Part Deux: From Haunted Mines to Missing Persons: Tommyknockers and The Bennington Triangle

About this episode

Sara explores the mysterious Bennington Triangle and its history of strange disappearances and folklore.

In Part Two of this split episode of The Verbal Echo , Sara takes listeners deep into the wilderness of the mysterious Bennington Triangle — a remote area of southern Vermont linked to strange disappearances, unsettling folklore, and decades of unanswered questions. Sara breaks down the history behind the region and examines the series of disappearances that helped create the legend of the Bennington Triangle between 1945 and 1950. From experienced outdoorsman Middie Rivers to college student Paula Welden and several others who vanished without explanation, the episode explores the facts, timelines, search efforts, and eerie similarities surrounding each case. Along the way, Sara also dives into local theories connected to the area — including unusual environmental conditions, wilderness survival challenges, possible serial activity, and paranormal speculation tied to Glastenbury Mountain. Why have so many stories emerged from this isolated stretch of forest? And how did a cluster of missing persons cases evolve into one of America’s most enduring regional mysteries? -------------------------------------------------- Thank you for listening to this podcast and helping us grow by…

People in this episode

Hosts: Monica Martin, Sara Rowe

Topics covered

• mystery
• disappearances
• folklore
• Bennington Triangle
• paranormal
• environmental conditions

Keywords

• Bennington Triangle
• missing persons
• Middie Rivers
• Paula Welden
• Glastenbury Mountain
• folklore
• disappearances
• mystery

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Bennington Triangle, Glastenbury Mountain

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