Blue haired woman TERRIFIES authorities 

Happy Father’s Day!!

Words can not describe how satisfying it was to hear that the family decided to turn around and go home. They understood the assignment and passed horror 101 with flying colors

If ever you are hiking/hunting out in the middle of nowhere and you see another human being acting strange call authorities because that person maybe suffering physical or mental distress.

No judgement but the most important thing I have learned from watching his videos and others like this is to NEVER EVER go camping or hiking alone! I hope the authorities or someone finds her. Prayers to her and her family

I don’t usually fall for spooky stuff, but when it involves children knowing details about things they should have absolutely no idea about, I get unnerved. My little brother had a friend who died in 1st grade many years ago and a few months down the road I’d here my brother talking with someone in his room. He would swear up and down it was his dead friend. Call me crazy, but I swear I heard 2 voices, not just my brothers.

As someone who has experienced a serious concussion and knows how incredibly disorienting it is, I find it easy to believe that Sarah had a car accident, hit her head really bad, and spent the next week or so in a complete haze of half consciousness, never quite sure exactly what she was doing, or why, or where. If you've never had any sort of altered state of consciousness, be it through drugs or head injury, then I'm not sure you will be able to understand it. But to me, it makes perfect sense, and it scares me, because I know how it feels to be in that delirious state where everything is messed up but your brain isn't working well enough for you to know it's messed up.

He explained the pandemic so well that I forgot I went through it 😂

Oh my goodness, that has to be one of the very strangest disappearance stories I've ever heard. Yikes!

This story reached my heart when it happened and I actually wanted to go help with the search but Madera County advised not to,unless they needed more people. Additionally, I was warned by friends in Oakhurst and Coarsegold not to camp alone or take off alone in this area as people disappear very frequently. Just want to say that the region she disappeared, off Beasore Road, is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to in Spring/Summer. I can’t blame her for wanting to be there, where it feels so safe. Since her disappearance, the place caught fire, and has been through so much. A few of us following Sandy’s story really hoped the fire would flush her out of hiding if she was having a dissociative episode or psychosis. Peace be with you, Sandy.

The way you described the pandemic - as if the audience is learning about it in history classes and not currently living it - gave me chills (and I mean that in a good way)!

My mother who was very ill, passed away a week ago. We would pass time is by listening to your stories while on our trips to her appointments. She really enjoyed your story telling. Please don’t stop making these, because whenever I listen to you, it feels like she’s with me listening too. Thank you for helping me through my grief❤️

Man I wish so bad Mr Ballen was my cousin or close relative just to hang out on a campfire and spend the entire night listening to his stories in person. I bet it would be top memories in my life 🤯😥

I don’t know how hair works in the after life, but I knew she was well and truly dead when the little boy described her as having blue hair a year later. RIP Sandra Hughes. I pray that your family finds peace and comfort.

The amount of people who are supposed to be experienced hikers/hunters who just thought “oh yeah she’s fine” simply because she isn’t screaming for help is astounding, this woman is alone and barefoot and has no gear and is clearly acting totally abnormal, GO CHECK ON HER

As a non-native English speaker, when I watch movies in English language, I prefer watching them translated, or at least subtitled. In case of Mr. Ballen's story telling, I found myself understanding his stories perfectly the way they are narrated. A massive appreciation and gratitude for his efforts and hard work

I think the most likely conclusion is that Sandra got a severe concussion in the crash and spent the rest of her time "hiking" in a complete daze. It's sad that she could've been saved multiple times but everyone called too late.

It's so uncanny how much Sandra looks like my cousin, especially in the photo with the blue hair - no my cousin's hair is not blue. This is sad and troubling for sure....if Sandra was spotted and ignored ppl it could have been for 3 main reasons....#1 a head trauma / brain injury #2 her possibly introverted nature and #3 fear of engaging in strangers in a remote location....but most likely a combination of all 3. Hopefully, some day soon the family gets closure as the not knowing is so harmful, hurtful and utterly heartbreaking. Sandra - you are in our thoughts xoxo

MrBallen is the best storyteller on RU-vid, there’s no question

Noted: If you see a person barefoot on a hiking trail with bruises no hiking gear like water at least try to help them.

