The Craft it really caught me off guard. I wasn’t expecting her to say it but considering most aussies favourite word is cunt (including me) I didn’t mind
Could you do Madison Scott? She disappeared one night at her friend's birthday party. The party was a group of people who were supposed to camp in the woods but everyone got so drunk and left and she was the only one who camped, apparently not realising everyone else hadn't stayed to camp like they were supposed to. Her friend literally left her alone in the woods in a tent. I'm not sure of the whole story but it seems soo suss. Love your vids btw you do such a good job on them and you have v similar opinions to me on the cases! Xx
@@engagementengagement8836 they don’t look that fake to me haha. She just has very dark and thick hair. She definitely shaped them and maybe filled them in but they look natural to me lol
I live in the same community as Robert and the man. This case is still very much talked about today. Crazy to see someone all the way over in Australia covering it, u did a great job explaining the case !
We’re the Canadians who made the name, how are we pronouncing it wrong? Everyone else is. Also, most people say it wrong anyways. It’s New-FOUND-LAND. Most say “Newfinlin”
I just LOVE how she’s looking into the camera the WHOLE time because it makes me feel like she’s really talking to us and it makes the whole video much more lifelike and real I just can’t stand it when other youtubers keep checking themselves in the camera and don’t even look into it, it’s so fucking annoying Love you Bella you’re the best❤️❤️
Idk what “Robert” described... He said he had repressed memories, maybe he really did see something, and just associated it with Dana’s case bc it was reported on so thoroughly. Also he says his little brother was there, so I’d be interested to know if he remembers anything.
I was thinking something similar, maybe even that he did witness Dana's assault and murder, but due to years of drinking and repressed memories and childhood trauma, the details perhaps are muddled up. Trauma can do really strange things to the brain, and in an attempt to make sense of the situation or cope the mind may change or even repress key details (perhaps even the identity of the perpetrator).
Im between he saw some murder that just wasnt Dana's and was the dna not the guy he accused because the dna collected was the boys from when he supposedly posed her? I feel like if that dna was tested against his and it is Then his story could be proven true. Idk what type of dna it is. Maybe the dude hurt the boy and he left some blood on her from his own injuries while supposedly posing her? If not id bet his description of the clothes compared to missing hitch hikers nearby would solve whatever he did see. Also curioushow close that dump site is to that tree farm? Some people seem to have inserted themselves right away. So many options so few answers.
What if "Robert" or his brother was sexually assaulted/molested by that man they were in the car with, I mean he was a convicted paedophile. Maybe that's why Robert turned to alcoholism to suppress that trauma then later he shifted or projected that trauma onto something else like mistaking it for having witnessed Dana's death. People who suffer from alcoholism can have a lot of impaired memory (continuous and excessive use of alcohol can cause brain atrophy).
I suspect 'Robert' really was the victim of his neighbor and ether was trying to get another conviction on him so he never gets out of prison, or else has false memories due to trauma and hearing this story in the news. It's shockingly easy to remember things that never really happened to you just because you heard a story that you related to in some way, and the earlier in childhood a memory is, the foggier and easier to corrupt. His brother was probably too young at the time to have reliable memories at all. There's a big difference between asking a child what they saw soon after an event and asking an adult what they remember from so far back. The older any memory is, the less reliable it is, and the younger you were, even less reliable still.
What if the guys that owned the Christmas Tree lot were involved and lied about the car and the guy who picked her up and sent the police on a wild goose chase the whole time ???
yeah and at the time he was a child when it happened... It must've been pretty traumatizing to witness that so that would effect his memories etc also.
in psychology we had to study the effects of trauma on memory and the effect of misleading interrogation questions on memory - both of these would've affected Robert's memories of the event soooo....
But the fact that his story was so full of details make it suspicious that a lot of these details are wrong. Good liars usually make up very detailed stories because they think it will make the lie appear more convincing.
Sana Dar yeah. i forgot the name of it. but there is an effect that happens during testimony. your brain makes up false details. there was an experiment done where people gave their testimony shortly after and it was not 100% accurate. even i’m starting to fill in the blanks probably because i can’t remember exactly what i read in my psychology book. especially during trauma, you cannot trust your brain to recount the event in full accuracy.
I love these kinds of videos because the awareness these cases are getting is so important. Even though I can't help out a whole lot, sharing this information is so easy but makes such a big difference❤️ every person watching can help bring light to such a dark world! I love this community!
In some places, people just buried things back in the day. Especially if it would cost money to have it towed away. "You want me to pay $20 to tow this car to the junk yard? Screw that, I'll just dig a hole." I wouldn't be surprised to find out someone buried a car in the yard of the house I live in back in the 70s or 80s. It's weird, but that's just how it was.
I live in NL and it’s not uncommon for cars or parts of cars to be buried when they break down. It’s usually they just sit there and start to sink into the ground
Every time I watch something that involves someone who was tragically killed before the 2000’s, the people who find the body’s always say “well at first I thought it was a manakin”. Were manikins very human like back then, or???
I remember in the early 90s we’d explore woods near my grandmas in the rural mountains in the US and there were always mannequin parts and creepy dolls in the woods lol so maybe it was just common then
I remember manaquin parts out in ditches and woods and stuff. Wow that seems so bizarre now. Were department stores just tossing them? I'm confused now. Lol
In the 80s hitchhiking was so normal. As a kid, I remember seeing people on the road so often. Until 1986 when the movie The Hitcher came out, not many people seemed to think twice about it. That movie scared the crap out of people. You just never heard about people going missing and murdered back then. It was not nearly like now. Also, things weren't televised as widely or even necessarily covered by the news nationwide. Definitely different times.
iris *"While transporting a car from Chicago to San Diego, Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell) picks up a hitchhiker named John Ryder (Rutger Hauer), who claims to be a serial killer. After a daring escape, Jim hopes to never see Ryder again. But when he witnesses the hitchhiker murdering an entire family, Jim pursues Ryder with the help of truck-stop waitress Nash (Jennifer Jason Leigh), pitting the rivals against each other in a deadly series of car chases and brutal murders"* i found that on wikipedia, haha
I am not saying I believe Robert’s story, but he said that he had just recently become sober, which may explain why his story changed around so much?? And for the false information he may have remembered the incident vaguely and decided to look it up and he then convinced himself that these things that people were writing about were what he saw? To be fair it had been about 30 years and he was a former alcoholic, idk just an idea EDIT: Robert also mentioned he had a very traumatic childhood which means he may have tried to forget about it?
just a thought - maybe “robert” is not lying but because he used to be an alcoholic his facts are wrong and he read a few articles and that’s how his memories came back ? idk i’m not defending him just a thought i had
I agree. They said she had blunt force trauma but no idea of the weapon. "Robert" told them what she was hit with. I just think the fact that he was an alcoholic and is talking about something 30 years prior some things may get mixed up etc. And why was the car buried????? And why not try cadaver dogs on the car etc.
