Mountain Murders

On this week's Offbeat, we explore more cases of missing hikers. Our first case involves a woman in her 50s who leaves her home in Texas to travel to Maine. Under prepared, she ventures into a tough area and immediately goes missing. Cassie Sheetz is a West Virginia hiker who went missing earlier this year and has not been heard from since.

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Richard Leonard Kuklinkski also known as "The Iceman" was a criminal who became a murderer. Mountain Murders will examine Richard's early life plagued by poverty and extreme abuse. Kuklinski committed his first murder at age 13 and by 16 was running a full fledged criminal gang. Join us for an intriguing deep dive into the mind of a prolific killer and psychopath.

Music: Joe Buck Yourself
Hosts: Heather and Dylan Packer
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Our series on Missing in the Park examines conspiracy theories behind the strange disappearances. From serial killers to alien abductions, the Internet abounds with various ideas on what happens to people who vanish from the wilderness never to be seen again.

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This week Mountain Murders takes you to Gastonia, NC to discuss the killings of three women. Danny Ronnie Hembree is a career criminal who preyed on young women with drug addictions often dangling crack cocaine like a carrot in front of them. Danny had dated a woman named Stella Funderburk but eventually moved onto her 23 year old daughter, Nicole. During his relationship with Nicole, Danny had sex with her younger sister Heather Catterton trading sex for crack. When Heather turns up dead, her father suspects Danny is involved. When another young woman named Randi Saldana turns up brutally murdered, Danny is once again the prime suspect. Then Danny is linked, surprisingly, to a decades old cold case.

Music by Joe Buck Yourself
Hosts Heather and Dylan Packer
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In our Offbeat series Missing in the Park, we will cover cases of those persons who've disappeared while visiting national parks. Nearly 600,000 people go missing each year in the US with about 89-92% recovery rates. However, those who go missing in the park are not tracked by any type of national database.

Join us as we dive into the strange story of 4 year old Ottie Powell in Virginia and 24 year old Derek Lueking in the Great Smoky Mountains Park.

Hosts Heather and Dylan Packer
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This week Mountain Murders takes you to Farmville, Virginia for a nightmarish crime. 20 year old Richard "Sam" McCroskey was a social pariah who found an online identity in Syko Sam. McCroskey was interested in the horror core music scene often updating his social media profiles with rap songs. He connected with another horror core enthusiast in 16 year old Emma Niederbrock. After a year long online relationship, the pair decided to meet up for a music festival. Unfortunately, things take a deadly turn.

Intro Music by Joe Buck Yourself
Hosts Heather and Dylan Packer
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In this very inebriated Mountain Murders, we relax on a Wednesday with some listener stories and play a new dating game with Prison Pen Pals. Enjoy!

Hosts: Heather and Dylan Packer
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Southern cities ooze history especially in places like New Orleans and Savannah. Every street, building and person has a story to tell. A real life southern gothic tale of sex and murder brought to you by Mountain Murders in this week's episode 178.

This week's case revolves around the 1981 murder of a troubled young man named Danny Hansford. Hansford was a known drug user and alcoholic with a violent temper. Danny was the sometimes handyman and lover of a man named Jim Williams. Williams was an internationally recognized antiques dealer known for his restoration of Savannah's historic homes.
Join us for a tale of wealth and influence told like you've never heard it!

Intro Music by Joe Buck Yourself
Hosts: Heather and Dylan Packer
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This week's Mountain Murders episode 177 dives into the disturbing story of serial killer Israel Keyes. What distinguishes Keyes from other serial killers was his meticulous planning including burying caches of "kill kits" across the United States. From his troubling childhood moving around with his religious zealot parents to his time in the US Army, we detail Keyes life and discuss his crimes.

Intro Music By Joe Buck Yourself
Hosts: Heather and Dylan Packer
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This week's Offbeat episode will discuss hiking safety tips and how to pre-plan for a hike if you're inexperienced. We also read some crazy hiking horror stories for your listening pleasure.

Hosts: Heather and Dylan

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