Please don’t make judgments and rude comments about Jacob or myself, when not knowing the whole story. I’m limited on certain things to say. I told all the facts that I know, there are things that can’t be said at this time. Thank you.
Laurie, praying right now after leaving this comment, for Jacob and your family. 🤍 As a parent and grandparent, this is heartbreaking. I am so sorry for what you’ve had to endure all these years. I’m wondering if you reached out to the Seminole Police. Perhaps they can assist. 🙏🏼
I feel for this family. But how is anyone supposed to know what happened to him. He skipped out on rehab and drove all the way to get dissed by a girl and its the Everglades. How can this all be the authorities fault. Sounds to me like Jake was going through alot and wasn't able to discuss it with family or let them know his next moves. Sometimes too much is too much. Look at Jennifer Kesse missing for over 12 years and her kidnapper is on video and they cant find her. They cant tell that family any info either. Sending prayers 🙏
Oh my gosh where are these people hiking alone?! The Everglades one of the most dangerous places you can go to?! Dangerous if you're a rookie...my prayers for his return.
If you want to get lost, go into the Everglades. No one knows how he was feeling after finding out that his x gf was seeing someone else. It was probably pretty depressing. You can't predict was someone will do when they are depressed.
Without enough info, it does sound like Jacob was met with foul play considering his laptop was gone & truck left behind in FL. The LE should have told the family something by now. It's horrible. 😢
Love this show & the empathy /compassion shown to families. And this man who used to be in law enforcement who Now works diligently & even prays to find these victims well the world needs more people like him.
I first heard about the Everglades reading Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurston Listening to this story what comes thru is there’s so much brokenness, the things we do to our children because we as adults don’t but our pettiness to raise healthy children … One would think Jacob’s dad would get over the chip on his shoulder to find his son I’ve spent time in the Everglades… the Everglades is massive and I mean massive.. and it used to be even larger. It’s a place you don’t joke around in …. I love nature but I found the Everglades creepy … Big Cypress is also massive..
It’s unfortunate but almost certainly a gator got their bodies and disposed of the evidence regardless of if it was an accident slip and fall hitting your head because of the slick muddy environment and then the gator found an easy meal or if someone did kill them or suicide type situation and then the gator’s found the bodies and disposed of them. Gators can and will eat just about anything including a human especially an already deceased person because they like rotten meat. I lived in Florida when I was younger and if it’s water, there’s gators in it. Not to mention that the Everglades has 2 different species of wild cats the Bobcat and the Florida Panther as well as Black Bears a small population of actual crocodiles wild hogs and an extensive population of invasive species of Pythons of various species and every one of those animals I just named can attack humans although some species are more prone to attack than others are
@@airadaimagery692 no not at all but most people don’t realize there’s that much in that one environment that is potentially unfriendly to humans and honestly I forgot to mention the numerous species of venomous snakes or the big nasty African Lizards that also inhabit the Everglades. Most national parks have very clearly established infrastructure but not so much there and water levels fluctuate regularly so it’s easy to loose any trace of a person when search and rescue come looking, the water is never very deep but deep enough to hide things and nature will permanently hide it given a little bit of time
"Statistics of Missing Persons by US States The statistics are alarming. According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons (NamUS) database, a national clearinghouse and resource center for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases in the U.S., over 600,000 people go missing every year.Dec 27, 2023' just a veyry scary scary thought
Poor young man and poor family, especially the bio mom who was purposely kept out of the loop by her ex husband (and Jacob's bio dad) and LE may have not exerted much effort in finding a young drug addict. My sincere sympathies to Jacob's family.
I too believe that Madalina was sold to sex traffickers or SA by her step-father and murdered then her body dumped on that roadtrip to Michigan . I believe DR was behind the disappearance of Cynthia Kinney as well. It's my understanding that DR worked for some kind of security system company and on the day that Cynthia disappeared he was working in a bank directly across the street from the laundromat. She would have been an easy target for DR. I hope and pray too that the family of Lauren Spierer's get the answers they want and deserve. I will have to read that book because right now I think the last people to see her were the one's responsible for whatever happened to her. Prayers for Jacob's family that they will get some answers. I don't believe it was Jacob that drove his truck into the Everlglades. Why is the National Park refusing to release video in connection with Jacob's case? You know somebody knows something, saw something or heard something. IMO sex traffickers who are caught and convicted should get a mandatory life in prison sentence without the possibility of parole.
