Cascadia Crime & Cryptids

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids

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

  1. May 24

    Episode 177: The Legend of Slumach's Lost Gold Mine

    Sara takes us to British Columbia via the wayback machine to talk about the origins of the legend of a long lost gold mine near Pitt Lake.   Sources https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hamilton-spectator-starved-out/144982415/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-another-good-indian/144981676/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/vancouver-daily-world-hanged-at-the-roya/144982539/ https://skeptoid.com/episodes/952 https://www.westcoastplacer.com/search-for-slumachs-lost-gold-mine-part-1-the-legend/ https://www.cbc.ca/radio/docproject/is-a-secret-gold-mine-hidden-in-the-b-c-mountains-this-treasure-hunter-says-so-1.5306383 https://tricitiesdispatch.com/lost-gold-curse/ https://mapleridgenews.com/2024/12/17/coquitlam-man-claims-to-have-found-slumachs-pitt-lake-gold/ https://www.slumach.ca/ https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/treasure-hunter-getting-close-unearthing-30956811

    44 min

  2. May 11

    Episode 176: Hank the Tank

    Sara brings us a unique anecdote in Lake Tahoe's property crimes history - guys, gals, nonbinary pals - let's hear the story of Hank the Tank.   Sources https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/tahoe-bear-hank-the-tank-rehoused-in-colorado/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/25/us/hank-tank-bear.html https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/bear-population-booming-amid-increasing-human-bear-conflicts/ https://tahoe.com/articles/keep-tahoe-bears-wild-tips https://animalrightschannel.com/2022/02/22/hank-the-tanks-real-story/ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-25/south-lake-tahoe-bear-hank-the-tank-spared-euthanasia-dna-evidence https://apnews.com/article/oddities-environment-and-nature-lakes-california-environment-88d0877a87956c563016476fc5e1c58f ​https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hank-the-tank-california-bear-b2390147.html https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/infamous-lake-tahoe-bear-hank-111222095.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJfJxUthRa3At4buRasG7gzqi7MxxV6EV0gPkhHe7xtWfNa9k52EEhIyuEZEXG6OFw_5I85UImV1Z0eBC0VboZutkXW5QOmjKELhuv_aEj-S9yEc5WuLrcAjh36GesjI3-8_YGxX_pMJiGUFlCFv85FQAtpjXLXWvcjiFeebCGee

    27 min

  3. May 5

    Episode 175: The Haunted Delta King Riverboat

    We're back!  Sorry for ghosting - take care of your mentals!   Let's talk about the haunted Delta King Riverboat - darn near 100 years told and carrying at least a few ghostly passengers.   Sources ·       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_King ·       https://ghostedtravel.com/delta-king-riverboat-hotel/ ·       https://www.weirdfresno.com/2012/06/sacramento-river-boat-said-to-be.html ·       https://nightlyspirits.com/californias-most-haunted-hotels/ ·       https://www.comstocksmag.com/article/sacramentos-waterfront-beckons-paranormal-tourists ·       http://www.hauntedhoneymoon.com/hauntedplaces/deltaking.html ·       https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-places/the-haunted-delta-king/ ·       https://www.visitsacramento.com/blog/stories/post/us-ghost-adventures-sacramento/ ·       https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3154/dorothy-bern ·       https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/paul-bern-the-mysterious-death-of-jean-harlows-husband/ ·       https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/dorothy-millette-paul-bern-death-mgm-13570508.php

    35 min

  4. Mar 3

    Episode 174: Missing - Immaculate Basil

    Immaculate "Mackie" Basil was 26 or 27 at the time she went missing. She is described as 5'2" and 130lbs with brown eyes and long, black hair. She was wearing gray capri jogging or yoga pants, a blue shirt, a black zip up hoodie with a Maple Leaf on the front, and white running shoes. If you have any information regarding the disappearance or whereabouts of Immaculate Basil, you are encouraged to contact the RCMP E-Division at 250-649-3900. Sources https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/immaculate-basil https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/first-nation-offers-20k-reward-in-mmiw-case-1.3764106 https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/police-investigating-homicide-3724544 https://www.justicefornativepeople.com/2016/08/immaculate-basil-missing-from-british.html https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/search-continues-for-missing-northern-b-c-woman-1.1333543 https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/search-underway-for-missing-woman-3694948 https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/rcmp-still-seeking-answers-to-womans-disappearance-3723697 https://www.myprincegeorgenow.com/31909/news/mackie-basil-still-missing-three-years-later/ https://web.archive.org/web/20190203030637/http://tlaztennation.ca/communities/ https://thehueandcry.com/immaculate-basil https://thewalrus.ca/the-search-for-mackie-basil/ https://www.cfnrfm.ca/2025/06/13/twelve-years-later-family-still-seeks-justice-for-immaculate-basil/ https://websleuths.com/threads/immaculate-basil-26-kuz-che-reserve-14-june-2013.531879/