Such a chilling story. I can't help think that she was hurt badly in the car crash, wondered into the forest all confused and succumbed to the injury and elements. Perhaps the sightings were her spirit, still confused as to who she is and what happened, so vivid to those who encountered her because she's unaware she has passed. The child talking to her after stating she was dead and needed help really solidifies that theory for me.

I truly believe through a child’s innocence they can see those who have passed on. CHILLS!!!😮

My mother told me a story of when she was a young child. She was the youngest in her family with 5 older brothers. Her oldest brother Frank had joined the army to fight in Europe in the first world war. She was born in 1915 and the war ended in 1918, so she was pretty young at the time. One day, she saw her brother. He was in soldier uniform walking up the walk to the front door of their house. She said "Frankie, Frankie" and in her excitement to see her brother, she ran straight toward him, which meant running straight through the front picture window of their house. Another brother who was standing nearby grabbed her up at the last second before she got hurt. It turned out that Frankie wasn't home at all. In fact, the exact time and day she saw him, he had been killed in action. She said even though she was so young, she still remembered seeing him, clear as day, coming home.

Truly such a bizarre situation. I first heard it on the Missing Persons channel; so many extra unnerving details in this re-telling. It just occurred to me, maybe what the hunters saw was also her spirit. The clothing change is so bizarre. This is one story that not having any answers to make it make sense is really bothering.

Hey Brother That Sandra Hughes story is crazy. It's always been said that children and pets are far more likely to be able to see paranormal situations than us older people. Thank you for the amazing Content as always never disappointed. Cheers Brother

This story had the most spine chilling moment I’ve ever heard from MrBallen. It gave me absolute chills when the boy said “there’s a woman out there and she needs our help” and how vividly he described her. Makes you wonder if there’s something more to this world than the eye can see.

The "ghost" sightings are indeed strange, but the campsite, crash site, and lone sleeping bag are just as head scratching. A mystery in multiple mysteries.

So from what I’ve learned from Mr. Ballen’s coverage of the Missing 411 series, anytime someone goes missing in a national park or forested area, travel precisely 2.5 miles outside of the designated search area and you should find them.

Your videos have enabled a new element of fear that keeps my team safe. So, thank you! Don't go in the thing unless everyone knows you're in there, always tell someone you're doing the thing, make sure EVERYONE knows you're doing the thing. If you don't know what the thing is then buddy up with someone that knows you're near/ in the thing so they can get you out. Golden information

"She needs our help. She's face down, her legs are straight up, and she's dead." I got chills. It makes me think of this case from my home state that happened in the early-mid-aughts, around early November. A couple of teens were coming back to my hometown from a late night date in the city, and they were on a winding, lonely road. No one's really sure what happened, but somehow, the car ended up crashing off the side of the road in the dunes around the freeway they were on; the car rolled multiple times before coming to rest wheels up. It was around 6 or 7 pm when this accident occurred, and I was coming back with my best friend and her parents after going into the city; I remember my best friend's dad slamming on the brakes (there was no shoulder to pull over onto). He turned on his blinkers and got out of the car, saying, "Leah, call 911!" Turns out, (what we two in the backseat didn't see) when we came around the bend, Dad's headlights hit upon something on the side of the road. Dad said that when we got closer, the lights actually revealed what appeared to be a young man, maybe late teens or so, crawling up the slope. By the time the lights fully hit, the teenager was apparently pulling himself onto the road, but his legs weren't working and his head appeared to be snapped near all the way around and he was scraped up and bloody, like he'd just been in an accident. But, when Dad got out of the car to help, there was no one on the road; it was completely empty. Mom managed to call 911, and when they got there, Dad pointed them in the direction of where he saw the teen crawling from. Well, they found the car; the girl was barely alive, but they determined that the boy died instantly. Coroner found that when the car rolled, he'd been thrown so violently, by the time the car came to rest where it did, he'd snapped his neck, which matched Dad's description of the teenager he'd seen. The girl was in ICU for weeks, but she managed to survive. No one can exactly explain what Dad saw that night, and the only reasonable explanation anyone can come up with, is that while it definitely wasn't the boy (he was still strapped into the car by his seatbelt), maybe it was the boy's spirit, trying to get help for his girlfriend, knowing it was too late for him. Sorry for the long post, but the little boy's description of the woman reminds me of that night. In regards to this, it could have been Sandra's spirit asking for help because she no longer physically could.

