The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

Episode 140 - Abduction At Big Sky

In the early 1980s, many of the staff at Lone Mountain Ranch in Big Sky Montana were like a close-knit family, both working and living together on the property. Not only did the Lone Mountain actually function as a working cattle ranch, it also offered luxury guest accommodations for tourists looking to get a taste of the Old West. 
 
On a hot July day in 1984, one of the staff members had decided to go out for a run along a well-used trail through the scenic beauty of the surrounding area and never returned. 
 
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Research &amp; Writing: 
Ryan Deininger 
 
Sources: 
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Victims-Swenson-Story-Janet-Milek/dp/0871087758#:~:text=This%20book%2C%20by%20her%20mother,family%20was%20also%20deeply%20hurt.">Victims: The Kari Swenson Story</a> 
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<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/24/mountain-man-freed-32-years-after-kidnapping-athlete-to-be-sons-bride">Don Nichols Released (Guardian)</a> 
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<a href="https://30for30podcasts.com/episodes/out-of-the-woods/">30 for 30 Out of the Woods</a>

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