Justin Alexander Shetler

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True Crime, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Religion

4.4 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2021

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Did Justin Alexander Shetler - nomad, ninja and epic adventurer - meet his match in India when he disappeared in 2016? Or is a cryptic message in one of his last instagram posts proof that he doesn’t want to be found?

Michael Yon, a former green beret and combat correspondent, who assisted in the investigation to find Justin, offers insight while sharing his own favorite pastime in India: Cannibal Hunting.

Justin Shetler Alexander Show Notes:

Justin Alexander Shetler’s Instagram and Blog: Adventures of Justin

Harley Rustad’s article in ‘Outside Magazine.’ Rustad’s article was hugely helpful in writing this episode. He has a book about Justin Shetler Alexander coming out soon.

Michael Yon ~ Combat correspondent whose hobby is Aghori “cannibal” hunting.

Yon’s Vice article about Gary Stevenson.

Astray Production Team:

School of Humans // iHeartRadio

Caroline Slaughter ~ Host, Writer, Producer

Ankita Anand ~ Producer

Gabbie Watts ~ Supervising Producer

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Jason Shannon ~ Composer

Harper Harris ~ Sound Design, Audio Mixer

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0:36.6	A warning.
0:37.6	This episode of A Stray contains graphic subject matter, so please be aware.
0:45.0	Solitude makes me appreciate human connection all the more.
0:50.2	This is a quote from the nomad and adventurer, Justin Alexander Shettler's August 20th, 2016
0:56.6	Instagram post. His last Instagram post. Justin, like many seekers called to India, was in
1:05.8	search of something more, a higher meaning, deeper connection, a sense of purpose, enlightenment. But we don't
1:15.1	know if he ever found it, because Justin vanished, swallowed by the Pravati Valley, nicknamed
1:22.0	the Valley of Death, that had taken many before him. For over two decades, around 21 foreigners, drawn to the
1:30.8	valley's lush, mountainous landscape in northern India, have gone missing. Some in search of a
1:37.2	thrilling trek through the beautiful, but at times volatile Himalayas, and seekers drawn to the
1:43.1	valley where the Hindu god Shiva, with the power to destroy and restore worlds, meditated for 3,000 years.
1:52.0	This majestic valley is a Shangri-La for Westerners, not only because the hash runs deep here, literally growing wild along the rivers and roads,
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