I work in an Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills, CA. Today January 28th, 2020, I met Matthew Santoro walking on the sidewalk in Beverly Hills. He made my day!!!

Made me think of the man who drove to the Florida Keys and ended up reporting his wife missing. Turned out she had never made the trip with him because he'd murdered her at home.

I once lived in the Oklahoma panhandle, working on a seismograph crew. We drilled hundred foot holes, put explosives and a detonator and wire down the hole. My job was setting off the blast when all the geophones were hooked up to a recording truck. This was the 1970s, before computers, so all you got was a print out graph that could show a pocket where oil might be found. This was flat land as far as you could see. Since at times it took hours to get everything in order, I was always bored. So to pass time, I used binoculars to watch everything from hawks to prairie dog towns while I waited. I always studied the grassland for old farmhouses. This area had been decimated by the dust bowl days of dry land farming. I owned an early metal detector, and on my time off would hunt for coins and trinkets around these abandoned places. One day I came over a small swell as I walked the 1/4 mile to my next drill hole, and saw an old farmhouse with a windmill in the yard about a mile away to my south along what was now a dry creek. I hooked up to my hot wire with my blaster pack, moved away a safe distance, (being too close would be like firing a shotgun into the air while holding the barrel by your nose), and settled in to wait for my "get ready" call. So I studied the old farm through my glasses, locating the outhouse, the cellar hump, everything. Knowing where things are in relation to each other is helpful when searching for "treasure". So I would look closely, then put down my glasses and add details to the map I was making of the place. But then, as I was pretty well finished with my sketch, I looked to see if there was anything I could add. The farmhouse was gone. Nothing disturbed the sea of scrub grass at all. The creek bed still meandered it's way, the dusty road that led up to the farm just ended in open pasture. But there was no junk machinery, no outhouse, no discarded tin, and absolutely no farmhouse. I searched that road over the next few weeks, I retraced my path to that blast hole where I had sat and sketched the farm. I talked to old timers, some of whom remembered a farm out that way, but said it had been years ago. Land records were hit and miss for anything further back than the 50s. The land was now owned by out of state investors. I didn't come up with much information. Now I know, you're thinking I was hallucinating. Trust me, working with warm dynamite doesn't allow many lapses of attention. I had explosives training from the military, and I was hired because I hadn't killed myself by being inattentive. And I had that damned sketch it showed the driveway/road, and it was still there. The dry creek was just as I had drawn it. The cottonwood trees still fluttered drably in the sun. But there was just no farmhouse or junk or even the windmill. Just the faded grass. My people had told of there being places where the world was "thin" . I hadn't understood just what this meant till then. Oh, I had seen strangeness, even as a child, but not like this. Nothing that seemed so unknowable, something that happened so fast, right out in the afternoon sunlight. That was almost fifty years ago, but sometimes it crosses my mind when I walk in the summer sun while dappled clouds drift overhead. And I shiver despite the heat, because down on a personal level, I know the world isn't always what it seems.

What if we live in a sims game, and the people who disappear in split seconds are just deleted?

Wonder if any of these people walked through a portal into another dimension. This could be an explanation as to why they dissapeared in "plain sight."

I just wanna thank you for all of the vids, Matthew.

Brian Shaffer should be in this list. He’s the med student from Ohio who disappeared from a crowded bar in 2006.

5:01 She wasn't even old enough to legally drink in ! That's just another example of underage drinking! Real friends wouldn't have left her like that. Really great friends huh?

They didn’t find Stacy’s camera, they found her camera lens. The individual who was watching her was an older gentleman who made the trip and was going to walk down to the lake with her, but decided half way there he was too tired to follow her all the way. I can’t imagine how he felt after she went missing!

So #9, they got out of their car to wipe condensation off the windshield? What about windshield wipers? Sounds like an urban legend.

Number 10: My dad, It was the strangest history missing in history. The Only thing we know about him, is that he went to get the milk...

When I was a child I always wanted to vanish without a trace...now that I am an adult there are still days I wish I would.

