Episode 75 Lost in the Smokies The Disappearance of Dennis Martin

Southern Mysteries Podcast

Shannon Ballard

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

6 year old Dennis Martin and his family went hiking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park over Father’s Day weekend 1969. Minutes after Dennis was overheard plotting with his brother and friends to try to prank the adults, he went missing. What happened to Dennis Martin? See photos and sources for this episode in the show notes at southernmysteries.com Support The ShowWant more Southern Mysteries? Hear the Southern Mysteries show archive and immediately access exclusive content when you become a patron of the show. Join now at patreon.com/southernmysteries CONNECTWebsiteTwitterDiscussion Group MUSIC Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use ***Additional Music: Atlantean Twilight, Ambient by Kevin MacLeod; Magic Forest by Sir Cubworth; Wood by Dan Henig; There’s Probably No Time by Chris Zabriske Licensed under Creative Commons.

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0:00.0	National parks are such special and beautiful places where memories are made for millions of Americans every year.
0:12.0	Hiking, fishing, exploring the great outdoors together.
0:16.4	But many national parks hold unsolved mysteries of people who visited and never left, disappeared.
0:24.4	The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
0:27.4	encompasses more than 522,000 acres of protected land
0:32.1	in parts of Tennessee and North Carolina. of missing during an annual family camping trip on the Tennessee side of the Smokies.
0:44.7	The search for Dennis would be one of the costliest in the history of Great Smoky Mountains
0:49.8	National Park. 1400 people volunteered to search a 56 square mile area, but money and manpower don't guarantee
1:00.0	you'll get answers.
1:02.0	Welcome to Southern Mysteries, exploring history and mysteries of the American South.
1:08.0	I'm your host, Shannon Ballard, and this is the mystery of the disappearance of Dennis Martin.
1:19.2	The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
1:21.2	is the most visited park in America.
1:24.0	Part of the driving force behind its popularity is the area surrounding the park that beckons folks to visit each year,
1:31.2	Dollywood and Gatlinburg.
1:34.0	One of the most popular destinations within the Smokies is Cades Cove.
1:39.0	Millions of Americans visit Cades Cove every year. Some want to drive the 11-mile loop road to observe wildlife,
1:48.0	stop to see historic structures along the way, and take photos of the stunning scenery in the fall and spring.
1:55.0	Some visit and stay a while in Cades Cove Campground,
2:00.0	which offers hiking and biking adventures for campers.
2:04.4	Whether you drive through or choose to camp,
2:06.7	you visit Cades Cove because it's one of the best spots
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