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Most Utahns are enjoying summer by enjoying sun on the beaches of Bear Lake, hiking in the Wasatch mountains, or flying somewhere exotic for family vacation. Private investigator Jason Jensen tackled something else for his summer: searching for Ted Bundy’s missing Utah victims. Jensen is a Utah-based private investigator who helped found the Cold Case Coalition, a missing person nonprofit that helps Utah cases and beyond. Summer of 2024, he tackled the searches for the remains of four women who were murdered at the hands of Ted Bundy in Utah back when Bundy was active in the state. Summer 2024 marked 50 years since Ted Bundy’s first known victim. Listen today to hear the stories of Debra Kent, Nancy Wilcox, Julie Cunningham, and Susan Curtis, and what Jensen is doing to bring these women home. 

If you know anything about the murders and disappearances of any of these women, contact the Utah Bureau of Investigation at (801) 965-4747 or Cold Case Tip Hotline: 833-DPS-SAFE (833-377-7233). 

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We’re heading to Colorado, right into the heart of Rocky Mountain National Park. Towering peaks, glacial lakes, alpine meadows… it’s the kind of place that looks like it belongs on a postcard. But if you hang around long enough…after the tourists leave, after the light fades, and the wind starts whispering through the trees–this place feels different. Heavier. Quieter. Like it’s holding its breath. Because Rocky Mountain National Park? Yeah, it’s haunted.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_National_Park

https://www.visitestespark.com/blog/post/spooky-estes-stories/#:~:text=Legend%20of%20the%20Blue%20Mist,toed%20animal%20tracks%20surrounding%20him.

https://www.thetravel.com/haunted-hiking-trails-in-estes-park/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/national-park-ghosts

https://denvergazette.com/outtherecolorado/blog/the-legend-of-the-deadly-colorado-slide-bolter/article_20183fd0-9ac1-591f-bea0-691b0b112f80.html

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Slide-Rock_Bolter

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 When a young woman sets out on a cross-country road trip, it seems like it would have been a great getaway from her recent hardships in life. But when her car is found abandoned and she is missing, an investigation starts. Was she seeking solitude in the mountains, or did she encounter something more sinister? Join us as we delve into the enigma of the woman’s disappearance—a case that has baffled investigators for over two decades. 

Tips:  please contact the Detective Sergeant of the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office at 360-778-6600, or contact the Whatcom Communication Dispatch Center at 360-676-6711.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Leah_Roberts

https://www.whatcomcounty.us/292/Missing-Leah-Roberts

https://charleyproject.org/case/leah-toby-roberts

https://www.nps.gov/noca/index.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Cascades_National_Park

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Baker%E2%80%93Snoqualmie_National_Forest

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While the outdoors can be dangerous and dark, there are good people in the world. What happens when someone needs help in the wilderness? Oftentimes there’s no one around to help, but in August 2020 in New Mexico, there was. This is the story of a kind hiker, who helped rescue a man after the initial search for the lost hiker failed the first time. Tune in today to hear their stories. 

Sources:

https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/educator-helps-rescue-man-lost-in-santa-fe-national-forest-for-nearly-two-weeks/article_ab4248f2-e16d-11ea-ada5-8b25421ee6e7.html

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-outdoors-exclusive/good-samaritan-hiker

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Montana is known for its spectacular hiking trails and its residents frequent them often. In July 2007, an experienced hiker and her friend set off to hike a 4.5 mile trail she’d done many times. Her friend turned his back to take in the view but when he turned back around the woman was gone. It's been 18 years and her disappearance remains a mystery. 

 If you know anything about the disappearance of Barbara Bolick, call the Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office at (406) 375-4060.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitterroot_National_Forest

https://www.nationalforests.org/our-forests/find-a-forest/bitterroot-national-forest

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/tag/Barbara+Assunta+Bolick+missing

https://www.alltrails.com/parks/us/montana/bitterroot-national-forest/forest

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Mount Rainier National Park is a place of breathtaking glaciers, alpine meadows, and dense, moss-draped forests. It's one of the most visited parks in the Pacific Northwest—and one of the most mysterious. How haunted is one of the most mysterious national parks in the USA?

Sources:

https://www.pacificadventureclub.com/blog/discovering-the-spooky-side-of-washington-haunted-hikes-in-the-pacific-northwest#:~:text=Mount%20Rainier%20National%20Park%20is,road%20leading%20to%20the%20park.

https://www.fodors.com/community/united-states/mount-rainier-national-park-ghost-cloud-at-reflection-lake-1726255/

https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2017/10/28/exorcist-came-mount-rainier/\

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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 few see while visiting? Tune in to hear our second episode about some of the cryptids of the U.S. National Parks. 

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rougarou

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/specter-moose-maine/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acadia_National_Park

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badlands_National_Park

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/sd-bansheebadlands/

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ca-deathvalleyundergroundcity/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad_Caverns_National_Park

https://www.andersondesigngroupstore.com/a/collections/legends-of-the-national-parks?_gl=1*11denb9*_gcl_au*MjEzMTkyNjgyOC4xNzM1MDAwMjAy

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Yosemite is known for being a hot spot for missing hikers and strange disappearances. In fact, Yosemite National Park has a higher-than-average number of missing persons. But it has less frequent mysterious deaths. In 1979, one park employee vanished and her death is highly suspect and remains unsolved. Was her death accidental or was she a victim of a serial killer?

Sources:

https://www.foxnews.com/us/yosemite-national-park-employee-dies-mysterious-injuries-staff-housing

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/true-crime-in-the-outdoors/tag/Carol+Laughlin+yosemite+murder

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/true-crime-in-the-outdoors/2020/12/10/the-mysterious-death-of-carol-laughlin-in-yosemite-national-park

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Oregon ranks 3rd nationally for disappearances and one person on that list is a man from Eugene who disappeared from a campground in the Umpqua National Forest in August 2020. He was last seen walking away from a party and has never been seen since. The wilderness has been searched extensively, but he is still missing. 

If you have any information on the disappearance of Michael Bryson, you are asked to call the ​​Lane County Sheriff's Office at 541-682-4150 then press 1 and reference case #20-5286. The $10,000 reward gathered by his family is being offered for information that leads to Michael. Reward is subject to location of Michael and those involved in his disappearance. NamUs #MP72954

Sources:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/letsfindmichaelbrysonofficial

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umpqua_National_Forest

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/michael-bryson

https://www.solvethecase.org/case/2020-13/michael-anthony-bryson

https://www.kezi.com/news/two-years-after-michael-brysons-disappearance-family-and-friends-host-5k-shuffle/article_58934940-15f4-11ed-8e86-33e641426ea1.html

https://thatoregonlife.com/2024/10/k9-teams-to-search-for-michael-bryson-still-missing-4-years-later/

https://thatoregonlife.com/2024/11/graffiti-on-county-jail-wall-in-oregon-raises-questions-in-unsolved-michael-bryson-case/

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An experienced outdoorsman set out to summit Mt.Shasta with two of  his friends. He became very ill with altitude sickness and the trip went sideways from there. He was last seen heading towards Lake Helen and was never seen again. His disappearance mirrored another man who went missing while hiking on Shasta in 1965, despite having successfully summiting the mountain over 40 times. 

If you have any information on the disappearance of Carl Landers, please contact the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Department at (530) 842-8300. 

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shasta%E2%80%93Trinity_National_Forest

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/mount-shasta-via-avalanche-gulch-route

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-outdoors-exclusive/carl-landers

https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP95637

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