That’s exactly what I was thinking. Not only was he going through personal trauma prior to Dana’s death, but as well as seeing this at such a young age and trying to erase it with alcohol, things are going to get mixed up. As far as “Robert” saying there were injuries sustained that weren’t found in the investigation, it was the 80s. With many cases involved in that time period there are certain things that may not be picked up due to insufficient technology. It’s been proven with other investigations in which bodies were exhumed later, and other injuries were found. As far as clothing and items of Dana “not existing”, maybe they did and her killer took them and him them as trophies, or to throw off police. I personally believe “Robert” is telling the truth. The car in question had very high back doors, so the comment about no one seeing him or his little brother due to the lack of booster seats is completely plausible, as “Robert’s” head may not have reached the top where the window meets the door.
They didn’t follow up on his lead because he was wrong the first time he reported which was before he was an alcoholic. Might be wrong but I think that’s why.
KaitlinDanielle no, he never came forward until after he was an alcoholic. So, the murder was committed almost 30 years before he came forward with information. I wouldn’t even be able to give a good description after a month. They definitely should have investigated it
In psychology there is something called „false memories“ which means that you can actually make people believe to remember something they didn’t even see or experience. Given that fact it is definitely not unlikely that „Robert‘s“ memories had been influenced by articles he had read etc.! So in my opinion there is a chance he actually was involved...
Why is no one talking about the fact that maybe the 2 man that said they saw Dana getting in a car did it and they just thought it would be smart brining the cops on a wrong lead immediately!! Cause that would be my theory
but i mean they worked and just had a break dont you think people would notice when they weren't coming back? Because I'm sure it would take a while to do this crime
@@vixceous There were other witnesses that both corroborated that they saw her get into a car, and that the 2 men were working at the time. I've seen a few videos on this case and there are a few things that weren't mentioned that make it pretty unlikely that they would've been able to.
I live in St John’s Newfoundland currently. Thank you SO much for covering a case from our tiny town. Dana Bradley’s murder still haunts the province to this day
i live in town too, you can see from one side to the other at signal hill lol. not very big but it’s amazing to see bigger youtubers do cases based from tiny towns like our own
I think “Robert” genuinely believed he was involved in the crime, due to his alcoholism it’s thought that he had read these articles over the years and it had stuck in his head and when he stopped drinking all these other traumas cane back and with confusion he believed he was also there at the crime of Dana. It’s really common that people with addiction and trauma have experiences like this. I don’t think he purposely was telling A lie he genuinely believed he was there
I’m from Newfoundland and this has been the BIGGEST case that left such a small province shook to its core. Dana’s disappearance is still a common conversation amongst people within the province all these years later... I don’t really think that we’ve gotten over it and we certainly haven’t forgotten. Newfoundland is a place filled with such generosity, kindness, and people who are so closely knitted, so undoubtedly it’s still beyond people’s comprehension that anyone could do the unthinkable to an innocent girl. So so happy you chose this case!!! Keep these vids coming ❤️
Life With The Campos omg gurl I love me some KRS-1 ! Have u heard his album from 2017? OMG it's enlightening and really makes you think, he's grown up so much lyrically and spiritually since he made 'Sound Of The Police'. Loved ur comment 👏👏👏
This is a very tragic story for a number of reasons. All evidence shows that they had the killer (Somerton) and literally let him walk away. His behavior seems perfectly logical to me; at first he believed the police had more than enough evidence to lock him up so he confessed to committing the murder but once he realized he might actually walk away and clear his name, he changed his tactics. I would not be surprised if the police was afraid to take the blame for making such a mistake because this would most likely result in a perfectly-understandable outrage within the community. You also chose not to mention that Dana was actually a troubled teen who was going through the climax of a very rebellious phase at the time of her kidnapping. During the months leading to the tragic events she was often caught skipping classes, encouraging others to do so, forging notes for school and keeping lots of secrets from her parents. I don't believe this is anyhow connected to the kidnapping or murder but it might explain why she decided to hitchhike instead of waiting for the bus. This also increases the possibility of the murderer being someone she never knew prior to that day.
I'm pretty sure Somerton would have been tested for a DNA match. He wanted an apology from the police for suspecting him all these years, so I'd say he was checked and cleared.
I don't think the fact that she was skipping classes and encouraging others to do so and all of that was relevant to the case. Maybe Bella decided not to talk about that because she wanted to keep the victim's memory in a good way. If she went missing, if no one had ever found her body, then i think it would be relevant to say that. Just a tought.
@@giuliagpacheco Agreed. She was murdered, not a potential runaway with a past that would be important to mention. If it were my daughter and those things weren't relevant to the case, I'd be upset if that's how people chose to portray her (especially because the victim's past can have positive or negative impacts on how much people care and offer help). Humans are very complex, so of course there are also tons of positives to focus on instead, which I'm glad Bella did, and I'm sure her family would be too.
@@creepyaxe Good point, I forgot that there was DNA evidence in this case. Honestly, thinking about how many confessions truly have been coerced, sometimes due to the controversial Reid technique, or when people have randomly confessed to crimes (even when the person turns out to actually be alive!) I take confessions much less seriously than other evidence.
But I thought that Somerton was released because there really wasn't enough physical evidence connecting him to the crime. He said in an interview he practically just told them where the weapon was & where the car was but he ultimately mislead the officers and thus was subsequently charged with public mischief. I do sure hope that it wasn't him though and that the police let him walk off when it possibly could've been him but a few years ago the RNC confirmed they had a DNA match linking an 'unknown male suspect' to the murder. But that's where the problem lays; they still don't have a definitive identify for this individual. So the years keep passing by and we don't know for sure if there ever will be somebody to answer for this tragic murder, but I often still hold out hope that there will be someday....maybe.
Why is no one talking about Bella’s Furby earrings?! She finds the weirdest earrings ever but pulls them off beautifully. Someone should make an IG for all of her earrings.
I love that you're an influencer that isn't all about beauty and looks, you show how intelligent you are and to me you're an amazing role model so thank you ❤
Bella do you feel comfortable doing recent cases? The police botched up a murder of a 19 year old in my small town and there's been no coverage on her just closed the case without finding a cause.. It was recently the one year anniversary of her death. There's alot of other weird circumstances, if your interested you can message me
I live in St. John's and my uncle was actually friends with her, super sad case and it still haunts me every time I drive past the woods she was found in.
THANK YOU for covering this case!! there has been some crazy cases in Newfoundland and where we have such a small population they hit us all so close to home
Chelsey legally, they cannot do anything until a person has been missing for 24 hours. After all, their job is to follow and enforce the law. They don’t make the laws, they just follow them. The way you word things makes it seem like you believe the cops are soooo horrible for not giving a shit about a missing person or something. Please🙄
That's a myth, you do not have to wait 24 hours to report a person as missing. Also, the only time I've ever heard that said was in regards to a legal adult. This girl was 14.
whitley purnell i don’t even know where you got that information? Nobody said you had to wait 24 hours to report, you can report after 30 mins if you want. The POLICE cannot do anything within 24 hours, as most missing person cases are about a runaway person or someone who is just without their phone and trying to come home. So, actually, you are wrong. The police won’t do anything before a full 24 hours.
