Chad Ollinger, son of ranch owner, Duane Ollinger, has been a prominent participant and character on the Discovery Channel show, "Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch."
Anyone who watches the shows witnessed Chad's adrenalin-seeking behaviors. He could dive. He could fly. He was up and willing to go for it. His enthusiasm, dedication, and bravado added a zest to the excitement of treasure hunting.
Last year, the day after Christmas, guards in the evening were checking on the cells when they noted Chad's cellmate was on the floor. They rushed in to check on him. Chad was acting oddly detached. They realized that with them locked in the cell, a dead body that looks beaten up had only one guilty party.
Chad was fast living and broke some laws, didn't show up at hearings, and ended up in jail. He was about to be released in a few weeks when this crazy event occurred.
It was determined that Chad was not mentally competent to go to trial and so he was moved on to a mental facility that could deal with what sounded like dissociative psychosis of some kind. He seemed to think he had some kind of supernatural powers that allowed him to see into souls and he ascertained his cellmate was an evil deviant pervert. He went into a vengeful rage and killed the man.
In the video above, Carl says that Chad thought he was a skinwalker. Could the property, the gases he's been exposed to, the intensity of the search, have caused him a mental breakdown?
What does this mean for "Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch?" Well, the new season begins again on the 27th of this month on Discovery Channel. Josh, the treasure hunter, is going to be joined by this father who taught him treasure hunting. This father/son duo will fill in the gaps.
I hope James Keenan is on board too because he was a great addition to the team!
As always, I will be giving synopses and hypotheses here on the blog throughout the season.