Episode 223: The Disappearance of Jessie Hoover

About this episode

Katie and Liz discuss the troubling disappearance of 54-year-old Jessie Hoover during her attempt to hike the Appalachian Trail in 1983.

Join Katie and Liz on this week’s episode of True Crime New England as they discuss the troubling disappearance of 54-year-old Jessie Hoover. In May of 1983, feeling motivated to accomplish something great after her longtime husband passed away suddenly, Jessie decided she was going to do a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. Despite being ill-prepared and untrained in hiking, Jessie still traveled to Maine to begin the over 2,000 mile hike, which she would be doing alone. She was last heard from on May 20th, and was not reported missing until July 11th, which further proved to cause difficulties in the search for her. To this day, Jessie Hoover has not been found. If you or anyone you know has any information regarding the disappearance of Jessie Hoover, please call the Maine State Police at 207-941-4599 .

People in this episode

Hosts: Katie, Liz

Topics covered

• disappearance
• true crime
• Appalachian Trail
• missing person
• 1980s

Keywords

• Jessie Hoover
• disappearance
• Appalachian Trail
• missing person
• true crime
• Maine
• 1983

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Maine, Appalachian Trail

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