UFO Abduction Or Accident? The Disappearance & Death Of Todd Sees

This video covers the disappearance of Todd Sees in Northumberland, Pennsylvania.

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Speaker 1 (00:18):
Hey there, folks. A while back, I released a video
about the disappearance of Mark Stripmoter. There was this idea
out there that perhaps Mark had become a victim of
UFO abduction, so the video was an analysis of what
could have happened to him. In my opinion, after looking
at all of the evidence in that case, I don't
believe there is any reason to conclude that Mark was

(00:40):
abducted by aliens. Those are some of my favorite cases
to present on this channel, ones which have extraordinary claims
attached to them and to see if those claims hold
up to scrutiny. Sometime after the release of the Stripmoter video,
a subscriber contacted me and presented me with the case
of a man named Todd. Why because once again, this

(01:03):
is a case that is heavily associated with UFO abduction. Frankly,
it's a case and a name I had never even
heard of, But once I became familiarized with the mythology
of the case, I can see why some people are
captivated by it. It has elements of both missing four
to one one and UFO abduction going on with it.

(01:24):
The claims that are made are very intriguing and also disturbing. Basically,
it's the kind of case I prefer to cover on
this channel. So once again we will ask the question
is this UFO abduction or accident? As we examine the
case of Todd Seas. Thirty nine year old Todd Seas

(01:54):
lived out in a wooded area at the base of
Monteur Ridge in Northumberland, Pennsylvania. He lived there with his wife, Sue,
and two sons, eighteen year old Nick and eleven year
old Adam. He was known to be an avid outdoorsman
who especially enjoyed hunting. His son would say that Tod
knew the mountain on which they lived like the back

(02:15):
of his own hand, and enjoyed getting out into the
woods and scouting for deer. He was a coach for
Little League and was self employed, working as a truck
driver who delivered bread products to markets in the area.
He had been in business for seven years and was
reportedly doing all right for himself. On the day in question,

(02:35):
August fourth, two thousand and two. It is reported that
Todd left his home at around five a m. To
scout for deer along the west end of Montour Ridge.
Monteur Ridge rises hundreds of feet above the surrounding territory
and lies to the north of Northumberland. The massive and
mountainous ridge is covered in forest except for a few

(02:57):
bands that have been cleared of all fully in order
to make way for electrical transmission towers that run from
north to south. When Todd left that morning, he took
his ATV to help facilitate his scouting and was expected
to return home before noon. When Tod failed to return,
his wife reported him missing at around two thirty pm.

(03:20):
By three pm, searchers, including a number of family members,
came in to help find Tod. His ATV was found
that same day, reportedly about two miles from his home.
Crews from the surrounding area joined the search, bringing in
search dogs and helicopter assistants. Up to eighty three search
personnel were scouring the mountains searching for Tod, while also

(03:43):
being very methodical, searching four hundred by four hundred foot
areas at a time to cover every inch possible. Police
referred to this area as isolated, rugged and rough, adding
that the area is infested with rattlesnakes and that much
of the air area was steep and rocky. The search
went on late into the night and started early the

(04:05):
following morning. At this point, over two hundred people had
arrived to help canvass the area, whether at the time
was very warm with temperatures over ninety degrees fahrenheit. Crews
feared that Tod may be injured and in need of
medical assistance. In what appears to be an act of thoroughness,
divers were summoned to check the deep pond located on

(04:27):
the Sea's property. As the divers searched in the water,
they began to hear screaming coming from the woods. About
forty hours after he was last seen, Tod Sea's body
was found by a couple of his cousins who were
searching on their own at around seven to fifty pm
on August fifth. His body was found about one hundred
and fifty yards from his house and only seven hundred

(04:50):
and fifty yards into the woods. It was stated that
the cousins nearly stepped upon his body as they walked
through the thick foliage. They found Tod wearing a CA
camouflage shirt and hiking shorts. Police said it appeared that
Tod was attempting to get back to his house in
a hurried manner. The entire family was disturbed and distraught

(05:11):
at the fact that Tod had been so close to
home the entire time. On August seventh, newspapers reported that
an autopsy failed to determine a cause of death for Tod.
Sees coroner James Kelly said that there was no visible
signs of trauma to the body and he had no
coronary disease. It was also noted that Tod had multiple