It’s weird how someone could just vanish. Especially with today’s technology.

Made me think about Drax the Destroyer who actually has the ability to vanish into thin air without anyone even noticing him!

they literally pulled a John cena "you can't see me"

Alot of this sound like the spouse killed there other and then didn't have a good explanation as to how the other person "dissapeared"..

The great master of the arts is here again to chill your nerves.. Matthew needs an Oscar Award 💯💯🙏🏽

Watching this at 3 am totally a good idea

I just cant imagine seeing a loved one for one moment and then gone the next... And not even having a clue as to what happened... Idk truly scary

anyone else love seeing the random faces you get when pausing Matthew's videos at random times?

You forgot about Harold Holt the Australian prime minister who went swimming and disappeared

Top 10 people who vanished in plain sight. Number 1 my dad

I feel sorry for the families 😥

God i hate the scenic one she's literally staring in to my soul

34 years ago my dad went for cigarettes in went missing without a trace

Why do I watch these after I close the store and I'm here alone..the damn store Is built on a graveyard.

The first guy pulled a "I don't feel so good Mr.Stark"

I know five people who disappeared without a Trace. In all cases Search and Rescue was out looking for them right away( one was the son of the head of our Search and Rescue). Two of them were on big fishing boats- never even found the boats. Two were brothers that disappeared ten years apart. I still feel so horrible when I drive past their road. The first was just I think 13 when he disappeared and then his then younger brother disappeared at 19 or 20 ten years later. We were out looking within minutes of him being called in missing- never found his snow machine either.

Things like this freak me out. Not cause of anything supernatural, but just because of how you can go missing and just never be found again. Imagine just never hearing from someone again and having no clue what happened? Were they lost, kidnapped, killed? You'll just never know.

This most definitely needs a part 2!

"in plain sight" doesn't actually apply. They are disappearances with very brief period where they were out of sight. It is still a very odd and interesting video, but they didn't actually vanish while they were "in sight". It is very interesting though.

Deep down, we all know that Thanos is responsible for all this

It's been 6 years and I still love your videos.

I feel so bad for the family's of these missing people

I disappear when the teacher takes out a surprise pop quiz

Your videos always inspire me and keep me up to date with the best facts. Thank you for making me happy all these years.

I love the lighting, makes it creepier. Reminds me off how a campfire lights up your face.

You have awesome channel and I love the consistency!!!

The older man in the 10 spot probably got up and either sleepwalked, or just went for a walk... And he probably had an accident.... It's not uncommon for elderly men to leave in the middle of the night... And depending on his health issues, and age, he could have been suffering from early stages of dementia.... But that's just a theory.... *A FILM THEORY!* Sorry.... Not a laughing matter...

Can I just say anyone who kidnaps someone deserves to go to hell.

I'm from Llangollen in North Wales and remember the Traveline Evans disappearance well. Remember all the police and news stories at the time.

WowMatthew! This was the BEST KZfaq VIDEO I’ve seen in a long time!! Thank you so much, I really enjoyed it! Blessings-

ive been watching since you started! love you matthew!

I’m surprised no one has even figured out what happened to any of the ones you mentioned.

thankyou for your amazing content matt!! helps me through more than you’ll ever know!! thankyou for getting my mind off life for 15-20 min a day😊

Been watching your vids for a couple of years, I'm glad you are still enjoying your life on YT.

Earliest I ever been to one of your videos!! Love your content Matt!

I love all of your content!! I’m about to binge watch all of your videos 😂

#3 the first guy that went missing, owned the exact Antique shop that the second guy bought!

We love you, Matthew. Thankyou for the wonderful videos.

Yea! This is my kind of content 🥳 Just in time for lunch too

Love your vids, Matt! Thank you!

I like how you use the Thanos Effect with each person or persons named.

So glad there's a CC option on the videos now- thank you!!!