Don't love them. I saw one of her videos on which there were no danglies and one could watch and listen without being distracted into watching the movement of the earrings.
Madison Martin happen here so much it’s scary. Look at the numbers of missing people in NL over the last 50 years. Not murdered or suspected dead, just missing and never found. I’ve been saying for ages the numbers are there to support a serial killer on the loose, and I would bet it ends up being a cop.
Would love to see you cover the Faith Hedgepeth case, it really just haunted me because it seemed as though everyone knew who did it but there was no evidence to pin it..also she’s Native American and the media gave the case no coverage as they tend to do with the Native American population
I like it how she makes it seem like she actually knew the person💞 like she puts so much detail into the whole thing like what they usually did😍 its honestly amazing😁
Bella I would love to see a video on the April Jones murder that happened in 2012, it happened near me in Wales to an innocent 5 year old girl. Even though it is solved it would make a interesting video as it was such a big case here in the UK!! It’s honestly such a sad case and I would love for you to tell the people who haven’t heard about it yet as it’s so tragic.I love your earrings btw💖
Back in the 80's my brother and sister were 8 or 9 and my mother got pulled over in the HOV lane which this one at that time of day required 3 people in the car. The cop could not see 2 school aged children in the car. It is completely 100% possible that people couldn't see 2 smaller children in the car. Not saying the guys story is true, but it is possible and there were no booster seats around.
Love this series you do! I’m from Newfoundland & it is the way you explain it, lots of land but small population in comparison. I’ve never heard of this case despite always living in NL (I wasn’t born until ‘95) but you would think there would still be talk about it!
A Mystery Monday on the Highway of Tears would be SO amazing!! No on really knows, but there could be 40+ women (mainly of Aboriginal decent) that have gone missing on this certain 720 km stretch of highway in Northern British Columbia, Canada. Some people think it's a truck driver who has driven that stretch of highway his whole career...No one really knows, but these women's families are still looking for answers.. A feature on one or two of the girls would be so interesting!
you should look into the case of Ryan Shutka. He lives in my town near Kamlooops, BC. He’s been missing about 2 months now and he left a party late one night and only had to walk 5 mins home and has been missing ever since. Police dogs and search parties has looked in the whole area but no signs. His parents are offering $15,000 for any leads.
I literally re watch these videos every 6 months after I forgot some of the case because your videos over these cases are described so well it’s like I hear new details Everytime. Please never stop making these! ❤️
Why I have this strange feeling that maybe Robert guy has something to do with the actual murdering? They never got a DNA test of him (or at least it was never mentioned) and he said he was drunk around the time... maybe he was the one who did it. There have been quite a few young kids throughout history that have been capable of dark things like that. Another theory involving him is maybe someone else was involved in killing Dana? Possibly someone who was already at Maddox Cove waiting for them to arrive. What if Thomas was just the face he remembers because he was driving, but someone else carried out the deed? Robert said he has lots of repressed memories so maybe there’s something he doesn’t remember.
Or we just say the rock:) sad story will have to ask my family if they remember it:( are they now able to match DNA in computers from all over now? He must be in there somewhere!
but were the brothers' dna tested??? what if the mystery person doesn't even exist, they made it up to steer police away from them. which is exactly what happened
Sabina Dubiel there's allot of kids who commit worse murders than this so I wouldn't be surprised if it was actually them , then again not sure how they would drive?? Hmm
"At approximately 5:20pm, Harry Smeaton and his brother John were working at a lot selling Christmas trees in a lot located directly behind the bus stop on Topsail Road" , they weren't kids at the time
Kristenleannimal nah that’s pretty normal here in Newfoundland!! Haha when you want to pick a Christmas tree but don’t want to get in trouble with authorities (because it’s illegal to cut down trees that aren’t on your property) so you just go somewhere random
There's a 10 year old boy in Montreal that has been missing for just over two months. Police first said he probably fell into the river back when it was still iced over. But now that everything has melted there are no signs of him washed up anywhere. The family has been saying since day 1 that he has been kidnapped. They relaunched a new awareness campaign this week. Ariel Kouakou.
PLS READ THIS!!!! Do the mystery of lacey peterson!!!! it is a extremely famous case in the US! it's an extremely interesting case and it is still being questioned today!!
This was very well researched. I'm living in st. John's. I'm quiet surprised how well researched this was!! The detail stated was correct. Great job. I enjoyed
Still curious to know why Dana decided to hitchhike in the first place. I guess it didn't seem as dangerous at the time but it's just so random, especially when she told everyone she was going to take the bus.
Viktoria Bravestar my Nanny used to hitch hike everywhere years ago she said It was so much safer back then, I’d say her mother wouldn’t of allowed it and would have made a fuss if she told her
I also wonder because she was doing it right near the bus... why not just take the bus then? But then again; if the people working behind the bus stop seen her around 5:20pm then she was already waiting 10-20 minutes for the bus.
It is such a confusing case, like she was a young girl maybe she though it was ‘cool/fun’ or she could have wanted to save her money instead of using it for bus fare you honestly could never tell.
There are usually a reasoning behind why an adult will do something, the problem with young teenagers is there is often no logic to what they do. I would often make up little white lies to my parents for no reason at all when I was younger. Sometimes I would even say I needed some dinner money, then I would go to the sweet shop to buy sweets instead and not eat lunch, then I would go home and say I had a burger or whatever. Maybe she just wanted to save the money to spend on something else? It's sad that we will never know the reasoning behind this, maybe there was an innocent reason to it or maybe there was something further to the story
well maybe she was trying to get it with a boy but then she realized that she didn't wanna do it anymore and made that made him mad so he hit her and she died and he felt bad so he cleaned her up and put her that way
I just binge watched all of your unsolved mysteries. I had heard about of a lot of these cases,but never in as much detail. You obviously put a lot of time and effort into your research. Your empathy for the victims and their families always comes across as sincere. Hopefully, these cases will all be resolved one day, one can only hope.
Just stumbled across this video because I was thinking about Dana. I grew up in Newfoundland and this case was always talked about but I have never heard as much detail about the case as I have from you. You have really done your research and did an incredible job explaining this case. Great job! Xo
Ellen another witness came forward after Dana’s body was found stating that they too spotted the car and that it was near the wooden area her body was found at. So the car was real.
I am from Corner Brook,Newfoundland which is on the west coast of Newfoundland and I grew up in the 80's and was aware of the case.St.Johns is in the eastern part of Newfoundland which is about an 7 hour trip by car(on a nice day) and on a winter's day it would be 8-9 hour car trip.This case has always been a case that us Newfies would ponder over throughout the years and still is a subject of where is she is or is she dead and will her case ever be solved.It is also very lovely to see someone from another country actually show an interest in a missing person from Newfoundland.She will always be remembered by her fellow Newfies.The word newfie is what we would call anyone that was born and bred in Newfoundland.
