- [Nexpo] The internet
can be a grim place. Surely, you don't need someone
like me to tell you that. Videos, livestreams, works of art, posts, and pages about disturbing events that have happened in our reality are nothing but a Google search away. Underneath the no-commentary long-plays, and TheFastLaneTruck drag racing videos exists a vast ocean of eerie content that'll surely get you thinking, and just might keep you up at night. (static hisses) Welcome back to Disturbing Things, your one stop shop for
bite-sized, eerie finds that I've recently discovered online. This is episode 12, so if this is your first
exposure to the series, be sure to head over to the playlist down below for hours of further content to envelop yourself into. (eerie music) Without further ado, it's time, once again, to dive into five more hand-picked, and Disturbing Things from Around the Internet. (eerie music) (person knocks on door) (static hums) (woman mumbles)
(man mumbles) (dissonant music) (static hisses) (static hums) (TV pops) Let's set the mood. (lighthearted orchestral music) On the internet, there exists an album by the name of "Everywhere
at the End of Time." It was created in 2016 by a musical artist named James Leyland Kirby, also known by his stage
name, The Caretaker. While I'm aware that on
this show I primarily cover real-world disturbing events, I wanted to discuss this piece of art, since it perfectly encapsulates
the disturbing reality of over 44 million people
that are alive today. As you might've guessed by now, the album's an artistic expression of the numerous stages of dementia, and how it slowly overtakes the mind, sending it spiraling into a
wormhole of forgetfulness, twisted by a reality
that they stray further and further from recognizing. (lighthearted orchestral music) The six-hour album itself
starts off ordinary. It's cheery, calm, and invokes a sense of comfort. As the hours pass, and it progresses, Leyland subtly morphs not
only the overall tone, but each chord progression and tune, into something that hardly resembles what you were listening to
a mere half-hour earlier. The descriptions from this
YouTube video further exemplify the troubles that dementia
patients face too. Stage one is described as the
first signs of memory loss. It's a stage that's most
like a beautiful daydream, the glory of old age, and recollection, the last of the great days. (muffled orchestral music) Stage two encapsulates denial. More effort's made to remember, so memories can be more long form, with a little more
deterioration in quality. The overall personal
mood is generally lower than the first stage, and at a point before
confusion starts setting in. (melancholy jazz music) Stage three approaches the
metaphorical inflection point. It's described as the phase where some of the last
coherent memories exist before confusion fully rolls in, and the gray mists form, and fade away. Finest moments have been remembered, but the musical flow in places
is more confused and tangled. As we progress, some
singular memories become more disturbed, isolated, broken, and distant. These are the last embers of awareness before we enter the post-awareness stages. (chaotic orchestral music) At the two hour and eight minute mark, the album takes a stark tonal shift as it begins to exemplify
the post-awareness stages, the spot where reality becomes
a bleak, confusing mess, and where little seems to make sense. It's described as the point where serenity and the ability to recall
singular memories gives way to confusions and horror. It's the beginning of an eventual process, where all memories begin
to become more fluid through entanglements,
repetition, and rupture. (dissonant ambient music) Stage five. More extreme entanglements, repetition, and rupture can
give way to calmer moments. The unfamiliar may
sound and feel familiar. Time is often spent only in the
moment leading to isolation. (chaotic dissonant music)
(static crackles) And stage six. One without description. (haunting ambient music) I lost my great grandmother to dementia just a few years ago, so this album really resonated with me. As a child, I remember
her being full of life, always willing to go the extra mile to evoke a sense of union and love, whether it was through
her cooking, her stories, or even her presence at family gatherings. She was always someone that
welcomed us with open arms when we'd go visit her. She lived alone.
