Mr ballen, i dont know if you know this, but you are one of the actual good youtubers who always get to the point. I mean its so rare to find a youtuber like you. Thank you for ur service and ty for making vids 🙏🙏🙏
Some of my favorite UA-cam content, I won't be surprised if you hit a million Subs before the end of the year :-) I've seen the subs on this channel double and just the last for 4 months... Keep up the great work Mr Ballin
Both my son and older brother were mentally impaired. While high functioning in some areas, in other ways they would cling to irrational ideas. This is such a sad story. Thank you for telling it so respectfully.
Some people can be high functioning but have an undiagnosed brain injury. I had one from a car accident. I finally found my way to a neuropsychologist who gave me an entire day of testing. A neuropsychologist can quantify what the high and low functioning areas are and if there is anything that can be done to help. It also helps you understand the gap between high function and low function, and that can be a real comfort. I didn't have irrational ideas, but I had memory problems and some other cognitive struggles that took years to overcome. If they haven't been tested, maybe it could benefit them. Insurance may cover the testing.
I'm autistic and have ADHD and I can confirm this. I, like one of the 5, am able to drive. But, in my mind, I can't draw out a map, I can't remember directions, and can't listen to directions from an app and drive at the same time. The only way I can even make use of my ability to drive is if someone is in the passenger seat directing me on where to go. It's nearly pointless, but I'm proud of it anyway.
@@MikadoYuma ❤ I feel ya all the way on this. I’m autistic with the ADHD bonus too & driving’s fine but I can’t do directions, maps, apps etc. I can do lists though.😂 So, now I write things out like that. Eg: Take exit X Turn left into 5th street on left: Y avenue I usually have to stop & check each task as I go so it takes me a while to get places but I (mostly) get there ok.
Thats what I’m currently doing, I love how even when Mr. Ballen started out and was still figuring out his speaking confidence, he is still able to make his stories WILDLY addictive. Love you, Mr B!
@@thatswhatshesaid6326 Yeah, That Chapter and Bailey Sarian are super disrespectful. I get they are "sarcastic" in nature, but leave that for your friends, not poor victims
@@Ena48145 Omg I’m so glad you said Bailey Sarian!! At first I liked her contents, but the more I watched her I couldn’t take it. If that was one of my family members she was describing I would come unglued!!! Complete disrespect!
I like how you don't seem to judge anyone. Just tell the story, and you tell it so nicely. I'm hooked on this channel, just found it 2 days ago. There's something about johns voice and style of telling a story, absolutely addictive.
he's a great story teller! he doesn't over sell it and hype it up with too much energy like alot of young UA-camrs but he's not boring either he's right in that sweet spot in the middle.
Lol. I'm an Army vet, and I truly get lost on John's stories so much that it's part of my night time routine instead of my books, and many a sleepless night is truly fulfilled after learning everything through stories. Thank you John for being a boss story teller. Don't ever stop!
@@kristinwojtowich8902 he’s my uncle. He has a terrible habit of stolen valor. He’s been caught in his dad old army uniform in public countless times. He is on several stolen valor compilations on UA-cam actually
Found Mrballen by accident and now for the past 3 days it's all I have watched! Also I now have a fear of camping, skiing, diving, and the list goes on!
And he describes everything so well, right. I actually don't watch his video's, I listen to them. Your mom's audio book Idea is actually a very freaken brilliant option.
I’m from the general area that this incident took place in. Every time I come across a different video or podcast about it I have to watch/listen. You did the story justice, Mr. Ballen. Great job, and thank you!
@@alexanderavelar6022 I hadn’t either until I went on a rabbit hole binge of the Dyatlov Pass incident a few years ago. Apparently, the Yuba City 5 story is sometimes called the “American Dyatlov Pass”.
My co-worker told me about Mr. Ballen a couple days ago. I've watched & listened to at least 50 stories already. I'm hooked. This story is super sad. Their families will forever be tortured, not knowing why this happened.
I've seriously fallen in love with the strange, dark, and mysterious delivered in story format ! Keep up the good work Mr. Ballen you are an artist painting a VERY creepy picture !
I really loved how you took the time to tell personal details about each of the 5 men. So many people would say they were mentally disabled and leave it at that as a possible reason for their disappearance. It’s a nice moment watching content like this and seeing the creator discuss their strengths and important roles / responsibilities that they had together.
MrBallen has a rare character. 1 of charm, personality, intelligence, athleticism and integrity. He coupled it all together to risk his life, in the prime of his life for his community and country. He didn’t just choose to go into a standard military role, although that would be honorable too, he chose 1 of the most high risk positions he could. Risk everything he had been gifted with to protect our democracy and promote democracy in countries where bad ppl have stolen it from the goods. People don’t realize just how incredible the character of a Navy Seal is, well unless the Like Button gets in the way.
I like how respectfully you speak of these men and how you started the story off by telling us about each one and their interests. Great storytelling as always!
Yes, Mr. B. is always respectful. That's one of the things that make his videos so enjoyable even when they are about tragic events. He's an excellent storyteller in every way.
Mr ballen is legendary. I have been following him for years and he deserves all the good fortune that has come his way. He is a natural at storytelling, its as simple as that.
Being found dead in the cold with no clothes on perfectly fits with hypothermia, it's called "paradoxical undressing" and happens at the final stages when people become irrational as their nerves become damaged and make them feel really, really hot.
He explains that in the original video covering that mystery mainly! However I think there were other things that made that less likely to be the reason they were unclothed - there was some strange shit as always 🤣 What an awful phenomenon to imagine though, really, the amount of pain that must involve....
Mistakenly clicking on this channel was, by far, the BEST mistake I've made in a very, VERY, long time! Seriously, I've - willingly - sacrificed precious sleep to keep watching these videos ... and I am Direct Care Provider in the Covid-19 Unit, so you can imagine how exhausted I must get! TOTALLY WORTH IT.
now that's amazing! not that you are losing sleep, but that you are a direct care provider in the covid-19 unit, thank you! also, very flattered you like the page!!
I myself must say thank you for doing what ya do!!! And the bravery of exposing yourself each day but know this you become those patients family and the one to bring comfort when all seems hopeless and lost and feeling forgotten.
Now here is where the Bee articles are interesting: The Bee was given permission to access the police records from the case as long as they did not photograph or take them out of the Yuba County Sheriff Office. They found information in the records that would indicate that it is possible that Gary Mathias was not as portrayed in the media after the disappearance. Here is the description they write in the article: "These files, clips and interviews shape a disturbing image of Mathias. Billed in virtually all media reports at the time as another lost lamb caught out in the cold, Mathias was an aberration within the flock, a young man who did not belong with the others. He was violently schizophrenic and had a history of drug use, and wasn’t intellectually disabled like the others." While all four of the others were close friends for multiple years, Mathias was new to the group. All five had met through the Gateway Projects which was an organization for the intellectually disabled, Mathias had just joined it the year prior while the other four had joined it years prior. The others had documented intellectual disabilities; for example, Ted Weiher who was found in the cabin was described to the Bee by his brother as lacking common sense, the brother mentions a story where he had to carry his brother out of their burning house because his brother refused to get up because he had to rest before work the next day. Mathias, however, did not have any documented intellectual disabilities in the same way the other four did. He had been a football player in high school and served in the military following graduation. He did have a problem with drugs and was first put into a psychiatric facility during his sophomore year of high school after a bad hallucination trip. He would later be medically discharged from the military for paranoid schizophrenia. After being discharged, he quickly went downhill. While being in jail, he called over a guard and punched him in the face. That same month, he was staying at his cousin’s home and the cousin’s wife was sleeping after taking medication for an illness. The cousin, after worrying why a bathroom break was taking so long, caught Mathias fondling his wife. After his cousin told him he was calling the police, he proceeded to tell his cousin that he wanted to return to jail. He was later arrested a few months later for threating to stab a woman in the jaw and then telling the woman’s 3-year-old child that “I thought I’d kill you once, I guess I’ll have to do it again.” Mathias also had a history of breaking out of facilities and walking long distances. After being arrested in Stockton at one point, he was sent to a psychiatric facility. He spent two days there before breaking out through a drainage pipe and walking/hitchhiking the 80 miles back home. At one point, he also left his home to go live with his grandmother in Northern Oregon. His mother begged him to return home yet he hung up the phone on her. He showed back up a few weeks later fifthly and claimed that he had walked from Portland, stealing milk off porches and eating dog food to stay alive on the 540 mile trip. The final violent incident occurred a few weeks after his trip back home. He broke into the home of a local couple and the couple awoke to find Mathias standing in their bedroom. He told them that he was looking for a ring to return to Satan and that they also owed him rent money because the house was his. After that incident, he supposedly straightened out. He joined the Gateway Projects and become friends with the four other men. Despite his seemingly 180 change, some still were wary of him. The Bee states the following: "Following a 1978 interview with Mathias’ longtime acquaintance Janet Enzerra, Yuba County Sgt. James Black wrote that Mathias had repeatedly told Enzerra of a dream where he and several other people would disappear. Enzerra called Mathias “a very violent person, hurting several men seriously, and (said) that he also hates women,” according to Black’s interview notes."
