The Last Trip

It was April 1st, 1981, when Johnny Waterman, a 29 year old brilliant climber and haunted soul, set out from the Mountain House deep in the Ruth Glacier of Denali National Park.  His goal was the East Buttress of Denali, approached via the northwest fork of the Ruth - an audacious, almost impossible route in the winter. He carried remarkably little: a sled, snowshoes, not much food, and wands to mark his route. No tent, no sleeping bag. He told a fellow climber he believed he could manage with minimal gear. He was last seen somewhere around 11,000 feet - cutting a straight line through a labyrinth of crevasses and snow chutes.  Then…. He vanished. Listen as we dive into Alaska, the case of Johnny Waterman, and how to stay alive on vacation. Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.com We're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast] Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ [https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/] And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast [https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast] Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexter Sources: https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198233700/John-M-Waterman-1952-1981 [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198233700/John-M-Waterman-1952-1981] https://youtu.be/zyIB180NitE?si=9I0i-IcWpFMI_Mx8 [https://youtu.be/zyIB180NitE?si=9I0i-IcWpFMI_Mx8] https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/shining-brightly-briefly-johnny-waterman-165023821.html [https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/shining-brightly-briefly-johnny-waterman-165023821.html] https://explorersweb.com/shining-brightly-briefly-johnny-waterman-and-his-1978-solo-traverse-of-mount-hunter/ [https://explorersweb.com/shining-brightly-briefly-johnny-waterman-and-his-1978-solo-traverse-of-mount-hunter/] https://murder-in-the-last-frontier.blubrry.net/2025/06/04/the-strange-and-tragic-lives-and-deaths-of-guy-and-johnny-waterman/ [https://murder-in-the-last-frontier.blubrry.net/2025/06/04/the-strange-and-tragic-lives-and-deaths-of-guy-and-johnny-waterman/] https://sites.lafayette.edu/raicha/files/2010/08/Waterman.pdf [https://sites.lafayette.edu/raicha/files/2010/08/Waterman.pdf] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13198201900/Climbing-Alone-Alaska-Mount-KcKinley [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13198201900/Climbing-Alone-Alaska-Mount-KcKinley] http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/2193010/The-Legendary-incredible-JOHNNY-WATERMAN [http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/2193010/The-Legendary-incredible-JOHNNY-WATERMAN] https://uncovered.com/cases/john-waterman [https://uncovered.com/cases/john-waterman] https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/natural-death/ [https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/natural-death/]

Rebecca Middleton was just 17 years old - on the trip of a lifetime with her best friend - when a chance encounter shattered everything.  What should have been sun-drenched days of beaches and laughter turned into one of the most brutal and baffling murders the island had ever seen. But the horror of Rebecca’s death was only the beginning. What followed was a twisted path of botched investigations, lost evidence, and a justice system that seemed unwilling - or unable - to deliver the truth.  Nearly three decades later, the scars of that night still linger, raising questions about power, corruption, and the uneasy shadows that hide behind picture perfect beauty. Today, we’re stepping into the mystery of Bermuda’s most infamous unsolved crime - where innocence met violence and where justice slipped away into the tide. Listen as we dive into Bermuda, the case of Rebecca Middleton, and how to stay alive on vacation. Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.com We're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast] Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ [https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/] And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast [https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast] Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexter Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlHSR0klQtw [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlHSR0klQtw] https://www.thestar.com/news/world/rebecca-middleton-remembered-20-years-after-her-murder-in-bermuda/article_11bbafca-eca8-595a-a8b0-efb47b17ba76.html [https://www.thestar.com/news/world/rebecca-middleton-remembered-20-years-after-her-murder-in-bermuda/article_11bbafca-eca8-595a-a8b0-efb47b17ba76.html] https://www.royalgazette.com/news/article/20160703/bermuda-remembers-rebecca-middleton/ [https://www.royalgazette.com/news/article/20160703/bermuda-remembers-rebecca-middleton/] https://www.royalgazette.com/crime/news/article/20111228/middleton-family-still-waiting-for-european-court-appeal/ [https://www.royalgazette.com/crime/news/article/20111228/middleton-family-still-waiting-for-european-court-appeal/] https://www.gov.bm/sites/default/files/F-Miller-v-Yan-Almanzar-et-al-2016-SC-Bda-20-App-4-March-2016.pdf [https://www.gov.bm/sites/default/files/F-Miller-v-Yan-Almanzar-et-al-2016-SC-Bda-20-App-4-March-2016.pdf] https://www.royalgazette.com/crime/news/article/20171012/mundy-returns-to-jamaica/ [https://www.royalgazette.com/crime/news/article/20171012/mundy-returns-to-jamaica/] https://www.royalgazette.com/letters-to-the-editor/article/20180702/in-memory-of-rebecca/ [https://www.royalgazette.com/letters-to-the-editor/article/20180702/in-memory-of-rebecca/] https://halifax.citynews.ca/2016/06/29/a-timeline-on-rebecca-middleton-murdered-20-years-ago-in-bermuda/ [https://halifax.citynews.ca/2016/06/29/a-timeline-on-rebecca-middleton-murdered-20-years-ago-in-bermuda/] https://www.gov.bm/sites/default/files/SC0705_D-Middleton-v-Director-of-Public-Prosecution-2007-SC-Bda-33-Civ-4th-May-2007.pdf [https://www.gov.bm/sites/default/files/SC0705_D-Middleton-v-Director-of-Public-Prosecution-2007-SC-Bda-33-Civ-4th-May-2007.pdf] https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bermuda-offers-small-compensation-for-canadian-teen-s-murder-1.609450 [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bermuda-offers-small-compensation-for-canadian-teen-s-murder-1.609450] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4069554/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4069554/] https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Bermuda_Chief_Justice:_No_new_charges_in_Middleton_murder [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Bermuda_Chief_Justice:_No_new_charges_in_Middleton_murder] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/bermuda-authorities-take-another-look-at-middleton-murder/article20396213/ [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/bermuda-authorities-take-another-look-at-middleton-murder/article20396213/]

It was just before dawn on August 12th, 1992, when thirty-six year old Pamela June Ray pulled into a motel parking lot in Panama City Beach, Florida.  Her two young children were asleep in the backseat, unaware their lives were about to change forever. Pamela was seen speaking with a man near the motel pool. She locked the car, left her children inside, and walked away with him into the early morning darkness.  Minutes later, someone heard a scream. By the time the sun came up, Pamela was gone - and she has never been seen again. Who was the man she followed? What happened in those missing minutes? And why, more than three decades later, does her disappearance remain one of Florida’s most haunting mysteries? Listen as we dive into Florida, the case of Pamela June Ray, and how to stay alive on vacation. Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.com We're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast] Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ [https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/] And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast [https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast] Listen to this week's podcast recommendation, Weird True Crime https://weirdtruecrime.com/ [https://weirdtruecrime.com/]   Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexter Sources: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Pamela_June_Ray [https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Pamela_June_Ray] https://charleyproject.org/case/pamela-june-ray [https://charleyproject.org/case/pamela-june-ray] https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/595dffl.html [https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/595dffl.html] https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=19920817&id=z5cFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DTMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5477,5214613 [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=19920817&id=z5cFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DTMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5477,5214613] https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/403157651/ [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/403157651/] https://groups.google.com/g/alt.true-crime/c/bGzESC34VMI [https://groups.google.com/g/alt.true-crime/c/bGzESC34VMI] https://web.archive.org/web/20150130180756/https://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/20-Year-Mystery-What-Happened-to-Pamela-Ray-165926136.