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NTIGO (WAOW)– Authorities are investigating what could be a new lead in the cold case investigation of a missing teen. That’s according to Antigo Police. On their Facebook page, the department says a YouTube video that recently went viral may be connected to Kayla Berg. The video titled “Hi Walter! I got a new gf!” was posted on October 11, 2009, two months to the day after Kayla Berg was last seen. In the 58-second video, a man describes an encounter with his new girlfriend, then shows a woman who appears to be chained up in a locked room, crying and making muffled screams. People saying they’re friends of Kayla are leaving comments on the video saying they’re troubled by it. Because of its disturbing nature, Action 2 News is not providing a direct link to the video. Kayla’s mom Hope Sprenger was concerned that the girl in the video could be her missing daughter. “[It] sounded like her, looked like her, it gave me chills,” Sprenger told our ABC sister station WAOW-TV in Wausau. “It made me sick to my stomach.” Sprenger said certain details in the video had her concerned. “The clothing could be a big possibility,” she said. “We do believe she was wearing that type of shirt, we know she had jeans.” Antigo Police agree the girl at the end of the video resembles Berg. “We’ll do whatever we can to find out who’s in there and identify them,” Police Chief Eric Roller said. “Sometimes that’s hard on the web because of wherever this stuff may originate from [but] we’re going to do everything we can to get to the bottom of it. A number of people posted their own YouTube videos claiming to debunk the “Hi Walter!” video as a hoax, based on their observations that Patrick’s excited talk sounds scripted and the woman doesn’t begin screaming until he opens the door.
Apparently this video was uploaded two months after the teen went missing, but wasn't noticed up until recently.
Apparently this video was uploaded two months after the teen went missing, but wasn't noticed up until recently.