In October 1985, Sheriff Ray Hullbrook and Deputy Laya Ortega left the Presidio, Texas, station for what should have been a routine night…
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On a clear September morning in the Colorado Rockies, Dr. Alistister Finch sent his wife a smiling selfie. Behind him, the jagged granite…
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On July 10, 2023, Daniel McCrae drove into the Mount Reineer parking lot with his 10-year-old daughter Sophie beside him. It was a…
On October 12, 2006, the Hoffman family’s life changed forever. That Thursday morning, 42-year-old Marcus Hoffman — a veteran park ranger who knew…
The desert doesn’t give up its secrets easily.But when it does, they often come back in pieces. For four years, the disappearance of…