Cascadia Crime & Cryptids

Oregon's oldest unidentified missing person's case & a fascinating theory - who is the Oak Grove Jane Doe and could it be Anna Schrader?

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Grove_Jane_Doe
• https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/09/oregon-authorities-exhume-remains-in-one-of-portland-areas-oldest-unsolved-murders.html
• https://www.kptv.com/2025/09/22/body-oak-grove-jane-doe-exhumed-oregons-oldest-unidentified-person-case/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-journal-star/25201585/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-mail/25201611/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bulletin/25201643/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/medford-mail-tribune/25201636/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/albany-democrat-herald/25201653/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/albany-democrat-herald/25201676/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/albany-democrat-herald/25201690/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bulletin/25201702/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-anniston-star/25201719/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20180807140340/https://www.koin.com/news/local-crime-authors-have-theory-on-torso-identity_20171130084736443/870067340
• https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/622ufor.html
• https://crimeimmemorial.com/2024/05/06/oak-grove-jane-doe-the-wisdom-light-murder/
• https://portlandcrime.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-wisdom-light-murder-alternative.html
• https://www.oregonlive.com/history/2019/03/the-police-sex-scandal-that-rocked-1929-portland-and-might-be-tied-to-a-notorious-unsolved-murder.html
• https://www.mckenzieriverreflectionsnewspaper.com/story/2025/05/15/history/unsolvedtorsomurdervictimwasitannaschrader/8018.html
• https://www.mckenzieriverreflectionsnewspaper.com/story/2025/05/22/history/unsolved-torso-murder-victim-was-it-anna-schrader/8043.html
• https://portlandcrime.blogspot.com/2015/04/hell-hath-no-fury-strange-fate-of-anna.html
• https://www.oregonlive.com/news/g66l-2019/06/ff64f3d30e9943/sex-gangsters-police-corruption-scandals-reveal-stunning-twists-turns-in-oregon-political-history.html
• https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/murder-and-scandal-in-prohibition-portland-9781467119535?srsltid=AfmBOoqnClVzfQ--hVUdeTTa901JDbmW54DfeNKZf6_-IHC4FH_jz3QL
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sash_window#:~:text=To%20facilitate%20operation%2C%20the%20weight,the%20same%20type%20of%20window.
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal/25201732/

note: this episode was recorded during the Seattle Mariners' historic playoff run and we were very excited. we are still very sad it ended the way it did. Mariners, please sign Josh Naylor.

This is a BONUS episode because we had big feelings and wanted to cover this absolutely insane documentary. We suggest viewing "Unknown Number" on Netflix prior to listening to this episode, and for extra info, read the article on this case from The Cut in January of 2025 titled "Who Was Cyberbullying Kendra Licari's Teen Daughter?" We won't be making a habit of traveling outside of Cascadia.

Sources

• Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, directed by Skye Borgman (Netflix)
• https://www.thecut.com/article/kendra-licari-daughter-cyberbully-mommy-meanest-true-story.html?itm_medium=site&itm_source=order-form&_gl=1*1p1pxjl*FPAU*MTY5MDE3ODAxNS4xNzYwMzAxNjU2*_ga*MTY5MzM0Njc3NC4xNzYwMzAxNjQw*_ga_DNE38RK1HX*czE3NjAzMDE2NDAkbzEkZzEkdDE3NjAzMDE3NDQkajE5JGwwJGgxOTcyOTAzNDI1*_fplc*VVh1Q2ZYS2hRT0kxOGlmUkVBNXRQUVB0V0Z3NkEwa05LJTJGUExOT3gwVENnYXR0WmZSa055dkFPQWswRnVyYkVMUlNuejBOTXc2aldhN1lITklKcyUyQjU3cUNnMFJ6JTJGSkdXNHlseXI5OThRaXp0RHR0eGxUcW8zNnl3RUZrZ0VBJTNEJTNE
• https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/unknown-number-the-high-school-catfish-kendra-guilty-netflix-1236502317/
• https://people.com/unknown-number-jaw-dropping-details-11808116
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unknown_Number:_The_High_School_Catfish
• https://inreviewonline.com/2025/09/08/unknown-number-the-high-school-catfish-review/
• https://www.techradar.com/streaming/netflix/unknown-number-is-the-netflix-high-school-catfish-documentary-you-need-to-stream-if-you-loved-trainwreck
• https://time.com/7313021/unknown-number-high-school-catfish-true-story/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/1n3qylt/unknown_number_the_high_school_catfish/
• https://www.justjared.com/2025/09/04/unknown-number-timeline-where-are-they-now-from-first-text-to-date-of-arrest-to-today/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beal_City,_Michigan
• https://www.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/1n4kcw0/unknown_number_the_hs_catfish/
• https://people.com/where-are-khloe-wilson-parents-now-11806223

Happy Halloween! Please enjoy these tales from around Cascadia for our favorite spooky holiday.