I decided it was time to quit smoking. Many know how challenging this is. I binge watched your videos to keep my brain preoccupied and it worked. Cravings are gone. Today is day #12 without a cigarette

Usually I watch these stories in the morning. Of course, deviating from my norm, I listen at night and it's the creepiest story of all time

Wow, what a chilling and sad story. When the little boy said that the dead woman in the woods needs help and he kept pointing, I got chills. It's interesting how they went over there after he said that and nobody ever found her dead or alive. I really thought this story would end with her at least being found, so tragic. Well, I hope one day that she's found.

The fact that she was seen by the hikers and the hunters and both said she had zero recognition of them is creepy. Almost like she was already dead and they were just seeing her spirit Then little Kaiden sees her outside his window in the tree line saying ( and I'm paraphrasing here ) "there's a lady out there, she needs our help, and she's dead" is super creepy. Once again, great story Mr. Ballen.

The little boy saw the old posters for the woman when his family entered the park, and imagined he could find her and help her

Most ppl didn't live a full or happy life in quarantine. The horrifying long lasting effects will be seen for decades to come. Wonderful story Mr B! You can tell a story like no one else 💞💞💞

I love the fact that Mr Ballen felt it necessary to give us a detailed description of what the Covid pandemic was all about like we'd all forgotten already.

The fact that this is a recent case/story with recent events and covid involved and you make it sound like a great part of history just goes to show how amazing your storytelling abilities are! Keep em coming Mr. Ballen! We love you! Update: Didn't expect all the likes on this comment glad to know that some people agree with it. Much love to everyone ❤️ Hope you're all doing amazing and getting through this crazy thing that we call life

Hearing the pandemic explained this way is so surreal, we survived this terrible traumatic experience and I think we should all give ourselves a huge pat on the back and a hug. We lived through something that will be written in history books for years and years to come.

It's so crazy hearing about the pandemic being explained in those terms. Like everybody else is saying it's like realizing that we actually went through that. We still are in many ways.

This just gave me chills. Can’t get over it. I hope someday that she is found, and then her soul will be at peace.🙏♥️

I remember when my daughter turned four years old and one night after her bath she asked me where all the people had gone. I honestly thought she was just very imaginative and joined in on the fun by asking her questions. Suddenly I started to recognize some of the people she was describing. The one she spoke about the most was a beautiful woman with dark hair and tanned skin. She said this woman was always around us and wore a long white dress. I went to get a photo album and my daughter squealed with joy when she pointed at a picture of my Grandmother and said, “That’s HER!” My Grandmother was Blackfoot Indian and died before I was born.

