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I'm Claire.

And I'm Susan.

And this is justice pending. A weekly true crime

podcast where we discuss tantalizing crimes with more questions and answers.

Hey everyone. Welcome back to Justice Pending. I'm Claire. And I'm Susan.

Today's story takes us deep into the Colorado Rockies

to a mountain name for faith, but known for tragedy. It's called Mount of the Holy Cross,

a peak so striking, it inspired pilgrimages, postcards, even prayers. But in September 2005, it became the site of one

of Colorado's most enduring mysteries. 35-year-old Michelle Vannick, a mother of four, a triathlete,

a woman who loved a challenge, set out to climb that mountain, but she never came home. And for 19 years,

her disappearance haunted rescuers, friends, and family, until recently when a small determined

team finally found what everyone else had missed. What happened on that mountain? Was it simply a tragic fall or something more?

And what does closer look like nearly two decades later when the truth comes out from the mountain itself?

We learned about Michelle's case from an excellent article by Roman Stubbs in the Washington Post.

It covers all the twists and turns in her missing person's investigation, and we highly

recommend it.

So let's get into what happened the day she disappeared.

Let's set the scene.

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