Zion's Angels Landing: The Murder of Bernadette Vander Meer
An anniversary hike. A 1,200-foot fall. A case ruled an accident for nearly two decades. When new evidence surfaced, investigators reopened the death of Bernadette Vander Meer and charged her husband ...
6 Jul 40min
From the Ranger Vault: Crater Lake National Park - KABOOM!
Hear what happens when a ranger in an old ill-equipped patrol car is in pursuit of an international master of disguise. You can't make this stuff up! Support the show!For bonus content join our Patre...
29 Jun 27min
Coconino Nat'l Forest; No Such Thing as a Routine Contact
In 2014, a routine contact in Arizona’s Blue Ridge area of the Coconino National Forest turned into a fight for survival. When a U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer investigated a vehicle park...
22 Jun 29min
Yosemite; If I Had a Gun, I'd Shoot You Right Now
In the summer of 2024, Yosemite dispatchers became increasingly concerned about a man making repeated harassing calls to the park's 911 center. What started as an investigation into nuisance phone cal...
15 Jun 32min
From the COTG Newsroom June 2026
News stories for this week include a “fall” off the cliff incident from Tettegouche State Park on Lake Superior, In Oregon, 2 women were kidnapped from their tent off of a popular hiking trail, human ...
8 Jun 49min
From the Ranger Vault: Wrangell - St Elias National Park; Hillbilly Hell
Nancy and Tara are in Alaska this week, so we're dusting off this story from the vault that took place on the border of America's largest national park, Wrangell St Elias, in Alaska.A hippie turned re...
1 Jun 47min
Shenandoah National Park; Blood in the Campground
In the darkness of Shenandoah National Park’s Mathews Arm Campground, terrified campers called 911 after hearing screams, threats of murder, and violent sounds coming from a nearby tent. Rangers soon ...
25 Mai 29min
RANGER TALES; Arapaho & Roosevelt NF Pawnee Nat'l Grasslands
USFS LEO (and former NPS ranger) Brian Fields shares some wild tales from his time in the US Forest Service - we're not kidding - you can't make this stuff up. But still... just a day in the life of ...
18 Mai 41min
