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E244: The Bennington Triangle
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This week, Allison and Maggie get a little silly (it has been a long week!) and discuss the Vermont’s own version of the Bermuda Triangle— the Bennington Triangle. Were the cases in this week’s episode the result of a serial killer or was it something supernatural?
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Introduction to the Bennington Triangle
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Today listeners were venturing into a region covered in darkness a place where the very fabric of reality seems to unravel the Bennington Triangle Tucked away in the hills of southern Vermont the Bennington Triangle is roughly 1,200 square mile area that has become infamous for its unsettling history of disappearances Since the late 19th century countless individuals have vanished within its boundaries leaving behind a trail of bewilderment and fear and From young people to experienced hikers, people from all walks of life have mysteriously disappeared without a trace. Their fates remain a mystery, sparking countless theories and captivating the public's imagination. Join us as we explore the Chilling Tales of the Bennington Triangle, a place where the unexplained still happens. This is the history of the Bennington Triangle.
Meet the Hosts: Allison and Maggie
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Welcome to Coffee and Cases where we like our coffee hot and our cases cold. My name is Allison Williams. And my name is Maggie Dameron. We will be telling stories each week in the hopes that someone out there with any information concerning the cases will take those tips to law enforcement. So justice and closure can be brought to these families. With each case, we encourage you to continue in the conversation on our Facebook page, Coffee and Cases podcast, because as we all know, conversation helps to keep the missing person in the public consciousness, helping keep their memories alive. So sit back, sip your coffee, and listen to what's brewing this week.
00:01:56
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So Alison had been a minute since we've done like a, I don't know. Supernaturally story. Yeah. Hey, and it's October almost. Almost. So yeah, it is. Yeah. We're just prepping you. We're just getting ready. And I have my ghost shirt on. You do. It's perfect. Alison looks like summer, just, you know. I do. And I look like fall. I'm not willing to let go yet.
The Origin of the Bennington Triangle
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So the Bennington Triangle is a term that was coined by American author Joseph Centro, and it describes this southwestern part of Vermont where a lot of people went missing from 1945 to 1950. Oh, so short time period there, okay. But there are actually, which we'll get to,
00:02:41
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somewhere recent happening. Oh, okay. Because at first I was thinking maybe Serial Killer in a specific geographic area, but there's more recent. Okay. More recent ones. And this concept was further popularized by his book Shadow Child, which explores these disappearances and then like some folklore that surrounds the area and some theories. I'm gonna have to check out this book. I don't want to read the book. I didn't have time, but I do want to read it.
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So he actually suggests in his book that the triangle shares characteristics with another area called the Bridgewater Triangle, and this is in Massachusetts. Future episode? I know! Is this like one episode leading you to another?
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mother And that area also has all these strange occurrences. So, hey you know, the Northeast got all these weird little disappearances happening.
Geographical Boundaries and Historical Context
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no So the exact boundaries of the Bennington Triangle are unclear. It's generally believed that they center around the Glastonbury mountain and encompass portions of the nearby towns of Bennington, Woodford, Shaftesbury and Somerset. ok
00:03:55
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So, these areas were once thriving logging companies or centers, I guess. But the trees in Vermont makes sense. But, you know, that, I don't want to say occupation, that field, I guess, has declined over the years. Right. And so those towns actually became unincorporated in 1937. And this episode was how I learned what unincorporated means.
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Because you know you see that on signs and I was like, okay, I don't know what that means. And then now I know, is it because your population drops, I'm guessing? I don't know, I really didn't Google it, I'll just use context please.
00:04:31
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I was like, I think that's what it means. Like disbanded. Your town disbanded. yeah They were like, Sayonara, I'll go my way, you go yours. And I'm wondering if it means that they don't have the formal government, and like a maid and that kind of thing. I'm sure that that is part of it. So if you know, any time I hear that word, though, I keep thinking of that. There was a TV show, Kids Incorporated. Kids Incorporated, K-I-T-S. Fergie was on it.
