In February 1978, five young men left a college basketball game in Yuba County… and never made it home.

Days later, their car was discovered abandoned deep in the mountains of the Plumas National Forest, far from their intended route. Months later, some of the men were found, but the circumstances surrounding their deaths only raised more questions.

Why did they leave a perfectly working car?

Why did one of them starve inside a shelter stocked with food?

And what happened to the two who were never found?

In this episode of Brewed and Bewildered, we break down the chilling mystery of the Yuba County Five, explore the timeline of events, and dive into the three main theories that still leave investigators and listeners searching for answers.