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20150130180756/https://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/20-Year-Mystery-What-Happened-to-Pamela-Ray-165926136.html] https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/pamela-ray-disapperance-still-a-mystery-25-years-later/ [https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/pamela-ray-disapperance-still-a-mystery-25-years-later/] https://www.newsherald.com/story/news/2019/03/17/unsolved-bay-county-disappearance-of-pamela-ray/5691237007/ [https://www.newsherald.com/story/news/2019/03/17/unsolved-bay-county-disappearance-of-pamela-ray/5691237007/] https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/pamela-june-ray-no-vacancy [https://lostnfoundblogs.com/f/pamela-june-ray-no-vacancy] https://www.dailycomet.com/story/news/crime/2019/07/06/looking-for-answers-in-pamela-june-rays-1992-disappearance/4743936007/ [https://www.dailycomet.com/story/news/crime/2019/07/06/looking-for-answers-in-pamela-june-rays-1992-disappearance/4743936007/] https://www.newsherald.com/story/special/special-sections/2019/07/17/cold-case-search-for-body-unsuccessful-in-pcb-cold-case/4671252007/ [https://www.newsherald.com/story/special/special-sections/2019/07/17/cold-case-search-for-body-unsuccessful-in-pcb-cold-case/4671252007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z119985e001400v119985b0099xxd119965&gca-ft=157&gca-ds=sophi] https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/years-ago-this-week-georgia-mother-disappeared-her-children-slept/bHDWApPaVO3tfhZgA3xobO/ [https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/years-ago-this-week-georgia-mother-disappeared-her-children-slept/bHDWApPaVO3tfhZgA3xobO/] https://mysterydelver.com/not-checked-in/ [https://mysterydelver.com/not-checked-in/] https://websleuths.com/threads/fl-pamela-ray-36-panama-city-aug-1992.74266/ [https://websleuths.com/threads/fl-pamela-ray-36-panama-city-aug-1992.74266/] https://vocal.media/criminal/mother-vanishes-while-kids-sleep-in-the-car [https://vocal.media/criminal/mother-vanishes-while-kids-sleep-in-the-car] https://www.middletennesseemysteries.com/article/498/panama-city-florida-pamela-j-ray [https://www.middletennesseemysteries.com/article/498/panama-city-florida-pamela-j-ray]

He was a lawyer, an activist, a wild, larger-than-life figure who thrived in chaos. Then, one day in 1974, Oscar Zeta Acosta boarded a boat in Mexico—and vanished. No witnesses. No body. Just whispers of murder, political revenge, or a man bold enough to erase himself. Half a century later, the question still lingers: what really happened to Oscar Zeta Acosta? Listen as we dive into the Mazatlán, the case of Oscar Zeta Acosta, and how to stay alive on vacation. Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.com We're on YouTube with full video: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast] Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ [https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/] And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast [https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast] Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexter Sources: https://www.newyorker.com/books/second-read/what-fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas-owes-to-oscar-acosta [https://www.newyorker.com/books/second-read/what-fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas-owes-to-oscar-acosta] https://lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/brown-buffalo-and-chicano-movement-los-angeles [https://lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/brown-buffalo-and-chicano-movement-los-angeles] https://resolve.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/cambridge-history-of-american-literature/appendix-biographies/F86930D98266E3F0192A417813106CD8 [https://resolve.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/cambridge-history-of-american-literature/appendix-biographies/F86930D98266E3F0192A417813106CD8] https://lataco.com/the-rise-and-fall-oscar-zeta-acosta [https://lataco.com/the-rise-and-fall-oscar-zeta-acosta] https://evergreenreview.com/read/the-marginalization-of-oscar-zeta-acosta/ [https://evergreenreview.com/read/the-marginalization-of-oscar-zeta-acosta/] https://allthatsinteresting.com/oscar-zeta-acosta [https://allthatsinteresting.com/oscar-zeta-acosta] https://www.brownbuffalofilm.com/ [https://www.brownbuffalofilm.com/] https://open.spotify.com/episode/5qB3hkbAjy8SSQJvJUTw6m [https://open.spotify.com/episode/5qB3hkbAjy8SSQJvJUTw6m] https://www.bluelight.org/community/threads/weirder-than-fiction-the-disappearance-of-oscar-zeta-acosta-a-k-a-dr-gonzo.904262/ [https://www.bluelight.org/community/threads/weirder-than-fiction-the-disappearance-of-oscar-zeta-acosta-a-k-a-dr-gonzo.904262/] https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-05-ca-56718-story.html [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-05-ca-56718-story.html] https://www.popsubculture.com/pop/bio_project/oscar_zeta_acosta.html [https://www.popsubculture.com/pop/bio_project/oscar_zeta_acosta.html] https://colorlines.com/article/watch-new-doc-explores-life-and-disappearance-oscar-zeta-acosta/ [https://colorlines.com/article/watch-new-doc-explores-life-and-disappearance-oscar-zeta-acosta/]