(projector clicks) My great grandfather had
passed when I was very young, so unfortunately,
memories of him are vague. But I do remember him
as being hardworking, and an honest man. Over the years, I didn't
fully understand it, but I slowly began to notice
that something was off. One year we had gone to visit her, and she didn't quite remember
myself, or my siblings. It's a strange feeling when
a family member addresses you with the respectful, but off-putting, "And you are?" line that I'm sure most relatives
of dementia patients are accustomed to. And then I realized what it was. Slowly, through subsequent visits, I began to notice things, like sticky notes explaining basic tasks like remembering to
shut off light switches, to close the front door,
to turn off the water, how to flush the toilet. Family photos were labeled, and her once lively personality
had slowly faded away. She was trying. She was trying so hard to be her, but this condition
simply wouldn't let her. (lighthearted orchestral music) (projector clicks) (lighthearted orchestral music) Bottom line, "Everywhere
at the End of Time" is disturbingly bleak looking-glass
into the human mind. While it isn't creepy footage,
or a disturbing phone call, this single piece of art
is one of the most real artistic expressions of a human condition that I've ever encountered. Life is fragile, and beautiful, and few things have stuck
with me more than this. If you have a story about a friend, or relative that you'd like to share, feel free to leave it in a comment. While they might've forgotten due to circumstances out of their control, they surely won't be. (lighthearted orchestral music) (static hums)
(alarm blares) (woman mumbles)
(man mumbles) (dissonant music) (static hisses) (static hums) (TV pops) (ominous music) On the 22nd of May, 2011, a devastating EF-5 rated
tornado ripped through the city of Joplin, Missouri. It lasted around 38 minutes, and reached wind speeds
of more or less 200 mph. The aftermath photos are grim, and so too are the videos. For the past couple of years now, I've gotten a few recommendations about covering this upload And, to be honest, I never actually sat down
and watched the entire thing all the way through. Life and such just got in the way. But I digress. The video's titled "First Person Video of
Joplin, MO tornado," created by a user named izelsg, and uploaded on the very same day that this tragedy occurred. Their description claims
that they took this footage inside of a Fastrip gas
station on East 20th Street. Initially, they hid in
the back of the store, before taking refuge inside
of the storage fridge. While there aren't many
visuals within their recording, the audio conveys
everything you need to know about being caught in a
storm of this magnitude. Have a listen. (ominous music) - Jared, where's Sam at? (wind roaring)
(people sobbing) - I'm sorry. - At least probably 10 or 12. - 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. - Is that Diane or Jake? Listen to that lady. - There's probably 18 or 19. - This shit is gettin' real. - Yeah, they said there was one on the ground at 7th and Rangeline. - Yeah, but that's the one comin' toward this way on 20th. - Man, look at that. - That's why I went into that. - Yeah? No they haven't yet. The sirens aren't goin'. - Yeah, they did. - What? - Yeah they did. - Dude. - I think we were comin'
- That's pretty crazy. - in and they did.
- This is gettin' real. - It gets worse. - There's somebody at the door. - Go let them in. - There's someone in. - Go let them in. - All right, man, you got back in. (child crying) - Listen. Listen, baby. (wind picking up)
- Dude, we need a-- - Let's get inside of that. - What is that room right there? - The stuff's breakin' in the back. - Yeah I know. I know. - Can we go in the cooler? (windows breaking) (rain pelting)
(wind rushing) (indistinct shouting)
(woman wailing) - Everybody, get inside. - Everybody, move inside. - Go. Go. - Don? Don! - Get in. - No no no.