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I thought she was a child. That's right. You went back to the Bennington Triangle.
Notable Disappearances in the Bennington Triangle
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As I mentioned in the introduction, the Bennington Triangle is about 1,200 square miles in Vermont and is responsible for several disappearances that we're going to be talking about. So countless individuals have vanished within these boundaries, leaving behind just this overwhelming sense of bewilderment. And because there's not really a lot of explanation as to why these people disappeared or what happened to most of them then obviously you get the wild theories that and you know we like the theories so i'm excited today to talk to you guys about vermont's i would say Bermuda Triangle because it kind of reminds me of that. It's definitely their version of it.
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According to Legends of America, indigenous people of that region had long held a deep-seated wariness of that area, associating it with danger and the supernatural. ok So those legends spoke of a malevolent stone in the mountains that would open up and swallow those who dared to tread upon this mountain.
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ah yet another reason why we don't hide. Yep, I'm telling you, you know where you never open up and get swallowed when you go somewhere is Krispy Kreme. I will open my mouth and swallow donuts, but I don't ever get it swallowed up by another portal into another dimension. We haven't mentioned Krispy Kreme in forever. I've been craving donuts though. For over two centuries, tales have circulated of a mysterious ape-like creature that could inhabit this mountainous region.
00:06:39
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often referred to as the Bennington monster. So like, i score or like Bigfoot is what I'm thinking One of the earliest accounts date back to the 1800s when a stagecoach was attacked by this gigantic figure and the footprints were visible in the mud.
00:06:59
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So the passengers actually reported a terrifying spectacle that the beast knocked the coach over, roared and then ran back into the forest. And subsequent sightings say that it is massive hairy black, this big entity that's well over six feet tall. So yeah, like Sasquatch or Bigfoot. Oh, man. Yeah.
00:07:20
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There is a long trail of notable disappearances and one is, which we'll get into more detail, but one of the earlier ones is in 1943, Carol Herrick. And they vanished during a hunting trip. The body was discovered later surrounded by these gigantic footprints again. So it was discovered days later by these gigantic footprints and It was determined, this is where it's kind of weird to me, that he was seemingly crushed to death. This reminds me of Dyatt Walt's past. They said it's almost like they were in a car accident yeah because of the how crushed. Yeah.
00:08:05
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And there was no like trees that had fallen on him or anything like that. So while the exact number of disappearances within the triangle is debated, we're gonna talk about a few that are verified ok today.
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So the first person we're going to talk about, they actually disappeared on November 12, 1945. So remember, this is a while ago. And it was a 74-year-old seasoned hunting guide named Mitty Rivers. Great name. I know. I like Mitty. That's cute. I like it too.
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So he knows these woods. Yeah. He knows this area. He was intimately familiar with the region. So he would lead hunters through this region all the time on these different hunting excursions. And on this particular one, he was leading a group of four hunters through Hell Hollow. What a name. I am out just on that. Not going to go in there. Thank you.
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in the southwestern part of this area. And as he got to the group back to their camp, he went ahead a little bit just to kind of scope out the area and make sure that they were on the right path and then never came back.
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Yeah. So initially the hunters aren't really alarmed, right? Because he's confident in that area. He's been there several times. He's an expert, but maybe he got bored on their trip and yeah he just wanted to explore himself. He's like, these people are not good hunters. i see Yeah.
00:09:34
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But when he remained missing, then they knew something was wrong and a massive search was launched. So it involved about 300 concerned locals. U.S. Army soldiers came and they did an eight day search of that area. And the only discovery was a rifle cartridge that matched his ammunition. That was it. I'm curious if the other hunters were using the same ammunition, because maybe if they're not familiar with the area, they had somehow searched and found a path where they had all been. but
00:10:13
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I don't but I don't know and I feel like you would use ones that you're comfortable with and they I would think that they would say hey we were all using it right or or maybe this is an area that midi had gone to before and that's why he brought the hunters there so it should be be older right There were, however, no no signs of any and animal attack and his body was never discovered. Right. Obviously. Well, I feel like if there were signs of an attack there, there would be blood. There would be some torn clothing. Yeah. And even if you didn't find the person right away, you're going to find, I guess, like a trail. Right.
