Hi, park enthusiasts. I'm your host, Delia Diambra. And the case I'm going to tell you about today

is one of those true crime investigations where it took every small detail and every person

involved in the investigation paying close attention to solve it. What began as one murder turned into

much, much more. And it all started with a gruesome discovery on a lonely mountain road

near the border of Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. I've mentioned before on this show

just how popular these recreation spaces are. Arapaho National Forest is one of the most

visited national forests in the entire United States.

Perhaps a lesser-known fact about this landscape is that it's a kindling box just waiting to blow.

Firefighters work diligently to use fire as a means to prevent wildfires in this part of the

country. And I know that probably sounds counterintuitive, but how it works is crews collect forest floor

debris from all over and then arrange it into big burn piles in the woods.

Then they wait for it all to dry out and for the weather to get cold.

When winter comes and there's snow on the ground, workers light the debris on fire and conduct

a controlled burn.

The moisture helps contain the flames, and voila, forest protection magic at its finest.

This process is meant to keep the landscape healthy, lower the chances of wildfires, and thin out overgrown areas.

It's just one way the Forest Service tackles a massive problem.

Their strategy, precaution, planning, and inherently, danger.

And the same could be said about law enforcement's investigation into the crimes I'm going to lay out in this episode.

To catch a human predator, investigators had to compile resources, resources plan extensively and work to outsmart

a dangerous man whose violent nature spread wherever he went. This is Park Predators. I'm I'm I'm

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