Cascadia Crime & Cryptids

The gruesome murder of Mary Ellen Stackhouse rocked her San Jose, CA neighborhood in 1963, and her attacker should have been in some kind of custody years prior to ever meeting her.

Sources

• Practice to Deceive, Ann Rule
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-mary-ellen-st/36091999/?locale=en-US
• https://www.seattlepi.com/local/sound/article/ONE-WOMAN-TWO-STORIES-Thomas-goes-from-2145215.php
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53882997/mary_ellen-stackhouse
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/281031865/brenda_lee-billingsley_gard
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/281031402/robert_william-stackhouse
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51009957/helme_m-hower
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-mary-ellen-stackhouse-san-jose/36092023/?locale=en-US
• https://www.seattleweekly.com/news/peggy-sue-thomas-drop-dead-gorgeous/
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/678743000/?match=1&terms=mary%20ellen%20stackhouse
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/839492581/?match=1&terms=mary%20ellen%20stackhouse
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/1033178281/?match=1&terms=mary%20ellen%20stackhouse
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/1035207557/?match=1&terms=mary%20ellen%20stackhouse
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/693801168/?match=1&terms=mary%20ellen%20stackhouse
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/696435369/?match=1&terms=mary%20ellen%20stackhouse
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/458423417/?match=1&terms=mary%20ellen%20stackhouse
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Practice_to_Deceive

A twenty-minute window holds the answer we still don't have: who killed Sandra Albiani?

Sources

• https://humboldtgov.org/2772/Unsolved-Cases
• https://kymkemp.com/2022/06/09/unguarded-a-security-guards-murder-remains-unsolved-on-the-twenty-fifth-anniversary-of-her-death/
• https://www.northcoastjournal.com/052799/news0527.html
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/627826270/?match=1&terms=Sandra%20Albiani
• https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/times-standard/name/aaron-albiani-obituary?id=26385433
• https://theava.com/archives/2479

The last in Caro's Tahoe miniseries (but not the last of Tahoe content!) takes us to the Cal-Neva Hotel, a property that has changed hands many times, been host to celebrities, mobsters, politicians, and more over the years, and most recently, inspired a 2018 film featuring some folks you might be familiar with!

Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe are the most famous of the folk said to occasionally haunt the Cal-Neva and other Lake Tahoe properties, but they aren't alone.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahoe_Biltmore#:~:text=The%20casino%20was%20purportedly%20haunted,Club%20casino%20across%20the%20street.
• https://www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/article/Tahoe-Biltmore-to-be-demolished-17080738.php
• https://www.sierrasun.com/news/from-haunted-tales-to-eyebrow-raising-myths-tahoe-has-plenty-of-spooky-stories/
• https://cdcgaming.com/commentary/the-tahoe-biltmore-is-going-away-and-so-are-its-ghosts/
• https://gaming-awards.com/NEWS/the-fall-of-tahoe-biltmore-a-legendary-casinos-demise-after-78-years/
• https://www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/article/tahoe-biltmore-waldorf-astoria-19394545.php
• https://hauntedtahoe.blogspot.com/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/Ghosts/comments/18lt7z4/paranormal_experiences_or_encounters_in_lake_tahoe/
• https://ccgtcc-ccn.com/Biltmore.pdf
• https://www.elledecor.com/life-culture/travel/g2646/most-haunted-hotels-in-the-world/
• https://www.nevadahauntedhouses.com/real-haunt/cal-neva-lodge-and-casino.html
• https://www.sierrasun.com/news/tahoe-history-paying-a-spooky-visit-to-a-haunted-casino/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/1kdy3u/haunting_while_at_cal_neva_in_lake_tahoe/
• https://www.laketahoetraveltips.com/the-cursed-casino-of-north-shore/
• https://www.moonshineink.com/tahoe-news/spooked-out-storytellers/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/239f1o/marilyn_monroe_and_frank_sinatra_haunt_the_cal/
• https://www.boat-tahoe.com/best-of-tahoe/lake-tahoes-haunted-history-ghost-stories-and-legends/
• https://renonr.com/2008/10/08/frank-sinatra-and-marilyn-monroe-may-haunt-the-cal-neva-lodge-at-lake-tahoe/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Times_at_the_El_Royale#:~:text=The%20El%20Royale%20was%20influenced,between%20the%20California%E2%80%93Nevada%20border.
• https://exclaim.ca/film/article/four_unsolved_mysteries_from_the_real-life_hotel_that_inspired_bad_times_at_the_el_royale
• https://www.wmagazine.com/story/bad-times-at-the-el-royale-explainer
• https://www.bustle.com/p/the-el-royale-isnt-a-real-hotel-but-bad-times-is-inspired-by-some-shady-haunts-of-the-rich-famous-12238235
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Neva_Lodge_%26_Casino
• https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19630614&id=cpNPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dFIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2802,1568751
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ogden-standard-examiner/3626261/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fresno-bee/3626378/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/delaware-county-daily-times/3627065/
• https://www.sierrasun.com/news/cal-neva-the-tunnels-of-history/
• https://snowbrains.com/the-history-of-the-cal-neva-lodge-on-lake-tahoe/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Bow

