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  • Dark Adaptation's monthly segment, "Missing, Murdered, Mysterious", is designed to highlight unsolved cases of missing people, homicides, and mysterious deaths and focuses on BIPOC in North America. Today’s case focuses on a missing person named Jared Shadeed.

    MMM Case #10:

    In July 2023, Jared Shadeed was captured on surveillance footage leaving the Air BnB he was staying at in the Squire Park neighbourhood of Seattle, Washington. He had few belongings with him, leaving the rest of his luggage inside the share-rental. This is the last time Jared was seen.

    A few weeks later, his SUV mysteriously appears in a Los Angeles neighbourhood, but there is still no sign of Jared. How did his vehicle end up 1,100 miles away? How has there been no trace of Jared's whereabouts or clues to the possible circumstances surrounding his disappearance?

    His family has been desperately seeking answers for the past 10 months, but sadly, the disappearance of Jared Shadeed remains as perplexing today as it was in those early days...

    If you have any information about the disappearance of Jared Shadeed, who was last seen on the surveillance footage of the Air BnB located in the 200 block of 16th Avenue in Seattle’s Squire Park neighbourhood on July 30, 2023, please contact the Seattle Police Department at (206) 625-5011.

    Videos and photos related to Jared's case are available on our Instagram & website: @darkadaptationpodcast & www.darkadaptationpodcast.ca

    Episode Sources:

    News Nation Now

    Fox 13 Seattle

    Fox 11 Los Angeles

    KING 5 Seattle

    News Nation

    New Pittsburgh Courier

    WTAP

    USA Today

    Augusta Free Press

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  • Christina Kettlewell was a beautiful, promising young woman who was busy working on her career and falling madly in love with her boyfriend, Jack. The couple’s evolving romance led them to a spontaneous, maybe even rebellious, marriage. A few days after their wedding, they headed into the Muskoka wilderness to honeymoon at a friend’s cottage. The friend, Ronald, was also Jack’s roommate, and bizarrely enough, Ronald accompanied the two newlyweds on what should have been a private, romantic, getaway.

    The events that took place during that fateful trip are shrouded in mystery; there’s a suspicious fire that takes down the cottage and Christina is found dead in mere inches of water.

    The inquest into her unexplained death showcased dramatic theories, various versions of events, and gripping eyewitness testimonies, but the biggest question of all was left unanswered – What happened to Christina Kettlewell? How did the eight-day bride meet her fate?

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  • In December 1910, the heiress to a perfume empire vanished from the streets of Manhattan while shopping on the illustrious Fifth Avenue.

    Her disappearance left the public reeling with questions and speculations, and her family’s secrecy in handling the case only served to amplify the concerns of the mystified onlookers. The family was reluctant to engage the police in their investigation into the socialite’s disappearance, which led to a rift and an apparent power struggle between the two entities.

    The actions of the family, investigators, and the missing socialite herself paved the way for a plethora of conspiracy theories, and to this day, the vanishing of New York City socialite Dorothy Arnold remains one of the most infamous missing person cases in American history.

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  • Mic check 1-2-1-2. Ladies and gentlemen, we're back! After a much needed reprieve for the winter months, we're behind the mics once more to bring you more macabre, mysterious, and downright dark episodes. As we emerge from our wintery slumber, we're also bringing you this quick, absolutely unhinged update on the show's new format. We'll cover all things new with the show here, but don't worry, we also have a brand new episode out now for your listening pleasure!

    PS: Our resident astrology expert, Steph, released her first EP this month. You can give it a listen here: https://open.spotify.com/album/6UxRPESDSSh37ucbpaFQgD?si=d4REOFB7QrSKmClBRAMvRQ

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  • 16-year-old Mekayla Bali was last seen on the afternoon of April 12, 2016, in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. That morning, she went to school as usual but left shortly after arriving. Before she vanished, she sent her friends cryptic messages, made calls to unknown recipients, and her movements through town were strange. She even returned to school briefly before taking off again. There’s no evidence that she met up with anyone or that she left town on a bus or by other means, so what happened to Mekayla Bali on that sunny spring afternoon?

    If you have information about Mekayla Bali's disappearance, please contact:

    F Division RCMP Historical Case Unit 1-833-502-6861; 639-625-4111; [email protected]. Reference Case#: 2016430186Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or online at https://www.canadiancrimestoppers.org/submit-a-tip/submit-a-tipSend email to the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at: [email protected]; orReach out through contact details on the Bring Mekayla Bali Home website

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  • People in Riverside California were left reeling when they heard the shocking news of a horrible crime committed in the usually peaceful neighbourhood of La Sierra South. Each detail they learned was more horrifying than the last. A teenage girl abducted; a law enforcement officer killed in a shootout; and 3 members of the beloved family found dead. Little did everyone know this story was much bigger, and it originated 2,600 miles away in Virginia with an absolute monster named Austin Lee Edwards.

