I can picture DK getting better and better at these till Bricky’s afraid to leave the house.

*The ever brilliant DK:* Explains how the group met while together at a community group for special people. *Sir Bricky Donir, the none-hearing:* Asks how the group met and if they were all special immediately afterwards.

the "beefy handgun" could be what hunters call a "bear gun". like if a bear charges at you, you have a gun that's quick to pull out and has enough stopping power to put the bear down.

DKs absolute caring about the boys even though he never met them speaks volumes a about his character and makes me love this channel even more

Good to see this spinoff podcast going strong. These remain some of the most entertaining true crime content on YT.

This one struck a chord. In the 6th grade, I read a story called Flower's for Algernon. I didn't know this story would become an anchor for my mental health going forward. The story is about a "mentally challenged" man who along with some mice were given a new drug. All the mice but one died, the one that survived went total Rats of Nimh, becoming intelligent enough to understand words. The man, likewise didn't die (immediately anyway) and became a super genius. However the drug's effects were temporary, and "most" of the story describes the man's "fall" back into being a Dullard, the destruction of his ego, and bringing flowers to the grave of a mouse who is the only other being on the planet to understand his pain. I was a Ritalin baby. I have advanced and destructive adhd with extensive disassociation. I would later be a poster child for Borderline Personality Disorder, however the Docs at the time didn't know this, and when I was introduced to Ritalin as an 8 year old, I remember having hourly bouts of crying, aka I "am" the reason they say don't give it to children under 12. at 15 however it was a completely different story. I became.... cool..... I could talk to people, I could interact and be part of the group.... But then my resistance kicked in. Over 20 years I call it my cursed liver, "any" drug I take works great for about 2 weeks and then it all falls apart or I have to double or quadruple my dosing to keep the same effect which is entirely untenable. The line that hurt me the most was my best friend saying "Can we have the other Kevin back again? He was actually cool." Algernon was the only reason I didn't put a bullet in ma brain that day.

Bricky has one of the most interesting backgrounds of any KZfaqr I can think of. A fellow Eagle Scout, a former EMT, a podcast host, competitive Warhammer player, etc.

It’s actually impressive to see how much DK has improved as a host! I actually look forward to these eps even more than some 40k topics 😊

This kinda hit me in the gut, since I work at a gateway program, would be totally devastated if any of my people went missing.

On the topic of the bois not opening the locker. I have a lot of experience with some varieties of slower people, and it’s not uncommon for them to either have no sense or a heightened sense of property. So not opening the locker makes sense to me in a way. I’ve got a brother who wouldn’t even have opened the locker because it didn’t belong to him.

This extra bit at the end about possible bully, could actually lead more into the heart attack guy story

I'd love for DK to cover the Axeman of New Orleans. That's such a good story.

This is the first video you guys have ever made that made me feel sad. These guys died just because they didnt know some basic things. So so sad. It makes me realize how important things like boy scouts and Cadets are super important.

Leaving the car in that scenario seems really common, even more so when people run out of gas. I think I saw two separate people had died in the past 2 weeks in Death Valley and they found them on routine checkups around the area or something. One dude was from Huntington Beach, died 30 feet off the highway and less than 3 miles from his car after running out of gas. What was weird to me was that he had already mentioned he was low on gas when he got cited for off-road driving two weeks earlier. But yeah, an extreme place in the other end of the spectrum with a 123F heatwave...

God I love that this is an actual series now. Keep up the good work DK! Would love to see yall cover the actual Dyatlov Pass Incident.

As a butte county resident this story always fasinates me. Nice to see it get covered more.

I think the "big eyes" thing might just mean being wide-eyed. As in, the way you gawk at unfamiliar locations.

Got to say as someone who already watched cases of D. B. Cooper From Lemmino and the Yuba County Five from Nexpo who both had did virtual animations to explain the story its ...interesting to see those stories being told by DK and Bricky. Ill give you guys pointers for bringing in to light the Sodder Children disappearance THAT is one mystery story I did not hear of till you did an ep of it. I am interested to know what will be next months mystery tale. Edit. The Recent update part Ill be honest I had a FEELING that they were bulled to go to the woods. It honestly didnt make any sense that they went their all on their own SOMEONE had to force them to go their and I had a feeling it was the towns bully. It always seems to be the town bully and I can just see it being all played out like in a 1970s horror film

It would be great to have Wendigoon as a guest on these crime episodes. That guy was even on Forehead Fables. He'll accept your invite.

Wow as someone who has lived in yuba city my whole life and hearing about this story but never diving deep this was crazy to listen to and the whole extra part about the bully was even more wild. This was a good listen.

