On December 1, 1946, a Bennington College student named Paula Welden went for a hike on Vermont's Long Trail. She asked a few hikers for directions, continued north, and was never seen again. Her disappearance triggered one of the largest searches in state history, but weeks of searching turned up nothing [citation:3]. And she wasn't the only one. Between 1945 and 1950, at least five other people vanished without a trace in the remote wilderness around Glastenbury Mountain—an area that would become known as the Bennington Triangle [citation:3].

In this episode, we investigate one of America's most enduring unsolved mysteries. From the disappearance of 74-year-old hunting guide Middie Rivers, whose only trace was a single rifle cartridge, to the case of eight-year-old Paul Jepson, who vanished from his mother's farm while wearing a red coat—a color many locals now refuse to wear in the area [citation:3][citation:11]. We explore the theories that have emerged over the decades: Bigfoot sightings, UFO activity, a man-eating rock, and even a curse that seems to claim those who dig too deep [citation:11]. And we ask the question that has haunted investigators for over seventy years: what is it about Glastenbury Mountain that seems to swallow people whole?

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