Not every missing person case begins—or ends—the same way. In this episode, we step back and talk about the difference between search and rescue and long-term missing persons, especially in national parks where statistics are often misunderstood.

We focus on three unresolved cases from the Greater Yellowstone region that never followed a simple “lost hiker” narrative. These cases remain open, thinly documented, or unresolved years later—and that lack of closure is exactly why they matter.

This is not an episode claiming foul play. Instead, we examine foul-play flags—details that don’t neatly fit into wilderness accidents and continue to leave families without answers.

Cases Discussed

Vanessa “Nessie” Orrin

• Missing since March 2016
• Last seen in Sublette County, Wy ...