Vanished in the Valley of Moss & Mist: The disappearances in the Olympic National Park Part 1 Gilbert Gilman

In June 2006, former UN official and military intelligence specialist Gilbert Gilman vanished without a trace from the Staircase trailhead in Olympic National Park. He left behind a locked car, packed suitcase, and no signs of struggle—just a trail of questions buried in the moss and mist.

Years later, whispers of a connection to serial killer Israel Keyes added a chilling twist. Could one of America’s most methodical murderers be responsible for what happened in the trees that day?

Tune in as we unravel one of the park’s most baffling vanishings.

Sources:

1. The Olympian – Missing hiker Gilbert Gilman will be declared legally dead

 https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article30946359.html

2. Peninsula Daily News – TV show to claim that serial killer murdered man missing in Olympic National Park

https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/tv-show-to-claim-that-serial-killer-murdered-man-missing-in-olympic-national-park/

3. Peninsula Daily News – More on TV show’s link between Israel Keyes and Gilbert Gilman

 https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/more-on-tv-shows-link-between-serial-killer-israel-keyes-and-state-official-gilbert-gilmans-2006-disappearance-in-olympic-national-park/

4. Peninsula Daily News – FBI: No link between missing man and serial killer Keyes

 https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/fbi-no-link-between-missing-man-serial-killer-keyes/

5. StrangeOutdoors – The puzzling disappearance of ex-paratrooper Gilbert Gilman

 https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/gilbert-gilman