Sept 13th, 1990 - Biff and Cindi Bowen were at the halfway point of their 2,144 mile hike down the Appalachian Trail, when the couple stopped for supplies in Duncannon, Pennsylvania, before their trek up nearby Cove Mountain. The two planned to spend the night in a three-sided log shelter along the trail. As the couple hiked down an incline behind the shelter, Biff sensed that “Something was wrong,”. He was so overcome with an uneasy sense of dread that he positioned his hiking pole as a weapon before walking around the cabins open side. On the open side of the cabin, the couple found supplies frantically scattered around the murdered bodies of two hikers.
The Bowens walked onto the scene of a grisly double murder. The victims, two experienced hikers—Molly LaRue, 25, of Shaker Heights, Ohio, and her boyfriend, Geoffrey Hood, 26, of Signal Mountain, Tennessee. Hood had been shot multiple times with a .22 caliber revolver. LaRue had been tied up, tortured, raped and stabbed eight times in the neck and upper back. Join us this week as we investigate the case of Hood and LaRue.
Join us in Episode 17 for part 2 of "Murder on the Appalachian Trail", where we wrap up the case of Hood & LaRue.
Learn about other unsolved missing persons cases in America's wilderness at Locations Unknown.
Follow us on Facebook & Instagram.
Become a Patron of the Locations Unknown Podcast by visiting our Patreon page.
EP. #65: Kenny Veach - Sheep Mountain Wilderness - Nevada
EP. #64: Terry Meador - Pine Mountain Wilderness - Wyoming
EP. #63: Case updates on Gerren Kirk, Erika Lloyd, Bobby Bizup, & Paul Miller
EP. #62: Shawn Higgins - Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest - Oregon
EP. #61: The Legend of D.B. Cooper
EP. #60: David Cook - Maroon Bells Peaks - Colorado
EP. #59: Barbara Bolick - Bitterroot Mountains - Montana
EP. #58: Kevin O’Keefe - Glacier Bay National Park - Alaska
EP. #57: Michael LeMaitre - Marathon Mountain - Alaska
EP. #56: The Lost City of Atlantis
EP. #55: Gerren Kirk - Mt. Hood National Forest - Oregon
EP. #54: Cian McLaughlin - Grand Teton National Park - Wyoming
EP. #53: Gwen Hasselquist Part 2 - Gig Harbor - Washington
EP. #52: Aaron Hedges - Crazy Mountains - Montana
EP. #51: Floyd Roberts - Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument - Arizona
EP. #50: Gwen Hasselquist - Gig Harbor - Washington
EP. #49: Corey Fay - Badger Creek Wilderness - Oregon
EP. #48: History‘s Mysteries
EP. #47: Sam Sayers - North Cascades - Washington
EP. #46: Matthew Greene - Ansel Adams Wilderness Area - California
Join Podbean Ads Marketplace and connect with engaged listeners.
Advertise Today
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Ghosts of Dallas
Picture The Scene - A True Crime Podcast
Mortal Musings Podcast
True Crime Investigators UK
Dateline NBC
Crime Junkie