Floodlights en Copyright 2024. Laura Frater: Creator, Writer and Host of Floodlights. All rights reserved. From the creator of The Vanishing Point, Floodlights is a weekly true crime show covering major crimes impacting Tribal nations. From the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people, to scandals and conspiracies created by an unfair legal system, Floodlights investigates the stories America needs to hear now. Hosted by investigative journalist, Laura Frater. Follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater. Follow Floodlights at @floodlightspod.  https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/6a029f0a-1633-11ef-845b-6f72e149baf9/image/6e28120d5f6ee5c8e54eb4f5c97ca7ac.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Floodlights episodic A weekly true crime podcast covering major crimes impacting Tribal nations Laura Frater From the creator of The Vanishing Point, Floodlights is a weekly true crime show covering major crimes impacting Tribal nations. From the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people, to scandals and conspiracies created by an unfair legal system, Floodlights investigates the stories America needs to hear now. Hosted by investigative journalist, Laura Frater. Follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater. Follow Floodlights at @floodlightspod.  From the creator of The Vanishing Point, Floodlights is a weekly true crime show covering major crimes impacting Tribal nations. From the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people, to scandals and conspiracies created by an unfair legal system, Floodlights investigates the stories America needs to hear now. Hosted by investigative journalist, Laura Frater.

Follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater.

Follow Floodlights at @floodlightspod. 

]]> Blue Thistle bluethistlemedia@gmail.com Rerelease: UNSOLVED MURDER: Barbara Jean McNeil (Hoopa) Ask anyone in Hoopa, California about Hoopa Tribal member Barbara Jean McNeil and they'll tell you the same thing: She was the sweetest woman. So, what exactly happened on the night she was beaten to death? What drove a person to murder her in such a violent way? And is the person responsible still walking around Hoopa to this day? Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS! You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:00:00 -0000 Rerelease: UNSOLVED MURDER: Barbara Jean McNeil (Hoopa) full Laura Frater Ask anyone in Hoopa, California about Hoopa Tribal member Barbara Jean McNeil and they'll tell you the same thing: She was the sweetest woman. So, what exactly happened on the night she was beaten to death? Ask anyone in Hoopa, California about Hoopa Tribal member Barbara Jean McNeil and they'll tell you the same thing: She was the sweetest woman. So, what exactly happened on the night she was beaten to death? What drove a person to murder her in such a violent way? And is the person responsible still walking around Hoopa to this day? Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS! You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Ask anyone in Hoopa, California about Hoopa Tribal member Barbara Jean McNeil and they'll tell you the same thing: She was the sweetest woman. So, what exactly happened on the night she was beaten to death? What drove a person to murder her in such a violent way? And is the person responsible still walking around Hoopa to this day?

Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message.

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You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater

You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia

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For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com.

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]]> 2085 Rerelease: EMMILEE RISLING (MISSING) On this week’s rereleased bonus episode, we're covering the case of missing woman, Emmilee Risling. In October 2021, Hoopa Tribe member, Emmilee Risling, vanished from an isolated part of the Yurok Reservation in Northern California. But her story is not just about being a missing person, it’s about an entire system that failed to protect her when she needed help. What you should also know is that Emmilee is the cousin of our Floodlights producer, Jack Kohler. When we describe this podcast as a personal project, we mean it. Jack, like many Native Americans, knows at least one missing or murdered relative. This crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people is real – and too often it’s up to Native people to fight the good fight alone.  Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS! You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:15:00 -0000 Rerelease: EMMILEE RISLING (MISSING) full Laura Frater In October 2021, Hoopa Tribe member, Emmilee Risling, vanished from an isolated part of the Yurok Reservation in Northern California. On this week’s rereleased bonus episode, we're covering the case of missing woman, Emmilee Risling. In October 2021, Hoopa Tribe member, Emmilee Risling, vanished from an isolated part of the Yurok Reservation in Northern California. But her story is not just about being a missing person, it’s about an entire system that failed to protect her when she needed help. What you should also know is that Emmilee is the cousin of our Floodlights producer, Jack Kohler. When we describe this podcast as a personal project, we mean it. Jack, like many Native Americans, knows at least one missing or murdered relative. This crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people is real – and too often it’s up to Native people to fight the good fight alone.  Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS! You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On this week’s rereleased bonus episode, we're covering the case of missing woman, Emmilee Risling.

In October 2021, Hoopa Tribe member, Emmilee Risling, vanished from an isolated part of the Yurok Reservation in Northern California. But her story is not just about being a missing person, it’s about an entire system that failed to protect her when she needed help.

What you should also know is that Emmilee is the cousin of our Floodlights producer, Jack Kohler. When we describe this podcast as a personal project, we mean it. Jack, like many Native Americans, knows at least one missing or murdered relative. This crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people is real – and too often it’s up to Native people to fight the good fight alone. 

Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message.

CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS!

You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater

You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia

You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts

For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com.

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]]> 2163 BONUS EPISODE: The Creation of Floodlights How did Floodlights come to be? Originally aired in July 2024, this bonus episode explains how Floodlights was founded. JOIN US IN THE FLOOD ROOM Today, we're launching the Flood Room which is our interactive true crime platform. In the Flood Room, you’ll be able to watch new and extended interviews, see maps, case documents, discuss theories, go behind the scenes for each episode and join community calls with investigators and the rest of our Floodlights team. We're been working on this for a while and we've designed the most interactive true crime experience -- we'd love you to join. It's free to enter and we're going to be letting in our first 1000 founding members in (until spots fill). To join for free, head over to station.page/floodlights. We can't wait to get to know you. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater. You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia. You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts. For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:25:00 -0000 BONUS EPISODE: The Creation of Floodlights full Laura Frater How did Floodlights come to be? Originally aired in July 2024, this bonus episode explains how Floodlights was founded. How did Floodlights come to be? Originally aired in July 2024, this bonus episode explains how Floodlights was founded. JOIN US IN THE FLOOD ROOM Today, we're launching the Flood Room which is our interactive true crime platform. In the Flood Room, you’ll be able to watch new and extended interviews, see maps, case documents, discuss theories, go behind the scenes for each episode and join community calls with investigators and the rest of our Floodlights team. We're been working on this for a while and we've designed the most interactive true crime experience -- we'd love you to join. It's free to enter and we're going to be letting in our first 1000 founding members in (until spots fill). To join for free, head over to station.page/floodlights. We can't wait to get to know you. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater. You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia. You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts. For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices How did Floodlights come to be? Originally aired in July 2024, this bonus episode explains how Floodlights was founded.

JOIN US IN THE FLOOD ROOM

Today, we're launching the Flood Room which is our interactive true crime platform. In the Flood Room, you’ll be able to watch new and extended interviews, see maps, case documents, discuss theories, go behind the scenes for each episode and join community calls with investigators and the rest of our Floodlights team. We're been working on this for a while and we've designed the most interactive true crime experience -- we'd love you to join. It's free to enter and we're going to be letting in our first 1000 founding members in (until spots fill).

To join for free, head over to station.page/floodlights.

We can't wait to get to know you.

CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS

You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater.

You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia.

You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts.

For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com.


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]]> 545 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT We have a new fan of Floodlights! JOIN US IN THE FLOOD ROOM Today, we're launching the Flood Room which is our interactive true crime platform. In the Flood Room, you’ll be able to watch new and extended interviews, see maps, case documents, discuss theories, go behind the scenes for each episode and join community calls with investigators and the rest of our Floodlights team. We're been working on this for a while and we've designed the most interactive true crime experience -- we'd love you to join. It's free to enter and we're going to be letting in our first 1000 founding members in (until spots fill). To join for free, head over to station.page/floodlights. We can't wait to get to know you. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater. You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia. You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts. For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 21 Dec 2024 19:05:00 -0000 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT full Laura Frater We have a new fan of Floodlights! We have a new fan of Floodlights! JOIN US IN THE FLOOD ROOM Today, we're launching the Flood Room which is our interactive true crime platform. In the Flood Room, you’ll be able to watch new and extended interviews, see maps, case documents, discuss theories, go behind the scenes for each episode and join community calls with investigators and the rest of our Floodlights team. We're been working on this for a while and we've designed the most interactive true crime experience -- we'd love you to join. It's free to enter and we're going to be letting in our first 1000 founding members in (until spots fill). To join for free, head over to station.page/floodlights. We can't wait to get to know you. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater. You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia. You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts. For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices We have a new fan of Floodlights!

