We’re Shannon and Nievita, and we’re the Ravin’ Girls! Welcome to our Raven Cycle podcast, where we analyze Maggie Stiefvater’s Raven Cycle as a cycle, taking a look at the connections and foreshadowing running throughout the series. We dissect the themes of the books, discuss the arcs of the wonderfully complex characters, and take “Deep Dives” on the origins, folklore, mythology, history, and fandom that surrounds this iconic young adult series. Each episode covers 3-5 chapters worth of ma ...
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Ravin Girls Podcasts
Rantin' and Ravin' with Yamaneika and Friends is the incredibly funny podcast hosted by the hilarious Yamaneika Saunders.
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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 ...
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When a forestry student is brutally murdered while conducting research in a forest park at the University of Florida, law enforcement scrambles to find leads that prove fruitful. As the decades have passed, the mystery of who killed Julie Ann Cohen has endured much to investigators dismay. If you know anything about the 1977 unsolved murder of Juli…
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When a bright and beautiful young woman from coal country in Kentucky fails to return home from her jog, a tight knit community is rocked to its core. Then, when another young woman who was related to the first victim is violently murdered in the same county less than two years later, public concern skyrockets. If you know anything about these case…
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When a wife and mother is brutally gunned down while strolling through a popular Tennessee park with her husband, three persons of interest materialize quickly. However, just as fast as authorities learn those identities, the case goes cold. If you know anything about the murder of Kathy Hardy Which from July 15th, 2017 please contact Chattanooga A…
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When two beloved mothers vanish after a night out, their families quickly grow concerned. Within hours of their vehicle being spotted near a Mississippi national forest, a violent young man is apprehended but the case would never fully come to an end for several more decades. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/th…
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When a burning car is found in Prentice Cooper State Forest in February 2020 with a body inside, law enforcement is quick to zero in on two suspects who were people the victim trusted as friends. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-arson Park Predators is an Audiochuck production. Connect with us on social med…
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In 1960, three housewives from Chicago never make it out of Starved Rock State Park alive and police in Illinois quickly realize a piece of nature itself might be the murder weapon. The investigation zeros in on a predator who was hiding in plain sight. In recent years, his guilt has come into question and new evidence emerged that only deepened th…
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When a night-time drive into a national park in Georgia turns into the brutal scene of a stabbing, the FBI is quick to identify their prime suspects. When all is said and done, the truth of who really murdered Anthony Lee Miller in April 1991 remains a matter of whose story you believe. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpreda…
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Today we are bringing you stories from a slightly different side of true crime: stories about people who live by deception. Individuals who don't just tell lies but become someone else entirely. From Audiochuck and Campside Media, this is Chameleon. Each week, host and journalist Josh Dean unravels a new case that pushes the limits of human decepti…
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In April 1995, two troubled teens on the run from the law in Payette National Forest encounter an innocent forest service worker and commit the unthinkable. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-worker Park Predators is an Audiochuck production. Connect with us on social media: Instagram: @parkpredators | @audio…
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Five so-called friends go camping together in the Trinity Alps in California, but only four return. The 1998 slaying of Lora Sinner is a case that made headlines for years because of its brutality, but in this episode, Delia explores more about the sweet young woman whose life was ripped away from her and the web of bad decisions amongst a group of…
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An abandoned campsite, a crashed car, and a trail of ominous clues. What really happened to Sandra Johnsen Hughes in the summer of 2020 in Sierra National Forest and Yosemite National Park? That’s the enduring question Madera County Sheriff’s Office needs help answering. The investigating agency for the disappearance of Sandra Lynn Johnsen Hughes i…
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When a 38-year-old waitress vanished on a weekend trip to Mount Rushmore in August 2013, red flags went up right away for her friends and family. But the road to justice for her case would take many winding turns until finally it ended with a long-awaited conviction. Find Nancy Herman's Facebook page, Help Find Meshell's Murderer, here. If you or a…
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When a husband and wife from New Hampshire vanish on the beach of Padre Island National Seashore in 2019, all the red flags go up about the vibrant couple’s disappearance. Then, concerning clues begin to emerge that lead investigators to a violent predator bound by love to an accomplice. You can find the Facebook page honoring the memory of James a…
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When a Central California businessman vanishes while on a fishing trip in Kings Canyon National Park with friends, few clues emerge as to what happened. When his background reveals a substantial windfall decades earlier in his life, the mystery only deepens. NAMUS: The investigating agency for the disappearance of Fred Gist in August 1975 is the Na…
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When two soon-to-be newlyweds are found dead on a scenic Northern California beach, the mystery as to why they were killed and by whom is baffling. But when a familiar name to authorities resurfaces, the truth of what happened at Fish Head Beach finally unravels. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-sand Park P…
