The Worst Death Story in Appalachian Trail History (DISTURBING)

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@ElizabethBattle 9 месяцев назад

"Do not spend the night with someone that gives you a bad feeling." Dang good advice right there.

@horvathsogranfume658 6 месяцев назад

or even a few minutes in the day light

@LaoSoftware 19 дней назад

It's like spending the night with a lion in your cage. If I don't like someone, I move on. I don't go out of my way spend the night with them. My safety is first priority.

@connie7128 10 месяцев назад

Another story where someone had a gut feeling but didn't pay attention to it. If you ever come across someone and you get that gut feeling that something isn't right about them, don't let anything change that. Just leave the situation. it doesn't matter if it doesn't make sense, just follow your gut. Always.

@culturebreath369 10 месяцев назад

Agreed. Been in many situations that's proven that true.

@WestyCoastHermit 10 месяцев назад

Yep, yep, yep

@kristita_888 10 месяцев назад

Trust your gut! Always!

@myeyeswentdeaf6213 10 месяцев назад

Yep! Screw all that being cordial, not wanting to to offend anybody, sh**. Just get the F outta there.

@pluggedfinn-bj3hn 10 месяцев назад

Yeah, although in this case I'm not sure how easy leaving the situation would've been. They were both tired from hiking and he might've just killed him in the evening if they had said they had started to leave the campsite.

@JASONMCDONALD2 10 месяцев назад

I used to disregard my gut feeling about people, but not anymore. That gut feeling is your mind's way of taking in all of the data around you and telling you something is wrong. I think in our culture we are socialized to be polite to everyone, so we choose politeness over our gut feeling. I feel bad for this lady.

@reizak8966 9 месяцев назад

I prefer to be alive and rude than dead and polite.

@angelicajacobs584 9 месяцев назад

@@reizak8966 This was legit word for word my mum taught me at 10 years old especially when it came to strangers. Rude and alive always trumps sweet and dead.

@allensmith.aaffect.1626 8 месяцев назад

Yeah, i have never hesitated to tell someone to get tf away from me if they weird me out. . I have prob come across as a dick or a weirdo before but I'm alive. . Also I used to hitchhike around the country in my early 20s. 😅

@jasonadersonwedion9874 8 месяцев назад

@@reizak8966👍

@katamine11 7 месяцев назад

100%

@InkyM4 10 месяцев назад

"Oh no, I couldn't let you hitchhike alone," the serial killer said earnestly. "Who knows what might happen?"

@riftvallance2087 10 месяцев назад

Well he should know better then anyone.

@bamagalforever 10 месяцев назад

For real 🤦🏻‍♀️

@triggerbunny 9 месяцев назад

If a serial killer is genuinely worried about other creeps out there ...as silly/crazy as it seems...it's probably true and what other choice did she have at that point? Thankfully, he honored his promise to let her go. Indeed...there are worse people out there....he at least had some shred of honor/honesty/compassion left to let her go, without harming or touching her at all.

@kmdkrohn 9 месяцев назад

he might be a murderer and a thief, but he's not a ✨monster✨

@miadel5846 7 месяцев назад

Humans are the only thing I'm afraid of in the woods. The woods make me feel safe. People don't. Feral hogs aren't that fun either, but not as bad as people.

@thesouthshoreanglerfishing 10 месяцев назад

Maybe the first known killer, but definitely not the first killer on that trail….

@brandy_lish 8 месяцев назад

i think he mean the first murder victim on the trail was Joel

@katamine11 7 месяцев назад

@@brandy_lishI’m almost certain that that isn’t true either.

@peggywilliams2049 6 месяцев назад

OMGOSH that's what I said ! They're in walking distance from me in Wiley Ford W. Va. Right next to Cumberland MD. I've been on them. 😮

@HeatherHolt 6 месяцев назад

Yeah I was thinking that too, like hmm I bet there have been so many murders on the trail from the beginning of time when humans first wandered it. Before it was even a “trail” too. Maybe the first one that gained notoriety. But def not the first!

@DonnieBrass 2 месяца назад

Yup. The movie Deliverance just keeps coming to mind for me. Never hike the trail without at least a sidearm

@kellie5476 10 месяцев назад

I might be wrong but I think Kyle doesn't actually hate hiking...

@fuzyfuzfuz2 10 месяцев назад

😂😂😂

@4evelyn734 10 месяцев назад

Lol!

@cindyhesson9213 10 месяцев назад

I think you may be right 😳 An investigation may be necessary 🧐

@Hankhill6 10 месяцев назад

How dare you?

@elizabethduncan1550 10 месяцев назад

He does

@katemaloney4296 9 месяцев назад

The saddest thing is had Joel not asked Margaret to accompany him , he would've hiked alone and Bern murdered and no one would've been the wiser. He would've disappeared off of the face of the earth and not been missed and there is no telling how many people would've been murdered. Maybe the construction workers would've been murdered--who knows? Margaret gave Joel justice and a proper burial. Because of her Joel will be remembered.

@horvathsogranfume658 6 месяцев назад

the serial killer might not have even killed him if he didnt have a female to steal

@snowangelnc 6 месяцев назад

@@horvathsogranfume658 Why would you assume that? He said that he'd killed Joel for his gear, which he did take for himself, and he didn't even know what to do with Margaret at the time. At first he tried tying her up and leaving her right away, then when he changed his mind and took her out of the woods he still ended up letting her go. That doesn't sound like someone that killed just to "have a female to steal."

@Clippidyclappidy 4 месяца назад

@@horvathsogranfume658⁠⁠⁠You don’t seem to know how these trail bandits work. They rob and sometimes even kill to supply themselves.

