Blood Trails
Blood Trails is a new investigative podcast from MeatEater, hosted by writer and journalist Jordan Sillars. Each episode digs into true crime stories from the world of hunting and fishing—cases where the woods and the wa...
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On the show
- Paul's family1 ep
- Paul's friends1 ep
- Paul's coworkers1 ep
Also: Paul's hunting partners, investigators, forensic psychologist, Bryan Burrough, Michael Grim
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- 🇺🇸United States · True CrimeHOME#6933K to 176K
- 🇨🇦Canada · True Crime#741.3K to 6.9K
- 🇯🇵Japan · True Crime#96446 to 2.4K
- 🇿🇦ZA · True Crime#13651 to 272
- 🇫🇮FI · True Crime#13742 to 223
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
35K to 185K🎙 ~2x weekly·23 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
70K to 371K🇺🇸95%🇨🇦4%🇯🇵1% - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
39K to 204K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/22/26 |  S3E2: The Reckoning of Chai Vang | On the opening weekend of Wisconsin's 2004 deer season, a confrontation over a tree stand erupted into one of the deadliest hunting-related shootings in American history. Six hunters were killed, two more were wounded, and the man responsible disappeared into the forest. But what drove Chai Soua Vang to open fire? Was it a case of self-defense gone horribly wrong, or a calculated act of murder? Through firsthand accounts from survivors, investigators, and others close to the case, we revisit a tragedy that exposed deep divisions over race, hunting, and justice in rural America. Thank you to our sponsor, Tecovas. Want more Blood Trails? Check out the Case File. Subscribe to the all new Blood Trails YouTube channel @BloodTrailsTV Shop the all new Blood Trails merch! Follow Blood Trails on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, iHeart, Pandora, Amazon, and Instagram Connect with Jordan Sillars and MeatEater MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Jordan Sillars on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube ClipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1h 01m 28s | ||||||
| 10/15/26 |  S3E1: The Disappearance of Noel Dalluge | On Halloween weekend in 1986, 17-year-old Noel Dalluge traveled to a remote Minnesota hunting cabin with his high school buddies. The plan was simple: party, hunt, and celebrate the end of football season. But early the next morning, Noel vanished into the woods... without a trace. An extensive search turned up nothing, and questions about what really happened that weekend have haunted his family for decades. Now, nearly 40 years later, new interviews and old suspicions raise a disturbing possibility: someone at that cabin knows more than they've ever admitted. Thank you to our sponsor, Tecovas. Want more Blood Trails? Check out the Case File. Subscribe to the all new Blood Trails YouTube channel @BloodTrailsTV Shop the all new Blood Trails merch! Follow Blood Trails on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, iHeart, Pandora, Amazon, and Instagram Connect with Jordan Sillars and MeatEater MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Jordan Sillars on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube ClipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1h 05m 56s | ||||||
| 10/8/26 |  Announcing: Blood Trails, Season Three | This season on Blood Trails, host Jordan Sillars follows eight brand-new cases: hunting trips gone horribly wrong, decades-old disappearances, suspicious deaths, and crimes hidden deep in the woods. Some cases are ice cold. Others have been solved—at least, according to the law. But every case in Season 3 is still haunted by unanswered questions. Through firsthand interviews, archival audio, court records, and investigative reporting, Blood Trails digs into what happened, what may have been missed, and why these stories still refuse to stay buried. Follow the show now to get notified when Episode 1 drops, Thursday, October 15. Subscribe to the all new Blood Trails YouTube channel @BloodTrailsTV Shop the all new Blood Trails merch! Follow Blood Trails on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, iHeart, Pandora, Amazon, and Instagram Connect with Jordan Sillars and MeatEater MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Jordan Sillars on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube ClipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1m 54s | ||||||
