On New Year’s Day in 2012 park ranger Margaret Anderson encountered a violent man on an icy roadway in Mount Rainier National Park. The aftermath of their confrontation led authorities on a park-wide manhunt that sent questions flying as to how a predator carrying so much firepower made it through the gates.
The Episode
- National Park Service: Park Ranger Fatally Shot at Mount Rainier
- National Park Service: Manhunt Continues for Man who Killed Ranger on Mount Rainier
- Seattle PI: Park ranger fatally shot at Mount Rainier National Park
- The Oregonian: Police have ‘strong person of interest’ in Mount Rainier killing of park ranger, by The Oregonian staff and wire reports
- KOMO News: 4 shot during house party in Skyway, by KOMO staff
- The Oregonian: Police have ‘strong person of interest’ in Mount Rainier killing of park ranger, by The Oregonian staff and wire reports
- The Oregonian (Portland, OR): Gunman remains at large on Mount Rainier, by Associated Press
- ABC News: Person of Interest Identified in Park Ranger Killing, by Dean Schabner
- The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA): Transcript from Mount Rainier National Park shooting press conference, by Craig Hill
- The Oregonian (Portland, OR): Mount Rainier shooting suspect may be dead; body found in deep snow, by The Oregonian Staff and wire reports
- The Oregonian (Portland, OR): Mount Rainier shooting suspect Benjamin Colton Barnes confirmed dead, by The Oregonian staff and wire reports
- CNN: Body identified as man sought in Mount Rainier park ranger shooting, by CNN Wire Staff
- The News Tribune: Suspect in ranger slaying found dead on Mount Rainier, by Craig Hill and Debbie Cafazzo
- The News Tribune: Anderson ‘saved my life’, Tacoman says, by C.R. Roberts
- Seattle Times: Suspect’s downward spiral ended with killing at Rainier, by Craig Welch, Steve Miletich, and Mike Carter
- Reuters: Mount Rainier gunman died of drowning, hypothermia: officials, by Laura L. Myers
- The Olympian (Olympia, WA): Rainier to remain closed until Saturday, by Craig Hill and Stacey Mulick
- The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA): Coffee cups warned of danger, by Craig Hill
- The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA): Slain ranger’s family grateful for support, by Craig Hill
- The Oregonian: Mount Rainier National Park reopens after fatal ranger shooting, by Associated Press
- The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA): Crisis met with strong response, by Sean Robinson, Stacey Mulick, Craig Hill, and Stacia Glenn
- The Oregonian (Portland, OR): Mount Rainier ranger’s memorial service draws thousands, by Associated Press
- The Olympian (Olympia, WA): Ranger’s death topic of review, by Craig Hill
- KATU 2 (Portland, OR): New details emerge about Ranger Anderson’s sacrifice, by Michelle Esteban
- The Oregonian (Portland, OR): Slain Rainier ranger Margaret Anderson honored by Washington Senate, by Associated Press
- The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA): Review Board Update
- The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA): Ranger, 5 deputies honored for valor
- The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA): Ceremony to honor fallen officers
- The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA): Slain ranger’s husband to leave park, by Jeff Mayor
- Outside Magazine: The Devil on Paradise Road, by Bruce Barcott
- National Parks Traveler: NPS Says It Could Not Have Prevented Murder Of Mount Rainier National Park Ranger, by NPT Staff
- The Olympian (Olympia, WA): Post office might bear name of Mount Rainier ranger, by Jeffrey P. Mayor
- The Olympian (Olympia, WA): Rainier to remember ranger Anderson today, by Craig Hill
- The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA): Moment of silence will mark ranger death
- The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA): Final report on Rainier ranger’s death takes 2 years, by Craig Hill