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She DISAPPEARED From Her Tent in the Middle of the Night... #truecrimeshorts #truecrimestories

June 01, 2026 / 01:18

This episode covers the 1973 kidnapping of 7-year-old Susie Yeager from a tent at Headwaters State Park in Montana. Key topics include the circumstances of her disappearance, the family's camping setup, and the immediate police response.

On a summer night in 1973, the Yeager family camped at Headwaters State Park. While siblings slept in a tent, Susie was abducted around 5:00 a.m. by an unknown assailant who cut a hole in the tent.

Heidi Yeager, Susie's 12-year-old sister, woke up to find the tent breached and her sister missing. The scene revealed that Susie's stuffed animals were left outside, indicating a hasty abduction.

The episode discusses the chilling reality of the situation, highlighting how close the family was to the abduction site and the lack of noise during the incident, raising questions about safety in campgrounds.

Police quickly arrived at the scene, realizing this was not a case of a child wandering off but a deliberate kidnapping, intensifying the fear and urgency of the situation.

TLDR

In 1973, 7-year-old Susie Yeager was kidnapped from her tent in Montana while her family slept nearby.

Episode

1:18
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A 7-year-old little girl was kidnapped while sleeping in a tent next to her siblings. It's the summer 1973 in
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Montana and the Yeager family is camping at Headwaters State Park and four of the
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young kids are sleeping together inside a tent while the parents sleep nearby in
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a camper and the rest of the family like the older brother, grandparents, they're
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all sleeping in like other setups nearby. Now around 5:00 a.m. 12-year-old Heidi Yeager wakes up to something
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strange. There is this breeze inside the tent. And at first she's disoriented, right? Like she's just waking up. But
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then she realizes that there is a giant hole sliced through the back of the tent
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and her little sister Susie is gone. And what makes it worse is that her stuffed
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animals are like lying in the grass outside the tent. Maybe like she was pulled out quickly. I mean this is
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absolute nightmare fuel for everyone and police rush to the campground. It's pretty clear right away that this wasn't
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a situation of a child just wandering off. Someone cut into that tent and took her. And what's so terrifying is how
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close everyone else was. Her siblings were in the tent, her parents were only yards away and even other campers were
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nearby and they heard nothing. How does someone abduct a child from the middle of a campground without anyone waking
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up?

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  • 90
    Most heartbreaking
  • 80
    Most shocking
  • 75
    Most intense
  • 70
    Most dramatic

Episode Highlights

  • The Kidnapping of Susie Yeager
    In the summer of 1973, 7-year-old Susie Yeager is kidnapped from her family's tent while camping in Montana.
    “Someone cut into that tent and took her.”
    @ 00m 55s
    June 01, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • This is absolute nightmare fuel for everyone.
    She DISAPPEARED From Her Tent in the Middle of the Night... #truecrimeshorts #truecrimestories
  • How does someone abduct a child from the middle of a campground?
    She DISAPPEARED From Her Tent in the Middle of the Night... #truecrimeshorts #truecrimestories

Key Moments

  • Family Camping00:07
  • Panic Unfolds00:47
  • Mysterious Abduction01:12