Killed By A Sasquatch? The Disappearance & Death Of Jordan Grider 

Trying to weather a minnesota winter with a tarp, sleeping bag, and hammock is suicidal.

He might have been "an experienced outdoorsman” but just taking off into an area you aren’t familiar with in Minnesota in October with a plan to spend the winter off grid is ridiculously foolhardy.

dude falls, smacks his head, sort of autopilots back to the hammock, maybe sleeps for a few, realizes he's bleeding bad and not getting better, tries to make for the car, collapses, dies, gets scavenged. it's fairly common for people with a head injury to try to get to somewhere they can sleep, a bad concussion can kill you that way.

If you set out to survive a Minnesota winter in the woods all alone, you go in knowing there's a 50% chance you won't be coming back out.

I was harassed by a pack of 6-8 wolves for about an hour in August of 2017 on the hustler river about 1 mile south of finger lake. That's roughly 8.5 miles north of where Jordan was. They were spread out in a semi circle around us, 100-200 yards away inside the tree line. It seemed like they were sizing us up. They left us alone once we had a fire going. Where we were is an area seldom traveled due to the difficulty level. Don't believe what people say about wolves, if they feel they have an advantage and they're hungry you have a problem on your hands.

A few years ago in Saskatchewan, Canada....a man was drug out of his tent at night by a wolf. A neighboring camper heard the struggle and ran over to help. He ran at the wolf and full-force kicked it in the head and it ran off. You can't assume a wolf, cat, bear... isn't going to attack a sleeping person.

I'm his grandmother. At first I didn't think this was a correct account but after hearing the whole thing I realize it was more accurate than I first thought. The "big fot" theory is not likely but the rest of the facts are accurate. Thanks for reporting this.

As a guy who shaves with a straight razor I would say killing himself shaving with a knife is a ridiculous theory. To shave you only touch lightly and smooth it across, the worse you would get is a very bad nick on your skin. No way could you rip your jugular without cranking the knife really hard. Straight razors and knives were used for centuries and I have never in history heard of a person kill themselves shaving. On a side note, when whittling wood with a knife, only ever a super sharp knife and use light pressure and push away treating it cautiously as if you EXPECT it to slip. I've seen near misses with people pushing hard on blunt knives trying to get it to cut and thats what causes a catastrophic slip.

Theory ! He slipped-Fell down-cracked his head hard-got severely concussed-bled while he tried to rest/recover.

Minnesota is not the place I would choose to “live off the grid” during the friggin winter man.

Something else that stands out to me is that an experienced hiker would park his vehicle in front of a private gate when a parking lot for the trail he is camped near is only a little ways away

I don't think it was a robbery. Rob him, then leave behind a gun, cash, a cellphone and those knives? More likely a animal attack.

"I'm not homeless... I have a home. I just choose to have it outside." RIP Legend

I live within 80 miles of where Jordan went missing and the downplay of this case is extensive in the news. I learned more in the first 5 mins than in the past few years.

The saddest thing is that Jordan who already experienced challenges in his own life will never go back to his family . Hope there is safe wilderness in Heaven for you Jordan 🤗✨

I see your starting to get recognition! It's about time, I've been watching this channel for a long time.

I live in Minnesota. Family has a cabin in the boundary waters and I tell you if you don’t know what you’re doing you can get in trouble. So many bears, Moose, wolves and cats. Never go up there without a gun. At night you can’t see your hand in front of your face. You sure the hell don’t sleep in the winter out there with animals that are very hungry. Beautiful place!

My Condolences to his family from the West of Ireland ❤

Loved this style of show, bro!!!! Straight to the case. No raints. Strictly facts of the case. Keep it up bro love the channel.

Experienced in camping in New Mexico and in winter camping are two entirely different things.

Your delivery is like a young Rod Serling. Well done and Bravo! May this young man RIP

I hate waiting for the next video to come out, but oh boy is it worth it. This channel is a gem. Thank you 🙏

It was a pleasure to hear how balanced and careful you presented this case. Thoughtfully done, and credible.