Who killed beautiful, joyful art student Euarchol Wanchipan? Her case has been cold since 2017.

If you have any information, please call the VIIMCU information line at 250-380-6211, or if you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222- TIPS.

Sources

• https://www.earthsoption.com/obituaries/Euarchol-WANICHPAN?obId=22723963
• https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/victoria-suspicious-death-where-she-was-found-someone-had-to-see-it-4653386
• https://globalnews.ca/news/3697816/euarchol-wanichpan-found-dead-victoria/
• https://saanichpolice.ca/2017/08/04/missing-person-euarchol-wanichpan/
• https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/body-found-buried-and-wrapped-in-tarp-is-missing-vancouver-island-woman
• https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/body-found-at-sj-willis-grounds-identified-as-missing-woman-4653311
• https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/canada-euarchol-wanichpan-25-vancuover-island-30-july-2017.347718/
• https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/major-crime-unit-investigates-remains-found-at-sj-willis-school-4653181
• https://cheknews.ca/euarchol-wanichpan-arts-student-big-heart-remembered-360882/
• https://www.gofundme.com/f/49g9s2o
• https://www.reddit.com/r/VictoriaBC/comments/cqu5jh/what_ever_happened_with_the_investigation_about/

What happened to Ruthie Fawn Kindness?

If you have any information about this case, please contact the Auburn Police Department at 253-931-3080.

Sources

• https://wsp.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Kindness_Ruthie-1.pdf
• https://charleyproject.org/case/ruthie-fawn-kindness
• https://www.facebook.com/rkindness1
• https://www.facebook.com/wheres.ruthie
• https://www.yakimaherald.com/case-of-missing-washington-native-american-woman-to-be-featured-on-tv-show/article_56b40d33-959b-599a-9b16-acaf1b1f3bf4.html
• https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wa-ruthie-fawn-kindness-20-parkland-7-feb-2011.157817/
• https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/id-shows/on-tv0/in-pursuit-with-john-walsh/photo-galleries/in-pursuit-with-john-walsh-season-4-fugitives

Kind of a cryptid + Indigenous legend story time for this one - the Washoe legend of the great bird of Lake Tahoe, The Ong.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washoe_people
• https://issuu.com/communityinkinc/docs/northwoodstahoe_novdec_finalproof2/s/27883
• https://nevadamagazine.com/issue/november-december-2019/11677/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ong_(Washoe_folklore)
• https://visitlaketahoe.com/attractions/the-washoe-tribe-and-their-history-around-lake-tahoe/
• https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5251066.pdf
• https://www.sierrasun.com/news/a-washoe-tale-the-legend-of-tahoe/
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/41500870/?match=1&terms=ong

We wouldn't even have this case to present if Utah's justice system hadn't victim-blamed and fucked up so badly - twice. Rest in peace Gladys Hensley, Janice Dickinson, Geraldine Toohey, and Caysie Sorensen.

