<p>A few of the abandoned men, their wills broken, staggered blindly after Boone and Burton once they finally realized the terrible&nbsp;<strong>deception</strong>. But in tragically little time, they were completely&nbsp;<strong>snow-blind</strong>&nbsp;and hopelessly lost, staggering aimlessly away from the faint path and each other as the relentless, creeping tendrils of&nbsp;<strong>hypothermia</strong>&nbsp;finally took hold of their core. Some paltry articles of their clothing would eventually be found near the trail once a spring thaw swept through the valley, but of their frozen, anonymous&nbsp;<strong>bodies</strong>, there was never any trace. Whether they were claimed by the brutal, indifferent cold, by a silent return of the vengeful Diggers, or by some starved, scavenging beast of the high mountains will forever remain a chilling&nbsp;<strong>mystery</strong>. Even their names have been tragically lost to the ravages of time, with only the vaguest, most unflattering descriptions of them surviving in the old, faded complaints filed by the victims who once sought their deaths.</p><br><p><strong>Patreon</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/theserialkillerpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.patreon.com/theserialkillerpodcast</strong></a></p><p><strong>Website</strong>: <a href="https://www.theserialkillerpodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.theserialkillerpodcast.com</strong></a></p><p><strong>Facebook</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/theskpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.facebook.com/theskpodcast</strong></a></p><p><strong>Instagram</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/serialkillerpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.instagram.com/serialkillerpod</strong></a></p><p><strong>X</strong>: <a href="https://x.com/serialkillerpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://x.com/serialkillerpod</strong></a></p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/the-serial-killer-podcast">http://supporter.acast.com/the-serial-killer-podcast</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>