In this episode, Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with ⁠Worcester State University ⁠archives librarian Ross Griffiths about the mysterious Bennington Triangle disappearances of Vermont and the disappearance of Paula Welden on December 1st, 1946.

Paula Welden was last seen on the afternoon of December 1st, 1946. She left the campus that afternoon after telling her roommate she was going for a hike. Several hikers reported seeing her on the Long Trail, just off Route 9 near Glastenbury Mountain. She was reported missing by her roommate the following morning, after she did not return to campus.

An extensive search of the area did not show any signs of Welden. Investigators from New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut assisted in the investigation, due to limited police services in Vermont at the time. Numerous theories were investigated, but no conclusive outcome was ever determined.

This episode was previously published on Missing on April 24th, 2025.

Sources: 

⁠https://vimeo.com/752091171⁠.

⁠https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/bennington-triangle-paula-welden-vermont-mystery⁠.

⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Paula_Jean_Welden⁠.

⁠https://coldcasene.org/f/paula-welden⁠.

⁠https://www.masslive.com/police-fire/2023/12/paula-welden-went-missing-in-vermont-in-1946-her-case-remains-cold-77-years-later.html⁠.

⁠https://vsp.vermont.gov/unsolved/missing/c/welden⁠.

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