Cascadia Crime & Cryptids

Jan 28 2025 136 ep. 44 mins 27

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

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Episode 136: The Crimes of John Bolsinger

Jan 28 2025 30 mins

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-o

Episode 135: Water Babies/Pawapicts

Jan 21 2025 29 mins

Continuing the Tahoe miniseries, we tell the tales of the water babies/pawapicts of Lake Tahoe and Pyramid Lake. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washoe_people https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Babies https://www.native-languages.org/water-babies.htm https://www.britannica.com/topic/Great-Basin-Indian/Social-organization https://www.heraldextra.com/news/2006/apr/29/myster

Episode 134: Missing - Cynthia Martinez

Jan 13 2025 29 mins

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” - collar

Episode 133: Tahoe Tessie

Dec 30 2024 21 mins

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/ htt

Episode 132: The Life and Crimes of Gary Krueger

Dec 19 2024 48 mins

Sara brings us the truly chaotic case of Gary Krueger and his alarming laundry list of crimes. Sources https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/family-lives-in-fear-a-year-after-attempted-home-invasion/ https://unsolved.com/gallery/mike-emert/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/very-bad-men-realtor-vietnam-vet-video_n_2022102 https://unresolved.me/mike-emert https://www.

Episode 131: The Survival of Autumn Veatch

Dec 09 2024 19 mins

Sara brings us the incredible survival story of Autumn Veatch - not a story that spawns from a crime, but an inspiring story of a young woman who simply did not give up. Getting Out Alive by Tara Ellis (book on Autumn's story) Sources https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/appreciate-the-little-things-says-teen-survivor-of-plane-crash/ https://www.ajc.com/news/pho

Episode 130: The Murder of Arely Proctor

Dec 01 2024 38 mins

Content warning: this episode contains graphic descriptions of abuse against a child that resulted in that child's death - please use caution when listening. If you know anything about the disappearance of Hannah Kobayashi, please contact Crimestoppers or the LAPD. Update on the Arely Proctor murder trial: An article from The Independent clarifies that Judge Hanley Chew has inde

Episode 129: Missing - Latoya Salazar (mini)

Nov 18 2024 14 mins

Sara brings us the disturbingly detail-barren missing case of Latoya Salazar in Yakima, WA. Case ends at 5min 30sec, chatter about Up and Vanished: The Midnight Sun and other Alaska missing persons cases makes up the rest of the episode length. Sources https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/topics/the_vanished/the-vanished-list-of-those-missing-murdered-on-and-near-yakama-reservatio

Episode 128: A Saturday Morning Exorcism

Oct 31 2024 31 mins

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 https://www.google.com/search?q=requirements+for+roman+catholic+exorcism&oq

Episode 127: McMenamin's White Eagle Saloon + Hotel

Oct 29 2024 35 mins

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/mcmen