Yeah, but people trying to ration supplies may unknowingly succumb to hypothermia before using all their supplies, and once that sets in their nervous system loses normal function and people undress and do all sorts of weird things. I hear ya though.
We love an educated man that takes the time to actually elaborate on people’s disabilities instead of just labeling them without any background ! Never a dull moment with you Señor Ballen
@@MarekMarciniak señior in Spanish means Mister in English, Mister is the English word, Señior is the Spanish word I don’t understand what you’re trying to say here lol
Had to play this video twice. I recall you telling a story about a family that somehow had a shared psychosis with the parents and their kids (older teens/young adults) all driving somewhere for days and friends and family couldn’t reach them. At some point the kids had separately left their parents and just began riding and hitchhiking back home. The parents however, were finally found but none of the family members could say why they left or where they were going, but after it was later determined the family suffered from a shared mental psychosis possibly brought on by the father or both parents. I think the same happened with these guys in this story. Considering the ringleader of the group was schizophrenic and apparently had a role of leadership, his psychosis could’ve easily spread to the driver who may have had the lowest IQ of the bunch, leading him to drive 70miles out the way. The others of the group may have reacted much like the children from the previous story and as they snapped out of the psychosis, had chosen to walk back to town but the weather was too harsh. As for Ted, he might have had a better understanding of the weather conditions and hoped they’d be rescued but his psychosis and perhaps being left by his ‘brothers’ might have brought on a deep depression, causing him not to want to move as he realized after some days they had not returned and no rescue for him had been made, so in a way he committed suicide. As for Gary, without his medication he could be anywhere but I doubt he killed his friends and I think his body just hasn’t been found.
That's one way of looking at it, but to go 13 weeks with no food and freezing cold knowing that you have everything you could need to survive at your feet and not use it just doesn't make sense, because that would of been torture, something very sinister had to have happen ,as sad as it I don't think anyone would ever know, unless the other one is found dead or alive maybe he holds the truth to what could of happen to them, I think this will be a mystery forever mystery forever, may they all RIP😥🙏
it was amazing to me that i read your comment just two minutes after having figured that i might be the only person commenting whose gut tells me this could have resulted from a SHARED DELUSION. mental impairment leaves the barn door wide open for confusion to find its way in.
As a grandma of an autistic grandson, this story tugs at my heart especially hard! I can see it being a horrible conclusion of some very bad, albeit thought provoked, decisions, made by individuals, who simple did their best. And their best could not save them. My heart goes out to the families. Knowing they struggled for up to 13 weeks must heavy heavy on them! May they find peace and forgiveness! For I know they are blaming themselves, when they did nothing wrong! May God wrap them in love. And fund peace with this terrible tragedy
@Wee Mac How about you spare us your anti god crap? I bet my LIFE that you have made an OPINION about GOD with ZERO KNOWLEDGE! Such an IMPORTANT DECISION! NO OTHER DECISION COMES CLOSE TO IMPORTANCE. And yet, you callusly, IGNORANTLY, make a decision, BASED ON NOTHING! Good luck with that.
@Lord Oshawott Try to spread kindness, and you will surely be met with HATE. And not shocked at all, that it is an anti god message. Thank you for speaking up!
@Lord Oshawott And I dont push my belief on anyone else! As it should be! Not often you see someone stick up for another. For that I am thankful! Says a lot about who you are! :)
Ha! I was watching 1 of his episodes, earbuds in, volume up, on my bed in my dark room. My door swung open, & my 11 year old came charging in- scared me so bad, I jumped & yelled... then had to go pick her up off the floor, where she was laughing hysterically at me🤣
I feel like a proud parent whenever i watch some of your older videos😹 with all of the changes and improvements to your channel, your storytelling has always remained absolutely flawless. I really hope you are as proud of yourself as i am with you❤️
I feel like others. I've heard this story many times. You are the 1st I've heard that have spoke of them respectfully. I do believe they kept driving out of fear. I heard that due to road conditions they were forced to stop driving. The only mystery I know of is why the man in the trailer didn't eat the food or start a fire for 13wks. My opinion from knowing similar young men, those things belonged to the "people/person" who "owned" the trailer & it would be like stealing.
It Was Owned By The Forest Dept And Nobody Is Going To Starve Because They Think It Would Be Stealing Someone Or Something Was Chasing Them Probably The One They Never Found But Even That Is Strange He Would Have Been Seen Or Found By Now. I Feel So Sorry For Their Families.
Do we even have evidence that all 5 of them were at that trailer? It seems possible to me that only the guy found dead in the blankets and Matthias were in there. Since Matthias boots were in there but the dead guys feet were exposed, I wonder if matthias wrapped him up in those 8 blankets and stole his boots and then left? So then the one guy was trapped in blankets and couldn't access the food, Matthias maybe grabbed a couple cans and left, and the other 3 were never even in there? Just an idea
Bedtime Stories did a very respectful telling and goes deep into possible reasons for the boys disappearance and deaths. I think the altercation one of the boys had the basketball game might be the best solution. It's not perfect but is compelling.
I always start out in the morning with videos and then I go to work and I end up listening to these stories all day and getting almost nothing done all day lol good job!
I was introduced to your podcast by a friend and started watching your tube channel starting at 2yrs ago. Each video is so interesting and intriguing. I believe between the mental disabilities and hypothermia that they didn't know what too do or it was paranoia from hypothermia that caused their deaths. As to why drive that far was the road conditions caused them to detour from the path or road they were on.
You are probably the best story teller I have seen on UA-cam in a long time, I am so happy I found you and I can just take some time out of my day to listen and watch your videos. Keep rolling out these stories for us 🙂 💗
I swear you're the only channel I've found on UA-cam that puts out good content with every video. Your story telling is incredible man. Keep up the great work and wish the best for you.
@@supjay3945 I have, probably over 100 videos by now. However the idea of hearing the story in person while being out in the Wild would just make it that much better. PS. You completely missed the point.
John, you are a national treasure and your star will continue to rise in the entertainment industry! Thank you for your military service and for your storytelling! Your combination of tone and content is unique and unmatched!
This is so incredibly bizarre and heartbreaking. I do have a theory, though: Maybe the one with schizophrenia had a psychotic break, with delusions that they were being chased or followed, spooking the others. The driver, being easily influenced due to his disability, drove far away, then when the one having a psychotic break jumped out of the car, they all followed him, and didn't want to leave him there. Maybe they were all hiding out in the "camp" that he set up, but by the time the rest decided to leave for help, they were already weak, dehydrated, and suffering from the effects of hypothermia. The guys found outside must have gotten separated and died from exposure, while the guy in the trailer was already too mentally affected by the cold and lack of food, that he couldn't make sound decisions.
