By Laura Frater
The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.
Former police officer, Mark Pooley, found his life changed forever when a serious illness stopped him in his tracks. Now, he's finding missing people through revolutionary technology.
Listen to how Mark is leading the way for not just Native families with missing loved ones, but non-Natives who are going through the same trauma.
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This episode was originally released on 07/08/2024. We're re-releasing it today in the hopes that someone, somewhere, knows information about Terri Lynn McCloskey's unsolved murder.
When 26 year-old Yurok Tribal Member Terri Lynn goes missing, no one could understand why anyone would have wanted to hurt this bright young woman. But nearly 40 years later, many questions remain. Where is the police file on Terri Lynn? Who allegedly confessed to her killing? And what do 17 nearby murders possibly have to do with Terri Lynn's case?
Episode sources:
Frater, Laura. "Who Killed Terri Lynn McCloskey?" Two Rivers Tribune, March 2023.
Frater, Laura. Interview with Allen McCloskey Senior, February 2023.
Frater, Laura. Interview with Allen McCloskey Junior, February 2023.
Unknown journalist. "Unsolved." Redding Record Searchlight archives, August 13th, 1989.
Unknown journalist. "Bones Identified as Those of Missing Hoopa Woman." Two Rivers Tribune archives, unknown date.
https://kobi5.com/news/yurok-tribe-investigator-rescues-woman-from-potential-human-trafficking-223415/
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/americas-greatest-detective-finalist-detective-julia-oliveira/
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What exactly happened to Trey Allen Glass, Cole Brings Plenty and Noah Presgrove? In this episode, we take you through the mysterious deaths of three young men which remain shrouded in mystery, from a well in rural Oklahoma, to a dark empty road on the Chickasaw Nation. Trey, Cole and Noah were all at the beginning of adulthood before they died. Today, we ask our listeners this question: Who knows what happened to each man? And why aren't they coming forward?
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On Canada's Highway 16, a long, desolate stretch of road is dubbed The Highway of Tears. Dozens of women, many of whom are Indigenous, have gone missing or turned up dead on this highway. Today, we walk you through some of the road's most tragic cases and how the First Nations surrounding the highway are doing their part to protect vulnerable women.
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Link to E-Pana site: E-PANA
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=xz63Vppw3gE
https://www.thenorthernview.com/news/prince-rupert-ranks-in-top-20-of-magazines-canadas-most-dangerous-places-list-5970333
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/highway-of-tears-bus-year-one-1.4517211
https://tearstohopesociety.com/signs/jill-stuchenko/
https://tearstohopesociety.com/signs/natasha-montgomery/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cody-legebokoff-sentenced-to-life-on-4-counts-of-1st-degree-murder-1.2768118
https://indianz.com/News/2011/10/17/murder-charge-laid-over-2010-d.asp
https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/serial-killer-highway-tears/
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/what-is-bc-highway-of-tears#:~:text=It's%20known%20as%20the%20Highway,murdered%20Indigenous%20women%20and%20girls.
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In 2012, Faith Hedgepeth (Haliwa Saponi) was murdered in her off campus apartment in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. At the time, she was a promising student at UNC. In 2021, almost a decade after Faith's death, Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares was arrested and charged with her murder. But in 2024, he is still awaiting trial.
In this interview episode, Consuela Richardson, Faith's cousin, discusses who Faith was as a person, as well as why Olivares might have been charged with her murder.
You can listen to our case episode on Faith's story by searching "Faith" in our feed.
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In our first ever update episode, we discuss where Terri Lynn McCloskey (Yurok) may have headed shortly before her death. Thanks to members of law enforcement tuning in to Floodlights and providing thoughtful insights to our team, we offer some potential clarity on this unsolved murder.
If you haven't listened to Terri Lynn's story yet, please search "Terri Lynn" in our feed -- her case is our first ever episode. Terri Lynn was in her 20s when she died and her family are still waiting for justice to be served. Please share her episode AND this update episode across your social media. You never know who might hear it.
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On two rural roads on the Yurok Reservation, two trucks belonging to two missing men are found within weeks of each other as the Covid 19 pandemic unfolds. This episode covers the cases of Nick Vigil and Virgil Bussell Jr. (Hoopa Tribe), both of whom remain missing. So, what happened to these two men? And what is the link, if any, between their cases?
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Episode sources:
Interviews with Debbie Frisiello (2022 and 2024) by Laura Frater (phone)
Interview with Investigator Destry Henderson (HCSO) (2022) by Laura Frater (phone)
Interview with Alicia Aduelo (2022) by Laura Frater (text)
Interview with Frank Surber (2023) by Laura Frater (in person)
https://kymkemp.com/2024/02/25/vigilance-a-mothers-four-year-search-for-her-missing-son-she-offers-a-25000-reward-to-find-her-only-child/
https://kymkemp.com/2020/04/29/fortuna-man-missing-since-february-police-seek-publics-assistance/
https://coldcasemendocino.wordpress.com/tag/hoopa/
https://kiem-tv.com/2020/03/26/fortuna-man-still-missing-2/
https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/virgil-owen-bussell-jr
https://humboldtgov.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2621&ARC=3957
https://kymkemp.com/2020/04/11/weitchpec-man-still-missing-family-received-a-ransom-note-and-tracker-found-possible-evidence-indicating-foul-play/
https://krcrtv.com/north-coast-news/eureka-local-news/missing-native-man-still
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From the creator of The Vanishing Point, Floodlights is a weekly true crime show covering major crimes impacting Tribal nations. From the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people, to scandals and conspiracies created by an unfair legal system, Floodlights investigates the stories America needs to hear now. Hosted by investigative journalist, Laura Frater.
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What's it like to cover, as a journalist, your own missing family members, friends, and neighbors? This week we talk with Allie Hostler, editor of the Two Rivers Tribune, a local newspaper in the Hoopa Valley on the Hoopa Reservation. Hoopa is home to many Tribal Nations including the Hoopa, Karuk and Yurok Tribes. Allie shares her “day in the life” as a newspaper editor, what it’s like reporting on missing people in her own community, and the jurisdictional challenges that the Hoopa Tribal police face today.
Find out more about the missing people cases mentioned in this episode (all these cases will be covered in the coming months on Floodlights):
Emmilee Risling
Sumi Juan
Andrea "Chick" White
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On February 8th, 2018, Khadijah Britton (Round Valley Tribe) was forced into a car at gunpoint by her ex-boyfriend, Negie Fallis, on the Covelo Reservation in California. In this week's episode, former police officer Trent James, who worked Khadijah's case, explains what led up to her disappearance and what he believes happened to Khadijah after her kidnapping.
Anyone with information regarding Khadijah's case is asked to contact the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office at (707)234-2100 or the FBI San Francisco Division at (415) 553-7400. Tips can be anonymous. You may also contact your local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or submit tips online at tips.fbi.gov.
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The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.