
Examined: The Backfire Effect· Staffel 5· Folge 5
Episode 5: The Legend of Bigfoot | Valley of Shadows
Montag, 9. Februar 2026 · 43 min
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Decades before Jon Aujay’s disappearance, the Devil’s Punchbowl was infamous for something else: Bigfoot sightings. Sasquatch became a known boogeyman in the area. But beneath the folklore lies something real —- a local deputy, named Rick Engels, whose reputation inspires a different kind of fear. As detectives Brandenburg and Hager look into their colleague, they uncover a surprising connection to the Aujay case.
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