(05:33):
abrasions on his arms and legs, which were attributed to
the thick brush in the area where the body was found.
Although snake bite was initially thought to be a likely
cause of death, there was no evidence of any rattlesnake
bite on the body. The coroner estimated that Tod had
been dead for roughly twenty four to thirty six hours

(05:54):
before being found. Toxicology results were expected to take another
six to eight weeks. The family were openly disappointed with
the lack of closure resulting from the autopsy. The county
district Attorney Anthony Rosini, said that the circumstances of the
case were unusual, adding he's a young man, apparently in

(06:15):
good health who's found in the woods. There's no obvious
cause of death on the body. He's not on any medication,
and he's an avid sportsman. Now at this point you
might be wondering how UFOs get roped into this story,
so let's talk about that. It begins with a couple
of reports submitted to Newfork, the National UFO Reporting Center.

(06:38):
The first reported incident occurred on August fourth, the day
Todd disappeared, at around five thirty am. This is right
around the time that Todd would have left to scout
for deer. The sighting reportedly came from a farmer and
also three fishermen on the Susquehanna River who saw a
craft hovering above the large transmission towers on top of

(07:01):
Montour Ridge. This is right in the area where Todd
would have been scouting. The farmer said it appeared out
of nowhere and that he could see sparks falling from
the tower and hitting the ground. The whole incident lasted
about ten minutes before the craft got very bright and
began heading west and then straight up and out of sight.

(07:22):
This incident was reported to Newfork on August eighteenth. An
additional report of the same supposed incident came on August
twenty fourth, and changes some details. Again, It states that
the craft was seen by a farmer on August fourth,
at five thirty in the morning. The craft was round
and remained stationary above the tower lines. Suddenly it moved

(07:46):
a few hundred feet to the east before stopping again
and shooting a beam of blue and white light towards
the ground. Supposedly, a man was seen in the beam
of light being pulled up headfirst into the craft. A
few seconds later, the craft started shuddering. It then went
west very fast and stopped briefly before shooting straight up

(08:08):
and out of sight. Obviously, the big difference here is
that the first report did not describe any abduction taking place.
Both posts were made anonymously. On August twenty ninth, another
report was submitted to Newfork by someone claiming to have
information close to the incident. They claimed that Todd Seas

(08:28):
was abducted and murdered by aliens on Montour Ridge, and
that authorities were engaged in a cover up. The individual
recounted the story of Todd Sea's disappearance and search. When
it gets to the recovery of the remains, the writer
states that in the evening on the second day of
the search. Something white was spotted in a large brushy
area twenty five feet from the pond on the sea's property.

(08:52):
Police and rescue workers spent twenty minutes cutting and hacking
brush in small trees so that they could reach what
looks like a body. It was Todd seas. He was
wearing his underwear. He was emaciated, not bloated, He was white,
and he had an expression of horror on his face.
They state that when he went up to the mountain,

(09:14):
he was fully dressed in boots, camo vest, hats, socks,
and pants. The writer states that the FBI showed up
within thirty minutes. They took charge, and they would not
let Tod's wife look at her dead husband, no matter
how much she tried. The FBI asked questions around the
area neighbors who are mostly farmers, and three farmers on

(09:36):
one farm said they saw a large, round, bright object
just above the power lines. The writer goes on to
describe the UFO sighting previously reported to Newfork. They state
that two autopsies were performed on Todd's seas and nothing
was found. A toxicology test revealed nothing, no visible cuts

(09:56):
or bruises anywhere except from the brush. They stated that
Todd's wife was told she cannot have the body for
six to eight weeks. They also mentioned that a boot
was found a mile from the four wheeler and that
it was at the top of a tree, and that
the shoe turned out to be Todd's. They had that
military helicopters had been scouring the mountain ever since, at

(10:17):
least once a day. One final report was submitted to
new Fork on September fourteenth, two thousand and two, regarding
this incident. It came from a witness whom new Fork
describes as a credible source, saying the individual as a
trained professional. This witness states that they lived two miles
from the location where the abduction and death of Todd's

(10:39):
seas occurred. He states there seems to be a cover
up and misinformation surrounding the case. The witness states that
a family friend and Tod's son were part of the
search party and helped retrieve the body. They are the
only eyewitnesses the writer knew of that it actually viewed
the body. He says that the dogs never picked up