00:10:49
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Oh yeah tracks. So even after this extensive search many of the locals believe that rivers with his deep knowledge of the woods would eventually emerge from the wilderness but as we know he never did and he disappeared along the Long Trail Road area and Vermont Route 9.
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and thus sparked sort of the beginning of this Bennington Triangle mystery. A year after the disappearance of Mitty Rivers, an 18-year-old college student Paula Walden vanished while hiking the long trail on December 1st, 1946. And long-term listeners will probably recognize her name because we actually covered her case in depth a while ago. I'm thinking she was like,
00:11:34
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early on. I remember her case, but I don't remember what episode. I think it was like 90 something. 140, which was back in 2022. Oh, wow. So it's been two years ago. Look at us. It's been two years. We've been around for more than two. I know. Look at us. Want to be four? Five years. Oh, look at us. Five years old. We're English. Yeah, we don't matter.
00:11:59
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Five years, we need to celebrate. We gotta do a giveaway or something. We'll figure it out by next week. For a fifth birthday. So anyways, if you're interested in more details about her, she has a full episode. She was dressed in a bright red jacket and she was actually seen by several people, including a store employee in Bennington who provided directions to her and an elderly couple who hiked near her for a few minutes for like a time period.
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When Paula failed to return to her college dorm the next morning, and if I'm remembering correctly, I think there was like a curfew and she missed. Didn't her dad, wasn't her dad like involved? Yeah, in the search. I remember that. Yeah.
00:12:45
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So when she doesn't come back to the dorm, a massive search was launched that involved about a thousand people. They used aerial surveillance. They offered a $5,000 reward. And the FBI even came on to help with hers. I feel like I remember you saying it was one of the largest searches in state history. Yeah. The elderly couple who had seen her on the trail reported that she seemed to just disappear after turning a corner.
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And despite this extensive search, no clues to her fate were ever discovered. so I could be wrong. There was like a woodsman, or am I thinking of somebody else? It was like a guy who lived in a cabin. I swear there was something about a woodsman. ah I could be making it up, but I don't think I am. Well, let me see you here. Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh. Hold on, let me find theories. Okay, theory one, suicide, runaway. Fred, get out. It's a lumberjack who lived in a cabin.
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I knew it. Yes. I looked it up. Sorry. i There will probably be a gap in our story because I pause to verify if my woodsman ah recollection were true. And it is. And she just got really excited. I was like, there was a woodsman. There was a lumberjack that was a theory. How do I remember this from two years ago? I don't know. I can't even remember yesterday. It's fine.
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Exactly three years later on December 1st 1949 almost at 94 that's not correct 49 James Tedford a veteran resident of the Bennington soldiers home Disappeared while returning home from a bus by a bus from a visit with relatives. This one is crazy So witnesses confirm that he gets on this bus and he has one of 14 passengers on this bus Okay at the last stop before Bennington so they have a stop than Bennington at that previous stop. He is one of 14. I feel like I'm counting like my kindergarten kids. We have 14 kids. However, when the bus arrived, he was nowhere. He wasn't on the bus. His belongings were still on the the luggage rack and an open bus seat timetable was left in his empty seat. No one saw him leave when at the previous stop or at the Bennington stop.
00:15:04
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And no, like, incidents were reported that happened involving this guy. So I took this research as this dude disappeared off this bus. That's what I feel. and Wow. Right? Unless this bus driver doesn't know how to count like we don't. Yeah. ah yeah Maybe he too, can't matter.
00:15:26
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Maybe so. But wow, if if he were really there and then then just so all of a sudden he's not, that's weird. And like. There's no.
