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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 34: The Murder of Ingrid Lyne

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2022/08/21

CW: this episode contains descriptions of dismemberment of a human body, please take care when listening. Ingrid Lyne went on a date to Mariners' baseball opening night on April 8, 2016, but was reported missing by her mother and ex husband as of 10am the next day. To Seattle's horror, parts of Ingrid's body were found in a recycling bin later that Saturday afternoon. This is the appalling story of the murder of Ingrid Lyne. Sources

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Episode 33: The Unsolved Murders of Antoinette...

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2022/08/03

Teenagers Antoinette Witaker (13) and Joyce Gaunt (17) were both found murdered in the greater Seattle area, about 9 months apart, in 1977 and 1978. Aside from their individual involvement in the foster system and some basic teenage rebellion, there aren't many obvious connections between their cases. A 2010 Seattle Times article brought these cases to Sara's attention and naturally she brought them to the podcast - what happened to Antoinette and Joyce, and are their cases connected? Sources

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Episode 32: The Hells Canyon Massacre

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2022/07/25

In the early summer of 1887, bodies of murdered Chinese miners floated down the Snake River into Lewiston, ID. Racism and plain lack of care + compassion kept the story of the Hells Canyon Massacre threadbare for over 100 years. Justice was never achieved in this case, but 31 innocent Chinese men deserve to have their story told. This is the story of the Hells Canyon Massacre and a glimpse into life as a Chinese immigrant in America in the late 1800s. Sources Massacred for Gold: The Chinese in

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Episode 31: The Unique Case of Nimrod O'Kelly

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2022/07/18

Sara takes us back to the 1800s with Oregon's first officially recorded murder case! Nimrod O'Kelly found himself an accused liar and murderer after he admitted to shooting his neighbor, Jeremiah Mahoney, over a land dispute. But what really happened that day, and was O'Kelly really the liar all his neighbors thought he was? Sources https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/o_kelly_nimrod_1864_/#:~:text=On%20May%2013%2C%201852%2C%20he,to%20be%20hanged%20in%20August.

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Episode 30: The Brutal Murder of Dianna Mah-Jones and...

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2022/07/13

CW: This is an extremely rough case with intense crime scene and body descriptions - please take care when listening. A coworker of Dianna Mah-Jones found a horrifying scene when he stopped by her house to check on her on September 27, 2017. Police found what would later be described as "catastrophic" and a "horror movie" inside. A monumental effort by investigators and the community revealed an unlikely killer less than a kilometer away from the Jones' residence. Sources

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Episode 29: The Disappearance of Lana Derrick

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2022/07/07

Lana Derrick was last seen headed towards Highway 16 at 3:30am on October 7, 1995. She was supposedly headed to another party, but never arrived. When Lana did not return home to retrieve her bag or share the Thanksgiving holiday with her family, it became clear something was wrong. This is the story of the disappearance of Lana Derrick. Sources https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Lana_Derrick https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/lana-patricia-derrick

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Episode 28: The Devil's Lake Monster & Ghost Ship of...

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2022/06/27

Content begins around 6:34 if you'd like to skip the couple minutes we spend talking about the Roe v Wade ruling and a few related items - please do go read up on the SCOTUS ruling re: Miranda rights from 6/23, though - we should all be paying attention to this! We're talking about an Oregon cryptid and a ghost ship today! Sounds like Caro will be making a trip to Lincoln City sometime soon because by now, we know she loves a ghost tour. The world is really heavy right now, please remember to

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Episode 27: The Astonishing Survival of Mary Vincent

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2022/06/20

In 1978, 15 year old Mary Vincent survived a horrific attack and attempted murder at the hands of Lawrence Singleton. This is her incredible story. Sources https://people.com/archive/a-victims-life-sentence-vol-29-no-16/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-feb-25-mn-22808-story.html https://morbidology.com/left-for-dead-mary-vincent/ https://filmdaily.co/obsessions/true-crime/mary-vincent-attacker/ https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/A-victim-a-survivor-an-artist-1106335.php

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Episode 26: Her Name Was January

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2022/06/12

CW: This episode covers the murder of a trans woman and violence against trans people. Please take care when listening. January Marie Lapuz brightened and bettered her community with her vibrant, joyful personality and dedicated service as Sher Vancouver's social coordinator from 2009 until her horrific murder in 2012. Taken too soon, January's legacy lives on in Vancouver BC through her friends, family, and Sher Vancouver. This is her story. Note from Caro: I misspoke and said "Bang Bang

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Episode 25: A Brief History of WA State Abortion Rights

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2022/06/07

CW: This episode discusses abortion history, abortion procedure, and deaths as a result of unregulated and illegal abortion practices. Please use caution when listening. Roe vs. Wade secured federal abortion rights in the United States in 1973 (or so we thought) but just what happened when a person wanted or needed an abortion before this landmark ruling? Sara brings us a history of abortion rights and a glimpse into the tragic deaths caused by so-called "back alley" abortions prior to state and

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Episode 24: The San Francisco Witch Killers Pt. 2