Samira Banat you expect them to look at 1000 separate cars in person? Even if they looked at 10 cars a day, it would take over 3 months for them to look at every car matching this description. That it more than enough time to fix any body damage that would be a red flag.
What if the brothers are the murders. Because when Dana was hitch hiking she was on a busy ish road so it’s kinda impossible that not a single person saw her getting into that car
Mia Conti But they gave a description of the person who picked her up, and then that same man and car that picked her up were spotted at the Woods where she was found? I don’t think it was the brothers
Oh my god I’m so shook!!! I live in St John’s NL literally on topsail road it’s one of the main roads and never heard about this case and also there is a girl who’s been missing from here since June her name is Courtney lake and there isn’t much information but you should look into it:)
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Her poor mother that would have been the worst birthday ever.
Tia Teazis and every birthday after :’(
She will remember what happened to her daughter on every birthday afterwards.. That's so sad :'(
I genuinely find other people’s versions of these videos SO boring, but I could literally watch a 24 episode, 6 season show of your mystery videos
ikrrrrrrrrr!!!!
That's so specific but like.....on point
Jessica Casey 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
weirdly accurate
Same!!!!!
This girl needs her own Netflix show
Mari right
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Mari seriously does 😩💗
"the car was a bit of a shit box" - god I love fellow Aussies man.
The Craft it really caught me off guard. I wasn’t expecting her to say it but considering most aussies favourite word is cunt (including me) I didn’t mind
We love our fellow aussies
lol i wish i was an aussie
i'm an aussie lad 😎
Because the car was a piece of shit you love aussies? Wtf? Weirdo
Could you do Madison Scott? She disappeared one night at her friend's birthday party. The party was a group of people who were supposed to camp in the woods but everyone got so drunk and left and she was the only one who camped, apparently not realising everyone else hadn't stayed to camp like they were supposed to. Her friend literally left her alone in the woods in a tent. I'm not sure of the whole story but it seems soo suss. Love your vids btw you do such a good job on them and you have v similar opinions to me on the cases! Xx
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Yea! I’ve seen so much on that case and it’s so odd! So many possibilities! Good shout tho xx
You are so detailed with these cases, it's so appreciated!
ALI BUZZELLI my fave show and snapped too
Ooooh I hope she sees this one! 😁
This is missing a lot of information . Its horribly done .
@@mikekelly5872 lol how long do you want her vids to be
Mike what do you feel that is missing? Like key points?
I've been watching so much Forensic Files lately but your Mystery Mondays are always so much better!
Coralie Anne that’s my fav show!
Omg ikr !
I love that show!
Omg I see you every where 😂
facts
Why can’t this be a series on Netflix ????!??
Jasmine Reynolds omg yes please !!!!
OMG yes 😍
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Bella Fioris analysing files or something idk
so down for that girll
her eyebrows are godly
Look too fake
I was about to write Yea if you like barbies lmfao
@@engagementengagement8836 they don’t look that fake to me haha. She just has very dark and thick hair. She definitely shaped them and maybe filled them in but they look natural to me lol
@@hellacious8898 😐
Godly? They’re unnatural AF how can you consider something that is fake, godly?
I live in the same community as Robert and the man. This case is still very much talked about today. Crazy to see someone all the way over in Australia covering it, u did a great job explaining the case !
That poor mother her daughter died on her birthday
Love how non-Canadians pronounce
‘Newfoundland’, makes me realize how we say it is so strange compared to how it should sound haha.
So you're Canadian eh? Maple syrup eh eh?
Yeah I'm from the US and I'm even cringing a little for you lol
@@pepsi3466 ya betcha!
We’re the Canadians who made the name, how are we pronouncing it wrong? Everyone else is. Also, most people say it wrong anyways. It’s New-FOUND-LAND. Most say “Newfinlin”
I'm American but I was confused when she pronounced it like its spelled 😂😂
I just LOVE how she’s looking into the camera the WHOLE time because it makes me feel like she’s really talking to us and it makes the whole video much more lifelike and real
I just can’t stand it when other youtubers keep checking themselves in the camera and don’t even look into it, it’s so fucking annoying
Love you Bella you’re the best❤️❤️
i thought she was just reading from a screen
I appreciate the fact she's not doing her make-up
Idk what “Robert” described... He said he had repressed memories, maybe he really did see something, and just associated it with Dana’s case bc it was reported on so thoroughly. Also he says his little brother was there, so I’d be interested to know if he remembers anything.
I was thinking something similar, maybe even that he did witness Dana's assault and murder, but due to years of drinking and repressed memories and childhood trauma, the details perhaps are muddled up. Trauma can do really strange things to the brain, and in an attempt to make sense of the situation or cope the mind may change or even repress key details (perhaps even the identity of the perpetrator).
Im between he saw some murder that just wasnt Dana's and was the dna not the guy he accused because the dna collected was the boys from when he supposedly posed her? I feel like if that dna was tested against his and it is Then his story could be proven true. Idk what type of dna it is. Maybe the dude hurt the boy and he left some blood on her from his own injuries while supposedly posing her? If not id bet his description of the clothes compared to missing hitch hikers nearby would solve whatever he did see. Also curioushow close that dump site is to that tree farm? Some people seem to have inserted themselves right away. So many options so few answers.
What if "Robert" or his brother was sexually assaulted/molested by that man they were in the car with, I mean he was a convicted paedophile. Maybe that's why Robert turned to alcoholism to suppress that trauma then later he shifted or projected that trauma onto something else like mistaking it for having witnessed Dana's death. People who suffer from alcoholism can have a lot of impaired memory (continuous and excessive use of alcohol can cause brain atrophy).
I suspect 'Robert' really was the victim of his neighbor and ether was trying to get another conviction on him so he never gets out of prison, or else has false memories due to trauma and hearing this story in the news. It's shockingly easy to remember things that never really happened to you just because you heard a story that you related to in some way, and the earlier in childhood a memory is, the foggier and easier to corrupt. His brother was probably too young at the time to have reliable memories at all. There's a big difference between asking a child what they saw soon after an event and asking an adult what they remember from so far back. The older any memory is, the less reliable it is, and the younger you were, even less reliable still.
What if the guys that owned the Christmas Tree lot were involved and lied about the car and the guy who picked her up and sent the police on a wild goose chase the whole time ???
My thoughts exactly ....they sure are detailed and a lot of times that is suspect.