(11:00):
a scent nor found any of his missing clothes. The
body was found after being in heat and humidity for
thirty nine and a half hours. The witness says that
the body should have been swollen, but instead it was emaciated.
He says that the four wheeler was actually found at
the top of the ridge and Tod's body was found
face down twenty five yards from his house, and he

(11:23):
was wearing only his boxers. There was a spot on
his right forehead that was showing signs of decay, and
the rest of his body was intact. He was holding
his throat as though he was suffocating. The witness states
that an allergic reaction to be venom could have caused
his throat to close and he might have suffocated, but
no bee stings were found. The witness questions why they

(11:45):
would call in the FBI for a snake bite or
a bee sting anyway. He states that a red flag
was tied to Tod's right arm and there was a
dead rattlesnake beside him. They expected to find puncture wounds
from a snake bite, but there were not uncture wounds anywhere.
He states that if Tod had been bit, there would
have been a good sized, blackened area of necrotic tissue

(12:07):
surrounding the punctures, and also that a snake bite most
likely would not have killed Tod at all, given his size, age,
and health. The witness states that they had heard a
bogus report recently stating that authorities thought Tod had been
killed by beastings and that the body was so decayed
you couldn't see the welts from the stings or find

(12:29):
venom in his system. The witness states that the body
wasn't decayed and a toxicology report has not been filed,
and if he were stung, why would he remove his clothing.
He could have jumped on his fore wheeler and headed downhill.
The witness says that there are two conflicting reports about
the one shoe that was found. The UFO report says

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it was found in a tree. The police say it
was found beside the fore wheeler. The witness states that
he heard Tod's father was told not to talk about
the case to anyone. He states, they are acting very strange,
no expressions, just scared and emotionless. The father did say
that they don't know any more than the general public.

(13:10):
The witness again questions why the FBI were brought in
and why nobody was allowed near the body. He says
that nobody was called in to identify the remains, and
no one, not even Todd's wife, was allowed to view
the body. There was a funeral, but with a closed coffin.
He states that the family had said they doubt there
was even a body in the coffin. Finally, the witness

(13:34):
says that with regard to the UFO reports made by
local farmers and fishermen, that Pennsylvania's people are very simple,
they don't like change, and they live simple lives. He
writes that he hasn't found anyone in the three years
he's lived in the area that believes in ET's UFOs,
et cetera. He says that they would just laugh it

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off if that were ever suggested, and he ends by
saying that if they made a report of a string citing,
then you can be sure they were telling the truth. Naturally,
these reports did not stay contained to the UFO community
in its own small way. This story blew up and
began to be reported on in local newspapers in Northumberland.

(14:16):
The details that these reports added, like that Todd was
discovered with an expression of horror on his face, made
it into these newspapers. And caught the attention of everyone. Obviously,
authorities called the allegations of UFO abduction absolutely untrue, saying
that because they currently did not know how Todd died,

(14:37):
people were simply inventing stories. Skeptics weighed in, stating that
nobody should believe the anonymous report submitted to organizations like Newfork.
Todd C's family also was not too pleased with the
renewed media attention. Newfork ended up publicly apologizing for any
pain they may have caused to the family for publishing

(14:59):
the USA reports related to Todd. On their website, they stated,
from the beginning of our investigation into mister C's death,
our only objective has been to reveal the truth and
to attempt to provide answers to the many still unanswered
questions that it has given rise to. New Fork went
on to explain the chronology of events that led up

(15:21):
to the publishing of the witness reports. Their statement shows
that they did attempt to do their due diligence in
investigating the claims of UFO abduction. New Fork contacted Point
Township Police and spoke with the investigating officer on the
Sea's case, who made it clear that they considered it
an unexplained death and that they also could not discuss

(15:44):
the case. New Fork contacted the coroner who performed the autopsy,
James Kelly. He reiterated that no cause of death had
been established, but that he could not go into any
further detail. Afterwards, New Fork decided to publicly release the
reports they had received on the incident. Following that, Newfork
was contacted by a relative of Toddseas who was quite

(16:07):
upset by some of the information contained in the reports,
stating that they had no inkling that there might be
such grossly unusual circumstances as is asserted in the reports
surrounding the death. New Fork apologized and stated that their
goal was only to attempt to gain access to more
factual information from authorities. Afterwards, Newfork states that they made

