Park Predators

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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.

  • 40 minutes 41 seconds
    The Witnesses

    When two women vanish from the same Texas city in the summer of 2006, little attention is focused on their cases. But when a federal probe puts the city’s police department and one officer in particular under the microscope, everyone’s attention shifts. When human remains start showing up in nearby Angelina National Forest, even more questions arise.

    • If you have information that could help solve the murder of Terri Reyes, please contact the Texas Department of Public Safety at 1-800-346-3243 or submit a tip online through the Texas Rangers Cold Case Website. You can also contact Texas Crime Stoppers at 1-800-252-8477 and be eligible for a $3,000 cash reward.
    • If you want to provide information in Shaunte’s case, call the San Augustine County Sheriff’s Office at 936-275-2424. 

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

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    1 April 2025, 7:00 am
  • 33 minutes 42 seconds
    The Campfire

    When five teens visit a remote Iowa preserve but only one leaves alive, authorities are determined to catch three killers who have seemingly gotten away with a brutal crime. 

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    25 March 2025, 7:00 am
  • 39 minutes 1 second
    The Bike

    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

    Don't forget to check out Crime Junkie's episode INFAMOUS: The Indiana Dunes Disappearances wherever you listen to podcasts! 

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    18 March 2025, 7:00 am
  • 31 minutes 5 seconds
    The Trio

    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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    11 March 2025, 7:00 am
  • 39 minutes 19 seconds
    The Boat

    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.

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    4 March 2025, 8:00 am
  • 28 minutes 54 seconds
    The Accomplices

    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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    25 February 2025, 8:00 am
  • 32 minutes 8 seconds
    The Vanisher

    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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    11 February 2025, 8:00 am
  • 34 minutes 7 seconds
    The Picnic

    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.

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    4 February 2025, 8:00 am
  • 28 minutes 28 seconds
    The Angler

    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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    28 January 2025, 8:00 am
  • 30 minutes 1 second
    The Attacks

    When an investment banking analyst is stabbed to death on a fall morning along a popular hiking trail in Wisconsin, his murderer seemingly slips out of sight despite multiple eyewitnesses seeing him. To-date the killer remains at-large and authorities need your help.

    Less than a year later, another family suffers a similar loss when an avid photographer and newly-wed is gunned down by a sniper while hiking outside of one of the busiest cities in the world. Though these two cases are not connected, both victims’ family members all want the same thing: justice.

     

    John Schmutzer: 

    • If you have any information regarding the murder of John Schmutzer please call 1-888-Tip-Sauk (847-7285). Tips sent digitally are NOT monitored 24/7.  If your information is urgent and/or regards public safety, you can still remain anonymous and call the non-recorded tip line at 877-847-7285.  You will be able to speak to someone at any time at this number and they can give your information to a law enforcement supervisor in the appropriate jurisdiction immediately.

    Jason Cortez:

    • If you have any information regarding the murder of Jason Cortez please call Detective Abundis at 213-486-8700. To share anonymously call 800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit WWW.LACRIMESTOPPERS.ORG.
    • La policía de los ángeles tuvo una conferencia de prensa para compartir el boceto de la persona que creen le quitó la vida a Jason, y anunciar una recompensa de $50,000 por información. Por favor compartan esta información a lo largo y ancho. Por favor ayúdenos a encontrar respuestas. Si alguien sabe algo por favor llame al detective Abundis al 213-486-8700. Si quiere compartir anónimamente llame 800-222-TIPS (8477) o visite WWW.LACRIMESTOPPERS.ORG.
       

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    21 January 2025, 8:00 am
  • 51 minutes 35 seconds
    The Reserve

    When a young British photojournalist vanishes in a well-known Kenyan reserve, questions swirl around what happened to her. After her remains are found at a grisly crime scene, her father sets out on a decades-long hunt to bring her killer to justice but is faced with bizarre roadblocks from two nations on different continents.

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    14 January 2025, 8:00 am
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