The Scariest Disappearance I’ve Ever Covered - The Yuba County 5

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Imagine being Gary alone in the woods after watching everyone die and having schizophrenia during all of it, this is pure horror content

the thought that Gary could have even carried Ted the rest of the way there in an attempt to save at least one of his friends breaks my heart. The finger pointing at Gary and the infantalization of the others upsets me so much. the fact that this case could possibly have more evidence if police and investigators had viewed them as people instead of disabilities.

i noticed that Ted was scared of fire which might relate to why no fires were started inside of the trailer. maybe gary went to the shed to see what was inside but ted being scared of fire did not want there to be a fire. which is incredibly chilling and heartbreaking for gary because he wants to help his friend but he is terrified of the thing that could save him.

Anytime I've heard this story, I've always assumed that Gary tried to save everyone, couldn't (because given the assumed circumstances, who could), watched his last friend slowly die, then one day in a bout of grief (Understandable) and confusion walked into the snowy night.

The thought that two of them may have refused to leave eachother and died in the snow, the thought that gary took care of his last remaining friend for 2-3 months, playing cards, feeding him, eventually mummifying him, all while suffering from schizophrenia and freezing cold, the fact that he left alone without a trace

I can't even begin to imagine the horror that Jack's father must have felt seeing his son's jacket, picking it up, only for his SPINE to tumble out of it, good lord

"You think I know more than I'm letting on, don't you?" "Well now we fuckin do"

If they hate the cold, hate the dark and left the car window open in the snow when it’s the drivers prized possession, the ONLY feasible scenario is an attacker and likely being chased up there. This is also what yuba county police think as their case file has always said suspected foul play

I couldn’t imagine how terrifying if must be to have paranoid schizophrenia and be stranded while needing to take care of another person, I feel so bad for Gary

This lumberjack is a pretty good story teller.

I have two cousins with paranoid schizophrenia. They both have suffered immensely from it, and it’s heartbreaking when society sees that diagnosis and immediately uses it as a reason to vilify a person who is already struggling so much. I don’t think that Gary did it. I think it’s possible that his meds had stopped working, or he had missed a dose, so he wasn’t entirely in reality, but the fact that he clearly tried to keep his friends alive for as long as he could really shows that he cared about them, no matter what. Being in psychosis doesn’t mean you automatically lose control or suddenly want to hurt people. Hell, my cousins both had religious psychosis and put themselves in major danger to “save the world.” Schizophrenia is so demonized, but they are just people. They’re struggling. One of my cousins said, “The hardest thing about schizophrenia is that you never can be sure of the world. Even if you’re medicated and haven’t had an episode in a long time, you can never feel certain that what you’re experiencing is real. Am I actually seeing this person, or is it a hallucination? Is there a spider in the wall, or is it a hallucination? Does this food taste bad, or is it a hallucination?” Imagine living with a condition that makes you constantly question reality. Then imagine that at the same time, the world treats you as a murderer, a danger, a threat to society. The person most at risk of harm from a schizophrenic, is the schizophrenic themself.

I’ve heard this story countless times . And this the first time that I’ve heard of so many details left out, so many. You really meticulously broke down and explained their personalities, paths , reactions, and so forth. Top tier Wendigoon

You know you’re in for a wild ride when Wendi runs out of “definitive evidence” with an hour left in the video

The idea of Gary writing those affirmations and practicing old coping methods in attempt to stay strong while his medication was wearing off is absolutely heartbreaking. Nonetheless, while caring for his dying friend and mourning the deaths of the others.

I've always had problems with Schoens' heart attack story. Walking 8 miles in the middle of a freezing winter's night after suffering one is just not on. I suffered one several years ago and I couldn't walk 8 feet let alone 8 miles.

The Yuba County 5 weren't all just athletic and young, two of them were literally in the Military. Whatever made them flee up the mountain had to have been more dangerous than the five of them combined... I think it's possible that whoever was in the mysterious Red Pickup truck chased them after the Basketball game and may have had a weapon or outnumbered them. Though, that still doesn't explain how they would have made it to the convenience store for snacks, while being chased... that's something out of Scooby Doo lol. What I don't like is how many fake variables there are, are people really so greedy that they would make up accounts just for money? BUT WHY DO THE ACCOUNTS ALL HAVE A RED PICK UP TRUCK.

Thinking about how Ted and Gary were still alive for so long after people stopped searching is a real gut punch.

Ted being scared of the dark, the woods, and fire honestly just sounds like common sense.

It's sad to imagine that after Ted died, Gary just gave up and decided to just...walk out into the cold never to be seen again. Whether or not it was because his schizophrenia finally reached its breaking point after that or he just figured he'd rather die because he lost all of his friends (and felt responsible for it), I cannot even image what went through his mind in those final moments.