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Can you get away with murder in Yellowstone’s “Zone of Death?”

May 17, 2020 / 02:13

This episode discusses the "Zone of Death" in Yellowstone Park, a 50 square mile area in Idaho where legal scholars argue it is impossible to form a jury.

The conversation highlights the implications of this legal loophole, suggesting that theoretically, one could evade felony charges for crimes committed in this region. However, the hosts emphasize that no serious legal authorities support the notion that one could actually get away with murder.

Listeners are introduced to the vibrant online discussions surrounding this urban legend, including the types of individuals who might believe in such conspiracy theories. The hosts mention doomsday beliefs and the susceptibility of certain groups to these ideas.

Overall, the episode combines legal theory with cultural commentary, examining the intersection of myth and reality in the context of the wilderness.

TLDR

The episode discusses Yellowstone's "Zone of Death" and its legal implications regarding felony charges.

Episode

2:13

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Yellowstone Park is a very mysterious place most people stick to the well-traveled paths to the paved roads

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to the overlooks once you get off those well trodden tourist trails you are in real wilderness

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legend has it in the park that there is an area known as the zone of death and it's a 50 square mile area in the far

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southwest corner of the park that lies in Idaho and a legal scholar pointed out some years ago that it would be

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impossible to create a jury of your peers in this area because no one lives in this small area of the park

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so his argument is that there's a constitutional problem with charging anyone with a felony that were to be

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committed in this area and technically you could get away with murder there but no serious legal authorities believe

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that you could actually get away with something like this there but there is a vibrant internet dialogue taking place

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over the things you could get away with in this area and if you look at the people that we're talking about here I

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mean there's doomsday beliefs there's now the world is coming to an end and July of 2020 and these are clearly

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people that are susceptible to believing conspiracy ideas these are the type of people that may well have fallen for

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this urban legend this National Park legend that you can get away with murder in this 50 square mile area of Idaho if

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someone actually tried to do that they're not gonna get away with it it's not going to hold up in court that

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doesn't mean people wouldn't try

Episode Highlights

The Zone of Death
A legal scholar claims a 50 square mile area in Yellowstone has no jury pool.
“You could get away with murder there.”
@ 01m 10s
May 17, 2020
Doomsday Beliefs
Discussion reveals the mindset of those intrigued by the zone's urban legend.
“People are susceptible to believing conspiracy ideas.”
@ 01m 39s
May 17, 2020

Episode Quotes

There's a constitutional problem with charging anyone there.
Can you get away with murder in Yellowstone’s “Zone of Death?”
You could get away with murder there.
Can you get away with murder in Yellowstone’s “Zone of Death?”
People are susceptible to believing conspiracy ideas.
Can you get away with murder in Yellowstone’s “Zone of Death?”

Key Moments

Mysterious Yellowstone00:06
Zone of Death00:24
Legal Implications01:01
Conspiracy Theories01:39

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