Teenager Exhibits Strange Behavior Before Disappearing | Mekayla Bali Case Analysis 

If a young person asks you for money for a hotel room please sit them down and find out why and do your best to help them.

I would also go with the bad actor, someone groomed her online and made her an active participant in her own disappearance.

I was born and raised in this town...went to the same high school as her but that was in the late 90s. Yorkton is small , not much to do and every young person's dream was to get out and experience something.. anything. That bus "depot" never had cameras and I recall taking the bus back to Yorkton where if your bus rolled in after midnight, the depot would be CLOSED! So you had to be prepared to have made arrangements for someone to pick you up or have change to call a cab from a payphone outside. I don't blame her for wanting to expand her horizons and see "what else is out there". Unfortunately, I think she encountered the wrong person and had a nefarious ending. Thanks for covering this case, Dr. G.

A good intentioned man wouldn’t keep her from her family. I think you’re right, she is probably dead. Very sad.

People are agreeing that she’s dead but it’s very possible that one of the men she met online is in human trafficking or holding her hostage for himself.

Fathers, show your daughters that you love them, tell them often. If you don’t, some man will come around and tell them they do, even if they don’t! You don’t have to be a perfect Dad, you just need to be there for your children.

She was such a vulnerable person 😢 God rest her soul

Also, she could had been told to meet at the bus stop because there were no security cameras. This man knew that the bus stop did not have cameras , and that is why he told her to meet at bus stop. Very sadly , I do not believe she is alive. This man instructed her very well on how not to be tracked, he has probably done this before.

Thank you for covering this case, her disappearance has haunted me since I first saw the news of it many years ago. Her young mind seemed so searching and so lonely and so lost, it is devastating to imagine her final hours and moments.

What a tragic situation. I personally believe she met a man she met online and left with the man, I wonder if the man wanted to harm her , I don't believe she's still alive. Thank you Dr Grande. Brilliant analysis, tragic outcome and informative topic.

Teenagers, who are bullied due to a physical différance, are many times prone to taking this to extreme levels. They seek perfection and acceptance. Being different even over minor and temporary things are many times traumatic and life altering. This is magnified in our world of social media.

I have watched many of Dr Grande's videos- but this one made me cry. I saw my own life sooooo many years ago where l ran away from home. Thankfully the police "found me" a few weeks later. _(I had left NJ and was brought by an older man in his mid 20's to NYC)_ Any number of negative outcomes could have been my future. It was a very dysfunctional home life that made me leave. I was only 13 or so when l ran away.. That was many decades ago and the world is no safer place . I cried because l know what it's like to be her age, to be so confused and to believe help or a "better life" is _out there_ somewhere~

So sad. Another beautiful young person that didn't understand their worth.

This one has always seemed so sad to me. I agree that she's probably dead and it's awful that there are zero suspects.

I live in Sarnia, ON and a few months back we had some people trying to lure kids away for sex slavery ...kinda sounds like what happened

i have often wondered if the "man" sent makayla fake docs showing he deposited 5k in her bank acct. she was definitely meeting up with someone and im sure he was tracking her , watching her the whole morning. there has to be some kind of digital contacts trail between she and the "man", but im sure law enforcement forensics have tried their best to find such. Praying for Makayla and all whom love her.

That story is utterly gut-wrenching!! Her mother must be sick with worry over Mekayla. These stories always have a way of reminding me of how grateful I am that my children are grown young adults, now in their mid-30's. I don't know if I could even manage to cope if this happened with one of my sons. I hope the theory of her running away with a Prince Charming and living happily ever after is the case, but sadly, I don't think it is. I think if it were the case, she would've reached out by now.

It states her phone wasnt switched off until the next day in the morning, so couldnt they track its ping signals? It seems strange that if she was abducted that whomever snatched her didnt destroy her phone asap

I lived in Yorkton when she went missing. This shook the town it was fricken diabolical. I'm glad a youtuber with a big following is finally talking about this case. I've been trying to get people to revive the case. Thank you

When I drive back to my hometown, I always stop at a rest stop not too far from Yorkton and Mekayla's missing posters are always there. They're haunting to look at. Not that it matters, but for future reference, the I in Regina is long. (Yes, we're aware of what that makes it sound like, thanks.) For more tragic Saskatchewan content, you should look into the Robert Latimer case.

