In the united states national park system alone there are more than 84 million acres 340,000 square kilometers of preserved woods, deserts, mountains and other wilderness, so its no surprise that in the past 100 years there have been a number of cases of hikers going missing source. Thousands of unsolved missing person cases are occurring in national parks and forests in the us and around the world, and one researcher has been feverishly looking into the mystery. True stories of unexplained disappearances paperback may 14, 2017 by keefe cheetham author. Author david paulides has written the books missing 411western u. Exploring missing 411 disappearances in national parks. An analysis of probability of area techniques for missing persons in yosemite national park.
His book examines more than 1,100 cases of people mysteriously vanishing from united states parks source. Why are thousands of people disappearing from national. The exact number is not publicly available, but could be hundreds or more. How 1,600 people went missing from our public lands without a. Stehling is one of at least 60 unresolved missing person cases in the national park system, according to data obtained from the park service. David paulides, former law enforcement officer and current private investigator, has published four books detailing these disturbing disappearances, leaving. David paulides is a former police detective who is now an investigator and writer known primarily for his selfpublished books, one dedicated to proving the reality of bigfoot, and his missing 411 series of books, in which he documents the disappearance of people in national parks and elsewhere. There is a continuing trend of clusters of missing people in united states national parks. Gone missing in the national parks national parks traveler. The year 20 saw more national park disappearances than in the past 27 years combined. Missing persons at national parks remain mystery the phenomenon of missing persons near national parks in the u. He was told that there is no such document because the department of interior does not keep any record of missing people within their park systems.
Glacier national park is in montana and glacier bay national park is in alaska. The national park service attitude toward missing people. I dont put any theories in the booksi just connect facts, he told me. Even though he is the author of the book series, missing 411, the park service said he did not qualify for a news media fee exemption because his books are not in. The national parks service has no database where missing people are. Heres why people are creeped out by the growing number of. An analysis of probability of area techniques for missing. How 1,600 people went missing from our public lands without a trace. Paulides attributes mysterious, unspecified causes to these disappearances.
Twodecadeold missing persons mystery solved when mans. Twodecadeold missing persons mystery solved when mans body found on alberta glacier donald jean belliveau, 28, went missing on jan. A comparison of two maps shows how most people in the united states seem to go missing near cave systems. The book also includes a multitude of new stories from north america. Three missing hikers in six months is unprecedented for. The book chronicles children, adults and the elderly who disappeared, sometimes in the presence.
Author of the missing 411 book series, david paulides. David paulides is a former police detective who is now an investigator and writer known primarily for his selfpublished books, one dedicated to proving the reality of bigfoot, and his missing 411 series of books, in which he documents the disappearance of people in national parks. Missing 411western united states canam missing project. How 1,600 people went missing from our public lands. At least two people have recently gone missing outside the national forest. True stories of unexplained disappearances missing persons, conspiracy theories, unexplained, unsolved mysteries book 1. When paulides attempted to obtain a list of missing people in yosemite national park he hit the first of many roadblocks. True stories of unexplained disappearances cheetham, keefe on. The books, called the missing 411 series, explore what paulides calls.
In the national parks missing person cases, if only one or two clusters existed, one could ascribe the vanishings to the work of a serial killer. While big national parks like yosemite operate almost as sovereign states. A drone the national park service sent into the area to look did not shed light on his whereabouts. Does map of missing persons in us match up with cave systems.
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