JOIN US IN THE FLOOD ROOM

Today, we're launching the Flood Room which is our interactive true crime platform. In the Flood Room, you’ll be able to watch new and extended interviews, see maps, case documents, discuss theories, go behind the scenes for each episode and join community calls with investigators and the rest of our Floodlights team. We're been working on this for a while and we've designed the most interactive true crime experience -- we'd love you to join. It's free to enter and we're going to be letting in our first 1000 founding members in (until spots fill).

To join for free, head over to station.page/floodlights.

We can't wait to get to know you.

CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS

You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater.

You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia.

You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts.

For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com.

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]]> 148 SCANDAL: Medicaid Fraud Scheme In the summer of 2024, an investigator reached out to Floodlights to warn us about a Medicaid fraud scheme targeting people on reservations. Today, that investigator is interviewed under the name of "Liza." In this episode, Liza explains how organized groups are actively working to trick vulnerable people on reservations who want to get sober. The scheme, which essentially defrauds Medicaid for millions if not billions of dollars, offers fake sober living facilities to people who are suffering from addiction. Liza walks us through how the fraud scheme works and the warning signs that people should look for if they're approached by "representatives" claiming to work for sober living facilities. She also touches upon the reservation system at large, human trafficking and the potential correlation between this Medicaid fraud scheme and missing people cases. JOIN US IN THE FLOOD ROOM Today, we're launching the Flood Room which is our interactive true crime platform. In the Flood Room, you’ll be able to watch new and extended interviews, see maps, case documents, discuss theories, go behind the scenes for each episode and join community calls with investigators and the rest of our Floodlights team. We're been working on this for a while and we've designed the most interactive true crime experience -- we'd love you to join. It's free to enter and we're going to be letting in our first 1000 founding members in (until spots fill). To join for free, head over to station.page/floodlights. We can't wait to get to know you. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater. You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia. You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts. For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:05:00 -0000 SCANDAL: Medicaid Fraud Scheme full Laura Frater In the summer of 2024, an investigator reached out to Floodlights to warn us about a Medicaid fraud scheme targeting people on reservations. In the summer of 2024, an investigator reached out to Floodlights to warn us about a Medicaid fraud scheme targeting people on reservations. Today, that investigator is interviewed under the name of "Liza." In this episode, Liza explains how organized groups are actively working to trick vulnerable people on reservations who want to get sober. The scheme, which essentially defrauds Medicaid for millions if not billions of dollars, offers fake sober living facilities to people who are suffering from addiction. Liza walks us through how the fraud scheme works and the warning signs that people should look for if they're approached by "representatives" claiming to work for sober living facilities. She also touches upon the reservation system at large, human trafficking and the potential correlation between this Medicaid fraud scheme and missing people cases. JOIN US IN THE FLOOD ROOM Today, we're launching the Flood Room which is our interactive true crime platform. In the Flood Room, you’ll be able to watch new and extended interviews, see maps, case documents, discuss theories, go behind the scenes for each episode and join community calls with investigators and the rest of our Floodlights team. We're been working on this for a while and we've designed the most interactive true crime experience -- we'd love you to join. It's free to enter and we're going to be letting in our first 1000 founding members in (until spots fill). To join for free, head over to station.page/floodlights. We can't wait to get to know you. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater. You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia. You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts. For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In the summer of 2024, an investigator reached out to Floodlights to warn us about a Medicaid fraud scheme targeting people on reservations. Today, that investigator is interviewed under the name of "Liza."

In this episode, Liza explains how organized groups are actively working to trick vulnerable people on reservations who want to get sober. The scheme, which essentially defrauds Medicaid for millions if not billions of dollars, offers fake sober living facilities to people who are suffering from addiction.

Liza walks us through how the fraud scheme works and the warning signs that people should look for if they're approached by "representatives" claiming to work for sober living facilities. She also touches upon the reservation system at large, human trafficking and the potential correlation between this Medicaid fraud scheme and missing people cases.

JOIN US IN THE FLOOD ROOM

Today, we're launching the Flood Room which is our interactive true crime platform. In the Flood Room, you’ll be able to watch new and extended interviews, see maps, case documents, discuss theories, go behind the scenes for each episode and join community calls with investigators and the rest of our Floodlights team. We're been working on this for a while and we've designed the most interactive true crime experience -- we'd love you to join. It's free to enter and we're going to be letting in our first 1000 founding members in (until spots fill).

To join for free, head over to station.page/floodlights.

We can't wait to get to know you.

CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS

You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater.

You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia.

You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts.

For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 2901 UNSOLVED MURDERS: The East Bay Three What are the chances that, in the same area just a few months apart, three young women all go missing and are all found murdered? In this episode, we take you to the East Bay near San Francisco where Elaine Davis, Leona Roberts and Cosette Ellison were all kidnapped from their homes. But what we also ask in this episode is why American suburbia seems safer to so many of us even when these types of crimes take place. And why is it that Tribal reservations have such a reputation for "danger," when brutal crimes take place in the "safest" parts of the US too? JOIN US IN THE FLOOD ROOM Today, we're launching the Flood Room which is our interactive true crime platform. In the Flood Room, you’ll be able to watch new and extended interviews, see maps, case documents, discuss theories, go behind the scenes for each episode and join community calls with investigators and the rest of our Floodlights team. We're been working on this for a while and we've designed the most interactive true crime experience -- we'd love you to join. It's free to enter and we're going to be letting in our first 1000 founding members in (until spots fill). To join for free, head over to station.page/floodlights. We can't wait to get to know you. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater. You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia. You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts. For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 03 Dec 2024 08:00:00 -0000 UNSOLVED MURDERS: The East Bay Three full Laura Frater For decades, the murders of three young girls remain unsolved in the Bay Area of Northern California. Was it coincidence? Or are they connected? What are the chances that, in the same area just a few months apart, three young women all go missing and are all found murdered? In this episode, we take you to the East Bay near San Francisco where Elaine Davis, Leona Roberts and Cosette Ellison were all kidnapped from their homes. But what we also ask in this episode is why American suburbia seems safer to so many of us even when these types of crimes take place. And why is it that Tribal reservations have such a reputation for "danger," when brutal crimes take place in the "safest" parts of the US too? JOIN US IN THE FLOOD ROOM Today, we're launching the Flood Room which is our interactive true crime platform. In the Flood Room, you’ll be able to watch new and extended interviews, see maps, case documents, discuss theories, go behind the scenes for each episode and join community calls with investigators and the rest of our Floodlights team. We're been working on this for a while and we've designed the most interactive true crime experience -- we'd love you to join. It's free to enter and we're going to be letting in our first 1000 founding members in (until spots fill). To join for free, head over to station.page/floodlights. We can't wait to get to know you. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater. You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia. You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts. For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What are the chances that, in the same area just a few months apart, three young women all go missing and are all found murdered? In this episode, we take you to the East Bay near San Francisco where Elaine Davis, Leona Roberts and Cosette Ellison were all kidnapped from their homes.

But what we also ask in this episode is why American suburbia seems safer to so many of us even when these types of crimes take place. And why is it that Tribal reservations have such a reputation for "danger," when brutal crimes take place in the "safest" parts of the US too?