(16:30):
multiple attempts to reach Point Township police to gain more
information on the case, but their efforts failed. Newfork ended
their explanation of events by listing out the still unanswered
questions involved in the case, like the police refusing to
comment on the death even though it was not considered
a homicide, or why nobody was allowed to view the body,

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and how it had become decayed in thirty nine hours.
They ask why the FBI had been summoned to the
area if that was indeed the case, and why tracking
dogs used during the search were unable to track Todd
to the location where he was found. Newfork's questions are
all legitimate, and I believe they were acting in good faith.
Of course, the internet does what it does, and once

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Todd's name became associated with UFO abduction, it stuck. I'm
not saying that none of it could be true, but
there was so little of it that was verifiable. In
addition to that, the story that surrounded the case would
only get told in more increasingly grotesque fashions. You can
find postings online where people relay the story saying that

(17:36):
the autopsy reported that Todd's ear, eyes, and inner throat
had been removed with surgical precision, and then they go
on to add other, even more disturbing elements. This is
how these kinds of stories stay alive. People with absolutely
no knowledge of the case add increasingly bizarre or unusual

(17:56):
details to capture the imagination of others and to get
them talking about it as well. But let's get back
to the more mainstream reporting. That took place for this case.
In October of two thousand and two, newspapers reported that
toxicology results had determined that Todd Seas had died from
cocaine toxicity and his death was ruled accidental. The coroner

(18:19):
made it a point to specify cocaine toxicity and that
the death would not qualify as an overdose. The coroner
would also not release any information on the amount of
cocaine in Todd's blood. Still, it was noted that the
Point Township police were remaining tight lipped, refusing to speak
on any aspect of the case. This result was undoubtedly

(18:42):
a surprise to Todd's family, who were unaware that Todd
was engaging in any sort of drug use. One uncomfortable
but important point to bring up regarding Tod's cocaine related
death report revolves around an incident involving his eighteen year
old son, Nick Sees that occurred on July eleventh, about
a month before Todd disappeared. His son was found by

(19:05):
police on that day, slumped over in his car. He
had apparently taken cocaine earlier that day and was found
with cocaine, marijuana, and other drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.
The police took Nick to the hospital for treatment, and
he was also charged with drug possession. Police at the
time refused to say whether they believed there to be

(19:26):
any connection between the two incidents or the source of
the cocaine that had killed Todd Seas. The case was
subsequently closed, with the death of Todd Seas being declared accidental.
This outcome was unsatisfactory to many, however, because it didn't
answer a number of questions brought up by Newfork. Many
also questioned how a man who was not known to

(19:49):
do drugs suddenly died from cocaine toxicity one random mourning
while he was scouting for deer. Essentially, the story that
was told by authorities was not good enough for many
in the UFO community to seriously consider. Because of this,
the story of Todd Sees slowly went away, but it

(20:09):
did not die. There are still people who will bring
it up today as an example of UFOs murdering a civilian.
And of course this is how I heard about it.
Once I read the description of Todd being found with
an expression of horror on his face, I knew I
needed to do whatever I could to get to the
bottom of this. With the authorities in Northumberland still try

(20:32):
to stifle the public from learning about this case. Over
twenty years later, I decided to find out. I began
by contacting the Point Township Police Department. They were the
ones initially leading the investigation, so it seemed a logical choice.
The current police chief there, Craig Lutcher, was very accommodating.

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We talked for a little while about the case. He
wasn't a part of the department when this incident occurred,
but he knew some folks who were retired from the
department and they remembered hearing all the UFO conspiracies surrounding
the case. Apparently, everyone involved with the case has already retired,
so nobody currently employed at Point Township really knows about

(21:13):
it anymore. He said that to his knowledge, there was
also no FBI involvement in the case. I asked him
if he would be kind enough to furnish me a
copy of any existing police reports they still had. He
said it would take some time digging through the attic
at their station, but that he would look for them
as soon as he had a chance. When the chief
later got back to me, he had found two reports

(21:35):
on the case. He did say that there were some
missing supplemental reports that were either never written or only
existed in hard copy form and were removed by somebody
over the years. Either way, they no longer seem to exist.
Some might find this fishy, which is fair enough, but
then again, small towns like this don't always have the