Omg imagine
they probably had witnesses and people who brought trees from them that night
it’s mentioned that another witness cooperated their story and said they saw the same guy near the dumping ground who fit the lot guys description
That’s crazy! I thought the same thing!
how does the fact that Robert got somethings wrong make it false, it was so long ago he couldn’t remember everything perfectly !
yeah and at the time he was a child when it happened... It must've been pretty traumatizing to witness that so that would effect his memories etc also.
in psychology we had to study the effects of trauma on memory and the effect of misleading interrogation questions on memory - both of these would've affected Robert's memories of the event soooo....
But the fact that his story was so full of details make it suspicious that a lot of these details are wrong. Good liars usually make up very detailed stories because they think it will make the lie appear more convincing.
Sana Dar yeah. i forgot the name of it. but there is an effect that happens during testimony. your brain makes up false details. there was an experiment done where people gave their testimony shortly after and it was not 100% accurate. even i’m starting to fill in the blanks probably because i can’t remember exactly what i read in my psychology book. especially during trauma, you cannot trust your brain to recount the event in full accuracy.
Paola F yeah I think it’s false memory or memory distortion. Recently studied about it in class
Patiently waiting for you to review the case of the 43 students of Mexico 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Please!!!
Same.
Yes!
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They were murdered
I love these kinds of videos because the awareness these cases are getting is so important. Even though I can't help out a whole lot, sharing this information is so easy but makes such a big difference❤️ every person watching can help bring light to such a dark world! I love this community!
Brooke Makenna yes yes yes!! Agreed!!
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i agree if it weren’t for these videos i wouldnt hear about most of these cases
The RCMP need to ask themselves,”Why would a family bury a car in their yard?”. Maybe because they suspected it was used in a crime?
addie austin right?! How hard it must have been to bury it. Why bother if you could just bring the car to salvage yard...shady af
You're telling me you don't bury your cars when you're done with them lol?
In some places, people just buried things back in the day. Especially if it would cost money to have it towed away. "You want me to pay $20 to tow this car to the junk yard? Screw that, I'll just dig a hole." I wouldn't be surprised to find out someone buried a car in the yard of the house I live in back in the 70s or 80s. It's weird, but that's just how it was.
I live in NL and it’s not uncommon for cars or parts of cars to be buried when they break down. It’s usually they just sit there and start to sink into the ground
Holy shit! This didn't hit my head before
Every time I watch something that involves someone who was tragically killed before the 2000’s, the people who find the body’s always say “well at first I thought it was a manakin”. Were manikins very human like back then, or???
I remember in the early 90s we’d explore woods near my grandmas in the rural mountains in the US and there were always mannequin parts and creepy dolls in the woods lol so maybe it was just common then
Possibly rigormortis.
I remember manaquin parts out in ditches and woods and stuff. Wow that seems so bizarre now. Were department stores just tossing them? I'm confused now. Lol
Mannequins DID Look real back then. Now theyre all White. No eyes no color. Before they even had Wigs.
Maddie Ziegler yes back then they had makeup and stuff on aswell
In the 80s hitchhiking was so normal. As a kid, I remember seeing people on the road so often. Until 1986 when the movie The Hitcher came out, not many people seemed to think twice about it. That movie scared the crap out of people. You just never heard about people going missing and murdered back then. It was not nearly like now. Also, things weren't televised as widely or even necessarily covered by the news nationwide. Definitely different times.
Naomi Houghtaling what was the movie about??
iris *"While transporting a car from Chicago to San Diego, Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell) picks up a hitchhiker named John Ryder (Rutger Hauer), who claims to be a serial killer. After a daring escape, Jim hopes to never see Ryder again. But when he witnesses the hitchhiker murdering an entire family, Jim pursues Ryder with the help of truck-stop waitress Nash (Jennifer Jason Leigh), pitting the rivals against each other in a deadly series of car chases and brutal murders"* i found that on wikipedia, haha
iris a hitchhiker who turns out to be a serial killer. Read the synopsis someone posted above!!!
iris don't watch the remake from a few years ago.....it was nowhere near as good as the original.
Naomi Houghtaling it was not normal then
I am not saying I believe Robert’s story, but he said that he had just recently become sober, which may explain why his story changed around so much?? And for the false information he may have remembered the incident vaguely and decided to look it up and he then convinced himself that these things that people were writing about were what he saw? To be fair it had been about 30 years and he was a former alcoholic, idk just an idea
EDIT:
Robert also mentioned he had a very traumatic childhood which means he may have tried to forget about it?
@Raquel L bcs he was a kid and was scared and was never sober. he tried to forget about it bcs iy was so traumatic
just a thought - maybe “robert” is not lying but because he used to be an alcoholic his facts are wrong and he read a few articles and that’s how his memories came back ? idk i’m not defending him just a thought i had
I agree. They said she had blunt force trauma but no idea of the weapon. "Robert" told them what she was hit with. I just think the fact that he was an alcoholic and is talking about something 30 years prior some things may get mixed up etc. And why was the car buried????? And why not try cadaver dogs on the car etc.
That’s exactly what I was thinking. Not only was he going through personal trauma prior to Dana’s death, but as well as seeing this at such a young age and trying to erase it with alcohol, things are going to get mixed up. As far as “Robert” saying there were injuries sustained that weren’t found in the investigation, it was the 80s. With many cases involved in that time period there are certain things that may not be picked up due to insufficient technology. It’s been proven with other investigations in which bodies were exhumed later, and other injuries were found. As far as clothing and items of Dana “not existing”, maybe they did and her killer took them and him them as trophies, or to throw off police. I personally believe “Robert” is telling the truth. The car in question had very high back doors, so the comment about no one seeing him or his little brother due to the lack of booster seats is completely plausible, as “Robert’s” head may not have reached the top where the window meets the door.
They didn’t follow up on his lead because he was wrong the first time he reported which was before he was an alcoholic. Might be wrong but I think that’s why.
KaitlinDanielle no, he never came forward until after he was an alcoholic. So, the murder was committed almost 30 years before he came forward with information. I wouldn’t even be able to give a good description after a month. They definitely should have investigated it
In psychology there is something called „false memories“ which means that you can actually make people believe to remember something they didn’t even see or experience. Given that fact it is definitely not unlikely that „Robert‘s“ memories had been influenced by articles he had read etc.! So in my opinion there is a chance he actually was involved...
Why is no one talking about the fact that maybe the 2 man that said they saw Dana getting in a car did it and they just thought it would be smart brining the cops on a wrong lead immediately!! Cause that would be my theory
I thought this too. Hopefully the police were able to rule them out.
but i mean they worked and just had a break dont you think people would notice when they weren't coming back? Because I'm sure it would take a while to do this crime
@@vixceous There were other witnesses that both corroborated that they saw her get into a car, and that the 2 men were working at the time. I've seen a few videos on this case and there are a few things that weren't mentioned that make it pretty unlikely that they would've been able to.
The fact that they’ve been searching for years after the murder but couldn’t do it right when she disappeared which potentially could have saved her.
