Snowboarder hitchhikes to Wyoming for a birthday trip but never makes it there alive

03/30/2025 | by elboriyorker | 31

Ben Bradley disappeared while hitchhiking to Wyoming for a snowboarding birthday celebration. Months later, a man named Tommy Bowman found Ben’s backpack. Then, tourists discovered Ben’s remains in a remote area with signs of blunt force trauma. Despite the investigation and two possible leads, the case remains unsolved, and Ben’s family is still searching for answers nearly 20 years later.

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31 thoughts on “Snowboarder hitchhikes to Wyoming for a birthday trip but never makes it there alive”

@DebbieVillalobos-nc2gp 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

Those guys look like trouble
@rahimetyler7104 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

Further South? Wyoming is North of Colorado.
@sageryder8559 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

Kalifornia, Kolorado…dead is dead.
@tamekadavis6641 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

My condolences to his family.
@SisterrScrabbit 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

😢😢😢
@boblob3509 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

Humans man
@uberempty 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

0:35 how did he get to wyoming going south from colorado?
@60secondsleuth 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

Another sad case of a young life lost too soon 😔. It's heartbreaking that Ben's family is still searching for answers after all these years. We cover similar short true crime stories on our page!
@Heidi-Beth 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

Man!! Heartbreaking!
@jckaboone9890 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

Jackson Hole, Wyoming is not south of Colorado
@zmarko 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

Jackson Hole is Northwest of Winter Park, CO…not South.
@skar5541 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

80% of Americans also have a love of powder.
@carolyndalton7775 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

✔️
@pegnicholson9989 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

How very sad for him and his family.
Nice healthy young man brutally murdered,dumped,robbed and no one held accountable.
@normaleverydaywhiteguy 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

There's your first mistake- hitchhiking….
@AngelicaCline-i6d 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

This is sad hope they find peace.
@chd1694 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

Well, the driver of the vehicle that picked him up killed him. So sad. No matter how big or small you are, guns are the great equalizer.
@someone55995 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

This reminds me of Jason Jolkowski's case from 2001. He vanished in the middle of the day on his way to work and is presumed deceased. He's never been found. He was really tall just like Ben.
@ccasey1904 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

Why didn’t he just rent a car? So sad.
@ccasey1904 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

But why hitch hike? It just isn’t safe. Oh boy
@TightyWhitieTrash 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

This poor dude was offed over his
custom snowboard 😕 I can’t believe there’s still no arrests in this case. RIP Ben 🤍🤙🏻
@judydesigns 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

Eric detailed the murder and implicated himself and they couldn’t even get him. Even after his testimony collaborated the evidence no one else knew? So frustrating they couldn’t charge him at least.
@smoothtwh 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

Praying for those guilty wil be exposed and punished.
@SadieKnowles7 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

"Always had a love of deep powder" the fuck 0:00
@araceliatorres273 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

My deepest condolences to this family. This is heartbreaking so I’ll be praying for strength
@lisas8244 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

Ben probably thought that as a large 6' 5" man he could handle any situation that came up. Unfortunately there are people with evil intent who prey upon hitchhikers.
@jokernabastard2828 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

This sucks. I remember watching Americas Most Wanted in about 2008 that covered this. Thoughts go out to the family.
@lutomson3496 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

hitchhiking to go snowboarding in the first place is problematic..perhaps his family could have told him not to in the first place and he might have been still alive..its a little late now..I used to hitch 45 years ago..thats long gone decades ago
@shyiscott8496 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

Early as hell omg
@andrewrobinette8230 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

4 comment, hi y all
@RozBairir 03/30/2025 at 9:54 AM · Edit

Hi. How do you decide how much time to give to a story about each aspect of a topic? 😛💕