Samantha Sayers was last seen Aug. 1, 2018, while on a solo day-hike up Vesper Peak in the North Cascades. Its unfair to our citizens.. She was 3,300 feet and 3 hard miles from the road, but she was on the right track. Some posters there report having read the public records on the FB Truth Group before it was made private. Two years later as Kevin Dares hikes uphill searching for Lakoduk, snow is a distant memory. Samantha "Sam" Sayers, a former Girard resident, remains among the 43% still missing. And please don't get me started on the multiple GFM accounts. Spiders rappelling into your hair. He couldn't accompany Sam because he was working. So forgive Kevin for being a bit anti-social. Nobody took her up on it and on Aug. 1, Sayers drove alone to the trailhead about two hours northeast of Seattle. Her boyfriend went to look for her that night and couldn't find her, so he alerted authorities. Adams dispatched the county-owned SNOHAWK1 helicopter on what was turning into a cloudy Thursday. Because at the end of the day, hes the only person out there helping you.. They found boot prints but that's it. Next to that a green backpack and a purple sleeping bag. Instead, families looking for closure often turn to individuals or foundations to keep the search for their loved ones going. Near 2 p.m. she was hiking. I know many of you have reached this point already, but there are some serious problems with what's going on now, and with how it's being presented. Web. discussion about Sam that won't be silenced, Press J to jump to the feed. Time will tell. However, tens of thousands remain missing for more than one year according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs). Online criticism reached a fever pitch. What happened next is educated speculation. The camera moves on, and Sam continues ever upward. The woman had borrowed his vehicle once and even though it was very clean, it smelled of semen and dead bodies, relayed the deputy who took the report. I was a member of that group, but found them to be really gossipy, and petty. 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Could it be you or one of your friends?" Seattle Met. They clicked immediately. If Sam was distinctive for the head she shaved bald, Kevins signature trait is the thick New Orleans accent that betrays his Louisiana upbringing. It even had an iron box stove inside. I went to high school with Sam, and her mom was always that uber-intense type. So forgive Kevin for being a bit antisocial. This week I've caught up on the NW Hikers page dedicated to her, the forum was unfortunately closed back in September, but many of those people brought up valid points. I'm a member of the truth group and the missing Seattle hikers group ( they discuss Sam's case and others and it's also my favorite because there's no stupid drama.) Samantha Sayers, 28, has been missing from a solo hike on Vesper Peak, Wash., since Aug. 1, 2018. Toppled trees covered in moss. Carr became the search operations manager, on the recommendation of Francis. She and Jamie became good friends, Jamie Lakoduk said, and then started dating. And three or four sandwiches, plus snacks; she never skimped on snacks. Im looking for vent stacks. Kevin took it in stride, told the stranger who he was, but held no hard feelings. Soon after meeting Kevin, she left a gig at Seattle Repertory Theatre to work entrepreneurial hustles, pursuing a real estate license and marketing intriguing products shed found online, like an inflatable lounger. The odds are low. Another saw her descending the south side of summit. Sam Sayers is a 5-foot-8-inch white woman who weighs 125 pounds. Many took issue with the supply bags full of energy bars, not a common SAR technique. Im at 4,500 feet, Dares says, about 500 feet above the group. People def took advantage of the search, like the main guy who turned the SAR effort into a camping trip. I've been getting a lot messages the past few days. SM is an admin but does not act like the other admins.Basically what I saw was half of the people think SS fell from the mountain and the other half think she was killed off the mountain. Privacy Policy. Seattle Met Ellinor hike in the Olympics about a month before she went missing. For more information, please see our Denice Rochelle, a Seattle real estate broker and woman of color, messaged Carr in August asking if hed teach her how to travel safely in the backcountry after following his exploits online. She preferred if more people thought she was punk than had cancer.Sam exuded vitality. They werent worried about getting caught, focusing instead on the imminent collapse of society. Sam is up on that mountain somewhere. Jamie hoped theyd repair the marriage. One woman said her brother-in-law couldve abducted Sam, given a coincidentally timed vacation. Sam was raised in the Erie, Pennsylvania area where her parents Ron and Lisa still live. She's into that Arbonne pyramid scheme as well. And a common refrain, the question