<p>In May 1974, 17-year-old Margaret Harritt set out on the Appalachian Trail with a friend, hoping for an adventure. Days later, she found herself tied to a tree, watching a stranger named Ralph decide her fate. This episode traces the harrowing story of a hike that turned into a nightmare, and the investigation that finally brought a killer to justice.</p><p></p><p><strong>Podcast Sources</strong></p><p>"The Stranger in the Shelter" by Earl Swift, Outside Magazine, November 5, 2018</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://blueridgetruecrime.com/category/sources-links/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Ridge True Crime Sources &amp; Links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Explore More Content</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://blueridgetruecrime.substack.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Ridge True Crime Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@BlueRidgeTrueCrime-op7qe">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@BlueRidgeTrueCrime-op7qe">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blue Ridge True Crime YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠</a></p>