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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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    Episodes (100)

    Episode 102: The Disappearance of Leah Roberts

    Episode 102: The Disappearance of Leah Roberts

    After a series of familial tragedies, Leah Roberts seemed intent to figure out just exactly what she wanted to do with her life and who she wanted to be.  Leah went missing in March of 2000 in the midst of her Jack Kerouac-inspired road trip, and is still missing today.  

    If you have any information please contact the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office at 360-778-6600 or their dispatch center at 360-676-6711.

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    Episode 101: The Legend of the Thunderbird

    Episode 101: The Legend of the Thunderbird

    Cryptid, prehistoric creature, myth - you decide.  This is the Legend of the Thunderbird.

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    Episode 100: Missing in Dawson Creek, British Columbia

    Episode 100: Missing in Dawson Creek, British Columbia

    1 year, four missing persons cases, 2 cousins, and so many questions - what in the world is happening in Dawson Creek, British Columbia?  

    Join us in our 100th episode (woohoo!) as Sara discusses some seriously concerning missing persons cases from British Columbia in 2023.

    If you have any information about Darylyn Supernant, Dave Daniel Domingo, Renee Didier Supernant, or Cole Hosack, please contact the Dawson Creek RCMP detachment at 250-784-3700.

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    Episode 99: The Murder of Yolanda Panek

    Episode 99: The Murder of Yolanda Panek

    Last seen alive on July 13, 1995, beautiful and kind young mother Yolanda Panek's body has still never been found.  A restraining order gave authorities the information they needed to pursue Yolanda's former partner for her murder, but he still hasn't revealed where he left her body.  This is the tragic story of the murder of Yolanda Panek, who deserved to share her generosity with the world and be a mother to her young son.  

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    Episode 98: Missing - Lalie Honeywell

    Episode 97: Crawlers

    Episode 96: Missing - Janice Marie Hannigan

    Episode 95: Missing - Gregory Ralph Bryan Jr (minisode)

    Episode 94: The Murder of Sarah Yarborough

    Episode 94: The Murder of Sarah Yarborough

    Note: episode content begins just after the 10min mark (if you don't like football talk)

    16 year old Sarah Yarborough was assaulted and murdered on the grounds of Federal Way High School in December of 1991.  Despite hundreds of leads and ample personnel assigned to her case, Sarah's case was not solved until just this last year, thanks to genetic genealogy.  

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    Episode 93: The Murder of Vicki Johnson

    Episode 93: The Murder of Vicki Johnson

    Vicki Johnson's body was found in the early morning hours of January 3, 1991 and her case went cold almost immediately.  32 years later, her family finally has answers thanks to Monterey County's Cold Case team and a long overdue DNA match. 

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    Episode 92: The Kidnapping of Aaron Quinn + Denise Huskins

    Episode 92: The Kidnapping of Aaron Quinn + Denise Huskins

    The truth is sometimes stranger than fiction!  This is the bizarre Kidnapping of Aaron Quinn + Denise Huskins, also known as the real-life Gone Girl case.

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    Episode 91: Collab! The Murder of Vicki Black + The Unsolved Murder of Mindy Tran with True Crime Cat Lawyer

    Episode 91: Collab! The Murder of Vicki Black + The Unsolved Murder of Mindy Tran with True Crime Cat Lawyer

    CW: this episode contains information regarding the murder of a child, please take care when listening

    Our first-ever collaboration with Elyse from True Crime Cat Lawyer covers two cases out of British Columbia: the recently solved 1993 murder of Vicki Black, and the currently still unsolved murder of Mindy Tran.  

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    Episode 90: Missing - Mary, Jessie, and Fannie Stuart

    Episode 89: Missing - Niqola Cavanaugh de Calderon

    Episode 89: Missing - Niqola Cavanaugh de Calderon

    Niqi Cavanaugh disappeared from her mother's home on February 26, 2022 and hasn't been seen since.  What happened to Niqi?

    If you have any information about the disappearance of Niqi Cavanaugh de Calderon, please contact the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office Non-Emergency Line at 503-655-8211 or you can call 911. You can also leave a tip at 503-723-4949 or https://www.clackamas.us/sheriff/tip . Please reference CCSO Case # 22-004860.  You can also call Crimestoppers if you prefer to remain anonymous. 

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    Episode 88: The Hauntings of Port Gamble

    Episode 88: The Hauntings of Port Gamble

    Ghost children, paranormal nannies, unexplained apparitions - Sara takes us to haunted Port Gamble, Washington this week!

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    Episode 87: The Werewolf Butcher

    Episode 87: The Werewolf Butcher

    CW: this episode contains descriptions of graphic violence against women and girls, animal cruelty, necrophilia, and cannibalism - please use care when listening. 

    We're headed back to the Spokane area with the case of Jack Owen Spillman III, also known as the Werewolf Butcher.  

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    Episode 86: The Lake Chelan Dragon

    Episode 86: The Lake Chelan Dragon

    Note:  Caro mistakenly said this is episode 85, but you all now know she was wrong.  sorry! :D 

    We are talking about our first winged lake cryptid, the famed Lake Chelan Dragon!  Is there really a giant dragon living in the depths of Lake Chelan in Eastern Washington?

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    Episode 85: Haunted Heceta Head Lighthouse

    Episode 85: Haunted Heceta Head Lighthouse

    Over 100 years old, Heceta Head Lighthouse guards the trecherous Oregon coast near Florence, Oregon.  The keepers have left and computers run the light now - but does Heceta Head have a ghostly occupant amongst its bed and breakfast guests?

     

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    Episode 84: The Crimes of Kevin Coe, Pt 3

    Episode 84: The Crimes of Kevin Coe, Pt 3

    CW: this episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault, please use caution when listening.

    We're at part 3, and finally Kevin Coe gets what's coming to him - and so does someone else in the family after some truly out of pocket and highly illegal behavior is discovered.  

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    Episode 83: The Crimes of Kevin Coe, Part 2

    Episode 83: The Crimes of Kevin Coe, Part 2

    CW: this episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault, please use caution when listening.

    Kevin Coe continues stalking and assaulting women and girls in Spokane's South Hill neighborhood, local media reveals the investigative playbook, and a brave young woman turns the tide in the search for the South Hill Rapist.  This is part two of the crimes of Kevin Coe.

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