Hi Park enthusiasts, I'm your host, Dilya DeYembra.

The story I have for you today is about two girls who disappeared one summer day from

their small Montana town near the boundary of Glacier National Park.

The case unfolds in northwestern Montana around the town of Marion, which is located about

an hour southwest of Glacier.

In an area that shares very similar terrain with the park, its rural, mountainous, and filled

with dense forests.

According to the Montana Standard, Marion's population in 1973, when the story takes place,

hovered around 150 people, so we're talking really, really small.

It's the kind of town where everybody knew everybody, and families felt safe letting their

children ride their bikes a lot of places, including bitter root lake.

On July 31st, two best friends spent the day swimming and having fun at the lake, and

they stopped at a local store to buy some candy before they headed home.

But they never made it.

Their disappearance remained a total mystery for years until a woman who narrowly escaped

the clutches of a ruthless predator helped authorities catch a break and put a sadistic

killer behind bars.

This is Park Predators.

On July 31st, 1973, Ben Westfall got home around 3.30 pm after a typical summer day swimming

at bitter root lake, which was right by his hometown of Marion Montana.

Cheryl Sable reported that not even a few steps into the house, Ben's mother realized

his nine-year-old little sister Jessica wasn't with him, so she sent him right back out

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