The Dark Divide

Rivers and Roads (Patreon Preview) - Brandon Swanson

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Brandon Swanson has been missing since shortly after midnight on May 14, 2008. After driving his car into a ditch, he called his parents for help on the side of a Minnesota road. However, Brandon's parents couldn't locate their son and a dropped phone call would change their lives forever.
 
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MMIW Tribute: Walking With Our Sisters - Abigail Andrews, Elaine Alook, Caitlin Potts

Hello listener,
May 5th is the National Day of Awareness and Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, girls, 2 spirit, and gender diverse people in Canada. So today, I'm bringing you three exclusive episodes from Patreon of MMIW women in Canada that deserve more attention. 
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ABIGAIL ANDREWS - 01:00
Thirteen years ago, Abigail Andrews vanished without a trace from Fort St. John, British Columbia. The details of her disappearance prove how uncharacteristic it was for her to not return home. It's clear that there was foul play involved, but authorities have been tight-lipped and the case seemingly gets colder by the year. What happened to Abigail and when will justice finally be served?
ELAINE ALOOK - 15:38
It's been nineteen years since 35-year-old Elaine Frieda Alook was reported to be last seen just outside of Fort McMurray, Alberta. Her last known whereabouts immediately made her disappearance extremely suspicious to her friends and family. Elaine's image would begin an online movement between artists, activists and politicians alike. Bringing attention to a haunting history of a nation's missing and murdered indigenous women, a collective trauma still palpable throughout generations and a list of questions waiting to be answered.
CAITLIN POTTS - 28:52
On February 22, 2016 Caitlin Potts would be seen for the last time on a glimpse of security footage. It was as if the 27-year-old walked into the Orchard Park Mall in Enderby, British Columbia and vanished into thin air. But, of course, Caitlin left the mall somehow that day. Seven years later, authorities seem no closer to figuring out what happened to Caitlin than they did that day. Is Caitlin's disappearance connected to other cases involving missing women in the Okanagan area, or is the person who hurt Caitlin much closer to home? 
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All music is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution.Measured Paces by Kevin MacLeod via incompetech.com
 
*A special thanks to Enderby RCMP, CBC, Penticton Western News, The Edmonton Journal, The Toronto Star, Taken S4E07, Taken S3E13, Energetic City, & Missing People Canada for information that allowed this episode to be possible. 
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Blood on the Moon (Patreon Preview) - The Liske Family Murders

It's been awhile; I so appreciate your patience while I work on the next episode. I have so many deep-dives in store for you! It's always been my dream to make The Dark Divide my full time focus. If you'd like to be a part of that, please consider joining the patreon! There's exclusive episodes over there & it's a great way to support the show. A lot of blood, sweat and (usually literal) tears go into each story, on top of massive amounts of time. I do all of the research, writing, narrating & audio engineering. Since episodes are ad-free, everything is 100% funded by me. So, your support gives me creative freedom to bring you more quality content much faster! 
 
Today I'm bringing you a snippet of the Liske Family murders. Halloween 2010 tragically put Martin, Ohio on the map when a 16-year-old boy would arrive home from church to find his entire family murdered. Once police discovered that his older brother, William BJ Liske, was missing, it was clear that he had been the one to carry out the deadly deed. But why had BJ killed his family?
 
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Thank you so much for every listen, every share, every review and of course, for staring into the abyss with me. 

Blue Christmas (Patreon Preview) - Mackenzie Lee Trottier

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It's been awhile; I so appreciate your patience. I miss making episodes & I have many deep-dives in store for you. It's always been my dream to make The Dark Divide my full time focus. If you'd like to be a part of gifting me more time to create, please consider joining the patreon! There's exclusive episodes over there & it's a great way to support the show. A lot of blood, sweat and (usually literal) tears go into each story, on top of massive amounts of time. I do all of the research, writing, narrating & audio engineering. Since episodes are ad-free, everything is 100% funded by me. So, your support gives me creative freedom to bring you more quality content much faster! 
 
As an appetizer of sorts, today I'm bringing you a snippet of the story about 22-year-old Mackenzie Lee Trottier, who was last seen in December 2020, just days before Christmas --a holiday she never would've missed spending with her family. As with so many missing persons cases, someone definitely knows something. Every day that passes, is a day lost to an ocean of time. Authorities have theories - but which road will lead to Mackenzie?
 
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Thank you so much for every listen, every share, every review and of course, for staring into the abyss with me. 

Home Sweet Home - Melinda Pleskovic

Melinda and Bruce Pleskovic had been dealing with months of disturbances, theft and attempted burglaries. When Bruce came home on the evening of October 23rd, 2017 to find his wife had been murdered, he assumed that could be the only possible threat. But after hours of interrogation and piecing together her last day, authorities would discover that the biggest danger to Melinda's family wasn't lurking in wait from the outside. With no signs of forced entry, authorities suspected that Melinda's killer had been living right in her own home.
 
