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They say you can never go back.

But what if you have to?

THE HELLGATE CHRONICLES

“After a decade of intentionally not speaking to each other, my best friend from high school, Zhiya, called on my birthday.”

— Meg Walker, REUNION

EXPLORE THE PAST


Read the Newspaper

On June 5, 1990, Cecelia “CeCe” Boyle, and her four best friends went for a hike into the dense wilderness of Washington’s North Cascades National Park.

What started as a routine adventure for the five recent graduates of Bellingham Bay High, ended in tragedy. Only four of the young women returned home.

Read the newspaper released six months after CeCe's funeral and delve into the mystery of what happened in those woods.

Meet the Women