Lost Ones

After a long and unexpected hiatus, Lost Ones is back.

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THEME MUSIC BY:
Derrick Holman, Vibes Creative

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Headwaters (Instrumental) by Chad Crouch | https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chad_Crouch/Field_Report_Vol_II_Reed_Canyon_Instrumental/Headwaters_Instrumental

In October of last year, Alaska Native woman Kathleen Jo Henry was brutally murdered, and her remains were found scattered along a major highway. In this episode, we tell the story of Kathleen's killing, talk about why we believe the act was racially motivated, and share some shocking statistics about violence as it is experienced by Native women.

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Intervention by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley
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Sources:
Kathleen Henry: A Tribute to the Murdered Alaska Woman, Heavy
https://heavy.com/news/2019/10/kathleen-j-henry/
Brian Steven Smith: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Heavy
https://heavy.com/news/2019/10/brian-steven-smith/
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: A snapshot of data from 71 urban cities in the United States, Urban Indian Health Institute
http://www.uihi.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Missing-and-Murdered-Indigenous-Women-and-Girls-Report.pdf
Brian Smith now indicted in the murders of 2 Alaska Native women, KTVA
https://www.ktva.com/story/41197563/brian-smith-indicted-for-second-murder
SA man arrested in Alaska after video showing woman's murder found on memory card, IOL
https://www.iol.co.za/news/world/sa-man-arrested-in-alaska-after-video-showing-womans-murder-found-on-memory-card-34556771?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=baobab&fbclid=IwAR3JkR0RYO8gAT3M0iu8bzQE7n-c1fWa-h6L1A_mBKiThKQwjqbJ7FV1A5I
Man Charged With Murder After Woman Finds Memory Card Filled With Graphic Images, NPR
https://www.npr.org/2019/10/10/769019903/alaska-woman-finds-sd-memory-card-with-graphic-images-that-may-have-solved-a-mur
Anchorage police: Homicide video victim identified,...

In February 2016, 27-year-old India Cummings died as a result of medical neglect while incarcerated at the Erie County Holding Center in Upstate New York. In this episode, we get into the inadequacies of law enforcement in addressing medical and mental health issues, the role of the Sheriff in the American criminal legal system, and the disturbing pattern of inmate deaths particularly in upstate New York.

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Sources:

“A Guide to Joe Arpaio, the Longtime Sheriff Who Escaped Strife,” The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/us/joe-arpaio-sheriff-pardon.html?module=inline
“Commission: Rochester woman’s 2016 jail death ‘homicide due to medical neglect’,” Democrat & Chronicle
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2018/08/03/india-cummings-death-homicide-due-medical-neglect-commission-says/897632002/
“Doctors Don’t Always Believe You When You’re a Black Woman,” Vice
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qvedxd/doctors-dont-always-believe-you-when-youre-a-black-woman
Final Report of the New York State Commission of Correction: In the Matter of the Special Investigation into the Care and Treatment Provided to India Cummings, an Inmate of the Erie County Holding Center
https://s3.amazonaws.com/bncore/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/18-F-120.pdf
“First response to mental health crisis should be compassion, not cops,” San Francisco Examiner
https://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/first-response-to-mental-health-crisis-should-be-compassion-not-cops/
“How training doctors in implicit bias could save the lives of black mothers,” NBC News
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/how-training-doctors-implicit-bias-could-save-lives-black-mothers-n873036
“Lawsuit claims deputies "literally watched" New York inmate die,” CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/india-cummings-case-lawsuit-claims-deputies-literally-watched-inmate-die-in-new-york-jail/
National Association of Medical Examiners Position Paper: Recommendations for the Definition, Investigation, Postmortem Examination, and Reporting of Deaths in Custody
https://name.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/2e14b3c6-6a0d-4bd3-bec9-fc6238672cba.pdf
“Pathologist won't alter his findings in India Cummings' cause of death,” Buffalo News
https://buffalonews.com/2018/07/19/pathologist-wont-alter-his-findings-in-india-cummings-cause-of-death/
“A Pattern of Jail Deaths in Upstate New York - and across the Country,” The Appeal Podcast

Twenty-one years ago, in the small town of Jasper, Texas, 49-year-old James Byrd, Jr. was brutally murdered in a racially-motivated hate crime. Unlike other stories we'll tell this season, this one you're already likely to be familiar with, but we felt it important to share James' story as a reminder that white violence against people of color is a very real and often overlooked threat in our country.