@catboyYuta 3 месяца назад

@@snowangelncit’s just an incel loser blaming women as always.

@TheScapegoat420 10 месяцев назад

What a psycho and complete failure by the system. Rip Joel. I hope Margaret is well. What a scary thing to go through. Gotta go with those gut feelings.

@marknewton6984 10 месяцев назад

Yes trust your instincts.

@MadderMel 10 месяцев назад

Yes ! Go with your gut !

@whitedragoness23 9 месяцев назад

Poor Joe, he had met his killer and had a bad feeling

@larita.a Месяц назад

😊😊

@Pipsqwak 8 месяцев назад

An incident similar to this happened in Oregon more than 50 years ago. A teenaged girl and her new husband were fishing and camping in the Oregon Cascades when a man shot the husband (and the couple's dog), kidnapped the girl, and forced her to hike through miles of wilderness while he threatened and raped her. At the same time, he "took care of her" and when he finally took her into town, HE reported the death of her husband and claimed to just have "found her". She was so traumatized that she went along with his story for months but finally told the police the true story. The guy was finally arrested and convicted for the murder of her husband.

@marcusknoll9500 5 месяцев назад

See....that's REAL LIFE out there......gotta have a gun Society is not real life When you're out in those woods......... Me n my bro were in woods.....I was doing my thing and he was doing his When we met back up He said some guy was trying to get him to come to him My brother didn't But ya.......in the woods..........real life...real shit

@lifeisadrag7705 3 месяца назад

@@marcusknoll9500 ...what

@ghostcat2467 3 месяца назад

@@lifeisadrag7705 Some guy tried to kidnap his brother because societal rules don't apply in the wilderness

@jessierose5319 2 месяца назад

That’s horrifying and I feel so bad about their dog. I’m sure the dog was going to try to protect his family

@lahueramasgabrona 12 дней назад

I remember that! Absolutely terrifying!

@maryplatzer6842 10 месяцев назад

The irony, when the dude holding her hostage at gunpoint says he doesn’t feel it’s “safe for her to hitchhike alone”, what?!

@cjtherou4427 10 месяцев назад

My thoughts exactly, i was like "you don't want her to hitchhike because you're afraid of her coming across someone like you???"

@thegrimlooper 6 месяцев назад

@@cjtherou4427 Their mindset is there is always someone worse than them, so the victim should be lucky they got him, instead of someone worse.

@mrsevelync6900 6 месяцев назад

He knows how crazy his fellow crazies can be

@KenLieck 3 месяца назад

"I mean, look at what's happened to you already, and you even had a partner!"

@piggypoo 10 месяцев назад

So letting people out on parole only so they can commit the same heinous crimes again isn't a new thing....

@yoututs1597 10 месяцев назад

Seriously, so infuriating.🙁

@afterschok6627 10 месяцев назад

Yes, it's a very common thing these days.

@mommag3600 9 месяцев назад

Sadly

@bags4930 9 месяцев назад

It is the Democrat way............ Catch and release.

@namesake7885 9 месяцев назад

what a dingleberry comment clearly made by someone either too far into reactionary 2 party groupthink or whose prefrontal cortex hasnt fully developed. you do realize our criminal "justice" system for the most part of its existence historically has been republican ran right? the biggest contributions democrats historically have made to the criminal justice system systemically is in terms of prison reform for PR, outside of their own privatized prison labor profits and interests, but both parties politicians benefit from that. you say "it's the democrat way" as though there haven't been numerous republican DOJs since this crime and long before under which heinous criminals have been released too soon or without care for what impact their release might have. stop huffing the two party glue and realize they're 2 sides of the same corrupt coin that profit from prison labor and the fact our country is the highest prison population per capita in the world.@@bags4930

@eugenia523 7 месяцев назад

Our ancestors relied on their instincts for survival, yet we push them down. Never ignore a gut feeling.

@joshuawhite4330 4 месяца назад

And a lot of our ancestors died because of it lol

@topsykretts2264 3 месяца назад

@@joshuawhite4330how?

@EstanislaoSantino-xk8uz 3 месяца назад

@@joshuawhite4330Truth sometimes don't trust your instincts too much.

@frustratedalien666 15 дней назад

Correlation does not imply causation. Many of our ancestors got the wrong gut feeling and did not make it. Humans don't have a sixth sense, no matter how badly you want it 🤷‍♂️

@billyshears921 10 месяцев назад

She was a "hippie chick" who worked at The Backpacker/head shop near USC. Hitchhiking back then was no big deal male or female but she was very fortunate to live through this.

@cadillacslim73 10 месяцев назад

Very fortunate

@amagab2346 9 месяцев назад

I’ll add it was a big deal they just didn’t know it.

@kissedbysun2517 4 месяца назад

@@amagab2346yeah, there were constantly stories of people, especially young women who disappeared while hitch hiking

@NomadLand666 9 месяцев назад

in my opinion everyone who hikes the trail should be aware of these murders and know the things that have transpired on the trail. It's part of preparedness.

@UgetTheMemo 8 месяцев назад

There are 13 murders on the trail since 1974.

@YelahStone18 5 месяцев назад

Yes !

@albertforletta1498 4 месяца назад

Exactly!! My number one rule when I’m in the wilderness is I always conceal bear repellent!!! Did I mention that my bear repellent is extremely lethal. Always be prepared!!!!!

@no_step_on_snek9796 4 месяца назад

@@albertforletta1498you should carry a weapon. A rifle is best, handgun as a backup. Your bear spray is a joke even to the bears.