I think you could bring a lot to more missing persons cases dr grande! I know it’s not your typical genre, but it never hurts to have more eyes on them!

I feel so sad for this girl. I hope that she will be found and that man, who lured her away, will be caught. As heart-wreching as this story is, it was very important that you covered this story to make people aware of such situations.

I had a friend who got "romantically" involved with a man online when she was 12 or 13. She went for a "date" with him and was abducted. It was a guy in his late twenties and his friend, I think they may have been meth heads. She went to a couple of different areas and at some point they saw a car on the shoulder of the interstate and they stopped to steal the sound system from that car which didn't fit in the trunk or something like that so she had to ride in the trunk and they saw the man walking down from the nearest exit with a gas can yelling at them so they piled in and I guess the angry guy threw something that broke a window or something like that then they stopped somewhere and before they left the cops intercepted them and they found her. She was like 3 states away. I met her the next year and she never told me about it until 15 years later. Crazy stuff. She said the cops said they had abducted a few other girls, I didn't ask what happened to them

She met someone online and now she's dead.

The sad part is she said on Snapchat (and maybe on some other chat rooms or something) she doesn’t have any friends in real life, and that can really help predators manipulate her and make her a good target. She clearly wanted a boyfriend or friends in general and may have cost her own safety. She is young , trusting and I’m sure wanted to get away for a little. But maybe now forever. I really do hope she is alive, but it’s probably a low chance of that.

I think that she was lied to and told that $5k was going to be deposited in her account, and when she realized it was a not real she then started making strange decisions and doing things that were “out of character”….I just can’t understand what made her feel like she couldn’t just go back home and move on with her life. So that makes me feel like she was possibly very embarrassed to go back home and face her peers after she made those claims of having all that money and running away for a life of riches and luxury, etc. She probably felt so embarrassed because she didn’t really have any true friends to begin with, and would only be seen as even more of a “weirdo” for lying about the money. So that tells me she was most likely catfished and truly thought she was running off and starting a new life with this handsome and rich mystery man, only to be let down when the mystery man turned out to be some old and creepy loser with no money. That’s my theory. I’m probably wrong, but it’s what I think played out. It’s just a sad case all around.

Oh yes! This is one of those compelling disappearance cases and you covered it well. Thank you!

My boyfriend's missing and hasn't touched his bank account. It's been four months, it's terrible not knowing. He was going to Thailand with a stop over in Saudi Arabia and was ill so they hospitalised him. After 9 days he left the hospital and disappeared. The British Consul visited him in hospital and he said he didn't have his phone to contact me and they never even wrote me a letter so I had to find out from the police. The hospital had his passport but I can't get an answer from the Foreign office about if they took his phone, cash and bank card.

This missing person case is particularly frustrating for me. I'm convinced it was a 'bad actor' situation, at least in regards to whom she was communicating with via phone.

I bet the same thing that happened to me happened to her. She met a sicko online (mine was by 1-900 chat line, pre internet) who groomed her and told her a million nice, pretty things and lured her away. Unfortunately, her story didn't end as happily as mine. 💔

Scrolling through the comments and suddenly like 30 Canadians in a row are correcting Dr Grande about his pronunciation. I thought we were supposed to be polite!! 🤦‍♀

Crazy! Just discovered your channel and was pleasantly surprised to see you cover this!! I work with mekaylas mom and was talking with her when she got word mekayla was not at school when her grandmother went to pick her up. Her mother immediately left work as this was not normal for her. There was word she had two phones. Your assessment is the same as most people around here, she at times had a low self esteem and most believe she was groomed by some creep. I personally think this guy was making her run all over town to make sure no one was watching her. I believe he or they were directing her on what to say and do all day to throw people off. There was a large sum of cash in her home in case of emergency and that was untouched. She left everything behind. Her dad is a deadbeat who came out of the woodworks to cause her mother more pain and issues. Mekayla played piano and was a good big sister. The family has never been the same (obviously) and we don't feel the police are even looking anymore. I can't imagine having no answers and I see mekaylas mom daily. I don't know how she keeps trucking along. Thank you so much for bringing attention to this. Mekayla would be 23 today and still no answers. April 12th will be 7 years. 😢. Her mother is a lovely lady and so is her grandmother and siblings. This was a horrible err in judgement for mekayla that did not end well. She didn't even like going for sleepovers. She would not have left on her own for this long. Also, Regina rhymes with vagina fyi 😂

