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The Prosecutors

326. The Disappearance of Glen and Bessie Hyde Part 1 of 2 -- The River of Dreams

The Prosecutors

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True Crime, Talk Radio

4.38.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

It was supposed to be a record-breaking trip, the adventure of a lifetime. But when Glen and Bessie Hyde didn't come home from their rafting trip down the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon's greatest mystery was born.

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Jesse Prey. And I'm Andy Cassette. Welcome to Love Murder, where we unravel the darkest

0:05.4

tales of romance turned deadly. Our episodes are long form, narrative-driven, and deeply researched,

0:12.4

perfect for the true crime officinados seeking stories beyond the headlines. Like the chilling case

0:18.1

of Blanche Taylor Moore, the so-called Black Widow who left a trail of poisoned lovers.

0:23.6

Or the shocking murders of Chad Shelton and Dwayne Johnson,

0:26.9

where family ties masked a sinister plot.

0:29.9

Subscribe to Love Murder on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Listen. I'm Brett.

0:45.3

And I'm Alice.

0:47.3

And we are the prosecutors, when two young newlyweds decide to raft the Colorado on their honeymoon, what happens next becomes one of the greatest mysteries of the Grand Canyon.

1:11.1

What happened to Glenn and Bessie Hyde?

1:14.5

I. Hello everybody and welcome to this episode of the prosecutors.

1:42.0

I'm Brett and I'm joined as always by my intrepid co-host, Alice.

1:48.1

Hi, Brett. Good word. I really don't know. After five years, I don't know if you've called me

1:52.6

that before, but it's so fitting for the adventure of a case we have today. So I'm just going to ask

1:58.2

because I assume the answer is yes. Did you spend like a summer as a

2:02.6

river rafting guide in the Colorado? Did you do that at some point in your life? That I did not do,

2:08.2

but I did. Drive all night. Like if you know the scene from Parks and Rec, it will resonate

2:14.0

with you. I drove all night like 12 hours to go watch the sunrise at

2:18.0

the Grand Canyon, literally watched the sunrise, turned around, and went back to once I came.

2:23.9

And that was one of the most magical times. So I did not raft down the Colorado River,

2:28.4

but I did stand in awe of the utter grand sheerness of the Grand Canyon in a much safer spot than where our story takes us today. Yeah, and I don't know. Have you ever gone whitewater rafting before? You've probably done that. I have. I have. You have too. I've done that too. Yes. Because there's like Little Rapids. I didn't do like, I didn't go over the Niagara Falls in a barrel. Or down the Colorado River, which is one of the, sort of, it's one of the most difficult things you can do. And really, an adventure, because you can raft the entire Colorado pretty much. I mean, now obviously we have the dam and the lake and everything else, but it's a long trip. You can go camping.

3:07.8

You can camp in the Grand Canyon.

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