Hosted by two friends who share a passion for the outdoors and a fascination with what can go wrong there, National Park After Dark is a podcast for the morbid ...
Jake Haendel has been handed a death sentence. He has a terminal progressive disease that's eating away at the white matter of his brain. In six months, he'll be dead.
As the months progress, Jake slips into a coma, laying there in total darkness. But something odd has happened... Jake is fully conscious.
Nobody knows that he can hear them. They’re certain he's no longer in there.
With the promise that Jake will never recover, friends and family visit less and less. Until there is just one person left. A person who begins to whisper strange admissions in his ear.
It is here, helpless in his hospital bed, that Jake realizes what may have gotten him here in the first place. The scariest thing in the room is no longer the potential of dying, but rather, the person sitting right next to him.
This is Blink, the untold true story and survival of Jake Haendel.
Listen to Blink: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/blink-jake-haendels-story/id1779813806
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279: Finding Aubrey. Langtang National Park.
In April of 2010, a young woman from Colorado was living her dream in Asia. At the tail end of her five month solo journey to the continent, Aubrey Sacco elected to embark on a week long trek within Langtang National Park, a place known for its welcoming teahouses, ancient monasteries and incredible scenery. When she vanished, the longest running search for a missing trekker in Nepal’s history began.
Listen to Blink !
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Sources
Articles Backpacker, CNN, Sydney Morning Herald, US Department of State, BBC,
Webpages Aubrey Sacco, Missing Trekker
Videos Cold Case Detective, Kyle Hates Hiking
Podcast Lost in the Woods Ep. 51
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278: Trail Tales 63
Today’s stories include ghostly gossip, nature soup, weird places, cursed stories, hellos and goodbyes from beyond and proof that fed bears are dead bears. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers!
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277: NPAD Turns FOUR
It’s our birthday (or, anniversary)! Four years ago this week we released out very first episode with zero clue what we were doing. Since then we have covered over 200 stories, gained thousands of friends and made a lot of memories. Today’s episode is a look back to some (hilarious, cringy, sad and happy) moments on our journey here as well as some updates on cases we have covered along the way. Thank you to everyone who has made NPAD so special, we love you - cheers to us all!
Come see us in Joshua Tree! Buy tickets here.
Justice for Anton
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276: Til’ Death Do Us Part. Glacier National Park.
When Jordan and Cody met each other they quickly fell in love and tied the knot. But when Cody disappeared only eight days after their wedding, people began to suspect his new wife may have had something to do with it.
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Resources:
https://www.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/graham.pdf
https://ecf.ca9.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servlet/TransportRoom
https://www.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/graham.pdf
Defense claims government conspired against newlywed
Timeline: Jordan Graham
A Murder in Glacier Park .
Jordan Linn Graham Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-mtd-9_13-cr-00037/pdf/USCOURTS-mtd-9_13-cr-00037-1.pdf
Hosted by two friends who share a passion for the outdoors and a fascination with what can go wrong there, National Park After Dark is a podcast for the morbid outdoor enthusiast. Tales of death, dark history and tragic events is what NPAD is about, but through the darkness - is light. National Parks have storied histories including epic survivals, inspiring humans and serve as physical reminders of the importance for protecting the planet. Time to lace up those hiking boots and take a walk into the wild. Welcome, to National Park After Dark.
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