This week on Crafting the Case, Ashley takes us across Cape Breton with six eerie ghost stories that have been whispered for generations. From haunted roads to lingering spirits, these local legends prove that Cape Breton is just as spooky as it is beautiful. While the ghost stories unfold, we're getting creative with adorable air-dry clay animals using a craft sent in by one of our amazing listeners (seriously... you all have the best ideas! 🩷).

We also spend some time catching up on life—including Tara's latest adventure involving a very sharp knife and one very unfortunate finger. 😬 Grab your clay, settle in, and join us for another episode full of spooky stories, laughs, questionable crafting skills, and plenty of after-show chaos.

👻 Cape Breton ghost stories

🎨 Air-dry clay animal craft

💕 Listener craft suggestion

🔪 Tara vs. her finger

😂 Plenty of laughs and after-show goodness

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🦩🐚 This week on Crafting the Case, Sandi dives into the shocking murder of elite cyclist Moriah Wilson—a case that quickly spiraled into a nationwide manhunt, international intrigue, and one of the most talked-about true crime stories in recent years. While unpacking the investigation, the evidence, and the dramatic capture that stunned the cycling community, Ashley, and Tara create adorable flamingo artwork using seashells... because around here we like to balance our true crime with a little beachy crafting. 😂🌴 As always, we wrap things up with our Aftershow, where the conversation goes completely off the rails in the best way possible.

🚴 Case: The murder of Moriah Wilson

🦩 Craft: Seashell flamingo art

🎙️ Plus: Aftershow shenanigans, laughs, and all the usual Crafting the Case chaos!

👻🖼️ This week on Crafting the Case, Tara brings us three seriously creepy tales of haunted inanimate objects — including a picture, a doll, and one very unsettling cabinet thing (technical term, obviously 😂).

Meanwhile, Sandi and Ashley break out the silver leaf and glue guns for this week’s craft, because nothing says “haunted objects” quite like making questionable crafting decisions with extremely hot glue. ✨🔥

And, of course, we wrap things up with the Aftershow, where we catch up, share what we’ve been watching, reading, and listening to, and inevitably wander completely off topic.

👻 Three haunted objects.

Just another perfectly normal week at Crafting the Case! 😂

📚✨ This week, Ashley shares the remarkable story of beloved Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery.

Best known for creating Anne of Green Gables, Montgomery became one of Canada's most celebrated writers and helped pave the way for generations of women authors. But behind the success was a life marked by personal struggles, heartbreak, and a death that continues to raise questions more than 80 years later.

As Ashley tells the story of L.M. Montgomery's life, legacy, and lasting impact on Canadian literature, the girls continue bedazzling their piggy banks and somehow manage to wander into plenty of aftershow shenanigans along the way.

💎 Craft: Bedazzled Piggy Banks

🎨🔍 This week on Crafting the Case, Sandi takes us through one of Canada's most fascinating murder mysteries: the killing of New Brunswick businessman Richard Oland.

From the shocking discovery of his body to the intense investigation, arrest, conviction, overturned verdict, and eventual retrial of his son Dennis Oland, this case is packed with twists, controversy, and questions that still spark debate today.

Meanwhile, the girls FINALLY finish their infamous picnic picture craft project (seriously, it only took forever 😂), and stick around for our usual aftershow filled with random tangents, laughs, and summer-vacation chaos.

🖌️ Craft: Picnic Pictures

👶✨ This week on Crafting the Case: Beads and Birth, Tara dives into the story behind The Birthkeepers podcast and the controversial free birth movement led by Emilee Saldaya and Yolande Norris-Clark. We explore the rise of the Free Birth Society, the philosophy behind autonomous birth, and the conversations that have sparked both support and criticism around the world.

Meanwhile, Ashley and Sandi are busy creating adorable beaded plants 🌱💎— because keeping craft plants alive is much easier than keeping real ones alive. 😂

Plus, our usual aftershow full of laughs, updates, and random tangents!

🎙️ New episodes every week!

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This week on Crafting the Case, Ashley takes us through the eerie history of the infamous “27 Club” — the tragic group of musicians and artists who all died at the age of 27. From legendary careers to conspiracy theories and the darker side of fame, we dive into the stories behind some of music’s most iconic losses.

Meanwhile, Tara and Sandi continue bedazzling their oversized Diet Coke cans because apparently one episode was not enough for this craft chaos. Expect rhinestones, questionable design choices, distractions, and lots of laughs along the way. 😂

As always, we wrap things up with an aftershow full of random conversations, updates, and fun.

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This week on Crafting the Case, we dive into one of Canada’s most chilling and infamous cases — the story of former Canadian Forces Colonel Russell Williams. From his secret double life and escalating break-ins to the shocking investigation that unraveled everything, we unpack how someone viewed as disciplined, respected, and trustworthy hid horrifying crimes in plain sight.

Meanwhile, the girls continue working on their picnic table craft project from a few episodes ago, using modeling clay to create tiny food, decor, and accessories for their miniature picnic scenes… with lots of laughs, chaos, and questionable artistic choices along the way. 😂

And of course, we wrap things up with our usual aftershow chat!

🎙️ New episodes every week!

This week on Crafting the Case, Tara covers the tragic case of Kristin Johnson, who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Butcher in a devastating case that shocked many following the story. While Tara takes us through the case, Sandi fully embraces the craft chaos by bringing back a fan-favourite activity: bedazzling oversized Diet Coke cans ✨🥤 (aka piggy banks… technically 😂). Between rhinestones flying across the table, emotional moments, and our usual aftershow conversations, this episode is peak Crafting the Case energy.

This week, we’re bringing you a coastal-inspired episode of Crafting the Case 🌊

Sandi takes on sea glass art, creating something beautiful from ocean treasures, while Ashley shares the heartbreaking story of the SS Atlantic shipwreck, one of the most tragic shipwrecks in Nova Scotia history.

With Tara away, we’re joined by special guest co-host Devin, who jumps right into both the storytelling and the crafting (with mixed results 😉).

As always, we wrap things up with our after show — chatting, crafting, and catching up.

A little bit cozy, a little bit chilling — just the way we like it.