Episode 386 - Grand Canyon Mysteries (Part 2) | The Disappearance of Glen & Bessie Hyde

August 16, 2026

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In November 1928, a young woman named Bessie Hyde stood on the rim of the Grand Canyon, looked down at a little girl's shoes, and said, "I wonder if I shall ever wear pretty shoes again." Then she turned and headed back down into the canyon. She was never seen alive again.

Bessie and her new husband Glen Hyde had set out on a honeymoon that would make them famous—or kill them. They planned to navigate the entire 277 miles of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in a homemade wooden boat named Rain in the Face, built by Glen in two days for $50. No life jackets. No safety equipment. Just the two of them, Bessie's journal and camera, and a schedule to keep.

The Disappearance of the Honeymooners

Glen Hyde was a rugged outdoorsman who had already soloed a river journey from the Salmon River to the Pacific. Bessie, by contrast, was a poet and art student who had recently divorced an allegedly abusive high school sweetheart. She married Glen the day after the divorce was finalized. He convinced her to attempt the Grand Canyon run by promising she would become the first documented woman to navigate the entire Colorado River portion of the canyon.

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What you'll learn

1 (07:24) **The Honeymooners Who Vanished** - Sabrina introduces the unsolved disappearance of Glen and Bessie Hyde, a young couple who went missing on their Grand Canyon honeymoon in 1928.
2 (18:02) **A Foreboding Stop at the Grand Canyon Village** - The Hydes resupply at the South Rim, where a famous photographer notes Bessie’s exhaustion and reluctance to continue.
3 (24:03) **The Final Sighting and the Empty Boat** - After a brief ride with a fellow traveler, the Hydes disappear into Hermit Rapid, and their boat is later found intact with all supplies still strapped in.
4 (29:05) **Theories of Foul Play and Faked Deaths** - The hosts explore alternative explanations, from a staged murder to Bessie escaping to start a new life.
5 (37:52) **The Grand Canyon Cavern Suite** - A transition to the paranormal segment, introducing a unique and haunted hotel room 210 feet underground.
6 (41:55) **Bodies in the Dark** - The cavern’s history includes accidental burials and a prehistoric tragedy.
7 (43:36) **A Fallout Shelter Frozen in Time** - The cavern was designated a Cold War fallout shelter and still holds its original supplies.

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Show Notes

We’re continuing our celebration of nine years of Two Girls One Ghost with the second half of our two-part deep dive into the Grand Canyon, where we investigate the baffling disappearance of honeymooners Glen and Bessie Hyde. Their dangerous journey down the Colorado River ended with an intact boat, a journal, and decades of theories involving murder, a skull, secret identities, and a woman who claimed years later that she was Bessie herself.

Then we head 210 feet underground to explore the haunted Grand Canyon Caverns, a place filled with forgotten remains, Cold War secrets, prehistoric creatures, and a hotel room surrounded by total darkness and near-total silence.

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