Floodlights

Laura Frater
  • 4.4 (23)
  • TRUE CRIME
  • UPDATED WEEKLY
Floodlights

From the creator of The Vanishing Point, Floodlights is a weekly true crime show covering major crimes impacting Tribal nations. From the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people, to scandals and conspiracies created by an unfair legal system, Floodlights investigates the stories America needs to hear now. Hosted by investigative journalist, Laura Frater. Follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater. Follow Floodlights at @floodlightspod. 

  1. UNSOLVED MURDER: Barbara Jean McNeil (Hoopa)

    3 DAYS AGO

    UNSOLVED MURDER: Barbara Jean McNeil (Hoopa)

    Ask anyone in Hoopa, California, about Hoopa Tribal member Barbara Jean McNeil and they'll tell you the same thing: She was the sweetest woman. So, what exactly happened on the night she was beaten to death? What drove a person to murder her in such a violent way? And is the person responsible still walking around Hoopa to this day? Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS! You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    35 min
  2. MISSING: Emmilee Risling (Hoopa)

    OCT 14

    MISSING: Emmilee Risling (Hoopa)

    In October 2021, Hoopa Tribe member, Emmilee Risling, vanished from an isolated part of the Yurok Reservation in Northern California. But her story is not just about being a missing person, it’s about an entire system that failed to protect her when she needed help. What you should also know is that Emmilee is the cousin of our Floodlights producer, Jack Kohler. When we describe this podcast as a personal project, we mean it. Jack, like many Native Americans, knows at least one missing or murdered relative. This crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people is real – and too often it’s up to Native people to fight the good fight alone.  Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS! You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    36 min
  3. SUSPICIOUS DEATH: Interview with Emma Lee Sanders on Trey Allen Glass

    OCT 8

    SUSPICIOUS DEATH: Interview with Emma Lee Sanders on Trey Allen Glass

    In December 2023, Trey Allen Glass, a member of the United Keetoowah Band in Oklahoma, leaves his family home with two friends. This is the last time anyone in his family will see him alive. For months, no one sees or hears from Trey but, in April 2024, a former police chief discovers Trey in a well on his property after briefly interacting with Trey on the last night his family sees him. Today, Trey's cousin, Emma Lee Sanders, sits down with us for an interview. Emma walks us through the timeline of Trey's case and why, all these months later, she and her family still have concerns about the outcome of Trey's open case. Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS! You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    29 min
  4. INTERVIEW: Former police officer, Mark Pooley

    SEP 30

    INTERVIEW: Former police officer, Mark Pooley

    Former police officer, Mark Pooley, found his life changed forever when a serious illness stopped him in his tracks. Now, he's finding missing people through revolutionary technology. Listen to how Mark is leading the way for not just Native families with missing loved ones, but non-Natives who are going through the same trauma. Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS! You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    53 min
  5. UNSOLVED MURDER: Terri Lynn McCloskey (Yurok)

    SEP 23

    UNSOLVED MURDER: Terri Lynn McCloskey (Yurok)

    This episode was originally released on 07/08/2024. We're re-releasing it today in the hopes that someone, somewhere, knows information about Terri Lynn McCloskey's unsolved murder. When 26 year-old Yurok Tribal Member Terri Lynn goes missing, no one could understand why anyone would have wanted to hurt this bright young woman. But nearly 40 years later, many questions remain. Where is the police file on Terri Lynn? Who allegedly confessed to her killing? And what do 17 nearby murders possibly have to do with Terri Lynn's case? Episode sources: Frater, Laura. "Who Killed Terri Lynn McCloskey?" Two Rivers Tribune, March 2023. Frater, Laura. Interview with Allen McCloskey Senior, February 2023. Frater, Laura. Interview with Allen McCloskey Junior, February 2023. Unknown journalist. "Unsolved." Redding Record Searchlight archives, August 13th, 1989. Unknown journalist. "Bones Identified as Those of Missing Hoopa Woman." Two Rivers Tribune archives, unknown date. https://kobi5.com/news/yurok-tribe-investigator-rescues-woman-from-potential-human-trafficking-223415/ https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/americas-greatest-detective-finalist-detective-julia-oliveira/ Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. We'll get back to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    31 min
  6. MYSTERIOUS DEATHS: Trey Allen Glass, Cole Brings Plenty & Noah Presgrove

    SEP 16

    MYSTERIOUS DEATHS: Trey Allen Glass, Cole Brings Plenty & Noah Presgrove

    What exactly happened to Trey Allen Glass, Cole Brings Plenty and Noah Presgrove? In this episode, we take you through the mysterious deaths of three young men which remain shrouded in mystery, from a well in rural Oklahoma, to a dark empty road on the Chickasaw Nation. Trey, Cole and Noah were all at the beginning of adulthood before they died. Today, we ask our listeners this question: Who knows what happened to each man? And why aren't they coming forward? If you'd like to get to know the team behind Floodlights and share cases you'd like to see covered, you can follow and direct message us on any of the following Instagram accounts: @floodlightspod @lauraelizabethfrater @onnativegroundmedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    30 min
  7. MISSING AND MURDERED: The Highway of Tears

    SEP 9

    MISSING AND MURDERED: The Highway of Tears

    On Canada's Highway 16, a long, desolate stretch of road is dubbed The Highway of Tears. Dozens of women, many of whom are Indigenous, have gone missing or turned up dead on this highway. Today, we walk you through some of the road's most tragic cases and how the First Nations surrounding the highway are doing their part to protect vulnerable women. You can follow the show on Instagram @floodlightspod. Link to E-Pana site: E-PANA Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=xz63Vppw3gE https://www.thenorthernview.com/news/prince-rupert-ranks-in-top-20-of-magazines-canadas-most-dangerous-places-list-5970333 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/highway-of-tears-bus-year-one-1.4517211 https://tearstohopesociety.com/signs/jill-stuchenko/ https://tearstohopesociety.com/signs/natasha-montgomery/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cody-legebokoff-sentenced-to-life-on-4-counts-of-1st-degree-murder-1.2768118 https://indianz.com/News/2011/10/17/murder-charge-laid-over-2010-d.asp https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/serial-killer-highway-tears/ https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/what-is-bc-highway-of-tears#:~:text=It's%20known%20as%20the%20Highway,murdered%20Indigenous%20women%20and%20girls.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    29 min
  8. INTERVIEW: Faith Hedgepeth (UNSOLVED MURDER)

    SEP 2

    INTERVIEW: Faith Hedgepeth (UNSOLVED MURDER)

    In 2012, Faith Hedgepeth (Haliwa Saponi) was murdered in her off campus apartment in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. At the time, she was a promising student at UNC. In 2021, almost a decade after Faith's death, Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares was arrested and charged with her murder. But in 2024, he is still awaiting trial. In this interview episode, Consuela Richardson, Faith's cousin, discusses who Faith was as a person, as well as why Olivares might have been charged with her murder. You can listen to our case episode on Faith's story by searching "Faith" in our feed. Follow the show on Instagram @floodlightspod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    30 min
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From the creator of The Vanishing Point, Floodlights is a weekly true crime show covering major crimes impacting Tribal nations. From the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people, to scandals and conspiracies created by an unfair legal system, Floodlights investigates the stories America needs to hear now. Hosted by investigative journalist, Laura Frater. Follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater. Follow Floodlights at @floodlightspod. 

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    Laura Frater
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    © Copyright 2024. Laura Frater: Creator, Writer and Host of Floodlights. All rights reserved.

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