The Unexplainable Disappearance of Dennis Martin - Missing 411

Summary by Krater

The creators visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to examine the 1969 disappearance of seven-year-old Dennis Martin, breaking down the timeline, search efforts, and various theories surrounding the unsolved case.

From the video

Answers: What happened to Dennis Martin when he disappeared in the Great Smoky Mountains?

• Dennis Martin disappearance
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• missing persons cases
• search and rescue operations
• Tennessee folklore and monsters

What it concludes

• The official report states that Dennis Martin's father set up a situation where the boys could hide behind a bush, but Dennis did not come back when called.
• A massive search involving over 250 search and rescue volunteers, Green Berets, park rangers, and the FBI failed to find Dennis Martin within the first few days.
• A footprint matching a child's shoe (one bare, one shoed) was found in a creek bed by boy scouts, but the father stated the shoe print was too big to be Dennis's.
• The disappearance remains completely unexplained despite the largest search effort in a national park up to that time.
• Local folklore in the Appalachian region includes numerous stories of wild men, monsters, and feral creatures that mirror descriptions of large hairy beasts.