or done there was fire in their eyes. the river that lands through all of this is with money. very much so. now it s time to find out the truth. i just kind of froze and i said, is that what i think it is? she looked at me and said. you know you can t ever leave now. right? hello and welcome to dateline! colorado ran shirt jake loved tending the land, riding his harley, and hanging out with a type group of guys. then suddenly he stopped answering calls and texts. his friends feared the worst. but years would pass before a series of clues excused a truth far darker than even they imagined. here is josh mann koen s with trouble at the 7:11 ranch! home on the range. sometimes here in western colorado it is so quiet that all you can hear is the wind. beautiful pain meadows that wave in the breeze, it s a lovely part of the valley. it is beautiful, no doubt. at the same time, that lovely lonely valley can be unforgiving place to live. it can drive some people
and by then, it seemed even his mom was becoming concerned. she filed a missing persons report. that wasn t enough jake s friends. they wanted to get his story out. so they contacted chris. a reporter for the gunnison times. and she called shakes mom. hey deb, thanks for calling me back. no problem. what was that like? small, why are we woman. very talkative. she liked to talk. i know he originally was gonna go on his motorcycle. but decided to go with somebody. while the reporters recorder ran. deb told her the same thing that she had told the sheriff s deputy. jacob runoff. he had taken off in a truck with a friend. and the friend did not want the dog along. and he took enough stuffer to people. she started out a little reticent. and then, the detail started coming.