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Michael Mcclain

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Sources:

The Tragic Life & Death of James Byrd Jr.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzW4FJE-110&t=861s
Texas Executes White Supremacist for 1998 Dragging Death of James Byrd Jr.: https://nyti.ms/2nBO4Kw
A look back at the murder of James Byrd Jr.: https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2019/04/23/james-byrd-killer-execution-john-william-king-orig-llr.cnn
THE LYNCHING OF JAMES BYRD JR.: TWO DECADES AGO THIS RACIST MURDER SHOCKED AMERICA. NOW HIS KILLER FACES EXECUTION: https://www.newsweek.com/james-byrd-jr-lynching-texas-death-row-execution-1394474
James Byrd Jr. Was Dragged to Death More Than 20 Years Ago. One of His Killers Is Scheduled to Be Executed This Week: https://www.theroot.com/james-byrd-jr-was-dragged-to-death-more-than-20-years-1834240715
THE MATTHEW SHEPARD AND JAMES BYRD, JR., HATE CRIMES PREVENTION ACT OF 2009: https://www.justice.gov/crt/matthew-shepard-and-james-byrd-jr-hate-crimes-prevention-act-2009-0
Texas town reflects on dragging death of James Byrd Jr. on eve of execution: https://nypost.com/2019/04/22/texas-town-reflects-on-dragging-death-of-james-byrd-jr-on-eve-of-execution/
White Supremacist Executed for Racially Motivated 1998 Murder That Changed How Hate Crimes Are Prosecuted: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/04/white-supremacist-john-william-king-executed-racist-hate-crime-murder-james-byrd.html
James Byrd Jr's family explains the coping process as his killer is executed: https://www.ktre.com/story/15519578/james-byrd-jrs-family-speaks-out-as-his-killer-is-executed/

In 1984, Barbara Jean Dreher, a black woman, was last seen by her family when she dropped her two young boys off at her daughter’s home in Washington, D.C. In this episode, we talk about the circumstances of her disappearance, the ways in which the police so badly mismanaged her investigation, and how her family was impacted.

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Sources:

Black and Missing Foundation
http://www.blackandmissinginc.com/cdad/stats.htm
Charley Project
http://charleyproject.org/case/barbara-jean-dreher
“D.C. jail seeks homicide leads with cold-case playing cards,” The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/14/AR2009121402472.html?sid=ST2009112502882&tid=a_inl_manual&tidloc=42
The Doe Network
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2420dfdc.html
“In 1984 she went missing. Could the skeletal remains found in a D.C. apartment crawl space belong to this mother?”, The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/in-1984-she-went-missing-could-the-skeletal-remains-found-in-a-dc-apartment-crawl-space-in-april-belong-to-this-mother/2018/06/20/37f3955c-68ea-11e8-9e38-24e693b38637_story.html
Missing, Unidentified, and Victims
https://www.missingadultskids.com/find-missing-barbara-jean-dreher/#.XXBq6-hKjIU
“Our Black Women and Girls Have Gone Missing but Few Seem to Care,” Afro.com
https://www.afro.com/our-black-women-and-girls-have-gone-missing-but-few-seem-to-care/
“Police connect remains to three women who vanished in Southeast Washington in 2006”, The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/police-identify-remains-of-three-skeletons-found-buried-in-southeast-washington/2018/08/15/7c1cfe32-a09c-11e8-8e87-c869fe70a721_story.html
“Race and Gender: Media Bias in Coverage of Missing Persons,” The Missing NY
http://themissingny.nycitynewsservice.com/part-two/race/
“To Be Young, Missing, and Black,” HuffPost
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opinion-todd-missing-black-girls_n_5ab94c9ae4b054d118e5d690
“What We Know (And Don't Know) About 'Missing White Women Syndrome',” NPR
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/04/13/523769303/what-we-know-and-dont-know-about-missing-white-women-syndrome

Hey everyone, it's Maria and Trevor! We're excited to introduce ourselves and our original true crime podcast, "Lost Ones." Get a taste of what's to come by listening to this prologue episode, where we provide some information about what our show is and isn't going to be, who we are, and why we wanted to start this podcast. We hope you'll keep on listening!

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MUSIC BY:
Derrick Holman, Vibes Creative
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Michael Mcclain