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Two young people are found brutally shot to death on a remote Canadian beach in 1972, and one man quickly becomes the center of the investigation. However, he manages to elude capture for nearly 40 years and leaves a wake of devastation and other violent crimes in his path. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-…
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When a young woman witnesses the cold-blooded execution of her hiking companion on the Appalachian Trail and lives to tell the tale, her chilling story is almost too much for law enforcement in 1974 to believe. Then, as the pieces start to come together, police are faced with a human predator whose criminal career is the stuff of nightmares. View s…
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On a quiet mountain in eastern Tennessee, three men ride off on all-terrain vehicles for an evening of exploring, fishing, and swimming but never return. When foul play is revealed, what seemed like a straightforward murder mystery turns into a bizarre puzzle that local law enforcement spend nearly a decade trying to untangle. This is the story of …
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When a celebrated Colorado musician disappears in February 2020, law enforcement quickly connects dots between him and a gruesome discovery in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. The web of violence that surrounds the victim and a woman he was planning to meet unveils a dangerous third party who carried out the unimaginable. Honor Scott Session…
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When two bodies are discovered in the sand dunes of Indiana Dunes National Park, it doesn’t take authorities long to identify the victims as young people who’ve been missing for nearly a week. In a matter of days the mystery of their murders unravels, but the killer is someone who was right in front of investigators all along. View source material …
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Harold Henthorn loses his first wife in a tragic car accident on the side of a rural mountain road, then his second wife falls off a cliff in Rocky Mountain National Park. Authorities in Colorado feel something is terribly wrong, and a closer look at Henthorn’s past reveals disturbing clues as to how his wives met their deadly fates. View source ma…
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When a mother of three suffers a horrific attack at the hands of her partner while on a family camping trip, her sons witness the unfathomable, and law enforcement is determined to find justice for the victim. If you or a loved one is experiencing domestic abuse of any kind, you are not alone. You can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at …
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In 1969, when a young boy vanished in a matter of minutes in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, his case set off a series of events that forever changed the way search and rescue operations in the United States and around the world are conducted. The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Dennis Martin is as baffling today as it was all those d…
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When a devoted family man and avid hunter disappears while tracking deer in the Sierra National Forest, there are few clues as to what happened to him. Then, when his vehicle surfaces, investigators are faced with even more frustrating questions. If you have any information about the disappearance of Robert Willis IV, please contact the Fresno Coun…
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A man on the run lures a Mesa Verde National Park visitor to a tragic end and then flees to the West Coast only to find that the consequences of his lawlessness have followed his trail from the mesas of Colorado to the coast of California. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-rest-stop Park Predators is an audi…
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When a beloved mother and grandmother working part-time as a gate attendant at a popular Atlanta-area park is gunned down during a late-night robbery, authorities are quick to make an arrest… But somehow, 20 years later, her case remains unsolved. If you have any information on the murder of Anita Redmon from July 16th, 2005, please contact the the…
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When a woman’s body was found at the base of a 350ft canyon in December 1987, authorities in Yosemite National Park were quick to write it off as an accident. But an important witness comes forward who helps federal investigators nab a cunning killer who had a lot to gain from the woman’s untimely demise. View source material and photos for this ep…
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When a hiker emerges from the Appalachian Trail in Tennessee claiming he murdered a woman with a hatchet, it seems unfathomable… But when investigators discover the brutal truth, they realize they’re dealing with a dangerous man who has a disturbing past in multiple U.S. states. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com…
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When a 43-year-old medical student’s body turns up in Big Bend National Park, authorities begin to unravel a bizarre case that leads them to a young man with an unbelievable story of death, destruction, and destiny. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-plot Park Predators is an audiochuck production. Connect wi…
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When an entire family is nearly annihilated while camping in the French Alps, it takes a team of international detectives to search for an elusive killer. Questions about the victims' backgrounds swirl, and rumors about who the gunman could be abound. This is Part Two of a two-part series detailing the 2012 Lake Annecy murders in France. View sourc…
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When an entire family is nearly annihilated while camping in the French Alps, it takes a team of international detectives to search for an elusive killer. Questions about the victims’ backgrounds swirl and rumors about who the gunman could be abound. This is Part One of a two-part series detailing the 2012 Lake Annecy murders in France. View source…
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When a rancher and early settler of Minnesota’s Itasca State Park is shot and killed during a hunting trip, suspicion falls on his partner in the woods who claims a peculiar sequence of events resulted in his buddy’s death. An ominously named ridge in Great Smoky Mountains National Park has a backstory so unsettling, that it takes diving through a …
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When two young girls vanish while out for an evening swim in May 2000, police in a southern Norwegian city scramble to find them. As the truth behind what happened to them begins to surface, one man’s story is pitted against the other's. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-girls Park Predators is an audiochuck…
