Mystery in the Mountains: Nearly 50 years later, Trenny Gibson’s disappearance remains unsolved

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Nearly 50 years after 16-year-old Trenny Gibson vanished during a class trip to the Smoky Mountains, her disappearance remains one of the region’s most enduring mysteries.

Gibson, a Bearden High School student, was last seen at Clingman’s Dome, now called Kuwohi, in October 1976. She was on a class trip with a couple dozen students when she disappeared.

“I just can’t, I can’t wrap my head around it,” said Tracey Podsobinski, one of Gibson’s classmates. “It’s just, it’s so hard to believe.”…

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