Cascadia Crime & Cryptids

Case starts at 5:35 :)

Where is Laurie Partridge?

If you have any information regarding Laurie's case please contact the Spokane County Sheriff's Office at 509-477-4760, or Crime Check at 509-456-2233.

Sources

• https://www.krem.com/article/news/crime/laurie-lynn-partridges-disappearance-mystery-50-years-later/293-cc8a60ff-0f82-47a7-83a3-ff5ebd908861
• https://charleyproject.org/case/laurie-lynn-partridge
• https://www.kxly.com/news/mystery-of-missing-ferris-high-school-student-remains-unsolved-50-years-later/article_7cd8221c-b1b0-11ef-9625-93be7d0e3613.html
• https://www.facebook.com/LauriePartridgeMissing/
• https://creativehomelife.com/the-1974-disappearance-of-my-aunt-laurie-partridge/
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/571173838
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/577072756/?terms=Laurie%20Partridge%20missing&match=1
• https://lauriepartridgemissing.weebly.com/contact.html
• https://websleuths.com/threads/wa-laurie-partridge-17-spokane-4-dec-1974.46306/

Lesner Cardenas has been missing since the afternoon of 5/29/25 in the Mount Shasta area of Northern California. His phone has not been active since he disappeared.

Lesner is a 21 year old Latino male with brown eyes, black hair, and brown skin. He is 5 foot 5 inches tall, between 140 and 155lbs. We do not have a description of the clothing he was last seen in aside from the detail that he had a backpack and some level of hiking gear. If you have any information regarding his case, please contact Sergeant Josiah Ferrin of the Redding Police Department at 530-225-4200. Lesner's family and friends desperately want to bring him home safe.

Sources

• https://www.sfgate.com/northcoast/article/mount-shasta-disappearance-lesner-cardenas-mystery-20383486.php
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/joettas.redding.crime.community.alert.shasta.co/posts/lesner-noe-velasquez-cardenas-has-disappeared-and-his-case-is-full-of-contradict/1418600522742230/
• https://krcrtv.com/news/local/search-continues-for-missing-redding-man-last-seen-at-mount-shasta-trailhead
• https://www.facebook.com/theawarefoundation/posts/missinglesner-noe-velasquez-cardenas-of-redding-ca-was-involved-in-a-vehicle-acc/1036440448594078/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/mystery/comments/1lkfctg/he_took_a_taxi_to_mt_shasta_and_vanished_the/
• https://people.com/man-survives-car-crash-then-decided-to-head-on-hike-now-hes-missing-11754211
• https://www.facebook.com/ReddingPolice/posts/pfbid02oAkijSj2FSJzRorRp7Rz9S1JsmAeK2TaQ7vCUqySfvcxJoTwx81CsLa4CYMtGicUl
• https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article308497265.html
• https://websleuths.com/threads/ca-lesner-noe-velasquez-cardenas-21-redding-29-may-2025.745815/page-2
• https://locator.ice.gov/odls/#/search
• https://krcrtv.com/news/local/mystery-behind-redding-mans-disappearance-leaves-family-and-friends-shocked
• https://www.facebook.com/ReddingPolice/posts/pfbid0Hh4pcKDHpW4X3WMFspw2brC7p7rA6yFhsZS2zDeNYSSePFEdSjpQWHdnBkMnm79Ll
• https://www.actionnewsnow.com/news/search-continues-for-missing-redding-man-in-area-of-mt-shasta/article_539d8fe1-dd3c-4a58-8c9b-eba7e18c5ec6.html
• https://mydeathspace.com/vb/showthread.php?47253-Lesner-Noe-Velasquez-Cardenas-(21)-missing-after-a-car-accident-and-being-dropped-off-to-hike-Mt-Shasta
• https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKiTPXQhG_O/

Nearly a decade ago, Denny Poole attempted to walk over 40 miles to another town from Dawson Creek, British Columbia and vanished after separating from his friend. What happened to 14 year old Denny?