In all honesty this is the only theory that makes the most sense to me because there are a few factors that support it. Factor number one was the fact that there were rappers in the car which means they were relaxed enough to start snacking in the vehicle. The one with schizophrenia getting spooked plays out with the fact that they veered completely off the designated road to possibly try and lose whoever may have been following them. And once this happened and the one with schizophrenia got out I believe they all followed until they got separated two maybe three of them found the cabin and whatever happened to the last person we don't know. In any case still very very sad and I am heartbroken by the entire story. Once again Mr Ballen.... You have delivered a fantastic story that I will think about for a very long time because my youngest son has autism and now teaching him how to survive is the number one thing to do on my list!!!
It may be possible that Gary may have been off of his medications and it caused decompensation in his mental state. Him being the ring leader and the other 4 having lower functioning, they may have blindly followed all of his instructions. He may have survived just because he was somewhat the most functional out of the 5 before he wandered off to an unknown place still in a psychotic state. Who knows if he died by the elements or if something else happened.
@@rinikkdas9780 Who knows? It could’ve been shared delusion or it could’ve been Gary being psychotic all on his own with the others unable to tell and listening to his directions.
I'm listening to these videos while I clean my house. Mr. Ballen has a very soothing voice that keeps me going as I trudge through the mess. Thank you for the interesting stories to keep my brain occupied while I get rid of things! Love your calm voice. Love your way of narrating.
omg! Me, too! I am disabled and it's really painful for me to clean house. It keeps my mind off of the pain and keeps me going. when I STOP, that's a different story, but I totally get your point.
@@loririsk I understand and feel for you about the pain, suffering from constant, excruciating pain for over 6 years now. Cleaning is difficult and painful. You push yourself to do it in spite of the pain. Then you pay for that for the next couple of days as your pain levels increase exponentially! Sending you blessings and prayers for some comfort and relief. A gentle hug.❤
I just commented almost the same thing. I also added I’m hoping I don;t run out videos before I’m done or I probably won’t finish cause I get distracted watching UA-cam videos but with mr. Ballen I can just listen and have a clear picture in my mind while cleaning.
My best friend is from somalia and india . I know somalia is on the east coast and you and your bf are in south africa but I thought it was cool anyway. So yeah, hello from Buffalo, ny ✌️🌞🙏🌻 this channel is amazing!!!!!
Wow. I've heard this particular story a few other times. Yet, I think your research has brought to life these men & the mystery of their passing. Thank you for telling this story with respect to these men & their loved ones. 🙏❤🌹🎀💜✝
Watched one episode by accident this morning around 6AM and now I am still watching and it is already 11:55AM… this is like listening to a very interesting story and the rest around you becomes your secondary things to do 😂
I’m so intrigued by the mysterious oddities, but your story telling just makes it exceptional! Thank you! you have truly found your calling, Mr. Ballen.
Hey I got a question why there's so many 🐔 free walking in the city??? I was working outhere and I heard there's a story for that and I never ask no one about it when I was outhere do you know anything about it? ?????
@@juanalvarado6978 so they are actually owned by a family locally and I don’t know the extent of it but I know they basically have to just be left alone to roam the freeway and over by winco. (Basically all of highway 99) lol. I’ve heard you can get in trouble if you try to take them. Nobody quite understands but they’ve become a staple to this community lol
@@clinthenley2 yeah yeah you're right because where I saw the majority of them was by the freeway I was staying in the BW and they where all aver the hotel and the shopping center next to it where the in and out is and yes now I remember one of my co-workers he mentioned that there protected by the city that is a crime if someone try to get them lol they should name yuba city the cock city , or chicken 🐔 city , chicken Town lol something like that I bet in the future there gonna rename it to one of the name I just mentioned lol I'm going out there and recollect votes 🗳😅😆🤣 to change the name lmfao
I found your channel about 2 weeks ago - LOVE IT !!!!! The stories and the way you tell them are awesome- like listening to a friend who you call when you need to unwind. Thank you so much for your service and the service you are providing to us all now during these scary stressful times- Listening to you talk about such really interesting cool stuff and the way you tell it makes it so much better after a long shift at work ( I’m a crazy night shift nurse during 2020- the age of Rona ) Please keep doing what you’re doing cause we need it especially now.
And back down the rabbit I've gone... Video number six. Is it just me or is one video, never enough? I love your voice and the vividness of your stories. Thank you.
This is so heartbreaking. Imagining their last days, hours etc. A group of close friends who lived so simply a kindly, dying the horrible way they did....
What’s so sad is the one young man literally stumbled on a saving grace in the middle of nowhere with snow storms! Food, heat, blankets, clothes, fire material ..: so very sad
I think he was dead already and gary put him there. but his mind playing tricks on him, so he fled from the shelter without using any of the suplys ...except for some blankets
Paulides adds too much to his stories to try to make a plain old missing person story into something supernatural or alien or connected so all the conspiracy theorists jump on board and buy his books.
@@mircat28 Paulides never gives even a hint of what is doing it or whatever he may think.....I've seen him in interviews when the reporter even tries to make him tell what he thinks it is. But he refuses. He's never stated it was aliens, bigfoot, etc......
The story of “the boys” has always stuck with me. It was one of those cases I did my own research but obviously I’m not a detective so I’m like ??? I just can’t imagine what it’s like to be their loved ones 💔
I enjoy watching anything on this subject matter, and this case is one that perplexes me the most. It is truly baffling, and the fact that all the friends suffered from some sort of mental deficiency makes it difficult to even propose any theories. Such a sad story when you think about these guys kind of being sheltered in life and then were subjected to such horrible circumstances in those mountains. Gut wrenching
Yeah, my youngest has a developmental disability and the phone is her nemesis. She's very high functioning like these lads, but a friend who makes phone calls for her would be a godsend.
My Darling Granddaughter has Asperger's Syndrome, on the Autism Spectrum, but she's more than a high achiever, straight A's when she tried attending high shill for two years, all AP classes, College Prep classes etc.; but, she was a target for the evil mean bitches there. So, I finished up as I'd started: I homeschooled her, and she graduated with honors!! She's now a year away from becoming an R.N., has had the same boyfriend for 1.5 years, a job at McDonald's for over a year (they're talking of promoting her), and she drives beautifully!! Her problem: talking on phones to strangers - for anything; I still have to make her doctor appointments for her, and she's 19.5 years old! My Baby Darling!!!!
You Sir, are. EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE! In the BEST WAY EVER !!! I ABSOLUTELY CAN NOT GET ENOUGH OF YOU AND YOUR STORIES!! PLEASE , PLEASE DON'T EVER STOP🙏🙏💜💜💜💜💜
@MrBallen I would LOVE to see this topic revisited with greater details (such as the man who claimed to be on the same road the night they disappeared) and expanded theories. Such a bizarre, unnerving story!
@@d1user Oh I'm always ready for ghosts and demons! I have a Rosary hanging up on every window. My Bible is on my night stand. Oh and I have holy water in a plastic Mother Mary, from the Vatican. Ok, roll it Mr Ballen!
You have a great speaking voice...and tell the stories really well. Sounds like they were forced to go there;or they got lost n went to find civilisation. Weird.
Yeah, i never hate on Mr. Ballen, but I've done somewhat research and have found many more details that could have been included. He has many 40 minute videos, so I don't know why he didn't make this one a 35 or so minute video
My theory is maybe gary had a trigger or episode, causing him to be paranoid, and maybe he thought they were being followed. He would relay this to his friends, and since he was the leader of the group, they might have believed him without much question. In trying to get away, they might've gone up an unfamiliar way to throw their pursuers off their trail, and then go into the woods. Gary might not have started a fire if he believed it would give away their position, and it could account for the huge distance between the bodies if they just kept going because they still believed they were being followed. That's the best I can come up with.