| 9/8/26 | Old Westgunfighters+4 | Bryan Burrough | AppleSpotify+2 | — | gunfightersOld West+5 | — | 2m 11s | ||
| 8/6/26 | prison escapepublicity+4 | — | United States CongressState Department+4 | — | Turks and Caicosprison+5 | — | 1h 14m 22s | ||
| 7/30/26 | prison experiencelegal issues+3 | Michael Grim | His Majesty’s Prison | Turks and CaicosGrand Turk | prisonTurks and Caicos+5 | — | 56m 25s | ||
| 7/23/26 | huntinglegal issues+3 | — | MeatEater | Turks and CaicosOklahoma | huntingTurks and Caicos+5 | — | 59m 33s | ||
| 7/16/26 | true crimehunting+4 | — | Blood TrailsMeatEater | Turks and Caicos | true crimeBlood Trails+5 | — | 1m 07s | ||
| 6/4/26 | mysterious deathhomicide investigation+4 | — | MeatEaterBlood Trails | Taos, New Mexico | Jon Youngmysterious death+5 | — | 55m 57s | ||
| 5/28/26 | true crimemurder investigation+3 | — | Blood TrailsMeatEater | Bozeman, Montana | Dustin Kjersemmurder+5 | — | 1h 06m 16s | ||
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| 5/21/26 | disappearanceinvestigation+4 | — | MeatEater | Lake Sam Rayburn | Bill RolandLake Sam Rayburn+5 | — | 53m 43s | ||
| 5/14/26 | disappearancemurder+3 | — | MeatEaterBlood Trails+1 | — | Tommy BallardCrystal Rogers+4 | — | 56m 41s | ||
| 5/7/26 | true crimemurder investigation+3 | — | Blood TrailsMeatEater | Wisconsin | Neil LaFavemurder+5 | — | 59m 01s | ||
| 4/30/26 | murderhunting+4 | — | Blood TrailsMeatEater | FloridaSt. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | Timothy Blythmurder+5 | — | 1h 19m 23s | ||
| 4/23/26 | disappearanceinvestigation+4 | — | Maine Warden Service | Maine | Bob SmithMaine woods+5 | — | 1h 10m 19s | ||
| 4/16/26 | murder investigationdisappearance+5 | — | MeatEater | Montana | Mike CritesMontana+7 | — | 1h 23m 50s | ||
| 4/12/26 | true crimeoutdoors+4 | — | Blood TrailsMeatEater | MontanaFlorida+1 | true crimeBlood Trails+7 | — | 1m 12s | ||
| 3/27/26 | DNA resultsserial killer+3 | — | MeatEaterBlood Trails+1 | WisconsinChicagoland | Bob ChristianDNA results+5 | — | 15m 12s | ||
| 12/18/25 | murder investigationhate crime+5 | — | MeatEater | — | Chong Mua Yangmurder+7 | — | 1h 30m 22s | ||
| 12/11/25 | disappearancemurder mystery+3 | — | GBI | GeorgiaClarks Hill Lake | Jeffrey Gebhardtmurder+5 | — | 56m 00s | ||
| 12/4/25 | missing personhunting+4 | — | MeatEater | MontanaCrazy Mountains | Aaron HedgesMontana+5 | — | 1h 16m 36s | ||
| 11/27/25 | unsolved casehunting+4 | — | MeatEater | Maine | Ludger Belangercold case+5 | — | 45m 17s | ||
| 11/20/25 | deer huntingmystery+3 | — | — | MinnesotaMorrison County | Terry Briskhunting+5 | — | 47m 19s | ||
| 11/13/25 | suicidemurder investigation+4 | Paul's familyPaul's friends+4 | MeatEaterBlood Trails+6 | — | Paul HutchinsonDanni+7 | — | 38m 47s | ||
| 11/6/25 |  S1E2: A Monster Among Us, Part 1 | Paul Hutchinson seemed like a regular Montanan—an ex-Marine, a fisheries biologist, a father, and a diehard turkey hunter. But behind that facade lurked a predator, hiding in plain sight. Nearly three decades after the brutal rape and murder of 15-year-old Danni Houchins, investigators uncovered the chilling truth: Hutchinson was her killer. His sudden suicide closed the case but opened a darker question—was Danni his only victim, or did Hutchinson use his hunting trips across America as cover for other crimes? In this episode of Blood Trails, host Jordan Sillars explores the disturbing possibility that a monster might be hiding in the hearts of the family, friends, and hunting partners we think we know best. Want more Blood Trails? Check out this episode's Case File. Follow Blood Trails on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, iHeart, Pandora, Amazon. Connect with Jordan Sillars and MeatEater MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Jordan Sillars on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube ClipsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 46m 34s | ||||||
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Chart history for Blood Trails
Peaked at #69 in United States, currently #69 in United States.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| United States | — | #69 | #69 | — |
| Canada | — | #74 | #74 | — |
| Japan | — | #96 | #96 | — |
| South Africa | — | #136 | #136 | — |
| Finland | — | #137 | #137 | — |
Chart Positions
5 placements across 5 markets.
Chart Positions
5 placements across 5 markets.