@albertforletta1498 4 месяца назад

@@no_step_on_snek9796 , lol, look up the word lethal in the dictionary. Or, maybe you missed the word lethal? Of course I carry a gun.

@kpoppy9635 10 месяцев назад

Its surprising that he so casually killed a man over gear but then did all that so that he wouldnt have to kill the woman. He may have had a crush on her but he still risked everything in order to not kill her. I'm also shocked he didnt try anything in the hotel room. But still...he killed a man, abducted a woman and hiked for miles and eventually got arrested...over hiking gear!

@Neophema 9 месяцев назад

Then he killed a woman when he was out on parole... the dude was just insane.

@alaska3390 9 месяцев назад

He was many things but he wasn’t a monster

@DarkCrystal777 9 месяцев назад

@alaska3390 huh?...

@pavelslama5543 9 месяцев назад

He killed a man because he was insane / couldnt control his murderous impulse, not because of the gear. That was obviously a retroactively added reasoning once he got asked the question he never thought about answering.

@REALBjornTV 6 месяцев назад

Not a monster?? @@alaska3390

@amstarla 9 месяцев назад

I think the most shocking part of this story is hearing that Ralph was 31😂

@InfiniteTriztan1111 9 месяцев назад

I thought he was around 40-50.

@vsanchez7158 9 месяцев назад

Maybe being evil ages you?

@funnycalicocat3690 9 месяцев назад

The photo is probably already from much later years when he was in jail.

@user-bv7mk8id5t 9 месяцев назад

Right 😂!? I thought 60’s..

@user-bv7mk8id5t 9 месяцев назад

@@vsanchez7158also being white. But the other commenter is prob correct that it’s an older photo.

@blakedesmond 10 месяцев назад

From all these stories, sounds like we should avoid shelters at all cost. That’s where all the creeps stay.

@riftvallance2087 10 месяцев назад

Im not even sure why people use the shelters at all. Half the experience is sleeping in your tent or hammock.

@blakedesmond 10 месяцев назад

@@riftvallance2087 Right. I’m assuming that’s an emergency type of thing if you got lost and didn’t have a tent.

@riftvallance2087 10 месяцев назад

@@blakedesmond No ,some people rely on them not bringing a shelter at all. It saves on Weight and time, still a terrible idea though. I always consider it a dick move of sleeping in one when you have a shelter.

@easygoer1234 10 месяцев назад

I know right !!!!!!!!

@tomnoyb8301 10 месяцев назад

Tents/hammocks are tiny, muddy places requiring effort to setup and cleanup packing-up. Shelters are dry for hiker and gear. Despite the occasional murderer, there's also comradery with fellow hikers. Camping away from trail and shelter is essentially 'stealth' camping, introducing other complexities. Potentially getting lost, for example. And if a murderer catches you far from trail/shelter, chances diminish considerably. Most hikers are social and would rather put up with snoring and mice than stealth camp (especially in rain).

@bartholomewjames1003 5 месяцев назад

I highly recommend anyone to read the book "The Gift of Fear". It talks exactly about "gut feeling" and why you should not ignore it. It is there for a reason and it can save you. Trust your intuition.

@scottj214 4 месяца назад

I gave a copy of it to all of my kids years ago. I’ve now started giving copies to my grandchildren.

@KenLieck 3 месяца назад

On the other hand, my girlfriend tells the story about how she was introduced to a man who had supposedly abused and killed an 8-year-old girl, but in her heart -- using her intuition -- she looked right into his eyes and she could tell he didn't do it, and so she would see him and give him hugs and stuff... and then later came absolute proof that he *had* done the horrible deed after all, and it messed her up pretty bad...

@caseymead8368 2 месяца назад

Excellent book!

@GLING17 16 дней назад

Always. I have learned over the years to always listen to my instincts and feelings about people or situations. If I get a bad vibe, I'm outta there!

@cjalexanderjr8811 9 месяцев назад

I would NEVER hike that trail without a firearm.

@SoulDevoured 5 месяцев назад

It's incredibly difficult to legally carry on the AT because of different state laws and a need to register with several of them. So more than a million people walk the trail without one every year.

@Yehoshua66 5 месяцев назад

I would never even go anywhere near the Appalachian wilderness. Period. That place is beyond sinister

@LaurenceDay-d2p 5 месяцев назад

With exception of anti-gun Communist New York State, all the states on the Appalachian Trail are open-carry states, so by all means, carry a pistol.

@dittohead7044 4 месяца назад

@@SoulDevoured. Most friends I have that hike carry and worry about the legalities after.

@albertforletta1498 4 месяца назад

I walk into the wilderness, I conceal a firearm. No other way to walk into the wilderness, period!!!

@amwright63 9 месяцев назад

What an incredible/horrific story. I'm always telling my husband and our two kids that we have a "Sixth Sense" for a reason! It's there to alert or even protect us from potential dangers.

@garlickebagg 10 месяцев назад

RIP for the lady he killed in Michigan.

@dawny190284 10 месяцев назад

He was 31?????!!?? Tell me that's a mugshot from 3 decades later 😐😐

@JulieRushworth 10 месяцев назад

Yes he looked at least 55

@ChrisNahrgang 9 месяцев назад

The farther back you go, the older people seem to look. Hairstyle, facial hair style, and accessories contribute a surprising amount to our judgement of a person's age. Not to mention the fact that medical care and skincare are constantly improving, so people generally maintain "youthful" traits later into life than in the past.

@em84c 7 месяцев назад

@@ChrisNahrgangyou see photos of teenagers in the 80s and they look 30. Because of the hairstyles I think.