I follow this, but as Ballen said, it was a straight shot. If you thought you were being followed why would you lead your pursuer straight to your shelter?
I watch a few of your video’s daily. YOU are a great speaker , clear, concise, truly enjoyable, motivational. Can’t wait till tomorrow, see ya then.! Tim
@Sober Bear You know how it is when you start having dates with the Strange, Dark and Misterious delivered in story format, you want to do to it what Mr Ballen reccomends you do to the like button
Brother. First off thank you for your service and the sacrifices you've made to defend all of our freedom. I appreciate you so much and God bless all military :) I know these vids take work. In less than a week I've already watched every video lol. Let's all drop a hulk Hogan leg drop on that like button for this guy. I can't wait for more videos man. Keep it up. You have a gift and I'm HOOKED :)
Woke up this morning and decided to watch a “few” videos...it is now bedtime.
I'm in the middle of that same marathon session atm.
I’ve been doing this for the past week. Stopping to do little things then back into it. Lol. So addictive.
Word.
That’s gospel
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Mr ballen, i dont know if you know this, but you are one of the actual good youtubers who always get to the point. I mean its so rare to find a youtuber like you. Thank you for ur service and ty for making vids 🙏🙏🙏
seriously tho its so nice
him and mr. nightmare
@@kelleycrisci7025 agreed
Hey thanks man! I appreciate it!!!
Some of my favorite UA-cam content, I won't be surprised if you hit a million Subs before the end of the year :-) I've seen the subs on this channel double and just the last for 4 months... Keep up the great work Mr Ballin
Both my son and older brother were mentally impaired. While high functioning in some areas, in other ways they would cling to irrational ideas. This is such a sad story. Thank you for telling it so respectfully.
Some people can be high functioning but have an undiagnosed brain injury. I had one from a car accident. I finally found my way to a neuropsychologist who gave me an entire day of testing. A neuropsychologist can quantify what the high and low functioning areas are and if there is anything that can be done to help. It also helps you understand the gap between high function and low function, and that can be a real comfort. I didn't have irrational ideas, but I had memory problems and some other cognitive struggles that took years to overcome. If they haven't been tested, maybe it could benefit them. Insurance may cover the testing.
You dont need to be "mentally impaired" to make irrational decisions.
I'm autistic and have ADHD and I can confirm this. I, like one of the 5, am able to drive. But, in my mind, I can't draw out a map, I can't remember directions, and can't listen to directions from an app and drive at the same time. The only way I can even make use of my ability to drive is if someone is in the passenger seat directing me on where to go. It's nearly pointless, but I'm proud of it anyway.
@@MikadoYuma as well you should be. Good for you 👍
@@MikadoYuma ❤ I feel ya all the way on this. I’m autistic with the ADHD bonus too & driving’s fine but I can’t do directions, maps, apps etc.
I can do lists though.😂 So, now I write things out like that. Eg:
Take exit X
Turn left into 5th street on left: Y avenue
I usually have to stop & check each task as I go so it takes me a while to get places but I (mostly) get there ok.
Rewatching the old videos is so cool because you see how much production has improved, along with his confidence and charismatic persona.
Thats what I’m currently doing, I love how even when Mr. Ballen started out and was still figuring out his speaking confidence, he is still able to make his stories WILDLY addictive. Love you, Mr B!
I think Mr. Ballen does such a great job not just telling the story but also maintaining a high level of respect
I agree. I subscribe to a few other murder/mystery channels and it drives me crazy how disrespectful some are. Mr. Ballen is always a class act!
@@thatswhatshesaid6326 Yeah, That Chapter and Bailey Sarian are super disrespectful. I get they are "sarcastic" in nature, but leave that for your friends, not poor victims
I think patronizing mr ballen is old news. Yeah we get it. He deserves it too
@@Ena48145 Omg I’m so glad you said Bailey Sarian!! At first I liked her contents, but the more I watched her I couldn’t take it. If that was one of my family members she was describing I would come unglued!!! Complete disrespect!
@@Dime_time333 I don’t think you know what that word means lol
I like how you don't seem to judge anyone. Just tell the story, and you tell it so nicely. I'm hooked on this channel, just found it 2 days ago. There's something about johns voice and style of telling a story, absolutely addictive.
he's a great story teller! he doesn't over sell it and hype it up with too much energy like alot of young UA-camrs but he's not boring either he's right in that sweet spot in the middle.
yes for sure very good at using good detail's and super good at the story's so interesting I love them all
He is so good that he could read a dictionary and have me mesmerized
Its his cadence. He probably learned it from his grandfather.
Same and SAME!! Can’t stop watching- except the paranormal/ scary stuff...no way man.
Literally discovered this channel a few days ago and I'm addicted, this channel is going to be huge without a doubt
Best thing about this is that a lot of these stories are already been told but somehow made it seem new....good sign that he will find am audiemce
Oh most definitely
I also just found and have been binge watching ever since, I've heard most these stories elsewhere but he gives more detail and better story telling
Watched them all in 2 days haha
Same
Lol. I'm an Army vet, and I truly get lost on John's stories so much that it's part of my night time routine instead of my books, and many a sleepless night is truly fulfilled after learning everything through stories. Thank you John for being a boss story teller. Don't ever stop!
No u arent
@@yungbake2161 why isn't he?
@@kristinwojtowich8902 he’s my uncle. He has a terrible habit of stolen valor. He’s been caught in his dad old army uniform in public countless times. He is on several stolen valor compilations on UA-cam actually
Not sure why you’d say Lol?
so ur a serial killer?
Found Mrballen by accident and now for the past 3 days it's all I have watched! Also I now have a fear of camping, skiing, diving, and the list goes on!
Not to mention CAVES...
How do you think I feel, I live in an old cabin in the forest-with lots of windows!
Welcome to the club
@@bunkie1996A atleast u have good Wi-Fi
lol
I showed my 82 year old Mom this channel. She is hooked! She said she wished he would read audiobooks because his voice is so relaxing. I do, too!
I agree. He's perfect for it.
Your grandma has good taste!
And he describes everything so well, right. I actually don't watch his video's, I listen to them. Your mom's audio book Idea is actually a very freaken brilliant option.
Agreed, I am Australian and find his accent and tone voice perfect for what he does, and audiobooks would be great, some I cannot listen to.
And now so do I! I wonder if he ever considered it.
I’m from the general area that this incident took place in. Every time I come across a different video or podcast about it I have to watch/listen. You did the story justice, Mr. Ballen. Great job, and thank you!
Hi :) what do you think happened? Or what does Your local community think ? X
I also live in Yuba City and I have never heard of this.
@@alexanderavelar6022 I hadn’t either until I went on a rabbit hole binge of the Dyatlov Pass incident a few years ago. Apparently, the Yuba City 5 story is sometimes called the “American Dyatlov Pass”.
I;m from around there too and never heard of this but also i’m 32 so maybe that’s why I think this happened long before my time.
I've lived in Yuba City for 44 years. Hardly anybody knows about this case. I don't know why.
My co-worker told me about Mr. Ballen a couple days ago. I've watched & listened to at least 50 stories already. I'm hooked. This story is super sad. Their families will forever be tortured, not knowing why this happened.
I've seriously fallen in love with the strange, dark, and mysterious delivered in story format ! Keep up the good work Mr. Ballen you are an artist painting a VERY creepy picture !
I really loved how you took the time to tell personal details about each of the 5 men. So many people would say they were mentally disabled and leave it at that as a possible reason for their disappearance. It’s a nice moment watching content like this and seeing the creator discuss their strengths and important roles / responsibilities that they had together.
