People Keep Disappearing In This Dark Forest | Scary Stories from The Internet

June 27, 2026

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In October 1972, four men from Seattle were found hanging upside down from separate oak trees in George Washington Park, Centralia. They had been stabbed repeatedly with a serrated instrument, their wounds inflicted slowly and deliberately. The detective on the scene, Martin Stonze, noted the ritualistic presentation—the inverted suspension echoing both the martyrdom of Saint Peter and the Hanged Man tarot card. The men had been on an annual hunting trip. A fifth member of their party, Bob Ellers, had stayed behind in town due to a bad knee. He told Martin that the night before, two of the victims had spent time with a young woman at a local bar. She had done tarot readings for them. Her name was Ingrid Callum.

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2 (01:34) **Detective Martin Arrives at the Crime Scene** - Martin records his initial observations of four men found hanging upside down from separate trees in George Washington Park, Centralia, October 14, 1972
3 (04:29) **Interviewing Bob Ellers, the Surviving Fifth Member** - Martin and his apprentice Drew Kowalski question the man who stayed behind at the hotel due to a bad knee
4 (11:51) **Tracking the Mysterious Woman** - Martin and Drew visit Hannigan's bar to identify the woman from the night before
5 (13:38) **Discovering the Connection** - At the town hall, Martin finds property records for a George Callum, likely Ingrid's relative
6 (15:14) **Arriving at the Callum Property** - Martin and Drew drive 41 miles into dense forest to reach the remote, ramshackle house
7 (17:02) **Confronting George Callum** - George identifies himself as Ingrid's husband and invites them inside

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Hey everyone! I hope you had a great weekend! let me know what you think of the sfx and visuals for this video! and i hope you like the new music i made for this one. any feedback is welcome checkout the authors Patreon and show them some support! https://www.patreon.com/cw/GrantHoward A Speaker of The Trees: https://www.creepypasta.com/a-speaker-of-the-trees/

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