24:16 When it comes to missing persons, Law Enforcement acts so unfair to loved ones. This Mom gave so many leads to them. Heck, they knew the laptop was missing. They could have acted on that by searching the clouds and social media and so forth with just a little bit of information from the girlfriend and friends. I do not understand why they feel they need to be secretive with family when it comes to the investigation. I think it's possible that it is an excuse and the real reason may be that they do not do as much investigating as they should be doing and they do not want the family to know this. It's a terrible nightmare for families.
It was complicated at that time, the best I can say is, we had joint custody, but I wasn’t allowed to visit him again I will say not by my choice (and not by the court’s choice)
How is is legal for the police not to release this information. What can the family do to force the release this Information? Don't you as a news team have any help or suggestions for the family to get this information?
I really feel sorry foe Jacob's mom, it's strange how they won't share any information with her, and the tolls they should have checked seen if he was driving, the case makes no sense, plus I don't understand why the dad did bot contact her when he was missing that is one of the biggest red flags wouldn't a worried dad check to see if mom had seen him, unless he knew something else. I pray they find the answers so Jacob's mom can find some peace
It's because her father discloses information to her that he won't disclose to LE or others. She recognizes that she can pull information from him on cold cases he may know about and wants to do what she can.
@@izalizbug So just out of curiosity.....for all the "murders" her father "may or may not" know anything about.....how many resulted in finding a body or solving a murder? I'll wait........
You can keep waiting. That has nothing to do with it. She isn't the devils child for responding to news reporters wanting some information or update. She recently found out she was possibly SA by him as well. Let her process this the way she wants its not hurting anybody. @@LittleMissStamper
Something is wrong yes but maybe not always life threatening. I often dissappear for half of a year. Those around me learned to stop filing missing person reports. Some people don't want to be bothered, for me it's depression that does this.
This mom is clueless she didnt know her son at all… he had a little drug problem with weed Per mom but he didnt have a problem when he lived with her??? She sounds so lost… i think if she is the only person looking for him he is in a bad way cause she is all over the place n her answers make no sense
i certainly can’t do much from my end of the stick. other then send positive thoughts and vibes towards the northern hemisphere to all effected. * be nice to think if anyone knows any info they’ll step up and do the right thing.! 🥺🕯 ✌🏻🌏🇦🇺🤘🏻
Sounds like a case of severe depression and battle with drugs that led him to possibly disappear and take his own life with that missing gun. Regardless of what the parents say, it appears to be suicide.
Just because the ex gf had a new guy doesn’t mean Jake would kill himself. There is a 2 week period after she saw him, before he went missing. So stop making accusations that no one has answers for.
@@LaurieDurham-qg5osif he was abusing drugs, the ex girlfriend may not have been the reason behind the suicide. As a recovering addict, I can tell you I wanted to end my life many times because I felt like my substance of choice owned me, or my past owned me. Not trying to be rude, just throwing out other options. However, I haven't payed enough attention to the case to think it's a suicide. Wild animals could've gotten to him. Anything, however I don't think there's enough evidence right now to jump to too many confusions
Of COURSE authority won't say anything! They'd rather sacrifice visitors for the sake of $$! If people KNEW something wierd was going on in the Everlglades, tourism STOPS.
I feel terrible for the family but there’s only so many resources available to investigate a missing “addict” that may have been depressed after finding out his ex had someone else. There’s lots of missing out there.
