on July 24th 1995 David and Mara Blackwell both 27 were driving on Highway 95 in Arizona on their way to Yuma from Henderson Nevada their plan was to visit David's family and announce their recent elopment when Mara noticed something in the middle of the road as they got closer they noticed it was a young man 17-year-old Jace Kelly Mara made David pull over and help the young man against his wishes they tried talking to him but he wouldn't respond so they put him in the car and decided to drop him off at the nearest police
station which was in bhead city for most of the drive he wouldn't say anything then he suddenly asked what state am I in marlot and David gave each other confused looks and David replied you're in Arizona which state do you think you're in I'm supposed to be in Arkansas he responded after dropping him off and listening to the story he told the police they resumed their trip to Yuma everything was fine until they passed laa Valley that's when what was supposed to be a memorable trip turned into a living nightmare where Marlo was found the
following day was shocking to say the least the details she told the sheriff's department of what took place to her and David were appalling and truly unbelievable this is her story I'm still wondering if this is real I keep closing my eyes hoping when I open them things will be back to the way they were the nightmare started after we picked up Jace Kelly near Bullhead City I wish we would have just driven rriv around him and kept going after dropping him off and hearing his crazy story a few hours later we got back on
the road after passing laaz Valley we were on the long stretch of road that goes straight for at least 20 to 25 miles with no turns or Curves I know this because we've driven this highway several times and know it will I actually remember looking through the windshield thinking how boring this stretch was and wishing it was over already no sooner had that thought crossed my mind David looked over at me asking me something I turned to look at him answering his question but when we both looked back at the road suddenly out of nowhere
the road curved forcing us to go right damn it what the hell shouted David loudly as he cranked the steering wheel hard to the right so we wouldn't go flying off the road but it was too late everything seemed to slow down as we went down a hill hitting a large Rock luckily we didn't roll or get seriously injured the car of course was now undrivable we sat there stunned trying to process what had just happened where did that curve come from I asked in a terrified tone I have no clue Mara David angrily replied
Mara tell me I'm not imagining things we were just on the long straight stretch after La Pause right he said looking at me anxiously I'm positive I was just thinking how boring that stretch is right as we hit it I responded fighting back the tears are you okay are you injured he asked I think I'm okay my neet kind of hurts though I replied are you sure that's it nothing else he asked I nodded my head showing him I was fine let's flag someone down said David as he opened his door and got out he
then came around to my side open the door giving me his hand we should get away from the car in case it happens to catch fire he said I said nothing as I climbed out still holding his hand we then struggled as we climbed up the soft steep dirt Hill when we got to the top what I saw next took me by surprise not only did the road curve but on the other side about 50 yards off was a green and white camping trailer we looked at each other knowing something was not right as I
looked around the area didn't look at all familiar to me it looked like we were still in Arizona but the landscape had changed the mountains were different the vegetation we normally see was gone David noticed it too because he asked me what's going on Mara we're not on Highway 95 anymore did we take a wrong turn somewhere no way I was paying attention the entire time until you asked me if I was nervous about telling your family about us eloping then when we turned back the curve was suddenly there until we see a car coming
let's go over and check out that trailer maybe somebody's there he said as he pointed to it as I looked at the trailer I quickly noticed something odd and thought this is weird how did it get there it's surrounded by rocks big enough they can't be moved by hand also I don't see a road leading to or from it it looks as if it was picked up and placed there I didn't say anything to David as I thought he might laugh or dismiss it looking back I'm not sure telling him would have made any difference
anyway okay let's check it out I hesitantly replied he then grabbed my hand again and began walking towards the trailer as we got closer I could see for sure there was no way the trailer could have been pulled in there by a truck he didn't seem to notice or act worried if he was he was hiding at well we walked around it checking it out before he went up to the door and was about to knock I reached out grabbing his arm and said no what are you doing well if we want help we have
to see if anyone is inside don't we he replied then almost like deja vu it hit me I remember the young man jaay we picked up earlier that day mentioned coming across a green and white trailer in his story right before the horrific events that followed he mentioned how it was also in an odd spot surrounded by trees with no tire tracks or Road leading to it at that point I felt the surrealness of it all but I think I was also still in a bit of shock from the crash I let go of his
arm and remember looking over at the Sun as it was setting behind the mountain to the West as he knocked on the door no sooner had he knocked the door door flew open there before us stood a man I was instantly drawn to the whites of his eyes as his glare seemed to burn a hole through us he had black pants on and was barefoot his hair was shiny and slick back and the rest of his body was covered in black paint my attention was then drawn to something on his chest that went down to
his stomach it was an upside down cross and Below was the name malus written on his stomach like he'd written it with his fingers I grabbed David's hand and started slowly backing up the man turned and went back in like he was going to get something I whispered loudly let's get out of here now he nodded his head as we quickly turned to leave when we heard heavy Footsteps in the trailer and the man jumping down coming at us from behind we instinctively took off running towards the car maybe because we thought it could provide
