Episode 140: Some Sordid History & Haunted Mysteries of Lake Tahoe's Cal-Neva Hotel
Release Date: 03/29/2025
Episode 162: The Wisdom Light Murder & The Disappearance of Anna Schrader
Cascadia Crime & Cryptids
Oregon's oldest unidentified missing person's case & a fascinating theory - who is the Oak Grove Jane Doe and could it be Anna Schrader? Sources .
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Episode 161: BONUS - The Unknown Number Documentary + True Crime Ethics
Cascadia Crime & Cryptids
note: this episode was recorded during the Seattle Mariners' historic playoff run and we were very excited. we are still very sad it ended the way it did. Mariners, please sign Josh Naylor. This is a BONUS episode because we had big feelings and wanted to cover this absolutely insane documentary. We suggest viewing "Unknown Number" on Netflix prior to listening to this episode, and for extra info, read the article on this case from The Cut in January of 2025 titled "Who Was Cyberbullying Kendra Licari’s Teen Daughter?" We won't be making a habit of traveling...
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Episode 160: Creepy Cascadia Campfire Tales for Halloween
Cascadia Crime & Cryptids
Happy Halloween! Please enjoy these tales from around Cascadia for our favorite spooky holiday. Don't go swimming at Sunset Bay after the sun goes down (longest story ~22min) Must be Santa Shasta's Ghostly Choir A Really Rude Poltergeist The UBC Ghost Hitchhiker Something's Following Me Fort Casey/Camp Casey tales Sources (creepy camping story from Shasta, not read in the episode) (scary story with bullet sounds, not read in the episode)
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Episode 159: Waheela
Cascadia Crime & Cryptids
We travel into Canada's Northern Territories for the story of the great white wolf of the Nahanni Valley. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphicyon
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Episode 158: Time Slip at Courtney Lake
Cascadia Crime & Cryptids
Sara gets a gold star for the first episode covering a time slip as a topic as she brings us a unique eyewitness account from Courtney Lake in British Columbia. Sources
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Episode 157: Battery Point Light
Cascadia Crime & Cryptids
The origins of the hauntings at the Lighthouse at Battery Point in Crescent City, CA are debated, but the hauntings themselves are not. Visit (or stay as a volunteer lightkeeper) if you dare. Sources https://spookt.com/place/battery_point_lighthouse
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Episode 156: Missing - Marvin Clark
Cascadia Crime & Cryptids
Sara brings us the oldest active missing person's case in the US from the wayback machine. What happened to Marvin Clark? Sources
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Episode 155: The Pitt Lake Lizard
Cascadia Crime & Cryptids
Today we go to Pitt Lake in British Columbia, where tales are told of giant black salamanders undulating through the waters, climbing up onto shore to terrorize small rodents, and even hiding out at construction sites. Sources
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Episode 154: The Murder of Ivah McDonnell
Cascadia Crime & Cryptids
Forced entry, a violent assault, a DNA match that was kept quiet? We now know who murdered Ivah McDonnell, but we don't why. Nor we do know why it took so long. Rest in Peace, Ivah. Sources
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Episode 153: The Murder of Harry Minto
Cascadia Crime & Cryptids
We turn to the wayback machine for our next case - the 1915 murder of Harry Minto, officer of the law and prison warden of the Oregon State Penitentiary. Sources
info_outlineThe 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.
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- 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