This episode explores the eerie accounts of strange disappearances and haunting mysteries within the Smoky Mountain National Park. From the Cherokee legend of Spearfinger to the chilling stories and unexplainable phenomena of children going missing without any evidence, a possible UFO sighting and crash, and the work of David Paulides in documenting the pattern of disappearances in national parks, shedding light on the high number of disappearances that go unreported. Source material for this episode is research collected by Steve Stockton in his book titled: National Park Mysteries & Disappearances: The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rent: https://www.worldcat.org/title/1285135561 Buy: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/National-Park-Mysteries-Disappearances-Mountains/dp/195452806X Chapters (00:00:00) Introduction (00:04:45) Father's panic as son goes missing (00:06:42) Missing person cases & rain patterns (00:14:01) FBI consulted on missing boy, suspicious circumstances (00:17:41) National parks missing people data doesn't exist. (00:23:29) No evidence & distrustful officials (00:34:30) Civilian plane crashes in 80s (00:51:56) IQ test makers: high vs. average IQs (00:56:11) Hauntings and legends surround Fontana Lake, Tennessee (01:01:53) A UFO shot down. (01:08:37) Global phenomenon of mimicking spirits. (01:13:14) Cherokee legend: Spearfinger (01:17:23) Universal paranormal phenomena SUBSCRIBE! Don’t forget to subscribe so you can catch future shows. PLEASE RATE & REVIEW: <3 Especially if you are on Spotify or Apple Podcasts We’re Just getting started, and it means a lot! LINKS: Past Episodes: https://blackcat.report/episode Find, Follow & Subscribe Here: https://bcr.link/s Our Website: https://blackcat.report/ Find and Follow us on Social Here: https://bcr.link/social Our Discord: https://bcr.link/discord Submit Show Ideas Here: https://bcr.link/submit