Crossing Tape

On October 20th, 2023, a young indigenous man would go missing in a heavily wooded area in western Washington. Friends, family and community members would spend the next few weeks organizing searches for him where his cell phone last pinged before going silent. This is the ongoing missing persons case of Brandon Adams.  If you have any information on the disappearance of Brandon, please contact the Mason County Sheriff's Office at 360-426-4441 or call 911 to report any potential sightings of him. You can join the “Let’s Find Brandon” facebook group where most of this information is sourced from at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1036400821042278.  If you are in the area and you want to contribute to the search, please follow the fb page and only offer your help if you have skills in search and rescue or are very familiar with the terrain and surrounding area. References: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/mason-county-man-rescued-woods-surround-mildred-lakes-trail/281-1378fa9f-1663-4de9-9327-ab447f2efc17  https://www.nps.gov/olym/learn/news/two-missing-hikers-found.htm https://masoncountywa.gov/sheriff/images/missing-persons/Gavin-Lee.pdf  https://masoncountywa.gov/sheriff/missing-persons.php  https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/75556  http://npshistory.com/morningreport/incidents/olym.htm https://www.facebook.com/groups/1036400821042278

On June 28th, 2023, the remains of a beloved mother, friend and daughter were found locked away in a storage unit in a suburb of Minneapolis, MN. Only days earlier, an eerily similar discovery was made at another storage unit in a separate suburb of St. Paul MN. This is the story of the disappearances and deaths of Fanta Xayavong and Manijeh "Mani" Starren. TRIGGER WARNINGS: intimate partner violence, dehumanizing treatment of a body, death and dismemberment. If you or someone you know is impacted by intimate partner violence know that help is available through the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233. You can access more specific resources through http://ncadv.org/resources.   Both Mani and Fanta's families have GoFundMe pages set up to help with the costs of burial. You can find the link for Fanta's GoFundMe here and the link for Mani's GoFundMe here. Crossing Tape will be making donations to both families in lieu of sending our usual flowers to the grave site. If you'd like to show your support for the show for free, please consider giving us a follow on Instagram at @crossingtapepod. Also consider sharing our podcast to your friends and leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify. Every little thing helps boost our little show!   For each victim I work to place flowers at their grave site, if their burial information is available. I do this by either driving there myself if I’m in the local area, or sending flowers via a delivery service. If you’d like to help offset the costs and in turn show your support for the victims, you can donate any amount through this link.  If you'd like to get a hold of us, please visit us at www.crossingtapepodcast.com or email us at [email protected]. If you'd like to suggest a case, please do so here ⁠https://forms.gle/Gqv2h9Se4qm8yH9s5⁠  Intro music created for Crossing Tape by George at CASCreative Arts. Commission him for your own intro here! References: Fanta: Fanta Xayavong | Facebook  Two Minnesota missing women found dead in storage units; police link both to the same man  SPPD gives update on missing woman Fanta Xayavong  Police link man to killings of 2 women after finding second body in Minnesota storage unit - CBS News  St. Paul police connect remains in Coon Rapids storage locker to man charged in another killing Search warrant leads to discovery of second missing woman | Saint Paul Minnesota  Fundraiser by Bounma Xayavong : Let’s help raise funds for Fanta’s cremation.  https://lawandcrime.com/crime/body-of-yearslong-missing-woman-found-in-storage-unit-a-week-after-man-charged-with-killing-dismembering-girlfriend-and-hiding-her-body-in-storage-unit/  Lakeville, Minnesota - Wikipedia  Mani: What happened to Manijeh Starren? Boyfriend charged as missing woman found dismembered in Minnesota  Man charged with arson also person of interest in missing St. Paul woman's case - Bring Me The News  Fundraiser for Ricki Starren by Bre Moinicken : Mani's Family  GoFundMe account established for family of St. Paul woman found dead this week  Two Women Found Dead In Separate Storage Units Connected To Same Suspect, Police Say  Minnesota United | Minneapolis MN  Suspected Twin Cities dismemberment killer eyed in 2021 disappearance | Toronto Sun  Internet Searches of Suspect Who Police Believe Is Linked to Two Women's Murders Revealed State of Minnesota District Court County of Ramsey 2nd Judicial District

