Morbid Outdoors

One of Utah’s greatest mysteries is the sudden disappearance of a young adventurer named Everett Ruess. Everett was a poet, painter, and writer. He was a friend to famed photographer Ansel Adams and …

When a young boy goes missing while near a lookout at Crater Lake National Park, the search to find him starts immediately and is massive. He seemingly ran over a small hill and then was nowhere to b…

A group of young men roadtrip from Tennessee out west and arrive at a family member’s dude ranch in southern Colorado. One of the young men, being  a competitive runner, open-­water swimmer, and obst…

Mammoth Cave is the largest known cave system in the world. Artifacts found inside the cave suggest people have been exploring Mammoth for thousands of years, and yet scientists are still discovering…

A woman is found deceased in a cemetery in Virginia in December 1996. Next to her was an 8 inch Christmas tree and a note that read, "Now I lay me down to sleep, soon to drift to the eternal deep. An…

The Nez-Perce Clearwater National Forest is home to sweeping rivers, high peaks, and old mines. When a young TV producer suddenly vanishes from set while filming for Discovery Channel, no one underst…

When a seasoned wildfire spotter fails to check in for her scheduled radio call, her supervisor ventures out to make sure she is okay. When he arrives, she was gone and has never been seen since. How…

While enjoying a hike to Pinnacle Lake in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, a mother-daughter duo were brutally murdered. Other hikers found their bodies and immediately alerted authorities…

Grand Canyon National Park is a place of beauty and majesty, but is it also home to lost souls still wandering the earth? Roughly 900 people have died within the boundaries since the 1800’s…do some o…

When a man disappears into the forestland that surrounds his home everyone is stunned. He knew  Great Smoky Mountains National Park like the back of his hand…so how did he go missing with no trace le…

When a man leading a double life is found out, he commits an unspeakable act to cover his secrets. About two weeks ahead of law enforcement, he was able to escape into the wilderness. After 7 years t…

When a hiker’s remains are found in a shallow grave along the Appalachian Trail, an investigation immediately begins. Despite the FBI getting involved, a reward, and more than 80 interviews of other …

 When an experienced park ranger sets out on his daily walk to make sure all is well, no one suspects anything bad could happen in that 1 mile walk. The ranger never returned from his walk and has ne…

Our national parks are beautiful and contain many beautiful sights: from flowing rivers to snow capped mountain peaks to orange desertscapes. But do they also hold much more sinister sights that only…

A father-daughter hike on Half Dome in Yosemite National Park turns deadly after warnings from park rangers are ignored. Since the cable was installed 103 years ago, in total 10 people have died on t…

One of northern Utah’s most scenic drives is the Mirror Lake Highway. Multiple people go missing every year in the surrounding national forest, but only two of those people have never been found. The…

One of the most dangerous places to be a law enforcement officer is inside the nation's national parks and preserves. Rangers work with little backup, in remote territories and face  numerous dangers…

When an entire family of tourists went missing while visiting Death Valley in 1996, no one could have predicted where they were. A family member alerted authorities that they were missing, yet no tra…

When a park employee goes missing from the Paradise Inn in Mount Rainier National Park, searching started immediately. It was suspected that she became lost on a trail or was abducted. But after the …

During a family outing in America’s iconic Yosemite National Park, a young child discovers a severed hand in Summit Meadow. Despite search efforts, no other body parts were located. Five years later,…