of whether Sams disappearance could be foul play; Adams simply never found anything to suggest that possibility. Samantha Sayers. Thanks to GPS watches and cell phones, facial-recognition cameras and credit card chips, the world observes and records. So we go to the woods, the mountains, the thin air of the alpine. The two ended up searching together. If your loved one is missing the odds are low that public sector law enforcement is going to find them, said David Francis, the founder of the Jon Francis Foundation named in honor of his son who went missing in the Idaho Sawtooths in 2006. PM me and Ill add yall. The aircrafts FLIR, an infrared camera, scanned for heat signatures, but the pilots also stuck their heads out windows. For $1,700. What color was Rachels pad, backpack and sleeping bag?. Dares is 500 feet up the hill, obscured by the thick vegetation. No ones seen a single trace of Sam Sayers since. Its as if the ties that bound Sam to him, to her life, to reality, are fluttering in the Cascade gusts, and after months of grasping at them he still cant seem to catch one between his fingers. Leave no trace? Dogs versus cats. I do know that the season finale of that show happened after the hike so it could point to her not planning on inflicting any sort of self-harm? the witness wrote in an email to deputies. Kevin began referring to himself as Sams fiance. Her family will come from Moses Lake, her father will caress his childs remains through the thick plastic of a body bag and try not to cry. As for the money, Carr never asks to be paid. He liked camping. Interactive Map in Progress as of August 31, 2018. Hes going to have a cigarette, a bad habit that accelerated after Sayers disappeared, and take a nap while the four searchers below him make their way up. In regular live videos, she implied that the Sayers family was undergoing its own investigation; the Dares family interpreted cryptic statements as accusations against Kevin and sent a cease and desist letter. Overall, were down on recruiting and new members, Bill Gillespie, president of the Washington State Search and Rescue Volunteer Advisory Council told a reporter in early August. A GoFundMe page raised $60,000 for the search. All she had on her was "three sandwiches, some chips and water" and no cold weather gear for nighttime. Approvals quickly followed. Supply bags meant to be left on Vesper for Sam. Another hiker told police he saw her the same day at the 6,220-foot summit and . Brad Dad will sleep much better tonight, he says. Even though in the decade hes done this work, hes never found a single person. Late on that August day, a few hours after Sam wandered down Vesper, Kevin Dares sat inside Roccos, an upscale pizza restaurant in Belltown with Victorian wallpaper and novelty banh mi slices. He grabs his radio. But even he doesnt think Carr is a grief profiteer or a charlatan. A man with a dog showed up in the early days of the Idaho search in 2006 and offered his services. What color is Lakoduks pad, backpack and sleeping bag, he asks, his voice tight with urgency. It had never happened before. Samantha Sayers went on a solo hike in Washington's Vesper Peak on August 1 and hasn't been seen or heard from since then. Over a week ago, Samantha "Sam" Sayers, whose 28th birthday is on Aug.. Volunteers brought up snacks, so many grocery store fried chickens that the team joked about the tidal wave of drumsticks. Steve Monchak, an area drone photographer, reported that hed been at the Big Four ice caves the day Sam went missing, just a few miles away; he told deputies he spotted two suspicious men there. But then he met Dares. The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office led the. His baby girl, spunky and brave, wouldnt have given up without a fight. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. He peeks under logs and behind boulders. Point of Disappearance. Adams, a lawman with a chiseled face that eschews theatrics, advised the frantic boyfriend not to go back out alone in the predawn hoursbut he also wouldnt stop him. He took to Vesper and pioneered his own way off trail; from the brush he counted more than 100 people on the day the reward was posted. But for Dares these searches are painful. Kim Turner, a Belltown community health therapist already close with Kevin, quickly befriended his new girlfriend. Yet, when after 10 days, the Skagit County Sheriffs Office suspended the search for Rachel Lakoduk, the only person who kept searching, and never stopped, was Carr. Her online videos imply that the family is currently pursuing their own investigation into her daughter's disappearance. Samantha Sayers is healthy but is bald because she has alopecia, an autoimmune disease that leads to hair loss, her mother said on Facebook. Kevin asked his father, the command chief warrant officer in the Louisiana National Guard, to run the mountain camp. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. The easy banter of men and women who work together often. According to Strange Outdoors, she had expected to check in on her boyfriend by 6, since he had work and could not join her. Around 10 a.m., Sayers signed her name in the logbook at the trailhead and then disappeared. She and Kevin, a single dad of three, moved in together. But the gold business soured in the late 80s and Carrs dad got into a dispute with his business partner. SOS, SOS. Lakoduk continued up. Below the steep north face of Vesper Peak, the edge of a glacier formed a moat at the base of the cliff, its bottom impossible to reach beneath the ice. Bud Carr, with his drive and determination, was a godsend for a grief-stricken Dares when his girlfriend went missing in 2018. And for how long? Whether or not he has anything to do with it, something is definitely up now. Tripp buys Carr dinner occasionally. He was accused of being a chauvinist. Someone texts Tripp. Carr posted a picture of himself lying on the floor surrounded by expensive freeze-dried meals. I drink too much on occasion, I smoke too many cigarettes, he says. I say it again: in my opinion what the boyfriend of Samantha Sayers, Kevin Dares, did the night she went missing, going into that trail alone, the way he contacted Rangers and 911 that night, his delay to inform Samantha's mother that her daughter was missing - she learned about her disappearance next day approx. Do you know how its going to look if you die out here with an ice ax to your head and its just me and you? Kevin asked him, grasping at dark humor. The Find Sam Sayers Facebook group had grown to five figures, with posters trading conflicting theories and rumors. Shortly after her brief encounter, the trail takes a hard turn to the hikers left. She had two hiking poles, a blue backpack, a beige sun hat and a dark gray wool beanie. Hes proud of what the volunteers do. Allison Williams I'm sure you've met them, the kind who are super into crystal healing but also love them some jesus? Though it was a weekday, the sunshine brought summer crowds; another hiker remembers seeing her eat a sandwich, lettuce protruding from between bread slices, while she chatted with rock climbers whod ascended one of the sharper faces. Roccos is basically his Cheers; everybody knows his name. On the phone he is well-spoken. Rebellious and combative, he was in solitary numerous times, contemplated suicide but then converted to Buddhism (even publishing three short books on the topic). Squirrels are going to be stuffed, one poster wrote. Now that I've heard more theories on that front, his story sounds weirder and weirder. It was around day 50 of the search; Kevin would ultimately spend over 100 on this mountain. She was expected to return that evening and check in with family, the Snohomish County Sheriffs Office reported. See Photos. She planned to meet a friend in Bellingham the next day. Now, the son believes his mom was killed by her boyfriend, a man currently in prison on other charges. After climbing more than 4,000 feet, up switchbacks and across boulder fields and finally across the patchy snow that marbles the stone pyramid of Vespers very top, Sam reached the summit. A Nazi? Snow fell and Carr and Dares stopped searching, although they went back in 2019. I'm happy to PM you with my FB name so you can invite me. This was on the last day of the search before they stopped for the season. Adams established operations bases at nearby Big Four ice caves and at Spada Lake far below Vespers southeast side. Too much vegetation. The 28-year-old left at eight in the morning, according to ABC News,. That was what had pinged. His policy is to be as honest as he can. Its Aug. 14. So forgive Kevin for being a bit anti-social. On August 1, 2018, Sam Sayers joined the exclusive and unfortunate ranks of people gone missing in Americas wilderness. One witness claimed she saw Sam playing a TV show on her phone while hiking that day, an episode of The Bachelorette. They married on June 29, 2011, and traveled the world doing missionary work India, South Africa, Ireland, and more. In addition to the swastika, he has Tibetan mantras. From his home in Minnesota, David Francis says that in the decade hes followed lost hiker cases, hes never seen anything like it. The paper is there to log the hikers on Sunrise Mine Trail #707, a route that winds to the top of Vesper Peak. On August 16, Adams emailed a doctor at Snohomish County EMS to ask how long a young, healthy person like Sam could survive on the berries that blanket the western Cascades in late summer. An accomplished smoker, American Spirits blue. Think what you will of Carr, Dares said, but the fact is hes offering hope and a service that no one else is. His girlfriend, Samantha Sayers, also disappeared while hiking. Follow mountain man Bud Carr. The Hidden Lake trek is 8 miles round trip and steep, gaining 3,300 feet in 4 miles. But when they knocked on the door to Kevin and Sams apartment, the truth quickly shattered the fantasy. Been