00:15:39
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information about him afterwards. You know what I mean? Which is weird. And that's, that's, that's a good point because even in 49, they would have said, Oh, we forgot him at the previous stop. If the best ever miscounted, because he would be like, uh, I need to get my luggage. So he would have shown up eventually um to get his luggage and he doesn't. Unless there's just like nothing of importance in your luggage, but I would think wherever you're going,
00:16:08
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unless he wanted himself to disappear and so he wanted. And he's from that. But then you have people looking for you. And he lives at that soldiers home so they would know. Yeah, I don't know. That's a weird one. Crazy. On October 12th, 1958 year old, so this is a youngster, Paul Jepsen vanished while playing in a pickup truck in Bennington. His mother had briefly left him to tend to her pigs and upon her return, he was gone. So there is a search for him. It was hundreds of peoples. They brought in bloodhounds and the bloodhounds actually were able to pick up little Paul's scent, which is awesome. Okay.
00:16:45
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and they followed it towards Glastonbury Mountain. So this mountain with that like... Oh, the dangerous one. of The ember, whatever, that supposedly opened up. now But they lose scent of him at this crossroads. So suggesting either that he's abducted by a passing motorist... That's what I would think.
00:17:05
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or I mean I guess if we're being supernatural then he disappeared to yeah he just disappeared like the guy on the bus. Something opened up yeah in the earth. And his father actually mentioned that his son had been wanting to explore the mountain for several days so that's They think why he went in that direction. But that despite those extensive searches, there was never any trace of him that was ever found. And then beyond that, an eight year old isn't going to be able to hide his own trail. No. So no, something happened at the crossroads. And I mean, you can say like, yeah, he got lost in ah the woods. Right. But then where did the scent go? Yeah. But then exactly where did the scent go? Yeah. And bloodhounds are reliable because we have also googled that. Yes.
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Just 16 days after Paul vanished, Frieda Langer disappeared on October 28, 1950. She was a 53-year-old woman that was camping again. So while we don't camp, y'all just don't. There are reasons. With her family when she and her cousin decided that they were going to go on a short hike because they're again in the foothills of this mountain.
00:18:20
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So, just appreciate nature from afar. Yeah, pictures. There's no need to hike it. Yep. Or camp. Like, maybe you go on a short hiking trail, but just don't camp there. Then stay at your hotel. Yeah, stay at a hotel. Or a cabin. You could do a cabin. That kind of gives you the experience, you know, without the tents and the bugs. Right. But to each their own. Whatevs.
00:18:41
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We're just saying we're not ever going to be kidnapped by this mysterious mountain. That's right. We will not be swallowed up. No, we will not. We will be safe over here. So they're hiking. And according to the reports, she actually slipped and fell into a stream. Another reason that we don't hike. Right. And it's October in Vermont. So it's cold. Basically November if you round up. Right. And so she's round up. She's like, hey, I need to go back and change my clothes are soaking. You cannot walk around them. So she asks the cousin to wait on her while she goes back to camp to change. And so he waits for quite a while, but she never comes back. And he actually is like, okay, maybe I need to go check on her. What is she going to do again? Maybe she got lost or whatever. And when he got back to the campsite to check on her, she wasn't there. No trace of her. No wet clothes throughout the campsite.
00:19:35
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See, now I would have said if I did go on a hike and I did fall into a stream and get my clothes wet, I would say, hey, maybe you should walk with me because there's no way I'll find my way. Yeah, exactly. I'm going to need a God to get back to where I am. Again, there was an extensive search with hundreds of people, including police. There were volunteers, firefighters. They even used some soldiers again. There were aircraft. This was conducted over weeks, but it yielded no results.
00:20:02
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And then, seven months later, on May 12, 1951, her body was actually discovered okay near the Somerset Reservoir. And we know Somerset is one of those towns inside this triangle. In an area, though, Allison, that they had previously searched thoroughly, and it's just out there in the open.