1. Don't go swimming at Sunset Bay after the sun goes down (longest story ~22min)
2. Must be Santa
3. Shasta's Ghostly Choir
4. A Really Rude Poltergeist
5. The UBC Ghost Hitchhiker
6. Something's Following Me
7. Fort Casey/Camp Casey tales

Sources

• https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/17mkhye/dont_go_swimming_at_sunset_bay_after_the_sun_goes/?share_id=GqtFHHRuv3P8DVK-3dqmv&utm_content=2&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1
• https://www.reddit.com/r/britishcolumbia/comments/13e0nu4/serious_what_are_the_eeriest_or_scariest_stories/
• https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-oregontrailghost/
• https://www.perfectduluthday.com/2024/01/13/the-lost-coast-and-the-ghost-choir-of-mount-shasta/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/16buwyv/does_anyone_have_stories_about_mt_shasta/ (creepy camping story from Shasta, not read in the episode)
• https://misteriopress.com/2017/08/an-unusual-occurrence-at-usal-beach-by-stuart-thornton/ (scary story with bullet sounds, not read in the episode)
• https://ampbreia.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/my-spooky-experiences-at-fort-casey/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Casey
• https://parks.wa.gov/about/news-center/field-guide-blog/fort-casey-historical-state-park-history
• https://www.ghostsofvancouver.com/ubcs-ghostly-hitchhiker/
• https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/events-and-entertainment/ubc-hitchhiker-urban-legend-1940547
• https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/17k4fu2/drivers_at_ubc_have_encountered_a_young_woman_in/
• https://www.anniecashteam.com/blog/whidbey-island-ghost-stories-3-places-rumored-to-be-haunted

• https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1m49bh/what_is_the_scariest_ghost_story_you_ever_heard/

• https://www.reddit.com/r/ParanormalEncounters/comments/1j6xqbs/give_me_your_best_spine_chilling_real_life_ghost/

We travel into Canada's Northern Territories for the story of the great white wolf of the Nahanni Valley.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwestern_wolf
• https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Waheela
• https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/social-sciences-and-humanities/waheela-folklore
• https://mysteriesofcanada.com/nwt/waheela-the-great-white-wolf-of-northern-canada/
• https://cryptidarchives.fandom.com/wiki/Waheela
• https://cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/dire-waheela/
• https://seananmcguire.com/fgwaheela.php
• https://www.pucaprinthouse.com/post/mythical-beasts-of-canada
• https://steemit.com/folklore/@pinkspectre/waheela-north-american-folklore
• https://www.reddit.com/r/Cryptozoology/comments/9temxo/i_found_frank_graves/
• https://mysteriesofcanada.com/nwt/interview-with-a-cryptid-hunter/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphicyon

Sara gets a gold star for the first episode covering a time slip as a topic as she brings us a unique eyewitness account from Courtney Lake in British Columbia.

Sources

• https://www.knkx.org/news/2019-01-22/hell-on-earth-a-forgotten-prison-that-predates-mcneil-island
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2cB7lbufHk

The origins of the hauntings at the Lighthouse at Battery Point in Crescent City, CA are debated, but the hauntings themselves are not. Visit (or stay as a volunteer lightkeeper) if you dare.

Sources

• https://visitdelnortecounty.com/article/haunted-places-in-del-norte-county-california/
• https://medium.com/@burrowslizzy/the-haunting-history-of-battery-point-lighthouse-151ca5e68243
• https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/experiences/california/haunted-lighthouse-norcal
• https://spookt.com/place/battery_point_lighthouse
• https://www.activenorcal.com/a-beacon-of-northern-california-history-the-battery-point-lighthouse/
• https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/trip-ideas/california/haunted-lighthouse-ca
• https://spookt.com/places/united_states/california/crescent_city
• https://davemillersadventures.com/2023/01/04/haunted-battery-point-lighthouse-crescent-city-california/
• https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Crescent-City-tsunami-1964-Alaska-earthquake-12517983.php
• https://rctwg.humboldt.edu/1964-great-alaska-earthquake-tsunami
• https://www.pointpinoslighthouse.org/pdf/Jeffrey.pdf
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125627549/john-heatley-jeffrey
• https://visitdelnortecounty.com/see/points-of-interest/
• https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=58
• https://spookt.com/place/battery_point_lighthouse

Sara brings us the oldest active missing person's case in the US from the wayback machine. What happened to Marvin Clark?

