S02E10: THE HIGHWAY OF TEARS (#MMIWG, PART IV)
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11/17/21 • 53 min
There are hundreds of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across Canada, and these are just some of their stories.
In the final part of our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls miniseries, we discuss the Highway of Tears- a 725-km stretch of highway in British Columbia where dozens of women have gone missing since the 1970's. A vital part of the national conversation about Indigenous issues in Canada, the stories of these missing women have gone largely untold.
In this episode, we discuss how the highway became a playground for evil and how government inaction over the years only perpetuated the issue. We talk about some specific cases of missing and murdered women, how the Indigenous community has rallied to bring justice, and how systemic racism against the Indigenous community has contributed to this massive problem. By telling these stories, we hope to help bring justice to these women and their families- many who have been waiting decades for the pain they've endured in the shadows to be brought to light.
EPISODE RESOURCES:
History of Indigenous Peoples in Canada:
https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1307460755710/1536862806124Hitchhiking and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Billboards on the Highway of Tears.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/canajsocicahican.41.3.299
The Globe and Mail: Deletion of government e-mails raises questions:
https://advance-lexis-com.ezproxy.royalroads.ca/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:5H7F-3361-F06S-32JF-00000-00&context=1516831.
48 Hours Mystery Highway Of Tears:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-explores-the-mysteries-and-murders-along-canadian-highway-of-tears/
Bobby Jack Fowler, suspect in death of Newport teen girls, may have killed 20 or more people:
https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2012/10/bobby_jack_fowler_suspect_in_d.html
Mclean’s: Two (bitter) solitudes. https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1976/9/20/two-bitter-solitudes
The Canadian Encyclopedia (The Highway of Tears):
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/highway-of-tearsThe New York Times: Dozens of Women Vanish on Canada's Highway of Tears, and Most Cases are Unsolved:
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/25/world/ameCBC: The Highway of Tears
https://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/bcs-infamous-highway-of-tears"The Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls" by Jessic
There are hundreds of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across Canada, and these are just some of their stories.
In the final part of our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls miniseries, we discuss the Highway of Tears- a 725-km stretch of highway in British Columbia where dozens of women have gone missing since the 1970's. A vital part of the national conversation about Indigenous issues in Canada, the stories of these missing women have gone largely untold.
In this episode, we discuss how the highway became a playground for evil and how government inaction over the years only perpetuated the issue. We talk about some specific cases of missing and murdered women, how the Indigenous community has rallied to bring justice, and how systemic racism against the Indigenous community has contributed to this massive problem. By telling these stories, we hope to help bring justice to these women and their families- many who have been waiting decades for the pain they've endured in the shadows to be brought to light.
EPISODE RESOURCES:
History of Indigenous Peoples in Canada:
https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1307460755710/1536862806124Hitchhiking and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Billboards on the Highway of Tears.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/canajsocicahican.41.3.299
The Globe and Mail: Deletion of government e-mails raises questions:
https://advance-lexis-com.ezproxy.royalroads.ca/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:5H7F-3361-F06S-32JF-00000-00&context=1516831.
48 Hours Mystery Highway Of Tears:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-explores-the-mysteries-and-murders-along-canadian-highway-of-tears/
Bobby Jack Fowler, suspect in death of Newport teen girls, may have killed 20 or more people:
https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2012/10/bobby_jack_fowler_suspect_in_d.html
Mclean’s: Two (bitter) solitudes. https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1976/9/20/two-bitter-solitudes
The Canadian Encyclopedia (The Highway of Tears):
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/highway-of-tearsThe New York Times: Dozens of Women Vanish on Canada's Highway of Tears, and Most Cases are Unsolved:
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/25/world/ameCBC: The Highway of Tears
https://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/bcs-infamous-highway-of-tears"The Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls" by Jessic
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S02E09: THE CASES OF LEONA BRULE & LEAH ANDERSON (#MMIWG, PART III)
There are hundreds of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls across Canada, and these are just some of their stories.
In part three of our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls mini-series, we tell the stories of two different cases- Leona Brule and Leah Anderson.
