184. Alpine Divorce Horror: Husbands Who Leave Their Wives To Die On Hikes
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The episode explores the phenomenon of Alpine Divorce through two harrowing cases of husbands leaving their wives in life-threatening situations during hikes.
Go to https://kachava.com and use code HSP for 15% off your first order! Dark Summer Merch Is Here! Get your Tour Tee, Scrapbook Tee or Bandana at https://shop.heartstartspounding.com/ Today we’re exploring the term that has been circulating online for the last few months, Alpine Divorce, and two cases where these “divorces” of sorts were life-threatening. In 2012, Toni Henthorn fell from an off-trail ledge in Rocky Mountain National Park. Her husband Harold said she slipped, but a ranger found a map that indicated otherwise. Thirteen years later, Arielle Konig was attacked by her husband, Gerhardt, on a cliffside trail in Hawaii on her birthday, but against all odds, she made it out alive. TW: Domestic abuse, mention of sexual assault on a minor, description of head injury The National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24 hours a day at 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788. Subscribe on Patreon to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society and enjoy ad-free listening, monthly bonus content, merch discounts and more. Members of our High Council on Patreon also have access to our weekly after-show, Footnotes, where I share my case file with our producer, Matt. You…
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