    Articles for Online Safety:

    Kids Safety Online: Parental Control and How to Protect Your Kids Online

    KidsHealth.org

    Unicef.org

    ProtectKidsOnline.ca

    WebMD – Signs of Catfishing

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  • What better way to close out the spooky season than with our special guest Paige for another iteration of Cryptids and Folklore. This episode, keep an eye out for the dark figures lurking at the edges of your vision—shadow people and sleep paralysis demons that have haunted the human psyche for centuries. We delve into the eerie lore surrounding these elusive entities, pulling back the veil between the known and the unknown.

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  • Brianna got sick and had to take an unexpected hiatus, so, the new plan for October is an in-depth coverage of a true crime case with all 3 parts being released at once! We appreciate your patience and your loyal listenership, so we're making it up to you the best we can. Now, on with the show...

    On October 2, 1996, in the small town of Waurika, Oklahoma, 16-year-old Heather Rich snuck out of her bedroom in the middle of the night to see a friend. She never returned home and for 7 agonizing days, her parents did everything they could to find their daughter. Meanwhile, on the evening of October 9, a Texas rancher and his granddaughter saw something floating in Belknap Creek. Assuming a calf had slipped into the river upstream and drowned, he shot the body twice to sink it. The next morning, he realized the calf was still floating in the creek. Upon closer inspection, he realized this wasn’t the body of a drowned calf – it was the body of a person…

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  • Brianna got sick and had to take an unexpected hiatus, so, the new plan for October is an in-depth coverage of a true crime case with all 3 parts being released at once! We appreciate your patience and your loyal listenership, so we're making it up to you the best we can. Now, on with the show...

    On October 2, 1996, in the small town of Waurika, Oklahoma, 16-year-old Heather Rich snuck out of her bedroom in the middle of the night to see a friend. She never returned home and for 7 agonizing days, her parents did everything they could to find their daughter. Meanwhile, on the evening of October 9, a Texas rancher and his granddaughter saw something floating in Belknap Creek. Assuming a calf had slipped into the river upstream and drowned, he shot the body twice to sink it. The next morning, he realized the calf was still floating in the creek. Upon closer inspection, he realized this wasn’t the body of a drowned calf – it was the body of a person…

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  • Brianna got sick and had to take an unexpected hiatus, so, the new plan for October is an in-depth coverage of a true crime case with all 3 parts being released at once! We appreciate your patience and your loyal listenership, so we're making it up to you the best we can. Now, on with the show...

    On October 2, 1996, in the small town of Waurika, Oklahoma, 16-year-old Heather Rich snuck out of her bedroom in the middle of the night to see a friend. She never returned home and for 7 agonizing days, her parents did everything they could to find their daughter. Meanwhile, on the evening of October 9, a Texas rancher and his granddaughter saw something floating in Belknap Creek. Assuming a calf had slipped into the river upstream and drowned, he shot the body twice to sink it. The next morning, he realized the calf was still floating in the creek. Upon closer inspection, he realized this wasn’t the body of a drowned calf – it was the body of a person…

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  • Happy Thanksgiving, and welcome to the "Brie spent all week writing an episode and then got sick and now we're releasing a Best of" episode! For our listeners, don't worry! We promised you 5 episodes this month, and by god you're gonna get it... just not today. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this throwback classic.---

    It’s Halloween night in 1957. Betty and Peter Fabiano had turned out the lights in their home in Sun Valley, California. They had just gotten comfy in bed when they heard the doorbell ring. It was past 11 p.m., and they hadn’t had trick-or-treaters in hours. They probably looked at each other, debating who would go answer the door, when the doorbell rang again. Betty watched as Peter got out of bed and headed down the stairs. She heard him answer the door saying, “Yes? Isn’t it kind of late for this sort of thing?” She couldn’t make out the response of the person at the door – she just heard a strange voice that sounded to her like a woman impersonating a man. Suddenly, she heard a pop, then a thump, then silence. As she hurried downstairs to see what was happening, she heard a car outside speed off into the night, the screeching tires faded into the screech of her own terrified screams as she looked down at Peter, who was sprawled out on the floor, unconscious, with blood pouring out of his chest…

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  • In 1958, the Herrmann family experienced a strange and inexplicable haunting, which catapulted them into the limelight after various newspapers and magazines began writing stories about the bizarre happenings - bottles popping open, porcelain figurines being thrown across the room, bookcases being turned end over end... Join us as we discuss the Herrmann Family Haunting and the steps they took to try and figure out what was going on in their suburban home. Was it a poltergeist? Psychokinesis? An elaborate hoax? You be the judge.