I'll never forget. When I was 4, my grandmother purchased a few acres of land in a small Texas town, and had a trailer house built there. The land had been worked on a bit by a construction crew prior to the move, to prepare it for the new home. We were never there during that part. We arrived the day the trailer did, and I remember just kinda hanging out all afternoon, watching the trailer being connected (it was a double wide), and after that was done (around 8pm), we officially moved in, and had a little family get together in our new home. It was me, my younger brother, my aunt, mom, and grandma living there. But my uncles would stop by often enough, especially in those first few days after we moved in. One day, maybe a week or two into our stay, we were out in the backyard, and I found a white wooden steak in the ground, between a small group of trees. I pulled it out, and immediately took it to my mom, who was relaxing with my grandmother in a couple of chairs, sipping some sweet iced tea. The sight of that steak really freaked my mom out, and she stood up, grabbed it from me, and promptly threw it in the garbage, saying something to herself like, "I thought we got them all." The "we" being her, and my uncles. Now, a wooden steak in the ground isn't that strange. We eventually ended up getting our own to use as markers, when my mom decided to start planting seeds. But, the steak I had found that day, wasn't just a plain steak in the ground. No. The sharp end that had been buried in the ground, was also covered in dried blood. Later that night, I had a very vivid dream. In the dream, I was back in that moment when I had pulled the steak from the dirt, but this time, as I was pulling it out, I paid more attention to how soft the dirt was there, and also the strange sound the dirt made as I removed the piece of wood. It sounded almost like a bag being crumpled up. So, curious, I started to dig with my hands, and very quickly some black plastic was visible. Either some kind of tarp, or heavy-duty garbage bags, I don't know. I continued to unearth this object, which I could tell was rather large, and once I had a pretty decent chunk of it visible, I decided to start tearing it open from the point where the steak had been, both excited, and fearful at the same time. When I finally got the entire exposed part of the bag opened, I was horrified to find the remains of a woman inside, in a white nightgown. Her body was heavily decomposed. Her hair was still mostly in tact, but her skin was very dark, and sunken in, giving a pretty clear image of the bones underneath. Her eyes were just two empty sockets, and her lips and nose were basically gone. Her white nightgown had large dark spots of dried blood on it in various places, and in those places, upon closer inspection, there were clear punctures in both the fabric, and the skin beneath. Those holes were all the same size as the steak I had found. I woke up from that dream, and at first, I thought it was just that, until I realized that I really had found a bloody steak in the backyard the day before, and what if my dream was telling me to look closer at that spot? So, a little while later, I was once again playing in the backyard, and I found myself searching for snakes in that general area, and decided to check the exact spot from the prior day, but thinking I'd find nothing. I was wrong. As soon as I stepped over the area which would have concealed the lower half of the corpse, I could feel the dirt beneath me sinking in a bit, and could hear that plastic rustling sound from my dream. I dropped to my knees, and began digging. Just like in my dream, I didn't get far before the black plastic was visible to me. But, this wasn't a dream. It was a reality I, at 4 years old, was not ready for. So, after getting the top half uncovered, and being able to recognize the distinctly human shape underneath, I changed my original course of action, and instead of ripping the bag open, I reburied my find, and decided to never speak of it to anyone. Fast forward about 20 years. Me and my mom were talking about how much we missed living in that place, as we had had to move only a few years later. Well, for some reason, my brain went straight to that experience, and I brought up the steak. My mom was surprised I'd remembered it, but told me that, the first day we were there, she and my uncles had noticed these steaks out front, most half buried, some broken, but they all seemed to have blood on the ends. Not wanting to frighten the rest of us, they'd immediately started collecting all the pieces, and throwing them out, but they'd obviously missed at least one. So, I finally decided to tell my mother about my experience, and she looked absolutely shaken. She then revealed to me, that one of the construction guys who had been working on the property prior to our arrival, had been under investigation after his inlaws had called them because they couldn't reach their daughter, or her husband. When the cops found he was alive, and that his wife was unaccounted for, but he clearly didn't seem to care, since he hadn't called them first, they immediately suspected he'd murdered her, but couldn't find the body, or any evidence that he'd done anything to her. He had insisted that they'd had a big fight, and she'd left, presumably to go stay with her parents. But, he didn't seem worried about the fact that nobody else had heard from her since then either. The police suspected that he'd actually poured cement over her body, and that she now somewhere underneath the the floor of the brand new gym he'd helped build at the school. If I'd known all of this back then, I maybe could have helped solve the case. To this day, I'm unaware if her body was ever found again.

its so frustrating that no one who saw her actually did anything... i think its better to be safe than sorry

People are talking about your storytelling abilities, but not to be forgotten are your hand gestures! Love them :)

After being in that accident, I think she had a traumatic brain injury, and that's why she was making this terrible mess of her things. Or it caused a psychotic break, which can be just as dangerous. This is why no one is supposed to go camping alone, things like this can happen. It's too bad those people who saw her with a large bruise didn't insist on her coming with them. If she's a ghost, it sounds like she wants her body found and laid to rest properly. I don't blame that family for not wanting to ever go to that area again.

