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"You protect your family."  
This is the tragic case of Tara-Alexis Ford and the terrible choice she had to make to protect her young children when she encountered an intruder in her home back in 2016.  Caro also does a short review of Oregon's self defense laws and how they were applied to this case. 
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https://www.tiktok.com/@crimewave_911/video/7319174474987769131 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NSltj9lbmg https://eastpdxnews.com/general-news-features/mom-shoots-and-kills-intruder-in-childs-bedroom/ https://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/mom-kills-intruder-in-childs-bedroom/article_e070fe46-3668-516c-9808-823584d3cfa3.html https://blog.kidssafetynetwork.com/oregon-mom-fatally-shoots-intruder-found-childs-bedroom/2016/30/ https://katu.com/news/local/911call-sheds-light-on-fatal-shooting-ruled-as-self-defense https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2016/07/cleared_of_criminal_wrongdoing.html https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2016/06/police_identify_man_woman_shot.html https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2016/09/terrified_homeowner_shot_intru.html https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/case-of-mom-fatally-shooting-intruder-sparks-debate/283-256234379 https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2016/08/13/police-woman-returns-to-man/7656997007/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ushome/index.html https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-woman-who-fatally-shot-intruder-in-childs-bedroom-cleared/283-282991444 https://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/woman-who-shot-intruder-was-justified/article_461a688e-d3aa-5baf-a140-f0cc0c7630e1.html https://kbnd.com/kbnd-news/regional-news/264857 https://patch.com/oregon/portland/woman-kills-intruder-childs-bedroom https://www.dailywire.com/news/portland-mom-came-home-and-found-intruder-inside-chase-stephens https://www.superlawyers.com/resources/criminal-defense/oregon/self-defense-and-deadly-force-in-oregon/ https://romanolawpc.com/oregon-castle-doctrine/ https://www.portland.gov/neighborhoods/southeast/powellhurst-gilbert https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trayvon_Martin  

Young couple Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg had only been dating for 6 months when they set off on a short road trip from British Columbia to Seattle to pick up something for Jay's father's business.  When they did not return when expected, their families reported them missing, and tragically their bodies were found in two separate locations within the next six days.  This is the story of the murders of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg, and the years their families had to wait for justice. 
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https://abcnews.go.com/US/signaling-era-forensic-investigation-man-caught-genetic-genealogy/story?id=64540673 https://unsolved.com/gallery/jay-cook-and-tanya-van-cuylenborg/ https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/u-s-court-reinstates-guilty-verdicts-in-1987-killings-of-vancouver-island-couple-1.6208022 https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/reward-offered-in-push-to-solve-killing-of-victoria-couple-in-1987-4624191 https://globalnews.ca/news/2079753/crime-stoppers-what-happened-to-jay-cook-and-tanya-van-cuylenborg/ https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/detectives-release-new-sketches-ask-for-help-in-1987-double-murder/281-537349452 https://mynorthwest.com/951649/jay-cook-tanya-van-cuylenborg-cold-case/ https://globalnews.ca/news/4278799/tanya-van-cuylenborg-jay-cook-murder/ http://www.heraldnet.com/news/author-of-taunting-letters-found-but-cleared-of-1987-killings/ https://komonews.com/news/local/cops-release-suspect-sketch-in-1987-murder-of-young-couple https://www.sciencenews.org/article/genetic-sleuthing-murder-suspect-cold-case-talbott https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/seattle-man-arrested-in-connection-with-1987-slayings-of-b-c-high-school-sweethearts-1.4669139 https://www.goskagit.com/news/cold-case-murder-suspect-pleads-not-guilty/article_c1f69ff4-53ae-5148-90aa-2a943182cab5.html https://www.heraldnet.com/news/man-guilty-of-1987-murders-solved-with-genetic-genealogy/ https://komonews.com/news/local/killer-gets-life-sentence-for-1987-murders-of-young-canadian-couple https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/court-reinstates-guilty-verdicts-for-everett-man-who-killed-canadian-couple-in-1987 https://www.newspapers.com/image/494795490/?terms=%22Tanya%20Van%20Cuylenborg%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/494795744/?terms=%22Tanya%20Van%20Cuylenborg%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/494796752/?terms=%22Tanya%20Van%20Cuylenborg%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/325814485/?terms=%22Tanya%20Van%20Cuylenborg%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/496990304/?terms=%22Tanya%20Van%20Cuylenborg%22&match=1  