(21:57):
best record keeping protocols. Point Towns as a population of
only about thirty six hundred people. There was also some
DNA evidence associated with this case that was accidentally destroyed
in the twenty tens. Anyway, let's go over the chronology
of this case from the perspective of the authorities who
investigated it. On August fourth, two thousand and two, at

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two thirty two pm, Point Township Police received a call
from Sioux Sees. She said that her husband, Todd Seas,
had not come home after going out into the woods.
She stated that Todd goes out into the woods and
scouts for deer every morning and then comes home around
nine thirty am. She stated that their son, presumably Nick,

(22:41):
had gone out to look for Todd and had discovered
as four wheeler with no ignition. Key police arrived on
scene at two forty six pm, and learned that the
family members were already out searching for Todd along the
power lines up on the ridge. Todd's wife told police
that it was out of character for Todd to not
return home and that there was no trouble currently in

(23:02):
their marriage. All of Tod's firearms were also accounted for,
though the names have been redacted. It sounds like Sue
went to bed the night of August third, at around
ten thirty pm, Todd stayed up to wait for Nick,
who had not yet come home. Sue did not hear
Nick come home, and stated that both Todd and him
were getting along better now after an unspecified event, possibly

(23:25):
the drug possession incident that occurred a month prior. Nick
was interviewed by authorities and said that he arrived home
around one am and found Tod sleeping on the couch.
When he walked into the house, Todd asked him where
he was, and he told him that he was out
with friends. It appears authorities reinterviewed Sue hours later, and
portions of her story appear to have changed. She stated

(23:49):
that Todd got out of bed around one am and
went downstairs to wait for Nick to come home. She
says that she did hear Nick come home around one
point fifteen am. She stays at the two did not
argue and had not been arguing lately. Sue woke up
around eight thirty in the morning and noticed that Tod
was no longer on the couch. Looking outside, she noticed

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that all of the cars were in the driveway, but
that the ATV was gone. She assumed that Tod was
out scouting for deer, as he did not always tell
her when he was planning to do so. At one PM,
she asked Nick to go looking for Todd. Nick was
successful in finding Tod's ATV up by the power line,
but Tod was nowhere to be found. The narrative stops

(24:32):
there and picks up again on August fifth. During the
search for Todd, officers were at the Sea's residence and
divers were entering the water to search the pond, located
fifty yards from the house. At seven fifty three pm,
screaming was heard coming from a wooded area southeast of
the residence. Police Chief Stephen, another officer, and some members

(24:54):
of the National Guard entered the wooded area from where
the screams were coming from. Officers low located the source
of the screams and found the body of Todd's seas
lying on the ground, face up with his head leaning
towards a westerly direction. An officer exited the area to
communicate with other responders, but as he exited the forest,

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he encountered a very large group of Tod's family and
friends screaming and running towards the area. All of the
bystanders were stopped from entering the woods, except for two
who ran around the officer. People on scene were very
agitated and more police arrived to assist in calming the crowd.
A perimeter around the body was eventually established. The county

(25:38):
coroner and district attorney were called in to look over
the scene, and no obvious evidence was observed. Todd was
wearing blue jean shorts, a camo short sleeved shirt, and
white socks. There was already evidence of decomposition on the
facial area. A National Guard member was left behind to
provide security over the scene. The area is described wooded,

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thirty yards from the nearest clearing and approximately one hundred
and fifty to two hundred yards from the Sea's home.
The location was described as very dense with foliage and
down tree tops. The body was removed near midnight and
the area was again searched for any additional evidence, but
none was found. Officers interviewed the two men who discovered

(26:23):
the body. The names of both individuals has been redacted,
but here are their stories. Blank and I were sweeping
the woods. Blank and I were walking through the woods
and it got thick, so we decided to walk out
the log because there was a path at the end.
So we did and we came upon him. I saw
the lower half of him. I saw his shorts, legs

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and socks. I told Blank to run back because I panicked.
Then he went back and looked to make sure it
was him. He said yeah, and we ran. The other
witness describes the incident as follows. We were searching the
woods with a larger group. We got separated from the
rest of the group and headed towards the house through