Why is it they only see the flyers when leaving the park and not entering? Did they miss the 250 people search party?!

Anyone that can make one forget exactly what they’re going through is freakin special in my book! Thanks for taking us away for a little bit and letting us experience Covid in the “past” instead of the “now.” Love Mr Ballen! Truly my favorite true crime channel. And I watch A LOT of true crime haha ❤

I have sat here on this page for 2 hours or so deciding if I should comment. I have seen all sorts of things posted, some are concern and good intentioned, while I think others are click bait of sorts. Sandy was my friend. I still have one jar left of the jam she made and gave to me. I don't want to open it because it seems like me giving up on her being found safely. I realize how odd that sounds. She sent me pictures of her trip, including a couple before she camped. I worked with her for years, and as to whether people saw her ghost or not. Well, I have my doubts. Sandy, would look right through you and not talk. If she didn't want to, you did not exist. So it is perfectly understandable, albeit odd if she was injured, that she would sit on the side of the trail and not interact. Our friendship started, because every morning she would walk down the hall past my office and i would say good morning. She never looked at me, or if i was in the hall would look through my chest, not even stopping. I like people and I always want my coworkers to laugh and get along. So after this morning ritual had continued for awhile. I stepped out into the hall said, "good morning, I am not moving until you say good morning." She looked me in the eyes, stood there and in the most dry, expressionless, flat voice said, "good morning." I stepped aside smiling and said have a good day or something. The next morning she smiled and said good morning to me. Others in the office actually commented that she talked to me. I hope this illustrates her lack of talking to people. After that, she talked to me often and we even talked about plants and natural usages for them. She was my go to person for wild plant knowledge. I hike, hunt and fish, in the wilds quite a bit, but had never looked at the native plants for much other than the occasional thimbleberry snack. So after this long winded post, I hope this would add a bit of explanation to her lack of talking , be she ethereal or not. But if her ghost is up in some clearing, I have no illusions that if someone litters or does something to the plants. they may decide to change their ways.

As a dad who barely gets any sleep from a crying baby…thanks man, these stories are keep me sane. I’ve watched about 20 videos in two nights 😂

Sandra's spirit is probably still wandering that forest to this day.

That’s beyond scary. I can’t imagine what she was feeling. I hope one day her family gets closure. At first I thought this would be a story where she just decided to go off the grid… I want to keep believing maybe that’s what happened but after everyone seeing her I doubt it :( also I knew a kid who could tell you when they knew someone had been killed in that room (old old house her grandma owned) and could describe (accurately) what the people had been wearing when it happened. She also knew when her father passed, even though it was far away and she hadn’t seen him in months. Kids just know sometimes and it’s scary

I love how he explains covid-19 despite us all living through it. he knows there will be a day people who aren't familiar with it are watching this story.

Am I the only one who when Mr Ballen tells a story, you can actually picture the setting, the people, the background, the atmosphere, damn near the smell in the air?! This dude has a true gift and is actually pretty smart. Telling these stories without doing cognitive research on said topic is borderline impossible. Dude does his homework, glasswork, extra credit assignments and all when it comes to these stories!!!! Hats off to you Mr Ballen!!! 💯💯💯💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

I literally got Chills and goosebumps when 'Victoria' asks 'Caden', "Who are you talking to?" 21:38 - 😨😨😱😱

That is one of the creepies stories I've heard in a very long time. Once again, Mr. Ballen hits a home run with the best storytelling ever.

