When an accomplished long-distance runner hits the trails in the central Wyoming mountains and never returns,

investigators are tasked with answering the question.

What or who did this Olympic hopeful fail to outrun?

Strange journals, a serial killer with a history of terrible crimes against women,

and other theories are explored in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Thanks for listening to Last Seen Alive.

I'm your host, Leah, crime analyst by day, and true crime storyteller by night.

And as always, I'm your co-host, Scott.

This is the revisited and enhanced edition of one of our early episodes,

which features the unsolved disappearance of Amy Rowe Bechtel. The original edition was recorded in 2020, and we've revisited and re-recorded an

episode on her case in 2025. As I'm sure those of you who've been listening since the early days

of Last Scene Alive have noticed, our production and audio quality have improved significantly over the

years. Lately, we've been working on remaking our earlier episodes. When we originally recorded them,

we were doing the best we knew how at the time. However, our best wasn't the best, and we've learned a

lot since then. We want to honor these victims by telling their stories with the production

quality they deserve.

So we've been completely remaking all of our early episodes, including this one.

A quick heads up. This episode contains brief mention of sexual assault.

We won't go into any graphic detail, but still, please listen with care.

Amy Rowe Bechtel was last seen alive on July 24, 1997.

She was 24 years old at the time and lived in Lander, Wyoming.

She'd spent most of her life in the Cowboy State

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