Things Aren't Right: The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five

Program Type:

Author Visit

Age Group:

Adults
  • Registration is required for this event.
  • Registration will open on May 10, 2026 @ 12:00am.

Program Description

Event Details

On Friday, February 24, 1978, five men left the Yuba County, California area to attend a basketball game in Chico, California. Four days later the car they were traveling in was found abandoned on a snow-covered road in the mountains of the Plumas National Forest, some 75 miles in the wrong direction from home. About four months after they vanished, four of the five men’s remains were found some 12 miles from the car, with one discovered in a US Forest Service trailer with plenty of food and fuel to keep them alive for months. Once described as "bizarre as hell", the case of the Yuba County Five has baffled law enforcement and the families of the missing men for over 45 years.

Tony Wright, author of Things Aren’t Right: The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five and Yuba County Five expert who was featured the hit Netflix series Files of the Unexplained, will discuss how he discovered the case and worked with the families to tell the stories of the five men. He will also explore the theories behind their disappearance and how the case returned to the spotlight after 40 years. Copies of his sale will be available for sale afterwards. Cash, Venmo, and PayPal are accepted. 

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Registration Required

Registration is required for this program. If you are more than 10 minutes late, your reservation will be cancelled and offered to others who are waiting.