<description>&lt;p&gt;For decades, scores of Indigenous women and girls have vanished from an isolated stretch of highway in northwestern British Columbia called The Highway of Tears. Journalist Jessica McDiarmid is from that area, and she decided to investigate why so many cases were either ignored or dismissed. &amp;nbsp;She interviewed family members and friends of some of the victims for answers. She tells me about her book: Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Join my Patreon: patreon.com/kateandpaul&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Support this&amp;nbsp;podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://bit.ly/4gF2K18"&gt;https://bit.ly/4gF2K18&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;2026 All Rights Reserved&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Jessica McDiarmid: Highway of Tears

JUN 1, 202653 MIN
Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson

Jessica McDiarmid: Highway of Tears

JUN 1, 202653 MIN

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For decades, scores of Indigenous women and girls have vanished from an isolated stretch of highway in northwestern British Columbia called The Highway of Tears. Journalist Jessica McDiarmid is from that area, and she decided to investigate why so many cases were either ignored or dismissed.  She interviewed family members and friends of some of the victims for answers. She tells me about her book: Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.  Join my Patreon: patreon.com/kateandpaul Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18  See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com  Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram)  2026 All Rights Reserved See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.