Hi, park enthusiasts. I'm your host, Dillia Diambra. And the case I'm going to share with you today takes place in the Trinity Alps Preserve, which is in the general vicinity of Shasta Trinity National Forest in Northern California.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, this 2.1 million acre landscape is the largest national forest in California. There are mountains,

lakes, the south fork of the Trinity River, and a wide variety of wildlife. Visitors come from

all over to boat, fish, hike, picnic, and during the winter months go skiing or snowmobiling.

People often do what's referred to as dispersed camping, which is camping outside

of developed sites. This is for folks who want to disconnect and be more secluded in nature versus

being around other people. There are no restroom facilities, trash pickup services, or fire pits

when you choose to set up a dispersed campsite. It's just you, the woods, and the quietness of the

forest. But in April 1998, that serene picture was shattered when hikers discovered the lifeless

body of a young woman buried in a shallow grave at an abandoned campsite. The horrific reality

of how she'd ended up there and why was a story of betrayal and cruelty, unlike anything law enforcement at the time could imagine.

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I'm In the early morning hours of Saturday, April 18th, 1998, two hikers walking in the woods in

Trinity Alps Wilderness in Shasta County, California, came across an empty but recently used

campsite.

They noticed trash and litter scattered on the ground and remnants of what looked like a makeshift fire pit.

As they got closer, they realized something in the charred pit had the shape of a human body.

So right away they left the area and reported what they'd found to the Shasta County Sheriff's Office,

which was located in nearby Reading, California.

According to a former investigator who spoke with producers for the television program

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