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EPISODE · Feb 19, 2026 · 39 MIN

164. Backwoods Horror: The Mysterious Disappearances of Amy Bechtel & Polly Melton

from Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries · host Heart Starts Pounding

Go to https://kachava.com and use code HSP for 15% off your first order. One summer, a 24-year-old runner parked her car on a remote Wyoming road, left behind a to-do list with one uncrossed item "run" and was never seen again. Across the country, another woman was walking with friends on a well-traveled trail in the Great Smoky Mountains, went off ahead of her friends, and vanished without a trace. Today, we're diving into two backwoods disappearances, where the search parties found almost nothing, and the questions still go unanswered.  These are the cases of Amy Wroe Bechtel and Polly Melton.  Both of the cases in today’s episode are open and unsolved. If you have any information please contact the below:  Amy Wroe Bechtel: Please Contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-442-8477. or the Fremont County Sheriff at 307-332-5611 Pauline Melton: Please Contact Tennessee Bureau of Investigation 615-744-4000 or the National Parks Service  https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1563/cold-cases.html Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/amybechtel Subscribe on⁠ Patreon⁠ to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society and enjoy ad-free listening, monthly bonus content, merch discounts and more. Members of our High Council on Patreon also have access to our weekly after-show, Footnotes, where I share my case file with our producer, Matt. You can also enjoy many of these same perks, including ad-free listening and bonus content when you subscribe on Apple Podcasts . Follow on⁠ Tik Tok⁠ and⁠ Instagram⁠ for a daily dose of horror.

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