Cascadia Crime & Cryptids

After a series of familial tragedies, Leah Roberts seemed intent to figure out just exactly what she wanted to do with her life and who she wanted to be. Leah went missing in March of 2000 in the midst of her Jack Kerouac-inspired road trip, and is still missing today.

If you have any information please contact the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office at 360-778-6600 or their dispatch center at 360-676-6711.

Sources

• https://web.archive.org/web/20150219174012/http://foothillsgazette.com/2010/03/25/10-years-later-missing-person-case-remains-open/
• https://donnagore.com/2014/08/17/the-legacy-of-leah-toby-roberts-and-the-on-the-road-to-remember-tour-with-the-cue-center-for-missing-persons-2014/
• https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/lkl/date/2005-11-25/segment/01
• https://unsolved.com/gallery/leah-roberts/
• https://www.grunge.com/1035184/the-unsolved-2000-disappearance-of-leah-roberts-explained/
• Unsolved Mysteries - Season 11, Episode 6
• Disappeared - Season 3, Episode 8 - "Soul Searcher"
• https://charleyproject.org/case/leah-toby-roberts
• https://www.whatcomcounty.us/292/Missing-Leah-Roberts
• https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wa-leah-roberts-23-whatcom-co-13-mar-2000.43840/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20090524053047/http://findleah.org/
• https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/desolation-peak

Cryptid, prehistoric creature, myth - you decide. This is the Legend of the Thunderbird.

Sources

• https://www.cuyamungueinstitute.com/articles-and-news/thunderbird-a-symbol-of-power-strength-and-nobility/
• https://www.birdnote.org/listen/shows/myth-thunderbird
• https://mysteriesofcanada.com/newfoundland/thunderbird-a-canadian-legend/
• https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Thunderbird
• https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/thunderbird-cryptid-ocker
• https://cryptozoologycryptids.fandom.com/wiki/Thunderbird#Photo
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbird_(mythology)
• https://www.paranormalcatalog.net/cryptids/thunderbird-cryptid-bird-with-a-70ft-wingspan
• https://pawilds.com/legend-of-the-thunderbird/
• https://www.treasurenet.com/threads/legendary-thunderbird-photo.50497/
• https://cryptomundo.com/cryptozoology/thunderbirds/
• https://cryptomundo.com/eyewitness-accounts/alaska-thunderbird-sighted/
• https://www.juneauempire.com/life/impossibly-large-bird-spotted-in-mendenhall-valley/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3AThunderbird_(cryptozoology)
• https://www.historydefined.net/thunderbird/
• https://www.native-languages.org/thunderbird.htm
• https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140547924/natilangofthe-20
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/thunderbird-mythological-bird
• https://www.historicmysteries.com/myths-legends/thunderbird/22913/
• https://spiritsofthewestcoast.com/collections/the-thunderbird-symbol
• https://www.audubon.org/news/-rulers-upper-realm-thunderbirds-are-powerful-native-spirits
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbird_and_Whale
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quileute
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070104171450/http://www.ess.washington.edu/SEIS/PNSN/HIST_CAT/STORIES/welcome.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20061212145252/http://www.pnsn.org/HIST_CAT/SRL76-2Ludwin.pdf
• https://indigenouspeoplenet.wordpress.com/2022/11/22/mythologies-of-the-thunderbird/
• https://pnsn.org/outreach/native-american-stories/thunderbird-and-whale/thunderbird-and-whale-stories/the-thunder-bird-a-tillamook-legend
• https://a-z-animals.com/blog/what-were-the-largest-flying-dinosaurs/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratornithidae
• https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ghost-forest-of-copalis
• https://www.wizardingworld.com/fact-file/creatures/thunderbird
• https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Ilvermorny_School_of_Witchcraft_and_Wizardry#Houses

1 year, four missing persons cases, 2 cousins, and so many questions - what in the world is happening in Dawson Creek, British Columbia?

Join us in our 100th episode (woohoo!) as Sara discusses some seriously concerning missing persons cases from British Columbia in 2023.

