On the morning of August 23, 2008, a local man goes for an ATV ride on his property in Happy Valley, Tennessee, located on the border of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. When he failed to contact his family, the local authorities were notified, and a search kicked off. Days later, close to the National Park border, his abandoned ATV was found under strange circumstances. Join us this week as we investigate the puzzling disappearance of Mike Hearon.
Correction: We incorrectly stated that the raccoon is the state symbol of Tennessee. The raccoon is the state's Official Wild Animal. The state of Tennessee has a number of Official state symbols. Thank you to supporter Rachel for alerting us to this mistake.
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EP. #103: Chad Pallansch - Rocky Mountain National Park - Colorado
EP. #102: The Palmer Brother - The Alaskan Wilderness
EP. #101: Maureen Kelly - Gifford Pinchot National Forest - Washington State
EP. #100: Ghost Hunting at Chernobyl w/ Extreme Filmmaker Evan B. Stone
EP. #99: The Pemberton Incident Part 2 - Daniel Reoch
EP. #98: The Pemberton Incident Part 1 - Marshal Iwaasa
EP. #97: Meghan Marohn - Longcope Park - Massachusetts
EP. #96: Fern Baird - Sawtooth National Forest - Idaho
EP. #95: Daylenn Pua - Stairway to Heaven (Haiku Stairs) - Oahu - Hawaii
EP. #94: Interview w/ Extreme Filmmaker on Discovery Channels Expedition Unknown - Evan B. Stone
EP. #93: Mystery on the Hidden Lake Trail - Washington
EP. #92: Yosemite National Park Cold Cases
EP. #91: Finn Creaney - Scottish Highlands
EP. #90: National Park Trivia Special w/ Guest Co-Hosts
EP. #88: Celine Cremer - Tasmania - Australia
EP. #87: Bonus Subscriber Only Episode (Public Release) - Listeners call the show
EP. #87: Paula Jean Welden - Green Mountain National Forest - Vermont
EP. #86: Olympic National Park Cold Cases
EP. #85: Trammell Evans - Joshua Tree National Park - California
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