    32 min

  5. Feb 22

    Episode 173: A Little Slice of Haunted Sacramento

    Sacramento is haunted haunted and Caro's starting us off with three locations of well-known spooky spots in California's capital city.   Sources https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/haunted-sacramento/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Sacramento/comments/1efcsia/parts_of_sac_that_give_you_an_eerie_feeling/ https://sacramento.newsreview.com/2021/10/30/sacramentos-haunted-history-is-more-than-a-ghost-story/ https://www.kcra.com/article/stories-behind-4-haunted-buildings-in-old-sacramento/12441714 https://www.reddit.com/r/Sacramento/comments/18irka8/anyone_have_a_ghost_story_that_happened_in/ https://backpackerverse.com/dont-anger-the-ghost-of-iceland-skating-rink-in-sacramento/ https://insidesacramento.com/icelands-cold-legacy/ https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/iceland-ice-skating-rink/ https://skatesacramento.com/history/ (documentary) https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article312891454.html https://seeingsacramento.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/iceland-frozen-in-only-memory-now/ https://www.kcra.com/article/north-sacramento-ice-rink-rebuild-reopen/69448031 https://www.reddit.com/r/Sacramento/comments/1ac1jde/paradise_beach/ https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/man-killed-in-drive-thru/103-02329882-75a2-41a5-b244-1d69d1079027 https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/florin-road-drive-thru-shooting/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Sacramento/comments/a8ri7u/fuckin_terrible_woman_shot_killed_in_robbery_on/ https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article238754973.html https://www.hauntedrooms.com/california/sacramento/haunted-places https://www.reddit.com/r/Sacramento/comments/hdfx66/dyer_road/ https://www.deltaking.com/

    31 min

  6. Feb 10

    Episode 172: The Wolf Creek Inn

    Episode content starts at 5:58 :) We delve into the spooky with ane episode covering the Pacific Northwest's longest continually-operating hotel in Wolf Creek, Oregon!  What or who is haunting the Wolf Creek Inn? Sources https://www.ohs.org/oregon-historical-quarterly/back-issues/upload/Burmeister_Women-s-Lands_OHQ-Spring-2014_web.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Womyn%27s_land https://traveloregon.com/things-to-do/trip-ideas/favorite-trips/haunted-tales-wolf-creek-inn/#:~:text=The%20unexplained%20activity%20in%20the,sound%20of%20a%20piano%20playing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guvDwUAPHjI https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1880/01/09/98876579.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charley_Parkhurst https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Lombard http://artscatter.com/general/interlude-on-wolf-creek-and-jack-london-and-a-literary-grocery-clerk/ https://offbeatoregon.com/1004aa_WolfCreekTav.html https://bigfoothikes.blogspot.com/2015/05/wolf-creek-inn.html https://rv-times.com/2025/09/18/rogue-wanderer-skeletons-in-the-closet-at-wolf-creek-inn/ https://www.monstersandcritics.com/tv/vampire-legends-and-tricksters-as-ghost-adventures-visits-the-wolf-creek-inn/ https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=74 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applegate_Trail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Creek_Inn_State_Heritage_Site https://www.oregonhauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/wolf-creek-inn.html https://curlytales.com/built-in-1883-oregons-oldest-hotel-is-the-perfectly-spooky-getaway-spot-this-halloween-for-a-cosy-retreat-filled-with-ghostly-legends/ https://the-line-up.com/wolf-creek-inn https://www.hereisoregon.com/places/2024/10/why-oregons-oldest-hotel-is-also-a-great-halloween-getaway.html https://oneforthetable.com/travel/the-wolf-creek-inn https://medium.com/@loricjohnson1019/wolf-creek-inn-oregons-most-oldest-haunted-and-famous-hotel-25cec64a5e16 https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/stays/oregon/haunted-wolf-creek-inn-or https://www.reddit.com/r/GhostHunting/comments/yaay3z/ghost_hunting_at_one_of_the_most_haunted_places/ https://www.reddit.com/r/oregon/comments/1ijfys2/scariest_places_in_oregon/ https://thatoregonlife.com/2024/08/wolf-creek-inn-oregon/ https://www.reddit.com/r/oregon/comments/1m2z0gq/hey_guys_had_a_weird_question_about_wolf_creek/ https://wolfcreekinn.com/