If you have any information about Darylyn Supernant, Dave Daniel Domingo, Renee Didier Supernant, or Cole Hosack, please contact the Dawson Creek RCMP detachment at 250-784-3700.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson_Creek
• https://bc-cb.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=2087&languageId=1&contentId=78930
• https://www.reddit.com/r/britishcolumbia/comments/18fccvm/cousins_darylyn_supernant_and_renee_didier/
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dawson-creek-missing-killed-1.7087911
• https://energeticcity.ca/2024/01/25/search-party-being-organized-for-missing-people-in-dawson-creek-over-weekend/
• https://www.cjdctv.com/search-for-3-missing-people-from-dawson-creek-gets-national-attention-with-warning-for-those-involved-1.6747533
• https://www.cjdctv.com/search-for-three-missing-people-in-dawson-creek-being-held-this-weekend-1.6744225
• https://rdnewsnow.com/2024/01/19/missing-cole-hosack-24/
• https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/bc-news/search-for-missing-dawson-creek-man-continues-rcmp-say-8130202
• https://www.gofundme.com/f/ColeHosack?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer
• https://energeticcity.ca/2023/12/19/family-of-missing-dawson-creek-woman-offering-reward-for-information-leading-to-her-whereabouts/
• https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/search-continues-for-missing-woman-in-northern-bc-rcmp-say-7989174
• https://www.aboriginalalert.ca/missingpersons/renee-rose
• https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/canada-cole-hosack-24-was-to-leave-for-medicine-hat-jan-5-for-new-job-but-never-arrived-last-seen-near-lonestar-bar-dawson-creek-bc-1-jan-24.701431/
• https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/canada-dave-daniel-domingo-24-dawson-creek-bc-29-august-2023.701432/#post-18704619
• https://www.cjdctv.com/family-pleads-for-information-and-safe-return-for-dawson-creek-woman-1.6341276

Last seen alive on July 13, 1995, beautiful and kind young mother Yolanda Panek's body has still never been found. A restraining order gave authorities the information they needed to pursue Yolanda's former partner for her murder, but he still hasn't revealed where he left her body. This is the tragic story of the murder of Yolanda Panek, who deserved to share her generosity with the world and be a mother to her young son.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Yolanda_Panek
• https://web.archive.org/web/20200507110942/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2012/05/rod_underhill_--_multnomah_cou.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20200114175520/http://charleyproject.org/case/yolanda-evette-panek
• https://web.archive.org/web/20220925174441/https://www.ywcapdx.org/yolanda-first-year/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-world/49975903/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/longview-daily-news/49976158/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal/49976979/
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/albany-democrat-herald/49976130/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20050320093546/http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/community_pulse/1995_Aug_2.coplog.html
• https://www.newspapers.com/article/albany-democrat-herald/49976033/
• https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP25616
• https://crimedoor.com/articles/true-crime-case/yolanda-panek/
• https://www.seattletimes.com/life/lifestyle/felons-hooked-on-crocheting-as-small-part-of-atonement/
• https://filtermag.org/portland-is-no-progressive-paradise-just-look-at-its-district-attorney/
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/526362373/?terms=yolanda%20panek&match=1
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/591341170/?terms=yolanda%20panek&match=1
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/338061650/?terms=yolanda%20panek&match=1
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/442689355/?terms=yolanda%20panek&match=1
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/202421606/?terms=yolanda%20panek&match=1
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/442629989/?terms=yolanda%20panek&match=1
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/442631310/?terms=yolanda%20panek&match=1
• https://charleyproject.org/case/yolanda-evette-panek
• https://thuyanhle.wordpress.com/tag/yolanda-panek/
• https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/oregon/ordce/1:2009cv06352/95944/23/

Sara takes us to British Columbia for our next missing person case - what happened to Lalie Honeywell?

If you have any information about Lalie's disappearance please contact the Merritt RCMP detachment at 250-378-4262.