Leona Brule, an 18-year-old woman from the Northwest Territories went missing in 1989 and in an unsolved case with very little information known, possibilies are endless. Could she have been met with foul play on route to Edmonton, Alberta to visit her boyfriend? Could she have been murdered before leaving the Northwest Territories? Is she still alive and living on the streets of Edmonton? Virtually nothing is known about what happened after contact with her family ceased and the only possible lead in this cold case comes in the form of a mysterious letter delivered to Leona's aunt after the disappearance. Is this a red herring or could it be a vital clue about what happened to Leona?
Leah Anderson was a 15-year-old girl who went missing on a cold January night in 2013 and turned up dead only days later in the small Northern community of God's Lake Narrows, Manitoba. Rumors about what could have happened ran rampant throughout the small town after it was discovered that the only roads into the community were closed the weekend of the murder- is someone in God's Lake Narrows responsible for Leah's murder?
FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
Instagram: @crimefamilypodcastTwitter: @crimefamilypod1Facebook: Crime Family PodcastEmail: [email protected]
EPISODE RESOURCES:
Leona Brule:
"Stories of the Unsolved":
https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/?s=Leona+Brule+
CBC 'Missing and Murdered':
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/leona-mae-brule"Doe Network.Org":
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/247dfnwt.html
http://www.justicefornativewomen.com/2016/08/leona-brule-missing-from-northwest.htmlLeah Anderson:
http://www.justicefornativewomen.com/2016/02/the-unsolved-murder-of-leah-anderson.htmlNational Post Article:
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/mounties-issue-plea-for-help-from-small-community-to-find-girls-killer"Stories of the Unsolved":
https://storiesoftheunsolved.com/2021/02/25/the-murder-of-leah-anderson/CBC 'Missing and Murdered':
https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/mmiw/profiles/leah-kendra-anderson
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S02E11: THE CULT AT SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE
**TRIGGER WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS TOPICS SUCH AS ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT THAT MAY BE TRIGGERING FOR SOME LISTENERS. PLEASE USE DISCRETION WHEN LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE.**
In the fall of 2010, Talia Ray and her friends lived on campus at Sarah Lawrence College, a private liberal arts school in Yonkers, New York. When her father Larry gets released from prison and comes to live with the students on campus, the events that would allegedly unfold are so horrific and have all the makings of a modern-day cult.
Allegedly, through a series of group therapy sessions, deep philosophical conversations and insidious brainwashing, Larry hijacked the lives of this group of college students and exploited them for his own nefarious means. The details in this case are so shocking, you have to hear it to believe it.
Using details from 'Slonim Woods 9', a memoir written by Daniel Barban Levin (one of the cult's victims) and a New York Magazine article that broke in 2019 which revealed the level of depravity in this case to the world, this episode tells the story of a man's extreme power and influence over a vulnerable group of college students who turned to him for guidance to overcome their personal struggles- a decision that changed the course of their lives forever.
FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
Instagram: @crimefamilypodcastTwitter: @crimefamilypod1Facebook: Crime Family PodcastEmail: [email protected]
EPISODE RESOURCES:
New York Magazine: 'Larry Ray and the Stolen Kids of Sarah Lawrence' by Ezra Marcus & James D. Walsh:
https://www.thecut.com/2020/02/larry-ray-sarah-lawrence-students.html'Slonim Woods 9' by Daniel Barban Levin:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634501/slonim-woods-9-by-daniel-barban-levin/The New York Times: 'Sarah Lawrence Student Seen as Cult Victim is Now Charged':
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/nyregion/lawrence-ray-sarah-lawrence-cult.htmlNew York Magazine: "What Happened to the Stolen Kids of Sarah Lawrence?:
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/larry-ray-sarah-lawrence-kids-update.htmlPeople Magazine: "Former Student Once Thought to be Victim of Alleged Sarah Lawrence Sex Cult is Now Charged in Case:
https://people.com/crime/ex-student-charged-alleged-sarah-lawrence-sex-cult/
Crime Family - S02E10: THE HIGHWAY OF TEARS (#MMIWG, PART IV)
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Coming up on this episode of Crime Family:
The atmosphere seemed fitting for a story that felt ripped from a gritty, murder mystery novel, except this was true crime and real grief.
There was a woman named Mary Jane Hill. She was found near the highway and she had bronchitis. And so that's what the coroner said. She died from, it was like natural causes, except she was found naked on the side of the road.
The discrepancy in local newspaper coverage was stark, the white women were men
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