https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/buzzfeed-unsolved--7331541enTrue CrimeCopyright BuzzFeed Unsolved Networkhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/59da47f778c3920dc13ae63e2c43779e.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/buzzfeed-unsolved--7331541Thu, 10 Sep 2026 01:27:14 +0000BuzzFeed Unsolved NetworkBuzzFeed Unsolved Networkfeeds@spreaker.comWelcome to BuzzFeed Unsolved Network! This is your one-stop destination for all things mystery, true crime, conspiracy, supernatural, and everything in between, including the hit series BuzzFeed Unsolved: Supernatural, BuzzFeed Unsolved: True Crime,...falseac962f5d-31e5-5c92-82a1-6f583c061579trueepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/most-disturbing-unsolved-appalachian-mysteries--75036181
A massive wound to the back of her head told a different story—someone murdered Shannon, then staged the crash to look like an accident. Her sister has long suspected their own father, but investigators believe the killer is someone else entirely—someone who still lives in the area. The case file sits in a deputy chief's office to this day, a constant reminder that justice has not been served.Then, we travel to the Bennington Triangle in Vermont—a stretch of wilderness in the Green Mountains that has swallowed hikers, hunters, and students without a trace. Native American tribes avoided Glastenbury Mountain for centuries, calling it cursed and warning that evil spirits roamed its slopes. Since the 1940s, at least five people have vanished in this small area, and half of them were never found. What is it about this mountain that makes people disappear? And why do the disappearances continue to this day?We also explore the murder of Mared Malarik and Karen Ferrell, two West Virginia University students who vanished in 1970 after hitchhiking home from a party. Their remains were found months later, but their killer has never been identified. Was it a stranger passing through? Someone they knew? Or something far more sinister?And we dig into the case of Dr. Hyram Kitchen, a veterinary school dean shot to death in his own driveway in Knox County, Tennessee, in 1990. He left his home to meet colleagues for breakfast—and never made it out of his driveway. 

Almost thirty years later, his killer has never been found. Was it a colleague? A disgruntled student? Someone from his past? The investigation has gone cold, but the questions remain.What makes these Appalachian mysteries so disturbing? Is it the isolation—the knowledge that these dense forests and winding mountain roads can swallow a person without a trace? Is it the silence—the way communities close ranks, protecting secrets that should have been exposed? Or is it something deeper, something older, something that has been watching from the trees since long before the first settlers arrived?Join us as we examine the evidence, explore the theories, and confront the terrifying reality that in Appalachia, some mysteries are never meant to be solved.

This is BuzzFeed Unsolved . Press play—if you dare.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75036181Thu, 10 Sep 2026 01:18:30 +0000trueBuzzFeed Unsolved NetworkThe mountains have secrets. And some of them will never be told.In this episode, we descend into the mist-shrouded valleys and forgotten hollows of Appalachia to confront the most disturbing unsolved mysteries the region has ever produced. These are...
A massive wound to the back of her head told a different story—someone murdered Shannon, then staged the crash to look like an accident. Her sister has long suspected their own father, but investigators believe the killer is someone else entirely—someone who still lives in the area. The case file sits in a deputy chief's office to this day, a constant reminder that justice has not been served.Then, we travel to the Bennington Triangle in Vermont—a stretch of wilderness in the Green Mountains that has swallowed hikers, hunters, and students without a trace. Native American tribes avoided Glastenbury Mountain for centuries, calling it cursed and warning that evil spirits roamed its slopes. Since the 1940s, at least five people have vanished in this small area, and half of them were never found. What is it about this mountain that makes people disappear? And why do the disappearances continue to this day?We also explore the murder of Mared Malarik and Karen Ferrell, two West Virginia University students who vanished in 1970 after hitchhiking home from a party. Their remains were found months later, but their killer has never been identified. Was it a stranger passing through? Someone they knew? Or something far more sinister?And we dig into the case of Dr. Hyram Kitchen, a veterinary school dean shot to death in his own driveway in Knox County, Tennessee, in 1990. He left his home to meet colleagues for breakfast—and never made it out of his driveway. 

Almost thirty years later, his killer has never been found. Was it a colleague? A disgruntled student? Someone from his past? The investigation has gone cold, but the questions remain.What makes these Appalachian mysteries so disturbing? Is it the isolation—the knowledge that these dense forests and winding mountain roads can swallow a person without a trace? Is it the silence—the way communities close ranks, protecting secrets that should have been exposed? Or is it something deeper, something older, something that has been watching from the trees since long before the first settlers arrived?Join us as we examine the evidence, explore the theories, and confront the terrifying reality that in Appalachia, some mysteries are never meant to be solved.

This is BuzzFeed Unsolved . Press play—if you dare.

This episode includes AI-generated content.]]>1594411,appalachian,bennington,case,coed,cold,crime,criminal,deadly,hercutt,kin,missing,murders,mysteries,podcast,shannon,triangle,true,unsolved,wvufalsefull