EPISODE 92 – Mystery In The Woods

Over Memorial Day weekend in 1995, Arizona’s Tonto National Forest became the scene of a perplexing mystery. Devin Williams, a 29-year-old father of three, inexplicably drove his ten-ton semi-truck off the highway and crashed through the woods, alarming campers and witnesses. Eyewitnesses described his bizarre behavior, with no attempts to communicate or seek help.  Devin had vanished without a trace.

Devin had left Kansas for a routine delivery just days before, and by all accounts, his trip had been uneventful. On his final check-in with his boss, he mentioned being unable to sleep but did not show any signs of distress. His sudden departure from the road and his disoriented actions led some to suspect drug use, but his employer and family firmly denied any history of substance abuse. His wife, Mary Lou Williams, insisted that Devin had no reason to disappear voluntarily, as they were happy in their marriage.

For two years, searches by authorities and rescue teams yielded no results, leaving his family and the public baffled. Then, nearly two years later, hikers discovered a human skull just half a mile from where Devin had last been seen. Dental records confirmed the skull was his, but the cause of his death and the reason for his strange behavior remain an unsolved mystery to this day.

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