Disappearance of Stacy Arras
How did a teenage hiker vanish without a trace?
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42 mins
Explore how a routine mountain hike at Yosemite turned into a baffling disappearance when a young teenager vanished off the trail. Discover the extensive multi-agency search effort that recovered only a single camera lens cap from the rugged wilderness. Learn about the competing theories and persistent questions surrounding one of the most famous missing-person mysteries in national park history.
Ep 1:
Vanished at Sunrise
In 1981, fourteen-year-old Stacy Arras walked up a Yosemite ridge to photograph the Sunrise Lakes with an elderly companion—and never came back, leaving no clues, no body, and no answers.
Ep 2:
Granite, Dogs, and a Lie About a Lens Cap
A massive, costly search turned up nothing, and the famous "lens cap" clue may be pure fiction—while the deceptive, mirror-still lakes and granite ridges hid something searchers never found.
Ep 3:
The Suspect Who Would Be a Hundred
Runaway, kidnapping, or fatal fall? We weigh the theories against the terrain, then confront a bizarre FOIA fight where the NPS branded a 1981 case an active criminal investigation.
Ep 4:
A Monarch's Mountain of Secrets
A denied film permit, a mysterious cluster of Yosemite vanishings, and Missing 411 claims collide as the National Park Service keeps 2,000 pages locked away from Stacy Arras's family.
Discussions (5)
Tad
Level 9 · 3 hours agoThe NPS FOIA exemption 7A requires an active law enforcement proceeding. Claiming one in 2011 for a 1981 case with no suspects is a stretch of that statute.
Coleman
Level 2 · 3 hours ago2000 pages for 1 missing person?
Gilbert
Level 6 · 3 hours ago2000 pages? That's a novel bro
