The Ship That Took Them Home

The Ship That Took Them Home

A pair of trousers hung from a branch above a ravine, and when the search team grabbed them, human bones began to fall. Ten sets of human remains were eventually found on that mountain, but none belonged to the man they were looking for. How could a seasoned hiker vanish without a trace, leaving behind a note that contradicts phone records?

In this episode, we delve into the baffling disappearance of Shen Tiang, a 61-year-old retired geography teacher who vanished on September 30, 2018. We explore the meticulous system he used to mark his trails, the conflicting evidence from phone records and a mysterious note, and the unsettling discovery of multiple human remains on a mountain he never mentioned.

Person: Shen Tiang Date: September 30, 2018 Location: Northern China Status: Vanished Occupation: Retired geography teacher

- Shen Tiang was 61 years old and a retired geography teacher from Beijing's Number Five High School. - He left his Beijing apartment at 5 AM on September 30, 2018, to hike. - He used a unique system of torn newspaper pages tied to branches as trail markers. - Ten sets of human remains were found on a mountain 30 miles from his intended hiking location. - Phone records placed his last known signal near the base of Mount Mang at 4 PM, after nine hours of hiking.

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