@longfootbuddy 4 месяца назад

no, thats when he was 28

@slipslider9048 4 месяца назад

The state have been lacing food and water to systematically reduce testosterone levels in men since the 1970s. That’s why “men” now look more like children.

@Amber-vq5ud 8 месяцев назад

I’m from Appalachia. There’s no way I would ever walk any part of the Appalachian Trail. It’s too dangerous.

@kissedbysun2517 4 месяца назад

And uncomfortable. Living out west ruined me for hiking and camping in the east. Humid, buggy jungles

@joannebiddle8572 3 месяца назад

Those who live there know , the more I research the less I want to find out for myself 😢

@UgetTheMemo 8 месяцев назад

There have been 13 murders on the App trail since 1974. You should do a montage briefly covering each one!

@wakranich3488 10 месяцев назад

ALWAYS listen to your gut!! Your intuition tells you what you need to know..

@liminalcriminal_ 9 месяцев назад

No it always doesn’t. It’s pseudoscience. You may notice artificiality in someone’s speech but other than that your gut is fucking useless and knows nothing you don’t. Same shit as “trust your faith”

@SometimesMyself 8 месяцев назад

When I was a kid in the 70s and 80s, my family had a cabin right off the trail, so we hiked there rather often. At that time, coming across a thru-hiker was a rare thing, indeed. There was no such thing as ultralight (or even lightweight) gear. Nor were there cell phones or SOS devices. Even credit cards were uncommon. Imagine trying to carry enough cash (or traveler’s checks) to make the journey. It simply wasn’t as do-able back then. These two were daring and brave to even try.

@josephsorrendino4920 10 месяцев назад

I've met a rather disturbing amount of odd people on various trails. The AT, in particular.

@marknewton6984 10 месяцев назад

Off grid people are scary. Be careful.

@josephsorrendino4920 9 месяцев назад

@KyleHatesHiking-- how?

@jimhenderson387 10 месяцев назад

Great job of telling this story, Kyle. It infuriates me how many stories I've heard of murderers being let out of prison only to murder again. Why can't the people in charge of the so called corrections system learn?

@sportdriver 10 месяцев назад

It's not necessarily the fault of the correction employees. They have to follow the laws. Blame the politicians who passed these laws

@akala-bluesaville9866 10 месяцев назад

So? You are happy with the broken and interrupted storytelling? To promote his crap? You obviously are not a Premium user! Gobsmacked by this low level standards. HE FAILS ABYSMALLY AS A TRUE AUTHENTIC STORYTELLER. From my experience they NEVER include advertising!SMMFH

@bobbiingram4258 10 месяцев назад

@@akala-bluesaville9866 Huh?

@evelynwaugh4053 10 месяцев назад

It isn't generally due to corrections. In most states, for most crimes, there is determinate sentencing, which means that a judge imposes a sentence (7 to 15 years, for example) that has been set forth in statute (such as a state penal code). Being released at that time is required as he has served his sentence. A long time ago, sentencing was indeterminate, so there was discretion by corrections. Now, the only time corrections has discretion is when a life term is imposed, such as 15 to life. But those terms are unusual, at least in my state. Also, many murderers are allowed to plead to manslaughter, which has a much lower term. Over that corrections obviously has no control whatsoever. Also, governors close prisons, and decide its budget. With fewer prisons, the entire system is affected.

@MrJest2 9 месяцев назад

Because politicians value their ideology as dogma, and pay no attention to the real world at all.

@pamengland7863 10 месяцев назад

It’s like people afraid of flying. It’s much safer than driving to the corner market every day. RIP Joel indeed. So glad Margaret went on to be successful in life & didn’t let that experience ruin her. She is surely a brave individual. Thanks again Kyle for covering another amazing AT story!

@MarkBarnes-o2m 9 месяцев назад

Well buddy I've totaled 13 cars and bounced off cars , trucks and ditches on a m/c...and I'm still here & breathing, I don't think I would be if those were plane crashes, just saying...

@skylar12250 8 месяцев назад

@@MarkBarnes-o2mi think the point is that there are more car crashes than plane crashes😭

@LarryWater 8 месяцев назад

Hiking is unnecessary risk

@kissedbysun2517 4 месяца назад

Fears are not always rational

@SuzetteG316 5 дней назад

Flying is getting more dangerous every day. Planes are getting older, and thanks to DEI, we are not always getting the best pilots, mechanics and airport workers. Mistakes are being made at alarming rates all around. No more flying for me.

@EvilestGem 5 месяцев назад

The story doesn't end there. Ralph, who 31 at the time, was eventually released from prison after 17 years. Several months into his release he strangled Diane Good (29). Diane's body was found, naked, in a muddy field. Ralph was then imprisoned again, only this time, for life. Ralph would eventually die of lung cancer. Some information into Ralph's early years highlight just how bizarre it was for Ralph to let Margaret go, unharmed. In 1963, Ralph (20) was arrested for statutory rape of a 16 year girl (Ann) and in March 1964, ordered a high school junior into his car at gunpoint, then drove her 13 miles to a wooded lover’s lane in Troy, Michigan. An alert cop came upon them as he was tying the girl’s hands behind her back. Was given 15 years but released early. Just in case you all thought this was some jilted but ultimately nice old man.

@dittohead7044 4 месяца назад

Our justice system is criminal

@faronrich9381 8 месяцев назад

My family lives near the Appalachian Trail, and no one has hiked it. It's too easy to walk into and out of the trail from roads going up the mountain, and many hikers are joined by sketchy people.