I live in St John’s Newfoundland currently. Thank you SO much for covering a case from our tiny town. Dana Bradley’s murder still haunts the province to this day
Victoria lol watchu talkin bout tiny town i live in stephenville st.johns is huge compared to it LOL
tiny compared to everywhere else in Canada 😂
i live in town too, you can see from one side to the other at signal hill lol. not very big but it’s amazing to see bigger youtubers do cases based from tiny towns like our own
I'm from Nova Scotia, I've never heard of this case. I was so surprised when Bella said Newfoundland!
NatashaDawn82 I’m from NS as well! I had to make sure I heard right when she said “Newfoundland”
Pleaseeee do the missing students in Mexico!!!!!! 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
BonitaBeauty96 yesss
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what happened ?
zaffron en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Iguala_mass_kidnapping
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I think “Robert” genuinely believed he was involved in the crime, due to his alcoholism it’s thought that he had read these articles over the years and it had stuck in his head and when he stopped drinking all these other traumas cane back and with confusion he believed he was also there at the crime of Dana. It’s really common that people with addiction and trauma have experiences like this. I don’t think he purposely was telling A lie he genuinely believed he was there
Also he was only 6 years old, and having been an alcoholic for years I wouldn’t be surprised if some details were wrong. I actually believe him
This is amazing! This is my hometown. Dana Bradley used to babysit my sisters for my Dad before she disappeared. Very sad story.
I live in St. John's and the place were Dana went missing is a 30-second drive from the house I grew up in... sooo creepy.
The way she pronounced “Topsail Road” and “Newfoundland” was so cringe but her research was awesome 👏
I’m from Newfoundland and this has been the BIGGEST case that left such a small province shook to its core. Dana’s disappearance is still a common conversation amongst people within the province all these years later... I don’t really think that we’ve gotten over it and we certainly haven’t forgotten. Newfoundland is a place filled with such generosity, kindness, and people who are so closely knitted, so undoubtedly it’s still beyond people’s comprehension that anyone could do the unthinkable to an innocent girl. So so happy you chose this case!!! Keep these vids coming ❤️
:( so sad her mums birthday will never be the same
paige dos santos I know it must heartbreaking😢
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Life With The Campos omg gurl I love me some KRS-1 ! Have u heard his album from 2017? OMG it's enlightening and really makes you think, he's grown up so much lyrically and spiritually since he made 'Sound Of The Police'. Loved ur comment 👏👏👏
LilWayneOnTheBrain seeing someone so inspired and excited about someone they love sorry if this seemed weird
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This is a very tragic story for a number of reasons. All evidence shows that they had the killer (Somerton) and literally let him walk away. His behavior seems perfectly logical to me; at first he believed the police had more than enough evidence to lock him up so he confessed to committing the murder but once he realized he might actually walk away and clear his name, he changed his tactics. I would not be surprised if the police was afraid to take the blame for making such a mistake because this would most likely result in a perfectly-understandable outrage within the community.
You also chose not to mention that Dana was actually a troubled teen who was going through the climax of a very rebellious phase at the time of her kidnapping. During the months leading to the tragic events she was often caught skipping classes, encouraging others to do so, forging notes for school and keeping lots of secrets from her parents. I don't believe this is anyhow connected to the kidnapping or murder but it might explain why she decided to hitchhike instead of waiting for the bus. This also increases the possibility of the murderer being someone she never knew prior to that day.
I'm pretty sure Somerton would have been tested for a DNA match.
He wanted an apology from the police for suspecting him all these years, so I'd
say he was checked and cleared.
I don't think the fact that she was skipping classes and encouraging others to do so and all of that was relevant to the case. Maybe Bella decided not to talk about that because she wanted to keep the victim's memory in a good way. If she went missing, if no one had ever found her body, then i think it would be relevant to say that. Just a tought.
@@giuliagpacheco Agreed. She was murdered, not a potential runaway with a past that would be important to mention.
If it were my daughter and those things weren't relevant to the case, I'd be upset if that's how people chose to portray her (especially because the victim's past can have positive or negative impacts on how much people care and offer help). Humans are very complex, so of course there are also tons of positives to focus on instead, which I'm glad Bella did, and I'm sure her family would be too.
@@creepyaxe Good point, I forgot that there was DNA evidence in this case.
Honestly, thinking about how many confessions truly have been coerced, sometimes due to the controversial Reid technique, or when people have randomly confessed to crimes (even when the person turns out to actually be alive!) I take confessions much less seriously than other evidence.
But I thought that Somerton was released because there really wasn't enough physical evidence connecting him to the crime. He said in an interview he practically just told them where the weapon was & where the car was but he ultimately mislead the officers and thus was subsequently charged with public mischief. I do sure hope that it wasn't him though and that the police let him walk off when it possibly could've been him but a few years ago the RNC confirmed they had a DNA match linking an 'unknown male suspect' to the murder. But that's where the problem lays; they still don't have a definitive identify for this individual. So the years keep passing by and we don't know for sure if there ever will be somebody to answer for this tragic murder, but I often still hold out hope that there will be someday....maybe.
Why is no one talking about Bella’s Furby earrings?! She finds the weirdest earrings ever but pulls them off beautifully. Someone should make an IG for all of her earrings.
I just mentioned her earrings myself...
is it weird that I watch this kind of videos while I do my make up? lol
Nope cause I do it too
No I actually do it when I do my homework!!
Georgia H lol that was me today!!
lol me right now!
That's exactly what I'm doing rn, lol
I love that you're an influencer that isn't all about beauty and looks, you show how intelligent you are and to me you're an amazing role model so thank you ❤
Bella do you feel comfortable doing recent cases? The police botched up a murder of a 19 year old in my small town and there's been no coverage on her just closed the case without finding a cause.. It was recently the one year anniversary of her death. There's alot of other weird circumstances, if your interested you can message me
Lacey Golding I think she may not be able to do a lot of recent cases cuz there’s not a lot of evidence and leads
Ariela Sole and probably because it might be fresh in peoples/the families minds i think🤷🏼♂️
Sounds like Alycia Yeoman's case.
I live in St. John's and my uncle was actually friends with her, super sad case and it still haunts me every time I drive past the woods she was found in.
I don’t really believe you
@@Cylv4 well thats really unnecessary.
I can't imagine lying about who committed a child's murder. That’s just sick.
THANK YOU for covering this case!! there has been some crazy cases in Newfoundland and where we have such a small population they hit us all so close to home
Cops: "Sorry, there's not a lot we can do, it's night time" *shrug* Um what!?...that's the worst excuse I've ever heard.
whitley purnell may sound terrible to us but they probably have their reasons
Nah, I live in NL and I'm not surprised the police pretty much did this. I wouldn't be surprised if they did it now, let alone back then!
