The Frightening Conspiracy Theory That Links Missing Persons Cases To U.S. Cave Systems

What some have noticed is that in maps presented online of some unexplained mysterious missing persons cases, many seem to take place in or around national parks that are known for elaborate cave systems. Per Condé Nast Traveler, there are about 45,000 caves in the U.S. According to the National Park Service, there are 4,500 caves in U.S. national parks, and some span more than 100 miles underground — easy for the uninitiated to get lost in. Could ill-advised national park tourists who wandered off the path and became lost be the explanation? Not according to TikToker @danthedingbat21 (per the Daily Star). 

Alongside other online posts on the same out-there theory, @danthedingbat21 thinks there are tribes of human cannibals living in these cave systems, and the missing persons who disappear in those areas have been killed and eaten. Via the Daily Star, the TikToker said, "I know you have all seen videos where they talk about cannibals being in the woods and there just being feral people out in the woods ... I kinda think there are communities of those people and they take people when they can," which might also explain reports of Sasquatch sounds and sightings, they said.

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