Just last month in February, the Washington Post ran a sort of fluffy story, asking the question,

where is the middle of nowhere exactly?

So they used all kinds of analytics and geographical data, all kinds of different quantitative

mathematical things, and they found Glasgow, Montana, as the most remote

part of the United States. Coming in second was an area of the Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming.

In cold cases, probably the most overused cliches are that a person disappeared without a trace

from the middle of nowhere.

Two aspects of the Amy-Robertele disappearance have fascinated me from the start,

and one of those is that Amy disappeared literally without a trace from just about the actual

middle of nowhere.

But those interesting aspects of the case also make it extremely

frustrating to research. And I'm sure extremely frustrating for law enforcement to investigate.

For as infamous as Amy's disappearance is in cold case circles, there's relatively little

source material to work with. Beyond just the basics, which we've already covered,

we're going to have to talk to local experts, the actual people who have been involved in some

aspect of Amy's case to learn as much about this case as we can. Adding to Amy's mystery is not

just the remoteness of the area where she went missing, but also exactly where she went missing.

You see, there's something very unique about Lander, Wyoming, because if you had to choose any

place at all to get lost in the wilderness, Lander would be an excellent choice.

As two journalists for Outside Magazine put it, getting lost or injured near Lander is like having

your house catch on fire next to a fire station. Lander is a great place to get lost, and that's

not my opinion, but that of the man whose job it is to find you. The man you'll meet on this

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