In 19 82 my mother and I in Alabama drove down from Birmingham headed to West Palm Beach we stopped at an emergency room in North Florida because my mother was an addict and wanted a pain shot, I took her to the emergency room. I went in to check on her and there was a woman and a deputy uniform and took both of us out to her patrol car and drove us to this office and they were interviewing my mother in the upstairs office and I was sitting in the waiting room and I heard my mother yelling you can't do this to me my husband is a doctor in Alabama I will be missed they were attempting to steal her saying she was going to be sold into white slavery had a woman's Farm. Because she was a drug addict. Well she seemed to scare them cuz my mother was highly intelligent registered nurse my father's PhD MD so apparents were no dummies so they suddenly decided to return me and my mother back to our car at the hospital I jumped in the car and my mother said get us back to Alabama we went back got an attorney and my father went back to the place where that shady building was cuz my memory was very sharp and I knew exactly how to find it we got there went up the stairs open the door and the place had been cleaned out all the office equipment was gone like no one had ever been there the patrol unit was gone the hospital said they didn't know the name of the officer. And the local law enforcement said they didn't know anything about it so as far as I know it was an illegitimate operation to steal drug addicts to sell into white slavery people they thought would never be missed but the brand new expensive Cadillac we were driving and my mother statement her husband is a physician in Alabama and the name of her attorney I think scared them and that's why they released us they obviously didn't want to draw heat to their illegal operation had no idea what they would have done with me. We never got any further information about the illegal fake police car the fake female deputies stealing drug addicts from hospital emergency rooms to sell into white slavery in North Florida. If anybody else has had that experience bring it into the light because I'm sure there's a lot of people that vanished Without a Trace by going to an emergency room in North Florida I think it was Tallahassee
Wow, it could've been much worse, They DIDN'T have to let you go. They could've killed you both before taking off. Thank goodness they returned you safely. What a horror story and WHY DON'T WE HEAR ABOUT THESE THINGS.. like being _KIDNAPPED AT A TALLAHASSEE HOSPITAL by a FAKE OFFICER to be SOLD INTO SLAVERY_
Please don’t make judgments and rude comments about Jacob or myself, when not knowing the whole story. I’m limited on certain things to say. I told all the facts that I know, there are things that can’t be said at this time. Thank you.
❤❤
Laurie, praying right now after leaving this comment, for Jacob and your family. 🤍 As a parent and grandparent, this is heartbreaking. I am so sorry for what you’ve had to endure all these years. I’m wondering if you reached out to the Seminole Police. Perhaps they can assist. 🙏🏼
I knew Jake from middle school. He was THE sweetest person. I’m so upset hearing about this.
People don't go to rehab for WEED.... His photos are saying Methamphetamine addiction
yeah he had that gaunt crystal m face
Yes they do. It’s not as common as other drugs, but people absolutely go to rehab for weed.
How F dare you people say these things to this poor mother !!
No proof and smug presumptuousness and venom in their hearts. Plenty of people can be/look underweight without that substance ffs
I feel for this family. But how is anyone supposed to know what happened to him. He skipped out on rehab and drove all the way to get dissed by a girl and its the Everglades. How can this all be the authorities fault. Sounds to me like Jake was going through alot and wasn't able to discuss it with family or let them know his next moves. Sometimes too much is too much. Look at Jennifer Kesse missing for over 12 years and her kidnapper is on video and they cant find her. They cant tell that family any info either. Sending prayers 🙏
Thank you Marni and NN.
News Nation can you cover the Wes Billingsly case? there is almost no evidence or coverage on it
Oh my gosh where are these people hiking alone?! The Everglades one of the most dangerous places you can go to?! Dangerous if you're a rookie...my prayers for his return.
So sad when people go missing without a trace 😢
God bless BTK’s daughter. Her strength is phenomenal.
N 😅
Kansas strong 🌻
Not exactly what I was thinking, but ok.
If you want to get lost, go into the Everglades. No one knows how he was feeling after finding out that his x gf was seeing someone else. It was probably pretty depressing. You can't predict was someone will do when they are depressed.
Terribly sad cases
Without enough info, it does sound like Jacob was met with foul play considering his laptop was gone & truck left behind in FL. The LE should have told the family something by now. It's horrible. 😢
Nobody goes to rehab for weed. Hope they find their son.
Family is in deep denial.