JOIN US IN THE FLOOD ROOM

Today, we're launching the Flood Room which is our interactive true crime platform. In the Flood Room, you’ll be able to watch new and extended interviews, see maps, case documents, discuss theories, go behind the scenes for each episode and join community calls with investigators and the rest of our Floodlights team. We're been working on this for a while and we've designed the most interactive true crime experience -- we'd love you to join. It's free to enter and we're going to be letting in our first 1000 founding members in (until spots fill).

To join for free, head over to station.page/floodlights.

We can't wait to get to know you.

CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS

You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater.

You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia.

You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts.

For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 1941 MISSING: Melissa Montoya After attending a celebration at a local bar in Dulce, New Mexico, Melissa Montoya walked towards the back of the bar and was never seen again. More than two decades later, questions continue to swirl about the events of that night and the aftermath. From disturbing stories about her former boyfriend, to his mysterious death after her disappearance, Melissa's story has been overlooked for too long. So, where does Melissa Montoya's case stand today? And is it really possible that law enforcement are close to a breakthrough? JOIN US IN THE FLOOD ROOM Today, we're launching the Flood Room which is our interactive true crime platform. In the Flood Room, you’ll be able to watch new and extended interviews, see maps, case documents, discuss theories, go behind the scenes for each episode and join community calls with investigators and the rest of our Floodlights team. We're been working on this for a while and we've designed the most interactive true crime experience -- we'd love you to join. It's free to enter and we're going to be letting in our first 1000 founding members in (until spots fill). To join for free, head over to station.page/floodlights. We can't wait to get to know you. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater. You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia. You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts. For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 26 Nov 2024 08:00:00 -0000 MISSING: Melissa Montoya full Laura Frater After attending a celebration at a local bar in Dulce, New Mexico, Melissa Montoya walked towards the back of the bar and was never seen again. After attending a celebration at a local bar in Dulce, New Mexico, Melissa Montoya walked towards the back of the bar and was never seen again. More than two decades later, questions continue to swirl about the events of that night and the aftermath. From disturbing stories about her former boyfriend, to his mysterious death after her disappearance, Melissa's story has been overlooked for too long. So, where does Melissa Montoya's case stand today? And is it really possible that law enforcement are close to a breakthrough? JOIN US IN THE FLOOD ROOM Today, we're launching the Flood Room which is our interactive true crime platform. In the Flood Room, you’ll be able to watch new and extended interviews, see maps, case documents, discuss theories, go behind the scenes for each episode and join community calls with investigators and the rest of our Floodlights team. We're been working on this for a while and we've designed the most interactive true crime experience -- we'd love you to join. It's free to enter and we're going to be letting in our first 1000 founding members in (until spots fill). To join for free, head over to station.page/floodlights. We can't wait to get to know you. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater. You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia. You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts. For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices After attending a celebration at a local bar in Dulce, New Mexico, Melissa Montoya walked towards the back of the bar and was never seen again. More than two decades later, questions continue to swirl about the events of that night and the aftermath. From disturbing stories about her former boyfriend, to his mysterious death after her disappearance, Melissa's story has been overlooked for too long.

So, where does Melissa Montoya's case stand today? And is it really possible that law enforcement are close to a breakthrough?

JOIN US IN THE FLOOD ROOM

Today, we're launching the Flood Room which is our interactive true crime platform. In the Flood Room, you’ll be able to watch new and extended interviews, see maps, case documents, discuss theories, go behind the scenes for each episode and join community calls with investigators and the rest of our Floodlights team. We're been working on this for a while and we've designed the most interactive true crime experience -- we'd love you to join. It's free to enter and we're going to be letting in our first 1000 founding members in (until spots fill).

To join for free, head over to station.page/floodlights.

We can't wait to get to know you.

CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS

You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater.

You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia.

You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts.

For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com.

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]]> 2330 UPDATES: Daniel Robinson | MISSING Daniel Robinson was last seen leaving his job site in Buckeye, Arizona on June 23rd, 2021. The 24 year old hydro-geologist reportedly began driving westward in his Jeep before vanishing. His family have not seen or heard from him since that day. Earlier this year, we interviewed Daniel's father, David Robinson, who broke down the timeline of his son's case. In this UPDATES episode, we provide you with six key updates which came from our follow up interview with David in September 2024. If you missed the first interview with David, we've included it after the updates. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater. You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia. You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts. For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:00:00 -0000 UPDATES: Daniel Robinson | MISSING full Laura Frater Daniel Robinson was last seen leaving his job site near Buckeye, Arizona. Here's the latest on his case followed by an interview we conducted with David Robinson earlier this year. Daniel Robinson was last seen leaving his job site in Buckeye, Arizona on June 23rd, 2021. The 24 year old hydro-geologist reportedly began driving westward in his Jeep before vanishing. His family have not seen or heard from him since that day. Earlier this year, we interviewed Daniel's father, David Robinson, who broke down the timeline of his son's case. In this UPDATES episode, we provide you with six key updates which came from our follow up interview with David in September 2024. If you missed the first interview with David, we've included it after the updates. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater. You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia. You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts. For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Daniel Robinson was last seen leaving his job site in Buckeye, Arizona on June 23rd, 2021. The 24 year old hydro-geologist reportedly began driving westward in his Jeep before vanishing. His family have not seen or heard from him since that day.

Earlier this year, we interviewed Daniel's father, David Robinson, who broke down the timeline of his son's case. In this UPDATES episode, we provide you with six key updates which came from our follow up interview with David in September 2024.

If you missed the first interview with David, we've included it after the updates.

CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS

You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater.

You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia.

You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts.

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]]> 2465 MYSTERIOUS DEATHS & DISAPPEARANCES: Nick, Virgil, Trey, Cole, & Noah You may have heard the phrase “missing and murdered indigenous women.” It’s movement that’s gained a lot of traction largely thanks to Native populations speaking up.  But, in reality, Indigenous men are also at risk of violence. Sometimes, I think we forget that.  Native people are roughly 10 times more likely to experience violence compared to the rest of the population. So, in this episode, we’re telling the stories of five men who either went missing or ended up dead on Tribal lands. These stories are from the archives.  Please share this episode with your loved ones and across social media to help the families of Nick, Virgil, Trey, Cole, and Noah. Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS! You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater. You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia. You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts. For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 11 Nov 2024 08:00:00 -0000 MYSTERIOUS DEATHS & DISAPPEARANCES: Nick, Virgil, Trey, Cole, & Noah full Laura Frater The families of Nick, Virgil, Trey, Cole, & Noah are still asking questions about their deaths and disappearances. Can you help them? You may have heard the phrase “missing and murdered indigenous women.” It’s movement that’s gained a lot of traction largely thanks to Native populations speaking up.  But, in reality, Indigenous men are also at risk of violence. Sometimes, I think we forget that.  Native people are roughly 10 times more likely to experience violence compared to the rest of the population. So, in this episode, we’re telling the stories of five men who either went missing or ended up dead on Tribal lands. These stories are from the archives.  Please share this episode with your loved ones and across social media to help the families of Nick, Virgil, Trey, Cole, and Noah. Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS! You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater. You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia. You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts. For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices You may have heard the phrase “missing and murdered indigenous women.” It’s movement that’s gained a lot of traction largely thanks to Native populations speaking up. 

But, in reality, Indigenous men are also at risk of violence. Sometimes, I think we forget that. 

Native people are roughly 10 times more likely to experience violence compared to the rest of the population. So, in this episode, we’re telling the stories of five men who either went missing or ended up dead on Tribal lands. These stories are from the archives. 

Please share this episode with your loved ones and across social media to help the families of Nick, Virgil, Trey, Cole, and Noah.

Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message.

CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS!

You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater.

You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia.

You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts.

For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com.