I wish more people like you saw that value...
Yes I like that he threw in a second clip from "the ringer" very inspirational lmao
@@alexwattaul7237 That clip is from the movie " Along came polly"
MrBallen has a rare character. 1 of charm, personality, intelligence, athleticism and integrity. He coupled it all together to risk his life, in the prime of his life for his community and country. He didn’t just choose to go into a standard military role, although that would be honorable too, he chose 1 of the most high risk positions he could. Risk everything he had been gifted with to protect our democracy and promote democracy in countries where bad ppl have stolen it from the goods. People don’t realize just how incredible the character of a Navy Seal is, well unless the Like Button gets in the way.
I agree, I also noticed this. Really love Mrballen
I like how respectfully you speak of these men and how you started the story off by telling us about each one and their interests. Great storytelling as always!
What do you expect him to do start calling them dumb?
@@jessecadorette1819 it's just nice that he calls them by name and gives them more personality, instead of just saying "ok so these guys are dead."
Jesse don't be an idiot
Love the username
Yes, Mr. B. is always respectful. That's one of the things that make his videos so enjoyable even when they are about tragic events. He's an excellent storyteller in every way.
Mr ballen is legendary. I have been following him for years and he deserves all the good fortune that has come his way. He is a natural at storytelling, its as simple as that.
Being found dead in the cold with no clothes on perfectly fits with hypothermia, it's called "paradoxical undressing" and happens at the final stages when people become irrational as their nerves become damaged and make them feel really, really hot.
What about the food laying around then smarty pants
@@bradholliday7251 i think the comment refers to the russian story mr ballen used to introduce the american one
@@huh968 ohhh gotcha 😂
He explains that in the original video covering that mystery mainly! However I think there were other things that made that less likely to be the reason they were unclothed - there was some strange shit as always 🤣
What an awful phenomenon to imagine though, really, the amount of pain that must involve....
How do you explain the 8 blankets wrapped around him?
Mistakenly clicking on this channel was, by far, the BEST mistake I've made in a very, VERY, long time!
Seriously, I've - willingly - sacrificed precious sleep to keep watching these videos ... and I am Direct Care Provider in the Covid-19 Unit, so you can imagine how exhausted I must get!
TOTALLY WORTH IT.
now that's amazing! not that you are losing sleep, but that you are a direct care provider in the covid-19 unit, thank you! also, very flattered you like the page!!
I myself must say thank you for doing what ya do!!! And the bravery of exposing yourself each day but know this you become those patients family and the one to bring comfort when all seems hopeless and lost and feeling forgotten.
💐
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
THANK YOU for your good work!! You are a hero of 2020. I wish I could buy you a beer to go with these videos 🍻
Now here is where the Bee articles are interesting:
The Bee was given permission to access the police records from the case as long as they did not photograph or take them out of the Yuba County Sheriff Office. They found information in the records that would indicate that it is possible that Gary Mathias was not as portrayed in the media after the disappearance. Here is the description they write in the article:
"These files, clips and interviews shape a disturbing image of Mathias. Billed in virtually all media reports at the time as another lost lamb caught out in the cold, Mathias was an aberration within the flock, a young man who did not belong with the others. He was violently schizophrenic and had a history of drug use, and wasn’t intellectually disabled like the others."
While all four of the others were close friends for multiple years, Mathias was new to the group. All five had met through the Gateway Projects which was an organization for the intellectually disabled, Mathias had just joined it the year prior while the other four had joined it years prior. The others had documented intellectual disabilities; for example, Ted Weiher who was found in the cabin was described to the Bee by his brother as lacking common sense, the brother mentions a story where he had to carry his brother out of their burning house because his brother refused to get up because he had to rest before work the next day.
Mathias, however, did not have any documented intellectual disabilities in the same way the other four did. He had been a football player in high school and served in the military following graduation. He did have a problem with drugs and was first put into a psychiatric facility during his sophomore year of high school after a bad hallucination trip. He would later be medically discharged from the military for paranoid schizophrenia.
After being discharged, he quickly went downhill. While being in jail, he called over a guard and punched him in the face. That same month, he was staying at his cousin’s home and the cousin’s wife was sleeping after taking medication for an illness. The cousin, after worrying why a bathroom break was taking so long, caught Mathias fondling his wife. After his cousin told him he was calling the police, he proceeded to tell his cousin that he wanted to return to jail.
He was later arrested a few months later for threating to stab a woman in the jaw and then telling the woman’s 3-year-old child that “I thought I’d kill you once, I guess I’ll have to do it again.”
Mathias also had a history of breaking out of facilities and walking long distances. After being arrested in Stockton at one point, he was sent to a psychiatric facility. He spent two days there before breaking out through a drainage pipe and walking/hitchhiking the 80 miles back home. At one point, he also left his home to go live with his grandmother in Northern Oregon. His mother begged him to return home yet he hung up the phone on her. He showed back up a few weeks later fifthly and claimed that he had walked from Portland, stealing milk off porches and eating dog food to stay alive on the 540 mile trip.
The final violent incident occurred a few weeks after his trip back home. He broke into the home of a local couple and the couple awoke to find Mathias standing in their bedroom. He told them that he was looking for a ring to return to Satan and that they also owed him rent money because the house was his.
After that incident, he supposedly straightened out. He joined the Gateway Projects and become friends with the four other men. Despite his seemingly 180 change, some still were wary of him. The Bee states the following:
"Following a 1978 interview with Mathias’ longtime acquaintance Janet Enzerra, Yuba County Sgt. James Black wrote that Mathias had repeatedly told Enzerra of a dream where he and several other people would disappear. Enzerra called Mathias “a very violent person, hurting several men seriously, and (said) that he also hates women,” according to Black’s interview notes."
Thank you so much for sharing this!
Thank u for taking the time to write all that out🙂
@@DD-oi3vh welcome but it was just copy and pasted
Wow 😮
THANKKKKKK YOU
This happened 20 miles from me and I’ve never heard about it! Thank you!
Wow really, they didn't even put on the news or anything,
@@annefortes9345 nope, not that I saw, not one thing! Crazy, right??
I am from the area but was only a year old.
Do you live close to marysvil
it always trips me out when someone is found surrounded by survival supplies.
Yeah, but people trying to ration supplies may unknowingly succumb to hypothermia before using all their supplies, and once that sets in their nervous system loses normal function and people undress and do all sorts of weird things. I hear ya though.
His fingers might have been frostbit?
@@kirstenercole4328 good point
@@avocado7947 Not really.
@Ray J I'm aware 🦊💜
We love an educated man that takes the time to actually elaborate on people’s disabilities instead of just labeling them without any background ! Never a dull moment with you Señor Ballen
@Prof. Severus Snape It means Mister in English
@Prof. Severus Snape No problem 👍🏽
@@leonkennedy9912 senor means mister in Spanish, not English...
@@MarekMarciniak señior in Spanish means Mister in English, Mister is the English word, Señior is the Spanish word I don’t understand what you’re trying to say here lol
They was all tarded.
who else has been binge watching mr ballen and discovered him over quarentine??
*Quarantine.
You likely pronounce it incorrectly IRL as well.
@@nexxusty okay teacher
@•CandyAppleCarmal• there's always that one huh... 🤦
@@oliviarose8307 there's always that one huh... 🤦
@@nexxusty um... really?
Had to play this video twice. I recall you telling a story about a family that somehow had a shared psychosis with the parents and their kids (older teens/young adults) all driving somewhere for days and friends and family couldn’t reach them. At some point the kids had separately left their parents and just began riding and hitchhiking back home. The parents however, were finally found but none of the family members could say why they left or where they were going, but after it was later determined the family suffered from a shared mental psychosis possibly brought on by the father or both parents.
