Inside The Chilling Disappearance Of The Yuba County Five
WORLD HISTORY | August 31, 2023
Written by Sarah Norman
In the dimly lit and fog-enshrouded annals of mysterious disappearances, the case of the Yuba County 5 stands out as one that can send a chill down the spine of even the most hardened investigator. Let's go back in time to 1978, in a remote region of Northern California in 1978 - which is when and where this unnerving occurrence unfolded.
The Yuba County Five - California's Greatest Mystery
On February 24, 1978, five friends – Gary Mathias, Jack Madruga, Jack Huett, Theodore Weiher, and William Sterling – set off to a basketball game in Chico, California. They were all part of a special education project and were described as having mild mental or psychiatric disabilities.
That night, after attending the game, the men stopped at a local convenience store to buy snacks. This would be the last confirmed sighting of them alive. What happened next remains a tale of confusion and fear, woven with inexplicable events and unsettling discoveries.