Chelsey legally, they cannot do anything until a person has been missing for 24 hours. After all, their job is to follow and enforce the law. They don’t make the laws, they just follow them. The way you word things makes it seem like you believe the cops are soooo horrible for not giving a shit about a missing person or something. Please🙄
That's a myth, you do not have to wait 24 hours to report a person as missing. Also, the only time I've ever heard that said was in regards to a legal adult. This girl was 14.
whitley purnell i don’t even know where you got that information? Nobody said you had to wait 24 hours to report, you can report after 30 mins if you want. The POLICE cannot do anything within 24 hours, as most missing person cases are about a runaway person or someone who is just without their phone and trying to come home. So, actually, you are wrong. The police won’t do anything before a full 24 hours.
If dua lipa and cami Mendes had a baby it would be Bella, soo beautiful 💜💜💜
Sara Drescher and Kylie Jenner
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Sara Drescher OMG YEA
With a little bit of Mila Kunis
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Is it just me who notices her earrings in every video
Love them xx
Don't love them. I saw one of her videos on which there were no danglies and one could watch and listen without being distracted into watching the movement of the earrings.
Hannah Xx me too lol
this freaked me out so much... i live in Newfoundland, and seriously never thought that anything like this has ever happened here
Madison Martin happen here so much it’s scary. Look at the numbers of missing people in NL over the last 50 years. Not murdered or suspected dead, just missing and never found.
I’ve been saying for ages the numbers are there to support a serial killer on the loose, and I would bet it ends up being a cop.
YOUR EARRINGS😍😍 100% need a earring collection!!!
Amber Phelps aren't they just 😍😍
I can only see the side of them :(
What are they
Skip to 34:17 to see what they are!
Tt H furbies
For some reason this case reminds me a lot of the movie The Lovely Bones
Kiana Raines I was just thinking that the car looks like Mr.Harveys!
that movie creeped me out so much
the book is even more disturbing
That movie touches my soul. That’s a fear I have, not only for myself but my daughter. 😪
i was about to say the same thing
Would love to see you cover the Faith Hedgepeth case, it really just haunted me because it seemed as though everyone knew who did it but there was no evidence to pin it..also she’s Native American and the media gave the case no coverage as they tend to do with the Native American population
I'm from Newfoundland... been wanting one of you great storytellers to cover this tragic complicated story..thank you!!
I like it how she makes it seem like she actually knew the person💞 like she puts so much detail into the whole thing like what they usually did😍 its honestly amazing😁
So the car was kind of a shitbox
Hanah Ladenburger LOL
Hanah Ladenburger i love that
Bella I would love to see a video on the April Jones murder that happened in 2012, it happened near me in Wales to an innocent 5 year old girl. Even though it is solved it would make a interesting video as it was such a big case here in the UK!! It’s honestly such a sad case and I would love for you to tell the people who haven’t heard about it yet as it’s so tragic.I love your earrings btw💖
Courtney Louise I live near where it happened. So chilling!!
Back in the 80's my brother and sister were 8 or 9 and my mother got pulled over in the HOV lane which this one at that time of day required 3 people in the car. The cop could not see 2 school aged children in the car. It is completely 100% possible that people couldn't see 2 smaller children in the car. Not saying the guys story is true, but it is possible and there were no booster seats around.
Her mother's birthday is her death anniversary, can't imagine how the mother feels.
Her poor mum! Can you imagine how hard it would be if someone you love died on your birthday? Also I love your videos so much 💓
Every video of yours your earrings get better and better ahaha
Girl I NEED your earring collection I can't
My daughters name is Bella and she asked why you kept saying hi to her lol she is 3 xx great video as always x
Awww so cute xxx
Lol how cute
Omg yes I HATE saying my name like in a presentation 😭😭
Love this series you do! I’m from Newfoundland & it is the way you explain it, lots of land but small population in comparison. I’ve never heard of this case despite always living in NL (I wasn’t born until ‘95) but you would think there would still be talk about it!
A Mystery Monday on the Highway of Tears would be SO amazing!! No on really knows, but there could be 40+ women (mainly of Aboriginal decent) that have gone missing on this certain 720 km stretch of highway in Northern British Columbia, Canada. Some people think it's a truck driver who has driven that stretch of highway his whole career...No one really knows, but these women's families are still looking for answers.. A feature on one or two of the girls would be so interesting!
I love how you smoke out your liner...can you do a tutorial on this look???
Lindsey Howard you can achieve this with an eyeshadow of choice with a liner brush & use a smudge brush gently to blend
Ruth Knoll yea. But I just like how clean hers looks. And the look as a whole! 😁
Shaaanxo has a tutorial for this on her channel
you should look into the case of Ryan Shutka. He lives in my town near Kamlooops, BC. He’s been missing about 2 months now and he left a party late one night and only had to walk 5 mins home and has been missing ever since. Police dogs and search parties has looked in the whole area but no signs. His parents are offering $15,000 for any leads.
I literally re watch these videos every 6 months after I forgot some of the case because your videos over these cases are described so well it’s like I hear new details Everytime. Please never stop making these! ❤️
Are those frikkin furby earrings?!?! Aaahhhh love them i hadnt heard of this case very interesting
I'm from St. John's and I think it is SO cool that you covered this case! I would have never expected it. Great vid
Why I have this strange feeling that maybe Robert guy has something to do with the actual murdering? They never got a DNA test of him (or at least it was never mentioned) and he said he was drunk around the time... maybe he was the one who did it. There have been quite a few young kids throughout history that have been capable of dark things like that. Another theory involving him is maybe someone else was involved in killing Dana? Possibly someone who was already at Maddox Cove waiting for them to arrive. What if Thomas was just the face he remembers because he was driving, but someone else carried out the deed? Robert said he has lots of repressed memories so maybe there’s something he doesn’t remember.
There was a man chopping wood? Was he questioned?
Anna Holmes i was thinking that
Nikolina Rembiewski ikr I thought he killed her tbh
Anna Holmes no because it was certain that the main suspect killed her
I think it was him
Ikr
You’re probably one of the most hardworking and presentable you tubers I’ve watched. Definitely impressed and appreciate the effort.
fun fact, in Canada we pronounce Newfound Land as Newfin land, i have no idea why but its shookething 😂
Weird, Im from the west coast and we say ‘Newfound land’
Closer to the east they pronounce it that more way
From Nebraska, I pronounce it Newfinland. 😆 lol
Or we just say the rock:) sad story will have to ask my family if they remember it:( are they now able to match DNA in computers from all over now? He must be in there somewhere!
I’m from the west coast and also say newfin land!! Lol New-found-land sounds so foreign
I am also Canadian (from Ottawa), and everyone I know pronounces it "New-fun-land", even though we all know better.
but were the brothers' dna tested??? what if the mystery person doesn't even exist, they made it up to steer police away from them. which is exactly what happened
I was wondering this same thing too. I hope somebody knows the answer!
I was about to write the same thing
Werent they kids though?