Touque covered in blood, tarp (A frame of "house) has blood spatter, (from a velocity blow) pillow has blood on it , sleeping bag has blood on / it it = head injury incurred while sleeping. Boots off = bedtime. Pants not covered in blood means no femoral artery was cut, plus the femoral artery is DEEP in the leg. A little whittling knife (found in the truck, not in the tent) would not cut the femoral artery unless driven in, but again, it was in the truck! No signs of blood. Facial arteries would not cause a person to bleed out if any pressure was put on them after being cut, but again, knives were in the truck, not the tent, so no shaving took place. Wolves do not cause blood SPATTER. Wolves cause blood streaks, drops, or small pools as the person lays bleeding out, yes, but SPATTER means velocity like a bat, gun, or other forceful strike. No time for Jordan to use the gun he had means someone/ something was able to get close, end him quickly, without a struggle and with a lot of force, due to blood spatter. This is MURDER, whether by sasquatch or human. (Although the human did not take a phone, gopro, or money, perhaps they just felt territorially threatened by having another male in the area). Cops need to re-open this case and actually investigate it. Get a forensic anthropologist in there to look at markings on bones (teeth marks vs knife marks, for example) and get a blood spatter analyst to look at the A framed tarp.

My guess is that he injured himself somehow and was bleeding on the hammock, clothes, etc. He died from blood loss. Various animals scavenged the remains, scattering the bones. It's a mysterious case, but that's because the wild animals destroyed the evidence. All that's left is some bones and bone fragments.

Ive come across a moose that was brought down by wolves in winter. It was incredibly messy and obviously a brutal struggle because the evidence was fresh all over the snow. You could practically depict the event. I can’t imagine the tarp even surviving a wolf pack attack.

Another very interesting video. These mysteries are as intoxicating as they are heartbreaking and I respect the way that you go about telling their stories. The Missing Enigma separates itself from the crowd through professionalism, due diligence and sincerity, not to mention skipping all of the self-promotion that other channels seem to hold as a top priority. Hats off to you. Fan for life.

Another viewer pointed out something I think is the best postulation on his death. He most likely slipped or tripped on something and busted his head open while also giving himself a concussion. He then decided to lay down in his hammock for a while and rest, waking up in a pool of his own blood. He decided he must try to get to his truck but was so out of sorts that he forgot his boots. He either slipped near the site or became severly light headed and passed out in the cold weather, dying of exposure or hypothermia. His life remains are found later and scavenged by wolves, which is indicated by the scat and paw prints. This explains why no knives were bloodied and his pistol unfired as he was not attacked so didn't mount any sort of defense. This also explains why his hammock and his shelter were still in good condition instead of ripped apart by animals. There is no way a pack of wolves gets a grown man out of a hammock without destroying it. No animal can. It would require three or four adult men to move a dead body out of a hammock and all of them, cougar, wolf, bear and human would require the tarp be torn or cut in order to lift him out of that hammock as it of the make with the formed sides and back rest so it doesn't flip or roll over.

There's 2 critters people are forgetting that run around them woods. Bobcats and bears. Potentially cougars too. I'd lean more towards a cat. It's getting to be winter, they get hungry and smell food. They see him sleeping in the hammock, go into the lean to, bite him on the neck and drag him away. Happens in Africa with lions. Explains the blood, neck was pierced and he sprayed blood from an artietal bleed.

Knives are used for 1000s of things other than whittling and shaving. He could have been cutting a rope to hang the hammock or tarp, for example.

That campsite doesn’t correlate with a history of ‘10 years living in the wilderness.’

Something with intelligence waited and snuck into that tent. Caught him completely unaware, attacked him while he slept and dragged him out. Very tragic. Thoughts and prayers for him and his family.

I grew up in northern Minnesota and have gone winter camping many times, I can’t imagine doing it for more than a couple nights. The weather can be brutal, sub zero temperatures and lots of snow and wind.

As a Wisconsin resident, a guy from New Mexico decides he's gonna live in the boonies basically on the the Canadian border is ill advised. Literally middle of nowhere

"Took a ukulele with him..." oh yeah...Bigfoot got 'im. Bigfoot: Throws his newspaper across his living room- "What the h is that NOISE !"

I was in college in Minneapolis the spring semester of 2019. Out of the 5 years I lived on and off in MN, those were probably the coldest and most treacherous winter months I experienced. I remember that February getting minor frostbite in my fingers just by going out to start my car without gloves and not being able to. My fingers turned blue and the outer layer of skin peeled off by the next morning. It was probably -40 with the windchill. Nature is rough up there, especially in the wintertime.

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It's amazing that bears weren't mentioned once. We've spent a lot of time in the Boundary Waters and Quetico on the Canadian side and we ran into bears very often. Many times they would come into our camps at night. Also, any experienced outdoorsman knows that you don't keep food near your tent. You hang it to a tree branch. Everyone does that in bear country but this guy apparently kept food in his tent which is incredibly dumb. The first and most obvious thing that came to my mind was a bear but bears weren't mentioned once. The Boundary Waters is bear country! And, most ridiculous of all was the mention of bigfoot. That's insane.

