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In 1970, 85-year-old Nellie Farmer lived quietly in a modest retirement hotel. A retired schoolteacher, she had spent her life helping others and asking for very little in return.

One night, that safety was shattered.

An intruder broke into her room while she slept. Nellie Farmer had been brutally raped and strangled with a scarf. Her body was discovered face down on the bed, partially covered by blankets, as if someone had tried to hide what they had done.

At first, it looked like a single, terrible crime. But it wasn’t.

Police quickly arrested a man who admitted he had been in Nellie Farmer’s room the night she died, but he insisted someone else was responsible. His story pointed the finger at a mysterious accomplice known only by a nickname. That testimony would send a man to prison, but was he the right man?

As the years passed, the case began to unravel because Nellie Farmer’s murder was not the end of the story. It was only the beginning.

Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘The Stocking Strangler: Carlton Gary.’

Listener Discretion is by our bestie Edward OctoberpodVHS

That fabu music you hear is from our EP and Editor Nico @theinkypawprint

Sources:

https://web.archive.org/web/20121210082304/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/carlton_gary/1.html

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article173673116.html

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https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114369053/woman-84-apparently-strangled/

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/gone-cold/the-hunt-southern-ghosts-a-serial-killers-stranglehold-on-the-past/85-520576459

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In November 2019, hikers traveling through a remote mountain region in British Columbia discovered a burned-out truck abandoned on a rugged forest trail. The area lies deep within the Tolkien Range, far away from any roads and even farther from the life of the man who owned the vehicle.

The truck belonged to 26-year-old IT student Marshal Iwaasa, who had last been seen nearly 700 miles away in Alberta. How his truck ended up there and what happened to him remains a mystery.

Just days later, another man, Daniel Reock, disappeared under strange circumstances not far from the same region.

Are these two cases connected, or is it a chilling coincidence?

Join Cam and Jen as they discuss '700 Miles to Nowhere: Marshal Iwassa.'

If You Have Information

Marshal Iwaasa


5'11", approximately 170 lbs


Brown eyes, curly brown hair


Distinct tattoos


Last seen wearing red high-top sneakers, a green hoodie, a gray knit hat, and black denim pants


Driving a blue 2009 GMC Sierra (Alberta plate BLL-1099)

If you have information about Marshal’s disappearance, contact:


Lethbridge Police Service: 403-328-4444


Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-8477 or p3tips.com

Case #19030078

Daniel Reock

If you have information regarding Daniel’s disappearance, contact:


Squamish RCMP: 604-892-6100


Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-8477File #2020-121

A huge Thank You to our team:

Listener Discretion by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Edward October ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen

Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of The Inky Pawprint

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Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9tbUSK__3M 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yueni460aM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Marshal_Iwaasa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHJ5t0YLASY&t=1s

https://www.newspapers.com/image/619970689/?match=1&terms=Iwaasa

https://www.newspapers.com/image/680176348/?match=1&terms=Iwaasa

https://www.newspapers.com/image/616734014/?match=1&terms=Marshal%20Iwaasa

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https://www.canadaunsolved.com/cases/tag/Marshal+Iwaasa+missing

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https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/losangeles/news/former-olympian-added-to-fbis-list-of-ten-most-wanted-fugitives

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Wedding

https://www.squamishchief.com/local-news/squamish-vigil-aims-to-keep-daniel-reochs-memory-alive-7837653

https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/dead-surrey-man-had-crime-related-link-to-prince-george-3737747

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On the morning of September 11, 1979, nineteen-year-old Micki Jo West left her mother’s home in St. Joseph, Missouri, as she had every morning. She wore her nurse’s aide uniform, pulled on a khaki coat, carried her white purse, and adjusted her glasses, marked with her name on the right lens. Bright, outgoing, and compassionate, she had a quick laugh and a warmth that drew people to her. She walked the familiar four-block route to the bus stop that would take her to St. Joseph State Hospital.

She never made it.

Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Dead Girls Don’t Talk: The Case of Micki Jo West.’

Listener discretion by Edward October of @octoberpodVHS

All music is by our EP at @theinkypawprint

Sources: 

https://www.oxygen.com/buried-in-the-backyard/crime-news/micki-jo-west-case-family-killer-marvin-irvin-hunt-body

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94341424/neighbors-awaken-to-nightmare/

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https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94260117/irvin-pleads-guilty-to-murders-of-3/

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktbaB-i1uZ8

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In 1990, a teenage girl escaped from a house in Pretoria, South Africa, narrowly avoiding an unimaginable fate. Her story revealed that she was not the first of several young girls taken under suspicious circumstances.

Evidence suggested the girls were being held and moved, possibly for a wider trafficking network that spanned beyond the city. Despite investigations, no remains were ever recovered, and the true scope of what happened remains unknown.

Almost 40 years later, the disappearances remain unsolved, leaving a shadow over the city and haunting questions about the children who were never found.

Join Jen & Cam as they discuss The Missing Six & The Monster of Melherbe Street.

A huge Thank You to our team:

Listener Discretion by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Edward October ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen

Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of The Inky Pawprint

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theinkypawprint.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can find the sources for this episode on ourtruecrimepodcast.com

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In this month’s special, Cam and Jen talk with Hopper from Final Trace.

In the summer of 1986, 18-year-old Brent Brand went to a party in Vincennes, Indiana, and never made it home.

Eight days later, across state lines, Brent’s body was found face down in a drainage ditch. No injuries. No clear cause of death.

What began as a missing-person case soon spiraled into something bigger: accusations, rumors, and more than 30 witnesses — including police officers — drawn into the investigation.

Listen as Hopper returns to his hometown to revisit a mystery still shadowed by unanswered questions and a silence that refuses to fade.

Don’t forget to subscribe to Hopper’s podcast, Final Trace. Available wherever you get your podcasts.

Music by Nico Fyffe-Vettese

Editing by Jesse Fyffe-Vettese

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