Wild Crime

Murder in Yosemite

2022 · 4 episodes · 3h 6m in all

In 1983 a tourist discovered a woman’s decaying hand in Yosemite National Park. There were no missing person reports or additional remains found, which sparked questions amongst National Park Service criminal investigators Don Coelho and Kim Tucker about who this “Jane Doe” was and if she was murdered.

Episodes

1. 

   1. A Gruesome Discovery

   24 Oct 2022 · 45 min

   Yosemite: a hand is found, a serial killer confesses. But he’s lied about committing hundreds of murders. Is this one real – or a false confession?

2. 

   2. A Suspect?

   24 Oct 2022 · 44 min

   Don and Kim zero in on serial killer Henry Lee Lucas. They find evidence in Summit Meadow that seems to match his story -- but is Lucas lying?

3. 

   3. The Skull

   25 Oct 2022 · 46 min

   Hikers find a skull. Years later, Kim Tucker’s son Cullen takes on the case. After 40 years, Jane Doe is identified with new DNA technology.

4. 

   4. Answers

   26 Oct 2022 · 51 min

   We meet Jane Doe’s friends, learn about her family, life in a cult and other men who may have killed her. Investigators name their likely perpetrator.