It's our first swear-free/kid friendly episode!  Ever heard about a parrot who got his own section of his owner's will when they passed?  You're about to.  This is the story of Louis the Lush, Victoria Jane Wilson, and a very mild haunting in Victoria BC.
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https://victoria-suites.ca/chateau-victoria/#:~:text=The%20property%20is%20steeped%20in,the%20property%20from%20being%20sold. https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/politics-law/something-to-squawk-about https://evelazarus.com/wah-wong-and-the-parrot/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_(parrot) https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NSAyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=t6UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3974,4296267&dq= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NL4vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c90FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6111,2993992&dq=pretty https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NGBkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LXwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1177,5531256&dq= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=44ZlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FYoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2647,7275700&dq= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UdZgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7G8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=7292,3686946&dq= https://archive.ph/20130118215153/http://www2.canada.com/cowichanvalleycitizen/news/story.html?id=fc7cd0bf-795c-4e7e-ad5a-8c1cae5dd077#selection-1413.0-1417.461 https://www.wellsgraytours.com/history-mystery-and-ghosts-oh-my/ https://evelazarus.com/tag/victoria-jane-wilson/ https://www.timescolonist.com/life/tales-from-the-vault-a-new-victoria-history-series-begins-with-miss-wilson-and-the-famous-parrot-4557779 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40007663/victoria-jane-wilson https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wilson-83955 https://islandcatholicnews.ca/newsstory/fame-came-after-parrot-lady-died-1949/ https://archives.victoria.ca/wilson-victoria-jane-2 https://www.inflationtool.com/canadian-dollar/1949-to-present-value

Diane Lynn Buckley seemingly vanished from her mother's house in Vancouver BC without a trace in April of 1979 - what happened to Diane?
The Vancouver Police Department is investigating and would love to hear from you if you have any information. You can contact them at 604-717-2530 (or 604-717-3321 according to her missing persons post on Aboriginal Alerts) or via email at vpd.missing@vpd.ca. You can also contact Crime Stoppers if you want to be anonymous at 1-800-222-8477. Her case is 79-34624.
Sources
https://www.canadaunsolved.com/british-columbia/missing-diane-lynn-buckley-vancouver-britishcolumbia-1979
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2439dfbc.html
https://www.aboriginalalert.ca/missingpersons/diane-lynn
https://www.vancouvermissingpersons.com/missing-persons-files/diane-lynn-buckley-1961-08-25
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/canada-diane-buckley-18-vancouver-bc-17-april-1979.610288/  

A few notes!  
This episode pairs best with Episode 103: American Nightmare Pt 1 - The Boyfriend, Episode 104: American Nightmare Pt 2 - Gone Girl, and Episode 92: The Kidnapping of Aaron Quinn and Denise Huskins American Nightmare is a Netflix production and we don't claim any of it because it's not ours! Caro recaps episode 3 of Netflix's American Nightmare series on the Aaron Quinn and Denise Huskins case from 2015.  We didn't know American Nightmare was being released and it's a unique opportunity to examine Netflix's documentary telling of the case with Sara's episode as a guide/our base of knowledge.  We hope you find this deviation from our normal content engaging!
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Netflix's American Nightmare, Episode 3: The Others

A few notes!  
This episode pairs best with Episode 103: American Nightmare Pt 1 - The Boyfriend and Episode 92: The Kidnapping of Aaron Quinn and Denise Huskins American Nightmare is a Netflix production and we don't claim any of it because it's not ours! Caro recaps episode 2 of Netflix's American Nightmare series on the Aaron Quinn and Denise Huskins case from 2015.  We didn't know American Nightmare was being released and it's a unique opportunity to examine Netflix's documentary telling of the case with Sara's episode as a guide/our base of knowledge.  We hope you find this deviation from our normal content engaging!
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Netflix's American Nightmare, Episode 2: Gone Girl