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]]> 3424 INTERVIEW: Darlene Gomez 42-year-old Melissa Montoya endured years of abuse at the hands of her partner. But in 2001, she vanished during a night out with friends in Dulce, New Mexico. In this episode, we interview Darlene Gomez, a relative, friend and lawyer who is fighting to find out what happened to Melissa -- and many other Indigenous people who are missing on Tribal lands. Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS! You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 28 Oct 2024 21:00:00 -0000 INTERVIEW: Darlene Gomez full Laura Frater In 2009, Darlene Gomez's relative, Melissa Montoya, went missing on Tribal lands. Melissa was last seen in Dulce, New Mexico. 42-year-old Melissa Montoya endured years of abuse at the hands of her partner. But in 2001, she vanished during a night out with friends in Dulce, New Mexico. In this episode, we interview Darlene Gomez, a relative, friend and lawyer who is fighting to find out what happened to Melissa -- and many other Indigenous people who are missing on Tribal lands. Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS! You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 42-year-old Melissa Montoya endured years of abuse at the hands of her partner. But in 2001, she vanished during a night out with friends in Dulce, New Mexico. In this episode, we interview Darlene Gomez, a relative, friend and lawyer who is fighting to find out what happened to Melissa -- and many other Indigenous people who are missing on Tribal lands.

Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message.

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You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater

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]]> 2022 UNSOLVED MURDER: Barbara Jean McNeil (Hoopa) Ask anyone in Hoopa, California, about Hoopa Tribal member Barbara Jean McNeil and they'll tell you the same thing: She was the sweetest woman. So, what exactly happened on the night she was beaten to death? What drove a person to murder her in such a violent way? And is the person responsible still walking around Hoopa to this day? Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS! You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 20 Oct 2024 07:00:00 -0000 UNSOLVED MURDER: Barbara Jean McNeil (Hoopa) full Laura Frater How does someone brutally murder an elderly woman and get away with it? Listen to Barbara Jean's story today and help us bring justice to her case. Ask anyone in Hoopa, California, about Hoopa Tribal member Barbara Jean McNeil and they'll tell you the same thing: She was the sweetest woman. So, what exactly happened on the night she was beaten to death? What drove a person to murder her in such a violent way? And is the person responsible still walking around Hoopa to this day? Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS! You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Ask anyone in Hoopa, California, about Hoopa Tribal member Barbara Jean McNeil and they'll tell you the same thing: She was the sweetest woman. So, what exactly happened on the night she was beaten to death? What drove a person to murder her in such a violent way? And is the person responsible still walking around Hoopa to this day?

Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message.

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]]> 2085 MISSING: Emmilee Risling (Hoopa) In October 2021, Hoopa Tribe member, Emmilee Risling, vanished from an isolated part of the Yurok Reservation in Northern California. But her story is not just about being a missing person, it’s about an entire system that failed to protect her when she needed help. What you should also know is that Emmilee is the cousin of our Floodlights producer, Jack Kohler. When we describe this podcast as a personal project, we mean it. Jack, like many Native Americans, knows at least one missing or murdered relative. This crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people is real – and too often it’s up to Native people to fight the good fight alone.  Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS! You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:00:00 -0000 MISSING: Emmilee Risling (Hoopa) full Laura Frater In October 2021, Hoopa Tribe member, Emmilee Risling, vanished from an isolated part of the Yurok Reservation in Northern California. With so many conflicting stories, what DID happen to Emmilee? In October 2021, Hoopa Tribe member, Emmilee Risling, vanished from an isolated part of the Yurok Reservation in Northern California. But her story is not just about being a missing person, it’s about an entire system that failed to protect her when she needed help. What you should also know is that Emmilee is the cousin of our Floodlights producer, Jack Kohler. When we describe this podcast as a personal project, we mean it. Jack, like many Native Americans, knows at least one missing or murdered relative. This crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people is real – and too often it’s up to Native people to fight the good fight alone.  Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS! You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts For a full list of episode sources, please reach out to bluethistlemedia@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In October 2021, Hoopa Tribe member, Emmilee Risling, vanished from an isolated part of the Yurok Reservation in Northern California. But her story is not just about being a missing person, it’s about an entire system that failed to protect her when she needed help.

What you should also know is that Emmilee is the cousin of our Floodlights producer, Jack Kohler. When we describe this podcast as a personal project, we mean it. Jack, like many Native Americans, knows at least one missing or murdered relative. This crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people is real – and too often it’s up to Native people to fight the good fight alone. 

Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message.

CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS!

You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater

You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia

You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts

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]]> 2163 SUSPICIOUS DEATH: Interview with Emma Lee Sanders on Trey Allen Glass In December 2023, Trey Allen Glass, a member of the United Keetoowah Band in Oklahoma, leaves his family home with two friends. This is the last time anyone in his family will see him alive. For months, no one sees or hears from Trey but, in April 2024, a former police chief discovers Trey in a well on his property after briefly interacting with Trey on the last night his family sees him. Today, Trey's cousin, Emma Lee Sanders, sits down with us for an interview. Emma walks us through the timeline of Trey's case and why, all these months later, she and her family still have concerns about the outcome of Trey's open case. Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS! You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:00:00 -0000 SUSPICIOUS DEATH: Interview with Emma Lee Sanders on Trey Allen Glass full Laura Frater In 2024, Trey Allen Glass was found deceased in a well on the ranch of a former police officer. Trey's cousin, Emma, shares her questions about what really happened that night. In December 2023, Trey Allen Glass, a member of the United Keetoowah Band in Oklahoma, leaves his family home with two friends. This is the last time anyone in his family will see him alive. For months, no one sees or hears from Trey but, in April 2024, a former police chief discovers Trey in a well on his property after briefly interacting with Trey on the last night his family sees him. Today, Trey's cousin, Emma Lee Sanders, sits down with us for an interview. Emma walks us through the timeline of Trey's case and why, all these months later, she and her family still have concerns about the outcome of Trey's open case. Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS! You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In December 2023, Trey Allen Glass, a member of the United Keetoowah Band in Oklahoma, leaves his family home with two friends. This is the last time anyone in his family will see him alive. For months, no one sees or hears from Trey but, in April 2024, a former police chief discovers Trey in a well on his property after briefly interacting with Trey on the last night his family sees him.

Today, Trey's cousin, Emma Lee Sanders, sits down with us for an interview. Emma walks us through the timeline of Trey's case and why, all these months later, she and her family still have concerns about the outcome of Trey's open case.

Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message.

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]]> 1723 INTERVIEW: Former police officer, Mark Pooley Former police officer, Mark Pooley, found his life changed forever when a serious illness stopped him in his tracks. Now, he's finding missing people through revolutionary technology. Listen to how Mark is leading the way for not just Native families with missing loved ones, but non-Natives who are going through the same trauma. Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS! You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 30 Sep 2024 07:00:00 -0000 INTERVIEW: Former police officer, Mark Pooley full Laura Frater Former police officer, Mark Pooley, found his life changed forever when a serious illness stopped him in his tracks. Now, he's finding missing people through revolutionary technology. Former police officer, Mark Pooley, found his life changed forever when a serious illness stopped him in his tracks. Now, he's finding missing people through revolutionary technology. Listen to how Mark is leading the way for not just Native families with missing loved ones, but non-Natives who are going through the same trauma. Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. CONNECT WITH FLOODLIGHTS! You can follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater You can follow On Native Ground @onnativegroundmedia You can follow Blue Thistle Media @bluethistlepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Former police officer, Mark Pooley, found his life changed forever when a serious illness stopped him in his tracks. Now, he's finding missing people through revolutionary technology.

Listen to how Mark is leading the way for not just Native families with missing loved ones, but non-Natives who are going through the same trauma.

Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message.