00:20:23
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And it was so decomposed by the time they found it that they couldn't determine how she died. Interesting. So because they searched it, they're thinking, okay, did somebody bring her animal body here or an animal dragger there? Or maybe whoever searched this area, they weren't as methodical as they should have been and they did overlook it. but Well, you know, we've seen that. I mean, just even recently here, the I-75 shooter was discovered by But that took two retired people. Yeah, that took a long time. Yeah. Wasn't it also in an area they thought they had already searched? Well, they lied. Langer's disappearance was the last documented case within the Bennington triangle and she remains the only individual whose body has ever been recovered.
Exploring Theories: Serial Killers or Paranormal?
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So there are no real direct connections other than the geographic locations and the timeframe. Yes. So, you know, then some theories are,
00:21:22
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Is there a serial killer? was was my initial thought yeah And then others point to this alleged cur curse or paranormal activity claiming that it could be maybe a quote unquote window, went to the unexplained. And we've covered some cases like that. I mean, sometimes there's no explanation. Right. and my brain can't wrap around that. And so there is this unknown. Some speculate that the area's unusual wind patterns may have contributed to disorientation and contributed to these disappearances, which kind of reminded me of the diet lock. Yeah, interesting. So before we kind of jump into theories, I want to touch briefly on two more recent
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Incidents? Yes, incidents ok in this area. okay In September 2019, the discovery of the remains of Jessica Hildenbrandt, a New York resident near that same reservoir, reignited the interest in the Bennington Triangle. And police determined that her nickname was red by her family and friends. Remember Paula had the red jacket. oh yeah She's nicknamed red. I think there was another incident with red, but that she had been murdered. And there have never been any leads
00:22:42
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that have emerged regarding her killer since 2019. So did she disappear and they've ruled it a murder or she they found her body? They found her body near the Somerset. You did say discovery of the remains.
00:22:56
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So again, same area, but it could maybe somebody was obsessed with the Bennington Triangle and they were like, hey, I'm going to be part of this legend.
00:23:08
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Then in August 2021, Joseph Schurnig was found deceased in his truck at this same reservoir. This time though, it looked like he had a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had been missing for several weeks prior to his discovery, but his truck was also red.
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So while the circumstances of his death differ obviously significantly from the previous disappearances, the common element of this red has added just maybe another layer of intrigue to the disappearances and the Bennington Triangle. Now, obviously, normally I'm all about the conspiracy that relates to mine. And this one I'll say, yeah, I don't think it fits. No, a red jacket isn't common, but maybe it was more common in the time period.
00:23:54
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red trucks are definitely common. Yeah. And then it could have just been, you know, coincidental right that the girl's nickname is red. Yeah. But for conspiracy theorists. Oh, yeah, they were wild. Yeah. bo Yeah. They were like, Rand, Rand.
Analyzing Disappearance Patterns
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So the disappearances within the Bennington triangle have sparked numerous theories ranging from the mundane to the extraordinary and we're gonna explore some of those with you today. And some of these theories that we're discussing come from the secrets of the Bennington triangle by Timothy page and.
00:24:28
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So obviously the first one we're going to talk about is the prevailing theory of a serial killer, right? This is what I thought Initially, right because the time frame is similar the locations are similar Advocates of this hypothesis point to the similarities with the case their cases the remote locations They're mysterious vanishing and as evidence We are basically recording that as evidence of like potential links as to why we think serial killer if we're in this common person yeah and a common culprit yes but the lack of physical evidence you know murder weapon bodies linking the cases we can't really get a profile the victims aren't similar in age or gender or any of that so i don't know it just
00:25:25
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I think cast doubt. I mean, we do have Paul and Paula. See, I know there was another wearing red. And most of the victims disappeared in the mid afternoon and within those relatively short distances of each other.
