Meredith Emerson

Meredith Emerson was a 27-year-old woman who was murdered while hiking in the Himalayas in 2010. She was a graduate student at the time of her death. Emerson was known to her friends and family as a kind and adventurous person who loved the outdoors. Her murder was a shock to her community and sparked a wider conversation about violence against women in the outdoors. Emerson's case is one of several high-profile murders of women who were hiking or camping alone.