86. The Missing Graduate Student (Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado)

86. The Missing Graduate Student (Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado)

It was the summer of 1933, and Rocky Mountain National Park was still young — wild, untamed, and only partly mapped. On August 15th, a 22-year-old University of Chicago student set out on a solo hike. He told his friend he was heading toward Taylor Peak — just another day in the mountains before he had to return home to Chicago. But he never came back and his disappearance remains unsolved to this day. This is one of Rocky Mountain National Park’s oldest active missing persons cases.

Tips: You can call the Colorado Bureau of Investigation 303-239-5764 or the Glendale Police Department 303-759-1511.






Sources:

https://charleyproject.org/case/joseph-laurence-halpern

https://www.dailycamera.com/2010/01/24/joseph-halperns-family-continues-search-for-lost-hiker/

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/4185dmco.html

https://defrostingcoldcases.com/guest-post-joseph-halpern-part-1-by-silvia-pettem/

https://www.coloradoan.com/story/life/2018/08/10/inside-rocky-mountain-national-parks-1933-missing-hiker-mystery-joe-halpern/940601002/

https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/news/national-park-service-finds-rudi-moder-hiker-missing-38-years/


Follow me on Instagram here.


Support the show


The 10 Essentials for Outdoor Recreation here.


Leave No Trace (LNT) principles here.


Share a "Campfire Story" for us to read on the pod! email us: morbidoutdoorspodcast@gmail.com


Buy Me a Coffee

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tämä jakso on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi jakso saattaa sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(110)

BONUS: Road Trip 2026 (Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona)

BONUS: Road Trip 2026 (Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona)

Surprise! Today I am in Page, Arizona on a mission to take my mom to see Lake Powell, Horseshoe Bend, and Antelope Canyon. So let’s read some bizarre incident reports from Glen Canyon NRA and hear abo...

8 Kesä 27min

104. Deaths of Acadia (Acadia National Park, Maine)

104. Deaths of Acadia (Acadia National Park, Maine)

When people think of Acadia National Park, they picture rugged coastlines, crashing Atlantic waves, and peaceful hikes through some of the most beautiful landscapes in the Northeast. But beneath that ...

3 Kesä 28min

103. Haunted Parks: Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

103. Haunted Parks: Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

Crater Lake is widely considered one of the most haunted and mysterious places in Oregon, rooted in indigenous legends of a "doorway to Hell" and modern reports of strange, unexplainable events. Its d...

27 Touko 38min

102. Disappeared in Diablo Canyon (Sierra de San Pedro Mártir National Park, Mexico)

102. Disappeared in Diablo Canyon (Sierra de San Pedro Mártir National Park, Mexico)

On April 11, 2019, a woman and her dog took a hike through the beautiful landscape of Cañón del Diablo, or Devils Canyon, with six other hikers. She decided to take a rest while the others continued w...

20 Touko 50min

101. The Overlook (Yosemite National Park, California)

101. The Overlook (Yosemite National Park, California)

A 37 year old businesswoman disappeared while visiting Yosemite National Park, after stepping away from her car near Bridalveil Creek for what should have been a brief stop. When she didn’t return, a ...

13 Touko 36min

100. Mysterious Death on a Hunting Trip (Badger Creek Wilderness, Oregon)

100. Mysterious Death on a Hunting Trip (Badger Creek Wilderness, Oregon)

When a 17 year old goes missing while on a hunt, a huge search is launched. The ten day search is extensive, but nothing is found–not the rifle or any of the belongings he had on him at the time of hi...

6 Touko 35min

99. Nature News: March & April 2026

99. Nature News: March & April 2026

Today’s stories take us from a windswept California shoreline…to the steep cliffs of the Smoky Mountains…into the narrow slot canyons of Utah…down into one of the deepest canyons in North America…up t...

29 Huhti 14min

98. Missing in Wailau Valley (Island of Moloka'i, Hawaii)

98. Missing in Wailau Valley (Island of Moloka'i, Hawaii)

In March of 1993, a hiker on the Wailau trail was suffering from scraped and bleeding feet after hiking miles in rough terrain. He approached a helicopter on the beach and asked for a lift out, but wa...

22 Huhti 31min

Suosittua kategoriassa Urheilu

kimanttia
eturivi
urheilun-varjoissa
hockey-night-podcast
kaiken-takana
rss-piippuhylly
runners-high-podcast
junnut-pelissa
rss-kalju-corner
rss-latkapodi
rss-kuninkuusluokka-f1-podcast
rss-urheilun-aani
ohjissa
wicked-game
rss-rakkaudesta-lajiin
rss-kuralappa-asiaa-gravel-ja-maastopyorailysta
rss-paholaisen-asianajaja-mufc-podcast
rss-235-podcast
rss-trailpodder
rss-padelpodi