Sabina Dubiel there's allot of kids who commit worse murders than this so I wouldn't be surprised if it was actually them , then again not sure how they would drive?? Hmm
"At approximately 5:20pm, Harry Smeaton and his brother John were working at a lot selling Christmas trees in a lot located directly behind the bus stop on Topsail Road" , they weren't kids at the time
Bella idk of this is weird but I absolutely love when you post these videos bc I just put it on while I cook lol it’s my happy place
The guy who went to take his family at a dirty dump site for a Christmas tree is suspicious af to me!
Kristenleannimal nah that’s pretty normal here in Newfoundland!! Haha when you want to pick a Christmas tree but don’t want to get in trouble with authorities (because it’s illegal to cut down trees that aren’t on your property) so you just go somewhere random
why
He was just being cheap lol
That area isn’t what I’d call a dump site. Not any more anyway.
You were allowed to cut a certain amount of trees back them, we always went into the woods to cut a Christmas tree.
There's a 10 year old boy in Montreal that has been missing for just over two months. Police first said he probably fell into the river back when it was still iced over. But now that everything has melted there are no signs of him washed up anywhere. The family has been saying since day 1 that he has been kidnapped. They relaunched a new awareness campaign this week. Ariel Kouakou.
PLS READ THIS!!!!
Do the mystery of lacey peterson!!!! it is a extremely famous case in the US! it's an extremely interesting case and it is still being questioned today!!
she posted the case a couple weeks ago !
well, its not really a mystery as her husband is in jail charged with her murder!
@@Pussycatfeathers exactly the guy who killed her is the same age as me I remembered when that happened
Scott killed her and connor. No mystery at all
This was very well researched. I'm living in st. John's. I'm quiet surprised how well researched this was!! The detail stated was correct. Great job. I enjoyed
Bella "yep, that's a body"😂 Love your mystery Mondays! Netflix where?? Binge watch your videos all day.
Still curious to know why Dana decided to hitchhike in the first place. I guess it didn't seem as dangerous at the time but it's just so random, especially when she told everyone she was going to take the bus.
Viktoria Bravestar my Nanny used to hitch hike everywhere years ago she said It was so much safer back then, I’d say her mother wouldn’t of allowed it and would have made a fuss if she told her
I also wonder because she was doing it right near the bus... why not just take the bus then? But then again; if the people working behind the bus stop seen her around 5:20pm then she was already waiting 10-20 minutes for the bus.
It is such a confusing case, like she was a young girl maybe she though it was ‘cool/fun’ or she could have wanted to save her money instead of using it for bus fare you honestly could never tell.
There are usually a reasoning behind why an adult will do something, the problem with young teenagers is there is often no logic to what they do. I would often make up little white lies to my parents for no reason at all when I was younger. Sometimes I would even say I needed some dinner money, then I would go to the sweet shop to buy sweets instead and not eat lunch, then I would go home and say I had a burger or whatever. Maybe she just wanted to save the money to spend on something else? It's sad that we will never know the reasoning behind this, maybe there was an innocent reason to it or maybe there was something further to the story
well maybe she was trying to get it with a boy but then she realized that she didn't wanna do it anymore and made that made him mad so he hit her and she died and he felt bad so he cleaned her up and put her that way
They should test the DNA with Ancestry to look for people who could be related to this person.
I just binge watched all of your unsolved mysteries. I had heard about of a lot of these cases,but never in as much detail. You obviously put a lot of time and effort into your research. Your empathy for the victims and their families always comes across as sincere. Hopefully, these cases will all be resolved one day, one can only hope.
I love how detailed you go into theses, you make it like their your best friend which shows how much effort you put into it xxx
I love that she puts in so much effort and research into her Mystery Monday videos!
‘Kind of a shit box’ LOL I love Bella 😂
This channel is amazing. Also, her being able to make this huuge research and talk about all these cases and still sleep at night is also impressive.
Just stumbled across this video because I was thinking about Dana. I grew up in Newfoundland and this case was always talked about but I have never heard as much detail about the case as I have from you. You have really done your research and did an incredible job explaining this case. Great job! Xo
There is 100k people in Newfoundland and apparently according to comments all 100k are subscribed to you. Lol
There's over 500,000 of us now! We're taking over ahahahjja
what if the 2 Christmas tree guys murdered her and they just made the car thing up?
Ellen another witness came forward after Dana’s body was found stating that they too spotted the car and that it was near the wooden area her body was found at. So the car was real.
WHY DIDNT THEY EVER INTERVIEW "ROBERTS" BROTHER THAT WAS IN THE CAR WITH HIM?!?!?
I guess cause he was only 4 years old at the time, they probably didn't think he would remember/know what was going on.
I actually believe his brother said it wasn’t true!
I believe the guys, who claimed she hitchhiked with random person did it to throw off the police. #Ijs🤔🤷🏽♀️
I am from Corner Brook,Newfoundland which is on the west coast of Newfoundland and I grew up in the 80's and was aware of the case.St.Johns is in the eastern part of Newfoundland which is about an 7 hour trip by car(on a nice day) and on a winter's day it would be 8-9 hour car trip.This case has always been a case that us Newfies would ponder over throughout the years and still is a subject of where is she is or is she dead and will her case ever be solved.It is also very lovely to see someone from another country actually show an interest in a missing person from Newfoundland.She will always be remembered by her fellow Newfies.The word newfie is what we would call anyone that was born and bred in Newfoundland.
was there 1000 of cars that had a passenger door side broken?
Tcy va they would have looked on a database of the cars in the province, that doesn’t include information like that
I was thinking about this too..
Olivia Woolley can't they put more effort and look at the cars in person?
Samira Banat you expect them to look at 1000 separate cars in person? Even if they looked at 10 cars a day, it would take over 3 months for them to look at every car matching this description. That it more than enough time to fix any body damage that would be a red flag.
Or there was 1000 cars that were perfectly fine
What if the brothers are the murders. Because when Dana was hitch hiking she was on a busy ish road so it’s kinda impossible that not a single person saw her getting into that car
Mia Conti But they gave a description of the person who picked her up, and then that same man and car that picked her up were spotted at the Woods where she was found? I don’t think it was the brothers
Mia Conti they were at work, outside which means a lot of people would see them or not. Her parents would be sooner killers dan her.
Oh my god I’m so shook!!! I live in St John’s NL literally on topsail road it’s one of the main roads and never heard about this case and also there is a girl who’s been missing from here since June her name is Courtney lake and there isn’t much information but you should look into it:)
I second a video on Courtney Lake!
eylen rodriguez yes I third this - especially since June is not that long ago (relatively). there's still a lot of hope for her
your makeup here is stunning!!! and thank you for being a great story teller. these videos are so interesting.
i love how you really get into the stories and are informed about everything
"the car was kinda a shitbox" HAHAHAHA
BEEN REFRESHING MY SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR 2 MINS WAITING FOR THIS
As a Canadian, hearing the way you say Canadian terms makes me laugh. You did a good job, it’s just strange to hear. Ily Bella!!
Im so happy to have found your channel girl!! I love these videos so much ive been binge watching them all night