Sources

• https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/crime/2022/02/03/eugene-oregon-police-solve-cold-case-murders-identify-serial-killer-1980/6639734001/
• https://www.eugene-or.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=5475&ARC=12963
• https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/dna-helps-solve-cold-case-and-identify-1980s-serial-killer-in-eugene-02-02-2022
• https://www.fox23.com/news/trending/long-dead-former-convict-identified-through-genetic-genealogy-as-1980s-oregon-serial-killer/article_de500c90-9604-5647-8bd8-e5573c00bfa0.html
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/613163968/?clipping_id=94123686&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjYxMzE2Mzk2OCwiaWF0IjoxNzM0OTgxODk0LCJleHAiOjE3MzUwNjgyOTR9.hsJnoX3sazwLZFDgjNManxEpgj51GKbNjsoEC4YY_p0
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/612902881/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjYxMjkwMjg4MSwiaWF0IjoxNzM0OTgyMTIxLCJleHAiOjE3MzUwNjg1MjF9.iyti386e4TbU0rUbNqQnHyheXHKp8pkmKp6dWmizzYU
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-john-charles-bolsi/94123433/
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/613692535/?clipping_id=49688452&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjYxMzY5MjUzNSwiaWF0IjoxNzM0OTgyODk4LCJleHAiOjE3MzUwNjkyOTh9.0XpYMPBwN2vLNGEzwuXWXI94WT97fy-n_TNGpG8wfTI
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-john-charles-bolsi/94125070/
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/1086693091/?match=1&terms=%22Janice%20Dickinson%22
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/1086462573/?match=1&terms=%22Janice%20Dickinson%22
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/1086456915/?match=1&terms=%22Janice%20Dickinson%22

Continuing the Tahoe miniseries, we tell the tales of the water babies/pawapicts of Lake Tahoe and Pyramid Lake.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washoe_people
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Babies
• https://www.native-languages.org/water-babies.htm
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/Great-Basin-Indian/Social-organization
• https://www.heraldextra.com/news/2006/apr/29/mysterious-monsters-inhabited-utah-valley-waters/
• https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1124&context=rel_fac
• https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pyramid-lake
• https://boomcalifornia.org/2013/03/25/the-giant-and-the-waterbaby/#12
• http://www.greggtownsley.com/lake-tahoes-water-babies/
• https://discoverthemermaids.quora.com/The-Tragic-Water-Babies-of-Lake-Tahoe
• https://granbydrummer.com/2019/08/curse-of-the-pyramid-lake-water-babies/
• https://nwksgmd4.blogspot.com/2012/09/cave-rock-water-babies-and-washoe-people.html
• https://allthatsinteresting.com/native-american-ghost-stories/8
• https://www.truckeehistory.org/native-americans.html#:~:text=The%20Washo%20did%20not%20have,Chief%20Truckee's%20Influence
• https://www.heraldextra.com/news/2006/may/13/fishermen-find-utah-lake-monster/

What happened to Cynthia Martinez?

Cynthia is described on her NamUs page as 4'8" - 5'4" and 120-140 lbs. Another flier states she is 5'1" and 135 lbs. She has brown hair and brown eyes, and has pierced ears. Again, she was last seen wearing black lace up booties, fake eyelashes, and a black flowered romper. She has several tattoos listed below:

• "Trust No One" - collarbone

• "Dominguez" - chest

• "Faith" and "Trust" - arms

• "Karisma" - right shoulder

• Princess crown - left shoulder

• "503" - behind right ear

• "Walk by faith not by sight" - right calf

• "Forgive never forget" - left shoulder blade

• Old English style "C" - between index finger and left thumb

• Marilyn Monroe's face with a skull intertwined - right thigh

• "If you are going to be two-faced at least make one of them pretty" - next to Marilyn on right thigh

• "Jesse" - below collarbone

If you have any information regarding Cynthia and her disappearance, or Alvarez-Olivera, you can of course always contact Crimestoppers anonymously, or you can contact the Keizer Police Department at 503-856-3529.