Yes they do. Idk what happened to this guy, but people do go to rehab for weed. I’m an addiction therapist and I’ve seen it many times.
Rehabs everywhere! Big business.
Love this show & the empathy /compassion shown to families. And this man who used to be in law enforcement who
Now works diligently & even prays to find these victims well the world needs more people like him.
I first heard about the Everglades reading Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurston
Listening to this story what comes thru is there’s so much brokenness, the things we do to our children because we as adults don’t but our pettiness to raise healthy children … One would think Jacob’s dad would get over the chip on his shoulder to find his son
I’ve spent time in the Everglades… the Everglades is massive and I mean massive.. and it used to be even larger. It’s a place you don’t joke around in …. I love nature but I found the Everglades creepy … Big Cypress is also massive..
It’s unfortunate but almost certainly a gator got their bodies and disposed of the evidence regardless of if it was an accident slip and fall hitting your head because of the slick muddy environment and then the gator found an easy meal or if someone did kill them or suicide type situation and then the gator’s found the bodies and disposed of them. Gators can and will eat just about anything including a human especially an already deceased person because they like rotten meat. I lived in Florida when I was younger and if it’s water, there’s gators in it. Not to mention that the Everglades has 2 different species of wild cats the Bobcat and the Florida Panther as well as Black Bears a small population of actual crocodiles wild hogs and an extensive population of invasive species of Pythons of various species and every one of those animals I just named can attack humans although some species are more prone to attack than others are
💯 quick and can be a pretty silent event
Scary to think about that !
You’re scared of the woods, aren’t you...
@@airadaimagery692 no not at all but most people don’t realize there’s that much in that one environment that is potentially unfriendly to humans and honestly I forgot to mention the numerous species of venomous snakes or the big nasty African Lizards that also inhabit the Everglades. Most national parks have very clearly established infrastructure but not so much there and water levels fluctuate regularly so it’s easy to loose any trace of a person when search and rescue come looking, the water is never very deep but deep enough to hide things and nature will permanently hide it given a little bit of time
Sounds awful 😵💫
Thank you
These people are in denial .they got.eaten by that swamp🙄
These are really sad.
Why is it always Florida??
It's not always Florida. The pacific north west has the record for creepy things and missing people.
COLORADO IS GETTING SCARY TOO!
Back in 2010 you would get arrested and have to do rehab for weed so I believe his Mom, I pray he's found and they get peace 🙏
"Statistics of Missing Persons by US States
The statistics are alarming. According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons (NamUS) database, a national clearinghouse and resource center for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases in the U.S., over 600,000 people go missing every year.Dec 27, 2023' just a veyry scary scary thought
I'm praying for the family and sending hugs of strength and comfort for Jacob's return ❤
Poor young man and poor family, especially the bio mom who was purposely kept out of the loop by her ex husband (and Jacob's bio dad) and LE may have not exerted much effort in finding a young drug addict. My sincere sympathies to Jacob's family.
I personally think Jacob’s dad and stepmom did something to him. Where is Jacob’s son? Why isn’t the dad looking for Jacob?
Not your business??? 🤯
I hope your family finds answers. Someone knows something, don’t be cowards & speak up!
I too believe that Madalina was sold to sex traffickers or SA by her step-father and murdered then her body dumped on that roadtrip to Michigan . I believe DR was behind the disappearance of Cynthia Kinney as well. It's my understanding that DR worked for some kind of security system company and on the day that Cynthia disappeared he was working in a bank directly across the street from the laundromat. She would have been an easy target for DR. I hope and pray too that the family of Lauren Spierer's get the answers they want and deserve. I will have to read that book because right now I think the last people to see her were the one's responsible for whatever happened to her. Prayers for Jacob's family that they will get some answers. I don't believe it was Jacob that drove his truck into the Everlglades. Why is the National Park refusing to release video in connection with Jacob's case? You know somebody knows something, saw something or heard something. IMO sex traffickers who are caught and convicted should get a mandatory life in prison sentence without the possibility of parole.
Agree
Mad respect for Keri Rawson.
And much love to Jacob's family and friends.
