When a woman vanishes while traveling in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, law enforcement and her family act quickly to try and figure out what happened to her. After her skeletonized remains are eventually found in a popular camping area, investigators across multiple states begin searching for a man who they would eventually learn went by many names.
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