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All music is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution.Measured Paces by Kevin MacLeod via incompetech.com
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*A special thanks to WKYC Channel 3, The Strongsville Post & Supremecourt.ohio.gov for information that allowed this episode to be possible. (Apologies for any sound issues with the interrogation tracks, it's the best I could do!)
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A Safe Place to Fall - Cody Johnson

Newlyweds of no more than a week, Jordan Graham and Cody Johnson should've been living out the ultimate summer of love in July 2013. But an afternoon hike in the best nature Montana has to offer, would have only one of them returning home. For some it's a dream, and for others, falling in love is the deadliest thing you could ever do. 
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All music is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution.Measured Paces by Kevin MacLeod via incompetech.comCylinder Four & Two by Chris Zabriskie via chriszabriskie.com
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*A special thanks to True Crime Daily, ABC News, The National Post, Hungry Horse News, Daily Mail, New York Daily & The Flathead Beacon for information that allowed this episode to be possible. 
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Arsenic, Lace and Time - Anthony Tomaselli

In February 2019, Linda Roberts begged her boyfriend for one more chance to explain all the difficulties and drama that she brought into their relationship. He prepared himself for a tale of childhood trauma and chaotic family dynamics involving her sister Mary-Beth and her father Anthony Tomaselli. Instead, he would quickly realize that what he was there for wasn't an explanation, but a confession.
 
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All music is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution.Measured Paces by Kevin MacLeod via incompetech.comCylinder Four & There Are Many Different Kinds of Love by Chris Zabriskie via chriszabriskie.com_______________________________________
*A special thanks to The Tampa Bay Times for information that allowed this episode to be possible. 
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Wish You Were Here - Jaryd Atadero

October 2nd, 1999 was a perfect day to be on The Big South Trail. As it continues along the Poudre River, you can catch scenic canyon vistas along it's climb and descent, and experience the best of what Northern Colorado has to offer. But Allyn Atadero would face every father's worst nightmare when his three year old son, Jaryd, would go missing during a hike. The majestic beauty of the land would show it's teeth through the unpredictable depths of nature. No answer would be simple. To this day, there are still significant questions and multiple theories. What happened to Jaryd on that mountain and exactly which animal are to we fear? "Maybe there is a beast...maybe it's only us."
 
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All music is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution. Measured Paces & Ambiment by Kevin MacLeod via incompetech.comThere Are Many Different Kinds of Love, I Am a Man Who Will Fight For Your Honor, Cylinder Two & Four by Chris Zabriskie via chriszabriskie.com
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*A special thanks to Missing: When the Son Sets by Allyn Atadero & The Coloradoan for information that allowed this episode to be possible. 
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Highway of the Hunted - Kam McLeod & Bryer Schmegelsky

When the bodies of two tourists are discovered along a highway in Northern British Columbia, an immediate tension would rise with the peak of the season. Within days, another murder would lead the RCMP to believe they had a spree on their hands. By the time law enforcement realized they had mistook perpetrators Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky for possible victims, a relentless manhunt would take on the thick forestry of Canada and it's dog days of summer, pulling together professionals and citizens alike to search for the killers, justice and closure.
 
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All music is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution.Measured Paces by Kevin MacLeod via incompetech.comCylinder Four, Cylinder Two, There Are Many Different Kinds of Love & The House Glows (With Almost No Help) by Chris Zabriskie via chriszabriskie.com
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*A special thanks to The National Post, Nine News Australia, "The Concept of Leakage in Threat Assessment" by J. Reid Meloy & Mary Ellen O’Toole, "Manhunt, Manitoba" via The Globe and Mail, Global News & CBC for information that allowed this episode to be possible. 
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Beneath Your Bones - Dorothy Jane Scott

In the summer of 1980, Dorothy Jane Scott would disappear into the California night without a trace. There is nothing more chilling than an unsolved case where a person seemingly vanishes into thin air. Intertwine that with a self-proclaimed killer committed to haunting the aftermath and you have the stuff nightmares are made of. But how do you solve a crime that wasn't even a crime while it was happening? Do all secrets fray with time? Let us set each detail out like a giant puzzle on a dining room table, in the hopes that a whole image emerges as we examine all the ways it may fit together.
 
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All music is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution.Measured Paces by Kevin MacLeod via incompetech.comCylinder Two & Four by Chris Zabriskie via chriszabriskie.com_______________________________________
*A special thanks to The Santa Ana Orange County Register, Crimeblogger1983 via Blogspot, and The Los Angeles Times for providing amazing information that allowed this episode to be possible. 
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