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]]> 3196 UNSOLVED MURDER: Terri Lynn McCloskey (Yurok) This episode was originally released on 07/08/2024. We're re-releasing it today in the hopes that someone, somewhere, knows information about Terri Lynn McCloskey's unsolved murder. When 26 year-old Yurok Tribal Member Terri Lynn goes missing, no one could understand why anyone would have wanted to hurt this bright young woman. But nearly 40 years later, many questions remain. Where is the police file on Terri Lynn? Who allegedly confessed to her killing? And what do 17 nearby murders possibly have to do with Terri Lynn's case? Episode sources: Frater, Laura. "Who Killed Terri Lynn McCloskey?" Two Rivers Tribune, March 2023. Frater, Laura. Interview with Allen McCloskey Senior, February 2023. Frater, Laura. Interview with Allen McCloskey Junior, February 2023. Unknown journalist. "Unsolved." Redding Record Searchlight archives, August 13th, 1989. Unknown journalist. "Bones Identified as Those of Missing Hoopa Woman." Two Rivers Tribune archives, unknown date. https://kobi5.com/news/yurok-tribe-investigator-rescues-woman-from-potential-human-trafficking-223415/ https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/americas-greatest-detective-finalist-detective-julia-oliveira/ Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. We'll get back to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 23 Sep 2024 07:00:00 -0000 UNSOLVED MURDER: Terri Lynn McCloskey (Yurok) full Laura Frater Terri Lynn was just 26 when she went to meet a friend in Blue Lake, California and never came home. More than 40 years later, there are still many questions about how and where her body was eventually found. This episode was originally released on 07/08/2024. We're re-releasing it today in the hopes that someone, somewhere, knows information about Terri Lynn McCloskey's unsolved murder. When 26 year-old Yurok Tribal Member Terri Lynn goes missing, no one could understand why anyone would have wanted to hurt this bright young woman. But nearly 40 years later, many questions remain. Where is the police file on Terri Lynn? Who allegedly confessed to her killing? And what do 17 nearby murders possibly have to do with Terri Lynn's case? Episode sources: Frater, Laura. "Who Killed Terri Lynn McCloskey?" Two Rivers Tribune, March 2023. Frater, Laura. Interview with Allen McCloskey Senior, February 2023. Frater, Laura. Interview with Allen McCloskey Junior, February 2023. Unknown journalist. "Unsolved." Redding Record Searchlight archives, August 13th, 1989. Unknown journalist. "Bones Identified as Those of Missing Hoopa Woman." Two Rivers Tribune archives, unknown date. https://kobi5.com/news/yurok-tribe-investigator-rescues-woman-from-potential-human-trafficking-223415/ https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/americas-greatest-detective-finalist-detective-julia-oliveira/ Do you have a story you'd like to see covered on Floodlights? Follow us on Instagram @floodlightspod and send us a message. We'll get back to you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode was originally released on 07/08/2024. We're re-releasing it today in the hopes that someone, somewhere, knows information about Terri Lynn McCloskey's unsolved murder.

When 26 year-old Yurok Tribal Member Terri Lynn goes missing, no one could understand why anyone would have wanted to hurt this bright young woman. But nearly 40 years later, many questions remain. Where is the police file on Terri Lynn? Who allegedly confessed to her killing? And what do 17 nearby murders possibly have to do with Terri Lynn's case?

Episode sources:

Frater, Laura. "Who Killed Terri Lynn McCloskey?" Two Rivers Tribune, March 2023.

Frater, Laura. Interview with Allen McCloskey Senior, February 2023.

Frater, Laura. Interview with Allen McCloskey Junior, February 2023.

Unknown journalist. "Unsolved." Redding Record Searchlight archives, August 13th, 1989.

Unknown journalist. "Bones Identified as Those of Missing Hoopa Woman." Two Rivers Tribune archives, unknown date.

https://kobi5.com/news/yurok-tribe-investigator-rescues-woman-from-potential-human-trafficking-223415/

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/americas-greatest-detective-finalist-detective-julia-oliveira/

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]]> 1852 MYSTERIOUS DEATHS: Trey Allen Glass, Cole Brings Plenty & Noah Presgrove What exactly happened to Trey Allen Glass, Cole Brings Plenty and Noah Presgrove? In this episode, we take you through the mysterious deaths of three young men which remain shrouded in mystery, from a well in rural Oklahoma, to a dark empty road on the Chickasaw Nation. Trey, Cole and Noah were all at the beginning of adulthood before they died. Today, we ask our listeners this question: Who knows what happened to each man? And why aren't they coming forward? If you'd like to get to know the team behind Floodlights and share cases you'd like to see covered, you can follow and direct message us on any of the following Instagram accounts: @floodlightspod @lauraelizabethfrater @onnativegroundmedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 16 Sep 2024 07:00:00 -0000 MYSTERIOUS DEATHS: Trey Allen Glass, Cole Brings Plenty & Noah Presgrove full Laura Frater What happened to Trey, Cole and Noah? We examine the mysterious deaths of three young men which remain shrouded in mystery. What exactly happened to Trey Allen Glass, Cole Brings Plenty and Noah Presgrove? In this episode, we take you through the mysterious deaths of three young men which remain shrouded in mystery, from a well in rural Oklahoma, to a dark empty road on the Chickasaw Nation. Trey, Cole and Noah were all at the beginning of adulthood before they died. Today, we ask our listeners this question: Who knows what happened to each man? And why aren't they coming forward? If you'd like to get to know the team behind Floodlights and share cases you'd like to see covered, you can follow and direct message us on any of the following Instagram accounts: @floodlightspod @lauraelizabethfrater @onnativegroundmedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What exactly happened to Trey Allen Glass, Cole Brings Plenty and Noah Presgrove? In this episode, we take you through the mysterious deaths of three young men which remain shrouded in mystery, from a well in rural Oklahoma, to a dark empty road on the Chickasaw Nation. Trey, Cole and Noah were all at the beginning of adulthood before they died. Today, we ask our listeners this question: Who knows what happened to each man? And why aren't they coming forward?

If you'd like to get to know the team behind Floodlights and share cases you'd like to see covered, you can follow and direct message us on any of the following Instagram accounts:

  • @floodlightspod
  • @lauraelizabethfrater
  • @onnativegroundmedia

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]]> 1778 INTERVIEW: Faith Hedgepeth (UNSOLVED MURDER) In 2012, Faith Hedgepeth (Haliwa Saponi) was murdered in her off campus apartment in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. At the time, she was a promising student at UNC. In 2021, almost a decade after Faith's death, Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares was arrested and charged with her murder. But in 2024, he is still awaiting trial. In this interview episode, Consuela Richardson, Faith's cousin, discusses who Faith was as a person, as well as why Olivares might have been charged with her murder. You can listen to our case episode on Faith's story by searching "Faith" in our feed. Follow the show on Instagram @floodlightspod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 02 Sep 2024 07:00:00 -0000 INTERVIEW: Faith Hedgepeth (UNSOLVED MURDER) full Laura Frater In this episode on the unsolved murder of Faith Hedgepeth, we talk with Faith's cousin, Consuela Richardson, about the status of the case and who Faith was as a person. In 2012, Faith Hedgepeth (Haliwa Saponi) was murdered in her off campus apartment in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. At the time, she was a promising student at UNC. In 2021, almost a decade after Faith's death, Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares was arrested and charged with her murder. But in 2024, he is still awaiting trial. In this interview episode, Consuela Richardson, Faith's cousin, discusses who Faith was as a person, as well as why Olivares might have been charged with her murder. You can listen to our case episode on Faith's story by searching "Faith" in our feed. Follow the show on Instagram @floodlightspod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In 2012, Faith Hedgepeth (Haliwa Saponi) was murdered in her off campus apartment in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. At the time, she was a promising student at UNC. In 2021, almost a decade after Faith's death, Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares was arrested and charged with her murder. But in 2024, he is still awaiting trial.

In this interview episode, Consuela Richardson, Faith's cousin, discusses who Faith was as a person, as well as why Olivares might have been charged with her murder.

You can listen to our case episode on Faith's story by searching "Faith" in our feed.

