Episode
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: The Yuba County Five
55:49
Published: Mon May 18 2020
Description
In February 1978, five young men headed from their home in Yuba County, California to catch a college basketball game – and never came home. For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkieapp.com/library/. Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/mysterious-death-yuba-county-five/
Chapters
Five men set out to watch a basketball game, but instead drove into snowy mountains and vanished, leaving behind a trail of puzzling clues.
00:00 - 01:43 (01:43)
Summary
Five men set out to watch a basketball game, but instead drove into snowy mountains and vanished, leaving behind a trail of puzzling clues. This is the eerie story of the Yuba County Five.
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Juanita expresses her worries about her missing son who had vanished last night and had not come home, leaving her worried sick.
01:43 - 07:55 (06:12)
Summary
Juanita expresses her worries about her missing son who had vanished last night and had not come home, leaving her worried sick.
EpisodeMYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: The Yuba County Five
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Two boys disappear after a basketball game and are later found dead.
07:55 - 13:25 (05:30)
Summary
Two boys disappear after a basketball game and are later found dead. Their car was found in the middle of an isolated road in six to eight feet of snow.
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After getting their car stuck in the snow, the Yuba County Five mysteriously disappear and are never found.
13:25 - 20:29 (07:04)
Summary
After getting their car stuck in the snow, the Yuba County Five mysteriously disappear and are never found. Police search for 10 days before realizing the men could not have survived given their clothing and the extreme weather conditions.
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Police found 31 emptied cans of food inside the cabin where Ted's body was found, while the remains of Jack and Bill were discovered four and a half miles away.
20:29 - 29:03 (08:34)
Summary
Police found 31 emptied cans of food inside the cabin where Ted's body was found, while the remains of Jack and Bill were discovered four and a half miles away. Ted's body is the only one found in the cabin, leading police to speculate that he potentially wore Ted's shoes as they were missing and he had bigger feet.
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The police search for Jack continues as they investigate the area surrounding where Jack's car was found, with reports of a smell of decomposition in the area.
29:04 - 33:32 (04:27)
Summary
The police search for Jack continues as they investigate the area surrounding where Jack's car was found, with reports of a smell of decomposition in the area. The trailer where Jack was last seen was found 20 miles away from where the car was found, with no clear indication of which way Jack went after leaving the car.
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The mysterious disappearance of five men in the winter wilderness of Northern California in 1978 is a baffling mystery to this day, with no firm explanation as to what happened to them.
33:32 - 39:14 (05:42)
Summary
The mysterious disappearance of five men in the winter wilderness of Northern California in 1978 is a baffling mystery to this day, with no firm explanation as to what happened to them. Police investigations found their car and trailer abandoned in the woods, with no clear indication of what had caused them to leave it and run into the wilderness.
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The Dyatlov Pass incident is a cold case that has puzzled investigators for over 60 years.
39:14 - 44:48 (05:34)
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The Dyatlov Pass incident is a cold case that has puzzled investigators for over 60 years. The mysterious circumstances surrounding the deaths of nine Russian hikers continue to baffle and fascinate people to this day.
EpisodeMYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: The Yuba County Five
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Lucky, a sweet Golden Retriever mix, was trained by an inmate at a local shelter, and was adopted by a family who had shared custody of him.
44:51 - 50:01 (05:10)
Summary
Lucky, a sweet Golden Retriever mix, was trained by an inmate at a local shelter, and was adopted by a family who had shared custody of him. Lucky's health records were handed to the family in a binder by the shelter.
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The Moore family died in a house fire in 1986, but there's more to the story- a history of suspicious behavior from the father, rumors of a cult, and a surviving daughter who believes she was targeted years later.
50:01 - 55:01 (05:00)
Summary
The Moore family died in a house fire in 1986, but there's more to the story- a history of suspicious behavior from the father, rumors of a cult, and a surviving daughter who believes she was targeted years later.
EpisodeMYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: The Yuba County Five
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The Casey Pet Project is a great shelter located in the Kansas City area with cats and dogs that are available for adoption.
55:01 - 55:39 (00:38)
Summary
The Casey Pet Project is a great shelter located in the Kansas City area with cats and dogs that are available for adoption. Check out their website, CaseyPetProject.org, to see their adorable puppies and find out how to adopt one for yourself.