The Basement: Dave Paulides | Missing 411 and Cases the Government Won't Let You See
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What is the background of David Paulides and his investigation into missing people?
Today we're talking with David Paulides. David spent almost 20 years in law enforcement, then two rangers knocked on his door at Yosemite, off-duty, and told him people were vanishing in the parks, and nobody would talk about it. Oh, you're adorable.
Everything's about the money, my sweet summer human.
I don't think it's about the money.
America's national treasure pulls a lot better than America's Bermuda Triangle with parking.
We cover a lot of fun stuff in this one. The disappearances, Bigfoot DNA, UFOs, vanishings in the park, all kinds of great stuff. After our talk, I'll come back and break down what I could confirm and what's still up for debate. And there's quite a bit. Let's go down to the basement.
So Stacey Aris, I read that her file was 2,000 pages. Do I have that right? I wish I knew. I wonder how we know that, because I tracked that down, and that's when I read that her file is that thick, which is about 10 times more pages than a typical missing person.
I would find that hard to believe. Would you really? I really would. I don't know what they could be doing if he hasn't touched it in 40 years.
I don't believe that. Well, speculate on her case. Why hold it for 40 years? Most of the people in that file are dead.
Oh, 100%. I think that there's only a few options. They lost it, or the investigation is so sloppy they're embarrassed, or there's a suspect in the case and they drop the ball on it.
It's two or three, I think.
What unusual circumstances surround the disappearances in national parks?
Anything, something that makes them look bad is what it is.
It must be.
So it's... It's not even disputed that they don't release lists of missing people at the parks. No one disputes that. They do not. And they say they don't keep track of it, which is a lie. So tell the story. I guess a good way to get into the story would be, because we were just talking about George outside. George Knapp reaches out to you and says, they didn't even use your name in the article. I saw this on your show a few days ago. I'm like, Dave's pissed today. What's going on? So what happened? Substack?
There was an article that was written in Substack. George sent it to me and said, Dave, you won't believe this. And it outlines the National Park's reluctance to release information on missing people and how much they wanted to charge. Huge article. My name is nowhere in it.
And it's all your data and research? Yeah. Didn't it come out the day after your Rogan interview comes out? It did. They didn't reach out to you? No. Why do you think they kept you out of that article? I have no idea. You tell me, please. I don't know. Because the Bigfoot stuff, I would say, could be controversial, at least in my mind. One thing that's always frustrated me about healthcare is how often you leave an appointment without any real answers. You're told everything looks fine, but you're still left wondering what supplements you should take, how much sleep you actually need, or what your diet should focus on. That's what SuperPower fixes. SuperPower sends a licensed professional to your home, or you can visit a nearby lab.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the background of David Paulides and his investigation into missing people?
0:00–1:45
2
What unusual circumstances surround the disappearances in national parks?
1:45–7:20
3
What are the reasons behind the Park Service's lack of transparency?
7:20–9:05
4
How does the case of Jacob Gray illustrate the challenges of missing person searches?
9:05–55:55
5
What is the Grandma Cappy case and why is it significant?
55:55–56:01
6
What unusual experiences did the boy share after the incident?
56:01–58:20
7
How does David Paulides connect Bigfoot to unexplained phenomena?
58:20–1:03:27
8
What safety advice does David Paulides offer for wilderness explorers?
1:03:27–1:53:04
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