I think the same happened with these guys in this story. Considering the ringleader of the group was schizophrenic and apparently had a role of leadership, his psychosis could’ve easily spread to the driver who may have had the lowest IQ of the bunch, leading him to drive 70miles out the way. The others of the group may have reacted much like the children from the previous story and as they snapped out of the psychosis, had chosen to walk back to town but the weather was too harsh. As for Ted, he might have had a better understanding of the weather conditions and hoped they’d be rescued but his psychosis and perhaps being left by his ‘brothers’ might have brought on a deep depression, causing him not to want to move as he realized after some days they had not returned and no rescue for him had been made, so in a way he committed suicide. As for Gary, without his medication he could be anywhere but I doubt he killed his friends and I think his body just hasn’t been found.
That's one way of looking at it, but to go 13 weeks with no food and freezing cold knowing that you have everything you could need to survive at your feet and not use it just doesn't make sense, because that would of been torture, something very sinister had to have happen ,as sad as it I don't think anyone would ever know, unless the other one is found dead or alive maybe he holds the truth to what could of happen to them, I think this will be a mystery forever mystery forever, may they all RIP😥🙏
maybe they saw a ufo and followed it.
🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
UFO! Seriously!?
it was amazing to me that i read your comment just two minutes after having figured that i might be the only person commenting whose gut tells me this could have resulted from a SHARED DELUSION. mental impairment leaves the barn door wide open for confusion to find its way in.
My new favorite UA-camr and he's a vet that makes him even more awesome I love seeing fellow veterans succeed
As a grandma of an autistic grandson, this story tugs at my heart especially hard! I can see it being a horrible conclusion of some very bad, albeit thought provoked, decisions, made by individuals, who simple did their best. And their best could not save them. My heart goes out to the families. Knowing they struggled for up to 13 weeks must heavy heavy on them! May they find peace and forgiveness! For I know they are blaming themselves, when they did nothing wrong! May God wrap them in love. And fund peace with this terrible tragedy
@Wee Mac How about you spare us your anti god crap? I bet my LIFE that you have made an OPINION about GOD with ZERO KNOWLEDGE! Such an IMPORTANT DECISION! NO OTHER DECISION COMES CLOSE TO IMPORTANCE. And yet, you callusly, IGNORANTLY, make a decision, BASED ON NOTHING! Good luck with that.
@Lord Oshawott Try to spread kindness, and you will surely be met with HATE. And not shocked at all, that it is an anti god message. Thank you for speaking up!
@Lord Oshawott And I dont push my belief on anyone else! As it should be! Not often you see someone stick up for another. For that I am thankful! Says a lot about who you are! :)
Im watching this on my back porch at night and a deer or racoon just walked by the house. I almost jumped 5 feet.
Ha! I was watching 1 of his episodes, earbuds in, volume up, on my bed in my dark room. My door swung open, & my 11 year old came charging in- scared me so bad, I jumped & yelled... then had to go pick her up off the floor, where she was laughing hysterically at me🤣
Lol. You wet yourself?
Those are rookie numbers. 10 feet would have been impressive.
Hahaha! I'm jumpy too. Coworkers are always scaring the bejeezus out of me. I'm concentrating and have everything blocked out.
I can't wait to hear the MrBallen's story about the terrifying deer/raccoon hybrid monster
I feel like a proud parent whenever i watch some of your older videos😹 with all of the changes and improvements to your channel, your storytelling has always remained absolutely flawless. I really hope you are as proud of yourself as i am with you❤️
I love the missing 411 series I’d love to hear more
More coming soon!!!
The movie is on Hulu to if you want to watch it all
I'm obsessed! I've read 9 of his books, watched both movies and his history Channel special.
MrBallen YES ITS MY FAVORITE
MrBallen lets go I’ve Benn here Spence 100k I think that’s when
I feel like others. I've heard this story many times. You are the 1st I've heard that have spoke of them respectfully. I do believe they kept driving out of fear. I heard that due to road conditions they were forced to stop driving. The only mystery I know of is why the man in the trailer didn't eat the food or start a fire for 13wks. My opinion from knowing similar young men, those things belonged to the "people/person" who "owned" the trailer & it would be like stealing.
I’ve heard that hypothermia can sometimes disorient the afflicted individual and cause confusion. Maybe that had something to do with it?
It Was Owned By The Forest Dept And Nobody Is Going To Starve Because They Think It Would Be Stealing Someone Or Something Was Chasing Them Probably The One They Never Found But Even That Is Strange He Would Have Been Seen Or Found By Now. I Feel So Sorry For Their Families.
Do we even have evidence that all 5 of them were at that trailer? It seems possible to me that only the guy found dead in the blankets and Matthias were in there. Since Matthias boots were in there but the dead guys feet were exposed, I wonder if matthias wrapped him up in those 8 blankets and stole his boots and then left? So then the one guy was trapped in blankets and couldn't access the food, Matthias maybe grabbed a couple cans and left, and the other 3 were never even in there? Just an idea
@@garymarko409 capital on every single word, nice
Bedtime Stories did a very respectful telling and goes deep into possible reasons for the boys disappearance and deaths. I think the altercation one of the boys had the basketball game might be the best solution. It's not perfect but is compelling.
Bless their hearts and souls and their families. Such a sad story.
Thank you for your service 🫡
I’m so glad I found this channel, mr ballen you consistently handle these stories with so much respect for the people involved xx
I always start out in the morning with videos and then I go to work and I end up listening to these stories all day and getting almost nothing done all day lol good job!
wonderful distraction
I was waiting for the sweet intro with that sweet music.
I am now in tears.
I was introduced to your podcast by a friend and started watching your tube channel starting at 2yrs ago. Each video is so interesting and intriguing.
I believe between the mental disabilities and hypothermia that they didn't know what too do or it was paranoia from hypothermia that caused their deaths. As to why drive that far was the road conditions caused them to detour from the path or road they were on.
You are probably the best story teller I have seen on UA-cam in a long time, I am so happy I found you and I can just take some time out of my day to listen and watch your videos. Keep rolling out these stories for us 🙂 💗
I'm sick, off work...almost 8pm here so perfect timing Mrballen... appreciate you 🙏
I appreciate you too!!
I hope you feel better soon. I love this Channel too! It pops up and I am like yessss!!
Feel better soon. God Bless.🙏🤗
Thanks everyone ☺
@Rory O'Donnell you'll be grand buddy, one will happen for you 👍
I swear you're the only channel I've found on UA-cam that puts out good content with every video. Your story telling is incredible man. Keep up the great work and wish the best for you.
I can't watch the podcast ones because for some reason I love watching him and explaining the story with his hands. Love you Mr ballen
I would pay this man to tell me stories around the campfire in the woods.
New summer camp lol
Or in bell canyon
Or just play his videos
@@supjay3945 I have, probably over 100 videos by now.
However the idea of hearing the story in person while being out in the Wild would just make it that much better.
PS. You completely missed the point.
Seriously!
MrBallen is not only a terrific Storyteller but the ultimate professional with sensitivity and decorum.
I was literally just refreshing your channel to see if there were new videos.. then a notification popped up!
John, you are a national treasure and your star will continue to rise in the entertainment industry! Thank you for your military service and for your storytelling! Your combination of tone and content is unique and unmatched!
This is so incredibly bizarre and heartbreaking. I do have a theory, though:
Maybe the one with schizophrenia had a psychotic break, with delusions that they were being chased or followed, spooking the others. The driver, being easily influenced due to his disability, drove far away, then when the one having a psychotic break jumped out of the car, they all followed him, and didn't want to leave him there. Maybe they were all hiding out in the "camp" that he set up, but by the time the rest decided to leave for help, they were already weak, dehydrated, and suffering from the effects of hypothermia. The guys found outside must have gotten separated and died from exposure, while the guy in the trailer was already too mentally affected by the cold and lack of food, that he couldn't make sound decisions.
