Murder in Paradise: The Yosemite Murders
Once Upon A Crime
Esther Ludlow
4.6 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2017
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Yosemite National Park is known for its breathtaking landscapes, but in 1999, it became the hunting ground of a ruthless serial killer. As women began disappearing, investigators raced to uncover the predator lurking in one of America’s most beloved national parks. But when the shocking truth was revealed, it wasn’t just the brutality of the crimes that stunned the public—it was the killer’s chilling connection to another infamous true crime case.
How did he evade capture for so long, and what dark secrets lay hidden in his past? Join us as we uncover the terrifying true story of the Yosemite Murders.
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast details true crime cases. It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence. |
| 0:06.9 | It is not intended for children. Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:13.2 | Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime. It's June. Time to start |
| 0:18.8 | thinking of summer plans, and that includes vacations. |
| 0:21.6 | Summer vacations are a time to get away, see new sites, and take in some gorgeous scenery. |
| 0:27.6 | Whether you prefer city travel, mountain vistas, or beach lounging, there are some wonderful places in the world to explore. |
| 0:34.6 | Some places are so beautiful and inspiring that they are like a |
| 0:39.0 | paradise on earth. Unfortunately, bad things can even happen in paradise, as you'll see in this new |
| 0:45.2 | series. I'll take you to some fabulous locales where I share stories of the dark side of these |
| 0:50.5 | seemingly perfect places. In this first episode, I'll take you to a gorgeous national park |
| 0:55.8 | where campers and hikers travel from all over the world to partake of its beauty. |
| 1:00.8 | In this setting, a series of tragic murders occurred in 1999, |
| 1:04.9 | and when the perpetrator was identified, |
| 1:07.2 | some bizarre true crime connections would be uncovered. |
| 1:10.7 | Join me for this series, Murder in Paradise. |
| 1:13.8 | This is Chapter 1, The Yosemite Murders. Carol Sun had everything all planned out. She was taking two teenage |
| 1:22.8 | girls on a world-day trip in early February 1999. |
| 1:32.4 | The two girls were her 15-year-old daughter, Juliana, called Julie by her friends and family, |
| 1:35.3 | and their 16-year-old house guest, Sylvina. |
| 1:39.7 | Sylvina was the daughter of a longtime friend of Carol's, Raquel Pelosi. |
| 1:48.1 | Carol and Raquel had met when Carol visited Argentina in 1973 as part of a student exchange program called Youth for Understanding. |
| 1:53.6 | The two women had stayed in touch over the years, and Carol visited her when Julie was just a year old, |
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