(child wailing) - Don? Don! - Oh my God. (whimpers) - It's okay. - I think we're gonna do it. (wind roaring) (screaming) (wind pounding)
(man yelling) (wind violently whipping)
(people shrieking) - Is it done? - Mommy. - I'm okay. - I want you, Mama. - I'm tryin'
- I'm right here, baby. - to put less weight on him, ma'am. (child wailing) - Ma'am, are you okay? - I'm okay. - Quiet! - There's broken glass in here. Be very careful when you get up. - Who's right here? Is that you right below me? (gentle music) - [Nexpo] Thankfully,
everyone in that store was okay that day. The same, unfortunately,
couldn't be said about the others that came face-to-face with it. In total, the storm took 158 lives and left over 1,100 people injured. Considering the fact that
the tornado sirens fired off just 20 minutes before this happened, it's safe to assume that time to escape was minuscule. (music box playing) - The incident in Joplin is haunting, and to date, it's cemented into history as the fourth-deadliest tornado on record. Hopefully, ten years later, they've recovered successfully, and never, ever have to endure something close to this magnitude ever again... (gentle music) (static hum) (dissonant music)
(distorted voices) (projector clicking) (static hissing) (static hums) (TV pops) (foreboding music) - In 2012, a man had killed himself by the name of Israel Keyes. He was a serial killer, an arsonist, a bank robber. One of the worst types
of people that exist. The reason for his suicide
was because he was caught after a kidnapping and ransom attempt over 18-year-old Samantha
Koenig of Anchorage, Alaska. This is his ransom photo
proving that she was alive, to which in exchange, he had demanded $30,000. Except, in this photo, Samantha Koenig wasn't alive... Lets back up. (dark music) On the 1st of February, 2012, Koenig was working at
a local coffee booth. She can be seen on this CCTV footage where everything seems fine. About two minutes into it, however, we can observe someone
approach the window, to which she reacts with unease. Afterwards, we can see her
hastily shut the lights off, before carrying out his
demands in the moment. After some back and forth, she opens the register and
can be seen taking out cash to give to the man. He then demands that she kneels, before he enters through the window. And a few minutes later, he proceeds to escort
her out of the trailer. After this moment, she was never seen again. As it turned out, her final moments were grim. Later that night and back at his home, it was reported that he
sexually assaulted her, robbed her of everything she had, killed her, and placed her corpse in a shed. Even more bizarrely, the day after, he took off to New Orleans where he went on a two-week
cruise with his family. The entire time, she was left there and was never found. Two weeks later, and he
comes back from his trip. Her body's still in place, and so Keyes dresses her up with makeup, and sews her eyes open for a photo with a recent issue of
the local newspaper. He did this to invoke the
belief that she was still alive. And, like we established prior, he had put a $30,000 price tag on her. While this facade was happening, in reality, he had dumped
her body in Matanuska Lake, a few miles north of Anchorage. Israel Keyes was later caught. However, it wasn't where you'd expect. As it turned out, he'd taken
off towards the mainland US, utilizing Koenig's bank
card for cash withdrawals as if nothing happened. Because of this, police were
able to follow his trail, and eventually tracked him
down to a Cotton Patch Café in Lufkin, Texas. It was the morning of March 12th when Texas Ranger Steven Rayburn
would perform the arrest. And afterwards, Keyes was
promptly sent back to Alaska where he eventually confessed
to, not only this act, but numerous others. By December of that year, though, he would be found dead in his jail cell. He had slit his wrists and
tried to strangle himself, leaving behind his own corpse, and various notes and
drawings made in blood under his cell bed. To this day, police are
still frustrated by this, as with his life, went
countless questions, unanswered. Samantha Koenig was just an
ordinary person working her job. As we all do. She didn't sign up for this. She didn't provoke anyone. And she sure as hell
didn't deserve the fate that she was given. What she thought would be
just another night at work, had devolved into a surreal night of hell. A night of hell that led to an injustice, and, frustratingly, there's
nothing that anyone can do to ever bring her back... (static hums) (distorted music)
(projector clicking) (static hisses) (static hums) (TV pops) (solemn music) - [Nexpo] On August 28th of 2009, a California highway patrol
officer named Mark Saylor was on a drive in a Lexus
sedan with his wife Cleofe, brother-in-law Chris, and daughter Mahala. They were heading northbound
on California State Route 125, towards Mission Gorge Road in Santee. While the circumstances outlined
appeared to be ordinary, little did they know that
their vehicle would lead to this venture being their last. At around 7PM, a phone
call was made to 911. It was from Chris, and he could be heard pleading for help, since his car had malfunctioned. Have a listen. (phone line crackling) - First tonight, we are hearing
