The manuscript for the research was extremely large so the story was split between two books, missing 411 western united states and canada and missing 411 eastern united states. This is an unofficial, independant subreddit with no. Compilation of missing persons cases, with paulides commentary and portentous hints of what he wont say he thinks is going on. The 411 missing persons phenomenon who is taking these people.
David paulides book series, including his second book missing 411 eastern. He was told that there is no such document because the department of interior does not keep any record of missing people within their park systems. Timber creek camp ground, stone reservoir, leodore, idaho deorr kunz jr, went missing on 10th july 2015 age 2 whilst he was on. Cases are entered into the national law enforcement telecommunications system nlets. The books, called the missing 411 series, explore what paulides calls a mysterious series of worldwide disappearances defying logical and conventional explanations. When paulides attempted to obtain a list of missing people in yosemite national park he hit the first of many roadblocks. Missing 411north america and beyond is the first edition that discusses missing people and relevant facts from five countries australia, england, france, iceland and indonesia outside of north america and examines the parallels between the cases. This is why it seems very suspicious to me that in missing 411 cases, the. David has published eight bestselling missing 411 books about missing persons investigations in various regions of the country.
An investigation of the missing411 conspiracy skeptical inquirer. Paulides has written a series of books under the title, missing 411. This previously unaired interview was recorded jan. The devils in the details by david paulides goodreads. A message from david paulides from the canam missing project. The first extensive study of people who have gone missing in the wilds of north america. Authorities and researchers may be overlooking common details that seem to tell a bizarre story about missing persons. After some thought i have decided to say that your 2 missing 411 books do have some merit.
If the nps has been dismissive or evasive, thats not proof of anything mysterious. Some of those people are not listed with law enforcement or on missing persons databases anywhere. Over the years, whitley has amassed many missing persons cases as well, and they compare notes and discuss what might. Nobody has ever studied the archives for similarities, traits and geographical clusters of missing people, until now. I recently finished reading david paulidess new book, missing 411canada. I spoke with an nps public affairs representative about the handling of missing person cases. How 1,600 people went missing from our public lands without a trace. With multiple books under his belt, satisfying his requests might indeed be costly. This new book brings further clarity to the missing person issue by examining multiple.
Western united states and canada is the first of the books, detailing hundreds of unexplained oftentimes bizarre disappearances that have taken place in the western united states and canada over the past century or so in or in close proximity to national parks. A detailed mapping of 28 location clusters where a vast majority of people in the wild have vanished. These stories may challenge your understanding of reality. Former lawman david paulides has seen enough missing persons case files to be able to spot a pattern.
David paulides recorded many cases i had never heard of, some of them going back a century or more. The book called missing 411 by david paulides is of interest to me. Paulides has classified over 1,440 missing persons cases under the. Missing 411 presents itself as an examination of bizarre missing persons cases. Several years ago i received information that people were missing from a national park. Missing 411 author david paulides thinks something more intriguing is afoot. My crack at explaining missing 411 words of tomorrow medium. Missing411 is the first comprehensive book about people who have disappeared in the wilds of north america. Author of the missing 411 book series, david paulides. This is the third missing 411 book researching facts of people who have vanished in remote locations of the world. Dave and his son, ben, recently appeared on the mysterious universe podcast.
Many of his stories were remarkably creepy and made me want to never. Paulides shares several perplexing mysteries and investigations in a candid, unedited interview, available only on. David paulides is a former police detective who is now an investigator and writer known primarily for his selfpublished books, one dedicated to proving the reality of bigfoot, and his missing 411 series of books, in which he documents the disappearance of people in. Freedom of information act which the parks service legally has to provide, as these are merely missing persons cases, and not legalcriminal cases, so the police dont really have a means to stop this. If the cases match the criteria he and his team have established while sorting through tens of thousands of missing persons cases, then theyre going to include them in the books. David will have all of his missing 411 and bigfoot books with him and he will have his newest movie in dvd. More often than not, theyve been overlooked for reasons ranging from a genuine lack of sar search and rescue expertise and manpower, the national parks service intentionally covering up crimes, or the stories being so unbelievable that theyre dismissed outright by authorities. This is another book of unusual missing persons cases by david paulides.
After analyzing the missing person data, polich concluded that these cases. This is not a phenomenon that has been occurring in just the last few decades, clusters of missing people have been identified as far back as the 1800s. Missing 411canam missing project north america bigfoot search. Retired police detective identifies mysterious patterns. They informed paulides about a series of bizarre missing persons cases happening within the national parks. There are several cases of people who disappeared staring at something strange or of having their attention captivated by something truly bizarre. Yosemite national park is a hotspot for missing person cases. Exceptionally odd circumstances surround the disappearance. The sasquatch outpost, 149 main st, bailey, co, 3038169383. Apparently, this is his movie relatwd to his books.
At least thats the claim made by author david paulides in his missing411 series of books. Police department, david paulides has devoted his life to researching unsolved missing persons cases in a project he calls missing 411. Im sure everyone here familiar with david paulidess book missing 411 about the strange disappearance of people in us wilderness national park. In short, it would appear the answers and revelations of the missing 411 is unlikely to be found in what is perceived as a rational explanation. These clusters formed the basis for four missing 411 books that have garnered widespread acclaim and multiple 5 star ratings on. In cases i know of, stories told by people who go missing and are found are not what you would expect. David paulides is a former police detective who is now an investigator and writer known primarily for his selfpublished books, one dedicated to proving the reality of bigfoot, and his missing 411 series of books, in which he documents the disappearance of people in national parks and elsewhere. In fact, with as many as 90,000 people declared legally missing in america at any given time, it is hard to ignore the issue. Latest missing 411 book includes 65 new disappearance cases. Mammoth books presents missing persons and mysterious deaths this mammoth book brings together some of the modern worlds most headscratching deaths and disappearances, from the murder of rap royalty tupac shakur to princess dianas car crash in paris, via the poisoning of former russian spy alexander litvinenko and.