Sources

• http://www.crimestoppersoforegon.com/sitemenu.aspx?P=missing&ID=823
• https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/crime/2019/07/09/two-years-after-cynthia-martinez-vanished-her-family-still-searches/1622449001/
• https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/mother-four-missing-after-26th-birthday-celebration-n790451
• https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP39275
• https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/crime/2017/08/09/keizer-police-identify-person-interest-connection-missing-woodburn-woman-cynthia-martinez/551078001/
• https://www.koin.com/am-extra/true-crime-tuesdays-missing-keizer-women/
• https://www.crimewatchers.net/threads/cynthia-martinez-missing-from-keizer-or-16-july-2017-age-26.969/#google_vignette

Is there a giant serpent living in the depths of Lake Tahoe?

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahoe_Tessie
• https://www.latimes.com/style/la-os-tessie3may03-story.html
• https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/dark-shapes-in-the-lake-tahoe-tessie-legend-remains-alive-for-visitors/
• https://www.moonshineink.com/tahoe-news/tahoe-myths-tessie-and-the-man-eating-lake-bird-ong/
• https://medium.com/@tristansteele32/legend-has-it-that-beneath-the-waters-of-lake-tahoe-there-lurks-a-monster-b9b3d9756bae
• https://www.sierrasun.com/news/tahoe-tessie-featured-on-monsters-across-america/
• https://www.flohockey.tv/articles/11560355-tim-tebows-echl-team-in-lake-tahoe-to-be-called-knight-monsters
• https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Tahoe_Tessie
• https://renoscuba.com/blog/adventure/tessie-the-monster-of-lake-tahoe
• https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/tahoe-tessie
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/705002949/?match=1&terms=tahoe%20monster
• https://tahoe.ucdavis.edu/findtahoetessie
• https://voicemap.me/tour/lake-tahoe/up-in-the-clouds-a-guide-to-heavenly-gondola-s-lake-tahoe-observation-deck/sites/urban-legend-tahoe-tessie
• https://www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/article/050521-lake-tahoe-tessie-monster-myths-16150906.php
• https://tmrrealestate.com/legend-tahoe-tessie/
• https://naturerules1.fandom.com/wiki/Tahoe_Tessie
• https://www.altaonline.com/dispatches/a36588651/tessie-lake-tahoe/
• https://www.theceshop.com/agent-essentials/blog/lake-tahoes-tessie-californias-loch-ness-monster
• https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/divers-strike-garbage-gold-but-finds-no-signs-of-tahoe-tessie
• https://renonr.com/2005/07/07/who-is-tahoe-tessie/
• https://tahoetopia.com/news/tahoe-tessie-returns
• https://www.amazon.com/Story-Tahoe-Tessie-Original-Monster/dp/0962679267/ref=sr_1_2?crid=BKQQRY86PDFE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.v7s40xAZfNgpBjFH5sQ3w5xsmRTrMaazlFFg7DGPQb1Gfou947-D83NYHmpLnGAWgnocsjCvE34TGj6SrjFU42caeg2PYTZkzXjzSavtlguhhTyP1FXM6cmeOkTjk269avw7-s0zCw7hM2UdIYPuLYAGgiAk6uKlQwjdroFF6fdEn-0H3H-BKOCykT9fPAXkRugj2-Di5fRF9MAJZhkN7FT8Ngn4rn8Bkjlq1ffUyHs.IPWFIRYipNM7IF1pv7fOseUux7smOO-s0RbjfEKFHLM&dib_tag=se&keywords=tahoe+tessie&qid=1734616555&sprefix=tahoe+tessie%2Caps%2C276&sr=8-2
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washoe_people
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/92977563/?match=1&terms=unpleasant%20serpent