If you have any information about Denny Poole please contact the Dawson Creek RCMP at 250-784-3700 and reference case 3026-1547. If you wish to remain anonymous, please contact Crime Stoppers as per usual at 1-800-222-8477.

Sources

• https://mcsc.ca/missing-children-cases/?p=BritishColumbia
• https://www.facebook.com/truecrimeinvestigators/posts/14-year-old-denny-poole-was-intent-on-meeting-a-girl-that-hed-been-communicating/1077137491088937/
• https://coldcasepg.ca/?p=689
• https://missingkids.ca/en/missing-children-database/201
• https://www.myprincegeorgenow.com/199204/news/weekend-search-to-be-held-for-dawson-creek-youth-who-went-missing-in-2016/
• https://websleuths.com/threads/canada-denny-poole-14-dawson-creek-bc-12-march-2016.306715/
• https://www.mygrandeprairienow.com/60327/news/search-party-organized-for-dawson-creek-teen-missing-since-2016/
• https://www.gofundme.com/f/2t58kure
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/denny-poole-missing-reward-1.3586325

We've got a couple ghosty stories from our OG episode topic list - CWU students and faculty, is your university haunted?

Sources

• https://www.yoursourceone.com/columbia_basin/ghostly-legends-at-cwu-exploring-the-haunting-mysteries-of-kamola-hall-in-ellensburg/article_ed9d55b6-97df-11ef-9f7a-df971d24ffcd.html
• https://cwuobserver.com/13984/opinion/the-coolest-ghoul-in-school/
• https://www.wahauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/central-washington-university.html
• https://www.cwupulsemagazine.com/the-burg-beat-1/2021/2/19/legends-in-the-burg
• https://hauntedhouses.com/washington/central-washington-university/
• https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/lola-in-kamola-cwus-resident-ghost/article_81f5e264-ff54-592c-a6ad-2220080e4179.html
• https://www.reddit.com/r/CWU/comments/m5dsdy/interesting_secrets_on_campus/
• https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/central-washington-university/
• https://www.ghostquest.net/haunted-places-ellensburg-washington.html
• https://katsfm.com/11-haunted-washington-places-2/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellensburg,_Washington
• https://cwuobserver.com/25406/opinion/ellensburgs-history-has-some-interesting-and-scary-stories/
• https://issuu.com/cwupulse/docs/pulse_spring_2020_issue_1

CW: This episode discusses medical child abuse.

If you're familiar with the Gypsy Rose Blanchard case, this will sound sadly familiar. The crimes of Sophie Hartman thankfully did not go on nearly as long, but still inflicted years of pain on a little girl Hartman had adopted.

Sources

• https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/renton-mom-accused-of-medical-child-abuse-sues
• https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/washington/wawdce/2:2024cv00554/334078/58/
• https://www.amazon.com/Crowns-Beauty-Brokenness-Courage-Rising/dp/1512739308
• https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/renton-mother-accused-of-medical-child-abuse-against-adopted-6-year-old
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNbMDYyMPKg
• https://www.foxnews.com/us/washington-woman-who-lost-custody-adoptive-daughter-due-medical-abuse-claims-sues-hospital
• https://komonews.com/news/local/charge-renton-mom-subjected-healthy-daughter-to-450-unnecessary-medical-procedures?photo=1
• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/washington-daughter-surgeries-sophie-hartman-b1857302.html
• https://people.com/crime/wash-mom-charged-with-child-abuse-for-forcing-medically-unnecessary-treatment-on-adopted-6-year-old-girl/
• https://nypost.com/2021/05/30/white-woman-accused-of-forcing-surgery-treatments-on-black-daughter/
• https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/take-5/renton-family-fighting-daughters-rare-incurable-disorder/281-a5248875-82b8-488c-b458-b14bddc7f8c3
• https://www.scribd.com/document/509421855/Sophie-Hartman-charging-documents

It's been almost 50 years - who killed Karen Etta Whiteside?