    43 min

  7. Feb 7

    Episode 171: The Ballad of Laura Law

    Targeted for her political beliefs, Laura Law was murdered in her living room in Aberdeen in 1940.  The biased non-trial that followed sought to blame her husband, Richard.  Who killed Laura Law? Sources https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65545068/lea_laura-law#:~:text=Laura%20and%20her%20husband%20Richard,has%20not%20yet%20been%20solved. https://www.newspapers.com/image/773677872/?match=1&terms=%22Laura%20Law%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/773675458/?match=1&terms=%22Laura%20Law%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/773675458/?match=1&terms=%22Laura%20Law%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/773678276/?match=1&terms=%22Laura%20Law%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/773679631/?match=1&terms=%22Laura%20Law%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/773679690/?match=1&terms=%22Laura%20Law%22 https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/G986-2F7/lea-laura-luoma-1914-1940 https://unionsong.com/u107.html https://medium.com/journal-of-precipitation/lets-remember-laura-law-who-was-found-murdered-on-this-day-in-1940-january-5-221beb4438d8 https://www.historylink.org/File/9260?source=post_page-----221beb4438d8--------------------------------------- https://www.newspapers.com/image/773679756/?match=1&terms=%22Laura%20Law%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/773674202/?match=1&terms=%22Laura%20Law%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/773666875/?match=1&terms=%22Laura%20Law%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/773675072/?match=1&terms=%22Dick%20Law%22%20AND%20%22inquest%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/773675993/?match=1&terms=%22Dick%20Law%22%20AND%20%22inquest%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/773677150/?match=1&terms=%22Dick%20Law%22%20AND%20%22inquest%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/773678182/?match=1&terms=%22Dick%20Law%22%20AND%20%22inquest%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/773679989/?match=1&terms=%22Dick%20Law%22%20AND%20%22inquest%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/773667792/?match=1&terms=%22Dick%20Law%22%20AND%20%22inquest%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/773673972/?match=1&terms=%22Dick%20Law%22%20AND%20%22inquest%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/773674135/?match=1&terms=%22Dick%20Law%22%20AND%20%22inquest%22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/773678842/?match=1&terms=%22Dick%20Law%22%20AND%20%22inquest%22 "Census of Population and Housing". census.gov. Retrieved January 23, 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen,_Washington#cite_note-15 https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/inquest#:~:text=An%20inquest%20is%20a%20judicial,not%20limited%20to%20while%20incarcerated.

    43 min

  8. Feb 3

    Episode 170: Dzunukwa, The Basket Ogress

    From the Kahkwakilak and other Pacific Northwest coastal tribal lore comes the tale of the cannibal woman Dzunukwa, The Basket Ogress.   Sources https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=654159986283337 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzunukwa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuu-chah-nulth_mythology https://web.archive.org/web/20170409200323/http://archive.umista.ca/exhibits/collection.php?item=141&all=&pg=1 https://www.native-languages.org/basket-ogress.htm https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoSentenceHorror/comments/1663s7z/my_friends_never_understood_why_despite_my_vast/ https://nlpslearns.sd68.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/Basket-Woman-Links-and-Lessons.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd5imrrUj_0&t=5s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79teOlXq_uU https://sqwal.hwulmuhwqun.ca/learn/stories/tthuwxelets-the-basket-ogress/ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NmrApdNF87QF6UHf39P3dURUsMgG7QeH/edit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izgKI9CJNM8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79teOlXq_uU https://tacomalibrary.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p17061coll5/id/65/ http://www.kstrom.net/isk/stories/hilbert.html https://www.puyalluptriballanguage.org/literacy/docs/ChipmunkandBasketOgress.pdf https://www.angelfire.com/ca/Indian/CannibalWomansSister.html https://sqwal.hwulmuhwqun.ca/learn/stories/tthuwxelets-the-basket-ogress/

    21 min
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About

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

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  • Creator
    Cascadia Crime & Cryptids
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    177
  • Rating
    Explicit

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