<p>For more than a year, David Burgert had been stockpiling weapons and making a list of public officials he wanted to assassinate in an apparent attempt to overthrow the government. But it all came crashing down in February 2002, when a close friend of David went to the FBI and told them about his plans. After an all-night standoff with police, David is arrested and spends nearly a decade behind bars. When he gets out in 2010, David is jobless, homeless and aimless. After bouncing around Montana for a year, he decides to head out to the Lolo National Forest in June 2011 where he eventually gets into a shootout with police and disappears into Montana lore.</p><br><p>In episode 5 of Project 7, reporters Andy Viano and Justin Franz look at the days leading up to David Burgert’s mysterious disappearance.</p><br><p>Learn more at&nbsp;<a href="http://project7pod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">project7pod.com</a>.</p><br><p>Follow us on&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/project7pod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://facebook.com/project7pod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://instagram.com/project7pod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</p><br><p>Do you know where David Burgert is? Email us at [email protected]</p><br><p>---</p><br><p>The ad music in this episode is Blippy Trance by Kevin MacLeod</p><p>Link:&nbsp;<a href="https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance</a></p><p>License:&nbsp;<a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5e680f1554a94e0e166a15a5/episodes/Blippy%20Trance%20by%20Kevin%20MacLeod%20Link:%20https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance%20License:%20http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a></p><br /><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>