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Explore the dark side of the world’s most beautiful places with investigative journalist and park enthusiast Delia D’Ambra. Each week, Delia guides you deep into national parks and forests across the globe, uncovering stories where nature’s breathtaking beauty has masked sinister secrets. From infamous cases that made headlines to little-known crimes that still need answers, Delia’s relentless pursuit of the truth takes her through archives and remote landscapes to reveal the hidden darkness haunting these natural wonders. Because sometimes, the most beautiful places hide the darkest secrets. This is Park Predators.

Park Predators

When a young girl vanishes from an upstate New York state park authorities assemble a massive search for her. After an ominous note shows up in her family’s mailbox, the hunt for a predator kicks into high gear and a heroic rescue unfolds in the nick of time.

 • To hear more about Charlotte’s story, listen to Sisterhood of the Survivors Podcast on 
Apple Podcasts • , 
Spotify • , or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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The Loop

When a beautiful co-ed is brutally murdered on a popular hiking trail in Prescott National Forest in the summer of 1987, authorities are stumped on who the killer could be. The investigation drags on for decades until finally something breaks. This is the first of two episodes covering the murder of Cathy Sposito.

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The Afterlife (Part 1)

When a beautiful co-ed is brutally murdered on a popular hiking trail in Prescott National Forest in the summer of 1987, authorities are stumped on who the killer could be. The investigation drags on for decades until finally advances in DNA technology link a serial predator to multiple cases of sexual assault and murder. This is the second of two episodes covering the murder of Cathy Sposito and the identification of Bryan Scott Bennett.

View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-afterlife-part-2

 

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The Afterlife (Part 2)

When a Navy veteran and recent transplant to Oklahoma is found stabbed to death at a popular fishing spot, authorities are quick to investigate a mysterious angler seen fleeing the crime scene. What their investigation revealed was not what anyone expected.

View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-angler

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The Angler

When a 4-year-old girl vanishes from a family picnic in a popular Montana recreation space, authorities stop at nothing to try and find her. Then, years into the investigation, law enforcement gets the break they’ve been waiting for. Someone takes credit for the abduction.

 • If you have any information regarding the abduction of Nyleen Marshall please contact the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office at 
(406) 225-4075 • or visit their website at
 https://www.jeffersoncountysheriffmt.gov. • You can also contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 
(800) 843-5678 • or visit their website at
 www.missingkids.org/home.
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The Picnic

When a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother sets out on a life-long dream to conquer the Appalachian Trail, her plans abruptly change. The mystery of what happened to her reveals a harrowing series of events that remain puzzling to those closest to her.

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The Vanisher

When a man vanishes on Christmas Day in 2015, his family’s alarm bells go off, and authorities launch an investigation that reveals a web of violence and a grisly scene in Cherokee National Forest. 

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The Accomplices

When two well-known fishermen are gunned down in a secluded state park in Florida, authorities are stumped for clues, but then a theory emerges that leads them to yet another victim of foul play in the same tight-knit fishing community.

 • If you have information that can help solve this case, please contact the Cold Case Unit at 
941-575-5361 • or after hours call 
941-639-2101 • . You can email the Unit at 
coldcase@ccso.org • . You can also contact SWFL Crime Stoppers at 
1-800-780-TIPS • . All callers will remain anonymous and will be eligible for a cash reward of up to $5,000. Tips may also be made online at 
www.southwestfloridacrimestoppers.com • or on the P3 Tips mobile app.

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The Boat

When a trio of men enter Cherokee National Forest but only two come out, law enforcement works fast to figure out what exactly happened that left so much bloodshed on the riverbanks.

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The Trio

When a 15-year-old girl vanishes while riding her bike near Indiana Dunes National Park in August 1995, it’s all hands on deck to find her. However, just like the ever-shifting landscape beneath law enforcement’s feet, an elusive predator blends into an alarming wave of violence in northern Indiana and northeast Illinois during the summer of 1995.

 • If you have information that could solve the murder of Johnice White, please call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit a tip at 
tips.fbi.gov • .

View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-bike

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The Afterlife (Part 2)

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