00:25:41
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And we're in the fall, in almost all of these. Oh, okay. So there are some common elements, especially in terms of timing. But I just don't think we align with like a typical serial killer pattern, because again, of ages yeah the the genders. Yeah, other than the location. I'm with you on that. the My initial inclination was serial killer because of the geographic location. And because it is remote, it would have to be somebody familiar with the area, like the blogger, whatever it was, the lumberjack and Paula Weldon story. Somebody like that. But and then I was thinking when you were saying, you know, it doesn't really fit this profile because you have all different people in all different ages that made me think of the serial killer. I came up for the life of me. Think of his name right now in Alaska, the Butcher Baker.
00:26:35
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killer And he would her candle statement he would, um, he would hunt people. Oh, no. Yeah. Like, like my favorite game. Exactly. Like that story. Yes. And so then I was thinking what if, but that would take, obviously I know someone.
00:26:53
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has to be demented in some way to become a serial killer. But again, to me, but it's a still lower level if you add an eight-year-old to that mix. And I know it shouldn't be, a person is a person. But in my head, I'm like,
00:27:10
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It's a different type of mentality to a child. Right, to say then there's no innocence in the world, like you're eliminating that. So, and and that is interesting that it's all common time of year, common time of day. I mean, unless you take those 2019 and 2021 occurrences into account, which one is potential suicide though. Right, then it throws things into question and it it is interesting and maybe throws me off that, well, in a bunch of them, we don't have the body, so we don't really know, you know, if if there were different weapons used. And I mean, it could be somebody who, ah yeah they could even plant the, you know, fake footprints to make it look like there's some animal a all or and or something. And then, like you said, the 2019 could have just been like a copycat killer. Right.
00:28:07
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Another theory would be the supernatural forces, right? So some believe that supernatural or paranormal entities may be involved in these disappearances. The region's dense forest and rich folklore about ghosts and spirits have fueled speculation about other worldly forces that are at play. But these theories lack real concrete evidence, obviously, because they're supernatural and and personal accounts. So I guess this is where like a Bigfoot or like Yeti would come into play. Yeah. I do believe that there are things in our world that we cannot explain. Yeah. And so I'm not saying that that's outside of the realm of
00:28:50
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possibility, but yeah, without evidence of, yeah I don't know. More than just the footprints. Right. Because I feel even in Diet Law Pass, where we're like, oh yeah, it's the, what was her name? The Baba Yaga? Oh yes. that but there were I guess quote unquote evidence yeah that it could have been something more supernatural. um Because we had like radiation and we had you all these unexplained things other than just unexplained disappearances. We had all these other weird
Natural Explanations: Terrain and Weather
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elements. right
00:29:22
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Wilderness hazards is another theory. So this terrain is really rugged. The weather is unpredictable. The forests are very vast. So that in and of itself poses a risk for those that venture into the area. So people that support this theory argue that accidents, animal attacks, or other natural hazards could explain the disappearances. True. However, explanation doesn't account for the lack of evidence or the unusual circumstances that surround some of these, like the guy on the bus. yeah Right.
00:29:52
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The regions wind patterns which we hinted at earlier and temperatures can be erratic especially in the winter time and you know you're getting into late autumn. At the end of october and those unusual wind conditions have even affected the growth of plants there so people are saying it's possible that the winds are so disorienting. And the forest is so dense that hikers just become lost.
00:30:16
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But I would think though, the seasoned guy that wouldn't have affected him, yeah he's I think would be used to it. Because i otherwise I think this is a decently credible potential feeling is that they've all gotten lost because the way that the forest is. But yeah, the seasoned the seasoned hunter, that's the one that doesn't quite fit. Because I even feel like with the seasoned hunter, okay, you may have the elements, right? Because it's cold. But things like hunger or thirst or even hypothermia, I would think somebody who's familiar with that area could
00:30:53
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hunt for food, he would probably be able to build a fire. Yeah. And he would know where water sources would be. True. So even if he had temporarily gotten lost, he would be able to survive and then find and find his way out eventually. And he would know where things like cliff drops or whatever were to avoid. Right. So I don't know. at It's again, the absence of the bodies or other clues that question this one for me, that put this one into question.
