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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 14: The Frustrating Case of Nicholas Francisco

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2022/02/27

This case is a bit of rollercoaster and Caro is riding it with you, listeners! Sara brings us the extremely frustrating case of Nicholas Francisco - an apparent family man who disappeared from the Seattle area in 2008. Our thoughts and hearts are with the people of Ukraine, please find below a list of recommended organizations to donate to if you are looking for ways to support from around the globe: UNICEF Doctors Without Borders Voices of Children Intl Committee of the Red Cross Save the

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Episode 13: Ba na na na Batsquatch

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2022/02/14

You've heard of Sasquatch, but have you heard of Batsquatch? It hasn't been around long, but it sure has made some lasting impressions in Washington state after its mysterious appearance following the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens. Do you believe? Sources https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Batsquatch https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Orang_Bati https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2021/08/half-bat-half-sasquatch-nw-legend-explored-in-batsquatch-of-mount-st-helens.html

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Episode 12: The Suspicious Disappearance of Heather...

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2022/02/07

Devoted mother of 4, Heather Leann Cameron (Haller), went missing after repeated distress calls to 911 about 20min outside of Redding, CA in August of 2012 while in the company of her ex boyfriend, Daniel Lusby. Heather is still missing today, nearly 10 years later. What happened to Heather Leann Cameron? Sources https://charleyproject.org/case/heather-leann-cameron

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Episode 11: The Murder of Mulugeta Seraw

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2022/01/29

In 1988, Mulugeta Seraw lost his life for simply being who he was: a Black man from Ethiopia. His murder by racist skinheads horrified Portland and exposed the deep roots of white supremacy in the community. This is Mulugeta's story. Sources Hate on Trial by Morris Dees A Hundred Little Hitlers by Elinor Langer http://media.oregonlive.com/history/other/2014/12/04/grandjurydecision1.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulugeta_Seraw

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Episode 10: The Shocking Story of Michelle Knotek

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2022/01/22

CW: This episode contains graphic descriptions of physical abuse against children and adults, please use caution when listening. Our longest episode yet tells the horrific, decades-long story of Michelle Knotek and her systematic pattern of abuse and manipulation of the people she was supposed to love and care for the most. Knotek is slated for release from prison in June of 2022, and this episode will have you asking - why should she ever be released at all? Sources If You Tell by Gregg Olsen -

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Episode 9: The Disappearance of Teekah Lewis

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2022/01/17

Toddler Teekah Lewis vanished without a trace from a Tacoma, WA bowling alley the night of January 23, 1999. She is still missing, just shy of 23 years later. Where is Teekah Lewis? Find Teekah Lewis Facebook Page Missing Teekah Lewis Instagram Sources https://mynorthwest.com/12565/cold-case-detectives-refuse-to-give-up-solving-tacoma-child-disappearances/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuuZ6lCs9Mk https://medium.com/@jennbaxter_69070/the-unsolved-abduction-of-teekah-lewis-144bc0618502

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Episode 8: The Survival of Susan Walters (Kuhnhausen)

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2022/01/02

A new episode for the new year! Sara brings us an astounding story of survival from Portland, Oregon. We bow down to the badassery of Susan Kuhnhausen (now Susan Walters). Sources https://blurredbylines.com/articles/susan-kuhnhausen-walters-survivor-hitman-portland/ https://medium.datadriveninvestor.com/an-assassin-tried-to-kill-susan-kuhnhausen-it-went-poorly-for-him-f3b02fef5221 - Sara’s Winner of the best article title “An Assassin Tried to Kill Susan Kuhnhausen. It Went Poorly - For Him”

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Episode 7: The Carnation Christmas Murders

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2021/12/25

1/16/2022 Update: Audio fixed and re-uploaded for better listening experience. Christmas Eve 2007 changed Carnation, WA and the Anderson family forever when Michele Anderson and boyfriend Joe McEnroe took the lives of nearly her entire family on the eve of her father's favorite holiday. Sources Banquet of Consequences: The Carnation Murders Trial of Michele Anderson by Paul Sanders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Carnation_murders

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Episode 6: The Horrific Murder of Reena Virk

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2021/12/12

Like nearly every 14 year old girl, Reena Virk just wanted to fit in. Unfortunately the people she tried so hard to mesh with ultimately caused her death. Sara takes us to Saanich, British Columbia to tell the tragic story of the murder of Reena Virk. Sources https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/murder-of-reena-virk https://www.vice.com/en/article/qvpqa7/the-unforgettable-story-of-a-teen-murdered-by-her-peers https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44562746

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Episode 5: Ogopogo/n ̓x̌ax̌aitkʷ

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2021/11/27

Our first cryptid case explores the watery depths of Okanagan Lake in Vancouver BC! Has a Nessie-like creature lived in Okanagan Lake for hundreds of years? Sources https://www.gaia.com/article/3-new-sightings-confirm-ogopogo-lake-monster-in-british-columbia?utm_source=google+paid&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&utm_campaign=1-INTL-PERFORMANCE-MAX&utm_content=performancemax&gclid=CjwKCAiA4veMBhAMEiwAU4XRr5vtUIdv5wOCt8gkYp2SVQeAU8VCG9rs6J9sw91D-wpI2jhRgAsE-hoCuKAQAvD_BwE

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Episode 4: The Cockstock Incident

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2021/11/21

Time travel with Sara back to the US Oregon territory in 1844 where a dispute about a horse went really wrong and inspired some super shitty laws about who could and could not live in the Oregon territory. Sources: https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/cockstock-incident/#.YX3y1dnMJ0s https://oregonhumanities.org/rll/magazine/skin-summer-2013/dangerous-subjects/ https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/white-elijah/#.YYWr2tnMJbU

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Episode 3: The Molalla Forest Killer

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2021/11/04

Known as "Oregon's most prolific serial killer," the Molalla Forest Killer case is a rough one. These are the stories of the victims of Dayton Leroy Rogers, a monster who should have been locked up permanently years before he would be linked to the murders of 8 women in the summer of 1987. Sources Blood Lust: Portrait of a Serial Sex Killer by Gary C. King https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/rogers-dayton-leroy.htm

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Episode 2: The Murder of Alillia "La La" Minthorn

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2021/10/22

25 year old Yakama woman Alillia "La La" Minthorn went missing in May 2019 from Toppenish, WA. She told her sister "If I don't make it back, come look for me." La La's last words would haunt her sister, Tanya, as La La never came home alive. Sources: thevanished.org - A project of the Yakima Herald-Republic which is dedicated to the missing and murdered indigenous women of the Yakama reservation. The site shares cases and stories of these women as well as resources for who to contact if a loved

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Episode 1: The Murder of Mia Zapata

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids ·

2021/10/07

Our first case takes us to the summer of 1993 in Seattle, WA; punk rock group The Gits were on the precipice of greatness and days away from a cross-country tour when their frontwoman, Mia Zapata, was the victim of an apparent random murder on Seattle's Capitol Hill. This is the story of Mia Zapata, her untimely and tragic murder, and the legacy she left behind. Sources: https://pitchfork.com/news/34514-mia-zapatas-killer-sentenced-for-good-finally/

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