Wilderness Bonescapes Podcast

In the deep woods of Northern California, two brothers thought they were alone while out hunting for antler sheds. But something was watching. When the mountain lion struck, the forest erupted into chaos — a fight for survival between 2 brothers… and nature’s most silent predator. It was California’s first fatal mountain lion attack in twenty years. Join us as we delve deep into a mountain lion at...

In a remote monastery hidden in the mountains of Romania, a young nun was bound to a cross in a desperate attempt to drive out the Devil. Three days later, she was dead. Was it faith gone too far… or something truly unholy? Join us as we descend into the haunting true story of Maricica Irina Cornici, the so-called “Crucified Nun of Tanacu,” and the chilling mystery that still echoes through those...

All across the world, there are places where the laws of nature seem to bend — where science meets something darker, quieter, and far less understood. Explanations flicker in and out — minerals, gas, reflections of light — yet the timing, the precision, the eerie beauty of it all feels too deliberate to be random. Some of these natural wonders have been captured, studied, decoded. Others remain st...

In 19th-century Galicia, Spain, a small, soft-spoken tailor named Manuel Blanco Romasanta offered to guide people through the mountains of Spain. Many of whom, did not return and were never heard from again. Manuel later confessed to murdering at least nine people, mostly women and children. When captured, he claimed he was cursed to become a wolf, doomed to kill and feed on human flesh during his...

Deep in the woods, where the trees swallow the last traces of sunlight, forgotten asylums crumble in silence. Once filled with screams and cries, these rotting halls still hold the echoes of cruelty and despair. Patients were locked away, punished, and abandoned—many never left alive. Their restless spirits linger, pacing the corridors, whispering through cracked walls, and watching from shattered...

In 1972, sixteen-year-old Jeannette DePalma vanished from her Springfield, New Jersey home. Six weeks later, a dog carried back a human arm—leading to her body, eerily perched atop a cliff locals called the Devil’s Teeth. Rumors swirled of wooden crosses, cult rituals, and Satanic sacrifice though police denied any occult ties. With no clear cause of death, missing evidence, and whispers of cover-...

Beneath the canopy of North America’s wild places something quietly unravels. Hikers vanish from trailheads and backcountry ridgelines as if swallowed by the land itself — sometimes never to be heard from again, sometimes found miles from where they disappeared, and sometimes returned with no memory of what happened. Most of these vanishings cluster in deep national park wildernesses — remote pock...

Lake Shawnee Amusement Park looks like just another abandoned carnival ground, but its soil hides a chilling past. Built in 1926, the park saw at least six children die in tragic accidents—a girl struck on the swings, two brothers falling from the Ferris wheel, and others lost to the water. When attempts were made to revive the park decades later, excavations revealed thousands of Native American...

We have all heard the stories of a women in white haunting the grounds, often being seen walking eerily and slowly around corners, disappearing into nothingness. Leaving witnesses chills and goosebumps. A Lady in White ghost, said to be a harbinger of death and misfortune, the product of a violent death or suicide. But did you know there are stories of Ladies in White all over the world and in man...

In January 1959, nine young hikers vanished in Russia’s Ural Mountains. When rescuers found their camp, the tent had been slashed open from the inside and abandoned, with boots and supplies neatly left behind. The hikers’ bodies were discovered scattered across the snow—their conditions in which they are found, is unexplainable. The Soviet investigation concluded only that a “compelling natural fo...

After a tragic war at home, Samuel Vengrinovich traveled to India searching for peace. But a simple hike in the Himalayas turned into a brutal fight for survival after a deadly fall left him broken, stranded, and invisible in one of the most remote corners of the world. With no phone, no food, and shattered limbs—Sam survived by eating insects, drinking his own urine, and climbing down cliffs with...

Ronald enters the Appalachian Trail to immerse himself in nature and find peace after his service in the military. What waits in the dark depths of the forest is anything but peaceful. When a man said to be harassing people along the trails, turns violent, following and attacking Richard and his group of hikers. Join us as we tell the true story of Richard and his friends trying to survive from an...

Join us as we take a break from the tough stories we usually cover and dive into Hollywood stars saving lives off screen. In this episode of Fireside Chat, we step beyond the script and dive into true stories of Hollywood heroes who didn’t just play lifesavers — they became them. From remote jungles and raging oceans to deserted beaches and chaotic film sets, these stars found themselves in moment...