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]]> 1803 UPDATE: Terri Lynn McCloskey (UNSOLVED MURDER) In our first ever update episode, we discuss where Terri Lynn McCloskey (Yurok) may have headed shortly before her death. Thanks to members of law enforcement tuning in to Floodlights and providing thoughtful insights to our team, we offer some potential clarity on this unsolved murder. If you haven't listened to Terri Lynn's story yet, please search "Terri Lynn" in our feed -- her case is our first ever episode. Terri Lynn was in her 20s when she died and her family are still waiting for justice to be served. Please share her episode AND this update episode across your social media. You never know who might hear it. You can follow the show on Instagram @floodlightspod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Aug 2024 20:00:00 -0000 UPDATE: Terri Lynn McCloskey (UNSOLVED MURDER) full Laura Frater In our first ever update episode, we discuss where Terri Lynn McCloskey (Yurok) may have headed shortly before her death. In our first ever update episode, we discuss where Terri Lynn McCloskey (Yurok) may have headed shortly before her death. Thanks to members of law enforcement tuning in to Floodlights and providing thoughtful insights to our team, we offer some potential clarity on this unsolved murder. If you haven't listened to Terri Lynn's story yet, please search "Terri Lynn" in our feed -- her case is our first ever episode. Terri Lynn was in her 20s when she died and her family are still waiting for justice to be served. Please share her episode AND this update episode across your social media. You never know who might hear it. You can follow the show on Instagram @floodlightspod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In our first ever update episode, we discuss where Terri Lynn McCloskey (Yurok) may have headed shortly before her death. Thanks to members of law enforcement tuning in to Floodlights and providing thoughtful insights to our team, we offer some potential clarity on this unsolved murder.

If you haven't listened to Terri Lynn's story yet, please search "Terri Lynn" in our feed -- her case is our first ever episode. Terri Lynn was in her 20s when she died and her family are still waiting for justice to be served. Please share her episode AND this update episode across your social media. You never know who might hear it.

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]]> 454 MISSING: Nick Vigil and Virgil Bussell Jr. (Hoopa Tribe) On two rural roads on the Yurok Reservation, two trucks belonging to two missing men are found within weeks of each other as the Covid 19 pandemic unfolds. This episode covers the cases of Nick Vigil and Virgil Bussell Jr. (Hoopa Tribe), both of whom remain missing. So, what happened to these two men? And what is the link, if any, between their cases? You can follow the show @floodlightspod. Episode sources: Interviews with Debbie Frisiello (2022 and 2024) by Laura Frater (phone) Interview with Investigator Destry Henderson (HCSO) (2022) by Laura Frater (phone) Interview with Alicia Aduelo (2022) by Laura Frater (text) Interview with Frank Surber (2023) by Laura Frater (in person) https://kymkemp.com/2024/02/25/vigilance-a-mothers-four-year-search-for-her-missing-son-she-offers-a-25000-reward-to-find-her-only-child/ https://kymkemp.com/2020/04/29/fortuna-man-missing-since-february-police-seek-publics-assistance/ https://coldcasemendocino.wordpress.com/tag/hoopa/ https://kiem-tv.com/2020/03/26/fortuna-man-still-missing-2/ https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/virgil-owen-bussell-jr https://humboldtgov.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2621&ARC=3957 https://kymkemp.com/2020/04/11/weitchpec-man-still-missing-family-received-a-ransom-note-and-tracker-found-possible-evidence-indicating-foul-play/ https://krcrtv.com/north-coast-news/eureka-local-news/missing-native-man-still Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 27 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000 MISSING: Nick Vigil and Virgil Bussell Jr. (Hoopa Tribe) full Laura Frater Nick and Virgil both went missing within days of each other on the Yurok Reservation. So, what happened? And what is the link, if any, between their cases? On two rural roads on the Yurok Reservation, two trucks belonging to two missing men are found within weeks of each other as the Covid 19 pandemic unfolds. This episode covers the cases of Nick Vigil and Virgil Bussell Jr. (Hoopa Tribe), both of whom remain missing. So, what happened to these two men? And what is the link, if any, between their cases? You can follow the show @floodlightspod. Episode sources: Interviews with Debbie Frisiello (2022 and 2024) by Laura Frater (phone) Interview with Investigator Destry Henderson (HCSO) (2022) by Laura Frater (phone) Interview with Alicia Aduelo (2022) by Laura Frater (text) Interview with Frank Surber (2023) by Laura Frater (in person) https://kymkemp.com/2024/02/25/vigilance-a-mothers-four-year-search-for-her-missing-son-she-offers-a-25000-reward-to-find-her-only-child/ https://kymkemp.com/2020/04/29/fortuna-man-missing-since-february-police-seek-publics-assistance/ https://coldcasemendocino.wordpress.com/tag/hoopa/ https://kiem-tv.com/2020/03/26/fortuna-man-still-missing-2/ https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/virgil-owen-bussell-jr https://humboldtgov.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2621&ARC=3957 https://kymkemp.com/2020/04/11/weitchpec-man-still-missing-family-received-a-ransom-note-and-tracker-found-possible-evidence-indicating-foul-play/ https://krcrtv.com/north-coast-news/eureka-local-news/missing-native-man-still Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On two rural roads on the Yurok Reservation, two trucks belonging to two missing men are found within weeks of each other as the Covid 19 pandemic unfolds. This episode covers the cases of Nick Vigil and Virgil Bussell Jr. (Hoopa Tribe), both of whom remain missing. So, what happened to these two men? And what is the link, if any, between their cases?

You can follow the show @floodlightspod.

Episode sources:

Interviews with Debbie Frisiello (2022 and 2024) by Laura Frater (phone)

Interview with Investigator Destry Henderson (HCSO) (2022) by Laura Frater (phone)

Interview with Alicia Aduelo (2022) by Laura Frater (text)

Interview with Frank Surber (2023) by Laura Frater (in person)

https://kymkemp.com/2024/02/25/vigilance-a-mothers-four-year-search-for-her-missing-son-she-offers-a-25000-reward-to-find-her-only-child/

https://kymkemp.com/2020/04/29/fortuna-man-missing-since-february-police-seek-publics-assistance/

https://coldcasemendocino.wordpress.com/tag/hoopa/

https://kiem-tv.com/2020/03/26/fortuna-man-still-missing-2/

https://oag.ca.gov/missing/person/virgil-owen-bussell-jr

https://humboldtgov.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2621&ARC=3957

https://kymkemp.com/2020/04/11/weitchpec-man-still-missing-family-received-a-ransom-note-and-tracker-found-possible-evidence-indicating-foul-play/

https://krcrtv.com/north-coast-news/eureka-local-news/missing-native-man-still

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]]> 2020 Listen Now: Floodlights From the creator of The Vanishing Point, Floodlights is a weekly true crime show covering major crimes impacting Tribal nations. From the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people, to scandals and conspiracies created by an unfair legal system, Floodlights investigates the stories America needs to hear now. Hosted by investigative journalist, Laura Frater. Follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater. Follow Floodlights at @floodlightspod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 21 Aug 2024 07:00:00 -0000 Listen Now: Floodlights full Laura Frater From the creator of The Vanishing Point, Floodlights is a weekly true crime show covering major crimes impacting Tribal nations. From the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people, to scandals and conspiracies created by an unfair legal system, Floodlights investigates the stories America needs to hear now. Hosted by investigative journalist, Laura Frater. From the creator of The Vanishing Point, Floodlights is a weekly true crime show covering major crimes impacting Tribal nations. From the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people, to scandals and conspiracies created by an unfair legal system, Floodlights investigates the stories America needs to hear now. Hosted by investigative journalist, Laura Frater. Follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater. Follow Floodlights at @floodlightspod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices From the creator of The Vanishing Point, Floodlights is a weekly true crime show covering major crimes impacting Tribal nations. From the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people, to scandals and conspiracies created by an unfair legal system, Floodlights investigates the stories America needs to hear now. Hosted by investigative journalist, Laura Frater.

Follow Laura @lauraelizabethfrater.