Sources

• https://bc-cb.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=2087&languageId=1&contentId=64397
• https://www.merrittherald.com/rcmp-find-belongings-of-missing-merritt-woman/
• https://www.aboriginalalert.ca/missingpersons/lalie
• https://www.merrittherald.com/no-new-leads-in-honeywell-disappearance/
• https://infotel.ca/newsitem/rcmp-put-out-call-for-dash-cam-video-to-help-find-missing-merritt-woman/it73272
• https://bc-cb.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=2087&languageId=1&contentId=64438
• https://issuu.com/merritt-herald/docs/august_13_full_document
• https://issuu.com/merritt-herald/docs/mh_sept_30
• https://www.merrittherald.com/the-unsolved-missing-people-cases-haunt-nicola-valley/

Maybe don't listen to this before bed; Caro talks about the creepy cryptids named Crawlers.

Sources

• https://www.tumblr.com/cryptids-of-the-world/190052978486/crawlers-are-described-as-humanoid-creatures-found
• https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Pale_Crawlers
• https://www.reddit.com/r/CrawlerSightings/comments/180cwgu/not_sure_what_i_saw/
• https://para.wiki/w/Crawler
• https://nationalcryptidsociety.org/2018/04/08/the-pale-crawler-large-grey-crawling-humanoid-in-effingham-illinois/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqWzVA1Kt1g
• https://para.wiki/w/Rake
• https://creepypasta.fandom.com/wiki/The_Rake

Note: case starts about 10min in to the episode, skip ahead if you aren't interested in football/astrology talk

Sara takes us to Toppenish, WA for a cold missing person's case - what happened to Janice Marie Hannigan?

If you have any information regarding Janice's disappearance please contact the Yakima County Sheriff's Office at 509-574-2500.

Sources

• https://www.thevanished.org/cases/5/
• https://www.yakimaherald.com/thevanished/47-years-zero-answers-16-year-old-janice-hannigan-of-toppenish-disappeared-after-christmas-eve/article_320dd326-da70-11e8-b3d5-cf9009f8677d.html
• https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/topics/the_vanished/family-friends-mourn-wapato-woman-who-long-sought-answers-in-sisters-1971-disappearance/article_7a648778-0a0e-11e9-9356-7b24e7304735.html
• https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/30849
• https://charleyproject.org/case/janice-marie-hannigan
• https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/Missing-Janice-Marie-Hannigan
• https://www.facebook.com/p/Lets-Find-Janice-Hannigan-and-Bring-Her-Home-100069772813073/
• https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/topics/the_vanished/niece-of-yakama-woman-who-disappeared-50-years-ago-continues-search-for-answers/article_8d4e340f-d19a-598f-9ec5-a820d261b91f.html#:~:text=Janice%20Marie%20Hannigan%20was%2016,her%20mother's%20search%20for%20answers.
• https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/wa-janice-hannigan-15-wapato-24-dec-1971.358401/

Our first minisode in awhile - a super short but important case to share: what happened to Gregory Ralph Bryan Jr?

Sources

• https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=15B9VcN_Sovgqvp8SoWwtzd8WiY8&ll=40.70036606179651%2C-122.29701850788749&z=8
• https://charleyproject.org/case/gregory-ralph-bryan-jr
• https://charleyross.wordpress.com/2018/11/11/native-american-heritage-month-gregory-bryan/
• https://www.facebook.com/NorCalMMIP/posts/942104339305367/
• https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/gregory-ralph-bryan-jr
• https://www.facebook.com/MMNAWM/photos/missing-gregory-bryan-jr-disappeared-on-august-1-2009-he-was-from-del-norte-coun/201803120464467/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_SQsjGc4FU
• https://uncovered.com/cases/gregory-bryan-jr
• https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/42997
• https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ca-gregory-ralph-bryan-jr-23-del-norte-county-1-aug-2009.691328/
• https://kymkemp.com/2018/02/01/who-is-missing-in-the-emerald-counties/

Note: episode content begins just after the 10min mark (if you don't like football talk)

16 year old Sarah Yarborough was assaulted and murdered on the grounds of Federal Way High School in December of 1991. Despite hundreds of leads and ample personnel assigned to her case, Sarah's case was not solved until just this last year, thanks to genetic genealogy.

