I come to this Project with many of the same Assumptions you have, concerning the Blair Witch Story and the Mystery Surrounding it's Events to the commoner. This Summary is Based on Solely The Blair Witch Project, Blair Witch 2: Book Of Shadows and the Correlating Documentaries and or Reports. This Excludes the 2016 Revamp and 2019 Game Rendition.
Blair Witch - The Group Finally Snaps: After waking up to find an eerie omen hanging above their camp ground, Ashley (Corbin Reid) finally breaks and accuses

The Hunt A Killer x Blair Witch boxes were, oddly enough, a bright spot for us in those dark times. Sure, we combed through the contents as early in the day as possible, and yes, we tried to crack

Josh was likely killed. His teeth (presumably) covered in blood are found bundled in the sticks. I thought the implication was that he was killed, or at least tortured. I also think that his calls for help were purely the witch mimicking his voice, as she was more explicitly demonstrated to have the ability to do so in Blair Witch 2016.
CartelKingpin. It was Josh and Mike plotting to kill Heather. No Blair Witch. The only real emotions from the two guys were when they were both laughing at Heather when she got her shoes wet from stepping in the creek. They see her as a joke, their toy (see the stick-figures, they all represent Heather). Mike and Josh secretly used GPS and were
The mythos of the witch strongly supported the idea that she did not act independently, but instead relied on influencing others. One guy from the group goes unaccounted for, and at the end we only see Mike and Heather (presumably). Af55Ytb. 230 117 328 384 492 240 73 345 97

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