The Shelldrake Files
The Shelldrake Files is a weekly podcast uncovering real mysteries, true crime, and unexplained events. We dig into the facts, follow the evidence, and piece together stories that keep you thinking long after the episode ends. If you’re drawn to cases that don’t add up, you’ll feel right at home here.
The Shelldrake Files
He Went to Write a Book...and Disappeared Forever
In 1988, journalist and aspiring author Keith Reinhardt arrived in the quiet Colorado town of Silver Plume, searching for inspiration. What he found was a dark mystery—and what happened next shocked everyone. Just months after the remains of local bookstore owner Tom Young and his dog were found on a nearby mountain trail, Reinhardt vanished under nearly identical circumstances… while writing a book based on Young’s life.
In this episode of The Shelldrake Files, we explore one of the most unsettling unsolved disappearances in Colorado history—a real-life story of obsession, parallel lives, and an author whose final manuscript may have contained clues to his fate.