Northern Crimes

Northern Crimes + Pod Peak
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True crime and mystery from Alaska, Canada and the Pacific Northwest (and sometimes other northern regions)

  1. 4d ago

    Alaska's Most Disturbing Cold Cases | 2 Hours

    A two-hour compilation of Alaska's most unsettled cases - disappearances and homicides spanning decades across North America's most remote terrain. Most remain unsolved: no suspect, no body, no explanation. A few were eventually solved, sometimes years later, through evidence no one expected to find. Each case file traces what investigators found, what they couldn't explain, and how - or whether - it ended.🔎 Become a Northern Crimes Patreon member:https://patreon.com/northerncrimes 📺 Subscribe to Northern Crimes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@northerncrimes 📺 Subscribe to our sister channel, Southern Crimes:https://www.youtube.com/@SouthernCrimesYT

    1h 57m

  2. Jun 26

    Norway's Strangest Unsolved Mystery

    On May 31, 1995, a young woman checked into Oslo’s luxury Plaza Hotel under the fictional name "Jennifer Fairgate," providing a fake Belgian address and completely bypassing standard identification checks. Days later, a security guard knocked on her room door to collect payment, only to immediately hear a violent sound ring out from the double-locked room. Inside, investigators found her deceased, holding firearm with its serial numbers professionally erased via acid. The mystery deepened as police discovered she had stripped all identification from the room, cut the labels out of her clothing, and left behind an unusual cache of extra ammunition. Later isotope testing revealed she was likely a 24-year-old of German origin, but her true identity and the intelligence-style tradecraft surrounding her death remain one of Europe's most baffling unsolved mysteries. 🔎 Become a Northern Crimes Patreon member:https://patreon.com/northerncrimes 🎙️Listen to the Northern Crimes Podcast:Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4nlZlbDSpotify: https://bit.ly/spotify-northerncrimes 📺 Subscribe to Northern Crimes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@northerncrimes 📺 Subscribe to our sister channel, Southern Crimes:https://www.youtube.com/@SouthernCrimesYT

    22 min

  3. Jun 19

    Disturbing Cold Cases from the Pacific Northwest

    The Pacific Northwest is a region defined by a haunting duality -where millions of acres of breathtaking wilderness sit alongside a dark legacy of some of the most chilling mysteries in North American history. The dense canopy of old-growth forests and sprawling mountain ranges offer an ideal sanctuary for outdoor enthusiasts, but they also possess a quiet, terrifying gravity. This compilation dives deep into the cold case archives to examine six baffling disappearances and murders that shattered the families and communities left in their wake. From historical investigations involving infamous serial killers to bizarre occurrences that border on the impossible, these fast-paced, journalistic accounts strip away the romance of the region, exploring the unsettling twists, medical anomalies, and dark theories left behind. This video profiles six distinct historical cold cases from the Pacific Northwest archives: The Disappearance of Ann Marie Burr (1961): An eight-year-old girl vanishes from her Tacoma home during a violent summer storm, leaving behind clues that point directly to a young, teenage neighbor who would later become America's most notorious serial killer. The Strange Case of Granger Taylor (1980): A self-taught mechanical prodigy builds a life-sized flying saucer on his parents' farm, leaving a goodbye note claiming he was embarking on a 42-month interstellar voyage before evaporating into the "Storm of the Century." The Unsolved Murder of Angel Carlick (2007): A passionate Indigenous youth advocate vanishes on the cusp of her high school graduation, only for her remains to be found in a shallow grave six months later—triggering a generational tragedy that continues to haunt the Yukon interior. The Disappearance of Nick and Lisa Masee (1994): A wealthy retired banker and his wife disappear immediately after booking a multi-million dollar meeting with a mystery investor, leaving their home unlocked and plastic zip ties on the front porch. The Magic Circle Murders (1994): Two lovers carrying out a secret extramarital affair are executed in a remote Pierce County lot, sparking investigation theories that fractured between a localized black magic cult and a mysterious stalker. The Murder of Vicki Jo Dodd Silves (1997): A rural mother is killed by an edged weapon in her own gravel driveway, leaving behind a case so frustratingly devoid of clues that even elite forensic profilers have failed to crack it. Become a Northern Crimes Patreon member: https://patreon.com/northerncrimes

    29 min

  4. Jun 12

    Canada's Most Mysterious Manhunt

    In July 1931, a heavily armed fugitive calling himself Albert Johnson arrived in Canada's remote Northwest Territories, eventually sparking a brutal 49-day manhunt across 150 miles of frozen wilderness after shooting an RCMP constable and later killing Constable Edgar Millen. Utilizing elite cold-weather survival skills, Johnson survived a dynamite blast to his fortified cabin, scaled a 7,000-foot mountain peak during a blinding sub-zero blizzard, and successfully outmaneuvered a massive 40-man ground posse that deployed aerial surveillance for the first time in Canadian history. The pursuit finally ended in a fatal shootout on the open ice of the Eagle River, but the deceased fugitive carried thousands in cash, high-end metropolitan dental work, and absolutely no clues regarding his previous life. Despite modern advancements in forensic genomics tracing his genetic lineage back to 18th-century Sweden, the true identity, criminal background, and ultimate motives of Canada's infamous "Mad Trapper of Rat River" remain entirely unknown. Become a Northern Crimes Patreon member: https://patreon.com/northerncrimes Subscribe to Northern Crimes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@northerncrimes Subscribe to Southern Crimes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SouthernCrimesYT

