Yuba County Five
On February 24, 1978, five men from the Yuba County, California-area vanished in the wilderness of Northern California. They had set out on what should’ve been a quick road trip to watch their favorite basketball team in a neighboring town. But all five friends wound up missing or dead. Hosted by Shannon McGarvey
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 12
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2023
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00:35:00 |
Mon 17 Jul 2023
BONUS: Yuba County 5 Theories Examined
Host Shannon McGarvey discusses updates about the Yuba County 5 case, as well as revisiting theories and also exploring more obscure explanations. McGarvey sat down to speak with authors, Drew Beeson…
00:43:54 |
Wed 01 Jun 2022
BONUS: Josh Clark ("Stuff You Should Know") discusses the Yuba County 5 case with host, Shannon McGarvey
Josh Clark from "Stuff You Should Know" discusses the Yuba County 5 case with host, Shannon McGarvey. Josh and his co-host Charles W. "Chuck" Bryant covered the disappearance on a 2018 episode of the…
00:28:09 |
Sat 14 May 2022
BONUS: Author Tony Wright Talks About the Yuba County Police Case Files
Author Tony Wright discusses notable new information in the previously unreleased Yuba County PD case files surrounding "The Boys" disappearance, including the curious distinction made about Gary Mat…
00:25:03 |
Fri 13 May 2022
E7: More Questions Than Answers
"The Boys" knew enough about the Yuba County area to simply get lost in the Plumas National Forest. Between this familiarity and the difficulty of their hike into the ominous terrain, different theor…
00:36:51 |
Wed 11 May 2022
E6: The Last Two
One father makes a horrifying discovery that no parent should have to endure. And while four of "The Boys" bodies are accounted for, one young man's complete disappearance only leads to more question…
00:34:07 |
Wed 11 May 2022
E5: The Discovery
After Ted Weiher's desiccated body is discovered in the Forestry Service trailer, there are only more questions around who had been with him as well as why law enforcement never searched the trailer …
00:37:36 |
Wed 11 May 2022
E4: The Long Road Ahead
A major breakthrough in the search for "The Boys" happens months after their disappearance. A group of men randomly stop at an uninhabited Forest Service outpost and make a terrifying discovery. Mean…
00:35:46 |
Wed 11 May 2022
E3: The Search Begins
As days pass, "The Boys" disappearance creates a sense of urgency. The families and authorities are desperate to uncover any leads about where they may have gone after the basketball game. Some famil…
00:43:30 |
Wed 11 May 2022
E2: The Night They Went Missing
As families, friends and officials desperately try to locate the missing five young men, many are left wondering how they could have gotten lost on what should have been a straightforward drive home.…
00:45:17 |
Wed 11 May 2022
E1: The Boys
In February 1978, five young men in Northern California attend a basketball game together and then make what should have been a routine car ride home. By late that same evening, their families realiz…
00:40:33 |
Wed 11 May 2022
TRAILER: Yuba County Five
On February 24, 1978, five men from the Yuba County, California-area vanished in the wilderness of Northern California. They had set out on what should’ve been a quick road trip to watch their favori…
00:03:11 |
Wed 09 Feb 2022
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