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Every now and again, I'll find a story that's just really upsetting to me.

Now, obviously, a lot of the stories I cover are all quite distressing, but today's story, which is about a missing hiker named Mike Turner, it just

really upset me. It actually made it really hard to record this episode. So consider this your

warning that I personally believe this is a very upsetting story, but an important story that we

would not be covering if there wasn't some real weight behind it. And I think the moral of this

story ultimately is you really

need to treasure your family while they're still around. And you'll see what I mean when you hear

the rest of this story. It's heartbreaking. But before we get into today's stories, if you're a fan

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let's get into today's story. Lamont Jones is shattered when his cousin dies just weeks after entering prison.

The official reports as natural causes, but bruises and missing teeth tell a different story.

Wondry presents Death County PA, a chilling true story of corruption and cover-ups.

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On the afternoon of August 2, 1998, a 48-year-old 6-foot-6-inch-tall hiker named Mike Turner stopped for a moment and took his bottle out of his backpack and took a sip.

Mike was standing in a cluster of trees on the side of this mountain about 11,000 feet up, inside of an area in Wyoming called the Fitzpatrick Wilderness. The Fitzpatrick Wilderness is easily one of the most visually striking places

in the entire world. It's like all of the extremes of nature kind of collided together

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