Hi, park enthusiasts. I'm your host, D'Lia Diambra. And today I'm going to change things up a bit

and tell you about two different cases that aren't formally connected, but both victims died in

eerily similar scenarios. Both of these men were murdered fairly recently, and their cases are

still unsolved at the time of this publication, which sometimes makes it difficult

for me to find a lot of research material beyond the initial flurry of news coverage or

law enforcement press releases reporting on the crimes. But I've done my best to scour the

internet and social media looking for as much information as possible. And I feel confident

that today's episode is going to be one

that will live in your brain like it has mine. And that's a good thing, because, like I said,

these two murders still need to be solved. And I hope that discussing them on this show's platform

helps get the word out and ensures their names are not forgotten. The first case I'm going to cover

unfolded in Devil's Lake State Park in Wisconsin in the fall of 2020. And yes, there is an actual

lake there called Devil's Lake. This park is located about an hour northwest of the capital

city of Madison, Wisconsin, and is super popular with hikers, campers, and bikers. It covers more than

10,000 acres of public land in Sock County, which is actually a part of the Ho-Chunk Native American

nation. The Ho-Chunk referred to the park in their native tongue as holy or sacred, most likely

because the area has several ancient effigy mounds that are deeply rooted

in a ho-chunk culture. The second case I'll cover in this episode happened less than a year

after the incident at Devil's Lake, all the way in Los Angeles, California. That murder occurred

in Ernest E. Debs Regional Park, which sits in the northeast part of the city in the Montecito Heights

neighborhood. That recreation space has a much busier vibe than some of the other parks I've

discussed on this show. It still has hiking and biking trails as well as shelters you can reserve

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