Sources

• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sarah-yarborough-murder-patrick-leon-nicholas-washington-state-in-prison-for-attacking-another-woman-released-early/
• CBS' 48 Hours - Season 36 Episode 12 - The Hunt for Sarah Yarbrough's Killer
• https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/nichols-found-guilty-1991-cold-case-murder-federal-way-teen-sarah-yarborough/5YNFOWKTOJHDBEBMJKJHY6NBME/
• https://identifinders.com/first-genetic-genealogy-leads-cold-case/
• https://newsfeed.time.com/2012/01/11/dna-evidence-links-murder-case-with-mayflower-era-family/
• https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2084692/Sarah-Yarborough-murder-Could-DNA-linked-17th-century-Mayflower-family-solve-1991-case.html
• https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19921204&slug=1528262
• https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/i-feel-that-tip-is-out-there-drawing-created-from-dna-breathes-hope-into-unsolved-federal-way-killing/
• https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19940224&slug=1896993
• https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/king-county-announces-cold-case-arrest/281-7935be7f-03b3-4af4-9dc3-2f0ecdeefc92
• https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/they-had-never-given-up-arrest-made-in-cold-case-murder-of-federal-way-teen
• https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/awkward-twist-over-dna-link-in-teens-slaying/
• https://www.federalwaymirror.com/news/former-classmates-teachers-remember-murdered-federal-way-teen/
• https://www.federalwaymirror.com/news/covington-man-pleads-not-guilty-in-1991-murder-of-federal-way-girl/
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24483104/sarah-louise-yarborough

Vicki Johnson's body was found in the early morning hours of January 3, 1991 and her case went cold almost immediately. 32 years later, her family finally has answers thanks to Monterey County's Cold Case team and a long overdue DNA match.

Sources

• https://www.ksbw.com/article/cold-case-that-rocked-seaside-finally-solved-after-30-years/44716379
• https://kion546.com/top-stories/2023/07/31/suspect-dead-in-1991-seaside-cold-case-murder-of-vicki-johnson/
• https://www.ksbw.com/article/seaside-cold-case-solved-after-31-years-with-dna-evidence/44694836
• https://www.forensicmag.com/599176-DNA-Under-Victim-s-Fingernails-Identifies-Perpetrator-in-1991-Murder/
• https://lawandcrime.com/crime/police-identify-cold-case-suspect-with-dna-from-victims-incredible-physical-battle/
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138899277/vicki-renee-johnson
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138956058/valerie-albertha-johnson
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138956266/angelenia-carleetha-johnson
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139068676/mark-anthony-gonzales
• https://cslea.com/2023/08/1991-cold-case-murder-of-seaside-resident-solved/
• https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/local_news/monterey-county-s-cold-case-task-force-cracks-two-years-old-mysteries-thanks-to-dna/article_72e6d1e4-36fb-11ee-a227-132706f56303.html
• https://themessenger.com/news/police-identify-killer-in-brutal-1991-murder-using-dna-found-under-victims-fingernails
• https://www.foxnews.com/us/pro-basketball-players-family-grateful-after-mothers-cold-case-murder-solved-police
• https://veritycreates.medium.com/california-police-solve-1991-murder-thanks-to-victims-desperate-fight-for-life-8d1b481c2b2a
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/527184767/?terms=vicki%20johnson&match=1
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/527184748/?terms=vicki%20johnson&match=1
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/527188530/?terms=vicki%20johnson&match=1
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/527187646/?terms=vicki%20johnson&match=1
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/527186329/?terms=vicki%20johnson&match=1
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/527187887/?terms=vicki%20johnson&match=1
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/527184923/?terms=vicki%20johnson&match=1
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Johnson
• https://web.archive.org/web/20150627155021/http://www.indystar.com/article/20120703/sports15/120703040/
• https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/blogs/news_blog/bagels-coffee-unsolved-homicides-the-cold-case-project/article_b36ce64e-4c22-11e5-be07-f3a0cd4bb6b9.html
• https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/district-attorney/cold-case-task-force