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Somebody Made Sure You'd Find This

The Why Files · 45m · 4 Egleze moments
Somebody Made Sure You'd Find This
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In this episode of The Y Files, host AJ presents three unsolved internet mysteries in campfire story format without analysis or debunking. The episode examines cases where the internet itself became the crime scene or witness to potential crimes. The centerpiece story covers Kate Yup, a masked mukbang creator who posted eating videos from 2018 to 2019 while displaying visible injuries and allegedly hiding distress messages spelling HELP and SOS in her video descriptions. Viewers detected a male voice giving commands in background audio and noticed progressive physical deterioration before she vanished in November 2019, with her channel still earning ad revenue today for an unknown recipient. The second story revisits Freaky Soup Guy, the disturbing 2005 video that millions believed was a snuff film showing a crying man forced to eat soup by figures in Ray Ray costumes. AJ reveals that Emmy-winning Simpsons director Raymond Percy, who claimed the costumes were stolen, actually uploaded the video himself through his own YouTube account along with sequels, contradicting his theft narrative. The episode opens with the 2004 case of Hasumi, a Japanese woman who live-posted her disappearance to the 2Channel message board after boarding a real train that took her to Kisaragi Station, a location that does not exist on any Japanese rail line. She documented four hours of increasingly disturbing events including sedated passengers, encounters with a vanishing one-legged man, and finally accepting a ride from a stranger before her posts stopped at 3:44 AM. AJ notes all three cases remain unsolved with active online communities still investigating, and emphasizes these are true stories presented without the channel's typical debunking approach.

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Crime & Justice

Kate Yup Channel Still Earns Ad Revenue Years After Creator Vanished

The Kate Yup YouTube channel, which documented what appeared to be a captive woman eating on camera, continues to generate advertising revenue despite no new authentic content since 2019. Someone maintains access to the account and collects monthly payments from a channel built around a woman whose identity, location, and current status remain unknown. The ongoing monetization gives the account holder financial incentive to never reveal the truth behind the videos.

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Crime & Justice

Kate Yup Mukbang Videos Contained Hidden SOS Messages Before Disappearance

A mukbang creator who concealed her identity with a mask appeared to embed distress signals in her video descriptions, spelling out HELP, SOS, and CALL 911 using the first letters of sentences. Viewers detected what sounded like a man's voice giving commands in the background audio, and she displayed visible bruising and injuries across multiple uploads. After posting videos for over a year, Kate Yup vanished in November 2019, with only one unexplained upload appearing three years later that many believe was filmed by a different person.

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Controversial

Freaky Soup Guy Creator Raymond Percy Uploaded His Own Alleged Snuff Film

Raymond Percy, an Emmy-winning Simpsons director, claimed the disturbing 2005 Freaky Soup Guy video was made using his stolen Ray Ray costumes. However, internet investigators discovered Percy himself uploaded the video through his own YouTube account, along with at least one sequel titled Soup Torture, all written from the character's perspective. Percy never reported the alleged theft to police and ran multiple Ray Ray branded websites while claiming ignorance that his upload had gone viral with millions of views.

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Crime & Justice

Japanese Woman Posted Real Time Disappearance From Nonexistent Train Station

In January 2004, a woman calling herself Hasumi documented a train journey on Japan's 2Channel message board that ended at Kisaragi Station, a location that does not exist on any Japanese rail line. She spent four hours posting updates while hundreds tried to help locate her, describing sedated passengers, a one-legged man who vanished, and finally accepting a ride from a stranger before her final post at 3:44 AM. No trace of Hasumi was ever found, though the original thread remains online and the story was adapted into a 2022 horror film.

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