This is one of those stories that just doesn't add up no matter what angle you look at it from, it's so....mundanely weird. Like, I don't see anything "paranormal" or "occult" about it, but it's still so baffling that all these things happened like that. I hope we get to know the truth one day, somehow.

As someone on the autism spectrum with ADHD and clinical depression, this one hits home. Ableism is still alive and well, with organizations such as Autism Speaks being prime examples of awful people disguising their true intentions behind a mask of charity, and even down to the way people act towards neurodivergent people. It's gotten slightly better since the 70s but we have a VERY long way to go... Thank you, DK and Bricky, for handling this case with class and dignity, and raising awareness about the actual consequences ableism can have on people's lives.

One explanation for the unused supplies, since the one dude’s feet were already ruined by the time they got there, the situation was such that they would die of gangrene with out immediate help. At that point there would have been nothing to do but head back out and hope you find help before necrosis sets in. The shoes being swapped out makes me think that more.

The timing of this video is astonishing, when it was posted, I was stranded on an unpaved, rocky, recreational road in Butte County, with 4 friends. Granted it was because of car trouble we were stuck out there, but the amount of similarity between where I was and the situation the Boy's car was found it is haunting.

"Where'd they get a half a quart of milk?" That's just a pint. Pint bottles of milk are pretty common. My take is that the 5 boys bought 2 Pepsi's and 3 pints of milk, i.e. one drink for everyone. The cashier may have rung it up as a quart and a half to charge the boys extra, save them money, weasel out of taxes, or some other reason. Could also be that sometime between the boys buying the 3 pints of milk and the official statement taken someone (most likely either the officer taking the statement or the clerk giving it) mentally converted 3 pints to "a quart and a half" and it got into the official statement that way.

I heard about this incident and the Sodder children from other YT channels. However even knowing what happened, you guys have made it so much more enjoyable. I hope you continue to do these

Holy shit the Detective Ridiculous logo looks FUCKING SICK

The quality of these & DK's work in putting it together is outstanding. This was very sad, but the addendum made it more chilling. It could be that the heart attack guy shouting scared them, they ran off in to the woods & then couldn't find their way back to the car, got disorientated & walked off in the wrong direction. Then simply having good manners & their disabilities, not realising what the ranger trailer was for, they didn't want to eat 'other people's food' without permission.

Great job on this episode guys! I actually didn't know about this case previously, so it was nice to see this one. I believe this is also the longest episode released thus far (or at least on of them). If you want I have some other cases you could use: • "The Jack the Ripper Murders"/"The Whitechapel Murders" • "The Axeman of New Orleans" • "The Zodiac Killer" • "The Black Dahlia Murder" • "The Disturbing Death of Eliza Lam" • "The Atlanta Ripper"

"He'd lost 800 lbs" I guess he wasn't such a little guy.

The quality of content in this channel is very impressive

My dad and I winged out on a forestry road to look for fishing spots in the middle of nowhere up in Shasta county a couple of years ago. It was snowy, we were in my dad's forerunner, and we were maybe twenty-thirty miles from any actual roads, and we found a couple of college guys that had gotten their dinky little sedan stuck in a snow drift. They were okay, but there phones were pretty much dead and they had like absolutely no idea where they were or how to get out of their. So like, be safe people. Don't count on random fishermen exploring out of the way fishing spots to help you out.

If you have time, could you look into the mysteries of "Skin Walker Ranch".

that firebombing tho... i dont have an insult good enough for that dude, thats some cowardly stuff right there

I come out of my MCAT and get rewarded with this to unwind, thanks guys!

57:20 I would say it could also be explained by them being people. I do not think many others would do better. step 1: Find a path to safety. step 2: Try and stay safe. step 3: Try and mark the location. I would say they did an alright job in trying to find safety considering it was in the middle of a snowstorm in the 60s.

Ironically Bricky Yuba county and Yolo County are like a 30 minute drive from each other

Casings - Pistol caliber? People hunt with handguns and those who do often choose higher calibers. Casings in the vehicle AND none of the boys were known to have a firearm of any kind? Suspicious. No Fire -- I lean toward a fear of fire. Especially with that story where the one guy had to be dragged out of the housefire. Being torn between your OC and a danger to your life is traumatic. That sort of trauma can rear up at any trigger. 4-6 feet of snowdrift can easily hide a building like a shed or small to midsize propane tank and the controls for such. That's why they started putting explicit instructions in frames inside of these rescue huts. Lists of what can be found, how often things are checked, when the last check happened, etc. There aren't many places that still use rescue huts, preferring to rely on manned ranger stations, but if you ever stop at one, you can be assured that someone will be checking on it within a regular time frame.

I love hearing this particular mystery being told many times.

