8 NEW Most Disturbing TRUE Alaskan Small Town Horror Stories _ Episode 03 _ Buried Files

They say the Alaska Triangle holds the highest rate of unexplained disappearances in the world. Over 20,000 people have vanished since the 1970s, twice the national average. Some cases have been solved by DNA decades later, others have simply vanished without a trace, and some towns have been abandoned because of things the residents refused to talk about. This is what happens when the darkness of the frontier meets the unexplainable.In this chilling episode, we explore the disturbing truth behind the remote towns and frozen landscapes of Alaska. We dive into the mystery of the Alaska Triangle, where two U.S. politicians vanished without a trace in a 1972 plane crash that left no wreckage behind. We investigate the legend of Portlock and Port Chatham, entire villages abandoned after local lore spoke of the Nantiinaq—a massive, hairy beast known as “those that steal people,” responsible for an entire town's exodus in 1950. We examine the cold case crisis that has left over 96 unsolved homicides, with many victims being Alaska Native and Indigenous peoples, their names at risk of being forgotten by the state. We also uncover the folklore that haunts this land: the shape-shifting Kushtaka, the child-snatching Qalupalik, and the hairy Wildman of Devil's Bay—creatures said to stalk the tundra and the seas. Subscribe and hit the bell for more true stories from the dark side of the last frontier.