@horvathsogranfume658 6 месяцев назад

be the sketchy hiker

@KenLieck 3 месяца назад

@@horvathsogranfume658 "sketchhiker"

@Vendettis 9 месяцев назад

One of my friends years ago walked the Appalachian Trail, he was gone for months and months, I was nervous and scared for him. He wanted to walk it before the disease that takes over every male in his family and makes it hard to move took over.

@LOVEBABY138 3 месяца назад

Did he come back?

@daisycocoa2557 8 месяцев назад

Grew up in the woods and I can attest to listening to your gut is everything. Also the city streets are MUCH safer than the woods…

@RenzieCat 6 месяцев назад

🙄🙄🙄 go to Patterson NJ ... you may change ur mind

@heide-raquelfuss5580 6 месяцев назад

The cities are more safe? Not at all! The city is a jungle. Danger from every direction! Included full of @rseholles everywhere.

@longfootbuddy 4 месяца назад

unless a killers around

@mariavittoria9248 4 месяца назад

I prefer country living over city living. I feel pretty safe where I live. Big cities and people scare the crap outta me. I rarely leave home at all unless I absolutely have to. I have no address n I've only had probably 5 people stop by. Nobody ever comes over without a proper heads up notice.

@no_step_on_snek9796 4 месяца назад

Chicago, New York, LA, San Francisco, Portland, DC, and every other major city disagrees with you based on pure statistics.

@WoodyXRay 10 месяцев назад

I camped at Low Gap last March. I’m glad that I didn’t see this story before that hike.

@Justicia007 9 месяцев назад

RIP Joel. Sorry about what happened to you 😢

@chris_m986 9 месяцев назад

31 y/o, that ralph looks around 60 at least. WOW

@Bard_Land 10 месяцев назад

Another great grisly tale! I keep watching them even though they're making me more and more terrified of doing any kind of thru-hike.

@marcomcdowell8861 9 месяцев назад

Ah the 70s. Strange times bred strange people. As someone who was accidentally created during that decade, I can verify that the strangeness carries on.

@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S. 9 месяцев назад

I too was created accidentally during the 70s and yes the strangeness carries on ... but to a somewhat lessened extent. For example, I don't know about you but I've never murdered a guy and/or abducted a woman. Maybe I haven't truly lived.

@es9758 9 месяцев назад

@@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.😮😮😊

@horvathsogranfume658 6 месяцев назад

the ppl being weird in the 70s were created and a product of the even weirder 50s

@grungeisdead8998 2 месяца назад

This story would make a crazy movie plot

@abc-wv4in 6 месяцев назад

So many murderers, rapists, and kidnappers are let out on parole only to kill again. It's heart-breaking and infuriating. I live in Georgia and knew there had been several murders on the AT but didn't know the first happened in Georgia. And yes about following your gut instincts.

@scorpiouk5914 9 месяцев назад

This creeped me out. I was born & raised in a North Georgia town very close to these events. All of the town and park names are familiar places from my youth. Hope you are resting in peace, Joel. Margaret, you earned your survival! Very smart lady and I hope you are well & happy.

@tonyacampos85 9 месяцев назад

6:38 “lets get back to the vid….” RU-vid ad starts 😂

@jessicacecil7791 9 месяцев назад

I don’t know if I would say the AT is safer than any city street. Do you know just how many people go missing every year from the AT?! Crazy high numbers. I grew up in the city. I can spot danger there a mile away. On the AT, it’s easy to get caught up in the tranquility of the landscape and forget to watch your back.

@Paparoxx 9 месяцев назад

A lot of people go missing from ATMs in the cities....

@Susan-lf2hl 7 месяцев назад

@@Paparoxx lol

@stormsiren7207 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing these stories. Although situations like this may be rare, clearly they can happen, so it's good to know. Trust your instincts when they are telling you something is wrong, and maybe think about carrying some form of protection when you go hiking out in the wilderness where if you find yourself in just about any kind of trouble, help is not coming any time soon.

@dawny190284 10 месяцев назад

Never been so new to one of your videos. You're so respectful and kind and you don't exploit, which is unfortunately not the case for similar channels. Love from the UK and keep up the brilliant work Kyle ❤

@0zthehikingsailor 8 месяцев назад

In 2019 we stopped for a snack at low gap shelter. There were 2 very different type of people there.. i told Thumper my hiking partner that I left something at our last stop. He looked at me surprised as this was not my character. But we left together and I explained what i was thinking and we just ket it go abd continued our hike. After we finished our section hike that year we heard another death on the AT and at that same shelter. The survivor played dead and lived. We found out later that the killer was actually the guy that gave me the shivers.

@rdred8693 8 месяцев назад

What? I don't believe it.

@heide-raquelfuss5580 6 месяцев назад

Oooh my...your gut was screaming at you, saving your both lives i am shure. Clever of you, using your head and creativity- kind- of - lie.

@BatCaveOz 10 месяцев назад

I remember a couple of hundred thousand subscribers ago, when Kyle assured us that his hiking channel wouldn't transform into a "spooky things that happened to hikers" channel. 😀 (BTW - I like the "spooky things that happened to hikers" stories)

@magentapyramid9245 9 месяцев назад

I wouldn't be alive today if I didn't heed my gut instincts. It's saved my own life numerous times and definitely rescued those of others as well. It's more than just a gut feeling - I've also had countless premonitions come true too. I guess these "gifts" are supposed to compensate for my really shitty life. RIP Joel. And SO well done Margaret!

@chrism4008 9 месяцев назад

They aren't gifts, they are the latent abilities of our species which the elite have been programming our of the children for a very, very long time. They can be found again, and even sharpened with enough work. Lots of people are starting to notice too

@katsmeow6946 8 месяцев назад

Wthink our gifts are because of a shite life.