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2022/05/30

Told you we wouldn't make you wait too long - this is the shocking conclusion to the wild story of Suzan and Michael Bear Carson, where their twisted luck finally runs out, but not before they take one more life in an extremely public way. Sources Cry for War by Richard Reynolds Snapped: Killer Couples, Season 2, Ep 10 The Devil You Know, Season 2, Ep 2 "A Serial Killer in the Family" Wicked Attraction, Season 2, Ep 1 "The Two Bears" Deadly Women, Season 6, Ep 1 "Hunting Humans" Criminology

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Episode 23: The San Francisco Witch Killers Pt. 1

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2022/05/27

A wild, confusing, manic ride from start to finish, this case seems to have it all. Mysticism, psychedelic drugs, forest hideouts, warped religious fanaticism, marijuana plantations, molotov cocktails, and horrific, cold-blooded murder; this is the story of Suzan and Michael Bear Carson - part 1. Sources Cry for War by Richard Reynolds Snapped: Killer Couples, Season 2, Ep 10 The Devil You Know, Season 2, Ep 2 "A Serial Killer in the Family" Wicked Attraction, Season 2, Ep 1 "The Two Bears"

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Episode 22: Missing - Shaylanna Brown Lewis of Haida...

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2022/05/17

Shaylanna Brown Lewis of Haida Gwaii, BC was reported missing by her family on March 21, 2020, after she failed to show up somewhere she was expected. She disappeared, apparently without any personal items, including her cell phone, and she is still missing today. What happened to Shaylanna Brown Lewis? Shaylanna's mother has graciously given us permission to use photos from her own Facebook posts as part of our Instagram post on this episode. If you have any information regarding Shaylanna's

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Episode 21: The History and Hauntings of Black...

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2022/04/20

Founded in 1884, Black Diamond Cemetery is ranked today in the top 5 most haunted locations in Washington state. Join our first spooky episode exploring the origins of Black Diamond Cemetery's phantom whistling and bobbing lights! Sources https://www.historylink.org/File/3304 https://www.covingtonreporter.com/news/black-diamond-cemetery-lights-and-sounds-draw-puget-sound-ghost-hunters-read-document/

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Episode 20: The Legend of the Wechuge

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2022/04/16

It's another cryptid case! Buckle in for this creepy tale of the Wechuge, a nightmarish, cannibalistic creature from the legends of the Athabaskan people of Northern BC and Alberta. Sources https://ofmonstersandnothing.tumblr.com/post/645523059571408896/wechuge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendigo#:~:text=Wendigo%20(%2F%CB%88w%C9%9Bn,modern%20ethnology%20as%20speakers%20of

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Episode 19: The Mysterious Case of Winston Arthur...

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2022/03/27

On July 29, 1971 two young boys were driving horses from one pasture to another when they found a body in the waters of Snedden Creek in Coos Bay. The John Doe was a teenager, and the body was too decomposed to determine cause of death or identity. Decades later, a young woman set out to find her birth parents, and disovered so much more than she ever expected to find. Sources https://kezj.com/50-yrs-later-idaho-cold-case-solved-bring-closure-to-family/

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Episode 18 (Minisode!): What happened to Barbara Ann...

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2022/03/24

CW: this episode contains descriptions of violence against a pregnant person Our first minisode features a case out of Stockton, CA that seems to have gone cold practically as soon as it began. Barbara Ann Smith's body was found behind a portable classroom on the grounds of Van Buren Elementary in 1991, and 30 years later, we still don't know anything else. What happened to Barbara Ann Smith? Sources

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Episode 17: The Murder of Evelyn Hernandez + The...

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2022/03/21

CW: this episode discusses body descriptions of pregnant women and the concept of "coffin birth," please use caution when listening One week before her due date, 24 year old Evelyn Hernandez and her 5 year old son, Alex, went missing from her San Francisco neighborhood and were never seen alive again. Months later, Evelyn's body would be found in the San Francisco Bay, but her son Alex and her son-to-be, Fernando, were still missing. This is the case of the Hernandez family, and how Evelyn's case

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Episode 16: The Murder of Nikki Kuhnhausen

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2022/03/14

CW: descriptions of anti-trans violence and language, as well as graphic description of bodily injury Nikki Kuhnhausen was a bright, confident 17 year old who went missing after telling friends she was meeting someone she'd met on Snapchat in the early morning hours of June 6, 2019. Nikki was never heard from again, and the main suspect in her disappearance skipped town immediately after she vanished. Please use caution when listening as this episode contains quotations of anti-trans language and

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Episode 15: Babes in the Woods (Stanley Park, British...

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2022/03/07

Just shy of 70 years ago, two little skeletons were found by a groundskeeper in Stanley Park in Vancouver, BC. From the very morning of their discovery, all the way until February 2022, the search for their identities and their killer stretched over 7 decades, multiple investigators, and threatened to remain just a Vancouver horror story until a young woman started asking questions about old family photos. This is the story of the 1953 Babes in the Woods case of Vancouver, BC. Sources

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