Episode 502: Kari Swenson
About this episode
The episode recounts the abduction of biathlon bronze medalist Kari Swenson by two survivalists in 1984.
Biathlon bronze medalist Kari Swenson was on a training run near Big Sky, Montana in the summer of 1984 when she encountered two men with malicious intentions. Kari had just made history with her biathlon relay team when she was abducted and held captive for 18 hours by two self-proclaimed survivalists who wanted to make her a “wife”. Father-son duo Don and Dan Nichols were the monsters who not only abducted Kari but also murdered her friend who was trying to rescue her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Topics covered
- abduction
- true crime
- survivalists
- biathlon
- murder
- hostage situation
Keywords
- Kari Swenson
- abduction
- Big Sky
- Don Nichols
- Dan Nichols
- true crime
- biathlon
- hostage
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Big Sky, Montana
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