Corinne Vien

But with more and more people entering our parks, more and more of them never leave. Join hosts Cassie and Danielle every Monday as they enter a new park to explore its beauty and its darkness. Our national parks hold tales of murder, animal attacks, fatal accidents, miraculous survivals, and other incredible stories that you need to hear to believe.

But with more and more people entering our parks, more and more of them never leave. Join hosts Cassie and Danielle every Monday as they enter a new park to explore its beauty and its darkness. Our national parks hold tales of murder, animal attacks, fatal accidents, miraculous survivals, and other incredible stories that you need to hear to believe.

Check out National Park After Dark to hear stories like the infamous night two people were mauled by grizzlies in Glacier, or when U.S. Air Force Lieutenant David Steeves crash-landed in Kings Canyon National Park, surviving injured and alone for over a month before crawling his way out, but no one believed his story.

Check out National Park After Dark to hear stories like the infamous night two people were mauled by grizzlies in Glacier, or when U.S. Air Force Lieutenant David Steeves crash-landed in Kings Canyon National Park, surviving injured and alone for over a month before crawling his way out, but no one believed his story.

Come contemplate stories like the disappearance of Trenny Gibson, who vanished while on a school trip in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and so much more. National Park After Dark was created for morbid outdoor enthusiasts in hopes that, by sharing stories from these wild places, you'll be inspired to take your own adventure.

Come contemplate stories like the disappearance of Trenny Gibson, who vanished while on a school trip in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and so much more. National Park After Dark was created for morbid outdoor enthusiasts in hopes that, by sharing stories from these wild places, you'll be inspired to take your own adventure.

Tune in wherever you listen to podcasts, and remember to enjoy the view, but watch your back.

Tune in wherever you listen to podcasts, and remember to enjoy the view, but watch your back.

Everything felt like it was just crashing down on him. But there was one bright spot in Jake's life.

Everything felt like it was just crashing down on him. But there was one bright spot in Jake's life.

She's speaking directly to Jake here, who's sitting with us in one of the common spaces in our apartment complex. I actually recorded almost every interview from one of these rooms.

She's speaking directly to Jake here, who's sitting with us in one of the common spaces in our apartment complex. I actually recorded almost every interview from one of these rooms.

And Jake and I would snicker at how salacious some of the recordings were and just how many curious neighbors would kind of post up with their coffee or their laptop right outside of the door, listening in as we recorded.

And Jake and I would snicker at how salacious some of the recordings were and just how many curious neighbors would kind of post up with their coffee or their laptop right outside of the door, listening in as we recorded.

While their love grew, so did their dependence on drugs.

While their love grew, so did their dependence on drugs.

Jake's love for Adrian had shifted. It was platonic now. But his love for drugs? Well, that was still a twisted and relentless pull. It consumed him, filling nearly every corner of his life. Almost. Because Jake was a relationship guy, and for the first time in a while, he had space in his heart. Space for something new. A romantic love. And soon, he would meet the woman that he would marry.

Jake's love for Adrian had shifted. It was platonic now. But his love for drugs? Well, that was still a twisted and relentless pull. It consumed him, filling nearly every corner of his life. Almost. Because Jake was a relationship guy, and for the first time in a while, he had space in his heart. Space for something new. A romantic love. And soon, he would meet the woman that he would marry.

Someone who would stand by him in sickness and in health. or in Jake's case, through addiction and a slow, creeping decline. Her name was Ellen, and she was about to step into his life, changing it forever.

Someone who would stand by him in sickness and in health. or in Jake's case, through addiction and a slow, creeping decline. Her name was Ellen, and she was about to step into his life, changing it forever.