I wish high school & college criminology classes would adopt some of these missing & cold cases... as a semester long class project
Drug addicts and criminals missing will not be given resources like Gpop… in most cases💔
I hope they find Jacob and the other people featured. It must be horrible for their loved-ones
I just can’t imagine what these families are going through. Missing since 2011? You can assume the worst😢
Was the sound horrible for anyone else in the last bit, starting at 26:24 , during the CrimeCon part?
Yes
24:16 When it comes to missing persons, Law Enforcement acts so unfair to loved ones. This Mom gave so many leads to them. Heck, they knew the laptop was missing. They could have acted on that by searching the clouds and social media and so forth with just a little bit of information from the girlfriend and friends. I do not understand why they feel they need to be secretive with family when it comes to the investigation. I think it's possible that it is an excuse and the real reason may be that they do not do as much investigating as they should be doing and they do not want the family to know this. It's a terrible nightmare for families.
So the mom didn’t talk you him from age 10 to 17?
It was complicated at that time, the best I can say is, we had joint custody, but I wasn’t allowed to visit him again I will say not by my choice (and not by the court’s choice)
@@LaurieDurham-qg5os that’s confusing
How is is legal for the police not to release this information. What can the family do to force the release this Information? Don't you as a news team have any help or suggestions for the family to get this information?
He and his wife really need to be investigated hard nothing is right with them.
Mom is in denial. You don’t go to rehab for weed.
I really feel sorry foe Jacob's mom, it's strange how they won't share any information with her, and the tolls they should have checked seen if he was driving, the case makes no sense, plus I don't understand why the dad did bot contact her when he was missing that is one of the biggest red flags wouldn't a worried dad check to see if mom had seen him, unless he knew something else. I pray they find the answers so Jacob's mom can find some peace
Why was he more worried about the truck then get there and searching for his son?
People can be mean in Georgia 😢💔💔
People can be mean anywhere
Did they check out Jacob Olivier's ex-girlfriend's boyfriend? Is that the girlfriend that he had a child with? It sounds fishy
This girl *CERTAINLY* inherited her father's love of attention. Anytime there's a murder she seems to insert herself and jump infront of a camera.
100% She is shameless for sure.
The crimes were done by her father. If they hide people make them come out from hiding. if they are open to the public they have no shame. Smh
It's because her father discloses information to her that he won't disclose to LE or others. She recognizes that she can pull information from him on cold cases he may know about and wants to do what she can.
@@izalizbug So just out of curiosity.....for all the "murders" her father "may or may not" know anything about.....how many resulted in finding a body or solving a murder? I'll wait........
You can keep waiting. That has nothing to do with it. She isn't the devils child for responding to news reporters wanting some information or update. She recently found out she was possibly SA by him as well. Let her process this the way she wants its not hurting anybody. @@LittleMissStamper
I f you haven’t seen or heard of someone you know after a month something is wrong.
Something is wrong yes but maybe not always life threatening. I often dissappear for half of a year. Those around me learned to stop filing missing person reports. Some people don't want to be bothered, for me it's depression that does this.
9:49 9:50 9:51 9:51
It’s interesting to see the same psychological thought process play out in two totally different but weirdly similar ways.😮
Does this guy have ties to North Carolina ? how long ago did he have the mowhawk? He looks very familiar but only the picture with mowhawk .
At 24:19 in..."You're playing the roll of mom who wants answers". THAT is a weird and negative comment this reporter made.
This mom is clueless she didnt know her son at all… he had a little drug problem with weed Per mom but he didnt have a problem when he lived with her??? She sounds so lost… i think if she is the only person looking for him he is in a bad way cause she is all over the place n her answers make no sense
i certainly can’t do much from my end of the stick.
other then
send positive thoughts and vibes towards the northern hemisphere to all effected.
* be nice to think
if anyone knows any info
they’ll step up and do the right thing.!
🥺🕯
✌🏻🌏🇦🇺🤘🏻
Sounds like a case of severe depression and battle with drugs that led him to possibly disappear and take his own life with that missing gun. Regardless of what the parents say, it appears to be suicide.
