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The Disappearance | WVU Coed Murders

The mountains of West Virginia are beautiful, but sometimes terrifying to me in the same way

I remember the first time I went out into the Atlantic far enough for the land to be completely

No matter which way I turned, the expanse laid out before me seemed infinite.

Ten miles from civilization might as well have been a thousand.

I remember thinking, if I were lost out here, I would never make it home.

After moving to West Virginia, I would often come up over the top of a ridge and look out

over the sparsely populated 24,000 square miles of Appalachian forest that makes up the

From these vantage points, the tree tops appear connected, a sprawling blanket of life

These mountains are among the oldest in the world, where you can stand on rock that is

In the morning, a dense, translucent mist often settles along the ridges and valleys,

making even the most familiar hills and hollows seen eerie and otherworldly.

In the evenings, the tree covered darkens the forest beneath it before the sun has even

Like the ocean, I sometimes look out over the landscape and think, if I were lost out here,

The story we're about to tell is an Appalachian murder mystery.

When we're done here, you will have heard the most complete accounting yet assembled

Welcome to Appalachian Mysteria, a true-crime podcast series focused on crimes committed in the hills and hollers of Appalachia. Hosted by Kendall Parkinson and Sarah James McLaughlin. Check out past seasons: Mared and Karen WVU Coed Murders, Big Savage The Death Of Alexander Stevens, Outlandish, and our new season dedicated to stories brought to us by our listeners.

0:00.0	The mountains of West Virginia are beautiful, but sometimes terrifying to me in the same way
0:22.7	that the ocean is terrifying.
0:24.9	I remember the first time I went out into the Atlantic far enough for the land to be completely
0:28.8	out of sight.
0:29.8	No matter which way I turned, the expanse laid out before me seemed infinite.
0:35.0	Ten miles from civilization might as well have been a thousand.
0:38.3	I remember thinking, if I were lost out here, I would never make it home.
0:43.1	After moving to West Virginia, I would often come up over the top of a ridge and look out
0:47.2	over the sparsely populated 24,000 square miles of Appalachian forest that makes up the
0:52.4	state.
0:53.6	From these vantage points, the tree tops appear connected, a sprawling blanket of life
0:58.3	concealing everything beneath it.
1:01.0	These mountains are among the oldest in the world, where you can stand on rock that is
1:05.0	literally a billion years old.
1:07.6	In the morning, a dense, translucent mist often settles along the ridges and valleys,
1:12.8	making even the most familiar hills and hollows seen eerie and otherworldly.
1:17.4	In the evenings, the tree covered darkens the forest beneath it before the sun has even
1:21.8	set.
1:23.0	Like the ocean, I sometimes look out over the landscape and think, if I were lost out here,
1:28.2	I would never make it home.
1:30.4	The story we're about to tell is an Appalachian murder mystery.
1:34.2	When we're done here, you will have heard the most complete accounting yet assembled
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The Disappearance | WVU Coed Murders

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