Summer Read: A Murder on the Appalachian Trail

Outside Podcast

Wilderness, Sports

4.3 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

America’s most classic hiking route is generally a safe place for an adventure. But not always. Since 1974, there have been 13 murders on the trail. That’s not a big number when you consider the millions of people who spend time on it every year, but it’s enough to make some thru-hikers wary of strangers. For this episode of our Summer Read series, we bring you the account of the first murder on the Appalachian Trail, the kidnapping that followed, and how one woman learned to survive.

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0:54.4	Every year, some 3,000 people attempt to hike the entire Appalachian Trail.
0:59.4	Most of them start at the southern end in Georgia, hoping to reach the finish on Mainz Mount
1:04.3	Katadin in about 5-7 months.
1:07.5	Roughly a quarter, make it all the way.
1:09.8	The rest, abandon the effort due to the kinds of reasons you might expect, exhaustion,
1:14.5	worn out feet, disillusionment with the whole adventure.
1:18.6	Dangerous on the trail include nasty weather, rattlesnakes, and getting lost.
1:23.5	In general though, it's not a risky journey.
1:26.3	There are so many towns along the way you can find food, shelter, and help when you need
1:31.6	it.
1:32.6	But not always.
1:35.0	Since 1974, 13 people have been murdered on the Appalachian Trail.
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