Park Predators

When a hand is unearthed in a popular meadow in Yosemite National Park, investigators hunt for answers for years. When an ID is finally made, even more questions emerge.

If you think you may have known or interacted with Patricia Patty Hicks Dahlstrom in the late 1970s or early 1980s, please contact Special Agents with the National Park Services Investigative Services Branch.

NPS Investigative Services Branch Cold Cases

https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1563/cold-cases.htm

Tip Line: 888-653-0009

Email: nps_isb@nps.gov



NPS Investigative Services Branch

1849 C St NW Mailstop 2560, Washington, DC 20240

Phone: 202-379-4761



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When a family is slaughtered inside their tent at a popular Iowa park during the summer of 2022, news of the tragedy spreads far and wide. The killer spared one lone member of the Schmidt family, a young boy. The motive behind the crime surprised even those closest to the perpetrator.

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A summer resident of Great Smoky Mountains National Park vanishes without a trace. The mystery surrounding how she disappeared and why grows with every passing decade.

If you or someone you know have information regarding the disappearance of Polly Melton you can contact the NPS tip line at 888-653-0009 or go to https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1563/cold-cases.htm

National Missing and Unidentified Persons System: Thelma Pauline Melton https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP14284

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A wildlife officer fishing with his son is gunned down on Labor Day weekend in game lands in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest…and the case becomes one of the most hotly contested crimes at the time.

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