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Trace Evidence

102 - The Disappearance of Barbara Bolick

Trace Evidence

Steven Pacheco

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.74.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

On July 18th, 2007, fifty-five year old Barbara Bolick went on a hike with her husband's cousin's boyfriend. An avid hiker, Barbara knew the trails like the back of her hand and, on this day, she was hiking her favorite trail. A short 2.6 miles up to a beautiful vista.

However, hours later, Barbara's hiking partner emerged from the forest with a bizarre story to tell. Barbara was missing, and the details have confounded friends, family and investigators alike for the past thirteen years. Police are actively seeking information about Barbara's disappearance and two young men seen in the area that day.

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0:00.0

The Barbra Bolic was a fit, experienced hiker living with their husband in the Bitterroot

0:13.2

Valley area of southwestern Montana.

0:16.6

The two had left a busy life to retire amongst the beauty and serenity of the National

0:21.5

Forest in the shadow of the mountains.

0:24.9

Barbra loved the trails, spent a great deal of time in the wilderness, and was living

0:29.3

her dream.

0:30.9

On the morning of July 18, 2007, she took a relative-spirnd hiking into the forest to show

0:37.2

him her favorite spot.

0:39.3

They left around 9 a.m., and several hours later, Barbra was reported missing.

0:45.0

Her hiking companion told police that he had no idea what happened.

0:49.4

One minute Barbra was there, and the next, she was gone.

0:53.9

Extensive and thorough searches were conducted, but no trace of Barbra has ever been found.

0:59.3

Her husband, Carl, was devastated by her disappearance and frustrated by the details

1:04.6

leading up to it.

1:06.4

Law enforcement remains puzzled and suspicious of all parties involved.

1:11.4

The story of Barbra's disappearance is truly a bizarre one, and will definitely leave

1:16.5

you with a plethora of questions.

1:19.8

This is Trace Evidence, Episode 102.

1:23.1

The disappearance of Barbra Bolick.

1:33.0

Welcome to Trace Evidence.

1:34.5

I'm your host, Stephen Pacheco.

1:37.2

Today we examine a truly baffling disappearance that is an absolute head scratcher.

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