From Michaels mother today:
“GRIEF- meaning deep sorrow....let me tell you about grief! It attacks you like nothing I have ever experienced before in my 51 years of life. I have a sadness that never goes away..I cry at the drop of a hat...I hurt everywhere... I have zero energy..I am so damn angry...My eyes are so fatigued but yet the tears flow...I cry every time I see a little boy... I’m not sleeping...I’m angry with God..I don’t want the holidays to come..I could go on and on! This is a parents WORST nightmare not knowing where their child is. The last time I saw Michael was August 3 rd, he came over to help Parrish with some yard work. I was making huge breakfast burritos and he walked through the door so hungry. He ate and worked outside for almost an hour in a half. He came back inside and asked me”mom can you hook me up with some food?” I laughed like I always did and made him a to go sack of food. He gave me the BIGGEST hug and said,”I love you so much mama” those were the last words I heard. I watched him walk down the steps to his car and drive off. That’s the last time I saw my 27 year old son. I feel like Michaels case from the very beginning did not get the media attention he deserved. I feel like the stupid riots and everything else took priority over my son’s life. The detectives that came up there questioned 6 people. The rest of the party had left by noon the next day. We did not get all of the names, we did not get license plate numbers. It all really happened so fast and I felt so foggy. It was like I kept telling myself this is a nightmare and it’s really not happening right now, but reality set in quickly with a gut wrenching pain and a heaviness I can’t ever explain that this was true, it was my son Michael Bryson that was truly gone. I have NO clue as to what happened for sure that night. My guess is and will always be he overdosed and people freaked out and did something with his body. My second guess is he ran into a very evil person or persons and was murdered. I do not believe for one second that he was partying that night clear up until 4 am having a great ole time then put his head down and said, “what you guys don’t want me here?” And walked off the face of the earth. That is not who Michael is or was. People from the other page are so cruel saying that our son is in rehab and or we are hiding him and profiting from his Go Fund Me Account! Are you guys Kidding me right now? That is the sickest most horrible thing anyone could say or even think at this point. Fact is michael went camping at Hobo Campground, something horrific happened to him and we have not seen him since. There’s a story for you. A story filled with lies, deception,heartbreak,frustration... I will NEVER give up trying to solve my sons disappearance! I will NOT rest until his body is found. The only peace I get is knowing Michael believed in God and is truly at peace now. Someone took a photo and made Michael an angel ! He will always be my little angel “
I live in Eugene and I’ve always heard bad things about Hobo camp. It seems like there were a ton of flyers at first and early news coverage and then nothing. Something doesn’t sit right with me. I’m about 2/3rds of the way through the podcast and it keeps getting more and more sketchy.