Sources

• https://www.eugene-or.gov/4880/Cold-Cases
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29365250/karen-etta-whiteside
• https://ktvl.com/newsletter-daily/cold-case-investigators-hope-dna-will-help-solve-decades-old-eugene-murders
• https://kval.com/news/local/he-saw-something-thats-been-in-the-same-photo-for-30-years
• https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2009/08/eugene_police_close_to_break_i.html
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/1094472407/?match=1&terms=%22Karen%20Etta%20Whiteside%22
• ​​https://www.newspapers.com/image/1178269839/?match=1&terms=%22Karen%20Etta%20Whiteside%22
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/1170108034/?match=1&terms=%22Karen%20Etta%20Whiteside%22
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/1094035124/?match=1&terms=%22Karen%20Etta%20Whiteside%22
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/200266174/?match=1&terms=%22Karen%20Etta%20Whiteside%22
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/1089261222/?match=1&terms=%22Karen%20Whiteside%22
• https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19780323&id=OvJVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4eEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6518,6151462&hl=en
• https://websleuths.com/threads/or-karen-whiteside-16-eugene-21-march-1978.87401/
• https://websleuths.com/threads/whos-who-in-cold-cases.32032/page-12#post-12440748
• https://www.reddit.com/r/serialkillers/comments/l0wefc/1978_was_an_important_year_for_true_crime/
• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-05-16-ga-36241-story.html

Once upon a time, Oregon blew up a whale carcass on the beach near Florence. The news broadcast of the event has now been viewed millions of times all over the world. If you needed a palate cleanser, we got you.

Sources

• Video of the broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CLumsir34
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_whale
• https://web.archive.org/web/20220527115433/https://tourism.oregonstate.edu/the-case-of-the-exploding-whale/
• https://www.milb.com/news/emeralds-announce-exploding-whale-alternate-identity
• https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2013/10/george_thornton_the_odot_engin.html
• https://www.offbeatoregon.com/H001_ExplodWhale.html
• https://www.theexplodingwhale.com/evidence/resources/dave-barry-article/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-road-crews-to-blow-up/63143771/
• https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/thar-she-blows/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110717092953/http://tafkac.org/animals/exploding.whale/son_of_blubber.html
• https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KOdVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6114%2C3133152
• https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2020/11/12/fifty-years-later-florence-oregon-embraces-tale-exploding-whale/6259171002/
• https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/20/us/exploding-whale-memorial-park.html
• https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryPorn/comments/1abd0qa/a_whale_carcass_explodes_on_a_beach_in_florence/
• https://emeralds.milbstore.com/collections/exploding-whales/Department_T-Shirts
• https://www.opb.org/artsandlife/series/history/florence-oregon-whale-explosion-history/
• https://katu.com/news/local/exploding-whale-day-54-years-since-whale-infamously-blown-up-on-oregon-beach
• https://katu.com/news/local/florence-locals-celebrate-50th-anniversary-of-exploding-whale-11-15-2020#
• https://www.theexplodingwhale.com/
• https://www.amazon.com/Exploding-Whale-Other-Remarkable-Stories/dp/1558687432/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WZMJGBW9ZM3H&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.TRp-LQjLHkqwOdOo5q1UTlZ2g6xk_ayAssrLOKY-BCvVZ1Bwd7aYyvy7DLz4U5rzJHK7itIJbj5FMEcKnifeRA.A-jFUoQiUAcIqrD-CdtVscoIDSS7amVZBWa8osHnxW8&dib_tag=se&keywords=exploding+whale+book&qid=1748144103&sprefix=exploding+whale+book%2Caps%2C337&sr=8-1
• https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/registerguard/name/walter-umenhofer-obituary?id=17951162

What happened to Jeffrey Surtel?

If you have any information regarding the disappearance or the death of Jeffrey Surtel, please contact the RCMP at 604-826-7161, Police File # 2007-5465. As always you can also contact CrimeStoppers if you would like to remain anonymous.

