In 1978, five friends from Yuba City vanished after a college basketball game. Months later their car was found in the Plumas National Forest, leading to a series of unsettling discoveries: bodies in the wilderness, a trailer full of untouched supplies, and a mystery that has never been solved. This episode explores who the Yuba County Five were, what may have happened that night, and why the case still haunts investigators and families nearly fifty years later.

Sources:

• Wikipedia Yuba County Five A solid summary of events, names, timeline, with citations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuba_County_Five Wikipedia
• ABC News “Five men disappear on a snowy February night — four are found dead, and one is never seen again. What happened to the ‘Yuba County Five’?” More recent article that recounts the story with interviews and modern perspective. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-24/yuba-county-five-missing-persons-case/103472558 ABC
• Historic Mysteries “What Happened to the Yuba County Five?” by Lauren Dillon (Nov 2022) Goes through background, speculation, and known facts. https://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/yuba-county-five/28692/ Historic Mysteries
• Astonishing Legends “Yuba County Five: An Overview” (Oct 2020) Another podcast/blog‐type summary with well‐researched details. https://astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2020/10/24/yuba-county-five-an-overview
• https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1bm45ed/american_dyatlov_passyuba_county_five_case_update/