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When a botched home invasion leads law enforcement to pursue two dangerous men into the Idaho wilderness, the fallout is fatal for the one forest service officer who dared to face the fugitives head-on. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-tracker Park Predators is an audiochuck production. Connect with us on s…
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When two hunters are murdered within days of one another in nearby popular Florida hunting grounds, law enforcement realizes they may be dealing with a serial killer. Their journey to catch the elusive killer spans years and multiple U.S. states. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-hunters Park Predators is an…
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A devoted indigenist and a journalist set off into the depths of the Amazon to report on corruption and criminal activity but are never seen alive again. The murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira rocked the international community and revealed dark secrets hiding in one of the world's most beautiful natural wonders. View source material and pho…
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When three fur trappers in Oregon disappeared from their rural outpost in 1924, their family members sounded the alarm about a bizarre scene left in the snow. Authorities launched an investigation that was months behind a killer and found themselves hunting a career criminal who may have pulled off the greatest caper of his life. View source materi…
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When a 21-year-old woman’s lifeless body is found in a popular Toronto neighborhood park, authorities are hard-pressed to find her killer. A mysterious shoeprint becomes a key clue for investigators, but somehow the suspect eludes their grasp. If you know anything about the murder of Margaret McWilliam on August 27th, 1987, please contact the Toron…
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When a couple is viciously murdered in a shelter on the Appalachian Trail in 1981, their killer is caught…However, two best friends on a fishing and camping trip more than 20 years later discover in the worst possible way that he returned to a familiar hunting ground. Laura Susan “Su-Su” Ramsay Tribute. Sims Family Cemetery. View source material an…
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When two women vanish from the same Texas city in the summer of 2006, little attention is focused on their cases. But when a federal probe puts the city’s police department and one officer in particular under the microscope, everyone’s attention shifts. When human remains start showing up in nearby Angelina National Forest, even more questions aris…
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When five teens visit a remote Iowa preserve but only one leaves alive, authorities are determined to catch three killers who have seemingly gotten away with a brutal crime. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-campfire Park Predators is an audiochuck production. Connect with us on social media: Instagram: @par…
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When a 15-year-old girl vanishes while riding her bike near Indiana Dunes National Park in August 1995, it’s all hands on deck to find her. However, just like the ever-shifting landscape beneath law enforcement’s feet, an elusive predator blends into an alarming wave of violence in northern Indiana and northeast Illinois during the summer of 1995. …
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When a trio of men enter Cherokee National Forest but only two come out, law enforcement works fast to figure out what exactly happened that left so much bloodshed on the riverbanks. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-trio Park Predators is an audiochuck production. Connect with us on social media: Instagram:…
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When two well-known fishermen are gunned down in a secluded state park in Florida, authorities are stumped for clues, but then a theory emerges that leads them to yet another victim of foul play in the same tight-knit fishing community. If you have information that can help solve this case, please contact the Cold Case Unit at 941-575-5361 or after…
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When a man vanishes on Christmas Day in 2015, his family’s alarm bells go off, and authorities launch an investigation that reveals a web of violence and a grisly scene in Cherokee National Forest. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-accomplices Park Predators is an audiochuck production. Connect with us on so…
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When a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother sets out on a life-long dream to conquer the Appalachian Trail, her plans abruptly change. The mystery of what happened to her reveals a harrowing series of events that remain puzzling to those closest to her. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-vanisher Park Predat…
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When a 4-year-old girl vanishes from a family picnic in a popular Montana recreation space, authorities stop at nothing to try and find her. Then, years into the investigation, law enforcement gets the break they’ve been waiting for. Someone takes credit for the abduction. If you have any information regarding the abduction of Nyleen Marshall pleas…
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When a Navy veteran and recent transplant to Oklahoma is found stabbed to death at a popular fishing spot, authorities are quick to investigate a mysterious angler seen fleeing the crime scene. What their investigation revealed was not what anyone expected. View source material and photos for this episode at: parkpredators.com/the-angler Park Preda…
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When an investment banking analyst is stabbed to death on a fall morning along a popular hiking trail in Wisconsin, his murderer seemingly slips out of sight despite multiple eyewitnesses seeing him. To-date the killer remains at-large and authorities need your help. Less than a year later, another family suffers a similar loss when an avid photogr…
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When a young British photojournalist vanishes in a well-known Kenyan reserve, questions swirl around what happened to her. After her remains are found at a grisly crime scene, her father sets out on a decades-long hunt to bring her killer to justice but is faced with bizarre roadblocks from two nations on different continents. View source material …
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