trying for a week now I thought it was shut down (I'm social media challenged) 3 April 23, 2019 The first winter storm of the year was rushing in, and snow was falling. She had given up wigs in high school, when in typical dramatic fashion she ripped one off her head during a class presentation. As we near closer to the end (I hope, for everyone's sake), her followers expect (and are owed IMO) an explanation, but will she really be prepared to do that once the time comes? I guess the most pressing thing for me now tho is what everyone is saying since LYS has changed her tone and wtf happened to KD. He learned how to hunt, to build shelters, to insulate himself with leaves. It was easy for fellow hikers to remember the young woman with the bald, tattooed head and the wide, easy smile. He called 911 early in the morning of Aug. 2. Dont touch anything, he says. He began a Facebook group called The Truth of the Sam Sayers Case where followers could swap theories; one made a timeline that runs more than 180 pages. He lowered himself into an abandoned mine shaft and tromped through thick underbrush. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. A search organized. Would a glove or a boot bring closure to a family? PM me and I'll add y'all. Carlton Bud Carr, a journeyman carpenter from Concrete, had taken part in searches before, like a failed attempt to find Skagit Countys Patti Krieger on Sauk Mountain in 2010. One count estimates 1,600 people are currently missing on public lands. All told, Carr and various configurations of volunteers have spent more than 70 days on this mountain in the North Cascades searching for her. Beside him sits a county search and rescue volunteer who goes rogue occasionally, spending time outside the bounds of the county system, trying to bring closure to a family left wondering what happened to their daughter. Sam Sayers [Handout] The Theories With nearly 1,600 people missing in national forests and on public land, it is difficult to speculate about the causes of all these missing people. In his book The Cold Vanish he acknowledges that its a rounded guesstimation although he believes 1,600 is wildly conservative.. No way, he said in a comment, because women need more protection than men do. And its unfair. But thats cold comfort for the families left behind. Search-and-rescue teams, assisted by dog teams and drones, searchedthe area for three weeks before suspending operations. So thats cool. I hope I'm being polite as I say this, I'm not trying to attack anyone or assign blame. Show more Show more From Terra to Terabytes: Popular Cartography, Military Cartography. Spreadsheets tracked every time a viewer thought they saw something. I actually got kicked out of the group for calling the admins drama queens . I hold both genders to a different standard. He watches crime shows, so he tells me, Theres always a dungeon where they lock them up. Prior to Tripps discovery, theyd been searching uphill from the place she was last seen. NBC News this past week pointed out that in the seven years its Dateline NBC "Missing in America" online series has been in existence, around 57% of the series'subjects have been found. Between Carrs military mindset and Kevins own stint in the Navy, they approached the mountain with a tactical eye. But at that moment, on the steep side of a North Cascades mountain, Dares is shaking. MARBLEMOUNT, Wash. This is tough country. Kevin and Sam on a Mt. Someone found his criminal history. The 33-year-old lives just across Second Avenue and the eatery is more or less his office, where he runs a company that does real estate deals, renovations, and property management. Please PM me if you've got access to the goods! Though Snohomish County had officially suspended its operation, Sergeant Adams came back up to snorkel Lake Elan in a thick dry suit. On his foray into town that first night, Kevin had posted a plea on Facebook. Sam's mother, Lisa Yax Sayers, declined to be interviewed for this story. But also an education in wilderness survival. Then he began to rally Snohomish County Volunteer Search and Rescue through his radio. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Thats how you want to move, Carr recalls his dad telling him. Trash. Psychic Jerry Morris describes the murders in two unsolved cases, Samantha Sayers and Missy Bevers. They dont touch anything. There are giant Reddit threads. Such as did LE look into this and do DNA testing, etc. Let's treat everyone with respect. Rachel Lakoduk woke early on Oct. 17, 2019, stuffed her purple sleeping bag into her green backpack, dumped her clean laundry on her bed, picked out the clothes she needed for the upcoming adventure, jumped into her white Jeep Cherokee and was westbound out of Moses Lake shortly after 7 a.m. She passed through Washingtons hot and dry middle, registered for her hike at a ranger station and then parked at the Hidden Lake Lookout trailhead.
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