Kristal Reisinger Part V: An Old Cabin in the Woods

Kristal Reisinger Part V: An Old Cabin in the Woods

Marty Shellabarger’s cabin is visited. Marty overdoses at his parent’s ranch in Moffat. The drug supply dries up after Kristal disappears.


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November 15th, 2021

It was a cold October morning. The sun had just broken over the horizon. Our vehicle bumped and rocked along the rough 4WD-only road towards Rito Alto Creek ten miles north of Crestone along the mountains. It was remote and isolated.

The sign at the gate read PRIVATE PROPERTY and VIOLATORS WILL BE PROSECUTED. It said video surveillance would alert authorities to anyone on the property. I had been warned we could be shot or caught on video.