In February of 1978, five men left Northern California to attend a basketball game and never made it home. Days later, their car was found abandoned deep in the Plumas National Forest, miles in the wrong direction and surrounded by snow.

The Yuba County Five case is filled with unanswered questions. Why did they drive so far off course? Why leave a working car? And what happened to Gary Mathias, whose remains were never found?

In this episode of Peculiar Tales, we explore who these men were, the night they vanished, and why, decades later none of it still makes sense.

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