I once held my machete between my arm and side and when i bent down it slid and cut my arm open in a 3 inch gash which exposed tissue and a vein , if that had been an artery and i sliced it open that would have been very bad .

Could he not have perhaps got a head injury, a fall or a branch collapse. That caused him to bleed and gave him concussion and lie down and somehow expire from it.

I think this is a slightly different format from when I'd watched you some time ago. I like it! Thanks as always for another very intriguing case. Your presentation of the facts is very informative and engaging.

Bears are pretty outdoorsy also, and the one thing they do in October is eat everything they can find before they hibernate…

Excellent video, great content...and the comments are great, too! So many good ideas and arguments. Thanks!

There are bears (black bears) in BWCA. Rather than wolves I'd think it could have been a bear. A bear could have grabbed him while he was sleeping, leaving the blood in the hammock, and simply pulled him out and finished him off outside the tent. That wouldn't necessarily have torn up the hammock. Black bear attacks are also rare, but not unknown.

RIP Jordan Grider. You died living, instead of living, dying.

He was obviously attacked by wolves or a bear, while he slept. Poor guy. Rest in piece, Jordan.

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I live near the BWCA. It’s a national treasure imo. It’s very remote and dark as dark at night and can be extremely inhospitable in the winter, even for animals who are accustomed to the terrain. I would not go inside the BWCA without a guide or someone who is very experienced in navigating the area. I think he was attacked by a group of animals.

Suppose he gets up to take a piss. He trips, hitting his head very hard on a tree or rock. This can be very devastating...as a trauma nurse I've seen the results of this many times. He could easily have had both external and internal bleeding, against his brain (called a subdural hematoma, or SDH). He might have got back in his hammock, but he would then becoming increasingly confused and uncomfortable. And at that point, he could have done anything. But most likely, got up, staggered around, and then died either from the SDH itself or exposure. Either that, or Bigfoot heard that ukelele and said OH HELL NO

Just because the chances of a wolf attack are low is no reason to dismiss the possibility.

"It was that damn samsquanch!" - Bubbles.

Excellent analysis, I love the detail you go in to. You speak with such clarity of thought, really enjoyed this despite the sad circumstances.

Camping in Minnesota?!--I can't think of a worse way to spend the winter.

In winter, out camping, Men tend not to shave for obvious reasons. Beards keep your face very very warm in comparison to a shaved face. I would never shave and I doubt he would in those conditions.

I love this channel- I completely follow along with your theories. Well thought out and no exaggeration and drama. Just facts and investigation.

(This is kind of long) I was a Forestry and Wildlife Conservation major in College, and we took a month long trip to the BWCA in N. Minnesota. We were from out of State. We camped at an old logging camp with cabins, way out in the middle of nowhere. The first night, myself and a couple of others decided for only GOD knows why. To go walking in the woods, at night with no flashlights. No one knew where we went, as we weren't supposed to leave camp. You know unruly college kids. We didn't have cell phones in the early 90s. It was early fall, I want to say also in October, and bitter cold that night. The moon was bright. We got no more than, if even 1/4 mile from the cabins when we all heard what sounded like something really big pacing us to our right. It sounded extremely big and on two feet. But no way. SO..We stopped. It stopped. No one dared to say Sasquatch. I'm sure most of us didn't believe in them anyway. We decided it was a moose or elk or some big game animal like that. We didn't have a clue what animals lived in that region. Given the logging camp was only opened once a yr. for Forestry majors to stay at. (day trips for hands on learning) we figured it was just some big animal that noticed something new in the area. We quickly turned around and made our way back to the cabin. It was such a non incident, we didn't even talk about it amongst ourselves. That was the first night. A few days on, we visited an outriggers, and they distinctly warned us of bear and I want to say mt. lion or lynx I believe. That might have been when we went to Northern New Mexico and camped in the Rockies. IDK..was awhile back. I remember the bear warning most of all. That kind of shook those of us who took off walking in the forest alone that first night. We DID talk about it that night after visiting an outriggers. It was a single animal, and big. NONE of us were from an area that had large predators. We were highly stupid to take off wandering and so we remained good Forestry students after that and remained in our cabins at night. So after all that good for nothing story. Anyone remember the lady in Germany was camping, with a bunch of others, and she kept dreaming something was messing with her head. She didn't wake up, nor the others, but just kept dreaming something was messing with her head. Apparently, if I recall the story right. She finally DID wake and it was a damn fox chewing on her head. It snuck into camp and grabbed her by her head and I guess it tried to drag her away but obviously it couldn't, so it just chewed on her head. Why couldn't something like that have happened to this man? Something, I'm going with a bear, just sneak in while he's sleeping and bite down and drag him out. No time to do much, and wouldn't tear anything up, other than what he was wearing? I can't stress how often diff. people and places warned us of bears. We were warned of bear so much, it has to be a bear bulking up for winter that initially got him. Others scattered his remains after the bear had it's share?