When something like this happens, we’re just waiting for the body to turn up. The spectrum of associates one meets online goes from confused grandma to homicidal maniac. This is not a bell curve. Check the comments section of any news outlet. When she sought real world companionship with an online personality, she opened up a series of events her teenage mind wasn't developed enough to predict.

I have a theory about this case: she met a man online and sent them photos that were “compromising”. They blackmailed her that they would publish the photos online unless she agreed to meet them at a specific time and place- essentially running away from home. And they would likely have convinced her that her life would be in no immediate danger but she likely understood that this was incredibly risky. They would also most likely promise to take care of her. Either that, or they threatened to harm her family and/or friends if she didn’t agree to run away. And now, she is either not alive or has been trafficked.

Love your channel Dr. Grande… thank you for your professional analysis of many cases.. just want to say Regina is pronounced RE GINA kind of like the ladies anatomy…. I’m from Canada 🇨🇦❤️

This story is so heart breaking! I think why "the guy" couldn't pick her up is because he isn't who she thinks he is. She wouldn't get in the car with some dumpy crazy man because she thinks he's a good looking young man. He lured her step by step right into his lair only to unalive her. I can't imagine the horror of walking through a door and realizing you were so deceived. It makes me feel sick to my stomach! If some guy told me to take my phone apart so NOBODY can trace me I'd say "kiss my a**" and "goodbye." I wish she had noticed the red flag but being sweet, young and naive she trusted what he told her. I hope I'm wrong wrong wrong and she is living happily somewhere.

I just wanted to point out that it's really wonderful of you to use your great power as a VIP RU-vidr to reach tons of people out to hopefully find the girl Mekayla Bali, even when there's little hope. I hope she's alive and well❣️Grazie mille, Dr Grande❣️💙👍

In my opinion, she's dead. I thought that from the get-go. What gave me the indiction, is that she was trying to obtain some extra money and asking for assistance in getting a hotel room. She wanted that possibility (or the man encouraged and/or groomed that out of her) for her to please him and show him that she was worthy. Then, he'd take her away to a better life. Instead he absconded with her, and he killed her for whatever reason he could find for doing that.

Can you please cover the disappearance of Denny Poole? He was a Native American 15 year old boy in Dawson Creek BC Canada who tried to walk to the next town several hours away to meet up with a girl he met online. He took a friend with him. Part way there a passerby called the police about boys acting "suspiciously" but when they got there they could only find the boy who'd been with Denny. There have been massive searches but Denny has never been found. And his story has received almost no coverage since he's an indigenous kid from a small town in Canada. The whole thing is super eery... no trace of him has ever been found even though this happened in 2016 & the areas been thoroughly searched multiple times. I'd love to hear your take on it.

No decent person would allow for the prolonged suffering, worrying and heartache of their significant other’s loved ones. If she had run off with a man, he was not a good intentioned one. I hope I’m wrong and she is found to be alive and thriving, but we all know how unlikely that is.

Thankyou doing this case, it has really baffled me and haunted me. There is a surveillance footage on the internet of her sitting at a table at the restaurant she was at and a strange man walks by her and looks like he is looking , like looking for someone. When I saw that guy on the footage it sent chills up my spine. He turns to a group of guys having breakfast and asks then something and at that moment in the video, she looks up at him like she recognized his voice or something. Wondering if that man is the clue to this case. Def think they/he killed her. My heart goes out to her mother and family.

Your missing persons videos are always the most interesting- you provide insight I’ve rarely seen anywhere else! Love seeing your perspective on things:)

2024 and still nothing found or seen of her, I hope the family gets the answers they deserve.

Unfortunately, the odds of her having met someone with good intentions is heavily outweighed by her meeting someone with other intentions. Young girl, small town, unhappy with her current situation, sounds like a made for tv movie, but not one you would see on the Hallmark Channel. I have a daughter, and she knows that she can always rely on family for whatever she needs, be it real or imagined. Sadly, it seems Mekayla believed she couldn't.