In 1935 a young man was found bound, beaten and tortured in an upscale Kansas City hotel. With each step of the investigation, police become more and more baffled. How was his room locked from the outside while he lay dying on the inside, and yet no one was seen coming in or out of his room? Why was there no record of him anywhere police looked? What does a mysterious note of "Love forever, Louise" mean? And why was his mother receiving strange letters from Cairo, Egypt? This is the baffling unsolved case of Roland T. Owen aka Artemus Ogletree. You can leave virutal flowers for Artemus here https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172315577/artemus-w-ogletree TRIGGER WARNINGS: assault, torture, violent death, homophobia and sexual coercion If you'd like to show your support for the show for free, please consider giving us a follow on Instagram at @crossingtapepod. Also consider sharing our podcast to your friends and leaving us a review or review on your listening platform. Every little thing helps boost our little show!  For each victim I work to place flowers at their grave site, if their burial information is available. I do this by either driving there myself if I’m in the local area, or sending flowers via a delivery service. If you’d like to help offset the costs and in turn show your support for the victims, you can donate any amount through this link.  If you'd like to get a hold of us, please visit us at www.crossingtapepodcast.com or email us at [email protected]. If you'd like to suggest a case, please do so here ⁠https://forms.gle/Gqv2h9Se4qm8yH9s5⁠  References: https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch05.pdf  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Artemus_Ogletree  https://www.al.com/news/erry-2018/09/56ecbe55ac9479/the-mystery-of-what-was-in-the.html  https://www.newspapers.com/article/38272844/artemus_ogletree_3_nov_1936_tue_p/  https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/167645421  https://fox4kc.com/news/unsolved-murder-in-1935-the-unusual-guest-at-a-kansas-city-hotel/  https://kchistory.org/blog/mystery-room-1046-pt-1-roland-t-owen  https://kchistory.org/blog/mystery-room-1046-pt-2-love-forever-louise  https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1938/01/08/the-homicide-squad-in-action  https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanbergara/the-ogletree-murder-is-one-of-the-creepiest-unsolved-cases https://kansascitymag.com/news/longform/the-owen-case/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172315577/artemus-w-ogletree  https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/ujlfe5/in_1935_artemus_ogletree19checked_into_the_hotel/  https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-probst/132451377/

On July 8th, 2023 a mental health counselor was allegedly murdered in her Kennewick, WA home by her partner who was also a counselor. This is the breaking story of Jenna Olafson. TRIGGER WARNINGS: intimate partner violence, death If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic or intimate partner violence, please reach out for help from the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 or by texting START to 88788. For each victim I work to place flowers at their grave site, if their burial information is available. I do this by either driving there myself if I’m in the local area, or sending flowers via a delivery service. If you’d like to help offset the costs and in turn show your support for the victims, you can donate any amount through this link.  If you'd like to get a hold of us, please visit us at www.crossingtapepodcast.com or email us at [email protected]. If you'd like to suggest a case, please do so here ⁠https://forms.gle/Gqv2h9Se4qm8yH9s5⁠  Resources: https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article277224658.html  https://www.tri-cityherald.com/article277167063.html  https://www.michaelsmithcounseling.com/#about  https://www.tri-cityherald.com/article277337073.html  https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article277441353.html  https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article277406973.html  https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/counselor-charged-in-death-of-girlfriend-in-kennewick/article_e61cc5ce-20e9-11ee-bcc1-4fe87e7d95c1.html  https://www.pugetlawgroup.com/practice-area/murder/  https://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/resources//impact_summer_2013.pdf  https://dynamo.fandom.com/wiki/Ava  https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/dp/B01MRH5HIG  https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article278103897.html?ac_cid=DM832500&ac_bid=-637581734  https://meetmonarch.com/therapist/jenna-olafson-counseling-kennewick-wa  https://www.sharecare.com/doctor/jenna-olafson-xynyb9s 

trigger warning: violence against women, death of a child, and mentions of sexual assault On January 30th, 1986, a mother and her 4 year old daughter were found strangled to death in their home in Bremerton, Washington. No suspects would ever be arrested in relation to the killings and the case would go cold. This is the story of Helene Anderson and Adrianne Hale. If you or anyone you know has any information about the case or that could be connected to the case in any way please call the Bremerton Police Department at (360)-473-5488 Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS You can also contact Detective Martin Garland personally at 360-473-5488. If you'd like to show your support for the show for free, please consider giving us a follow on instagram at @crossingtapepod. Also consider sharing our podcast to your friends and leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify. Every little thing helps boost our little show!  For each victim I work to place flowers at their grave site, if their burial information is available. I do this by either driving there myself if I’m in the local area, or sending flowers via a delivery service. If you’d like to help offset the costs and in turn show your support for the victims, you can donate any amount through this link.  If you'd like to get a hold of us, please visit us at www.crossingtapepodcast.com or email us at [email protected]. If you'd like to suggest a case, please do so here ⁠https://forms.gle/Gqv2h9Se4qm8yH9s5⁠  References: Bremerton Mother, 4-year-old Daughter Found Dead | Projects  Bremerton Mother, Child Found Last Week Were Strangled | Projects  Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - Wikipedia  Someone Brutally Murdered A Mother And Her 4-Year-Old Daughter As Her 7-Month-Old Son Watched | The Vivid Faces of the Vanished | NewsBreak Original  BREMERTON: Nikki Anderson and Adrienne Hale — Cosmic Bigfoot  'A special kind of evil:' Bremerton police close to solving cold case killings of mother, 4-year-old child  Helene Anderson, Adrienne Hale Murdered in East Bremerton, Washington  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65724244/helene-joyce-anderson https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232309472/adrienne-m-hale