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Still other disappearances seemed to occur more frequently near areas heavy with boulders or close to berry patches. Other stories involved tracking dogs that were brought in that either couldn't - or wouldn't - hunt for the missing. People seemingly vanished into thin air - they were there one minute and gone the next. But there were some stories that Paulides thought defied simple explanation. In some cases, an easy answer was available: death by falling, animal attack, exposure to the elements or illness. It wasn't straightforward because the National Park Service doesn't keep extensive records on missing persons it instead leaves the job to local law enforcement to track and, in most cases, solve the disappearances.īut as Paulides dug in and through endless reports and cold case files, he noticed disturbing trends. Intrigued, Paulides began to investigate. While researching a national park, a local ranger expressed his concern to Paulides about the missing persons cold cases involving the National Park Service. Matt Frederick, Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown talk to Paulides about all the strange disappearances, unlikely patterns and wild theories in Missing 411 with David Paulides.Īfter leaving the police force, Paulides became a cryptozoologist and published books arguing the existence of Bigfoot.

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That's why Stuff They Don't Want You To Know invited former police detective and author of the ' Missing 411' series and documentary David Paulides to the show. And because there is no federal-level database tracking how many people have gone missing from these federal lands, it's very difficult to pin down an exact number of the missing.

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. But unfortunately, sometimes there's a dark side to these historic places. They provide beautiful, wild places to explore and reconnect with nature. National parks are a source of pride for Americans. Yosemite National Park (seen here) has had the largest number of visitors go missing - between 40 and 45 cases - since the National Park Service was established in 1916.

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