{"id":6084,"date":"2025-03-27T02:26:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T02:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lorebloom.com\/?p=6084"},"modified":"2025-03-27T02:35:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T02:35:27","slug":"teen-buys-old-camcorder-at-yard-sale-finds-1994-tape-that-solves-missing-person-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lorebloom.com\/teen-buys-old-camcorder-at-yard-sale-finds-1994-tape-that-solves-missing-person-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen Buys Old Camcorder at Yard Sale \u2014 Finds 1994 Tape That Solves Missing Person Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class='\"\"' data-start='\"290\"' data-end='\"454\"'>A 17-year-old in Oregon just made what might be the <strong data-start='\"342\"' data-end='\"383\"'>craziest yard sale find of the decade \u2014 and police are calling it a &ldquo;breakthrough in a 30-year-old mystery.&rdquo;\n<p class='\"\"' data-start='\"456\"' data-end='\"628\"'>Liam Roberts was browsing a neighborhood yard sale when he picked up a dusty 90s-era camcorder for $5. When he got home and charged it up, he found a <strong data-start='\"606\"' data-end='\"627\"'>tape still inside.\n<blockquote data-start='\"630\"' data-end='\"755\"'>\n<p class='\"\"' data-start='\"632\"' data-end='\"755\"'>\u201cI just wanted to see if it worked,\u201d Liam said. \u201cBut then the video started\u2026 and I realized this wasn\u2019t just a home movie.\u201d\n\n</p><p class='\"\"' data-start='\"757\"' data-end='\"1126\"'>The footage, dated <strong data-start='\"776\"' data-end='\"795\"'>August 13, 1994, shows a man and woman hiking in what appears to be the Cascade Mountains \u2014 but then it cuts abruptly to a shaky shot of a campfire\u2026 and the woman <strong data-start='\"943\"' data-end='\"969\"'>disappears from frame. The rest of the tape is disturbing, with <strong data-start='\"1011\"' data-end='\"1044\"'>strange symbols drawn in dirt, muffled voices in the background, and a man whispering, \u201cShe\u2019s not coming back.\u201d\n<p class='\"\"' data-start='\"1128\"' data-end='\"1339\"'>Liam turned the footage in to local authorities, and investigators have now linked it to <strong data-start='\"1217\"' data-end='\"1258\"'>a cold case involving a missing hiker named <em data-start='\"1265\"' data-end='\"1280\"'>Rebecca Mills, last seen in 1994 \u2014 the same week the video was recorded.\n<blockquote data-start='\"1341\"' data-end='\"1471\"'>\n<p class='\"\"' data-start='\"1343\"' data-end='\"1471\"'>\u201cWe believe this tape could hold vital evidence,\u201d said Detective Karen Elo. \u201cIt\u2019s surreal that it surfaced after all this time.\u201d\n\n</p><p class='\"\"' data-start='\"1473\"' data-end='\"1610\"'>\ud83d\udc40 TikTok sleuths are already analyzing the footage, claiming to spot <strong data-start='\"1543\"' data-end='\"1561\"'>hidden figures in the background and decoding the dirt symbols.\n<p class='\"\"' data-start='\"1612\"' data-end='\"1660\"'>The FBI has reportedly joined the investigation.\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' size-medium wp-image-6087 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/lorebloom.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/03%5C/af45185f15191c8c89ff01ea376ea21ac885997a_2_1024x493-300x198.png%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"300\"' height='\"198\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/lorebloom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/af45185f15191c8c89ff01ea376ea21ac885997a_2_1024x493-300x198.png' https: sizes='\"auto,'>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>A 17-year-old in Oregon just made what might be the craziest yard sale find of the decade \u2014 and police are calling it a &ldquo;breakthrough in a 30-year-old mystery.&rdquo; Liam Roberts was browsing a neighborhood yard sale when he picked up a dusty 90s-era camcorder for $5. 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