From Sandra Whitlock in 1985 to Christopher Nyhammer in 2025, the Truckee River has carried with it more than just snowmelt from Lake Tahoe. It has carried bodies. Fourteen confirmed deaths – some murders, some drownings, some still unexplained – haunt this ribbon of water that cuts through Reno, Nevada. By day it’s a place of recreation and families, but by night it becomes a corridor of shadows. This episode dives deep into the deaths tied to the Truckee, the unsolved mysteries, and the reputation the river has earned as a place of beauty and terror.
Hosted by Rebecca Clark, true crime researcher and storyteller based in Reno, Nevada.
Reno Gazette-Journal – Coverage of Truckee River deaths
KTVN 2 News – Recent body recovery reports
Nevada Appeal – Historical cases along the TruckeeTruckee River Watershed Council – About the river itself
FBI – National Missing Person Database (NamUs)
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