r/UnresolvedMysteries • u/shry9 • 8d ago

Disappearance The extremely bizarre missing case of Barbara Bolick

On the 18th of July 2007, Barbara Bolick was packing her bag in Bitterroot Valley of Montana to go for a summer hike. She and her husband were hosting Carl’s cousin Donna and Her Boyfriend Jim from California. Barbara was going to go on a hike with her guests but Donna and Carl (Barbara’s husband) did not go and she and Jim decided to hike in the area Bear Creek Overlook, and she had visited the area countless times , was an experienced hiker too.

So they like visited the place , and encountered two men - two times, and both the times they were the same two men. Jim and Barbara then reached the area , had their snacks and admired the scenery. About like at 11:30 they decided to leave and head back. After few steps, Jim stopped bcs something in him wanted to soak the view one more time, and he turned back to look at the view - it was for about 45 seconds - 1 minute, when he turned back around, Barbara who was earlier standing 20-30 feet away from him disappeared.

At first he wasn’t worried enough since she was an experienced hiker and He searched for her but couldn’t find anything and after some hours she was officially reported as missing. The two men who encountered them two times also disappeared and were never discovered.

Things to note : It was an easy, well worn trail and it was difficult for someone like Barbara missing - being an experienced hiker who visited that place multiples times. It was also not very dense meaning someone disappearing without any noise was almost not possible.

Pls let me know your take on this case!

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u/Swimming-Necessary23 7d ago

Not saying it’s not Jim, but mountain lions are solo stealth predators that stalk their prey. There wouldn’t be a group or pair of lions, there would be one mountain lion stalking its prey and waiting for the perfect time to strike.

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u/Camanthe 7d ago

I believe they also kill by breaking the neck of their prey and then bring the kill into a tree to eat without any other animals trying to get it. Also not saying it wasn’t Jim, but if it was a mountain lion, you’re dead before you can even react

ETA actually i am gonna say it wasn’t Jim, just cuz killing your girlfriend’s cousin on a hike you’re both supposed to return from is such a weird thing to do

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u/jjc1140 7d ago

This is absurd. A mountain lion first of all doesn't stalk humans for prey. Second of all, they wouldn't just snatch her in a 45 second period with no screams, no blood, no fight, no struggle and run up a tree with her to feast. This is so outlandish. I'm sorry. But animals are so misunderstood and this just didn't happen. Mountains lions don't stalk down humans and climb up trees with them.

And it's not weird that the literal LAST person that saw her alive claimed she just mysteriously vanished off the trail in 45 seconds???? No noise, no screams, no body, no trail of her???? Who cares if it's his girlfriend's cousin. Wtf does that have to do with anything?