@mspbhappy 4 месяца назад

Have you done the story of “Mostly Harmless”? He was found dead in a tent and although many people on the trail had encountered him and some even spent considerable time with him, they realized that no one knew who the guy was. They had to launch a whole “investigation” into figuring it out. It got pretty crazy

@waylongreger8158 9 месяцев назад

Always infuriating when a killer gets released, especially on parole and ESPECIALLY when it was in cold blood. You shouldn’t be able to serve a quarter of your life for taking someone else’s

@LaurelsChannel 3 месяца назад

I frequently tell my son and daughter - currently in their 20s - to trust their guts, especially when in a vulnerable situation. That's your subconscious picking up on things your conscious mind can't articulate.

@coreyseals4269 10 месяцев назад

The bad thing is that a gut feeling wouldn't have done anything! They were already in the web of deceit. The 3 of them together and no one else around was bad since he had a gun! It is really sad to think people just want to have fun and hike! This wack job had to come into the picture.

@CleoHarperReturns 10 месяцев назад

Hearing you speak about this in a previous video I was hoping you'd share this with us. Thanks, Kyle! RIP Joel, the world needs more kind, adventurous spirits like yours. And Margaret, your perseverance both during and after is truly inspiring.

@WhispersFromTheDark 9 месяцев назад

Bless his heart. Rest in peace, you are not forgotten.

@claudeanmankin1539 10 месяцев назад

It was supposed to be a group trip but over months of planning it ended up being the two of them. I have always wondered what the dropouts feel about their decision.

@poetrymafia27 10 месяцев назад

Oh that's interesting. Makes sense that there were meant to be more. I feel for her parents too, I'm sure they wished they'd followed up more before letting her go.

@wendisparadeofperfumes5034 10 месяцев назад

It sounds like she lied to her parents about that aspect in order to assuage fears in their part about letting their 17 year old daughter go out in the trail.

@HomeGrownCountryGirl 10 месяцев назад

Thanks, Kyle. You’ve come a long way. I enjoy your trail tales

@lydiagould3090 10 месяцев назад

What a terrifying ordeal for that young girl. But she did the right thing not trying to escape him (and get shot) Good story, thanks for the video😊

@dawny190284 10 месяцев назад

@@cheesecrackers3928 that's not always the right thing to do. We can all say that given hindsight and lots of details after the fact.

@poetrymafia27 10 месяцев назад

@cheesecrackers3928 sometimes biding your time is safer and smarter, like in this case he took her towards civilization where yeah, maybe she could've escaped. But you gotta be smart about that. Waiting is often smarter than running or fighting.

@gerrywhelan5761 10 месяцев назад

@@cheesecrackers3928"That's why it's called General advice" it's not specific, like what good would it be to scream, yell fire etc in the middle of nowhere with nobody around perhaps for miles, in front of a guy that had just shot your friend, common sense please!

@katamine11 7 месяцев назад

@@dawny190284it absolutely is. If you don’t try to escape then you almost certainly just signed your own death warrant. This case is HIGHLY unusual and NOT the norm. Also, much better to die fighting back and getting shot than complying and almost certainly dying a MUCH more gruesome death.

@benthere23 10 месяцев назад

I stopped and had lunch at this shelter last year. It's far out there.

@marcpospisil8524 2 месяца назад

Man, the 70s were a different time; looking at the picture of Ralph, and saying: “Yeah, this dude’s alright” 😵‍💫

@lamonster87 9 месяцев назад

Holy crap. Hartsville is the sister city of my hometown. They're within the same county, just didn't city names. Very small towns around here. Wild to hear about it on a bigger RU-vid channel

@gwhite7136 7 месяцев назад

Being from this area, and have stayed at many shelters over the years, I've noticed that over the last number of years, people have a way of letting trouble makers know, this isn't the shelter, time and place to mess with anyone. Many now days simply gather around others, start conversating, talking about family values and need to protect as they brandish their weapons of choice for all around to see. Imagine Ralph today, how much sleep he would get with folks sleeping with, "security" and the desire to protect from evil doers. Things that make you smile out on the trail..

@marcusknoll9500 5 месяцев назад

It's interesting how you put that They r SHOWING other people their weapons A lot of people don't understand that...y you would Purposely let people see you have a weapon on you

@peteywheatstraws4909 9 месяцев назад

There's been quite a few brutal murders on that trail. Dam thing goes about 2,500 miles, from Georgia to New York.

@itsmysniff4950 6 месяцев назад

It goes from Georgia to Maine.

@coreencasey5109 10 месяцев назад

Amazing how trusting people are. NEVER trust strangers. Isnt that what we teach our kids?

@covetprice 10 месяцев назад

Hi, my name's Chucky.

@LivinOnSpokes 9 месяцев назад

don't bother hiking the AT then.