25-year-old safari guide Richard Field was living his dream—leading tourists through wild Africa in search of lions. But one step off the beaten path would change everything. What began as a routine tracking mission turned into a nightmare. He came face-to-face with death in its rawest, most primal form. After stepping out of his vehicle to follow fresh paw prints, he was suddenly ambushed by a ch...

Elite climbers Fay and Michelle set out to attempt a daring first ascent of Chaukhamba, a 22,949-foot peak in the Indian Himalayas. With over two decades of experience and world-class climbs under their belts, they were fully prepared for the challenge—or so they thought. After six grueling days of climbing, disaster struck when a rockfall swept away their critical haul bag containing essential ge...

On a pristine summer morning in the Alaskan backcountry, Dan and John set off on what should have been a peaceful fishing trip. But their adventure takes a terrifying turn when they come face to face with a massive Brown bear blocking the trail. As they retreat, hoping to avoid confrontation, they find themselves cut off by her cubs just minutes later—unwittingly caught in the most dangerous posit...

Two men from New York are visiting Colorado, hiking up a 14,000 foot summit when they loose the trail. They call the rescue team to help guide them back to the trail. When they find the trail and reach the summit, the rescue team thinks all is well until screams are heard over the phone. Join us in the survival story of two hikers who get hit by lighting and the extraordinary efforts of the rescue...

All seems well in Australia’s Belanglo State Forest until bodies begin to be found by outdoor recreationists. Between 1989 and 1993, seven young travelers vanished while hitchhiking through the rural New South Wales. What they didn’t know was that their journeys would all end in the same desolate place: the Belanglo State Forest. Join us as we trace the early signs of danger on the Hume Highway, e...

Living deep in the Colorado mountains, Chris loves walking the trails every morning with her dog Nala. Until one morning she hears an unrecognizable noise echoing in the forest. She turns around to see a Moose charging her and Nala. In her attempt to escape, she gets tangled in hidden barbed wire. Join us while we tell Chris and Nala’s survival story during a Moose attack, go over tips on how to s...

In this chilling episode, we journey into the forgotten corners of history—abandoned ghost towns where time has stood still and the past lingers like a whisper in the wind. Echoes of the past slowly gathering dust as the once thriving towns now sit abandoned. These once-thriving communities, deserted, are now said to be haunted by the spirits of those who never left. From eerie footsteps in crumbl...

Wayne Williamson is working as a contract hunter in Mozambique Africa. He is hired by a hunting guide to hunt down an injured leopard that got away from them in their hunt. While Wayne and the other hunter are close on it’s tale, they aren’t the only ones hunting. Wayne bends down to pear through some brush when the Leopard gets the upper hand on Wayne, pouncing on him. Which hunter will get it’s...

After World War Two broke out and his homeland of Norway was invaded, Jan Baalsrud trained to be a spy. He was assigned to secretly go into Norway with 11 other men, blow up an airfield tower along with as many water planes as they could, and recruit fighters. Their plan quickly fell apart as they accidently relay their objective to the wrong person and are attacked by German Soldiers soon after a...

On New Years Day, Mike, his girlfriend, and some friend were walking along a beach in Africa when an elephant takes notice. Mike, who has had numerous encounters with wild African Elephants, places himself between his group of friends as the elephant charges. Join us as we tell Michael Fay’s survival story after he is attacked by an African Elephant and holds onto it’s tusks to avoid getting stabb...

One beautiful warm day in February, two best friends, Abby and Libby, didn’t have school and wanted to get out of the house to enjoy the unusual warm day in Indiana. They were dropped off at a trail head by Libby’s sister and set out to walk the historic trail leading to a bridge. Two hours later, Libby’s father waited in vain to pick up Abbey and Libby. Join us on the seven-year journey it took t...

Deep in the Canadian forest lay a plane, upside down, with 10 passengers inside. Four of those 10 passengers survived the crash. Where people are normally found frozen to death before rescue arrives, these men must survive.  Among those four men include the pilot, a provincial housing minister, a cop, and a prisoner. Join us as we recap the arduous survival story of these four men after their plan...