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The Lost Girls of Panama: The Camera, the Jungle, and the Bones

DEATH ON THE SERPENT RIVER

The mysterious deaths of two young tourists in Panama puzzled examiners and shocked nations on both sides of the Atlantic; now secretly leaked documents reveal what happened.

Jeremy Kryt

Nadette De Visser

Updated Dec. 18, 2018 1:47PM ET / Published Aug. 07, 2016 12:15AM ET 
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Courtesy of Jeremy Kryt

This is the final article in a three-part investigation of what may have been a savage crime or a tragic accident. In addition to a trove of documents and photographs revealing hitherto unexamined aspects of the case, The Daily Beast also consulted several top sleuths in fields as varied as wilderness survival and photographic analysis, including forensic anthropologist and best-selling author Kathy Reichs.

BOQUETE, Panama—At the crest of the Continental Divide stands a rustproof sign that reads:

END OF TRAIL, NO RETURN PASSAGE

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