In all honesty this is the only theory that makes the most sense to me because there are a few factors that support it. Factor number one was the fact that there were rappers in the car which means they were relaxed enough to start snacking in the vehicle. The one with schizophrenia getting spooked plays out with the fact that they veered completely off the designated road to possibly try and lose whoever may have been following them. And once this happened and the one with schizophrenia got out I believe they all followed until they got separated two maybe three of them found the cabin and whatever happened to the last person we don't know. In any case still very very sad and I am heartbroken by the entire story. Once again Mr Ballen.... You have delivered a fantastic story that I will think about for a very long time because my youngest son has autism and now teaching him how to survive is the number one thing to do on my list!!!
It may be possible that Gary may have been off of his medications and it caused decompensation in his mental state. Him being the ring leader and the other 4 having lower functioning, they may have blindly followed all of his instructions. He may have survived just because he was somewhat the most functional out of the 5 before he wandered off to an unknown place still in a psychotic state. Who knows if he died by the elements or if something else happened.
Is it what you call shared psychosis? Like one person is paranoid or something and it affects those very close to him ..so they all act irrationally
@@rinikkdas9780 Who knows? It could’ve been shared delusion or it could’ve been Gary being psychotic all on his own with the others unable to tell and listening to his directions.
@@Misunao23 ugh I hate when there is no closure
I'm listening to these videos while I clean my house.
Mr. Ballen has a very soothing voice that keeps me going as I trudge through the mess.
Thank you for the interesting stories to keep my brain occupied while I get rid of things!
Love your calm voice. Love your way of narrating.
omg! Me, too! I am disabled and it's really painful for me to clean house. It keeps my mind off of the pain and keeps me going. when I STOP, that's a different story, but I totally get your point.
@@loririsk I understand and feel for you about the pain, suffering from constant, excruciating pain for over 6 years now.
Cleaning is difficult and painful. You push yourself to do it in spite of the pain. Then you pay for that for the next couple of days as your pain levels increase exponentially!
Sending you blessings and prayers for some comfort and relief.
A gentle hug.❤
I just commented almost the same thing. I also added I’m hoping I don;t run out videos before I’m done or I probably won’t finish cause I get distracted watching UA-cam videos but with mr. Ballen I can just listen and have a clear picture in my mind while cleaning.
I 👍 agree
I’m live in Yuba City, Ca and recently heard about this story. You should also do a story of Juan Corona.
Virus?
That would be awesome if he did
Is it just me or does Yuba City sounds like it belongs in a JRPG?
Who is juan and what did he do?
@@nateermine2849 he was a labor contractor and he woukd rape and kill his workers and bury tje bodies in the orchards.
I discovered this UA-cam channel a few months ago. I can’t get enough. I love how he tells the story.
I dont skip the intros just cause I wanna hear my instructions for the like button
FACTS BRO 😂🤣😂!!! HE BE HAVING US F*CK WIT THT LIKE BUTTON'S WHOLE LIFE , LMFAOOO...
@@508boiii its genius really lol he secures a like by the time the intro is over
Oh my gosh, right!!! LOL!!
@@breezyvibe oh really? I never noticed
I always skip the intro!!! Till i see the Mr. Ballen on the screen (fastforward)
My boyfriend and I are addicted to your stories..sending love all the way from South Africa 💛
Lekker sister🙂👍💪. Such a fun channel
My best friend is from somalia and india . I know somalia is on the east coast and you and your bf are in south africa but I thought it was cool anyway. So yeah, hello from Buffalo, ny ✌️🌞🙏🌻 this channel is amazing!!!!!
Ayyy. Nkosi kakhulu!! Some local love
I have never been to Africa because I live in US sound like a fun trip but yeah this channel is awesome he a great story teller
"get you some food, something to drink.....you'll dig it, Lekker !"
Bonus part is the best thanks for sharing this with us ❤
Wow. I've heard this particular story a few other times. Yet, I think your research has brought to life these men & the mystery of their passing. Thank you for telling this story with respect to these men & their loved ones. 🙏❤🌹🎀💜✝
Watched one episode by accident this morning around 6AM and now I am still watching and it is already 11:55AM… this is like listening to a very interesting story and the rest around you becomes your secondary things to do 😂
welcome
True
I’m so intrigued by the mysterious oddities, but your story telling just makes it exceptional! Thank you! you have truly found your calling, Mr. Ballen.
Amazing delivery. I’m hooked!
I love the storys KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK
I always appreciate when you add you own experiences to the story or in somehow something that relates. Really adds to the interest
I’ve lived in Yuba city my whole life so it’s cool that you did this story. You rock man. Love watching your content
Yooo I knew I was gonna finds someone from yuba… I live near there lol
@@ninergang1881 nice! Been here forever lol
Hey I got a question why there's so many 🐔 free walking in the city???
I was working outhere and I heard there's a story for that and I never ask no one about it when I was outhere do you know anything about it? ?????
@@juanalvarado6978 so they are actually owned by a family locally and I don’t know the extent of it but I know they basically have to just be left alone to roam the freeway and over by winco. (Basically all of highway 99) lol. I’ve heard you can get in trouble if you try to take them. Nobody quite understands but they’ve become a staple to this community lol
@@clinthenley2 yeah yeah you're right because where I saw the majority of them was by the freeway I was staying in the BW and they where all aver the hotel and the shopping center next to it where the in and out is and yes now I remember one of my co-workers he mentioned that there protected by the city that is a crime if someone try to get them lol they should name yuba city the cock city , or chicken 🐔 city , chicken Town lol something like that I bet in the future there gonna rename it to one of the name I just mentioned lol I'm going out there and recollect votes 🗳😅😆🤣 to change the name lmfao
Thank you for such great storytelling!
I found your channel about 2 weeks ago - LOVE IT !!!!! The stories and the way you tell them are awesome- like listening to a friend who you call when you need to unwind. Thank you so much for your service and the service you are providing to us all now during these scary stressful times- Listening to you talk about such really interesting cool stuff and the way you tell it makes it so much better after a long shift at work ( I’m a crazy night shift nurse during 2020- the age of Rona ) Please keep doing what you’re doing cause we need it especially now.
This story is both deeply mysterious and very tragic. The poor lads.
Mr B your channel is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels! I love the way you lay the story out. Thanks so much.im playing catch up
Love the stories you tell!!! Thank you so much
"It would turn out that it was death" has to be my all time favorite sentence ever spoken by Mr.Ballen himself.
We call that smell death at the coroners
Time stamp?
@@deprofundis3293 9:45
Haha yes
Thank you for reviving the art of story telling and bringing to youtube!!
I enjoy your storytelling so much that i binge watched your whole playlist in 3 days. Keep'em comin' bubba....
Hi Mr. Ballen! I love that you treat the people in your stories with dignity and empathy. Love ya from Chevy Chase MD!
Can't stop watching these stories, you tell them so well.
Imagine having a friend that tell stories like this during a smoke seesion
🙌
everyone around would end up coughing their lungs out forgetting to breath from being distracted to listening to his storytelling 😂
I just get high and watch these videos lol
@@tejashua6005 same here! 🙃🙌
Every other minute someone would take a hit and say "that’s fucked up" and then pass it on.
And back down the rabbit I've gone... Video number six. Is it just me or is one video, never enough? I love your voice and the vividness of your stories. Thank you.
Crazy to hear stories from places that are so close to me that I visit quite often.
man i remember messaging you on insta wishing you success on youtube, so happy to see you’re getting it ✊🏼❤️
Thanks Nicholas!!
@@MrBallen something very likeable about this dude
He needs to do a story on why everyone who watches his videos go missing from watching anything else.
My family have been looking for me for days.
Sshhh, I'm hiding..😁
Top 5 Mysteries: where'd everybody go?
I've managed to keep up with That Chapter too.
