Episode 15 -- "The Monster"
In 1999 there was a rash of disappearances inside of the famous Yosemite National Park in California. When the police couldn't figure out where these people had gone, or who (or what) was behind their disappearances, a rumor started amongst locals that a "monster" must be running loose in the park attacking people. At first, this was just an urban legend, but by the end of the year, police would discover there really was a monster in the park, and they really were behind the disappearances.
DISCLAIMER: This podcast is the remastered audio from a popular video on my "MrBallen" YouTube channel. The video is called "This nudist terrified a country" (Here is the link to the video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Ln8V6og-c)
For 100s more stories like this one, check out my YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen
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SPOILERS BELOW THIS POINT:
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Main Sources:
1. NY Daily News write up -- https://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/justice-story-twisted-trail-yosemite-murders-leads-resort-handyman-article-1.1168927
2. Outside Online article about the "Yosemite Horror" -- https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/yosemite-horror/
3. ABC News provides a timeline -- https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-recalls-moment-family-learned-target-1999-yosemite/story?id=60364987
4. North Coast Journal long write up -- https://www.northcoastjournal.com/072502/news0725.html
5. Mirror provides confession details as well as some images -- https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/how-serial-killer-sibling-child-18804818
6. Home Brewed Mojo blog post about case -- http://homebrewedmojo.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-yosemite-murders.html
7. LA Times write up -- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jul-30-mn-61018-story.html
8. Baltimore Sun write up -- https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-04-08-9904080323-story.html
9. ABC News more coverage -- https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-recalls-moment-family-learned-target-1999-yosemite/story?id=60364987
10. Las Vegas Sun provides more timeline -- https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/oct/21/chronology-of-yosemite-slayings-case/
11. CAVDEF detailed info on case -- http://cavdef.org/w/index.php?title=Yosemite_murders
12. Strange Outdoors write up --
DISCLAIMER: This podcast is the remastered audio from a popular video on my "MrBallen" YouTube channel. The video is called "This nudist terrified a country" (Here is the link to the video -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Ln8V6og-c)
For 100s more stories like this one, check out my YouTube channel just called "MrBallen" -- https://www.youtube.com/c/MrBallen
If you want to reach out to me, contact me on Instagram, Twitter or any other major social media platform, my username on all of them is @mrballen
SPOILERS BELOW THIS POINT:
.
.
.
.
Main Sources:
1. NY Daily News write up -- https://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/justice-story-twisted-trail-yosemite-murders-leads-resort-handyman-article-1.1168927
2. Outside Online article about the "Yosemite Horror" -- https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/yosemite-horror/
3. ABC News provides a timeline -- https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-recalls-moment-family-learned-target-1999-yosemite/story?id=60364987
4. North Coast Journal long write up -- https://www.northcoastjournal.com/072502/news0725.html
5. Mirror provides confession details as well as some images -- https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/how-serial-killer-sibling-child-18804818
6. Home Brewed Mojo blog post about case -- http://homebrewedmojo.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-yosemite-murders.html
7. LA Times write up -- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jul-30-mn-61018-story.html
8. Baltimore Sun write up -- https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-04-08-9904080323-story.html
9. ABC News more coverage -- https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-recalls-moment-family-learned-target-1999-yosemite/story?id=60364987
10. Las Vegas Sun provides more timeline -- https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/oct/21/chronology-of-yosemite-slayings-case/
11. CAVDEF detailed info on case -- http://cavdef.org/w/index.php?title=Yosemite_murders
12. Strange Outdoors write up --
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