I have extensively covered such cases on many occasions here before, but there are so many it sometimes seems neverending. His book examines more than 1,100 cases of people mysteriously vanishing from united states parks source. I have read david paulides books called missing 411. The story has been featured on several primetime newscasts and on hundreds of ratio stations across the country. The identification of 52 geographical clusters of missing people in north america. He devoted six years to investigating missing people in rural areas. Strange disappearances in national parks and forests. Its understood that people routinely get lost, some want to disappear but this story is about the unusual. However there are people who go missing from all walks of life from urban areas as well as in the wilderness. Stories of people who have disappeared in remote locations of north america and five other countries. What do missing people who are later found describe they. Dave paulides has been researching mysterious missing persons cases for years with his acclaimed series of books entitled missing 411. How 1,600 people went missing from our public lands. Missing 411 is the name of a series of nonfiction books and a documentary movie by former police officer david paulides and the team at canam missing project about people all over the world who have gone missing under strange and similar circumst.
If you remove the black dots that were added to this map and overlay it with a map of black bear habitats it lines up perfect with missing persons reports. In case youve never heard of this series of books written by an american. Ben spoke about the approach of the documentary considering the wide number of. David paulides recorded many cases i had never heard of, some of them going. Inside david paulides latest book in his missing 411 series. However, stories of missing 411 victims do not take place only in rural areas. The missing persons map has been edited with a bunch of black dots. It doesnt draw any conclusions for causes, but presents many points of view from all parties involved. There are thousands of missing 411 victims in the wilderness each year. Apparently susan went missing and her husband said he took his kids late night camping, leaving in the middle. It is a great documentary type film that covers many cases of missing people under the same, strange circumstances. David paulides missing 411 2020 latest interview with david paulides in march 2020 part 19 this is the fourth book in the blockbuster missing 411 series that describes unusual incidents of. Missing 411 strange cases david paulides nexus newsfeed. Missing 411 cases are a colloquial classification that documents missing person cases that fit a number of criteria.
Retired police detective identifies mysterious patterns across thousands of missing persons cases. Readers can follow missing person cases and purchase the books at. I havent found a single image online that confirms or shows the missing 411 persons map posted here. An investigation of the missing411 conspiracy skeptical. More attention needs to be given regarding how many people and children go missing in our national forests and parks. These clusters were of some of the most eerie cases he had uncovered in.
Missing people in the usa or across the world are an unfortunate but regular occurrence. The missing 411 author talks with investigative reporter george knapp about his investigations and where it has led him. David paulides is widely known for his work with missing persons cases notably, those that indicate possible alien intervention. Exposing cases involving missing children that arent on any national database. The disappearances have become a focus for urban legend, online message boards and nonfiction books. The cases he found were strange and numerous enough that the man, david paulides, has since written six volumes of work documenting the phenomena.
It is important that we are respectful and polite of peo. David paulides discusses a number of unsolved national park disappearances from his books. Whitley strieber listened to the show and immediately got dave scheduled for dreamland. When i found out that there was a special edition box set of all five books in the missing 411 series, i had to have it. The informant stated that the staff was giving the disappearances little public exposure and almost no followup. They enlighten the public of the overwhelming problem of missing persons in the u. To summarize, david complied missing people cases that have certain unexplainable factor in it and ruled out any case that can have explanation.
Missing411 is the first comprehensive book about people who have disap. Canada has missing cases from six provinces that are documented. On march 25, david paulides riveted coast to coast am listeners with his stories about missing people in the western us, many of the cases unsolved, many of them inexplicable. The 411 missing persons phenomenon who is taking these. Paulides returned with george knapp for a 3hour update on cases and his new book which focuses on unexplained disappearances on land, water, and in. The disappearance occurred in a national park, rural area, or large reserve of public land. Brought to the main stream by david paulides, the massive number of mysterious disappearances from national parks and rural locations is just staggering. David paulides missing 411 2020 latest interview with. Most missing person cases get a lot of media attention quickly. Paulides attributes mysterious, unspecified causes to these disappearances, while data analysis.
Unexplained disappearances, and i found it to be just as thought provoking and disturbing as the other eight books hes published about mysterious missing persons cases. According to this source, these individuals go missing under very unusual circumstances. The missing 411 books take a deeper look into these specific situations which seem to defy all logic. Now his son, ben paulides, is putting together a documentary to tell the story of missing 411. Missing 411western united states canam missing project. In the world of mysterious vanishings of people who have disappeared without a trace there is perhaps no more widely known set of tomes than the missing 411 series of books, by retired law enforcement officer and dogged researcher of missing persons david paulides. His efforts have yielded seven books worth of stories, a documentary, and a. Missing411 is the first comprehensive book about people who have. David paulides, a former policeman, had compiled enough data to notice that these isolated missing person cases were beginning to form clusters around certain mountainous regions.
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