Hi, park enthusiasts. I'm your host, Dylia Diambra. And the case I'm going to tell you about today

is one that as a parent absolutely wrecked me. Just a warning up front, it deals with criminal

violence against a child by a caregiver. So if that is subject matter you find yourself

particularly sensitive to, please take care while listening.

The story centers around Sequoia National Park in California, a recreation space that's been

referred to as the land of the giants because of the famously tall and famously old sequoia trees

that exist there. According to the National Park Service and Britannica.com, these mammoth trees

grow in groves and are some of the most unique plants on Earth. They require high elevation

environments like the Sierra Nevada Mountains to thrive, and at one point they were considered

to be the oldest living things on the planet, though that fact has since been disputed.

Winding all around these natural marvels are hundreds of miles of paved and unpaved trails

that traverse through Sequoia National Park, as well as neighboring Kings Canyon National Park.

In addition to the staple Sequoia trees, there are also many different species of wildlife in this rugged part of California,

including mule deer, varieties of fish and birds, 14 different types of snakes, and of course, apex predators,

you know, mountain lions and black bears.

In November 2013, though, a different type of predator visited Sequoia National Park, and they

used the land of the giants to cover up an unspeakable act.

When the truth was finally revealed, some people in Central California would never see

the sacred innocence of that region the same.

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