M lock up in my room for 1 week 🤣
@@ninaappelt9001 I'm the same; I started with That Chapter, then found MrBallen. Now these two channels are pretty much all I watch!
This is so heartbreaking. Imagining their last days, hours etc. A group of close friends who lived so simply a kindly, dying the horrible way they did....
It's not a good way to go, perhaps it could have been worse.
Hello fello Randy fan.
It would make a good movie though.
Live 20 minutes away from Yuba City, Ca so cool Mr.Baller got to tell the story
What’s so sad is the one young man literally stumbled on a saving grace in the middle of nowhere with snow storms! Food, heat, blankets, clothes, fire material ..: so very sad
I think he was dead already and gary put him there. but his mind playing tricks on him, so he fled from the shelter without using any of the suplys ...except for some blankets
But his body indicated he was alive for 3 months.
@@nbcboy20 hair grows on dead bodies. You know that right?
@@TheDsRequiem Actually, it doesn't. Skin tends to shrink on dead bodies, giving the impression of hair and nail growth, but nothing actually grows.
@@TheDsRequiem Of course it doesn't.
Ballen really brings Dave Paulides’ research to life.
Paulides adds too much to his stories to try to make a plain old missing person story into something supernatural or alien or connected so all the conspiracy theorists jump on board and buy his books.
@@mircat28 Paulides never gives even a hint of what is doing it or whatever he may think.....I've seen him in interviews when the reporter even tries to make him tell what he thinks it is. But he refuses. He's never stated it was aliens, bigfoot, etc......
@@mircat28 Oh yeah? Please provide one link where Paulides gives his personal opinion on a missing person's case. Just one. I'll wait.
Paulides is a fraud on the paranormal woo circuit.
@@greenflagracing7067 Fake news
Am I gonna watch this horror story late at night? Absolutely. Does it bother me that I live in yuba city? Absolutely.
Lol same😂😂
same
I'm watching in the morning, fukk that ! 😂
Im doing the same thing, just on a different night... sick 🔥
@Yellow Submarine // I want to be a submarine, too.
The story of “the boys” has always stuck with me. It was one of those cases I did my own research but obviously I’m not a detective so I’m like ??? I just can’t imagine what it’s like to be their loved ones 💔
I only listen to this while driving. Perfect story time
I listen while I'm getting ready for work lol...
I listen when driving cuz it keeps me alert and my mind off of stopping off for junk food 😂
I enjoy watching anything on this subject matter, and this case is one that perplexes me the most. It is truly baffling, and the fact that all the friends suffered from some sort of mental deficiency makes it difficult to even propose any theories. Such a sad story when you think about these guys kind of being sheltered in life and then were subjected to such horrible circumstances in those mountains. Gut wrenching
This is actually my favorite mystery. Thanks for covering it.
Hey Thankyou!!
Mr. Ballen is the best I been trying 2 find how they came up missing I'm glad u talking about it
People have been telling stories in this fashion for thousands of years. I really enjoy your channel John, keep them coming!
A friend that makes phone calls for you, I believe that's a bestest friend of all time
Yeah, my youngest has a developmental disability and the phone is her nemesis. She's very high functioning like these lads, but a friend who makes phone calls for her would be a godsend.
I know. That part really warmed my heart.
Everybody else’s friend : ok I am calling 911
My friend : bruh this is a prank ain’t it... screw you
Me slowly dying.
Son of a 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
My Darling Granddaughter has Asperger's Syndrome, on the Autism Spectrum, but she's more than a high achiever, straight A's when she tried attending high shill for two years, all AP classes, College Prep classes etc.; but, she was a target for the evil mean bitches there. So, I finished up as I'd started: I homeschooled her, and she graduated with honors!! She's now a year away from becoming an R.N., has had the same boyfriend for 1.5 years, a job at McDonald's for over a year (they're talking of promoting her), and she drives beautifully!! Her problem: talking on phones to strangers - for anything; I still have to make her doctor appointments for her, and she's 19.5 years old! My Baby Darling!!!!
Nikki Reigns very true ♥️
You Sir, are. EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE!
In the BEST WAY EVER !!!
I ABSOLUTELY CAN NOT GET ENOUGH OF YOU AND YOUR STORIES!!
PLEASE , PLEASE DON'T EVER STOP🙏🙏💜💜💜💜💜
my job requires a lot of driving around and these videos havce made my days so much easier
Just love the way Mr Ballen tells these stories. Makes me visualise what he's saying and its like watching my own mini movie. Mr Ballen you rock.🤗
Indeed! the man has a gift for it.
You have very quickly become my go-to page on UA-cam. I can't get enough of your stories.
Some day he needs to do a video on his backstory with the Like button. He seems to have a lot of animosity towards it.
Right! One day the like button is going to get tired of all his #$%t and whup his butt🤣🤣🤣
lmaoooo I'm always in the comments asking what did the like button do to him 😹 the like button is going to prank him back one day 🥰😹😹😹
I've wondered about that too.
My theory is that Mr. Ballen is just much to creative to simply say "please smash the like button" like so many others do on UA-cam.
They don’t get the like button gag 😳
Keep 'em coming Mrballen. Love your style.
@MrBallen I would LOVE to see this topic revisited with greater details (such as the man who claimed to be on the same road the night they disappeared) and expanded theories. Such a bizarre, unnerving story!
Before ANY Mr. Ballen stories...
Doors & windows locked ✔️
Dogs been let out & in ✔️
Go to the bathroom ✔️
Ok, Roll it Mr. Ballen 😱
Wat about the ghosts and demons?
@@d1user Oh I'm always ready for ghosts and demons! I have a Rosary hanging up on every window. My Bible is on my night stand. Oh and I have holy water in a plastic Mother Mary, from the Vatican.
Ok, roll it Mr Ballen!
All lights on
Closets checked
Under the bed clear.
Roll it Ballen
sit in a salt circle lollllll
That’s funny. Funnier without the first line. :-)
You have a great speaking voice...and tell the stories really well.
Sounds like they were forced to go there;or they got lost n went to find civilisation.
Weird.
You left SO much information and context out of this case it’s crazy 😅
Yeah, i never hate on Mr. Ballen, but I've done somewhat research and have found many more details that could have been included. He has many 40 minute videos, so I don't know why he didn't make this one a 35 or so minute video
My theory is maybe gary had a trigger or episode, causing him to be paranoid, and maybe he thought they were being followed. He would relay this to his friends, and since he was the leader of the group, they might have believed him without much question. In trying to get away, they might've gone up an unfamiliar way to throw their pursuers off their trail, and then go into the woods. Gary might not have started a fire if he believed it would give away their position, and it could account for the huge distance between the bodies if they just kept going because they still believed they were being followed. That's the best I can come up with.
Absolutely
great theory
Folie a deux or in this case it may be folie a cinq.
Best theory I've heard about this case!
I follow this, but as Ballen said, it was a straight shot. If you thought you were being followed why would you lead your pursuer straight to your shelter?
I watch a few of your video’s daily. YOU are a great speaker , clear, concise, truly enjoyable, motivational. Can’t wait till tomorrow, see ya then.! Tim
Random friend: let’s have dinner
Me: I can’t I already have a date
RF: with whom?
Me: with the strange dark and mysterious
Delivered in story format!
How clever
LOL
@Sober Bear You know how it is when you start having dates with the Strange, Dark and Misterious delivered in story format, you want to do to it what Mr Ballen reccomends you do to the like button
Mr Ballin have a very caring respectful, and understanding spirit..the perfect person to tell these stories👏👏
Brother. First off thank you for your service and the sacrifices you've made to defend all of our freedom. I appreciate you so much and God bless all military :) I know these vids take work. In less than a week I've already watched every video lol. Let's all drop a hulk Hogan leg drop on that like button for this guy. I can't wait for more videos man. Keep it up. You have a gift and I'm HOOKED :)