This guy was completely and utterly unprepared for living off grid in the BWCA in the winter. It wasn't Bigfoot, it was someone who overestimated their abilities and underestimated the environment.

This case is always intrigued me. Much like Mr Grider, I've spent the past 10 years living in the woods, (in hammocks identical to his setup) but always stay within earshot of a road. Never go too deep into any woods, stay on the periphery of a town or city. This guy had everything he needed, and was very well experienced, do not think you can outmaneuver the depths and unknowns of the woods.

Rough camping through winter in the North Carolina Mountains is absolutely brutal…so I can only imagine how hard it would be in northern Minnesota.

I’m from Minnesota and grew up with an outdoor survivalist for a dad. He spent over 50 years camping year round at the BWCA and winter camping in the Siberian Tundra. This guy was in no way ready to live with the supplies he had in the summer, let alone the winter. It’s basically Canada. It’s huge, wild, no motorized vehicles allowed of any kind. We have weeks of -30 degree weather starting in January. A tarp is a sorry excuse for suitable winter living in Minnesota. He should’ve done research first and talked with MN winter survival professionals. I do know most people are more afraid of moose than bears and wolves. My guess is a moose attack. It really doesn’t take much to die via moose.

I've been to bwca in October, 13 years ago, not a place to go unprepared. I was fortunate to be there with an experienced woodsman, a good friend. It was an awesome experience, but only because of my friends expertise. I would not want to do it alone like my friend has done many times. Vast, stunningly beautiful area, we covered 25 miles of canoeing and 5 miles of portaging. Took 4 days. I thought we did something rather significant. When we got back to the outfitters i once again surveyed our map, then looked up to compare it to a wall mural map which showed our little map, and 30+ other maps just like ours that were adjoining and all part of the larger bwca area. We had barely scratched the surface. It is a true wilderness, to be respected,and treasured. So glad to have done it. Not sure i could do it again.

I live in Minnesota and have winter camped in a tent multiple times. I would never attempt that with the gear he had. RIP

There are many comments on him trekking into Minnesota unprepared… But, he didn’t freeze to death. His campsite was inadequate but we don’t know what his plans were since he died before anything more could be done.

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Regarding the accidental cut theory... I think it is plausible that he could have accidentally cut himself in his hammock and in the ensuing moments of panic, struggling to not bleed out, including cutting strips of material to hopefully stem the bleeding, he exited his hammock and, unfortunately succumbed to his injuries somewhere close to but outside his hammock. It would explain the blood inside and out of the hanmock and also explain how animal predation could occur on his remains without the hammock area being disturbed by the animals.

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Wow we have been spoiled with content lately! *Thanks Nick

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Thank you for posting this video! This was well presented and very helpful to us outdoors enthusiasts. The points you made are of the utmost importance when spending time in remote areas. I also appreciate the respectful way you were mindful of this man’s family and friend’s feelings regarding this case.

alude to bigfoot or sasquatch being involved in any way and I'm clicking the video every single time

I just want to say I appreciate your growth in your content more than anything. I love scary mysteries. But what’s cooler is trying to understand the reality of the mystery. Great content. Hard to find people doing this angle now days.

the last time I was this early, I was headless in the nahani valley 💀

I don't see how they thought him having so few supplies was shocking. I mean his truck was relatively near by

You always have an interesting one for us, Nick. Another excellent video to add to your impressive collection of work.

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He froze to death and got eaten by animals. It’s fairly obvious. You can’t survive in those very harsh winters with a tarp tent, it’s just not possible.

Another well presented video, this is definitely the best channel for the most information on all these types of cases.

14:46 in the middle of the picture is a razor/barber knife. If you are used to work with such knife you won't cut your throat.

Great content and using your own voice really makes me want to see everything you post. Keep up the great work.

Amazing content as always! Thank you!

A detailed, balanced take that doesn't jump to unfounded conclusions. Good work.

It’s astonishing what law enforcement and investigators leave up to the public to figure out. DIY investigations.

I do not think I ever caught a video this early. I can't really say anything else this early into watching, but am always happy to see your videos.

