148. National Forest Serial Killer - Gary Hinton
From Twisted Travel and True Crime by Twisted Travel and True Crime
August 31, 2025 · 42 min · Season 1 · Episode 148
About this episode
The episode explores the chilling case of Gary Hilton, a serial killer who stalked hikers in national forests.
A young woman heads out for a New Year’s Day hike... and vanishes. Days later, her loyal dog is found wandering alone. What happened in those woods? Turns out, a serial killer was stalking the trails of North Caroline, Georgia and Florida – an older drifter with a deadly secret. He hunted hikers for sport and money. But one victim fought back hard, leaving clues in her wake. That fight led police on a multi-state chase through the wilderness. And when they finally caught Gary Hilton... what he had done will send chills down your spine. SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: https://linktr.ee/twistedtraveltruecrimepodcast MONTHLY: Patreon: https://patreon.com/user?u=42048051&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twisted-travel-and-true-c?ref=radiopublic ONE TIME: Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248826752172032881 Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/twistedtravelandTC Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/twistedtraveltruecrimepodcast https://www.facebook.com/twistedtravelandtruecrime https://www.instagram.com/twistedtravelandtrue_crime…
People in this episode
Host: Twisted Travel and True Crime
Topics covered
- serial killer
- hiking
- disappearance
- true crime
- multi-state chase
- victim fight back
Keywords
- Gary Hilton
- serial killer
- hiking disappearance
- North Carolina
- Georgia
- Florida
- true crime
Mentioned in this episode
Places: North Carolina, Georgia, Florida
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