Snap Classic - The North Pond Hermit

Snap Classic - The North Pond Hermit

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There was a legend in central Maine, about a hermit who had lived in the woods, unseen, for 30 years.  Then, in 2013, the police arrested a man named Christopher Knight. To learn more about Chris Knight’s story, be sure to check out journalist’s Mike Finkel’s book, The Stranger In The Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit.   Producer: Joe Rosenberg Original Score: Renzo Gorrio and Andrew Vicars