@heide-raquelfuss5580 6 месяцев назад

We teach our kids TRUST STRANGERS! TRUST TEACHERS TRUST OTHER KIDS FROM THE AGE OF KINDERGARTEN TRUST FAMILY TRUST THE MILKMAN TRUST STRANGERS IN YOUR HOUSE LIKE CARPENTERS AND OTHER WORKMEN TRUST POLICE OFFICERS TRUST DOCTORS, NURSES, SPECIALISTS, PSYCHIATRISTS, CHILD WELLFARE, BABY SITTERS, HOME DELIVERY MEN, OFFICIALS, TAXI DRIVERS, MAIL MEN, NEIGHBOURS, FRIENDS, ZOO KEEPERS SHOP EMPLOYEES, OLD LADIES, OLD FOLKS, LAWJERS, TRAVEL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, LANDLORDS. We parents teach DO NOT TRUST STRANGERS, but we TEACH them trust strangers, who have no interrest in you. As a child of another male's semen and womb, your child is seen as disposeable, as a future and current concurrent/enemy/resources consumer and so on. WE CREATE THE EVIL THAT CAN HAPPEN WITH OUR CHILDREN THE MOMENT WE LET OUR CHILDREN SOCIALIZE WITH OTHERS AND STAY WITH OTHERS UNSUPERVIZED WITHOUT YOU BY THEIR SIDE. WE TEACH THEM TO BE TRUSTING, THE MOMENT WE LEAVE OUR CHILDREN ALONE WALKING TO SCHOOL, ON THE BUS, TRAIN, PLAYYARD, STREETS to buy a bread at the nearest bakery. We all are miserable lousy parents, no matter what.

@untimatrix 6 месяцев назад

never ignore your feelings about something

@ididntwantthischannel5538 10 месяцев назад

Poor joel. Maybe if they hadn't hurried back to the shelter, ralph would have just stolen their stuff and been on his way.

@jenlarge9036 10 месяцев назад

If I was Margaret at the bus station, I would have bought a ticket to anywhere.

@Blakenew127 7 месяцев назад

That is what I thought too but sis clearly wasn’t 100% rational at this point

@letsrock1729 6 месяцев назад

Yes, I thought that at first, but then it occurred to me that he was probably standing right next to her while she was trying to buy her ticket. If she had already told him which general area she was travelling back to (during one of their 'hike conversations'), he would have then realised she wasn't sticking to their 'plan' and may have killed her and others.

@Icetalon02 Месяц назад

My mom and her friend were doing a normal hike back when I was little. It was already dark out and my mom and her were walking and they eventually came across a bright neon orange jacket, slightly hidden, and it was warm. Like someone had taken it off to hide better. On top of that they heard some noises, I think voices and leaves crunching further in the woods next to where they were. They began to pretend to be on the phone with my dad, so as to make it seem like someone is expecting them. It was really creepy. I dont remember everything my mom told me, but I do know that while walking back after that happened, they saw a car where it wasn't supposed to be. This was a place we went often for family hikes and from what I remember, they had a parking lot where you're supposed to park. This car, though, was up into the woods, kinda hidden away. So from those details it seems like they were going to try to kidnap someone. I'm glad my mom and her friend were fine, but it was definitely a close call

@dylanarrowood7823 9 месяцев назад

These towns in this story Helen and Cleveland basically are surrounding towns around my hometown and where I live now.

@Aliciaw867 2 месяца назад

I think you’re much safer in the worst of Chicago than in AL. It’s so scary and you’re all alone omg how scary!

@montanawife2717 7 месяцев назад

I spent all of 1980 hitch hiking around the states. I was 19 and needed to go !!!! I only had 1 experience that freaked me out,my intuition definitely helped keep me alive!!

@AndreaRycroft 25 дней назад

What happened?

@allisonoconnor8055 10 месяцев назад

Not the first. My grandparents were from by the Appalachian trail. My mom hiked it with her siblings when young. There was a real nasty piece of work in the 30s. But I'm certain not rhe first. Peoples have been around there for awhile

@giovanni5819 9 месяцев назад

I believe it, this might of just been the 1st mainstream murder with the suspect being exposed and reported. Were those cases in the 30’s solved?

@crowsandravens8998 9 месяцев назад

Amazing story! Terrifying. On a lighter note I love the old rotary dial phone.

@Loner-Wolf 5 месяцев назад

I cant believe that someone who committed murder and a life sentence is allowed to get out on parole. Who people who green lit that shoukx be arrested

@sindythebeautiful3252 9 месяцев назад

Oh geez, I'm only minutes in and it has become stressful to me. Should I continue listening? ABSOLUTELY!!

@PrincessLorie 10 дней назад

We hiked portions of the AT in every state that it is in as kids in the 70s although never doing a through-hike. We camped under the stars without tents a lot of the time. It was my parents and us 4 sisters and it was fun as a kid, but never thought of any danger.

@seanbowen9891 9 месяцев назад

HOLY SHIT ! Love your spin on these stories...! KEEP IT UP BROTHER !

@dtblack123 10 месяцев назад

I need help choosing a code to alert my hiking buddies when I think a murderer might be in our midst. I am torn between 'Hey I really feel like playing bongo drums right now' or the more straightforward 'Hey I think this guy is going to kill us'. Which is better?

@ashmaybe9634 10 месяцев назад

Bongo

@dtblack123 10 месяцев назад

@@ashmaybe9634 What if someone has actually brought some bongos along on the hike?

@nancyhampton7932 9 месяцев назад

@@cheesecrackers3928lollllll yes! That episode is one of my absolute favorites… When he remembers to yell tippytoe 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@jessicacecil7791 9 месяцев назад

Our safe expression is “Man, I could really go for some pineapple right now.” 😅

@maryprado-lo9kj 9 месяцев назад

How bout RUN!!!

@rebecculousrk 10 месяцев назад

That photo of her sitting on a log, with her bandanna covering her hair, must’ve been taken by reporters as they arrested her kidnapper, because her shirt is stained with blood. She’s just been rescued, or more horrific, possibly the photo was taken by her attacker while he had her in his control. Once I noticed the blood, that photo became fascinating, while at the same time sending me down a number of rabbit holes of thought; like why didn’t they rush her to a hospital? Whose blood is that? Was she sexually assaulted? Was Joel just her hiking buddy? Or was he her boyfriend? I’d never heard this story before. Thanks for another great video!❤

@jen_sa 13 дней назад

You describe the man's behaviour as bizarre yet by some reason i can image this type of person so well. I feel like i've met this type of people minus the murder part. Them usually being alcoholics. Threating and unstable, then weirdly kind like they want to be seen as a good person, the fickleness of their actions, telling you weird stories apropos of nothing...

