logo
episode-header-image
Aug 2021
38m 12s

The River

AUDIOCHUCK
About this episode

A rafting trip for the Rothgeb family in the summer of 1984 ends with a mother and teenage daughter dead and the father, David, under investigation for their double murder. His hidden lifestyle seals his fate in court, but just like the rivers in the Ozarks, many people are split as to whether the father was framed or a predator remains lurking on the riverways.

Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://parkpredators.com/the-river/

 

Park Predators is an audiochuck production. 

Connect with us on social media:

Up next
Oct 7
The Confrontation
When a retired engineer and avid motorcycle enthusiast vanishes from his campsite several miles north of Grand Canyon National Park in October 2024, red flags immediately go up. Then, when his vehicle is discovered hundreds of miles away with a stranger inside… His missing person ... Show More
38m 10s
Sep 30
The Councilman
When a Central California businessman vanishes while on a fishing trip in Kings Canyon National Park with friends, few clues emerge as to what happened. When his background reveals a substantial windfall decades earlier in his life, the mystery only deepens.NAMUS: The investigati ... Show More
25m 53s
Sep 23
The Sand
When two soon-to-be newlyweds are found dead on a scenic Northern California beach, the mystery as to why they were killed and by whom is baffling. But when a familiar name to authorities resurfaces, the truth of what happened at Fish Head Beach finally unravels.View source mater ... Show More
38m 30s
Recommended Episodes
Dec 2021
MURDERED: Candace Rough Surface
When young mother goes missing from the reservation border town of Mobridge, South Dakota, investigators struggle to find any leads in the case. A chance discovery along the muddy banks of the Missouri River answers one question. But it’ll take 15 years and a whole lot of chance ... Show More
39m 18s
May 2018
SERIAL KILLER: The Green River Killer
Through the '80s & '90s, women in the state of Washington were turning up dead. First, along the Green River, then in other clusters throughout the state and even into Portland, Oregon. Not only had these women been murdered but their killer would re-visit their corpses and sexua ... Show More
42m 6s
Dec 2022
The Bain Family Murders Part 2
In mid-1994, the bodies of married couple Robin and Margaret Bain, and three of their four children, were discovered in their home in the city of Dunedin on the South Island of New Zealand. They had all been shot to death. The only person to survive was the Bain's family oldest s ... Show More
58m 10s
Oct 2018
MURDERED: The Powell Family
During a blizzard on December 6, 2009 Josh Powell Claims to have taken his two young sons, ages 2 and 4, camping. When he returned home he finds friends and family frantically searching for them. They're all relieved when he and the boys arrive safely. But where is Susan? Josh be ... Show More
46m 35s
Aug 2023
36: Sick Father Murders His 'Devil Family'
Today's episode is on 8 Year old Ronnie O’Neal, who was caught in the middle of a horrifying massacre in his own home when his father almost forced him to shoot his own mother. The Riverview murders included the death of Kenyatta Barron & Ron'niveyah O'neal - Ronnie claimed his k ... Show More
57m 25s
Sep 2023
Rocky Waters
After a baby is found abandoned along Ohio's Scioto River, police discover the child's mother has been tragically murdered. Out to bring justice to 21-year-old Stephanie Evan's family, officers uncover secrets about someone in the young mom's past. For even more true crime from I ... Show More
33m 54s
Oct 2022
CONSPIRACY: Boys on the Track
When two boys are found deceased on the train tracks in Bryant, Arkansas, their deaths are considered a tragic and unexpected accident. But as their parents begin looking for answers, they uncover deep-rooted corruption and a scheme to cover up their deaths that everyone from the ... Show More
47m 30s
Jan 2024
55. The Fall River Murders
In this episode, Payton explores the puzzling killings unfolding in a historical Massachusetts town. Various theories circulate, pointing to a cult's involvement in the tragic deaths of three women. Socials and More: https://linktr.ee/intothedarkpod Case Sources:  Fall River Outr ... Show More
30m 8s