The jokes about hide-and-seek were not necessary. It's funny when you make jokes about perpetrators, not victims. A mother and a grandmother have been grieving for six years without ever knowing what happened to their little girl.

Sadly she is likely locked in some monsters basement, deceased, or in some shady location. Teens, smart enough to disappear but not to know how dangerous it is for young people, especially young women/girls.

This case and a few others from Saskatchewan always make my heart hurt. For being such a small Province I feel like we always have young women missing. Thank you for bringing this case up for discussion!

Wherever she told everyone she was going, she probably went the opposite direction

you have quickly become my favorite new channel man. great information dealt out in a calming voice with some dry wit thrown in. keep up the good work !

It will be great to hear your opinion about postpartum psychosis, how justice system treated differently Carol Coronado case from Andrea Yates case, and your perspective about the recent tragedy on Lindsay Clancy's family Thanks for your great content! 😀

It is infuriating more evidence can't be garnered from her Instagram and Snapchat accounts.

I really hope that Mekayla is found and that her family and loved ones can receive the answers that they have been searching for.

Excellent description of possible scenarios Dr Grande. You always make me think. Thank you.

P.S. regina, Latin noun meaning queen is pronounced ‘re-gee-na’ while Regina, geographical name is pronounced ‘Re-gI-na’ as in Vagina. Thankyou for the analysis, Dr. Grande.. ❤❤❤❤❤😂❤❤❤❤

I’m so glad you have decided to offer your analysis on this case. It always baffles me..

Can always count on Dr. Grande to make my day with a good vid

Excellent analysis Dr. Grande! Thank you for covering this case.

This is so, so sad, heartbreaking. Dr. Grande, you always give the subjects of the cases you analyze great dignity. That always blesses my heart. God bless you.

Very interesting story. Just FYI …. Regina is pronounced with a long i. From a Canadian fan 🇨🇦

I hope her mom finds out what happened to her some day

Found your analysis helpful because it validated my own novice analysis. Always learning & appreciate your videos!

Your voice is so calming, it takes the edge off some of the more unsettling content.

The desperate and sudden need for cash makes me wonder if she didn't get in over her head with some shady online dealings and owed someone (probably a "boyfriend".she wanted to impress) money or else she'd be in trouble. It seems like there was a plan that kept changing, and the need for more and more $$$, as indicated by multiple bank withdrawals and the desperation to pawn her ring. She left some money at home so obviously she didn't know how much she'd need when she left that morning. Very sad and strange.

Another mysterious case, I agree as usual with Dr. Grande. Wished Mekayla would have told someone what was going on, kids that age think they are invincible, they can not overlook the consequences of their actions sometime.

Great analysis, Dr. Grande. Thank you so much.❤

Your expertise is very much appreciated...

I have always thought she was dead. It really looks like it went down as Dr Grande theorized. I do hope her body is recovered so that the family does have at least some sort of closure.

Interesting case. I hope she’s found safely and is missing voluntarily. You have such a soothing voice. Do have/would you consider a podcast?

Hey DR Grande just saw you in the Law and Crime network........you are becoming a HUGE STAR.....keep up the great work...🔥🔥🔥

Interesting presentation as always, Doc.

I had a friend who disappeared like this. But she came back thankfully! She met a sugar daddy online and he paid for her plane ticket to Texas from New York. She got there. They had sex and then he held her hostage and branded her for trafficking. He also tried to get rid of her tattoo. She said that was the most painful. Anyways, somehow she got a hold of a phone, called her mom, told her mom to call the police if she doesn’t come back, stole the man’s wallet, bought a plane ticket back to NY with his money. Anyways, when the man came back she told him she contacted her mom and if she’s not back she’ll call the police. Thankfully he let her go but yeah…bad actor

This Story screams:. Hi! I'm the perfect Target for a Sociopath! Pretty young girl but low self esteem due to acne, no father figure, claims she's looking for chat friends claiming she has none in real life. 1st Question:. From where did she transfer the $25 dollars? Next Q:. Did someone tell her they'd send her bank $5000? Christian ethics are great but there's literally NO EDUCATION on Dark Triad Personalities! Young people have insecurities & emotional & are mostly unaware that evil people can seem very kind, caring, interested and love bomb yet have sinister intentions. Can someone PLEASE create an educational program/film series about Dark Personalities aimed at students?

