Episode 39 - Darwin Vest (Part 1)

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🗓️ 15 March 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Darwin K. Vest was known for his brilliant insight and scientific mind. In the 80's, he conducted a famous study about Hobo Spiders which changed how the arachnid was perceived. But when Darwin went missing in the early morning hours of June 2nd, 1999, his work would forever remain unfinished. That night, Darwin had been drinking in downtown Idaho Falls, Idaho, where he lived and worked. He was with a friend named Lee Curtis at a bar called The Golden Crown. According to police reports, Lee left to find an ATM, and when he returned, Darwin was gone. Bartenders later reported that Darwin had finished half of his beer and then walked out of a northern entrance. This was the last time he was ever seen. In part one of our story, we discuss the specifics of Darwin's disappearance with a close family member and Eric Seneff, another friend who was with Darwin the night he went missing.

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1:20.4	Native to Europe, it traveled to the Pacific Northwest in the United States in the 1920s and 30s,
1:28.0	likely from ships which carried their eggs.
1:31.0	It's also known by its Latin name Tagenaria agrestis or
1:36.3	aggressive house spider. It's brown usually with a V-shaped pattern
1:42.6	down the middle of its back, along with other varying stripes
1:46.1	and markings.
1:47.4	The Hobo spider uses a funnel web to catch its prey,
1:50.6	and usually avoids humans, but has been known to wander into houses occasionally.
1:56.0	Once there, its bite can do extensive damage to the unwitting human that it comes into contact
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