Follow Floodlights at @floodlightspod.

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]]> 60 INTERVIEW: Journalist Allie Hostler (Hoopa Tribe) What's it like to cover, as a journalist, your own missing family members, friends, and neighbors? This week we talk with Allie Hostler, editor of the Two Rivers Tribune, a local newspaper in the Hoopa Valley on the Hoopa Reservation. Hoopa is home to many Tribal Nations including the Hoopa, Karuk and Yurok Tribes. Allie shares her “day in the life” as a newspaper editor, what it’s like reporting on missing people in her own community, and the jurisdictional challenges that the Hoopa Tribal police face today.  Find out more about the missing people cases mentioned in this episode (all these cases will be covered in the coming months on Floodlights): Emmilee Risling Sumi Juan Andrea "Chick" White Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 19 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000 INTERVIEW: Journalist Allie Hostler (Hoopa Tribe) full Laura Frater Journalist Allie Hostler of the Hoopa Tribe walks us through the Hoopa Valley Reservation. Allie explains what it's like to cover cases of her missing community members. What's it like to cover, as a journalist, your own missing family members, friends, and neighbors? This week we talk with Allie Hostler, editor of the Two Rivers Tribune, a local newspaper in the Hoopa Valley on the Hoopa Reservation. Hoopa is home to many Tribal Nations including the Hoopa, Karuk and Yurok Tribes. Allie shares her “day in the life” as a newspaper editor, what it’s like reporting on missing people in her own community, and the jurisdictional challenges that the Hoopa Tribal police face today.  Find out more about the missing people cases mentioned in this episode (all these cases will be covered in the coming months on Floodlights): Emmilee Risling Sumi Juan Andrea "Chick" White Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices What's it like to cover, as a journalist, your own missing family members, friends, and neighbors? This week we talk with Allie Hostler, editor of the Two Rivers Tribune, a local newspaper in the Hoopa Valley on the Hoopa Reservation. Hoopa is home to many Tribal Nations including the Hoopa, Karuk and Yurok Tribes. Allie shares her “day in the life” as a newspaper editor, what it’s like reporting on missing people in her own community, and the jurisdictional challenges that the Hoopa Tribal police face today. 

Find out more about the missing people cases mentioned in this episode (all these cases will be covered in the coming months on Floodlights):

Emmilee Risling

Sumi Juan

Andrea "Chick" White

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]]> 3055 MISSING: Khadijah Britton (Round Valley Tribe) On February 8th, 2018, Khadijah Britton (Round Valley Tribe) was forced into a car at gunpoint by her ex-boyfriend, Negie Fallis, on the Covelo Reservation in California. In this week's episode, former police officer Trent James, who worked Khadijah's case, explains what led up to her disappearance and what he believes happened to Khadijah after her kidnapping. Anyone with information regarding Khadijah's case is asked to contact the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office at (707)234-2100 or the FBI San Francisco Division at (415) 553-7400. Tips can be anonymous. You may also contact your local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or submit tips online at tips.fbi.gov. You can follow Floodlights on Instagram @floodlightspod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 12 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000 MISSING: Khadijah Britton (Round Valley Tribe) full Laura Frater Where is Khadijah Britton of the Round Valley Tribe? Former cop, Trent James, walks us through her case. On February 8th, 2018, Khadijah Britton (Round Valley Tribe) was forced into a car at gunpoint by her ex-boyfriend, Negie Fallis, on the Covelo Reservation in California. In this week's episode, former police officer Trent James, who worked Khadijah's case, explains what led up to her disappearance and what he believes happened to Khadijah after her kidnapping. Anyone with information regarding Khadijah's case is asked to contact the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office at (707)234-2100 or the FBI San Francisco Division at (415) 553-7400. Tips can be anonymous. You may also contact your local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or submit tips online at tips.fbi.gov. You can follow Floodlights on Instagram @floodlightspod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On February 8th, 2018, Khadijah Britton (Round Valley Tribe) was forced into a car at gunpoint by her ex-boyfriend, Negie Fallis, on the Covelo Reservation in California. In this week's episode, former police officer Trent James, who worked Khadijah's case, explains what led up to her disappearance and what he believes happened to Khadijah after her kidnapping.

Anyone with information regarding Khadijah's case is asked to contact the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office at (707)234-2100 or the FBI San Francisco Division at (415) 553-7400. Tips can be anonymous. You may also contact your local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or submit tips online at tips.fbi.gov.

You can follow Floodlights on Instagram @floodlightspod.

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]]> 4039 MISSING AND MURDERED: Angela (Hoopa), Michael and Mary (Tulalip) Angela McConnell (Hoopa) and her boyfriend, Michael Bingham Jr., were found dead on a road near his family's property in Northern California. Years later, the case has been put through multiple detectives -- and a private investigator -- with no answers and only cryptic suggestions as to who is responsible. Meanwhile, in the state of Washington, Mary Johnson (Tulalip) remains missing after she walked down Fire Trail Road on the way to a friend's house. Before she vanished, she made a "desperate sounding" call to an unknown woman. Today, all the families tied up in these cases are asking the same thing: who is responsible? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 05 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0000 MISSING AND MURDERED: Angela (Hoopa), Michael and Mary (Tulalip) full Laura Frater This week we feature two stories: the unsolved double murder of Angela McConnell and Michael Bingham Jr., and the missing person case of Mary Johnson. Angela McConnell (Hoopa) and her boyfriend, Michael Bingham Jr., were found dead on a road near his family's property in Northern California. Years later, the case has been put through multiple detectives -- and a private investigator -- with no answers and only cryptic suggestions as to who is responsible. Meanwhile, in the state of Washington, Mary Johnson (Tulalip) remains missing after she walked down Fire Trail Road on the way to a friend's house. Before she vanished, she made a "desperate sounding" call to an unknown woman. Today, all the families tied up in these cases are asking the same thing: who is responsible? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Angela McConnell (Hoopa) and her boyfriend, Michael Bingham Jr., were found dead on a road near his family's property in Northern California. Years later, the case has been put through multiple detectives -- and a private investigator -- with no answers and only cryptic suggestions as to who is responsible. Meanwhile, in the state of Washington, Mary Johnson (Tulalip) remains missing after she walked down Fire Trail Road on the way to a friend's house. Before she vanished, she made a "desperate sounding" call to an unknown woman.

Today, all the families tied up in these cases are asking the same thing: who is responsible?

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]]> 2602 MISSING: Daniel Robinson (Part I) On June 23rd, 2021, geologist Daniel Robinson left his job site in Buckeye, Arizona - an area within one to two hours of multiple Indian reservations. Since then, there have been no confirmed sightings of Daniel. In this week's episode of Floodlights, we interview David Robinson, Daniel's father, who walks us through Daniel's case. From questions about when and where Daniel's car was located to the mystery surrounding an unknown person who entered Daniel's apartment after he went missing, David tells us what we need to know to keep Daniel's case alive. In the coming weeks, we'll be uploading Part II of Daniel's episode which will further investigate his case. You can follow Floodlights on Instagram @floodlightspod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 29 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0000 MISSING: Daniel Robinson (Part I) full Laura Frater On June 23rd, 2021, geologist Daniel Robinson left his job site in Buckeye, Arizona, but has not been seen or heard from since. In this week's episode, his father explains his case. On June 23rd, 2021, geologist Daniel Robinson left his job site in Buckeye, Arizona - an area within one to two hours of multiple Indian reservations. Since then, there have been no confirmed sightings of Daniel. In this week's episode of Floodlights, we interview David Robinson, Daniel's father, who walks us through Daniel's case. From questions about when and where Daniel's car was located to the mystery surrounding an unknown person who entered Daniel's apartment after he went missing, David tells us what we need to know to keep Daniel's case alive. In the coming weeks, we'll be uploading Part II of Daniel's episode which will further investigate his case. You can follow Floodlights on Instagram @floodlightspod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On June 23rd, 2021, geologist Daniel Robinson left his job site in Buckeye, Arizona - an area within one to two hours of multiple Indian reservations. Since then, there have been no confirmed sightings of Daniel. In this week's episode of Floodlights, we interview David Robinson, Daniel's father, who walks us through Daniel's case. From questions about when and where Daniel's car was located to the mystery surrounding an unknown person who entered Daniel's apartment after he went missing, David tells us what we need to know to keep Daniel's case alive.