Excellent coverage of this mysterious death! Fascinating. Just for the record, the campsite photos didn't seem to indicate an experienced outdoorsman at all.

"shredded sleeping bag" sounds like a bears favorite cereal... Wow am i stoned. Carry on.lol

A respect your willingness to avoid supernatural stuff. Such approach is the way to go, always a pleasure to see you upload.

Definitely agree that post mortem consumption by animals is likely, and that he died from some sort of injury. I don't really subscribe to the notion of sharp knives being inherently more dangerous. In fact they are less dangerous. They take less effort and force to use. So I think the "death by shaving" angle is a bit of a red herring presented by the family. There are, however, many ways you can severely injure yourself with a knife. Or he could have sustained some other injury. Slipped and smashed his head on a rock and took a while to bleed out. We may never know.

What about a bear attack? Bears have gone into tents before. Would be tall enough to poke its head or paw into the makeshift tent opening and cause an initial wound that would bleed and rouse him out in a panic. They said his items were scattered pre snow, so pre hybernation as well? Maybe the bear was drawn to his camp for the food items he had? I didn't see if his food was stored away from him and up high. Then wolves come in later to pick through the remains. At least a bear is more likely to me than big foot, and a hungry bear can easliy overwhelm a single person.

A real mystery and I feel so sorry for the lad. Brilliantly narrated and story told with compassion for all involved. Rest In Peace, Jordan.

At 8:43 in the video you clearly see a bottle of heet automotive fuel additive. This is frequently used as camp fuel for alcohol stoves by back country campers. The improvised fuel cell can be made from any aluminum beverage can. I suspect investigators didn’t recognize this as a camp stove. This is a predation case wolves or grizzly bear.

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Great video, as always. Thanks for your efforts

Im convinced that he succumbed to blood loss or infection on the ground near the tent. He wouldn’t have his bones scattered and clothes shredded if otherwise. Coyotes and then buzzards. The giveaway for me was the half used aid kit and the half bottle of cheap vodka in the tent. He may have found a dryer half dead tree far from camp he may have mis-swing while holding logs to spilt into firewood it happens all the time and not uncommon for someone to lose a finger doing that. With temperatures dropping so quickly he may have been unable to start that truck if the battery was old. We have no evidence to say that the truck was recently serviced or had a new battery put in. He may have returned to camp and dressed the wound but his tent and clothes would have been covered in bacteria from working so much prior and eating in the hammock. These type of infections usually lead to swelling and an intense burning sensation. Its possible that blood infections killed him. I know the amount of blood may not seem like a lot but from the pools they photographed it seemed he was bleeding alot. When we shoot a deer with a gun or bow sometimes there will be a small red pool of blood right where the projectile impacted the animal. It will look like a water balloon filled with blood was dropped on the ground. Then there will be drops of blood falling along where the animal traveled. Finally when you find the body it will have a larger puddle of blood under it. They show 3 separate locations where large pools of blood. The police work was not really thorough. They only dna tested the bones not the blood stains. Jordans blood? Animal blood? The blood of an attacker? Who fucking knows because the cops decided it wasn’t worth testing. They also never listed so many items in the report but i guess the guy who said blood didnt need to be tested for dna also probably said that knives are not a relevant piece of evidence in a scene with large amounts of blood and no obvious other weapons. Also its easier for cadaver dogs to smell through snow than it is through wet ground, water traps scent particles that the dog would need to smell in order to find him. Snow on the ground is made from lots of tiny ice crystals with air between them. The smells will stick to the outside of the ice crystal they dont become lost until you guessed it THE SNOW MELTS. I hate hearing about these lackadaisical police investigators who’s work ethic more closely resembles your average minimum wage fast food teenage employee and not a public servant earning an average salary of $90,000 usd.

I don't believe or trust in expertise or skilled outdoor people because they are careless and overconfident. Many years ago I went for a hike with a friend. He was an extremely experienced outdoorsman. Trying to make wood for a fire he cut himself with the machete. I was scared to death! He was bleeding profusely and we were lucky enough the rescue team came right away. The worst part of this story is that after he was taken to the hospital, I checked his equipment. That's how I realised he hadn't packed his emergency first aid kit (I had mine); and he didn't have proper attire for the hike (no waterproof boots, no wooden socks, no proper waterproof coat, no windbreaker, no enough water, nothing to eat!). Great video, young man. I love your youtube channel.

This is a really sad story, but also very informative of why it’s always good to be prepared. You can never have a catalog of too much information and no information is ever really useless when it comes to backpacking hiking surviving in the wild.

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