Episode
SERIAL KILLER: Highway of Tears
36:38
Published: Mon Dec 16 2019
Description
Loren Donn Leslie was only 15 years old when police discovered her remains on a lonely logging road off Highway 16 in British Columbia. Since the late 1960s, women and girls have gone missing from the communities that surround Highway 16, or been found murdered along the desolate 450-mile stretch of road known as the Highway of Tears. For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkieapp.com/library/. Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/serial-killer-highway-tears/
Chapters
The hosts share how some of their audience was unaware that they were on tour and thank them for their support.
00:00 - 01:43 (01:43)
Summary
The hosts share how some of their audience was unaware that they were on tour and thank them for their support.
EpisodeSERIAL KILLER: Highway of Tears
PodcastCrime Junkie
The 2016 documentary 48 Hours and a 2018 article from the Globe and Mail recount the events leading to a cold case known as Highway of Tears, where young women had been disappearing or found murdered for years along a remote highway in Canada.
01:43 - 08:08 (06:24)
Summary
The 2016 documentary 48 Hours and a 2018 article from the Globe and Mail recount the events leading to a cold case known as Highway of Tears, where young women had been disappearing or found murdered for years along a remote highway in Canada.
EpisodeSERIAL KILLER: Highway of Tears
PodcastCrime Junkie
The infamous Canadian stretch of road known as the Highway of Tears has experienced numerous disappearances of women and girls for decades, with the majority of cases still unsolved.
08:08 - 15:31 (07:23)
Summary
The infamous Canadian stretch of road known as the Highway of Tears has experienced numerous disappearances of women and girls for decades, with the majority of cases still unsolved. The area is home to several First Nations communities and small logging towns.
EpisodeSERIAL KILLER: Highway of Tears
PodcastCrime Junkie
Bobby Jack Fowler, a suspected killer linked to one of the victims through DNA evidence, was named by police as a possible suspect in the Highway of Tears murders.
15:31 - 19:54 (04:22)
Summary
Bobby Jack Fowler, a suspected killer linked to one of the victims through DNA evidence, was named by police as a possible suspect in the Highway of Tears murders. While not a viable suspect in one particular murder, understanding Fowler's history could provide additional insight into the circumstances surrounding these unsolved cases.
EpisodeSERIAL KILLER: Highway of Tears
PodcastCrime Junkie
Lauren Spierer's disappearance on June 3, 2011, in Bloomington, Indiana, has left investigators with more questions than answers.
19:54 - 25:41 (05:46)
Summary
Lauren Spierer's disappearance on June 3, 2011, in Bloomington, Indiana, has left investigators with more questions than answers. Her DNA was found on blood stains in Cody's apartment.
EpisodeSERIAL KILLER: Highway of Tears
PodcastCrime Junkie
The Highway of Tears is largely a story about missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.
25:41 - 34:10 (08:29)
Summary
The Highway of Tears is largely a story about missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. The court was told the story of Cody Legebokoff, a young killer who claims he was present for murders but not responsible for them.
EpisodeSERIAL KILLER: Highway of Tears
PodcastCrime Junkie
Despite the efforts of the RCMP's EPANA project, the cases of missing and murdered women on Canada's Highway of Tears remain unsolved, with potentially new predators still lurking.
34:10 - 36:34 (02:23)
Summary
Despite the efforts of the RCMP's EPANA project, the cases of missing and murdered women on Canada's Highway of Tears remain unsolved, with potentially new predators still lurking. The remains of some victims have taken years to be found, and although one man was suspected, he was never officially connected to any of the cases.