make him out to be as bad a murderer. What he did was wrong but to label him the most notorious criminal. That's a bit over rated. No wonder why everyone said he was nice and a great guy. There are worse and more violent criminals then a tax guy.
Innocent until proven guilty is for a court of law. In the court of public opinion we can state whatever we choose.
I'm close to the trail in Mass. Any good or bad yet good stories along the trail here? Also I'm going to through hike for a few months this coming spring so I'd like to see some recent stories from up this end going south. If you could do that video I'd be very grateful. Thanks and definitely subbed.
If he was so rich and giving gear away that’s sad he got caught he was kind of the Santa of the trail ahah
Never mind I just saw the end of the video about the mysterious wife death
More like Robinhood.
@@redhaired6415 this was the exact emotional arc I went through watching this vid
His poor daughter, mom died and now her dad’s in prison. I know she’s an adult now but it’s still gotta suck.
yeah it's really messed up
Dry your tears. The daughter did him in. She got her revenge. She was the one that told on him, the hiker didn't call the FBI, he got in touch with her and she did him in.
I’ve never been a through hiker so I’m curious: do inns and hostels allow guests to register using their trail names and not their real names?
That's a good question.