When a young mother disappears and her truck is found abandoned at a popular river access in Ozark National Scenic Riverways her family and authorities suspect the worst. A person close to her makes statements that cause investigators to take a second look. What they find is a predator at the heart of their investigation and a crime that spans across a national park and a national forest.
Brittany Gorman (Photo Source) National Park Service
Dylan Hanger (Photo Source) Texas County Sheriff’s Department
Mark Twain National Forest Image (Source) USDA Forest Service
Mark Twain National Forest Image (Source) USDA Forest Service
Ozark National Scenic Riverways and
Mark Twain National Forest Map (Source) Google Maps
Episode Source Material
- National Park Service: National Park Service seeks information from the public to help locate missing woman. By NPS Investigative Services Branch.
- Springfield News-Leader: Mountain View woman missing, may be injured near Jacks Fork, authorities say. By Wes Johnson.
- KY3 News: Rescue Teams searching for Mountain View, Mo. Woman in National Forest. By Michael Deere.
- Houston Herald: Murder suspect set to appear in court for trial date setting. By Brad Gentry.
- National Park Service News Release: Update on investigation into disappearance of local woman. By staff.
- Springfield News-Leader: Man arrested in case of missing Mountain View woman. By Sara Karnes.
- Mountain View, Mo. Man leads investigators to likely remains of missing woman in Mark Twain National Forest. By staff.
- Ozark Radio News: Man arrested, remains found in missing woman case. By staff.
- Houston Herald: UPDATED: Estranged husband charged in death of missing Mountain View woman.
- Ozark County Times: Body of murdered Texas County woman found in MTNF near Dora. By Jessi Dreckman.
- Douglas County Herald: Mountain View Man Charged With Murder of Brittany Gorman. By staff. Via newspapers.com.
- Douglas County Herald: Mountain View Man Charged With Murder of Brittany Gorman. By staff.
- Howell County News: Details Emerge in the Murder of Mountain View Woman. By staff.
- United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri Southern Division: Criminal Indictment. In United States of America v. Dylan J. Hanger via PACER. No direct link.
- Springfield News-Leader: Ozarks murder case moves to federal court since crime scene is on National Parks land. By Harrison Keegan.
- United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri Southern Division: Arraignment Hearing via PACER. No direct link.
- United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri Southern Division: Change of Plea via PACER. No direct link.
- United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri Southern Division: Plea Agreement via PACER. No direct link.
- National Parks Service: Mountain View man pleads guilty to 2020 murder committed in national park. By staff.
- Springfield News-Leader: Missouri mean pleads guilty to killing wife on Ozark National Scenic Riverways land. By Jordan Meier.
- United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri Southern Division: Government’s Sentencing Memorandum via PACER. No direct link.
- United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri Southern Division: Judgment In A Criminal Case via PACER. No direct link.
- United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Missouri: Mountain View Man Sentenced to 21 years for Murder in National Park.
- Houston Herald: Man received 21-year sentence in Texas County murder. By staff.
- The Springfield News-Leader: Ozarks man sentenced for murdering wife on park land. By Harrison Keegan Via newspapers.com.
- People: Man Killed Wife in National Park During Argument Over Covid-19 Stimulus Check. By Christine Pelisek.
- U.S. Bureau of Prisons: Dylan Hanger Inmate Profile.