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He said, I'm going to do a press conference and I'm going to bring artifacts from the cave to this press conference and we're going to expose the whole thing. Yeah. And apparently somehow the Smithsonian got involved in this, too, or they got wind of it because of this article. And Dr. Dr. Bouvet. No, sorry. Dr. Russell. He's the one that knew about the thing the whole time.

He said, I'm going to do a press conference and I'm going to bring artifacts from the cave to this press conference and we're going to expose the whole thing. Yeah. And apparently somehow the Smithsonian got involved in this, too, or they got wind of it because of this article. And Dr. Dr. Bouvet. No, sorry. Dr. Russell. He's the one that knew about the thing the whole time.

Dr. Russell, on his way out to collect those artifacts, disappeared.

Dr. Russell, on his way out to collect those artifacts, disappeared.

Dr. Russell, on his way out to collect those artifacts, disappeared.

And he was gone. And so they did a search party, and the search party took forever because Death Valley is huge and it's uninhabitable, really, because it gets so hot and it's just a desert. They found his car. It was abandoned. Smart. He had a suitcase in it full of clothes, and he was just gone. And they never found him. He was gone forever.

And he was gone. And so they did a search party, and the search party took forever because Death Valley is huge and it's uninhabitable, really, because it gets so hot and it's just a desert. They found his car. It was abandoned. Smart. He had a suitcase in it full of clothes, and he was just gone. And they never found him. He was gone forever.

And he was gone. And so they did a search party, and the search party took forever because Death Valley is huge and it's uninhabitable, really, because it gets so hot and it's just a desert. They found his car. It was abandoned. Smart. He had a suitcase in it full of clothes, and he was just gone. And they never found him. He was gone forever.

And that was the end of the cave because no one else knew the entrance.

And that was the end of the cave because no one else knew the entrance.

And that was the end of the cave because no one else knew the entrance.

So all these investors pulled out. But what I thought was insane... Nobody's like...

So all these investors pulled out. But what I thought was insane... Nobody's like...

So all these investors pulled out. But what I thought was insane... Nobody's like...

Oh, this is a bummer. Guess we should forget about it. But five years before Russell disappeared. Yeah. So they explored this cave. They were making documents about it, making moves. Five years before he disappeared, the U.S. government took over that same territory where the entrance was. And it's called today the China Lake Naval Air Weapon Station.

Oh, this is a bummer. Guess we should forget about it. But five years before Russell disappeared. Yeah. So they explored this cave. They were making documents about it, making moves. Five years before he disappeared, the U.S. government took over that same territory where the entrance was. And it's called today the China Lake Naval Air Weapon Station.

Oh, this is a bummer. Guess we should forget about it. But five years before Russell disappeared. Yeah. So they explored this cave. They were making documents about it, making moves. Five years before he disappeared, the U.S. government took over that same territory where the entrance was. And it's called today the China Lake Naval Air Weapon Station.

And it's off limits to civilians.

And it's off limits to civilians.

And it's off limits to civilians.