About this episode

Bert and Nick explore strange disappearances in national parks and the unsettling patterns surrounding them.

Bert and Nick investigate strange disappearances inside national parks, including Stacy Harris in Yosemite, Dennis Martin in the Great Smoky Mountains, George Penca Jr., and Gilbert Gilman. The deeper the cases go, the stranger the pattern becomes, failed search dogs, sealed files, Special Forces, UFO reports, cave systems, and the chilling question of what happens when someone separates from the group.

Topics covered

• national park disappearances
• true crime
• mystery
• investigation
• UFO reports
• search and rescue

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