Crime Off The Grid

Retired Ranger Bruce Bytner recounts his 24-7 two week stay at the 18th century Hampton Mansion of Hampton National Historic Site. The mansion, completed in 1790, was once the largest private home in America, contributing to its ghostly lore.which is known for its rich history and reputed hauntings.  Bruce is a great story teller and his fist hand accounting of his haunted encounter haunting had our spines tingling!!    

If you want more ranger tales by Bruce, check out his book, A Park Ranger's Life: Thirty-two Years Protecting Our National Parks.

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If you follow us on social media, you might remember a couple of weeks ago we shared a post from the podcast called Rangers of the Lost Park – such a cool name… where the host, Liz, was gracious enough to have us on her show.  We had such a great time with Liz, and she managed to get some of our history and experience out, and we got to share some of our favorite stories. If you love your public lands, and want to learn about protecting them for future generations, please give Rangers of the Lost Park a listen.  The guests on the show include rangers, tribal leaders, nonprofit stewards, advocates, and everyday outdoor users who explain how public land governance works, what’s at stake, and how you can help.  Liz says “in a world of bad news, her purpose is to connect people not only to public lands and the beauty of the outdoors-but also to promote community and spread joy.  Please do us a favor…, find Rangers of the Lost Park on Instagram, and tiktok, we're not sure where else, and hit that Follow button and check out the podcast on Apple or Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Since most of you probably didn’t bump over and listen to our visit with Liz, we’re releasing the episode on Crime Off the Grid!

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Dude. Chillin’. Good vibes. Right?That's the image most of us have of surfers. But what happens when the waves get crowded, tempers flare, and someone decides they've had enough?In this episode of Crime Off the Grid, we're heading to the California coast for a very different kind of surf story. From Fort Point beneath the Golden Gate Bridge to Rodeo Beach in Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Morro Strand State Beach, we'll look at cases where arguments over waves escalated into serious violence— and victims who found themselves fighting for more than the next wave.

Sources:
Probation for 2 surfers in wave rage assault / Judge says turf battles must cease Three surfers arrested for assaulting fellow wave-rider Fort Point surfin' turf tiff turns gnarly / 3 charged with 'ocean rage' beating Complaint-Filed-Andrew-Eric-Gustafson.pdf Paddleboarder rams and holds female surfer underwater: DA https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/DeakinLawRw/2004/29.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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Yosemite in 1974.  A young couple was hiking back to Bridalveil Campground after camping by a Ostrander lake when one of them was shot and killed.  Was it murder? or an accident? The deceased was found by hikers propped up beside the trail and they wondered... was this person alive or dead? At the scene, there was a pamphlet on the ground nearby called Spiritualism, Sorcery, and Witchcraft.  An arrest was eventually made and at the trial, a spiritual guide (or maybe a witch?) put a curse on Yosemite's Law Enforcement Specialist.  You can't make this stuff up!

Sources: 

Michael P. Ghiglieri and Charles R. “Butch” Farabee, Jr., *Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite*, Chapter 14: “Homicide,” pp. 526–529 . Published by Puma Press; 2007

https://newspaperarchive.com/other-clipping-dec-06-1974-5961456/?utm_source=newspaperarchive&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=share_link&utm_content=newspaper_clipping/   https://newspaperarchive.com/other-clipping-dec-06-1974-5961471/?utm_source=newspaperarchive&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=share_link&utm_content=newspaper_clipping/   https://newspaperarchive.com/san-mateo-times-oct-15-1974-p-39/?utm_source=newspaperarchive&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=share_link&utm_content=newspaper_page/   https://newspaperarchive.com/other-clipping-oct-15-1974-5961480/?utm_source=newspaperarchive&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=share_link&utm_content=newspaper_clipping/ https://newspaperarchive.com/other-clipping-oct-16-1974-5961485/?utm_source=newspaperarchive&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=share_link&utm_content=newspaper_clipping/ https://newspaperarchive.com/other-clipping-mar-31-1975-5961486/?utm_source=newspaperarchive&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=share_link&utm_content=newspaper_clipping/  

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When three people at Carey Hot Springs in Blaine County, Idaho, witnessed something involving a young child that deeply concerned them, they didn’t look away—they called 911. Their decision set off an investigation that eventually led hundreds of miles away to Yellowstone National Park. This is a story of how three witnesses who “saw something and said something” set a chain of events in motion, and how Yellowstone rangers worked to locate the suspect and ensure the safety and welfare of a young child as they made "one more pass."