Sources

• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregonian/173999891/
• https://www.genealogybank.com/blog/dna-needed-to-solve-one-of-the-oldest-missing-persons-cases.html
• https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/14632
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/1087024171/?match=1&terms=%22Marvin%20Clark%22
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/1094675161/?match=1&terms=%22Marvin%20Clark%22
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/1086967800/?match=1&terms=%22Marvin%20Clark%22
• https://www.koin.com/news/marvin-clark-of-tigard-missing-for-92-years/
• https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/usedtobedoe/clark-marvin-alvin-6-1-1920-t33345.html
• https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Disappearance_of_Marvin_Clark
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/1092590832/?match=1&terms=%22Marvin%20A.%20Clark%22

Today we go to Pitt Lake in British Columbia, where tales are told of giant black salamanders undulating through the waters, climbing up onto shore to terrorize small rodents, and even hiding out at construction sites.

Sources

• https://new-cryptozoology.fandom.com/wiki/Pitt_Lake_Giant
• https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/cryptids/2018/8/18/cryptid-profile-canadian-alligator-aka-pitt-lake-lizard
• https://bcscc.ca/cryptidlist
• https://alienatedinvancouver.blogspot.com/2021/05/british-columbia-cryptids-stories-of.html
• https://cryptomundo.com/cryptotourism/pitt-lake-salamanders/?fbclid=IwAR2xWcvxIsJeYQldx1cqmx1eN0XUbIARoPwKS339nzl56CKfFEUYrsKVrfs
• https://www.slumach.ca/pdfs/RWN%20pages/RWN%2014.pdf
• https://grandcherokee.proboards.com/thread/206/heard-lizard-type-creatures-lakes
• https://itsmth.fandom.com/wiki/Pitt_Lake_Lizard
• https://cryptomundo.com/cryptotourism/bc-gators/
• https://cryptomundo.com/cryptid-universe/pitt-lake-salamanders/
• http://www.bigfootencounters.com/stories/pittlake.htm

Forced entry, a violent assault, a DNA match that was kept quiet? We now know who murdered Ivah McDonnell, but we don't why. Nor we do know why it took so long. Rest in Peace, Ivah.

Sources

• https://keprtv.com/news/local/closing-in-on-a-cold-case-murderer
• https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article302106274.html
• https://www.dailyfly.com/2025/03/14/franklin-county-sheriffs-office-identifies-suspect-in-1971-homicide-case/
• https://www.columbian.com/news/2025/mar/16/dna-helps-to-solve-pasco-case-from-1971/
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/820080736/?match=1&terms=%22Ivah%20McDonnell%22
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/820046321/?match=1&terms=%22Ivah%20McDonnell%22
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/820044255/?match=1&terms=%22Ivah%20McDonnell%22
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/820044122/?match=1&terms=%22Ivah%20McDonnell%22
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/809709965/?match=1&terms=%22Ivah%20McDonnell%22
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/356540733/?match=1&terms=%22Ivah%20McDonnell%22
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/822476721/?match=1&terms=%22Ivah%20McDonnell%22

We turn to the wayback machine for our next case - the 1915 murder of Harry Minto, officer of the law and prison warden of the Oregon State Penitentiary.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Minto
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Francke
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Minto_(Oregon_pioneer)
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110514165001/http://egov.oregon.gov/DOC/OPS/PRISON/osp_history5.shtml
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100602173823/http://egov.oregon.gov/DOC/OPS/images/otto_hooker_card.gif
• https://web.archive.org/web/20160430193243/http://www.salemhistory.net/people/police_chiefs.htm
• https://www.co.marion.or.us/SO/Operations/programs/Documents/bolobulletin72014.pdf
• https://eastoregonian.com/2015/09/29/no-headline-2292/
• https://www.odmp.org/officer/9412-superintendent-harry-p-minto
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn_system
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W._Minto
• https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/copperfield_affair_of_1913_1914/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Panzram