Author of the missing 411 book series, david paulides. The national park service refused to give him lists of missing people in their parks stating that they didnt keep records of missing people. Dec 25, 2015 government listings the national missing persons coordination centre launched this website. And there are many other cases that fill books, such as lost. David paulides has shined a light onto one of the greatest and most disturbing mysteries of our time. People are disappearing from national parks, and the reason. In this book he documents people who have disappeared mysteriously in the western united states and canada. David paulides is a former police detective who is now an investigator and writer known primarily for his selfpublished books, one dedicated to proving the reality of bigfoot, and his missing 411 series of books, in which he documents the disappearance of people in national parks and elsewhere. He has pinpointed 30 hotspots, many of which are located in national and state parks. How 1,600 people went missing from our public lands without a trace. Thousands of unsolved missing person cases are occurring in national parks and forests in the us and around the world, and one researcher has been feverishly looking into the mystery. The ranch is in conejos county, which is bigger than rhode island, with 8,000 residents and no stoplights. Its understood that people routinely get lost, some want to disappear but this story is about the unusual.
And because there is no federallevel database tracking how many people have gone missing from these federal lands, its very difficult to pin down an exact number of the missing. Paulides is actually alarmed at the number of people, over time, that go missing from some of our national parks. True stories of unexplained disappearances, unexplained mysteries by steph young is the stuff that breeds conspiracy theories. There are thousands who have gone missing, not just in national parks, but all over the world. We were scrambling over rocks trying to find our way back to the trail and our car, and it was definitely creepy being two women lost and alone in the woods. A drone the national park service sent into the area to look did not shed light on his whereabouts. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading something in the woods is taking people. Books similar to missing people in americas national. But, as wholesome and safe as people assume national parks to be, there seems to be a rarelydiscussed dark side to these places that most people dont seem aware of. The national parks service has no database where missing people are tracked across the system.
Large numbers of people have gone missing with no trace only to be found dead, sometimes weeks later, far from their last known location, often at a higher elevation, and sometimes, in inaccessible places. Examples include people disappearing practically right. For instance, why is something so simple as a list of people currently missing in national parks so elusive. Christina calayca strange disappearances from canadian parks. The phenomenon of missing persons near national parks in the u. The national parks service leaves it to the local law enforcement to track and solve or file away these tragic incidents as cold cases. David paulides hair raising cases of mysterious disappearing. The disappearances have become a focus for urban legend, online message boards and nonfiction books. Jul 15, 2018 he has become an expert on the disproportionate number of mysterious disappearances happening in our national parks, and discussed the most recent hairraising cases and the patterns which appear.
Missing 411 the bizarre national park disappearance problem. My college roommate and i once went hiking on kennesaw mountain in north georgia, and we managed to completely lose the trail. The great smoky mountain national park is one of 28 clusters of missing people in rural areas of north america, another fact the reporter left out of the article. In his book he gives a comprehensive picture of a number of unusual cases of missing persons which baffle relatives and authorities. More specifically, its the fact that strange disappearances in national parks seem to be way more frequent than they should be. Mar, 2017 how 1,600 people went missing from our public lands without a trace. Books similar to missing people in americas national parks. This is an unofficial, independant subreddit with no ties to canam missing project. Could americas 59 national parks be a coverup for covert. Hikers mysteriously disappear in national parks author and retired police officer david paulides wrote a book about these strange cases called missing 411 which talks about this very real problem and theorizes about how and why these disappearances continue to this day. Because of this, no one even knows how many people are currently missing in parks.
Puzzling unexplained disappearances in our national parks can. You may also contact the nps investigative services branch isb andor the us park police. It is important that we are respectful and polite of peo. People who disappeared in national parks bizarre true stories, missing 411 part. Paulides attributes mysterious, unspecified causes to these disappearances, while data analysis suggests that these disappearances are not statistically mysterious or unexpected. True stories of unexplained disappearances cheetham, keefe on. Retired police officer david paulides broke the story on these strange disappearances from many us national parks. People are going missing from americas national parks under mysterious circumstances, and the national park service is obstructing attempts to investigate these events. Mar 09, 2020 david paulides has written his seventh book in the missing 411 series, detailing bizarre disappearances of people throughout the united states. Paulides created the missing 411 books and documentary, which.
