
Episode 179: Sky King
On August 10, 2018, 28-year-old Richard "Beebo" Russell stole an empty aircraft from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, with no formal pilot's license or flight training. Richard's story has since been shared all over

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A true crime podcast with a sprinkling of spooky based in and focused on the Cascadia bioregion.
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On August 10, 2018, 28-year-old Richard "Beebo" Russell stole an empty aircraft from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, with no formal pilot's license or flight training. Richard's story has since been shared all over

Angela Lynn Chan was 19 years old at the time of her disappearance on March 27, 1989. She was a white female, 5'2", approximately 120 pounds, with short blonde/strawberry blonde hair and blue eyes. She has a scar on her

Sara takes us to British Columbia via the wayback machine to talk about the origins of the legend of a long lost gold mine near Pitt Lake. Sources https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hamilton-spectator-starved-out/144

Sara brings us a unique anecdote in Lake Tahoe's property crimes history - guys, gals, nonbinary pals - let's hear the story of Hank the Tank. Sources https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/tahoe-bear-hank-the-tank-reho

We're back! Sorry for ghosting - take care of your mentals! Let's talk about the haunted Delta King Riverboat - darn near 100 years told and carrying at least a few ghostly passengers. Sources · https://en.wikipedia.org/

Immaculate "Mackie" Basil was 26 or 27 at the time she went missing. She is described as 5'2" and 130lbs with brown eyes and long, black hair. She was wearing gray capri jogging or yoga pants, a blue shirt, a black zip u

Sacramento is haunted haunted and Caro's starting us off with three locations of well-known spooky spots in California's capital city. Sources https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/haunted-sacramento/ https://www.reddi

Episode content starts at 5:58 :) We delve into the spooky with ane episode covering the Pacific Northwest's longest continually-operating hotel in Wolf Creek, Oregon! What or who is haunting the Wolf Creek Inn? Sources

Targeted for her political beliefs, Laura Law was murdered in her living room in Aberdeen in 1940. The biased non-trial that followed sought to blame her husband, Richard. Who killed Laura Law? Sources https://www.findag

From the Kahkwakilak and other Pacific Northwest coastal tribal lore comes the tale of the cannibal woman Dzunukwa, The Basket Ogress. Sources https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=654159986283337 https://en.wikipedia.org/wi

A missing teen, a story that didn't add up, a murder, and a biker gang - what the actual hell happened here? Sources https://people.com/crime/teen-murder-suspect-vanishing-allegedly-sham-victim-was-mom-ex-boyfriend/ http

We've got another lake cryptid for you - and this one has very sharp teeth. This is the legend of the Tsinquaw. Sources https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Tsinquaw https://superstitioustimes.com/what-lurks-in-cowichan-lake

Where is Kit Mora? As mentioned in the episode, due to the current administration's policies, Kit's NCMEC entry was re-listed under their government name, Esmeralda Mora. Kit is a non-binary or two spirit Indigenous pers

A customer walked into the Leathers Oil Company gas station in Gresham, Oregon on January 17, 1994 to find Virginia Kay Endecott, Rosealie Fay-Girtz, and Mary Beth Carey all shot to death. The killer has never been locat

Sara takes us back to Spokane, WA with a recently solved case thanks to genetic genealogy. Sources https://dnasolves.com/articles/spokane-county-margaret-anselmo/ http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/nov/13/cold-case-fo

The small resort community of Mabel Lake, British Columbia was rocked by the brutal double murder of teenage twins Dianna & Donna Ring in 1963. Rest in peace, Dianna & Donna. Sources https://www.facebook.com/groups/28430

There's a possible coverup in Nanaimo, British Columbia - what happened to Lisa Marie Young? Lisa is described as an Indigenous woman around 5'2" - 5'4", 117lbs, with straight brown hair. She was last seen wearing a blac

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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Grove_Jane_Doe https://www.oregonlive.com

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 becaus

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
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