described by the Washington Post in 1978 as the American Diaclov Pass, a concern

the curious, bizarre, tragic, and ultimately still-unsold case of the death of four young men in the woods.

There was some force that made them go up there, Jack Madriga's mother, Mabel, says firmly.

It had started out with five men.

One was now missing, and the other four were dead.

One of the deceased was found in a cabin.

This cabin had enough food and fuel to heat it to last for several months, but this fuel

was never used, and most of the food was still uneaten

and the man found dead inside

had lost over 100 pounds

he was found

wrapped like a shroud

three of the other men were found dead

outside the cabin

in various conditions throughout the woods Three of the other men were found dead outside the cabin,

in various conditions throughout the woods that lined the cabin.

Cynthia Gorney for the Washington Post wrote,

There was a half-moon that night, a winter moon in a cloudless sky.

Up in the mountains above the Feather River,

the snow drifts sometimes rose to 15 feet.

It was February 24, 1978.

Five young men left a basketball game at 10pm at the California State University in Chico,

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