Cascadia Crime & Cryptids

Mar 09 2025 139 ep. 43 mins 25
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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 139: The Unsolved Murder of Euarchol Wanichpan

Mar 09 2025 21 mins  
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

Episode 138: Missing - Ruthie Fawn Kindness

Feb 23 2025 23 mins  
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 https://www.yakimaherald.com

Episode 137: The Ong

Feb 11 2025 26 mins  
Kind of a cryptid + Indigenous legend story time for this one - the Washoe legend of the great bird of Lake Tahoe, The Ong. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washoe_people https://issuu.com/communityinkinc/docs/northwoodstahoe_novdec_finalproof2/s/27883 https://nevadamagazine.com/issue/november-december-2019/11677/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ong_(Washoe_folklore) https:/

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