00:00 The podcast episode titled "The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five" from "Stuff You Should Know" discusses the disappearance of five men from Yuba County.

04:46 The Yuba County Five, a group of friends with cognitive and developmental disabilities, disappeared after attending a basketball game together at Cal State Chico in 1978.

10:00 The Yuba County Five left a convenience store with snacks for the drive home, but never returned, and their car was later found abandoned up a mountain road in a different direction from their homes.

14:43 The car of the Yuba County Five was found abandoned on a mountain road with no damage, suggesting that either the driver knew where they were going or they drove really slow, and none of the men had any connection to the area or enjoyed outdoor activities, making the discovery of the car and their subsequent disappearance even more bizarre.

20:01 The Yuba County Five found a decomposing body in a trailer, with the body wrapped in sheets and tucked in a way that he couldn't have done himself, and the trailer was stocked with a year's worth of food that could have kept them alive, but they didn't use it and the food was untouched.

25:11 The Yuba County Five were likely in the trailer at some point, but the remains of the other boys were found in the area, and the lead investigator became obsessed with the case, even chasing down leads from psychics.

30:21 Joseph Shone's, who had a heart attack and walked eight miles to a lodge for help, later realized that he was likely the last person to see the missing Yuba County Five alive.

36:04 The Yuba County Five were found, except for Gary Matthias, who was still missing and is still listed as missing on the Yuba County Sheriff's website, and although he was under treatment for schizophrenia and had been taking his medication, he left his pills at home and it is unclear why he went with the group to the mountain.

41:02 The evidence in the case of the Yuba County Five consists mostly of small dead ends, such as a watch that didn't belong to any of the boys and speculation about Gary Matthias knowing people in Forbes town, but it is still unclear why they would have gone up the mountain and not back down, and why they didn't eat the food or make a fire when they reached the trailer.

45:31 The theory is that the Yuba County Five split up on their way to the cabin, with three of them dying during the hike and two making it to the trailer, where one nursed the other before setting out to get help and ultimately dying as well.

50:48 The Yuba County Five had a pure and enviable life, making their tragic deaths even more heartbreaking, and if anyone has theories about their disappearance, they can share them on the Stuff You Should Know website or via email.