Park Predators

In 2016 when a couple ventured into Kafue National Park in Zambia, Africa for a luxury hunting trip and only one of them returned to America alive… red flags started popping up. But it would take years before the truth of what really happened inside their safari cabin would come to light and a killer finally brought to justice. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com...

On Valentine’s Day in February 2020, the body of a young woman turned up dead in Olympic National Forest. The family man responsible for her death is quickly identified and leads authorities down a rabbit hole of lies that ended in horrific bloodshed.  View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-forest   Park Predators is an audiochuck production.  Connect with us on...

When a middle-aged couple camping alone in the Oregon woods in 2003 is gunned down in cold blood, the sole survivor is left to point police in the direction of a ruthless shooter... but an unexpected second attack complicates the case, and two mysteries are left unresolved.  View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-campgrounds   Park Predators is an audiochuck pro...

When a biologist disappears into the Texas marshland he's charged with protecting, law enforcement comes together to find answers. When the truth finally surfaces, a murderer's cover up unravels, and a beloved game warden is avenged.  View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-biologist   Park Predators is an audiochuck production. Connect with us on social media: I...

When a 24-year-old New Hampshire woman is found gunned down outside a state park while walking her dog, police embark on a massive manhunt for her killer. The young man responsible would nearly escape their grasp… twice.  View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-walk Don’t forget to check out this week's episode of Dark Downeast where Kylie Low covers another case...

When a beloved caretaker is murdered in the remote Australian bushland of Alpine National Park, authorities suspect another employee of the homestead is to blame... but when a second body turns up, a harrowing reality sets in. A vicious killer is on the loose. More than 100 years later, the identity of the perpetrator remains a mystery. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpred...

When a young Japanese tourist turns up dead inside one of the world’s most unique geologic formations in Arizona, a sacred Native American paradise becomes the epicenter of international media attention. The truth about who murdered Tomomi Hanamure is far darker than anyone knows.  View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-canyon  Park Predators is an audiochuck pr...

When two friends sitting on a bench in an Ohio park are gunned down in cold blood, the investigators responsible for solving they murders are left dumbfounded. Few clues lead to concrete answers and more questions surround this 2019 crime than ever before.   Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit parkpredators.com Park...

One of the worst crimes to consume British headlines in 1986 leads authorities on a search for a killer who was in the thick of a murder investigation the entire time. The Wild Park double murders of Karen Hadaway and Nicola Fellows end in justice, but justice delayed.   Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit parkpredat...

When an elderly couple on a romantic camping trip in the bushland of Australia vanished from their burned-out campsite, authorities quickly identify a suspect. The accused killer is someone nobody expected, a decorated airline pilot.   Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit parkpredators.com Park Predators is an audioch...

At the dawn of the 20th century, two brothers prospecting for gold hoped to find their fortune in the Northern region of Canada. Instead, they suffered horrific deaths. The identity of the person who brutally killed the McLeod brothers remains unknown more than 100 later.   Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit parkpre...

A solo backpacking trip in Asia turns dark when a 23-year-old woman fails to return to her family in Colorado. The last place she was seen alive in Nepal holds many secrets and discrepancies along with some of the most treacherous terrain in the world. Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit parkpredators.com Park Predat...

When a joyful festival rolled through a small Oklahoma town outside of Platt National Park in 1975, a young woman's dead body was left in its wake. As the carnival tents were coming down, the search for a deadly predator heated up and led investigators to violent man no one thought could be hiding in plain sight. Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a fu...

When a family is slaughtered inside their tent at a popular Iowa park during the summer of 2022, news of the tragedy spreads far and wide. The killer spared one lone member of the Schmidt family, a young boy. The motive behind the crime surprised even those closest to the perpetrator. Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please vi...

In the summer of 1989 a husband and wife on vacation at their favorite hiking spot in Wales fall victim to a vicious killer. Years after the notorious crime, justice prevails but the total number of people murdered by one man, remains a haunting mystery to this day. Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit parkpredators.c...

In 2017, avid cyclist Tim Watkins was gunned down and buried in a shallow grave off a popular trail in Mount Herman, Colorado. Identifying the shooter has led authorities on a puzzling and frustrating journey for justice in Pike San-Isabel National Forest. Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit parkpredators.com   Park...

When a family man is found alone, shot and beheaded in Australia's Royal National Park in 1975, no one could fathom the brutality of the crime. For decades, the truth about what happened to Nigel McAree has eluded authorities and his family has carried on with unbearable grief. Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit par...

A devoted conservationist and a journalist set off into the depths of the Amazon to report on corrupt and criminal activity but were never seen alive again. The murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira rocked the international community and revealed dark secrets hiding in one of the world's most beautiful and dangerous ecosystems. Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character li...

In 2004, 9-year-old David Gonzales vanished from his mother's sight in San Bernardino National Forest. In 2006, 8-year-old Samuel Boehlke disappeared from his father's line of vision over a hilltop in Crater Lake National Park. Though the stories of these two boys are not connected, their fates remain mysteries that haunt the recreation spaces they were last seen in. Sources for this episode canno...

In 2010 an elderly couple set out on a road trip across Canada only to have their travels and lives cut short by a ruthless killer. The trauma of the double murder and the courtroom battles that ensued remain an unforgettable incident for those living in Alberta and the whereabouts of Lyle and Marie McCann are still a mystery. Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitat...

A teenage girl disappears while on a horseback riding trip in Yosemite National Park during the summer of 1981. Park rangers are left mystified and baffled when only the lens to her camera surfaces as a clue to what happened to her. The fate of Stacy Arras remains a haunting mystery after more than four decades. Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a ful...

The brutal shooting deaths of two college students in a Florida forest in 2006 reveal a budding serial killer was on the loose for years before anyone stopped him. The memories of Amber Peck and John Parker live on despite their demise. Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit parkpredators.com   Park Predators is an audi...

An attempted assassination of the warden of Africa’s oldest national park reveals to the world the dangers and violence lurking inside one of the most beautiful landscapes on earth. Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit parkpredators.com    Park Predators is an audiochuck production.  Connect with us on social...

A vicious serial killer terrorized and hunted young backpackers in Australia’s Belanglo State Forest in the early 1990’s. The impact of his heinous crimes still resonates with residents to this day. How he committed his crimes made even the most seasoned investigators shudder and the true number of victims he’s suspected of murdering may never be known.   Sources for this episode cannot be listed...

An elderly woman working alone high up in a fire-spotting tower in the Canadian wilderness disappears while on-duty. Evidence at the scene points to foul play but police investigators remain baffled as to who climbed the tower to get her and why?   Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit parkpredators.com    Park Predato...