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This true crime show’s newest season recounts the search for missing hiker Meredith Emerson and the investigation into a string of national forest murders
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The third season of ABC News Studios’ Hulu series features the 2008 search for missing hiker Meredith Emerson and the investigation into her disappearance. Photo courtesy of American Broadcasting Company Inc.
Julia Hansen
DCN Staff
Updated: Dec 4, 2023, 7:16 PM
Published: Dec 4, 2023, 7:14 PM
The latest season of hit ABC News Studios docu-series “Wild Crime” tells the compelling story of the search for missing hiker Meredith Emerson, which led investigators from Blood Mountain to Dawson County and beyond in pursuit of justice, according to a recent press release.
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Dahlonega man indicted on charges tied to sexual assault near Edge of the World hiking area
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Krisstifer Lee Sewell.
Julia Hansen
DCN Staff
Published: Nov 17, 2025, 5:17 PM
He’s accused of acts including sexually assaulting a woman near a popular Dawson County hiking spot.
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