M: Myths & Monsters

Why do so many people go missing in national parks and forests? Why are the stories so similar? Let's talk about cases of children who went missing on public lands, and what the National Park Service is doing about it.

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Blumhardt, M. (2019, May 30). Unsolved Mystery: Jaryd Atadero's Disappearance Haunts

Family, Searchers 20 Years Later. Coloradoan.

https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2019/05/30/colorado-missing-toddler-jaryd-atadero-poudre-canyon-mountain-lion-disappearance-mystery/3708176002/

DeGrazier, M (Director) & Paulides, B. (Director). (2016). Missing 411 [Motion picture]. United

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Eaton, N. (2020, July 10). DeOrr Kunz Vanished 5 Years Ago Today. Here's Where the

Investigation Stands. East Idaho News.com.

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Nacole Smith was brutally murdered less than a mile from her home in Atlanta, Georgia in June of 1995. Her case remains unsolved to this day. Investigators have the killer's DNA, can you help us find him? Anyone with information about this case can submit it anonymously to the Crime Stoppers Atlanta tip line at 404-577-8477.

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Greer, K. (2019, June 7). New DNA Search Could Solve Teen's 1995 Murder. CBS 46. https://www.cbs46.com/news/new-dna-search-could-solve-teen-s-murder/article_77a4d02c-895e-11e9-ad6a-9b8664085246.html

Lee, N. (2020, July 12). CSI Atlanta: Investigator Paul Holes Weighs in on New Evidence in Nacole Smith Cold Case. CBS 46. https://www.cbs46.com/news/csiatlanta/csi-atlanta- investigator-paul-holes-weighs-in-on-new-evidence-in-nacole-smith-cold-case/article_ e4626b3a-c516-11ea-8135-731c0fe9d04a.html

Nacole Smith was Murdered on June 7th, 1995. Inside Crime. https://www.insidecrime.org/cse-file-p2

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Malakia, also known as Kia went missing from the quiet town of Greenwood, South Carolina.

Research Sources:

• https://unresolved.me/malakia-logan/

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The beauty of Joshua Tree is unlike any other, this desert paradise also seems to be hiding something. Join Justine & Holly as they discuss the dark history of this national park.

Sources

https://sbcsentinel.com/2021/02/panic-in-wonder-valley/

https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/jotr/history4.htm

https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/willie-boy-how-a-manhunt-became-myth

Carlota: Story and Soundwork (Excerpt by Lewis deSoto)

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