Mountain Man Mike

Crime Scene

Sony Music

True Crime

3.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

A reclusive “mountain man” in the Montana backcountry lives off the grid with his wolf‑dogs and a stack of trespass complaints, convinced the rutted dirt track to his cabin is his to control. When he disappears and dismembered remains in garbage bags surface along a lonely mountain pass, the bad blood on Turk Road suddenly looks less like a neighbor dispute and more like the start of a chilling question: who decided this feud would end in murder? For ad-free listening to Crime Scene and access to over 60 true crime series, subscribe to The Binge+ on Apple Podcasts, Patreon, or at GetTheBinge.com. Follow Crime Scene: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebingecrimescene/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebingecrimescene Get our free true crime newsletter for behind-the-scenes details at Patreon.com/TheBinge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Every month my wireless bill used to arrive and I'd stare at it, like it was evidence from an active investigation.
0:07.4	Random fees, vague charges, free perks that somehow were not so free.
0:13.6	The whole thing felt deeply suspicious.
0:16.8	Eventually, I did what any rational person would do.
0:20.0	I stopped the madness and switched to MintMobile.
0:23.9	MintMobile has premium wireless plans starting at just $15 a month, with high-speed data and
0:29.9	unlimited talk and text on the nation's largest 5G network. No long-term contracts, no nonsense.
0:36.5	You can bring your own phone, keep your number, and activate with ESIM in minutes.
0:41.4	Turns out the real crime scene was my monthly phone bill.
0:45.8	Turns out the real crime scene was my monthly phone bill.
0:50.2	Ditch overpriced wireless and get three months of premium wireless service from MintMobile for
0:55.7	15 bucks a month. If you like your money, MintMobile is for you. Shop plans at mintmobile.com
1:02.3	slash crime scene. That's mintmobile.com slash crime scene. Upfront payment of $45 for three-month
1:10.6	five-gigabyte plan required, equivalent to $15 a month,
1:13.9	new customer offer for the first three months only, then full-price plan options available.
1:18.4	Taxes and fees extra. See Mint Mobile for details.
1:21.1	A reclusive man in the Montana Mountains says he's being hunted on his own land.
1:26.6	His neighbors are pulling guns, they're filing lawsuits,
1:29.8	they're blocking the road to his home. He tells his friends, I think they're trying to kill me.
1:35.3	And then one summer morning, he vanishes. In October 2011, a U.S. Forest Service employee
1:42.1	discovers garbage bags near McDonald Pass, west of Helena.
1:46.5	Inside it, dismembered human remains, sawn apart and zip tied together.
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