I’m one of those hikers that saw Sandra in the blue jeans and barefoot. I was with some friends and had heard about a missing person in the park but didn’t really pay attention. When we saw her, we asked her if she needed help and told her one of us could hike back to get cell reception while the rest of us stayed with her but she refused. She told us to go and that she was fine a few times, so we left. We talked about it all the way back to our car, saw the flyer, and called the police. I still think about it and wish we had done more and refused to leave her there by herself.

I literally only watch his sponsor breaks to see him laugh at his own jokes. Love this man.

Heard about this. I wonder if she had a traumatic brain injury after her car crashed and continued to camp despite of it. Hope she finds peace. Hope her family finds peace.

When he said, "she's face down and her legs are straight up," first I was terrified. Then I thought she must be on a slope, like at the bottom of a mountain. She made herself visible to the kid but she wasn't really there. I hope they find her, because it's obvious she really wants to be found and sent home to her family.

Him laughing at his own jokes is so wholesome I’m so glad I found this man.

I can't believe the police didn't use a search dog on the first or second day!!

I have to say it , we need a compilation everytime MrBallen laughs 😅

Fascinating story! Reminds me of the time when I visited Seattle to a friend's wedding. When she & the groom we're having a private conversation in the house, I didn't want to intrude on their space so i waited patiently in the middle of the staircase between their living room & bedroom of their 2 story home. I sat on the steps and as I waited for them to come out of their bedroom, I noticed their cats were "staring" at something next to me. I looked around, but didn't see anything. Finally my friend comes out the door, and her first reaction was "what are you doing sitting in the middle of the staircase?", and I told Her "you guys were talking for a while so I decided to sit here & get comfortable while I waited for you to come out the door, is that alright?" She kind of answered laughing "yea yea, that's fine", but with the look she gave, I sensed she wasn't telling me everything! When I returned back home to NYC, we spoke on the phone & she told me the real reason why she was surprised to see me sitting in the middle of the staircase. Apparently she often spots the ghost of a little girl seen crying sitting in the middle of the staircase! One time she confronted the little girl & asked her if she lived here before. The little girl replied "yes", and then my friend asked "why are u crying? Are you lost?". The ghost told her "I'm looking for my mommy, please help me find my mommy!". That moment I suddenly had goose bumps all over me! Her now husband has also seen her ghost a few times wandering in the kitchen. My friend didn't want to say anything to me at the time because she knew it would freak me out, and it did! I never saw any ghost while I was at the house. However, when my friend left me alone in that house to pick up her gown, I recall a feeling of being "watched" in the living room from the staircase so I decided to run upstairs quick and take a shower before the groom arrives. As i did so, I saw their cats stare in my direction but didn't feel any bad vibes. Also, their house is across the street from a grave yard which might explain alot, lol.

We buried my dad last Thursday. About 3 weeks ago I showed him your channel and he absolutely loved it. I'd always walk in his room to see him watching you. Reminds me of him now when I watch your videos. ❤️

Great story. So amazing no one made the effort to got close enough to this woman to physically check on her.

This story scared tf out of me.

Bro you tell stories so well the 2020 pandemic seemed like something I hadn’t heard of let alone been through 😂

This guy went out of his way to still make strange, dark, and mysterious content on fathers day! Mr.Ballen deserves a gold metal

its seems to me like it could be possible that while sandra was camping on her first night, somebody found her campsite and tried to rob her, tearing apart everything looking for something valuable. perhaps not being satisfied with what they found they could have forced her to take them to her car and drive them somewhere. a struggle could have taken place in the car which caused the crash, or maybe sandra even intentionally crashed her car to stop the attacker. After the car slid into the ravine the assailant rooted through the vehicle for anything valuable and left sandra, bruised and potentially concussed, for dead. When she finally came to with no resources to help her, she wandered the woods for weeks, hungry, confused, and severely injured.

