Yuba County Five

On February 24, 1978, five men from the Yuba County, California-area vanished in the wilderness of Northern California. They had set out on what should’ve been a quick road trip to watch their favorite basketball team in a neighboring town. But all five friends wound up missing or dead. Hosted by Shannon McGarvey See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In February 1978, five young men in Northern California attend a basketball game together and then make what should have been a routine car ride home. By late that same evening, their families realize that none of them had returned. Despite efforts by searchers over the coming weeks, the only evidence to be discovered was the car that had carried them. Eventually, a series of gruesome discoveries would confirm everyone's worst fears. Hosted by Shannon McGarvey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As families, friends and officials desperately try to locate the missing five young men, many are left wondering how they could have gotten lost on what should have been a straightforward drive home. All five were scheduled to play in a Special Olympics basketball tournament the next day. The search is further clouded by the account of one man who claims to have seen a group fitting their description far up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Hosted by Shannon McGarvey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As days pass, "The Boys" disappearance creates a sense of urgency. The families and authorities are desperate to uncover any leads about where they may have gone after the basketball game. Some family members consult with unusual sources to learn any useful information. And with the reward money growing larger, Police are flooded with new tips while new suspicions of foul play arise. Hosted by Shannon McGarvey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A major breakthrough in the search for "The Boys" happens months after their disappearance. A group of men randomly stop at an uninhabited Forest Service outpost and make a terrifying discovery. Meanwhile, the families of "The Boys" are discouraged because of search parties unproductive efforts and have reason to believe that bias plays a part in the lack of urgency. Hosted by Shannon Mass Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Ted Weiher's desiccated body is discovered in the Forestry Service trailer, there are only more questions around who had been with him as well as why law enforcement never searched the trailer at the Daniel Zink Campground. And finally, one father makes a discovery that no parent should ever have to face. Hosted by Shannon McGarvey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One father makes a horrifying discovery that no parent should have to endure. And while four of "The Boys" bodies are accounted for, one young man's complete disappearance only leads to more questions and to a series of reported sightings. The bigger question of what compelled them to venture up into the mountains still shadows the entire investigation. Hosted by Shannon McGarvey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The Boys" knew enough about the Yuba County area to simply get lost in the Plumas National Forest. Between this familiarity and the difficulty of their hike into the ominous terrain, different theories attempt to explain what could have possibly driven them up into the mountains. And a shadowy figure connected to one of the young men has always been suspicious to family members. Hosted by Shannon McGarvey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author Tony Wright discusses notable new information in the previously unreleased Yuba County PD case files surrounding "The Boys" disappearance, including the curious distinction made about Gary Mathias' still missing body. Hosted by Shannon McGarvey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Clark from "Stuff You Should Know" discusses the Yuba County 5 case with host, Shannon McGarvey. Josh and his co-host Charles W. "Chuck" Bryant covered the disappearance on a 2018 episode of their legendary podcast. Josh talks about what his own work led him to believe about the case, a similarly mysterious disappearance, how his opinions have shifted on the Yuba County 5 and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Shannon McGarvey discusses updates about the Yuba County 5 case, as well as revisiting theories and also exploring more obscure explanations. McGarvey sat down to speak with authors, Drew Beeson and Tony Wright, who have done extensive research on the Yuba County 5 as well as writing books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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