In the coming weeks, we'll be uploading Part II of Daniel's episode which will further investigate his case.

You can follow Floodlights on Instagram @floodlightspod.

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]]> 2183 SCANDAL: The Crisis of Missing People on Tribal Lands In October 2021, 33 year-old Emmilee Risling spent a few nights at the home of an acquaintance at the "End of the Road" on the Yurok Reservation. After she supposedly left, Emmilee was never seen or heard from again. In this episode, we interview Judge Victorio Shaw, a cousin of Emmilee, who explains how federal and state law contributed not only to the MMIP crisis, but the challenges associated with finding Emmilee. You can follow Floodlights on Instagram @floodlightspod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 22 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0000 SCANDAL: The Crisis of Missing People on Tribal Lands full Laura Frater For our first Floodlights interview, we talk with Tribal Judge, Victorio Shaw. Judge Shaw explains how federal law has contributed towards the missing and murdered Indigenous people's crisis. He also touches upon the case of his missing cousin, Emmilee Risling. In October 2021, 33 year-old Emmilee Risling spent a few nights at the home of an acquaintance at the "End of the Road" on the Yurok Reservation. After she supposedly left, Emmilee was never seen or heard from again. In this episode, we interview Judge Victorio Shaw, a cousin of Emmilee, who explains how federal and state law contributed not only to the MMIP crisis, but the challenges associated with finding Emmilee. You can follow Floodlights on Instagram @floodlightspod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In October 2021, 33 year-old Emmilee Risling spent a few nights at the home of an acquaintance at the "End of the Road" on the Yurok Reservation. After she supposedly left, Emmilee was never seen or heard from again. In this episode, we interview Judge Victorio Shaw, a cousin of Emmilee, who explains how federal and state law contributed not only to the MMIP crisis, but the challenges associated with finding Emmilee.

You can follow Floodlights on Instagram @floodlightspod.

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]]> 3544 SPECIAL EPISODE: How Floodlights Came To Be When Emmilee Risling (Hoopa) and Andrea "Chick" White (Hoopa) went missing, no one could predict that it would bring together two people from opposite sides of the world. In this bonus episode to celebrate the launch of Floodlights, we explain how this new weekly true crime podcast came to be. You can follow the show @floodlightspod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 09 Jul 2024 07:06:00 -0000 SPECIAL EPISODE: How Floodlights Came To Be full Laura Frater To celebrate the launch of Floodlights, we explain how Floodlights was founded and the remarkable story behind its name. When Emmilee Risling (Hoopa) and Andrea "Chick" White (Hoopa) went missing, no one could predict that it would bring together two people from opposite sides of the world. In this bonus episode to celebrate the launch of Floodlights, we explain how this new weekly true crime podcast came to be. You can follow the show @floodlightspod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When Emmilee Risling (Hoopa) and Andrea "Chick" White (Hoopa) went missing, no one could predict that it would bring together two people from opposite sides of the world. In this bonus episode to celebrate the launch of Floodlights, we explain how this new weekly true crime podcast came to be.

You can follow the show @floodlightspod.

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]]> 545 UNSOLVED MURDER: Terri Lynn McCloskey (Yurok) When 26 year-old Yurok Tribal Member Terri Lynn McCloskey goes missing, no one could understand why anyone would have wanted to hurt this bright young woman. But nearly 40 years later, many questions remain. Where is the police file on Terri Lynn? Who allegedly confessed to her killing? And what do 17 nearby murders possibly have to do with Terri Lynn's case? You can follow the show @floodlightspod. Episode sources: Frater, Laura. "Who Killed Terri Lynn McCloskey?" Two Rivers Tribune, March 2023. Frater, Laura. Interview with Allen McCloskey Senior, February 2023. Frater, Laura. Interview with Allen McCloskey Junior, February 2023. Unknown journalist. "Unsolved." Redding Record Searchlight archives, August 13th, 1989. Unknown journalist. "Bones Identified as Those of Missing Hoopa Woman." Two Rivers Tribune archives, unknown date. https://kobi5.com/news/yurok-tribe-investigator-rescues-woman-from-potential-human-trafficking-223415/ https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/americas-greatest-detective-finalist-detective-julia-oliveira/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 09 Jul 2024 07:05:00 -0000 UNSOLVED MURDER: Terri Lynn McCloskey (Yurok) full Laura Frater In the first ever episode of Floodlights, we investigate the unsolved murder of 26 year-old Yurok Tribal Member, Terri Lynn McCloskey. What happened to this bright young woman who supposedly "knew too many of the wrong kind of people?" When 26 year-old Yurok Tribal Member Terri Lynn McCloskey goes missing, no one could understand why anyone would have wanted to hurt this bright young woman. But nearly 40 years later, many questions remain. Where is the police file on Terri Lynn? Who allegedly confessed to her killing? And what do 17 nearby murders possibly have to do with Terri Lynn's case? You can follow the show @floodlightspod. Episode sources: Frater, Laura. "Who Killed Terri Lynn McCloskey?" Two Rivers Tribune, March 2023. Frater, Laura. Interview with Allen McCloskey Senior, February 2023. Frater, Laura. Interview with Allen McCloskey Junior, February 2023. Unknown journalist. "Unsolved." Redding Record Searchlight archives, August 13th, 1989. Unknown journalist. "Bones Identified as Those of Missing Hoopa Woman." Two Rivers Tribune archives, unknown date. https://kobi5.com/news/yurok-tribe-investigator-rescues-woman-from-potential-human-trafficking-223415/ https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/americas-greatest-detective-finalist-detective-julia-oliveira/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices When 26 year-old Yurok Tribal Member Terri Lynn McCloskey goes missing, no one could understand why anyone would have wanted to hurt this bright young woman. But nearly 40 years later, many questions remain. Where is the police file on Terri Lynn? Who allegedly confessed to her killing? And what do 17 nearby murders possibly have to do with Terri Lynn's case?

You can follow the show @floodlightspod.

Episode sources:

Frater, Laura. "Who Killed Terri Lynn McCloskey?" Two Rivers Tribune, March 2023.

Frater, Laura. Interview with Allen McCloskey Senior, February 2023.

Frater, Laura. Interview with Allen McCloskey Junior, February 2023.

Unknown journalist. "Unsolved." Redding Record Searchlight archives, August 13th, 1989.

Unknown journalist. "Bones Identified as Those of Missing Hoopa Woman." Two Rivers Tribune archives, unknown date.

https://kobi5.com/news/yurok-tribe-investigator-rescues-woman-from-potential-human-trafficking-223415/

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/americas-greatest-detective-finalist-detective-julia-oliveira/

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]]> 1764 Official Trailer: Floodlights From the creator of The Vanishing Point comes a weekly true crime podcast covering major crimes impacting Tribal nations. From the MMIP crisis and beyond, investigative journalist, Laura Frater, investigates the stories that America needs to hear now. Coming June 17th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 19 May 2024 23:03:15 -0000 Official Trailer: Floodlights trailer Laura Frater From the creator of The Vanishing Point comes a weekly true crime podcast covering major crimes impacting Tribal nations. From the MMIP crisis and beyond, investigative journalist, Laura Frater, investigates the stories that America needs to hear now. Coming June 17th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices From the creator of The Vanishing Point comes a weekly true crime podcast covering major crimes impacting Tribal nations. From the MMIP crisis and beyond, investigative journalist, Laura Frater, investigates the stories that America needs to hear now. Coming June 17th.

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