Sources

• https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Jeff_Surtel
• https://people.com/human-remains-found-washington-16-years-ago-identified-teen-disappeared-home-11696435
• https://komonews.com/news/local/missing-teen-identified-18-years-later-through-remains-that-washed-ashore-in-washington-genetic-genealogy-mystery-disappearance-police-investigation-seattle-peninsula-puget-sound
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/2420031495/
• https://globalnews.ca/news/3403717/a-nightmare-b-c-family-struggles-for-answers-after-son-jeff-surtel-vanished-10-years-ago/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKEfPxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFhcW9sbXlMUGFQSWNDVm5VAR5OYbUpl6RvsYH0oIUfaWe8BYc4CeQAK3rc-RXDjmP-gQsQLcNRHV377JQFbw_aem_EuZmlzIhrJXu0A6QDNytwQ
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mission-bc-teen-missing-2007-dna-1.7480713
• https://www.reddit.com/r/MissingPersonsCanada/comments/1j5en1m/located_deceased_the_disappearance_of_jeffrey/?rdt=35228
• https://dnasolves.com/articles/clallam-county-doe-2008-jeff-surtel/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission,_British_Columbia
• https://www.langleyadvancetimes.com/news/parents-of-missing-mission-teen-say-remains-found-after-17-year-search-7866253
• https://footprintsattheriversedge.blogspot.com/2010/08/042907-jeffrey-surtel-mission-bc-canada.html
• https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/12/18/16777724/human-feet-beach-pacific-northwest-seattle-vancouver

Rio is described as a white female, 5'6" and 215 lbs, (missing flyer shows 5'5 and 205 lbs) with brown shoulder length hair and blue eyes. She has a scar on her left forearm and a mole above her lip.

She was last seen wearing blue jeans. Some sources also mention a black Seattle Seahawks jacket, but her family has stated they are unaware of the existence of this jacket.

If you have any information on this case please contact the Pierce County Sheriff's Office at 253-798-3278. I believe you can also report to CrimeStoppers if you'd like to remain anonymous.

Sources

• https://komonews.com/news/local/where-is-rio-boyd-missing-woman-spanaway-pierce-county-one-year-later-missing-persons-case-investigation-sheriff-deputies-cell-phone-evidence-surveillance-video-clues-tips-cold-case-western-washington
• https://wsp.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Boyd_Rio.pdf
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/468893618413850/
• https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/weve-got-to-move-forward-family-friends-hold-vigil-for-missing-spanaway-woman
• https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/family-finds-smashed-cell-phone-searching-for-missing-spanaway-woman
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/539841651612240
• https://www.gofundme.com/f/bring-rio-boyd-home
• https://websleuths.com/threads/wa-rio-boyd-21-last-seen-in-spanaway-on-17-oct-2022-phone-found-smashed-block-from-home.641282/
• https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/spanawaycdpwashington/PST045219

What happened to Giovanna Tyler?

If you have any information on Giovanna's case, please contact your local FBI (field office phone numbers are all available online - just stay on the line and you'll get an operator), the Tacoma Police Department at 253-591-5506, or CrimeStoppers.

Sources

• https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/giovanna-tyler
• https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/giovanna-tyler/@@download.pdf - Link to missing persons poster
• https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article289252525.html
• https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/14wc6v2/missing_indigenous_mother_of_4_missing_since_2004/
• https://charleyproject.org/case/giovanna-katie-tyler
• https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrimeBullshit/comments/1dhjcuu/giovanna_tyler_has_just_been_added_to_the_fbi/
• https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/4555dfwa.html
• https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP4305
• https://websleuths.com/threads/wa-giovanna-katie-tyler-29-tacoma-28-mar-2004.378169/
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/1135507762/?match=1&terms=%22Giovanna%20Tyler%22
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/1134519318/?match=1&terms=%22Giovanna%20Tyler%22
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/1132553805/?match=1&terms=%22Giovanna%20Tyler%22