@pheona1164 10 месяцев назад

🛋 Stories like this is why I stay on the couch.

@leonidaslantz5249 10 месяцев назад

Rest in Peace,Joel Pauison. God bless you and your family and friends 🙏 ❤

@CharlesLehman-k1n 10 месяцев назад

Hey Kyle, really enjoying your videos and learning the complete truth about the pros and cons of hiking. Appreciate your honesty.

@Druuna55 Месяц назад

He goes to jail, gets out and kills again? Would love for karma to visit the judge who thinks killers can somehow be rehabilitated. So crazy.

@jamest2401 9 месяцев назад

Because I thought this was the beginnings of another retelling of the Randall Lee Smith story; of which I’m already quite familiar, I was just about to click away. So it’s fortunate that you put the killer’s name out there right at the outset. I’m always up for a new 'in the woods' or 'in the wilderness' horror story.😉

@Emy53 4 месяца назад

Ralph looked much older than 31, when he killed Joel. He looked much older and Margaret was totally so lucky that Ralph didn't kill her, but why did he eventually murder a female?

@subtropicalsteph 9 месяцев назад

This is like Dateline, the outdoor edition. Love it 👍👍 great storytelling

@nicolehernandez6831 10 месяцев назад

Babe wake up Kyle hates hiking just posted 🥳

@chrislnflorida5192 10 месяцев назад

U have great stories. I for 1 spent alot of time in the woods kicking and camping. There were times being our there alone when your imagination goes wild.. After hearing All your stories, now going on 66 thinking back to my free spirit days its spooky now days to hike or camp without being with a group.

@sirridesalot6652 6 месяцев назад

I was walking with a small number of friends one night around ten PM. We were headed to a hamburger place. I stopped and told them that we should detour around the block to that place rather than continue on our planned route. I told them that I had a really bad feeling that something evil was up ahead. They finally agreed to come with me. the next day we read in a newspaper that the night before just after we diverted, that someone had been murdered in the area we diverted from. Trust your instincts.

@duckygibson2075 9 месяцев назад

I’m never hiking it so I’m fine with watching these videos 😂😂

@kimberlymiller4914 10 месяцев назад

I live in ga and have hiked in this area many times. Sometimes solo. I’m sure it’s much more populated now than it was back then.

@lela8658 10 месяцев назад

Yet ANOTHER incredible video from kylehateshiking!! He never lets us down

@BaldwinVoice 4 месяца назад

I thru-hiked the AT southbound in 2019. My 3rd-to-last night on the trail, I spent the night at Low Gap Shelter. Glad I didn't learn this story until after I finished.

@joannebiddle8572 3 месяца назад

Never go there again 😢

@_MjG_ 9 месяцев назад

As someone who finds it very difficult to sleep at any new locations, even amongst company with whom I trust, I can't imagine falling asleep near someone who you know is a murderer & may kill you. Yet she supposedly got a good night sleep??? I just can't fathom that.

@chrism4008 9 месяцев назад

People back then weren't born and bred into a fear based lifestyle like the culture they've cultivated for us out of that generation

@_MjG_ 9 месяцев назад

@@chrism4008 I respectively disagree. I get your point about it being a more fear based society now. However, it doesn't matter what culture you grew up in when it comes to seeing a friend get murdered & having to sleep near that murderer. In that case, an equal amount of fear would kick in, regardless if experienced the exact same scenerio 50 years ago or if it happened now.

@chrism4008 9 месяцев назад

@@_MjG_ obviously im speaking about the very first initial encounter

@_MjG_ 9 месяцев назад

@@chrism4008 Yes. However I never mentioned the first night prior to the murder occurring in my comment. My comment was solely about the second night, after she already witnessed the murder & had to sleep near him. This video stated the young women supposedly got a good night sleep, knowing she could potentially be murdered.

@todayslist37737 8 месяцев назад

@@_MjG_She hiked with heavy gear. She was tired.

@adogshope7399 5 месяцев назад

Hey Kyle, you are definitely gonna get to your goal to 1M subscribers because of how genuine your content is. I think people would subscribe without you even askin 😉 Love the channel! I also “hate” hiking lol

@TheIckpa 10 месяцев назад

Ah… I feel like once the two arrived to the shelter, their fate was sealed. Unless they left without gear… even if they left the moment they arrived, the psycho could have pulled out his gun and got the gear… staying the night, might have given him opportunity to spare the girl. 🤔 What a sad story! 😔

@FrankDufek 9 месяцев назад

Yep. The correct course of action after getting that gut feeling would probably have been to just abandon most of their gear and sneak away in the dead of the night after noticing he fell asleep.

@TheIckpa 9 месяцев назад

@@FrankDufek good point. Didn’t think about middle of the night as being an option.. or just ditching everything right away. 😞

@Primrosethegoose 9 месяцев назад

Kyle I wish you had a million story videos and they were at least an hour long I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS

@elizabethmcglothlin5406 10 месяцев назад

What a wild and frightening story!

@Truther567 3 месяца назад

There was a guy with a machete slashing hikers on the Appalachian Trail. Always, always beware of strangers, don’t stop to chat, and take a gun/rifle.