Episode 14: The Highway of Tears in the 2000s
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11/12/21 • 78 min
Join Marc and Cassie as they discuss the Highway of Tears, a 450 mile stretch of road upon which 80+ women and girls have been murdered or disappeared, with a large portion of them being indigenous. In this episode, Cassie and Marc discuss all of the cases which occurred throughout the early 2000s. Sit back, take a drink, and prepare to get mad, as most of these cases remain unsolved.
Source Materials:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_of_Tears#cite_note-:42-69
“Husband Charged with Murder” (CBC News 07.06.00)
“A terrible, Troubling Death: The Story of Savannah Hall,” by Lori Culbert (The Vancouver Sun 10.15.05)
“Unresolved: Ada Elaine Brown,” by Martha Troian (CBC News, 10.07.16)
“He Killed Ex-Spouse to Avoid Child Abuse Charge,” by Joey Thompson (The Province 06.22.07)
“Elderly Woman Missing in Northern B.C.” (10.05.04)
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/tamara-lynn-chipman
“Highway of Tears the Murder of Aielah Saric-Auger.” (Hue and Cry)
Join Marc and Cassie as they discuss the Highway of Tears, a 450 mile stretch of road upon which 80+ women and girls have been murdered or disappeared, with a large portion of them being indigenous. In this episode, Cassie and Marc discuss all of the cases which occurred throughout the early 2000s. Sit back, take a drink, and prepare to get mad, as most of these cases remain unsolved.
Source Materials:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_of_Tears#cite_note-:42-69
“Husband Charged with Murder” (CBC News 07.06.00)
“A terrible, Troubling Death: The Story of Savannah Hall,” by Lori Culbert (The Vancouver Sun 10.15.05)
“Unresolved: Ada Elaine Brown,” by Martha Troian (CBC News, 10.07.16)
“He Killed Ex-Spouse to Avoid Child Abuse Charge,” by Joey Thompson (The Province 06.22.07)
“Elderly Woman Missing in Northern B.C.” (10.05.04)
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/tamara-lynn-chipman
“Highway of Tears the Murder of Aielah Saric-Auger.” (Hue and Cry)
Previous Episode
Episode 13: The Highway of Tears in the 1990s
Join Marc and Cassie as they discuss the Highway of Tears, a 450 mile stretch of road upon which 80+ women and girls have been murdered or disappeared, with a large portion of them being indigenous. In this episode, Cassie and Marc discuss all of the cases which occurred throughout the 1990s. Sit back, take a drink, and prepare to get mad, as most of these cases remain unsolved.
Source Materials:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_of_Tears#Victims
“Rochon Family Cold Case Reopened 25 Years After Fire Killed Three Generations.” (CBC News 02.05.15)
“Prince Rupert Man Haunted By Deadly 1990 Arson,” by Ian Austin. (Global News 02.07.15)
https://unidentified.wikia.org/wiki/Delphine_Nikal
“Dangerous Offender.” (Prince George Free Press 05.10.07)
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/ramona-lisa-wilson
https://thehueandcry.com/roxanne-thiara
http://www.justicefornativewomen.com/2016/08/alishia-germaine-victim-of-highway-of.html
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/lana-patricia-derrick
https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/121-56619
“Daughter Kept Mother’s Disappearance on RCMP’s Radar,” by Mark Nielsen (Prince George Citizen 12.10.10)
“Family of B.C. Murder Victim Fights to Keep Offender Behind Bars,” by Matt Robinson. (Vancouver Sun 8.27.19)
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/amanda-jean-simpson
Next Episode
Episode 15: The Highway of Tears 2010-2021
Join Cassie and Marc in their final installment of The Highway of Tears. In this episode, the pair wrap up their coverage of this prolific case, which encompasses over eighty cases occurring between 1970 to 2021. In this episode, the father-daughter duo discusses all of the cases which occurred from 2010 to 2021.
Source Materials:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_of_Tears
“Gun Owner Blames Himself for Vanderhoof Woman’s Death, Court Hears,” by Mark Nielson. (Prince George Citizen 03.01.2017).
“Family Expresses Pain From Loss of Murder Victim,” by Mark Nielson. (Prince George Citizen 04.19.18)
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/destiny-rae-tom
“The Disappearance of Roberta Marie Sims,” by Christine. (The True Crime Files: A Blog About True Crime 09.04.17)
“The Disappearance Files – Frances Brown,” by Jessica Riffle. (Criminal 2019)
“2 Years After a Young Mother Died Near the Highway of Tears, Her Family Vows to Find Answers,” by Yvette Brend. (CBC News 09.07.20)
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