I don't know which is scarier: that the face of this woman for some reason gives me shivers, or the fact that I have a friend that looks exactly like her.

This story gave me chills more than most stories do, even Mr. Ballen’s other stories. It sounds like that woman got into an accident and had a head injury, which would line up with the car being damaged, the bruise on her face, and her seemingly being unresponsive. In addition to that stuff lining up, I’ve had times where I’m anxious (or drunk 🤦🏼‍♀️) and I’m looking for something (my phone, my inhaler, etc) and I just throw everything around trying to find it. Maybe she was looking for her phone or something she needed or thought she needed and in her injured/confused state she just tossed things aside while looking through her things. Then her survival instincts kicked in and she set up camp anyway? And then maybe she continued trying to find what she was looking for, which might account for the campsite being messed up like the car. Maybe she couldn’t find it, decided to grab her sleeping bag (cold, maybe?) and look for the car or just head north? As for the child, it sounds like maybe she was trying to communicate with him. Her “position” he mentioned sounds like maybe a fall? Which wouldn’t be difficult with no shoes and a head injury. If the little boy says she’s dead and described her that well, then I believe him. As someone else posted, it seems like she wants her body to be found. She may have been in a vehicle accident, was overwhelmed by her injuries or the elements or another accident like a fall, and then she happened to be able to reach the little boy some how. Hopefully HOPEFULLY, she shows up alive somewhere, recovering from a head injury and amnesia or something. But at the very least, I hope that if she is gone, her body is found and returned to her family so they get closure. I hope Sandra finds peace, wherever she is.

This one honestly really got to me. How can you actually see a person in the middle of a national park, at night, try to engage with them, get nothing back, and think its ok just to take off without alerting anyone right then and there if possible. Even take that person with you if it doesn't distress them and drop them off at a police/ranger station. Especially if they are BARE FOOT, just absolutely baffling.

After listening to a number of these stories I'm now convinced that there's an as-of-yet undiscovered strain of that zombie fungus that infects ants that has jumped to humans, but since the human brain is so much larger and more complex, it results in more irratic behavior.

This is the most scariest video i heard on Mr Ballen. Still gives me the creeps. Just listening to the story is scary enough and the thought that this happened recently is scary.

Hands down the BEST storyteller in RU-vid. Unparalleled way of explaining things and describing events. Keep it up and happy Fathers’s day to you and all dads.

i have adhd and have a really tough time staying focused when someones talking for more then a minute, but MrBallen has been the only one who could hold my attention for so long. his storytelling is so good, honestly the best channel on youtube.

Hearing the kid said she's dead and she needs help literally gave me goosebumps.

@mrballen. Do you ever get spooked while reading/telling these stories? You’ve got me keeping all the lights on in my house lol. But I love your style of story telling. Keep up the good work.

As a very visual person, I never imagined that I would enjoy stories without having something to visualize.. but you have kept me entertained, and able to visually create what you're saying in my mind for over a year now.. I don't know, maybe longer. Please continue telling us these incredible stories, and stay cool, Mr B. And I hope that Sandra's story finds a conclusion for the sake of her family.

It’s crazy that this is so recent. And I just found it weird that, even after an entire year of being out in the woods, Sandra’s hair was still blue. Unless it was a ghost, she would have had to dye it @ some point.

Please please do a story about Bryce Laspisa who went missing under somewhat similar circumstances in 2013. He’s still missing and is believed to have been in a car accident and/or suffering from a psychotic break. So sad

“For some time” hit hard 🧍🏼‍♀️

This was incredibly startling. I'm pretty certain spirits don't change their clothes. The child described her as wearing the same clothes that she was initially sighted in. So if she was deceased, it was likely after the last sighting of her standing by the tree wearing the floral tee. Unless, could it be possible that she was killed by someone and deliberately propped up by the tree in a change of clothes..maybe she was already dead and the passers by didn't realise it ?!? Then buried as the child described. I'm completely baffled. And as disturbing as this story is, it's also really sad. Not knowing where your loved one is..my heart goes out to her family.

