Explore the dark side of the world’s most beautiful places with investigative journalist and park enthusiast Delia D’Ambra. Each week, Delia guides you deep into national parks and forests across the globe, uncovering stories where nature’s breathtaking beauty has masked sinister secrets. From infamous cases that made headlines to little-known crimes that still need answers, Delia’s relentless pursuit of the truth takes her through archives and remote landscapes to reveal the hidden darkness haunting these natural wonders. Because sometimes, the most beautiful places hide the darkest secrets. This is Park Predators.
What this show covers
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What listeners will find here
A park disappearance leads to a rare and unsettling homicide charge
This episode follows the 2020 disappearance of campers Jolie Harris and Lauren Gallagher at Gifford Pinchot State Park in Pennsylvania. What begins with an abandoned car and a dead dog builds toward a four-year investigation and a guilty plea tied to the unusual charge of causing suicide as criminal homicide.
A ranger is killed on Thanksgiving—and suspicion narrows to two brothers
The episode centers on the murder of a wildlife resources officer during a quiet Thanksgiving morning. Instead of asking what happened, it zeroes in on the more unsettling question: which of two brothers actually fired the fatal shot?
A vanished teen, a Yosemite trail ride, and one eerie clue left behind
This episode revisits the 1981 disappearance of Stacy Arras during a horseback riding trip in Yosemite National Park. With only a camera lens cap emerging as a clue, it explores a case that has left park rangers mystified for more than four decades.
A family road trip ends in a cross-border murder mystery
The episode follows the killing of Xavier Baligant, a father shot at a quiet rest area while traveling home from a camping holiday with his two young sons. What begins as a shocking roadside execution opens into a case involving a seemingly ruthless assassin and unanswered questions across two countries.
A hand found in Yosemite opens a cold case with more questions than answers
This episode follows a long-running Yosemite cold case that begins when a hand is discovered in a busy meadow. After years of investigation, a victim is finally identified as Patricia “Patty” Hicks Dahlstrom, but the case only grows more mysterious.
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