us with safety as we crossed the road I heard a loud thump as David crumbled to the ground David I screamed as I looked down at him when I too was suddenly hit in the back of the head I sank to my knees as I watched Darkness fill up my eyes when I became conscious again and opened my eyes I could tell I was blindfolded and tied to a chair I struggled to break free but was swiftly backhanded across the face which hurt like hell adding to my already throbbing head my mouth was also tape
shut as I tried crying out in pain but there was nothing but muffled noises as sweat poured down my face I then heard someone walking across the floor a door being opened and the sounds of rummaging I knew then I was in the trailer the footsteps came back and stopped in front of me I'm going to die I thought as I lowered my head in despair my thoughts quickly turned to David hoping he was still alive the person turned walked a few steps forward and stopped they said something I couldn't make out then what sounded
like something being struck seconds later I recognized the muffled shrieking of David I tried screaming to drown out his screams but with my mouth being taped I could still hear him as it pierced my soul it seemed to go on forever he just wouldn't stop that shook me to my core it was the worst thing I'd ever heard when he finally stopped I heard strange noises I couldn't place they were soft repetitive sounds at first then what almost sounded like wood being sawed the smell of something ual hit my nose but quickly turned to something
so rank I instantly threw up in my mouth I had no choice but to swallow it almost choking as it went back down I must have passed out because I was awakened sometime later to murmuring coming from somewhere in the trailer a minute later I heard footsteps approaching again only this time they went behind me my body tensed up as I thought please don't kill me please don't kill me my blindfold was removed and the Carnage I saw before me left left me horrified and panic-stricken as I struggled breathing through my nose the dismembered body
of David was laid out in front of me his severed head gruesomely glaring up at me his eyes rolled back in his head his mouth gaped open I closed my eyes turning my head but the person standing behind me grabbed my hair aggressively yanking my head straight forcing me to look suddenly a deep horar voice from somewhere in the trailer said something I didn't understand hand I then caught movement out of the corner of my eye as I slowly turned my head what I saw crawling on the floor coming towards me was something so grotesque
my mind couldn't fathom Conjuring it up I closed my eyes but my head was again yanked hard forcing me to watch the thing slowly crawled up to David's dismembered body and began eating it I almost threw up again as I watched the gruesomeness unfold this can't be real this can't be real I thought over and over to myself the noise it made as it ate David's body will haunt me forever a while later it crawled back to where it came from and I was again blindfolded the person behind me who I assume was a painted
man then walked off into another room and shut the door a few minutes later I heard a humming noise and could feel slight movement how could we be moving it's impossible I thought I heard nothing over the next several hours except for the humming then without warning it suddenly stopped my body tensed up thinking I was going to face the same brutal death as David I want him back I don't want to die we should be in Yuma right now celebrating why is this happening I thought to myself all of a sudden a door opened
and I heard footsteps along the floor as they approached me stopping when they got directly in front of me the tape was then ripped off my mouth and the blindfold pulled down so it was sitting around my neck as my eyes became adjusted I could see before me the Painted Man he looked exactly as he did before I looked him straight in the eyes and asked why are you doing this after a long silence he got right in my face as I smelled his horrid breath he grabbed me by the chin and replied we are
the hand of the dark God we are the dark Messiahs we are the vengeful ones he put the blindfold back on cut my restraints picked me up and started to carry me through the trailer he then opened the door and stepped down as a smell of fresh air immediately hit my nose I was dropped to the ground then heard him walk away go back inside and close the door I laid there too frightened to move and afraid to take off the blindfold when I finally gathered enough strength I sat up and said aloud to myself
if I die I die as I pulled the blindfold down I was shocked but relieved to see the trailer was gone the only thing left were the Impressions from the tires in the mud judging by my surroundings it was obvious I wasn't in the desert anymore but had no idea where I was soon after I heard the sound of a car driving on a road so I stood up and started walking towards it when I made it to the highway I picked a direction and started walking I walked for a while before being picked up
and brought here the story Jace told everyone in Bullhead City was almost exactly what happened to us making David pick him up was a mistake something I'll live with for the rest of my life I'll always wonder if his instincts were telling him to keep on driving unbelievably Mara was found in Maine on July 25th around 24 hours after picking up Jace in Arizona nearly 3,000 M away she was aimlessly wandering on Highway 2 between Herman and Carmel she was taken to the Carmel Sheriff's Department where she was questioned and told her story no one
there believed her until they found her family in Henderson Nevada and the police department in bhead City Arizona her family and the Bullhead police stated she'd left there on July 24th around 2: p.m. the next day several deputies from the Carmel Sheriff's Department went to the area Mara had described after several hours of searching they found Mara's Footprints and the trailer's Tire impressions in the mud the area was thick with trees and there were no roads making it virtually impossible for a trailer to be driven in there Mara's parents flew to Maine the following day
and took her home several days later the car David and Marlo were driving was never found in Arizona or Maine David was listed as a missing person never to be found for more scary horror stories please subscribe
