{"podcast":{"title":"National Park After Dark","slug":"national-park-after-dark-1383763","podcast_index_feed_id":1383763,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ADL5623813745","website_url":"http://npadpodcast.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/031028da-1325-11f1-af16-070502b156f6/image/c26c3a1ded4bbfa64fb6f36a2914b098.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian","episode_count":395,"summary":"Hosted by two friends who share a passion for public lands and a fascination with what can go wrong there, each week hosts Danielle and Cassie explore the darker side of our National Parks. But it isn’t always chills and thrills. By utilizing storytelling as a form of environmental stewardship, they hope listeners will be inspired to take a walk into the wild to create meaningful adventures of their own.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T02:18:15.956640+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/national-park-after-dark-1383763"},"episode":{"title":"What Happened to Sheila Kearns? Mount Rainier National Park","slug":"what-happened-to-sheila-kearns-mount-rainier-national-park","published_at":"2026-07-13T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/national-park-after-dark-1383763/what-happened-to-sheila-kearns-mount-rainier-national-park","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/national-park-after-dark-1383763","url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/JhoQDAATtO1l0y8tdKNa/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL6713442213.mp3","audio_url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/JhoQDAATtO1l0y8tdKNa/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADL6713442213.mp3","summary":"In the fall of 1996, 43 year old Sheila Kearns had just finished her first summer season working in Mount Rainier and was excited to begin a winter season in the park she had grown to love. When she failed to show up for work at the National Park Inn, a search was dispatched. It wasn’t until seven months later when her scattered remains were found less than a mile from her housing. 30 years later her death remains unsolved. Internal Memo NPS Guidance For a full list of our sources, visit npadpodcast.com/episodes For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, follow us on npadpodcast.com and our socials: Instagram: @‌nationalparkafterdarkTikTok: @‌nationalparkafterdark Support the show by becoming an Outsider and receive ad free listening, bonus content and more on Patreon or Apple Podcasts. Want to see our faces? Catch full episodes on our YouTube Page! Thank you to this week’s partners! Avocado: Find an Avocado near you or shop online at http://AvocadoGreenMattress.com/NPAD and check out their mattress and bedding sale! PAKA Apparel: To grab your PAKA hoodie, go to www.pakaapparel.com Quince: Go to quince.com/npad for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. Cash App: Download Cash App Today: https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/zf2267at #CashAppPodCash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa® Debit Flex Cardsissued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card, Sutton debit flex card, and Bancorp debit flexcard. Cash App Green f…","meta_description":"In the fall of 1996, 43 year old Sheila Kearns had just finished her first summer season working in Mount Rainier and was excited to begin a winter season…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3074,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/national-park-after-dark-1383763/episodes/what-happened-to-sheila-kearns-mount-rainier-national-park/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/national-park-after-dark-1383763/what-happened-to-sheila-kearns-mount-rainier-national-park.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}