A horse trainer discovers the pre-dug grave of missing teen on remote California trail #shorts | Forensic Files

what were you doing that brought you here in 2003 I was conditioning a horse to do
endurance it was Labor Day weekend Saturday that I came up on a my just my normal training ride right about here
yeah I saw a freshly dug hole in the brush the rest of my ride I kept trying to justify why it was there it sort of
haunted you it sounds like did it did she's been gone for 3 days now and concern is
[Music] growing it was parked right here in this parking space I thought well they might
be searching this area because at the time there was a direct access from the park and ride to this
area did you notice anything different the hole was not there anymore there was debris over
the top of [Music] it I wasn't thinking like that nobody thinks like that that Justine vander's
body discovered buried in a shallow grave the Auburn Journal had a photo of just the brush where Justine had been
buried and I went oh my gosh I saw freshly dug hole 3 days prior to her disappearance I immediately you know
contacted the sheriff's department that was a big piece of evidence that's absolutely coldblooded premeditated

Brief Summary

Witness recalls seeing a hole before Justine Vander's body was found, raising questions about the investigation.

Key points

Discovery of a Freshly Dug Hole. A horse trainer recalls seeing a suspicious hole just days before a disappearance.
Justine Vander's Body Found. The shocking revelation of Justine Vander's body being discovered in a shallow grave.

Episode highlights

Discovery of a Freshly Dug HoleA horse trainer recalls seeing a suspicious hole just days before a disappearance.“It sort of haunted you.”0:22Feb 26, 2025

Episode quotes

It sort of haunted you.

Reflecting on the freshly dug hole.

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