On the night of July 6th, 2019, in western Nebraska, a young father seemingly vanished into thin air.  He was Chance Englebert, a 25 year old welder, cowboy and newlywed - gone without a trace.  Earlier that day, Chance had been visiting his in-laws when a casual round of golf turned tense due to some remarks about his new job that angered him.  Upset, he told his wife he wanted to go back home to Wyoming.  When she didn’t agree to leave town - he got out of the car and walked away.  Alone. On foot. With a storm brewing overhead. Surveillance cameras later captured him walking through town, looking down at his phone, like someone reading a map. He sent a final text that didn’t sound like it came from him. And just like that, no one ever heard from him again. His disappearance ignited one of the most baffling manhunts in the region. Drones, cadaver dogs, hundreds of volunteers on the ground, on horseback, and ATVs,  across 2,400 acres.  Yet despite all the efforts - they’ve never found a single clue. There are no answers. Listen as we dive into the Nebraska, the case of Chance Englebert, and how to stay alive on vacation. Do you have a story to share? Send your email to lasttrippodcast@gmail.com We're on YouTube with full video: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@TheLastTripPodcast] Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/ [https://www.instagram.com/thelasttripcrimepod/] And join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast [https://www.patreon.com/TheLastTripPodcast] Theme Music by Roger Allen Dexter Sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1dwwo1m/the_disappearance_of_25yearold_husband_and_new/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1dwwo1m/the_disappearance_of_25yearold_husband_and_new/] https://wyomingtruth.org/still-no-answers-for-family-of-missing-moorcroft-man-as-reward-expires/ [https://wyomingtruth.org/still-no-answers-for-family-of-missing-moorcroft-man-as-reward-expires/] https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/06/30/new-leads-but-not-much-progress-finding-moorcroft-man-missing-for-5-years/ [https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/06/30/new-leads-but-not-much-progress-finding-moorcroft-man-missing-for-5-years/] https://missingpersonscenter.org/missing-persons/chance-englebert/#google_vignette [https://missingpersonscenter.org/missing-persons/chance-englebert/#google_vignette] https://www.facebook.com/findchanceenglebert/ [https://www.facebook.com/findchanceenglebert/] https://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/lead-chance-englebert-disappearance-case/ [https://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/lead-chance-englebert-disappearance-case/] https://charleyproject.org/case/chance-leslie-englebert [https://charleyproject.org/case/chance-leslie-englebert] https://www.thevanishedpodcast.com/episodes/2019/10/28/episode-197-chance-englebert [https://www.thevanishedpodcast.com/episodes/2019/10/28/episode-197-chance-englebert] https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP59295 [https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP59295] https://missingpeopleinamerica.org/former-rodeo-star-loving-husband-and-father-vanished [https://missingpeopleinamerica.org/former-rodeo-star-loving-husband-and-father-vanished] https://disappearedblog.com/chance-englebert/ [https://disappearedblog.com/chance-englebert/] https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/family-fears-worst-two-months-after-wyoming-man-chance-englebert-n1052206 [https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/family-fears-worst-two-months-after-wyoming-man-chance-englebert-n1052206] https://medium.com/the-wicked-truth/newlywed-wife-asks-for-death-certificate-three-days-after-husband-disappears-7fa3e1a4955e [https://medium.com/the-wicked-truth/newlywed-wife-asks-for-death-certificate-three-days-after-husband-disappears-7fa3e1a4955e] https://www.knopnews2.com/2021/07/06/no-closer-two-years-later-search-chance-englebert/ [https://www.knopnews2.com/2021/07/06/no-closer-two-years-later-search-chance-englebert/] https://wyomingtruth.org/arm-bone-recovered-in-nebraska-not-remains-of-missing-moorcroft-man/ [https://wyomingtruth.org/arm-bone-recovered-in-nebraska-not-remains-of-missing-moorcroft-man/]