The thing with them leaving the car that you have to think about is that even the family of one of them said they lacked common sense in a lot of situations, to someone like that its not unthinkable that they crashed into some snow, then thought "cars stop working when they crash" and then being certain of that decided to not even bother trying to get it out.

Loving this series thanks for doing what you guys do!

I honestly love these. Keep them coming :D

The end also explains the not helping the man in the car and his account of what happened.

Great job covering this. I work in Oroville and heard this story when I was young when we were at camp learning about survival techniques.

I had no idea about this! Thank you for another excellent video

everytime a new youtube channel does a video on it i rewatch all of them

My theory is that maybe Gary pissed off somebody at the basketball game and they ended up getting followed by whoever was in the pickup and if a conflict happened the others panicked and ran into the woods.

Great episode as always. Here are couple of ideas for new episodes. The pink panthers. Cleaveland torso killer. Alfred Lowenstein. And the boy in a box.

Speaking as a Canadian, that hike in 4-6 feet snow would get exhausting very quickly. The required route march to get qualified for basic winter warfare in the Canadian army is shorter than what these guys did, despite their mental challenges and lack of proper gear to do that

Fantastic episode, DK is a great host and I love the back and forth between himself and Bricky. This story is actually so depressing though, it's horrific thinking about these vulnerable men slowly being left to succumb to the wild. Bleak.

This is honestly my favorite stuff on the channel.

I want more of these. Keep them coming

First Bedtime Stories then Nexpo and now this?? I freaking love these videos!!

Honestly look forward to this as much as the main show

Love the intro but when will we get a spicy detective poster?

HOLLY SHIT! this is an actual thing that is going to be uploaded more! LETS FUCKING GOOOO!

This is the quality content I come here for

These episodes are really good. DK is a really top notch story teller, can’t wait for more 😀

8:40 meds definitely aren't ALWAYS the answer but speaking as someone who takes medication for PTSD related anxiety, meds I never needed before I suffered a year long traumatic experience, they can definitely be a game changer for some. The issue isn't the medication, it's the reason the medicine is prescribed. Some doctors and parents just want to throw pills at a "problem" until it goes away but some doctors, parents and patients themselves know that a prescription can give someone just enough to otherwise manage their symptoms themselves. Don't fall into the Big Pharma trap, kids. Actively talk to your doctor and make sure that it's a doctor you trust if you think medication is the treatment for you and if you don't, if you have a trustworthy doctor, at least take the recommendation under advisement.

The one thing that I'm unclear on and that I don't think was addressed is why the police never did much regarding the town bully. Maybe I misheard something, but it came off to me as the cops willfully ignoring a lot of violent shit that this guy and his crew were doing for years...

Loving these special episodes

You have to look into the red pickup truck that was seen at 3 locations with the boys, including by Jack’s car before they disappeared. They supposedly got into it and left after buying snacks. This could also explain the surprisingly good condition of Jack’s vehicle. I’m on board with the theory that they travelled there to meet someone and something went wrong either with that person or Joseph Shonz causing them to flee into the treeline. The flashlights perhaps were searching for the boys. It’s a stretch, but it’s possible the body of Gary Matthias is with those people in the red pickup. He was supposedly not seen with the boys at the store.

Taking into account the very driving very carefully thus very slowly the hypothermia might have already started while they were driving which might explain why they left the car. Hypothermia can mess with the mind and cognition. One possibility is also is that Gary might have relapsed into drugs during the trip and scared the boys to abandon the car and flee into the woods.

As someone who lives in one of the cities involved, I had never heard of this story before.

the video hasnt started and i like it already

"Bricky....as thicc goblin" Goddammit Shy 🤣

Hell yeah! Finally, i thought you guys backed out on us.

dk's getting better and better at this

This is so cool, because I live near Chico, and Oroville, Shit I live in Butte county, go to college in Oroville, and make trips to Chico semi-often, I know this place so well, I can imagine everything.

I really love detective Rediculus

@27:22 A “mild heart attack” is a common way of referring to what physicians call a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction, or NSTEMI.

The Dyatlov Pass incident is such a crazy story! I had no idea we Americans had our own version of it...

Damn I wish the Warhammer ones were this long

I swear ‘just a lil guy’ is going to remain a running gag.

A quart and a half of milk is equal to three pints, and given that two Pepsi's we're ordered I'd imagine that three pints of milk were the drinks for three of the boys

Love these episodes man. I go too ask, is there email we could send you some true crime mystery's you may find interesting? I know couple in Australia that would be right down your alley way

Great ep!

We passed Yolo a lot whenever we were going to Nevada City. Never meant anything until the meme happened.