    24 min

  5. Jun 5

    Terrifying TRUE Camping Stories from the Pacific Northwest | 2 Hours

    The outdoors are a place that should give us solace. But sometimes, it's a place of true terror. This episode covers dozens of stories of camping and hiking gone wrong. From the vast wilderness of Alaska, to remote roads of British Columbia, and the scenic hiking trails of Washington and Oregon, these stories will chill you to the bone, and make you question whether or not you'll ever want to pitch a tent again. Like Northern Crimes? Give us a follow, comment, or give us a review! Support Northern Crimes on Patreon: https://patreon.com/northerncrimes Find Northern Crimes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@northerncrimes Check out our sister channel, Southern Crimes: https://www.youtube.com/@SouthernCrimesYT

    1h 60m

  6. May 29

    The £26 Million Irish Bank Heist

    Belfast, December 2004. As festive crowds filled the city center for Christmas, a white van quietly backed into the loading bay of the Northern Bank headquarters. What appeared to be a routine rubbish collection was actually the final phase of a military-grade operation that secured twenty-six and a half million pounds in cash—marking the largest bank robbery in British and Irish history.This investigation strips back the meticulous planning behind the heist, which began the night before with the coordinated armed hostage-takings of two bank employees and their families. We examine the forensic vacuum left by a gang that bleached crime scenes , the immediate geopolitical fallout that threatened the Irish peace process , and the multi-jurisdictional money trail that wound across Europe. From the unprecedented recall of entire bank note lines to the newly declassified state papers identifying the suspected mastermind behind the plot , we analyze how an army-style operation executed a historic theft without a single conviction for the robbery itself. Support Northern Crimes on Patreon: https://patreon.com/northerncrimes Subscribe to Northern Crimes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@northerncrimes Subscribe to our sister channel, Southern Crimes: https://www.youtube.com/@SouthernCrimesYT

    25 min

  7. May 22

    Dark Tales from the Mountain States

    On July 24th, 1997, Olympic hopeful and distance runner Amy Wroe Bechtel drove into Wyoming's Shoshone National Forest to map a race route. Her car was found on the Loop Road with a to-do list on the passenger seat, every item crossed off except one. The FBI deployed infrared sensors and requested satellite imagery from NASA and the Russian space station Mir. Over 200 searchers combed the Wind River Range. They found nothing. Dale Wayne Eaton - later convicted of abducting and murdering 18-year-old Lisa Marie Kimmell after keeping her captive for six days - was confirmed to be camping miles away. He has never spoken a word about Amy Bechtel. This documentary examines six unsolved and cold cases from across the Mountain States: two women shot on the same January night in Breckenridge, connected by a single orange sock and solved forty years later by a discarded fast-food napkin; a Steamboat Springs hardware store owner murdered by a woman who had married nine men under sixteen aliases; a church pianist who vanished from her grandparents' Idaho Falls property three days after 9/11; a Montana doctoral candidate who walked out of her apartment in 1966 leaving a teakettle on the stove and two uncashed paychecks on the counter; and a teenage girl whose car was found buried on a convicted killer's Wyoming property fourteen years after she disappeared. Some cases were solved by forensic genealogy, forensic botany, and a mother's refusal to stop. Others remain open. Support Northern Crimes on Patreon:https://patreon.com/northerncrimes Subscribe to Northern Crimes on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@northerncrimes Subscribe to our sister channel, Southern Crimes:https://www.youtube.com/@SouthernCrimesYT

    28 min

  8. May 15

    The Survivalist YouTuber who Disappeared

    On March 25th, 2022, Finn Creaney - co-founder of Wildcat Bushcraft survival school and one of Scotland's most experienced wilderness instructors - was dropped off at Loch Naver in the Scottish Highlands to begin a planned 40-mile solo hike to Golspie. He was 32 years old, married, the father of a four-year-old daughter, and two weeks removed from learning his wife was pregnant with their son. He left a voicemail for his wife at 12:52 PM. His phone went offline at 1:47 PM. He has not been seen since. This documentary examines the three-year search for Finn Creaney - from one of the largest Highland rescue operations in recent memory, to his father's eighteen-month private search across the same terrain, to the discovery of a green rucksack on the banks of Loch Naver in October 2023, sitting near the very point where Finn's journey began. We trace the investigative theories, the forensic limitations of a case with almost no physical evidence, and what the rucksack's location suggests about Finn's final hours - including the cold water crossing that his family now believes claimed his life, and why that conclusion sits uneasily against everything he taught and practiced as a professional survivalist. As of 2026, Finn Creaney remains officially listed as a missing person. His remains have never been recovered. Support Northern Crimes on Patreon: https://patreon.com/northerncrimes Subscribe to Northern Crimes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@northerncrimes Subscribe to our sister channel, Southern Crimes: https://www.youtube.com/@SouthernCrimesYT

    21 min
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True crime and mystery from Alaska, Canada and the Pacific Northwest (and sometimes other northern regions)

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  • Creator
    Northern Crimes + Pod Peak
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    61
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