Comments by "" (@CYMotorsport) on "The Creepiest Cases of People Disappearing" video.

  1. The Walter story was one that interested me for a bit but as with some of the work covered by Paulides in his book(s) sourcing is not great. But the simple fact that we can name the instances someone went missing in a dense remote forest/ wilderness area is proof enough it’s not really THAT mysterious, I imagine some of the lore is from what you mentioned and there’s loosely, and I mean Loosely, some reference to geomagnetic disruptions in the region but that’s also not too dissimilar to mountainous regions with unexplored material. The one thing I never got over is his date missing sad always incorrect. Maybe small but if you can’t get that right how can the history of the events be trusted ya know? No one ever documented his disappearance well so if was late January and they got the day wrong simply, well then he managed to survive over four months in the woods alone. With no supplies. Absolutely 0% chance. Not happening. So, he set out of course with other plans. He must have known who he was meeting: given his wife’s lack of mention of this for months, he was either prone to this extended absence or informed her though likely after that long she would have mentioned suspicion. keep in mind one thing you never mentioned ( or maybe I missed sorry if so), the Slovak state founded in march of 1939… DIRECTLY in his disappearance window. He was found in Zlaté Moravce and client state to Nazi germany. Try to imagine how mission critical espionage and counter spying was during this time… ESPECIALLY at factories. Bata shoe company has a bonafide connection to Birkenau and was convicted in US courts not aiding in Nazi resistance as was the figure head convicted in absentia. Which is significant. The complicated history of someone like Agnelli contrasts nicely here not all companies just went along with Nazi occupation. And many openly defied them especially in military spaces like aircraft construction. But there was some protection of Jewish workers made that was also proven it must be said . Either way, the simple fact the nazis had a hand at Bata is what matters to this story. Immediately upon existence this cleric state of the Slovak republic immediately had Jewish discrimination implemented. One would imagine at the factory Walter worked as well as the region he was found “spies” were needed aka snitches to the party. Walter would also be a prime person to use for any other low level operations on either side given he had a family and cover to be traveling frequently long distances across contested territory. I would bet my final dollar he was involved in some sort of active political operation, whether that be axis aligned or anti-Nazi. I would wager the former if I had to given he overtly set out on a trip that from the start makes zero sense. One would think he might be more considerate of his plans if he was planning to miss work but be discreet. His state and possible torture would make a bit of sense as it was 1939 a few months removed from kristallnacht but well before death camps. I still highly doubt if a suspected Jewish person he’d be alive at all or strong enough after capture to escape and survive just from the brutal conditions at the time. I would guess again wild speculation based on incomplete, unavailable sourcing Nazi sympathizers suspected him of double crossing or in the event he was a sympathizer himself, anti Nazi groups may be less inclined execute him but want any information he may have been passing to officials. Anyways, the region was a considerable political hornets nest. By statistics alone I find it utterly impossible a military aged male could survive months in the coldest part of the year alone no supplies in a very critical region geopolitically between Austria and Poland in the general vicinity of Bratislava making suspicious day trips working for a Nazi aligned factory and NOT have some hand in the upheaval on either side of the political spectrum. It’s the one time where a strange disappearance I would say has this more “extravagant” tale where as 9/10 I personally would fail to see how a disappearance isn’t just someone starting over or unfortunately going out on their terms. Both are more common than we like to sometimes admit/accept. Another interesting connection, well done sir - have a fantastic Sunday!
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