Just because the ex gf had a new guy doesn’t mean Jake would kill himself. There is a 2 week period after she saw him, before he went missing. So stop making accusations that no one has answers for.
@@LaurieDurham-qg5osif he was abusing drugs, the ex girlfriend may not have been the reason behind the suicide. As a recovering addict, I can tell you I wanted to end my life many times because I felt like my substance of choice owned me, or my past owned me. Not trying to be rude, just throwing out other options. However, I haven't payed enough attention to the case to think it's a suicide. Wild animals could've gotten to him. Anything, however I don't think there's enough evidence right now to jump to too many confusions
I hope you guys find him and some closure soon. I know you guys think foul play but for his sake I hope it wasn't. @@LaurieDurham-qg5os
Crazy America
Of COURSE authority won't say anything! They'd rather sacrifice visitors for the sake of $$! If people KNEW something wierd was going on in the Everlglades, tourism STOPS.
The awkward couple in the background while BTK daughter is talking. Good for her.
Yes he devastated he gurl had another dude 😮
We have many of my people in South Africa have this surname in the Afrikaners
Why mention race
Maybe he did end his life due to his gf being with someone else
Crocodiles, alligators, snakes, or sharks, but the worst is that it's a red state.
I think one commit suicide an the other got eaten on accident
Snake ate him.
i hate to say it.
i think your crazy arse american wildlife
took that dear old boy when he was out walking with family.
🐊 🫣😬🫣
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✌🏻🇦🇺🌏🤘🏻
CARTELS ORGAN HARVESTING FJB
FJB
@@DianaBeurman-lucero
QAnon wackjobs FDJT
I feel terrible for the family but there’s only so many resources available to investigate a missing “addict” that may have been depressed after finding out his ex had someone else. There’s lots of missing out there.
Either living elsewhere or gator. Shit
In 19 82 my mother and I in Alabama drove down from Birmingham headed to West Palm Beach we stopped at an emergency room in North Florida because my mother was an addict and wanted a pain shot, I took her to the emergency room. I went in to check on her and there was a woman and a deputy uniform and took both of us out to her patrol car and drove us to this office and they were interviewing my mother in the upstairs office and I was sitting in the waiting room and I heard my mother yelling you can't do this to me my husband is a doctor in Alabama I will be missed they were attempting to steal her saying she was going to be sold into white slavery had a woman's Farm. Because she was a drug addict. Well she seemed to scare them cuz my mother was highly intelligent registered nurse my father's PhD MD so apparents were no dummies so they suddenly decided to return me and my mother back to our car at the hospital I jumped in the car and my mother said get us back to Alabama we went back got an attorney and my father went back to the place where that shady building was cuz my memory was very sharp and I knew exactly how to find it we got there went up the stairs open the door and the place had been cleaned out all the office equipment was gone like no one had ever been there the patrol unit was gone the hospital said they didn't know the name of the officer. And the local law enforcement said they didn't know anything about it so as far as I know it was an illegitimate operation to steal drug addicts to sell into white slavery people they thought would never be missed but the brand new expensive Cadillac we were driving and my mother statement her husband is a physician in Alabama and the name of her attorney I think scared them and that's why they released us they obviously didn't want to draw heat to their illegal operation had no idea what they would have done with me. We never got any further information about the illegal fake police car the fake female deputies stealing drug addicts from hospital emergency rooms to sell into white slavery in North Florida. If anybody else has had that experience bring it into the light because I'm sure there's a lot of people that vanished Without a Trace by going to an emergency room in North Florida I think it was Tallahassee
Basic punctuation sure would help readers understand your story more.
@@cheetoesgal5229It's the rarified stream of consciousness writing style the OP chose to utilize.
Wow, it could've been much worse, They DIDN'T have to let you go. They could've killed you both before taking off. Thank goodness they returned you safely. What a horror story and WHY DON'T WE HEAR ABOUT THESE THINGS.. like being _KIDNAPPED AT A TALLAHASSEE HOSPITAL by a FAKE OFFICER to be SOLD INTO SLAVERY_