Supernatural Speculations
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Another one is interdimensional phenomenon. Like the portal, that the thing that opens up. wall So very similar to like the Bermuda Triangle. So we have that
00:31:39
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portal that opens up. And according to this hypothesis, individuals may inadvertently cross into alternate dimensions, leading to their disappearance. So you're swallowed up by this portal. Obviously highly speculative, but it does address the mysterious nature of the Vanishes. Like the guy on the bus, but why just one guy? Why not the whole bus?
00:32:01
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that I don't know. But there is a podcast that I love and adore called Unexplained oh by Richard McLean Smith, because he says his name at the beginning. And he talks about supernatural and different kinds of phenomenon. And he has had several episodes about similar things of people who've reported these portals. And it's almost always fog that you're enter entering into. And then you know as the fog clears, it's almost like you've been transported into this other time period.
00:32:32
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And so anytime I drive through fog, I'm like, will I still be in 2020 when I come out? I don't know. But there's like a moment of fear. A moment of fear. When I'm in the fog. Anthony said the other day he was driving through um ah County here and obviously, you know, we have all these distilleries around yeah, and he was driving and he said it was so foggy You couldn't see the bridge that they bungee jump off of or anything. And so when he was dropping over he was like, oh my god Is this the end? and i going This bridge into the river? No, it can be a little scary. you can' Yeah the next one we're gonna talk about is alien abductions and
00:33:13
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So there are was remember be ah soha there are some that believe the victims fell prey to aliens and that they were abducted. Supporters of this theory believe that the triangle is a hotspot for extraterrestrial activity. And there have been reports of UFO sightings in the area. So to those who believe.
00:33:34
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Theory could hold some credibility, would explain why there's no bodies, could also explain the crushing in some form. me maybe I'm interested in hearing about these sidings in the area. I'm going to have to do some secondary research here. Another theory would be mineshaft. So I read that hikers may have fallen down unmarked mineshafts or wells in remote areas.
00:33:57
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um And obviously if this were the case bodies would be very difficult to discover or recover I'm curious if the the eight-year-old boy if there were any in that area. Oh, yeah Cuz I feel like that would be like, oh what? Yeah, I'm gonna go explore and then have gotten her Yeah, and then the last theory that we're gonna talk about today is animal attacks. So The area's wildlife isn't typically associated with Killing humans, okay, but I mean, there are Cougars in the region, black bears, while dangerous, they're not really like.
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Serial killer type behavior, right? They're not gonna target people unless they're hungry I guess or you've provoked or yeah, I'm way and I doubt these people would provoke and the the Hunting God would have had a weapon So if it's a cougar or a black bear, they would be dead or you would have heard shots ring, right? So I don't think it's animal attacks. I think they could have been the reason maybe we can't find bodies because we're scavenging but I'm going to stick with my my serial killer gut instinct that and I'm going to say the most recent are just copycats or a coincidence. yeah Yeah, that's what I think too. The Bennington Triangle, a region shrouded in mystery and entry, continues to captivate the public's imagination.
Enduring Mysteries and Public Fascination
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The disappearances that have occurred within its boundaries remain unsolved, leaving a trail of bewilderment and speculation. Despite numerous investigations and theories, the true nature of these vanishings remain elusive.
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fueling the enduring fascination of this area. The Bennington Triangle's enduring appeal lies in its ability to spark the human imagination, the combination of the rugged beauty of the area, the unexplained disappearances, and the countless theories that have emerged have created a compelling narrative that continues to intrigue and unsettle.
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As we continue to delve deeper into the unknown, we're reminded of the power of the human mind to create stories and legends that persist through generations. Whether the disappearances are the result of natural causes, human intervention, or something more extraordinary, the Bennington Triangle will continue to be a place where the unexplained remains a haunting possibility.
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