Matthew santoro aka knowledge whale spreading knowledge through wonderful videos as always ❤❤❤❤❤

ooh, got some spooky lighting on you! I always love your vids :)

Thanks Matthew Santoro for the hard work you do making great videos. There isn’t another tuber that keeps me watching like you. Keep it up my friend. God Bless

You voice is gold for this stuff, Matt

Mathew sonttoro I love these stories so much your content is so entertaining when I have so much time on my hands cause most of the time I’m bored and I start watching your videos

LOVE THESE VIDS KEEP IT UP

1:38 Mr. Stark...I don’t feel so good...

My favorite kind of topic, done well by my favorite KZfaq Guy! Thank You!

A fine job on a favorite topic. Thank You.

Great video!! You should do more videos like this, ty

Thank you Matthew for your videos :)

Dope video Matt 😉😉

We are all living in a simulation and those who have vanished without a trace and in plain sight have glitched out of the system.

Random fact: Crocodiles are one of the oldest living species, having survived for more than 200 million years. 🐊🐊

I get so excited for these videos!!

Wow! I used to visit Georgetown & Silver Plume Colorado every 4th of July. I never would have guessed that something so mysterious had happened there!

What is truly scary about the missing persons case of Stacy Arras is her family can’t get copies of her missing person report. The park has refused all their FOIA requests claiming it’s an ongoing case. Really?! A 40+ year old missing persons case? Our government is so corrupt, yet you have to ask yourself why in regards to a 14 year old that went missing in the woods 40 years ago. Think about that.

Having in mind there's lots and lots more mysteriously vanished people around the world those are some I haven't heard of. Except the wife one. I knew that one. Great job, Mat!

I think they’re accidentally crossing into a different dimension

Love your videos, Matt!!!!!!

Micheal, if i may call you that, your videos are amazing. Your voice is perfect for stories you tell. And the facial expressions turn your face into the perfect expression of horror. Thank you for all your videos, i would love to donate, but i simply dont have the money

i went into this assuming i might know all of these cases but you introduced me to some new ones🤗

When Matt turns on that music y know the vid is going to good!

Love your vids

10 people who went missing. Jaystation's girlfriend 😂

How about kenny veach? He is known as snakebitemcgee, and he got lost after entering a abandoned mineshaft

i love the disintegrating effect. They got Thanos snapped

Such weird occurrences..going through Matts vids :D

Been so long since one of your videos has appeared in my feed

Your graphics and edits are sooo nice! Do you do them yourself or do you have a media team do them?

do more off these, these are amazing!!

He doesn't need a story at all: his haunting face and the caricatures he creates by gurning his face along with his repertoire of facial expressions, deceived by his charm, youth and good looks, that put you off your guard, is sufficient enough, in my opinion, to scare even the most hardened horror fanatic. Aaaghrrrr 😱 outta hee

I know who’s behind these disappearances!! Thanos! He’s still out there boys! We’re screwed!

I missed this music! It's so terrifying it actually gives me nightmares.

Wow, this is a great one!

The knowledge whale is back with the creepiness!! Woot woot.

Random thought: Always can't believe how good matt looks even with the positioning of all those bright lights in his face. That def wouldn't flatter my face 🤣

My favourite videos ta very much Matthew ❤️

This is definitely interesteing , love Matt Santoro and just Las year on my Brithday got a replacement copy of his book , I had a copy of it before but it got lost sorry Matt but love ya book. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅👍👍😀

Sip Matthew! Thanks for another video!

I have a crazy theory. Now hear me out guys. Time travel exists and the sudden disappearances are from a time traveler killing that person in the past.

James Edward Tedford disappeared off a crowded bus in the 40's his disappearance is part of The Bennington Triangle mystery where several other people vanished, if u haven't check out Missing 411 it's full of stories of people vanishing into thin air, awesome vid as always Matt

Or some of these people probably taken to a different dimension 🤔 Never know

hi I love your videos there very educational

Watching this home alone at night!!! Wish me luck!!!!

Blowing kisses to u across the way from rochester ny. I also a video of a police officer inspecting an abandoned car and then vanished into thin air. Hard to imagine, good work though