People in the woods are disappearing hikers missing in national parks, people lost to the woods never to return, people takennever found again. May 07, 2015 tagged bigfoot, bigfoot and the hendersons, crater lake national park, cryptids, david paulides, government conspiracy, government coverup, great smoky mountains national park, harry and the hendersons, kenny miller, missing children, missing person, missing persons, mountain devils, mysterious disappearances, pterodactyls, seeahtiks. Western united states and canada is the first of the books, detailing hundreds of unexplained oftentimes bizarre disappearances that have taken place in the western united states and canada over the past century or so in or in close proximity to national parks. The year 20 saw more national park disappearances than in the past 27 years combined. Stehling is one of at least 60 unresolved missing person cases in the national park system. Victims families are left without closure and the park service refuses to follow up or keep any sort of national list andor database of the missing people. He relates stories about the many missing people and the fact that parks in the u.
Gone missing in the national parks national parks traveler. Why are thousands of people disappearing from national. To report a missing person in an nps site, ask any uniformed nps employee for help. True stories of unexplained disappearances missing persons, conspiracy theories, unexplained, unsolved mysteries book 1 by keefe cheetham 2. He was told that there is no such document because the department of interior does not keep any record of missing people within their park systems. There is a continuing trend of clusters of missing people in united states national parks. How to vanish without a trace in a national park or any wilderness step one. Missing 411 is the first comprehensive book about people who have disappeared in the wilds of north america. The stories she tells are true stories of people mysteriously. What do missing people who are later found describe they. Mar 01, 2011 in this book he documents people who have disappeared mysteriously in the western united states and canada. Over the decades, lots of people have gone missing in the national park system, and. David paulides is a former police detective who is now an investigator and writer known primarily for his selfpublished books, one dedicated to proving the reality of bigfoot, and his missing 411 series of books, in which he documents the disappearance of people in national parks. Yosemite national park has the largest group of missing persons, where have these missing persons gone.
At least thats the claim made by author david paulides in his missing411 series of books. People of all ages have been disappearing from national parks and forests at an alarming rate, all under similar circumstances. Dave paulides sixyear search to find out what happened to over 1,400 children and adults in the national parks of the united states, led to four volumes of missing 411 books. Does australia keep records of people who go missing in. True stories of unexplained disappearances missing persons, conspiracy theories, unexplained, unsolved mysteries book 1. Vanished into thin air at the great smoky mountains. An investigation of the missing411 conspiracy skeptical. And since there is consequently no federal database of people who have disappeared on these federal lands, it is difficult to track any trends or. Most hiking experts would say that these missing hikers made common. People are disappearing from national parks, and the.
Its easy to vanish without a trace in pretty much any wilderness. Information and discussion about people who go missing in national parks and forests, and rural and urban areas, as detailed in the missing 411 books and movie. Stories of people who have disappeared in remote locations of north america and five other countries. More about missing persons in the national parks click here for more information about missing persons within national park service nps areas. Does map of missing persons in us match up with cave systems. The boys had seen las vegas, san francisco, and the grand canyon before heading to joes aunt and uncles dude ranch, the rainbow trout ranch, in the san juan mountains in southwestern colorado. Arras went missing from yosemite national park more than 30 years ago. Dave and his son, ben, recently appeared on the mysterious universe podcast. Author david paulides has written the books missing 411western u.
An investigation of the missing411 conspiracy skeptical inquirer. Join me as i count down 10 more of the strangest state and national park missing person cases out there. When paulides attempted to obtain a list of missing people in yosemite national park he hit the first of many roadblocks. David paulides missing 411 government knows what is. However, thats because the missingpersons map shows people who vanished under strange circumstances near national parks which house thousands of caves and not an exhaustive list of. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite. When paulides attempted to obtain a list of missing people in yosemite national park. Nps responders play a leading role in locating people who may have become lost or gone missing within the national park system, and often aid other local, state, and federal agencies outside of our boundaries.
Missing 411 the bizarre national park disappearance. One of those is that since the national park service was established in 1916, more than 1,000 visitors have disappeared while visiting a park, often without a trace. Another explanation for the strangeness of the missing people is lost person behavior, typical behavior for people who believe they are lost is not. For decades, a big number of people have gone missing around the country especially places like lake tahoe and mt.
Why are thousands of people disappearing from national parks. Theres so many reasons that people can go missing in the wilderness, but the oddest cases are the ones where other people are around and their friendrelative just disappears sometimes when they just look away from a. Missing children, missing hikers, missing in national parks. His book examines more than 1,100 cases of people mysteriously vanishing from. People who disappeared in national parks bizarre true stories.