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  • In 2005, Eddie Tillman was a 14-year-old boy living in Brooklyn with his loving mother and sisters. On August 10, his mother dropped him off at summer school, gave him some lunch money, and watched as he entered the school. That was the last time she saw her son. Two months prior to his disappearance, he came out as gay and his family accepted him into loving arms. After his disappearance, his mother learned he was communicating with men online. Are one of these men responsible for his disappearance? Are the police correct when they say he ran away? What really happened to Eddie Tillman?

    If you have any information about the disappearance of Eddie Tillman, who has been missing from Manhattan’s Lower East Side in New York City since August 10, 2005, please contact the New York Police Department Missing Persons Squad at (212) 694-7781.

    Sources:

    Missing & Unidentified

    NamUs

    Charley Project

    National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

    The Vivid Faces of the Vanished

    Gay City News

    Pix 11

    Doe Network

  • We know we left you hanging at the end of Part One, so in Part Two of our episode discussing Erin Chorney's case we jump right into the major crime technique the RCMP and the Brandon Police Service utilized to help progress their investigation into Erin's disappearance... The technique used was an elaborate and controversial one known as a Mr. Big sting operation. Sure, this technique is outlawed in other countries, but here in Canada we love utilizing this audacious tactic. Tune in to Part Two to hear all about this sting operation and what it did for the police's investigation.

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  • (Part 1 of 2) Our story begins in April 2002, in the reputable city of Brandon, Manitoba, where Debbie and Darcy Chorney enter a police station to report their 18-year-old daughter missing. It's out of character for Erin Chorney to be gone this long without contacting a family member or friend, and police take action right away. What ensues is a roller coaster of an investigation filled with twists, turns, and a plethora of covert operations. Tune in to Part 1 to learn about Erin and the first half of the investigation into her disappearance. Part 2 will be available on Monday, September 25, 2023.

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  • Welcome to the latter half of our two-part series on the disappearances of Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos - two men who vanished three months apart under eerily similar circumstances in Naples, Florida.

    The main similarity of their respective disappearances is the person they were last seen with. Strap in because this is going to be a frustrating mystery, and like most mysteries, this case will leave you with many questions about what happened on those fateful days…

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  • This two-part series focuses on the disappearances of Terrance Williams and Felipe Santos - two men who vanished 3 months apart under eerily similar circumstances in Naples, Florida.

    The main similarity of their respective disappearances is the person they were last seen with. Strap in because this is going to be a frustrating mystery, and like most mysteries, this case will leave you with many questions about what happened on those fateful days…

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  • Pepita Redhair was a happy, fun, sweet woman who had everything going for her. She had a loving family behind her, she was enrolled in University with dreams of becoming a teacher or an engineer; Pepita was going places. But all of that changed when she vanished in March of 2020. Her family was frantic - where did she go and why did no one seem to care? Her boyfriend was evasive (he still is to this day) and law enforcement was falling back on the horrible cliches we see far too often - "She's allowed to be missing", "she's probably out on a bender", "don't worry about it". But her family was worried. Where was their sweet girl? How can a promising young woman vanish off the face of the earth?

    If you have any information about the disappearance of Pepita Madalyn Redhair, who has been missing from Albuquerque, New Mexico since March 27, 2020, please contact the Albuquerque Police Department at (505) 242-2677, the New Mexico Department of Public Safety - Missing Person Hotline at (800) 457-3463, you can call in an anonymous tip at 505-843-STOP, or you can email the Attorney General’s Office at [email protected].

    Sources:

    Uncovered

    Never Seen Again, Season 4, Episode 9 – Pepita Redhair, A Daughter Stolen (on Paramount+)

    Facebook Page

  • For this extraordinarily special episode of Dark Adaptation, brace yourself for a hair-raising journey in our popular segment on Cryptids and Folklore.

    Join us and our guest, Paige, as we delve into the lore of the hellhound, everyone's beloved demonic beast that lurks beneath our feet. Don't miss out on this thrilling exploration of the underworld's most fearsome canine! Go ahead. Pet that dog.

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  • We have a very special episode for you this week. Today, we're joined by two of our long-time podcasting friends for our first ever cross-over collaboration episode! In the studio with us is Steven and Leo from the amazing podcast, Spoils of Horror (https://linktr.ee/spoilsofhorror).

    On the docket for this episode, we're covering The Texarkana Moonlight Murders where a masked man, dubbed The Phantom Killer, attacked couples at lovers’ lanes and isolated areas over a span of ten weeks in 1946 in the Texarkana region, a blended region consisting of twin cities: Texarkana, Texas and Texarkana, Arkansas, which are in Bowie County and Miller County, respectively.

    As part of our collaboration, Steven and Leo have put out an episode over at Spoils of Horror covering the movie inspired by this case: The Town That Dreaded Sundown.

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