Always interesting. I see you moved some of your cacti around. #1 Thank you Peace 💕🇺🇲

How terribly sad she was vulnerable & been prayed upon it would seem. How truly tragic

If she is living a good life I think she would contact her siblings and mother. What was the cause of her unhappiness? Hard to say without knowing the family dynamics.

Another great video, Doc. Thank you for covering this tragic story.

Good video, sad story. The video came up for me just after I had read a Global News aritcle from 4 days ago about how its been 8 years since she went missing.

Social media has been a curse to the young, especially young women 😢

If Mekayla is still alive she would be over 18 years old now. If her relatonship with her mum was bad at the time there could be a good reason for her, as a minor, to just disappear from the radar for some time, but now she would be an adult making her own decisions. Still there’s nothing to be heard from her. I agree with Dr. Grande’s “bad actor” conclusion. Why all this running around, sending a message to a friend that she needs help, then asking a lady to book a hotelroom for her, then going to school telling some friends that she is leaving, the large amount of money she would be having in the bank. It’s very probable this girl was instructed by sb to set up a smoke screen, which would finally lead to her own demise.

I like this vid. Good insight and great analysis.

Thank you, Dr Grande.

Please cover musicians Brian Wilson and Elliot Smith? Thanks for all your work Dr. Grande.

I also do not believe she is still alive. Can't the police do more to track her online activities? Is this still an active investigation or has it gone cold? Thank you Dr. Grande for bringing attention to this tragic case.

prayers for her safe return

My night time cup ofd tea ☕ Dr G u the goat

Hello from Saskatoon Sask Canada Dr.Grande . It’s-40 here but anyways the city of “Regina”is actually pronounced like that female body part that starts with “V” or that heart condition ,Angina! This case is not good. I am just an average female who has known not one,two,three but four indigenous women who were killed .Two were murdered by their partners and two by unknown Individuals. It’s theory that we have a serial offender who travels between Saskatoon and Regina.The released a statement in the summer.

Awesome Dr. Grande, another Canadian analysis. Regina is the capital of Saskatchewan, though it is one of more sparse population. The name of the Queen, our Monarch, ( now deceased ) was the Regina (Latin for King, or Queen, but not despot) that we have on our coins. Sometimes deep pain is disguised in deep efforts to get somewhere, or achieve something, and it is the difficult passage which creates character. But like the Monarch Butterfly ( a Regina in its own right ) we must come to death to achieve life. As you said, her struggles started in her Christian class, so too as humans we struggle to die to our “ego” - Old Life. Thanks !!✅🥺💚🥺💚🥺

Thank you!! ❤

It sounds like an human trafficker got an hold on her, that's sad and heartbreaking 💔

I am shocked, how freely she was allowed, to exit and renter school premises without any consequences. This certainly, was a red flag.

Canadian here: it is pronounced RE-GY-NA. Thank you for the story.

Thanks Doc I like your style

Thanks for making your videos! Just to note, 'Regina' Saskatchewan is pronounced 'Redge-EYE-na'. 'Regina' is latin for 'Queen'. The city was named after Queen Victoria.

Wow, this is a tough one. So tragic!

Dear Dr G, a fantastic annalise. You are right in my opinion, re option 1. Kind regards.

yeah, this one is not only really sad but creepy as well. hope something's uncovered for her family at the very least.

She probably hitched a lift at the station when she was told the next bus to Regina wouldn’t arrive for 5 hours. She’d approached someone for help before so its a possibility…Whoever she left with probably murdered her.

Bless her, she looked so young and pleasant. Far too young for this to happen. God bless her. 🙏 X

I’ve just learned that a close family member , who is local and just turned 18, is expecting. She has moved in with the father, who is in his mid 30s and is a father, sharing custody with his ex. I’m in shock! This is an intelligent girl, good parents, close family. Praying for things to go for the better.

Only speculating … Thank you Dr Grande ❤