from the attorneys for both Bob Baker Lexus and the
family of officer Mark Saylor, who was killed, along with his family, in a fiery crash one year ago in Santee. - Today, Toyota announced it had settled the lawsuit
with the Saylor family, but... - [Nexpo] As a result of this, everyone in the car lost
their life that night. The worst part about it, is
that the car wasn't even theirs. It was a loaner given to them
by a nearby Lexus dealership. It was reported that the vehicle had reached a top speed of 120 mph, before crashing into a Ford Explorer and jumping off an embankment
near the Mission Gorge Road intersection at the end of Highway 125. Witnesses claimed that the vehicle was thrown nearly 100 feet into the air before crashing into the ground
and bursting into flames. After the incident, it was
reported that the Explorer driver had suffered minor injuries, and was promptly treated
at a nearby hospital. For the family, it was believed that the
accelerator had become stuck due to an engineering
oversight in Lexus models that included rubber floor mats. After a myriad of other
incidents related to this, Lexus eventually rolled
out numerous recalls from the span of 2009 to 2011. Most of which being related
to the accelerator pedal. The sheer amount of issues in affected vehicles are staggering, too. On your screen, is a list of
the recalls they'd sent out. And as you can see, a ton of
them are related to the brakes or the accelerator pedal. By the end of it, over 5.2
million vehicles were affected. And, in hindsight, it's safe to say that anyone driving a Lexus model from 2009 to 2011 were, rightfully, on edge. The families of the
victims eventually filed numerous lawsuits against Toyota, and as a result, they eventually came to a 10
million dollar settlement. No matter how you slice it, though, no amount of money can bring someone back from a design failure that
they had no control over. They didn't deserve to die that day, and his final 911 call will forever remain cemented into Internet history as one of the most disturbing
real-world examples of a simple weekend drive that shouldn't have
ended the way it had... (static hums) (alarm blares)
(people mumbling) (distorted music) (static hisses) (static hums) (TV pops) (soft piano music) - [Nexpo] It's 7:23 am on the morning September 29th, of 2016. Pasacack Valley Line train 1614 departs the Spring Valley
Station in New York, heading southbound for the
Hoboken station in New Jersey. One way, the trip takes
about an hour by train, and on board that morning were
an estimated 250 passengers. The ride itself is mostly okay,
with nothing seeming awry. Time begins to pass, and train-goers await the
day of work ahead of them... 8:45am. (train rattles) The train's approaching its destination. Being one of the busiest
travel hubs in the region, Hoboken Station was lively as expected. The train approaches the terminal and where it's typically required to stop it doesn't. It maintains it's full speed, and crashes through the buffer
stop at the end of the rail, causing passengers to be
thrown throughout the cabin and forced into a manic
frenzy with no clue on how to process it. "We just kept going and going,
no braking, no nothing", Jamie Weatherhead-Saul claims. The moment feels like an eternity... at least - until gravity
does what it does. The train comes to a halt past the rails and up against the terminal wall, and the normally busy
and lively train station is now temporarily
declared a disaster area. On this day, 114 passengers are injured, and one loses their life. September 29th is now forever
associated with a tragedy that should not have happened. (rain falling) While this event is
tragic, in and of itself, on the internet and through word-of-mouth, the mystery surrounding
it is merely beginning to take root. Lets back up. (upbeat news station music) (news reporter speaking) It's one day prior. The 28th. A central New York TV station named WKTV was broadcast on the usual pm lineup. During a commercial break,
however, something... peculiar would overtake their station. Lets have a look. (alarm blares) (Emergency broadcast playing) Civil authorities have issued
a Hazardous Materials Warning for the United States, effective until September 29th, 2:16AM. Would you, could you, on a train? Interesting. Not only did they appear to be hacked, but of all things, it referenced a Dr. Seuss
quote about a train. And the timing is striking. Immediately after, WKTV puts
out numerous statements. From their Twitter: If you were watching our 6 PM newscast you saw a "Hazardous
Materials Warning" message. There is no such warning. It was a technical error. And later that night from their website. If you were watching our newscast around 6:17PM or at 10:38PM, you may have seen a
"Hazardous Materials Warning" crawl across your screen. There is no such warning. The message was an automated test which was not intended for public display. This message originated
from FEMA as a test and had the National Location Code in it. Tests should not have that code as it's automatically re-transmitted. We have contacted the New York State Broadcasters Association who administers the Emergency
Alert System in New York. We are working with FEMA to resolve this. Our apologies for the
