Episode 47: The Triangle

The “Bermuda Triangle” of the United States, The Bennington Triangle in Vermont, has been shrouded in mystery since the 1940s, when a series of disappearances occurred in the area. 

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WORKS CITED 

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“3-Day Quest Fails to Find Middie Rivers.” The Bennington Evening Banner (Bennington, Vermont) 15 Nov. 1945, 1, 6. 

“No Trace of Middie Rivers is Reported.” The Bennington Evening Banner (Bennington, Vermont) 16 Nov. 1945, 1. 

“$4 A Day Offered Volunteers Who Join Rivers Search.” The Bennington Evening Banner (Bennington, Vermont) 17 Nov. 1945, 1, 4. 

“Fail to Find Hunter.” The Bennington Evening Banner (Bennington, Vermont) 20 Nov. 1945, 1. 

“Rivers Search Is Abandoned; Troops Leave.” The Newport Daily Express (Newport, Vermont) 20 Nov. 1945. 

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“May Have Been Shot.” Montpelier Evening Argus (Montpelier, Vermont) 26 Nov. 1945. 

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