What is Happening in Nettlebrook?

***What is Happening in Nettlebrook?*** is a blog written by Hunter Holloway about his investigations into strange occurences in Nettlebrook. The first article was posted on July 11th, 2019.

## Description

This is the official description on the blog:

> "Former journalist, retired lawyer, and Iowa native. Despite my status as a retiree, it seems I'm back on the case again. There is a lot hidden beneath the surface of small town Nettlebrook--at once a beautiful town and a vortex of mystery and danger... Here we go again.
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## Synopsis

Hunter discusses local events, town history, and provides updates into his investigation into the disappearances of Flora Gonzalez and Zoey Bent.

## History

The first link to this blog was written in Base64 code on a scanned PDF of Hunter's debut news article. It led to the homepage of Hunter's blog.

The video *\** by the Youtube channel KEEPONDIGGING was posted on July 25th and briefly shows a link to Hunter's "*Zoey Bent*" article in his blog. The next day hunter posted the article "*Greetings*", welcoming his new followers.

On September 1st 2019, Carmen Gonzalez posted on her Instagram, discussing her meeting with Hunter, and linked to his blog.

## List of Articles

### *Introduction*

*Main Article:* Introduction

This article was posted on July 11th, 2019.

Hunter introduces himself and states that the original purpose for the blog was an archive for his previous writings. However, the local newspaper *Babbling Brook* and the Nettlebrook Public Library refused him access to them.

*Link to Article*

### *Worried about Scout*

*Main Article:* Worried about Scout

This article was posted on July 12th, 2019.

Hunter explains that he came back to Nettlebrook to look for his brother, Scout Holloway, whom he has been increasingly worried about.

*Link to Article*

### *Zoey Bent*

*Main Article:* Zoey Bent (article)

This article was posted on July 17th, 2019.

Hunter mentions the many disappearances that have occurred in town, all of them unsolved, and all of the closed cases. He mentions the disappearance of Zoey Bent but was denied access to the records, despite it being a closed case and therefore public record. His critical attitude towards the Chief of Police is obvious. Hunter mentions that many of the missing persons actually came from the Native Reservation outside of town.

*Link to Article*

### *Flora Gonzalez and Zoey update*

*Main Article:* Flora Gonzalez and Zoey update

This Article was posted on July 23rd, 2019.

Hunter discusses the disappearance of Flora Gonzalez, another student of Bogwick Academy, who disappeared in 2009, a decade prior. He also contacted Mazie Bent, the mother of Zoey Bent, who declined to comment.

*Link to Article*

### *The Hale legacy and weird observations*

*Main Article:* The Hale legacy and weird observations

This Article was posted on July 24th, 2019.

Hunter mentions that many positions of power in town are held by the same families. He also mentions the heavy rains flooding the bog.

*Link to Article*

### *Greetings*

*Main Article:* Greetings

This Article was posted on July 26th, 2019.

Hunter greets his audience, which has grown over night. He references Zipper Films and states that Nettlebrook does not appear on maps.

*Link to Article*

### *The Bog Days Festival cancelled*

*Main Article:* The Bog Days Festival cancelled

This Article was posted on July 28th, 2019.

Hunter states his surprise obout the cancellation of the Bog Days Festival due to inclement weather. He also mentions the 1989 Bog Days Festival still took place, despite 9 children being struck by lightning while riding a roller coaster.

*Link to Article*

### *College scandal and more updates*

*Main Article:* College scandal and more updates

This article was posted on August 23rd, 2019.

Dick Hale, the Mayor of Nettlebrook, is accused of bribing a college admissions counselor to let his daughter into the University of South Carolina. In other news, Hunter has made contact with Carmen Gonzalez, a former student at Nettlebrook University and cousin to Flora Gonzalez. She agrees to help him with his investigation.

*Link to Article*

### *Peter W. Chamberlain murdered*

   *Main Article:* Peter W. Chamberlain murdered

This article was posted on September 16th, 2019.

On September 15th, an unknown assailant entered the Chamberlain residence. The only occupants at the time were Peter Chamberlain, his daughter Gracie, and her friend Abigail Hale, both of whom where filming an Instagram Livestream at the time of the murder. The assailant stabbed Peter multiple times in the stomach before slashing the back of his neck. Peter then either fell or was pushed down the stairs, which shattered the bones in his foot. He also received several bruises during the altercation. Gracie was the first person to discover his body and the police were called, arriving 10 minutes later. Hunter states that the police are still investigating.

> "Mr. Chamberlain is survived by his wife Anna, his daughter Grace, and his son Griffin"
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*Link to Article*

### *Update on Chamberlain murder*

*Main Article:* Update on Chamberlain murder

This article was posted on September 17th, 2019.

Hunter expands on the details of the murder of Peter Chamberlain. The origin of the assault began in Mr. Chamberlain's bedroom, where he received the stab wounds, and the landing, where he received the neck wound. A bloody footprint assumed to belong to the killer was found on the landing. There was no sign of forced entry.

Hunter states that the Police have no leads and that he will update if any new information comes up.

*Link to Article*

### *Nettlebrook's government and founding families*

*Main Article:* Nettlebrook's government and founding families

This article was posted on October 7th, 2019.

Hunter begins his article by sharing information on the issues he has had to face recently, as well as his reasons for making certain facts about Nettlebrook public. Hunter then elaborates on his previous claims, stating that certain offices and positions of power in Nettlebrook always remain within certain families. He continues to name the aforementioned positions and the families who fill them, and explains some of problems that arise from this, especially those regarding his investigation.

*Link to Article*

### *An unfortunate update*

*Main article:* An unfortunate update

This article was posted on November 27, 2019.

In this article, Hunter informs his readers that a copy of *The Babbling Brook* has surprisingly appeared on his doorstep, along with a note by its Editor-in-Chief, Drew Harris, welcoming him to visit their offices. Hunter expresses concern that his location has been discovered, but considers taking Drew up on his offer and visitng his former workplace.

### The Talented Mr. Harris

Main article: The Talented Mr. Harris

This Article was posted on December 3rd, 2019.

Hunter posts a photo of the edition of Babbling Brook that was mentioned in the previous article. Hunter visits the Newspaper Office and speaks with Drew Harris. Harris offers to interview Hunter for the Citizen Spotlight, (the same offer he made to Echo Rose in her "Just As I Thought" video) and inquires about his brothers health which Hunter see's as a veiled threat.

## References

1. ↑ https://hunterhollowaynettlebrook.blogspot.com/2019/07/i-created-this-blog-as-means-to-archive.html
2. ↑ https://hunterhollowaynettlebrook.blogspot.com/
3. ↑ https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/602412160374538240/618861261630996520/image0.png
4. ↑ https://hunterhollowaynettlebrook.blogspot.com/2019/07/greetings.html
5. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B15SCzhASr2/
6. ↑ https://hunterhollowaynettlebrook.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-reason-ive-returned-to-nettlebrook.html
7. ↑ https://hunterhollowaynettlebrook.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-hale-legacy-and-weird-observations.html
8. ↑ https://hunterhollowaynettlebrook.blogspot.com/2019/07/greetings.html
9. ↑ https://hunterhollowaynettlebrook.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-bog-days-festival-cancelled.html
10. ↑ https://hunterhollowaynettlebrook.blogspot.com/2019/09/a-mysterious-murder.html
11. ↑ https://hunterhollowaynettlebrook.blogspot.com/