
Mindhunter, the critically celebrated drama series, adapts the true crime book written by John E. No one has been able to figure out what led them into the woods, and authorities remain perplexed as to why they seemed to have purposefully starved themselves to death. Finally, several of the young men died of starvation despite having found ample survival supplies and food rations in a camping trailer. Second, they all had a Special Olympics basketball game the morning after they drove into the woods, an event all their families swear they were very excited about. First of all, each of them had been diagnosed with learning disabilities or mental illnesses. There are quite a few strange details that have kept the Yuba County boys relevant in cultural memory. The car they drove into Plumas National Forest was found abandoned, and months later, after the snow in the area melted, their bodies were found scattered in the forest.

In the true story, Mathias, a 25-year-old man diagnosed with schizophrenia, led a group of his friends into the California woods.

A still-unsolved mystery, the Yuba County Five case is also referred to as the disappearance of Gary Mathias.īasically, in both the true story and The Ritual, a group of young men journeys into the woods without telling anyone back home where they’re going or why. However, watching the creepy flick will remind anyone familiar with the case of the Yuba County Five of those poor, lost young men.

2017’s British wilderness horror The Ritual, directed by David Bruckner and written by Joe Barton, has not been officially attributed to any particular true story.
