Northern Crimes

Idaho’s wide-open spaces can swallow more than footprints. In this episode of Northern Crimes , we trace a series of unresolved cases across Idaho - where a roadside discovery ends a child’s fair-night outing, a nine-year-old disappears after youth bowling, and a toddler vanishes from a remote campground without leaving a trace. We also revisit a Pocatello abduction that was dismissed too quickly,...

In May 1967, a quiet prospector entered the remote wilderness of eastern Manitoba - and came back burned, ill, and carrying a story that would trigger one of the most extensive UFO investigations in Canadian history. Doctors documented unusual injuries. Police and military officials examined the site. Soil samples, physical evidence, and government reports followed- yet no clear explanation ever e...

King County Killers examines a century of violence in and around Seattle, tracing how some of the region’s most notorious crimes unfolded across city streets, highways, and forested backroads. From early murders driven by greed to serial predators who hid behind charm, routine, or family ties, each case reveals a different face of calculated brutality. 🤝 Become a Northern Crimes Patreon member: h...

In December 1985, Ed and Minnie Maurin—an elderly couple who ran a small Christmas tree farm in rural Lewis County, Washington—were taken from their home and murdered along a remote logging road. The crime stunned the community, then slowly slipped into silence as leads faded and the case went cold. This episode examines what happened, why the investigation stalled, and how years later, fresh eyes...

In the winter of 1974-75, three women from Vancouver’s nightclub scene were murdered. Linked by routine, geography, and the shadow of organized crime, their cases remain unsolved nearly 50 years later. This episode revisits the world they moved through - where powerful clubs, criminal networks, and a police crackdown collided - with lasting consequences and no clear answers. 🚀 Become a Patreon me...

This episode of Northern Crimes explores six unsolved cases from Jackson County, Oregon — disappearances and deaths that unfolded along the Rogue Valley’s highways, forests, and riverbanks. Each story raises its own unanswered questions, revealing a region where investigations often stalled and the truth slipped out of reach. Decades later, the mysteries remain, and the families left behind are st...

A prominent businessman is found murdered in his downtown office—bludgeoned in a brutal, personal attack. The victim comes from one of Canada’s most powerful families, and suspicion quickly turns to someone within that legacy. What follows is a years-long legal saga marked by police missteps, shifting narratives, and a courtroom battle that would divide a province. This is the story of a murder th...

This episode of Northern Crimes examines five unresolved cases that continue to trouble investigators across Canada. From the long-delayed discovery of Kimberley Lockyer and Dale Worthman in Newfoundland, to the disputed tale of the vanished Lake Anjikuni village, we trace how facts, folklore, and failure intersect. We follow the unexplained final journey of Blair Adams from British Columbia to Te...

This episode follows the extraordinary and unsettling life of Paul Stavenjord, who first made headlines in 1971 after fleeing into the mountains of Seward following Alaska’s largest bank robbery. For more than two decades, Stavenjord appeared to rebuild his life, working on the railroad, raising a family, and carving out a quiet existence in the Alaskan frontier. But in 1997, he vanished once agai...

This episode of Northern Crimes explores five harrowing true crime stories from the Pacific Northwest — cases that reveal how jealousy, obsession, and vengeance can erupt into shocking violence. From the murder of 18-year-old Rachel Burkheimer in Washington, to the calculated brutality of Douglas Garland in Alberta, and the haunting disappearance of Jermain Charlo in Montana, each story exposes a...

This episode examines three unsolved cases from the Pacific Northwest—a missing actor from Bremerton, a vanished college student in the North Cascades, and the unsolved murder of an orchardist in Hood River. Each investigation reveals how evidence can fade, leads can stall, and uncertainty can endure even in communities defined by quiet landscapes. This story was originally released on the Norther...

From vanished planes to children who disappeared without a trace, Strange Unsolved Cases from Alaska explores five of the most baffling and chilling mysteries to emerge from the Last Frontier. In a state defined by rugged terrain, brutal winters, and vast isolation, these cases remain frozen in time—unsolved, unexplained, and unforgettable. This episode of Northern Crimes investigates a military a...

From Ontario farm roads and psychiatric hospital grounds to B.C. taxi stands, Alberta fire lookouts, Quebec’s biker underworld, and a Toronto traveler lost in the Caribbean, this episode traces seven Canadian disappearances—teen friends, a cabbie, a patient on a one-hour walk, two pregnant classmates, a First Nations woman, a Hells Angel kingpin, and a vacationer—connecting thin timelines, fragile...

