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

takes place along the eastern edge of Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

The Smokies are a geographic region I've covered many times before on this podcast. The NPS's website

explains that Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national

park in the entire United States.

It spans over 500,000 acres between North Carolina and Tennessee and is full of scenic

drives, waterfalls, trail systems, and wildlife.

As is the case with many vast landscapes that are home to winding roads and dense forests,

the potential for tragic accidents abounds.

On a cool morning in November 1994, one such scenario emerged, which at first glance appeared

to be a terrible accident.

A car had gone over an embankment.

But as law enforcement assessed the scene and started probing further,

the truth behind what happened came to light, revealing that the situation was far from an accident.

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I'm Around 9 o'clock in the morning on Sunday, November 6th, 1994, Park Ranger Helen McNutt responded to a 911 call from two tourists who were visiting the Great Smoky Mountains.

The callers were from Missouri, and they said they'd been driving along the Gatlinburg Bypass when they decided to stop and admire the view from a lookout point.

According to the National Park Service, the Gatlinburg Bypass is about a three and a half

mile long road that connects the park to an urban four-lane highway that takes drivers between

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