Man I remember when you were new and now you are getting over 100k viewers an hour or more. It's incredible, you are such a gifted storyteller and we could listen to you describing your weekly trip to the post office, bank and grocery store. Keep up the great work!!

I recently discovered your channel, and I absolutely love your content. You not only include so much detail, but you also tell the story respectfully and professionally, with added atmosphere too. Highly enjoyable! This is such a strange, sad case! Where on earth did she go? What happened to her? I find it highly unlikely she's still alive after a while year has passed, especially in the environment she was in

i do not know how you can say your press-like-button stories without cracking up! thanks for all the laughs!! her spirit is where it wants to be! great story as they all are. have not been disappointed yet. thank you.

I can only imagine how simple the like button’s life must have been before Mr. Ballen came around and really stirred things up!

I can’t believe how much you and your channel has grown since you started posting on RU-vid. All of which you deserve for your talented delivery and obvious work ethic.

I feel like what happened to her might be that when she got into the accident she had some sort of head trauma that caused her to either lose her memories or get confused of where she was. And I feel like the last 2 sightings of her the one where she was on that very secluded road that the hunter saw and also when the boy saw her was actually her ghost and that she had passed away at that point. Now the thing is to try and locate her body so her family can be at peace, finally knowing that she's been found

How people could assume a woman in bare feet acting strange alone with zero gear is “ok” and just leave without ensuring to get her word at the very least, is baffling

I love that Mr Ballen tells the story of covid as if the listener has never heard of it. He's literally telling this story for humans fear in the future unfamiliar with it. Happy Father's day Mr Ballen!

Seeing MrBallen laugh at his own jokes, make me laugh out loud. He is just a gentle soul. Loved the story and Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. 😊

You are literally the only RU-vidr where I actually re-watch the ad part of the video multiple times.

as scary as it must be seeing her, i cant help but feel so bad cos it sounded like she needed help.. poor Sandra

What weirded me out most was I used to camp there in the 90's when I was a kid. I have no idea where it was, but my Uncle and I went hiking and came across this hidden cemetery (it was in the middle of nowhere and no trails close to it, not marked on any maps and to be honest I have no idea how we even found it) that probably dated back to the gold rush era. There were maybe 50ish graves there, along with several graves that looked to belong to babies or small children. Along the way we heard typical sounds of nature but when we up got there I remember at one point realizing that I didn't hear any birds or insects. The only sound was a slight breeze blowing through the trees. Me and my uncle hardly said a word as we were looking around and finally he said "I really feel like we're not supposed to be here" and then we left. I remembered feeling like I was being watched too. Still gives me the creeps when I think about it even though I don't really believe in ghosts or anything. Though I should point out we also used to camp at a place called Jackson Meadows so I might have the locations mixed up. Awesome story Mr. Ballen!

Love how he explained the quarantine and COVID like it was a historical event which will be a thing in like 20 years

Best part of this video: "gift horse mouth protection" 😆😆

You are getting me through a rough period of life right now. I’m so productive when I listen to you. Thank you Mr. B. ❤ With love, from Houston

I think she was alive the first two times she was spotted. I know a woman who personally, no belongings, went in the forest and was found months later. It was a psychotic break but at same time Sandra Hughes literally majored in wilderness survival!

I grew up in Central California in the 80s and mid 90s. The Sierra national forest/Yosemite, as beautiful as it is, it is filled with weird and mysterious happening. When I was 10 years old me and my cousin got lost while on a hike with our family at kings canyon national park. How we got disconnected from our family was the most bizarre and heart dropping incident I have ever experienced. It felt like we walked into a time portal, got lost, and 15 minutes later we were with our family again. What was really strange is the fact that while we were lost and looking for everyone, no one seem to noticed that we were lost or was worried. To this day me(43) and my cousin(44) still talk about that day in the woods.