Cascadia Crime & Cryptids

Cascadia Crime & Cryptids

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

  1. Jul 12

    Episode 180: The Salish Sea Foot Discoveries

    Since 2007, shoes have been washing up on the shores of the Salish Sea containing human remains, much to the shock of beachgoers who discover them.  Speculation swirled as the first few discoveries were only days apart, and other shoes were found to be matching pairs; these are the Salish Sea Foot Discoveries. Sources https://komonews.com/news/local/remains-found-in-shoe-on-clallam-county-sequim-beach-solved-marly-nelson-county-park-on-port-williams-soft-tissue-bones-coronerurces https://www.khq.com/news/police-small-human-foot-washes-ashore-in-on-the-westside/article_41c6c12b-9e41-597f-bb1a-27584719f6b9.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Pickton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salish_Sea_human_foot_discoveries https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/discovery-of-unattached-human-feet-baffles-b-c-police-1.671205 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/13/canada-human-foot-british-columbia https://web.archive.org/web/20180508034856/https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/human-foot-found-on-gabriola-island-sparks-investigation-1.3918943 https://web.archive.org/web/20170803220208/http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2016/02/severed-human-foot-vancouver-island/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/found-foot-1.4438912 https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/another-severed-foot-washes-up-on-bc-shore/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/2-of-5-feet-found-on-b-c-coast-belong-to-same-man-rcmp-1.738354 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305181247/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=7d788179-999b-4115-875b-d19b3b9868cc&k=61662 https://web.archive.org/web/20081206053915/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081205.wbcfeet1205/BNStory/National/home https://www.reddit.com/r/britishcolumbia/comments/s8m707/how_scientists_solved_the_mystery_of_feet_washing/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/how-science-solved-the-mystery-of-feet-washing-ashore-in-the-pacific-northwest-salish-sea?showLogin=true&cds_email=Y2Fyb2x5bmJsb29kQG91dGxvb2suY29t https://allthatsinteresting.com/salish-sea-severed-feet https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/salish-sea-foot-mystery https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/canada-severed-feet/

  2. Jun 27

    Episode 179: Sky King

    On August 10, 2018, 28-year-old Richard "Beebo" Russell stole an empty aircraft from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, with no formal pilot's license or flight training.  Richard's story has since been shared all over the world.   Sources https://web.archive.org/web/20180817210556/https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20180812X92421&AKey=1&RType=Prelim&IType=FA https://www.thestranger.com/guest-editorial/i-worked-with-richard-russell-at-horizon-air-and-i-understand-why-he-did-what-he-did-30824665/ https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/seattle/news/press-releases/update-on-investigation-into-unauthorized-flight https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/we-were-all-screaming-oh-my-god%E2%80%8A-how-the-horizon-air-theft-and-crash-unfolded/ https://aviation-safety.net/asndb/319589 https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/live-updates-airplane-taken-from-seattle-tacoma-international-airport-crashes/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45153535 https://www.twz.com/22807/oregon-f-15s-scramble-to-seattle-to-intercept-possibly-stolen-q400-airliner https://theaviationist.com/2018/08/11/f-15cs-intercept-stolen-dash-8-airliner-out-of-seattle-tacoma-airport-before-crash/ https://skyk.ing/richard SkyKing - Hulu documentary

  3. Jun 9

    Episode 178: Missing - Angela Lynn Chan

    Angela Lynn Chan was 19 years old at the time of her disappearance on March 27, 1989. She was a white female, 5'2", approximately 120 pounds, with short blonde/strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes. She has a scar on her chin, a rose or orchid tattoo on her left ankle, and a circle with an arrow tattoo on her left shoulder. Her ears were pierced at least twice in each ear. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a pink t-shirt with a Hot Tuna logo which is like a hot pink cartoon angler fish, and white sneakers — the sneakers were found in her abandoned car. She may go by the last name Carlstrom instead of Chan. If you have any information about Angela's disappearance, please contact the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office at 541-693-6911. Her NamUs case number is MP12063 and her agency case number is 89-0755. Sources https://charleyproject.org/case/angela-lynn-chan https://ktvz.com/news/2015/02/12/26-year-mystery-what-happened-to-redmond-teen/ https://sheriff.deschutes.org/services/detectives/cold-cases/ https://websleuths.com/threads/or-angela-chan-19-redmond-27-march-1989.157506/ https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP12063 https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/angela-lynn-chan https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/997dfor.html https://www.reddit.com/r/WithoutATrace/comments/1mzksq1/angela_lynn_chan_missing_from_redmond_or_in_1989/

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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/

  8. 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/

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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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  • Creator
    Cascadia Crime & Cryptids
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    180
  • Rating
    Explicit

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