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the woods. Blank were together. We were about fifty yards
from Blank and Blank when they started yelling, come over
here right now. We started running over, yelling what's wrong.
They said they found him. Blank said I'm going to
look to make sure he did, and we started yelling
for help. Then people came running down and we ran

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out of the woods. The following day, Chief Stephan met
with Todd's family to attempt to better understand the reasons
for his death. The Chief asked questions regarding what Todd
last ate, if he was taking any medications he wasn't,
if he had any drug or alcohol problems. His family
said he hadn't drank alcohol in almost a decade and

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that he had no drug problem. All family members also
denied that Todd had any emotional problems, saying that he
had been pretty happy as of late, as Nick had
recently been discharged from rehab. A large which some of money,
was found in Tod's left front pocket, but the family
said this was normal and part of his bread delivery business.

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When asked if Tod had any allergies, his family said
they believe Tod would never have gone into the woods
with shorts and a short sleeved shirt with no shoes.
They said, he has a severe allergy to poison and
I'm not sure what they're talking about exactly, but I
think they are referring to plants like poison oak and ivy.

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They also say that he would have been covered from
head to toe with severe allergy symptoms and a hospital
trip would have been unavoidable. All family members voiced concern
and questions about the way Tod was found. They were
bothered because of his allergy to poison and the location
where he was found in reference to the location of
his four wheeler. One thought that the family did have

(28:50):
was that four years ago, Tod's father had a seizure
and for two days did not know anybody and stumbled around.
They were wondering if this could have happened to Todd.
Authorities explained that they also had a lot of unanswered
questions and intended to search for some of Todd's missing
clothing and await the autopsy report. On August seventh, some

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of Todd's family, who were still searching the area, discovered
some of his clothing. They found a pair of gray
sweatpants with one boot inside the leg. The other boot
was still missing. Inside the front left pocket of the sweatpants,
they found the key to the four wheeler. In the
right pocket was a metal altoid container and a rolled

(29:32):
up one dollar bill. Inside the altoid container was a
white powdery substance. A field test indicated that the substance
tested positive for cocaine. The GPS coordinates of the find
indicate that the clothes were found very close to the
Sea's home. A family friend advised authorities that he had
seen similar containers inside Tod's work truck. He also told

(29:56):
police that the location where Todd was found and the
location of the four wheeler was not a surprise to him,
saying that he had given Todd a ride back to
his four wheeler in the past when Todd did not
feel like walking back to it. I believe this testimony
is indicating that Todd would often drive out to an
area before scouting around on foot. Sometimes he might walk

(30:18):
along ways away from the four wheeler, and in some
cases he would get a ride back to it. This
is essentially where the police investigation into this case ends,
but we still don't know anything about what the coroner
found and what the autopsy results found. Interestingly, James Kelly,
the coroner involved in the c's case, is still the

(30:39):
coroner in Northumberland County. Now I'm tempted to go off
on the coroner system in this country because in many
places it's bad, like really bad, but I'll refrain a
little bit. Suffice to say coroners are often answerable to
no one, especially in small counties in the US. They
can literally just ignor you without consequence, and there's nothing

(31:02):
you can do about it. They cannot follow their legal obligations,
and nobody in the local government will care. And sure,
there's a lot larger problems in this country that need
to be dealt with other than the coroner system, but
damn does it make my job difficult sometimes. Anyway. I
say all of this because I made considerable attempts to

(31:24):
get the autopsy report for Todd's case. I won't go
into great detail, but I will say that I encountered
so much resistance to my inquiries that I was beginning
to think there really was something strange at play in
this incident. I mean, it really seemed like this man
did not want to give me any information. I would
get ignored for months at a time. Then he attempted

(31:46):
to charge me an exorbitant amount of money, an amount
I would never pay for something that amounts to twelve
pages of paper. Fortunately, after a long time and lots
of persistence, he gave in. But before we get into
this report, I just want to say that I am
not going to go into graphic detail about what was found.

