COTG Newsroom July 2026
In the news for July 2026, an attempted kidnapping of a trail runner in a NC National Forest; a man charged with harassing and injuring an endangered species in Hawaii; removal of an illegal camper wh...
20 Juli 57min
Israel Keyes: The Olympic Peninsula Mystery
Prolific serial killer, Israel Keyes, is often remembered for the murder that led to his capture in Alaska. But years before his arrest, he lived on Washington's remote Olympic Peninsula, worked in Ne...
13 Juli 50min
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 Juli 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 47min