One person writes, what was creepy about the book was not so much the stories about people who disappeared forever after all, i read and write about missing. Oct 17, 2017 some people share the opinion that the cases of missing people is nothing mysterious. Jun 25, 2015 david paulides is a retired police officer who has written a book called missing 411. His book examines more than 1,100 cases of people mysteriously vanishing from united states parks source. Exploring missing 411 disappearances in national parks. The reporter was more interested in trying to draw a parallel between my past books and the missing people. The reporter was more interested in trying to draw a parallel between my past books and the missing people then trying to tell the public the issues we were presenting. Christina calayca strange disappearances from canadian.
This topic has most famously been investigated by david paulides in his series of books called the missing 411, which go into great depth reporting on the myriad mysterious disappearances within national parks in the united states which seem to defy all rational or logical explanations. The national parks service has no database where missing people are. I was glad to see this article about missing people in national parks, specifically. Newer post peter jeffris disturbing deaths in the mountains and national parks. Related occult expert breaks down the science of mind control methodology, satanic ritual abuse part 1 buy book missing 411north america and beyond. Missing 411 author david paulides thinks something more intriguing is afoot. Nobody has ever studied the archives for similarities, traits and geographical clusters of missing people, until now. Puzzling unexplained disappearances in our national parks. The national park service does not want anyone to research the missing, according to one exofficer. For the record, there are more than 6,000 national parks in nearly 100 different countries around the world. A comparison of two maps shows how most people in the united states seem to go missing near cave systems.
The book also includes a multitude of new stories from north america. These stories may challenge your understanding of reality. Sep 26, 2017 one of those is that since the national park service was established in 1916, more than 1,000 visitors have disappeared while visiting a park, often without a trace. This is the reason that no database of people missing in the parks is available. Hundreds of strange disappearances in our national. Missing411 is the first comprehensive book about people who have disappeared in the wilds of north america. David paulides is a retired police officer who has written a book called missing 411. Yet, research into this high rate of missing people associated with various national parks around america is difficult. National parks are vast and have dangerous geographical features like cliffs, lakes, hills and are inhibited by wild animals like bears or wolves. Some people share the opinion that the cases of missing people is nothing mysterious. Disappearances in national parks have included hikers, backpackers and children.
In his missing411 series of books, author david paulides claims that people are going missing from u. But for some, they go through the entrance, never to come out again. This is just a rehash of the missing 411 series by david paulides. Bizarre truth of why people disappear in national parks. The national parks service leaves it to local law enforcement to track and solve or file away as cold the cases of people who have gone missing. Yes, but there is nothing supernatural or unusual about it. Now 34 strange national park clusters of missing persons. David paulides, former law enforcement officer and current private investigator, has published four books detailing these disturbing disappearances, leaving. There are 3 or 4 examples of missing individuals in particular national parks and no solutions suggested aside from the always be prepared when you go into the wild and the sheer number of missing people is not publicly acknowledged because national parks want people to keep coming to the parks. In cases i know of, stories told by people who go missing and are found are not what you would expect. In fact, they assert that the disappearances are completely natural due to the wild nature of the national parks. Are there really people disappearing mysteriously in.
Are there really people disappearing mysteriously in national. Heres why people are creeped out by the growing number of. If you enjoy unsolved mysteries, this is a book for you. Jul 29, 2012 the book also includes a multitude of new stories from north america. David paulides believes the american public would be spooked if it knew how many people were mysteriously disappearing every year in the countrys national parks. How americas national parks became hotbeds of paranormal. Landslides and rockfalls are part of the park s history, according to the u.
True stories of unexplained disappearances cheetham, keefe on amazon. In 2009, david was conducting research on a topic in a national park and learned from off duty national park rangers that they had seen many people disappear in the parks, with significant efforts and press at the beginning. Jan 15, 2018 author of the missing 411 book series, david paulides. The hoopa project is his first book, based upon his experiences in the bluff creek area of northern california. How 1,600 people went missing from our public lands without a.
The national park service nps is dedicated to protecting the health, safety, and wellness of our visitors and employees. The books, called the missing 411 series, explore what paulides calls. Strange disappearances in us national parks, part 12. Many people who read it call it the most disturbing book they have ever read. Now his son, ben paulides, is putting together a documentary to tell the story of missing 411. And since there is consequently no federal database of people who have disappeared on these federal lands, it is difficult to track any trends or commonalities in their disappearances.