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Cascadia Crime & Cryptids

A true crime podcast with a sprinkling of spooky based in and focused on the Cascadia bioregion.

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Episode 159: Waheela

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2025/10/19

We travel into Canada's Northern Territories for the story of the great white wolf of the Nahanni Valley. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwestern_wolf https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Waheela https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/social-sciences-and-humanities/waheela-folklore https://mysteriesofcanada.com/nwt/waheela-the-great-white-wolf-of-northern-canada/ https://cryptidarchives.fandom.com/wiki/Waheela https://cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/dire-waheela/

25:23

Episode 155: The Pitt Lake Lizard

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2025/09/13

Today we go to Pitt Lake in British Columbia, where tales are told of giant black salamanders undulating through the waters, climbing up onto shore to terrorize small rodents, and even hiding out at construction sites. Sources https://new-cryptozoology.fandom.com/wiki/Pitt_Lake_Giant https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/2018/8/18/cryptid-profile-canadian-alligator-aka-pitt-lake-lizard https://bcscc.ca/cryptidlist

27:23

Episode 154: The Murder of Ivah McDonnell

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2025/08/29

Forced entry, a violent assault, a DNA match that was kept quiet? We now know who murdered Ivah McDonnell, but we don't why. Nor we do know why it took so long. Rest in Peace, Ivah. Sources https://keprtv.com/news/local/closing-in-on-a-cold-case-murderer https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article302106274.html https://www.dailyfly.com/2025/03/14/franklin-county-sheriffs-office-identifies-suspect-in-1971-homicide-case/

24:11

Episode 153: The Murder of Harry Minto

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2025/08/25

We turn to the wayback machine for our next case - the 1915 murder of Harry Minto, officer of the law and prison warden of the Oregon State Penitentiary. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Minto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Francke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Minto_(Oregon_pioneer) https://web.archive.org/web/20110514165001/http://egov.oregon.gov/DOC/OPS/PRISON/osp_history5.shtml

29:39

Episode 151: What Happened to Lesner Noe Velasquez...

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2025/07/10

Lesner Cardenas has been missing since the afternoon of 5/29/25 in the Mount Shasta area of Northern California. His phone has not been active since he disappeared. Lesner is a 21 year old Latino male with brown eyes, black hair, and brown skin. He is 5 foot 5 inches tall, between 140 and 155lbs. We do not have a description of the clothing he was last seen in aside from the detail that he had a backpack and some level of hiking gear. If you have any information regarding his case, please

23:12

Episode 147: Who Killed Karen Etta Whiteside?

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2025/06/06

It's been almost 50 years - who killed Karen Etta Whiteside? Sources https://www.eugene-or.gov/4880/Cold-Cases https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29365250/karen-etta-whiteside https://ktvl.com/newsletter-daily/cold-case-investigators-hope-dna-will-help-solve-decades-old-eugene-murders https://kval.com/news/local/he-saw-something-thats-been-in-the-same-photo-for-30-years https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2009/08/eugene_police_close_to_break_i.html

28:24

Episode 140: Some Sordid History & Haunted Mysteries...

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2025/03/29

The last in Caro's Tahoe miniseries (but not the last of Tahoe content!) takes us to the Cal-Neva Hotel, a property that has changed hands many times, been host to celebrities, mobsters, politicians, and more over the years, and most recently, inspired a 2018 film featuring some folks you might be familiar with! Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe are the most famous of the folk said to occasionally haunt the Cal-Neva and other Lake Tahoe properties, but they aren't alone. Sources

21:57

Episode 139: The Unsolved Murder of Euarchol Wanichpan

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2025/03/09

Who killed beautiful, joyful art student Euarchol Wanchipan? Her case has been cold since 2017. If you have any information, please call the VIIMCU information line at 250-380-6211, or if you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222- TIPS. Sources https://www.earthsoption.com/obituaries/Euarchol-WANICHPAN?obId=22723963 https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/victoria-suspicious-death-where-she-was-found-someone-had-to-see-it-4653386

23:51

Episode 138: Missing - Ruthie Fawn Kindness

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2025/02/24

What happened to Ruthie Fawn Kindness? If you have any information about this case, please contact the Auburn Police Department at 253-931-3080. Sources https://wsp.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Kindness_Ruthie-1.pdf https://charleyproject.org/case/ruthie-fawn-kindness https://www.facebook.com/rkindness1 https://www.facebook.com/wheres.ruthie

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Episode 136: The Crimes of John Bolsinger

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2025/01/29

We wouldn't even have this case to present if Utah's justice system hadn't victim-blamed and fucked up so badly - twice. Rest in peace Gladys Hensley, Janice Dickinson, Geraldine Toohey, and Caysie Sorensen. Sources https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/crime/2022/02/03/eugene-oregon-police-solve-cold-case-murders-identify-serial-killer-1980/6639734001/ https://www.eugene-or.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=5475&ARC=12963

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Episode 134: Missing - Cynthia Martinez

