tw : missing persons, death, murder, kidnapping, hydra ment, nazism ment
ryan : this week on buzzfeed unsolved, we’re covering the disappearance of skylar mccoy, a case for a girl that still continues to this day!
shane : this ... this is a big one.
ryan : yeah, this one really freaks me out, honestly. it’s ... it’s ―
shane : not fun.
ryan : that’s one way to say it. i’m ― not, uh, stoked about it. i remember, y’know, hearing about it, when she first went missing.
shane : yeah ... it was, like, a breakfast conversation thing.
ryan : a six year old disappearing is a breakfast conversation thing to you???
shane : like, in my house! my mom used it as a reason for me to, like, always answer my phone and come in at curfew and stuff. ‘ be careful cos even famous little rich girls can go missing, shane ! ‘
ryan : so, some background. skylar mccoy was one of half a twin pair born to doctor henry mccoy, born in his lab, actually. he made them through an... extremely intricate experiment that we’re going to glance over.
shane : what a fucking genius, that dude!
ryan : he’s ― yeah, absolutely. i was looking him up while doing this, the man has, like, six phds!
shane : holy shit! six! he’s giving stark a run for his money! six phds, oh my god. i can’t even, like, make a ... uh, what’re those dna things called from high school ?? put-it squares ??
ryan : punnett squares i think.
shane : yeah, that!
ryan : but, yeah, born to a total genius. she was a famous kid, one of many, i guess. for her name at first, but growing up it was slowly becoming obvious that the little girl was a total genius. read at a fourth grade level, writing electron configurations, monitoring mutations, the like! and became pretty famous for just being a cool little kid.
shane : isn’t there, like, some famous photo of her and big daddy hank in his lab or something ???
ryan : big... big daddy hank... anyway! in the afternoon on july 30th, 1996, skylar mccoy went missing from her home in upstate new york. hank mccoy called police after finding out she wasn’t in their home. when they used scent to track her, they came upon a field, but the trail abruptly ended. it is assumed that it is there that skylar, who was six at the time, was last before disappearing.
shane : whoa, whoa, hold up! a field? since ... what!
ryan : it’s, y’know, not commonly known, but it’s worth noting. she was a ... an icarian kid, y’know. like, she was prone to wonder. they thought, at first, she just walked off.
shane : an icarian kid! have ― there’s still footage of her growling at someone! she was, like, four! she was a little firecracker!
ryan : she was a genius!
shane : still a little shit! i mean, god rest her soul and all
ryan : she’s not dead
shane : isn’t it presumed dead after, like, seven years ??? it’s been eleven. and she was just a kid ― if i got lost at six years old, i’d be eaten by the coyotes!
ryan : * sigh * we’ll... we’ll get into that later. back to what i was saying ... the hours before her disappearance are well documented. there were many people in the house ; workers, fellow researchers, and family members. skylar ate breakfast at eight am and was in her room playing with her twin until around ten am.
shane : oh, god, the twin, i forgot about the twin. fuck, this is so messed up. god, is that kid, like, alright? like, are they, like, fine? this is ― ryan, can we not do this? this is, god.
ryan : she’s fine. alive and well. shane, everyone was requesting this.
shane : but ... this is so fucked up. what if she, like, comes back and sees this???
ryan : you just said she’s probably dead!
shane : i’m sorry, skylar
ryan : you test my patience. but, yeah. at around ten, skylar asked her father, dr henry mccoy, to go play outside in their yard, something she often did. he allowed her but said to be back by lunch. he noted her outfit, which was just converse and a sundress.
shane : what kind of six year old wears converse???
ryan : rich ones, probably
shane : good point ... good point.
ryan : she went to the yard. the last person that’s thought to have seen her is her twin, margot, who went with her but came in shortly after to play inside. they discovered she was missing when she didn’t come in for lunch. after skylar’s disappearance, margot admitted to knowing that skylar often left the estate and went to the field that the search team was led to, further evidence that she was taken from that location.
shane : a field??? that’s ― what kinda kid is just going to a field??
ryan : well, remember, she’s beast’s kid, got the whole giddup with it.
shane : the fangs! i remember the fangs!
