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The 1920s were a time when actresses and adventures, were one in the same. Glen and Bessie were a newlywed couple in 1928, and seeking to gain some fame and notoriety, embarked down the Colorado River, for their honeymoon adventure. When about halfway through their trip, they vanished, creating one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries in American History.
Glen and Bessie Hyde Part 1
Glen and Bessie Hyde Part 2
References for this Episode
References for this Episode
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