Great video guys, especially with the new stuff from Mopac audio. There’s another new theory that’s recently come to light regarding Joe Schons, the heart attack guy, and his history. Let’s just say, similar to the town bully guy, joes quite the manipulative character. Joesph Schons lived in berry creek with his wife Cindy and daughter. Joe was well known by his neighbours and even some sheriffs for being “ a wet brain alcoholic and a pathological liar”. Joes neighbours told Mopac audio that Joe would often get drunk and cause trouble at local bars before getting his VW beetle stuck and requiring assistance to get it free. Joe was also known for his temper. One time, after a small dispute with his neighbours, Joe pulled out a rifle and shot at his neighbours property whilst the neighbours kids were outside. On another occasion Joe and his wife’s property were raided by the Bute sheriffs department for growing/ selling drugs. Joes VW would often get vandalised because nobody in his neighbourhood liked him. Joes account of what he saw on Feb 24th 1978 has come into question many times. Joe changed his story so many times that even police took note at the time. Joe told police he got his car stuck on a rock but he then told the press that his car became stuck in snow. Joe claimed he stayed in his car for heat but the VW beetles were known for their air cooled engines and would only generate heat if the car was moving. Joe also claimed he walked back to a nearby lodge called mountain house which was around 5/6 miles away from where he got his car stuck AFTER he suffered a heart attack. The most suspicious thing regarding Joe is what he did/told people on the 25th of feb and 3rd of March. 2 people drove him to Oroville hospital from the lodge on the 25th of Feb and they claimed Joe stated “ A car had followed me so closely it caused my car to bottom out at the snow line”. On the 3rd of March, whilst in the hospital, Joe was being interviewed by a sheriff. The sheriff noted that Joe was moving around the room freely but when asked about the Yuba 5 Joe suddenly started acting strangely. Joe stated “ you think I know more about these men than I’m letting on don’t you?” The sheriff wanted to question him further but doctors refused claiming Joe might suffer another heart attack.

love this. Still think it should be called adeptus detectus tho

I need so many more of these I can't just have one a month

I've heard about this incident first from KHOLAT, and holy shit that game and this entire mystery was a total mindfuck... Glad you guys covered it!

So here's my theory. Gary didn't necessarily do anything directly to the other boys. Imagine this, they are all huddled in the car waiting out the storm. Gary has a schizophrenic episode, starts getting aggressive maybe he's yelling at the others and they get scared he's going to get violent. They run and leave the car and Gary behind eventually finding the cabin and all that. This could explain why they left the car in the first place and why Gary was not found since after the others ran he could have gone in a completely different direction and end up super far away from everyone else

The foul play story would line up with Joseph Shawns(?) story as well, and why they would turn their lights off when called out to.

Love these, if you want to keep doing unsolved mysteries but don’t want them to all be depressing, you can do some thing like the DB Cooper episode where nobody knows what happened but at least nobody was hurt Or you could even venture out into the quasi-supernatural with all of the unsolved mysteries like Bigfoot and aliens and stuff

The only thing that doesn't make sense to me is that the lead given to them by the Medium didn't work out! The investigator must have not listened correctly, only possible explaination.

My favorite thing about this channel is the third, utterly silent host that somehow is the funniest

28:44 joeseff was 100% having hallucinations.... apparently not uncommon for individuals having heart attacks in very stressful situations.

Nexpo made a really great video on the 5. You guys should check it out if this video interested you. Also it’s fun to hear you guys talk about city’s in Cali that I’ve visited, It reminds me of home.

Man, the G.I. Joe theme hit me hard. And I wasn't even alive for that. Curse my dad for introducing me to so many old shows, because I now feel nostalgia for them even though I watched them years after they aired.

Hell yeah crime!

I love how every episode ends with "that's terrible end the episode"

One important thing to remember while investing the yuba county 5 is that there are multiple individuals within the community that various community members refuse to name but claim know they committed or had a hand in their disappearance, aswell as the fact that yuba county in the 70s had a huge black market of weed and opiates with deep connections within the local and state police aswell as the forestry service due to much of the grow operations being done on federal land

im sure you have loads of things that you could talk about for this segment but i would love to hear you discuss skinwalker ranch

I was really worried for a second that they were gonna be wolf creeked

Well going off that one guy who had to be dragged out of his burning house because he didnt want to be late to work the next day, I bet they got stuck and he just decided to walk home rather than miss the basketball game not realizing the danger he was in. Then the others either followed or tried to find him/stop him.

Honestly i would like it if they made this its own weekly podcast

a very interesting case today guys.

something that may or may not shed a light (I'm only 20 minutes in) on the actions of people with developmental disabilities, sometimes we just decide to do things, like take a detour on the way home.

Mildly related but I highly recommend volunteering your time for special olympics. It is a great program for the imitated and disabled and gives the volunteer so many avenues to grow as a person.