confusion this may have caused. In total, there wasn't one,
but two of these alerts. Unfortunately, I wasn't
able to find footage of them separately, however, it's safe to assume that they were either the exact same, or very similar. Interestingly, if we
pick apart their wording, WKTV is mostly pinning the blame on FEMA, the government disaster relief program. An interesting claim, but perhaps that's all it was... One day later and the train crash occurs. WKTV releases, yet another,
statement containing an update. "FEMA replied that they
did not send this out. They'll launch a full investigation into how their codes were hacked. WKTV seems to be the
only target of this hack. For now, we've disabled the codes in our decoder that trigger this alert. If there is a real National Alert, we will still receive it
from the local radio stations we're assigned to monitor. WKTV will cooperate fully with FEMA, providing information about our hardware, software and internet access, and will provide log
files from our devices. This information will be
helpful to FEMA to track down the source of this hack. Oddly, around the same time
that this was happening, other videos begin to crop up showing strange alerts that had happened in places around the United States. While these are indeed strange, and do hint at the possibility
of a system wide hack, the incident that occurred on WKTV was the only one of its kind to include this unusual Dr. Seuss quote. Unfortunately though, to this day, the origin and motive of why
this happened, or who did it has remained unsolved. Of all the entries I've covered thus far on Disturbing Things, this is one of the most bewildering. Understandably, since this occurred, conspiracy theories have
cropped up all over the internet theorizing on the potential of the train operator being complicit, and entertaining the idea that the crash was somehow planned by
some external party. While I personally don't
subscribe to these, what I do find highly
unusual is the timing, and I don't think I'll
ever be able to shake that. An audible simulation. Mother nature's wrath. A nightmarish abduction. A disturbing plea for help. And an eerie broadcast alert. The world can be a depressing, creepy, and disturbing place-- (video game menu sounds) (static hums) (distorted voices)
(dissonant music) (static hissing) (static hums) (TV Pops) - [Nexpo] It's the 23rd of February, 2017. A criminal trespassing incident occurs in Billings Heights, Montana. Case number 17.12420. The local police department
takes to Facebook soon after to ask for the public's
help in tracking down this mysterious individual that, considering what he'd done, is every parents worst nightmare. The Billings Police Department is asking for the public to be aware of an incident that took place last week
in the Billings Heights. On the above date and time, officers responded to a
possible burglary in progress. The female resident reported to officers that she observed a male subject in her infant daughter's
bedroom on the baby monitor. The victim said she immediately went to her daughter's bedroom, removed her daughter, and left the residence. When officers arrived the residence and neighborhood were searched but the suspect was not located. The victim said that the
baby monitor is synced to her cell phone. The baby monitor is motion activated and took the attached photo of the suspect which alerted her cell phone. And that photo is this one. To date, this mysterious
intruder has never been found. The world can be a depressing, creepy, and disturbing place, and tonight's topics encapsulated that. You and I just dove into six Disturbing Things from
Around the Internet. I hope you all enjoyed this, and if you have any further
submissions for this series, feel free to submit them
to the show's inbox at dtfaisubmissions@gmail.com. Thank you all for watching. I'll see you soon. I love you all. And good night. (mellow music)
This one knocked me for a loop. The train story and the last story have two of the things that give me the creeps immediately.
Should not have watched before bed. Rip me.
Wooohoo it's been a long time since tha last one
haven’t been actually SPOOKED like this in a while. holy shit.
The train one with the emergency message was the strangest thing I've seen on this channel.
For me it was the first one. It's really stuck with me. Going through the auditory representation of someone's mind falling apart. It's chilling.
For the last one the jumpscare worked exceptionally well and the image of the intruder is absolutely creepy. Great job!
That was a good one. Third and last story really shook me up.
All of it was very disturbing to me. The one with the stuck accelerator in particular really bothers me. The poor family must have felt so terrified and helpless. I can’t imagine going that way.
The Israel Keyes story is seriously overplayed and I'm a little shocked he padded the video with such a very well known case, but the rest was good.
Maybe I just watch too many darktubers but I've literally heard the coffee stand story from like 6 different people. I get that there's going to inevitably be some overlap but with so many of these guys actively supporting eachother's content, you'd think they'd be more careful not to step on eachother's toes as it were.