Sources:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/marquette-man-charged-in-idaho-for-sex-crime-against-child/ar-AA1NjhYP

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/update-marquette-man-acquitted-of-child-sex-crime-charges-following-idaho-trial/ar-AA1NjhYP

First hand account from Yellowstone Ranger

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From the Crime Off the Grid Newsroom this week; A man in a Delaware State Park is arrested on multiple firearms charges; SNAKES, snakes, and more snakes; West Side Story meets Glacier National Park; Update about the Grand Canyon devastaing flooding; and threats in an Acadia NP campground.

Watch the hikers confrontation at Glacier here
:https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/viral-video-shows-confrontation-over-hikers-approaching-mountain-goats-in-gnp?fbclid=IwdGRleAUPAcRwZG9mAWZkaWQWUOKGdbb3cNPOqf3eWI1981CTLB_uV2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR75ka1WNYzqTCfjt5N0gmEPisXKCJ8MO_3DUzGdYQiBb4V3tT2zhWXGSUnUqg_aem_Ipzh4f5pHlih8XmN-aT-Ng


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What was supposed to be an epic birthday adventure at Havasu Falls turned into a terrifying fight for survival. Two women traveled deep into the remote Havasupai Indian Reservation in Arizona to experience the turquoise waters and spectacular waterfalls of Havasu Canyon. But after the friends became separated near the village of Supai, one of them was followed and viciously attacked. With no roads into Supai and only one BIA law enforcement officer in the village that morning, the investigation unfolded in one of the most isolated communities in the country. 

CORRECTION:  If you listened to this episode on the first day, we had some information wrong about getting a permit to visit the Havasupai Reservation.  We made the correction in the audio and the corrected info is this... According to the Havasupai Tribal Website, the Campground permits are $455 per person for a 3-night reservation and lodge permits are $2,277 for a 3-night reservation (allows up to 4 people per reservation). Visit www.havasupaireservations.com to purchase your permits on the opening date, which is usually Feb 1.

Sources:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
CASE NUMBER: 26-4256 MJ CDB

https://www.abc15.com/news/crime/tourist-attacked-on-havasupai-reservation-trail-by-convicted-felon

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/tourist-assaulted-havasupai-reservation-supai-suspect-custody

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In the remote Alaska community of McCarthy, winter means isolation—and one day in March 1983, that isolation became deadly. Louis D. Hastings had come to Alaska searching for pristine wilderness, but his growing obsession with development, environmental destruction, and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System led him to devise a horrific plan. When the weekly mail plane arrived in McCarthy, Hastings launched a deadly attack that left six people dead and two wounded. In this episode of Crime Off the Grid, we travel to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve to uncover the McCarthy murders, Hastings’ chilling plan, and the remote Alaskan community that survived one of the state's most shocking mass killings.

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Kevin Grange, an award-winning author, firefighter/paramedic, and an all-hazards writer who brings a boots-on-the-ground truth to stories involving EMS, firefighting, search & rescue, helicopter EMS, along with urban and rural medicine joins us in this Ranger Tales episode.Kevin has been a ranger paramedic in 3 of the most iconic National Parks, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Grand Teton.  The experiences that he had working in these iconic places inspired his book, Wild Rescues: A Paramedic's Extreme Adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton. 

Kevin's latest book, Grizzly Confidential,  is all about bears, but also the inspiring people who look after them, and we touch on that book at the end. We hope to have him back to discuss Grizzly Confidential in more detail!

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Ranger Keith is the sole ranger on shift in all of Yellowstone National Park in the wee hours of the morning when he encounters very dangerous fugitives who were on a crosscountry crime spree.  His quick thinking, and expertise saved his life, and the lives of other would be victims.  If you heard this a long time ago, it's definitely worth another listen.  We had already forgotten how crazy this story is and happy to listen again!!

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