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2025/01/14

What happened to Cynthia Martinez? Cynthia is described on her NamUs page as 4’8" - 5’4" and 120-140 lbs. Another flier states she is 5’1" and 135 lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes, and has pierced ears. Again, she was last seen wearing black lace up booties, fake eyelashes, and a black flowered romper. She has several tattoos listed below: “Trust No One” - collarbone “Dominguez” - chest “Faith” and “Trust” - arms “Karisma” - right shoulder Princess crown - left shoulder “503” -

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Episode 133: Tahoe Tessie

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2024/12/30

Is there a giant serpent living in the depths of Lake Tahoe? Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahoe_Tessie https://www.latimes.com/style/la-os-tessie3may03-story.html https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/dark-shapes-in-the-lake-tahoe-tessie-legend-remains-alive-for-visitors/ https://www.moonshineink.com/tahoe-news/tahoe-myths-tessie-and-the-man-eating-lake-bird-ong/ https://medium.com/@tristansteele32/legend-has-it-that-beneath-the-waters-of-lake-tahoe-there-lurks-a-monster-b9b3d9756bae

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Episode 128: A Saturday Morning Exorcism

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2024/10/31

Happy Halloween! Caro covers a unique house cleansing in Bethany, OR from 2018, originally written about in the Portland Mercury by Santi Elijah Holley. Sources https://www.portlandmercury.com/religion/2018/02/21/19690964/an-excellent-day-for-an-exorcism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Catholic_Church

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Episode 127: McMenamin's White Eagle Saloon + Hotel

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2024/10/30

Sara tells us the history + haunted happenings of Portland's White Eagle Saloon + Hotel. Sources https://portlandghosts.com/white-eagle-saloon/ https://www.mcmenamins.com/white-eagle-saloon-hotel https://eliotneighborhood.org/2010/01/08/the-white-eagle-saloon/ https://offbeatoregon.com/1703c.white-eagle-shanghai-spot-435.html https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/food/oregon/mcmenamins-white-eagle-saloon-haunted-or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1o3FKgoCks

32:47

Episode 126: A Haunting In Ballard

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2024/10/23

"A Haunting" brings us the spooky story for today - a young couple discover a perfect apartment in Ballard, but start to feel unwelcome almost as soon as they move in. Sources A Haunting, S4 Ep4, "The Apartment" https://ahaunting.fandom.com/wiki/The_Apartment https://www.reddit.com/r/SeattleWA/comments/1751mi0/ballard_haunted_house/

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Episode 124: The Discovery of Arnel Narvaiz

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2024/10/01

What happens when no one seems to realize someone is missing? In the case of Arnel Narvaiz, his family may have been left without answers if a search for another missing person hadn't discovered Arnel. What happened to Arnel Narvaiz? Sources https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/car-with-remains-inside-discovered-in-sacramento-county-possibly-linked-to-1994-missing-persons-case/

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Episode 123: Cadborosaurus/Numske Lee...

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2024/09/24

This episode starts with an alert for the Eugene, OR area - contact information for these cases is listed below - thank you to a listener who sent this to us: Detective Anne McIntyre at (541)-953-9323 The Eugene PD non emergency line at 541.682.5111 (541)-682-5786 or email at Thart@eugene-or.gov. We've got another water-based cryptid this episode and we're going back to Canada - meet Caddy, the Cadborosaurus. Sources Mysterious Creatures, A Guide to Cryptozoology Vol 2, George M. Eberhart

22:13

Episode 122: The Finley Ghost

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2024/09/11

Sara brings us the tale(s) of the Finley Ghost in Finley, Washington. Sources https://www.reddit.com/r/TriCitiesWA/comments/p1k9c4/does_anyone_know_the_exact_location_where_the/ https://keyw.com/finley-ghost-video-drowned/ https://newstalk870.am/boy-ghost-columbia-river/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p95HDR5-KyI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaQ9F6yvThM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6qXrCXV-sM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKjjhtjIhaA

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Episode 120: Missing - Fred Yellow Old Woman

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2024/08/22

Fred Yellow Old Woman went missing on 6/14/2011 after his girlfriend awoke at 5:30am to find their front door wide open - what happened to Fred? Fred is described as an adult, First Nations male, 5’11 and 200 lbs with dark black hair that is short on the sides and collar length in the back. He has brown eyes and an “F” (like the letter F) tattooed on his left thumb. He was last seen wearing a red muscle shirt and black cut off shorts. If you know anything about Fred Yellow Old Woman’s disappearance

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Episode 119: Missing - Marizela Perez

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2024/08/12

University of Washington college freshman Marizela Perez went missing on March 5, 2011 after departing her extended family's home in Rainier Beach, without telling anyone where she was going. Marizela has never been seen again. What happened to Marizela? If you have any information about Marizela's case please contact the Seattle Police Department at 206-684-5582. Sources https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=15B9VcN_Sovgqvp8SoWwtzd8WiY8&ll=47.67158371277265%2C-122.31949107111268&z=14

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