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Desperate for a logical explanation, Marietta and Bill are asking Heidi if there was anything inside the tent that
Susie could have used to cut the hole herself, but of course, there wasn't. And right away, Marietta knows in her
heart of hearts that someone has her daughter. She just hopes that they haven't gotten too far.
Using flashlights, they all start searching for Susie around the campground, even waking neighboring
campers, but there is no sign of Susie. So, Susie's dad and grandpa drive to the
closest town to alert police. The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office and FBI Special Agent Pete Dunbar out of the
nearby Bozeman, Montana office rush to the campground, and right away, they see what Marietta sees. They search every
car and building and question all the campers. A volunteer search party forms to help look for Susie, and as the crowd
of helpful people begins to grow, the Yager family overhears something that must have made them even more worried
for their little girl. One of the volunteers is talking to another one about the other child that was attacked
at that very campground while asleep in his tent just a few years prior. So, Marietta goes right to law
enforcement and asks them about this, like what are what are they talking about? And they confirm this is true.
Five years before, in May 1968, 12-year-old Michael Raney was stabbed in his tent at that same state park. He'd
been on a Boy Scout trip and was sleeping right next to another kid. That case was never solved, and now this
seems like way more than just a coincidence that Susie went missing from the same place.
So, finding her might mean actually solving two cases and preventing more, which makes the stakes all that much
higher.

As volunteers searched for 7-year-old Susie Jaeger after she vanished from her family's tent in Montana, her parents overheard something alarming.

Another child had been attacked while sleeping in a tent at the very same campground just five years earlier.

That victim was 12-year-old Michael Raney, a Boy Scout who was stabbed during a camping trip in 1968. His case was never solved.

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Brief Summary

Susie Yager goes missing from a campground, revealing a chilling connection to a past unsolved case.

Key points

The Disappearance of Susie Yager. Marietta fears for her daughter as she goes missing from a campground.
A Chilling Connection. The discovery of a previous unsolved case raises the stakes for Susie's search.

Episode highlights

A Chilling ConnectionThe discovery of a previous unsolved case raises the stakes for Susie's search.“This seems like way more than just a coincidence.”1:33Jun 3, 2026

Episode quotes

Someone has her daughter.

Marietta's instinct about Susie's disappearance.

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