ryan : yeah, so, like, the general thought was that she just liked nature or whatever, ‘cause she was so animalistic.
shane : the smartest little wolf ― ape?? what are they anyway??
ryan : i think apes. or something. but, let’s get into the theories, of which we have three for today. the first one is the current theory is one of the most popular, and of course, an obvious. it’s that skylar wandered into the woods and subsequently died.
shane : i mean, like, that’s fair, and all, isn’t it ?? she ... yeah.
ryan : doesn’t mean it tastes good.
shane : tastes good??
ryan : like, going down.
shane : ohhh. yeah.
ryan : well, the field was pretty near to the woods. the reasoning behind her going to the woods was the same reason that she was in the field, that it was a natural place that she wanted to be. the theory is that she wandered into the woods, lost her way, and subsequently died. it was summer and hot, and even if she did eat, which is possible considering her... animal qualities,
shane : you’re saying she ate... bunny ??? coyote ??? what ???
ryan : it’s not. crazy or anything. she’s a little, y’know, ape-wolf. it’d be ... instinct or whatever.
shane : instinct or not, that’s gross.
ryan : but, yeah, back to it. there wasn’t any water that was a viable source. but, let me disprove this theory.
shane : oh, here we go
ryan : to start, her scent ended in the field, and didn’t continue into the woods, which if she had just naturally walked to it, it would have. following her disappearances, people went on organized walks and searches everywhere in the area, and nothing was found. not a single sign that skylar had ever been there.
shane : so... it’s bullshit, then?
ryan : basically. this is what led to the case gaining even more attention, because it narrowed it down until only one viable and reasonable possibility could be made, that skylar mccoy did not wander off, she was taken.
shane : yikes!
ryan : yikes is an understatement. that being said, let’s get into the second theory, which is that skylar was kidnapped. she was alone and, though reports vary about her actual strength, only six years old, and reasonably defenseless. there are many a person who could have done this, however. hank mccoy is an active member of the x-men, and the enemies of the x-men are so numerous they’re practically unlistable.
shane : that’s what happens when you save lives!
ryan : and destroy stuff all the time.
shane : do you have beef with the x-men, ryan?
ryan : no, i’m just saying !! and, y’know, team magneto, and stuff.
shane : magneto was right!
ryan : but, yeah, there’s so many people that could’ve taken skylar. enemies of the x-men, anti-mutant supremacists, some people even thought it might be, like, hydra,
ryan : it’s not that far off! they’re mission is, y’know, chaos, and chaos it was when everyone found out about skylar. and with that, they’re reach is so far we don’t even know where it’s at. they infiltrated shield! shield!
shane : but, like, nazis, man.
ryan : well, skylar’s asian ― korean, i think.
shane : god, fuck hydra. fuck.
ryan : that’s an understatement. but, this brings me to my third and final theory,
shane : this ― this is going to be like, aliens, isn’t it? ?? with how you present theories ??
ryan : aliens are real, shane!!!!!! we’ve been over this!!!!!! it’s not a far-off theory!!!
shane : god, i’m just saying. don’t shoot the messenger. so you’re telling me it’s not aliens??? this theory ISN’T aliens??
ryan : well...
shane : goddamit
ryan : third theory is that skylar mccoy was abducted. there wasn’t any trace of her left, and her scent just ended in the spot, which is notably weird. there were even ufo reports that night in nyc, so. and she was entirely alone, as well. a field is, really, a staple of aliens, even though it was a field of flowers and not of corn.
shane : doesn’t make this not dumb
ryan : and, of course, skylar hasn’t been seen since. there’s been a bunch of reports all over, but nothing confirmed or nothing that has led anywhere.
shane : wasn’t there that, like, viral picture of that dirty girl in japan, or whatever???
ryan : yeah, but not confirmed. and japan is... pretty far and all
shane : but it did look like her! with the ears and stuff
ryan : well, yeah. but nothing confirmed. but, either way, the search for skylar mccoy goes on today, year after year, and for her and her family’s behalf, i hope that it’s one day unravelled!
shane : find her! stop her from eating those bunnies!
ryan : but until then, this case remains unsolved.
