Over 80 Years Later, The Oldest Cold Case In Wyoming Is Still Baffling

With Olga's background, the mountainous territory was a familiar one that she enjoyed.

Olga had invited her sister, Edith, along on the trip. Surprised at being included and not wanting to be a third wheel on a romantic vacation, Edith had declined.

The couple had been out on a hike, looking for game. After walking for awhile, Olga pleaded exhaustion and stopped to rest, urging Carl on. She had a bag of sandwiches and a small ax with her and said she would take a short break while her husband climbed a nearby ridge to see if he could spot any elk. Twenty minutes later, when he came back to the spot where he'd left his young bride, there was no sign of her.

More than 300 people searched the area, and Indian trackers and bloodhounds were brought in to help look for the smallest sign of the missing woman, but none was ever found. Not a scrap of her clothing, not her little hatchet, not her bag of sandwiches - not even any indication of a struggle or that she'd been injured.

Many believed that Carl and Olga had married too hastily. Her sister felt she'd regretted it immediately and that was why Olga had invited her on the honeymoon hunting trip. Edith also suspected that Olga used the opportunity during the trip and her knowledge of the mountain area to slip away to freedom.

Others felt that Carl had something to do with his bride's disappearance. He had been in a long-term relationship with another woman before his whirlwind marriage to Olga. Many thought he recognized that he'd made a mistake and disposed of Olga while no one was around.

Authorities and amateur sleuths all agree that if Olga had an accident or had been murdered, some sort of evidence should have turned up at some point - blood evidence, a body, pieces of clothing or belongings. Additionally, family and friends felt that she would have contacted at least one person over the years to let them know she was safe.