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The main goal of this is to see whether there
is any merit to the UFO abduction allegations or the
supposed look of horror on the face of the body.
So first off, the official cause of death was listed
as cocaine toxicity. We already knew that, but there it is.
The body was found in the woods under a fallen

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tree approximately a mile from the ATV. Scratches were found
on any exposed limbs, like the legs, forearms, in head.
This would be consistent with running through the woods and
thick brush. The coroner describes the body as soupine or
lying face up. The head was turned to the right
with the left arm over the chest. The right arm

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was bent at the elbow with the hand near the head.
There is no mention of any specific look on the face.
The coroner's report also states that the pants that were
found were actually coveralls instead of sweatpants. The toxicology results
show that there was two hundred and fifty one nanograms
per millileter of cocaine found in the blood and three

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thousand and twenty four nanograms per milli leader of benzoilecchanine,
which is a cocaine metabolite. I am no toxicology expert,
but I believe the reason that this death was not
declared an overdose is because the level of cocaine found
is quite low. Something like three thousand nanograms per milli

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leterer would be considered a high level, and here we
are dealing with two hundred and fifty one. It's worth noting, however,
that death can occur at ten to twenty times lower
blood levels when hyperthermia is present. I mention this because
all reports indicate it was very hot out when Todd
went missing. If he was hyperthermic, even a small amount

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of this substance has potentially deadly effects. The level of
metabolite that was detected also appears to be on the
higher range. So what does this all mean. Perhaps Tod's
death was indeed due to cocaine toxicity. It's sometimes a
difficult thing to gauge because of things like tolerance. It
certainly appears to be a factor in the death. However,

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I can understand why such an outcome would not be
satisfactory for some people. You have a father who was
not known to drink or use drugs who apparently dies
from it. Sometimes people can be very good at hiding
certain habits, and a friend did say he had seen
similar ALTOID containers in Tod's presence. This bit of evidence

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was discovered by the family as well, so it's hard
to say that this was part of some sort of
cover up. Some may reasonably ask why would he be
running through the woods with no shoes on. It seems
like Tod was trying very hard to make it back
to his house, even by trudging through thick brush. Maybe
he could tell he was having a medical emergency and

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was desperate to get help. If he was overheating, perhaps
he removed his clothing in an attempt to cool off.
I don't know if that's good enough to explain the shoes,
but if he was desperate and in a hurry, it
might I can't verify certain claims like there being a
closed casket funeral, but I wouldn't be surprised if that

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was true either. The autopsy report described some substantial decomposition
of the facial area. There was no real evidence of
UFOs or aliens in this case. We just have the
anonymous reports from individuals who posted on Newfork well after
the incident. As far as I can tell these individuals
never came forward to cement their claims to what they saw.

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One aspect of this case that will probably remain unknown
are the allegations that there was FBI onseen. Certainly, no
evidence exists to show that these claims are true. However,
the current chief of police told me that he was
not aware of any FBI presence in the case. The
reports never mention any sort of FBI presence. There is
even a page documenting a list of personnel who entered

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the scene where Todd was found. There is no FBI
on that list, But I also noticed there was no
mention of any National guardsmen on that list either. You
might recall that in their narrative report they mentioned at
least a couple National guardsmen were present for the discovery,
and one of them even kept watch over the scene.

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These men were not included in this list. That tells
me the list is incomplete. But again, the story of
an FBI presence comes from anonymous reports. If they ever
had a presence on scene, I would think that they
would get mentioned at some point in the investigative reports.
Then again, I understand that people can always make an

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argument that there was a cover up of some kind.
If you don't accept the police reports or the autopsy,
it's difficult to do anything to fight an argument like that.
But then again, I don't find those types of arguments
very compelling. You need to find some evidence that shows
there was a cover up, and I am simply not
seen that. Here are there unanswered questions. Certainly we can

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always ask things like why couldn't the search dogs track
his scent? And that's always a difficult one to answer.
You have to find out what kind of search dog
was it, where were they in the search area, was
it an experienced dog? What effect did the weather have?
Did all the people in the area throw it off?
More than anything, this case is an interesting example of

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how the Internet can take a case and turn it
into something much more than it is. We already knew that,
of course, but some of the claims made by people
about this case are absolutely absurd. There is a clear
and entirely plausible explanation for this case, and it doesn't
involve UFOs. In the twenty years since this incident occurred,

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no new information has come out to back up the
sightings released on new form. Because of that, once again,
I have to lean to the side of accident in
this case. That is of course pending the release of
any new and relevant information, and of course I'm interested
in what you think about this case. Was it an
accident or UFO abduction? And until next time, thanks for

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watching