Five experienced outdoors lovers step into the Northwest’s backcountry and vanish: a young photographer at snow-buried Crater Lake, a veteran Alberta fire lookout who misses a routine check-in, a Montana hiker who disappears between switchbacks, an elk hunter lost amid the Crazy Mountains, and an Idaho camp cook whose loyal dog returns without her. 5 Strange Missing Persons Cases from the Northwes...

In 1990, Twin Peaks turned Snoqualmie Valley into a backdrop for surreal murder mystery. But the real valley’s history—tragic accidents, brutal killings, and haunting discoveries—proved darker than anything David Lynch imagined. The Real Twin Peaks unravels how beauty, tragedy, and small-town secrets collided in Washington’s shadowed forests. Subscribe to Northern Crimes on YouTube . Join the Nort...

From a family discovered beneath a garage floor in 1959 Stettler to the 2005 Mayerthorpe ambush of four RCMP officers, from an Edmonton filmmaker who turned a scripted “kill room” into real murder to a highway execution near Claresholm in 2011—this episode traces four Alberta cases that shattered the province’s sense of safety. Drawing on records, trial testimony, and survivor accounts, Northern C...

In November 1985, 67-year-old Dexter Stefonek set out on a cross-country drive from Oregon back to his home in Wisconsin. But along Interstate 94 in eastern Montana, his journey ended in tragedy. His Plymouth Horizon was found engulfed in flames at the Bad Route Rest Area, and months later, his body turned up in a remote landfill—shot, beaten, and discarded. Who killed Dexter Stefonek, and why? Fr...

From a vanished pizza delivery driver in Salem to the mysterious disappearance of an entire Portland family in the Columbia River Gorge, to the eerie “Frog Boy” case and the Forest Grove Sounds, Oregon’s history is filled with stories that blur the line between legend and reality. In this episode of Northern Crimes , we unravel six of the state’s most haunting unsolved mysteries—cases of vanished...

In the 1990s, a chilling series of disappearances in Saskatoon revealed the presence of a hidden predator targeting Indigenous women. When the remains of three missing women were discovered in the woods, investigators uncovered the horrifying crimes of serial killer John Martin Crawford—whose prior conviction and known violence had somehow gone unchecked. This episode explores the systemic failure...

Spanning five decades and six provinces, this episode of Northern Crimes investigates some of Canada’s most haunting unsolved cases—from a real estate agent lured to her death, to Indigenous women failed by the system, to a professional wrestler executed in his home. These stories reveal the hidden dangers of remote terrain, systemic indifference, and killers who remain at large. In the silence le...

In the summer of 2012, 43-year-old Valerie Sifsof vanished from Granite Creek Campground in Alaska, triggering an urgent search through some of the state’s most unforgiving terrain. Despite recovered clothing and extensive efforts by family and authorities, no trace of Valerie was ever found. This episode retraces the events of that weekend, explores the evidence, and asks the haunting question: w...

In the 1970s, a string of violent crimes shattered the peace of Olympia, Washington. From the brutal stabbing of 17-year-old Patricia Garrison to the unsolved murders of two teenage hitchhikers—Katherine Devine and Brenda Baker—this episode investigates a chilling pattern of violence and the long path to justice. With Ted Bundy once suspected and a 30-year-old cold case finally solved through DNA,...

In this gripping episode of Northern Crimes , we journey into the heart of the Pacific Northwest to explore eight chilling cold cases and unsolved mysteries. From the eerie disappearance of Maureen Kelly in the Gifford Pinchot Forest to the baffling case of the Salish Sea human feet, each story is a haunting reminder of lives disrupted and answers still out of reach. We revisit the infamous hijack...

From vanished hikers to mysterious deaths and eerie legends, Washington State holds secrets that refuse to fade. In this episode of Northern Crimes , we investigate seven unresolved cases — each marked by unanswered questions, overlooked details, and silence that still echoes decades later. These are the stories that haunt the Pacific Northwest. Subscribe to Northern Crimes on YouTube . Join the N...

Beneath the forests, fog, and stillness of the Pacific Northwest lies a far darker history—one shaped by predators who hid in plain sight. In this episode, we uncover the disturbing stories of 10 serial killers who haunted Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and British Columbia. From the infamous Green River Killer to the chilling methods of Israel Keyes, each story reveals not just the crimes—but how th...