374. What the Raven Knows: The Alaska Highway Murders

374. What the Raven Knows: The Alaska Highway Murders

Author: Our True Crime Podcast August 25, 2026 Duration: 1:02:54
Thank you to Mary and her partner for the request! Picture an endless stretch of highway surrounded by thick forests where there's no cell service, and towns are hours apart. Back in July 2019, that quiet part of the Alaska Highway in Canada turned upside down when a young couple on a road trip were found shot in a ditch. Before anyone even knew what was happening, it turned into a massive cross-country crime spree and a frantic nationwide search to track down the killers. Join Jen and Cam as they discuss What the Raven Knows: The Alaska Highway Murders. Our team: Listener Discretion by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Edward October ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Inky Pawprint⁠⁠ Source: https://youtu.be/1zHWJtk3dnc?si=W2g3e04EHgCiDKJH Timeline: B.C. triple murders by Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky | Vancouver Sun Former classmates of northern B.C. murder suspect say he would describe killing himself, others | Globalnews.ca Bryer Alan Schmegelsky (2000-2019) - Find a Grave Memorial Kam Allan McLeod (2000-2019) - Find a Grave Memorial Chynna Deese, Lucas Fowler murder: Mum reveals heartbreaking final texts | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines Chynna Noelle Deese - Obituary - July 15, 2019 Lucas Robertson Fowler (1995-2019) - Find a Grave Memorial What We Know About the American-Australian Couple Murdered in Northern Canada The murders of Chynna Deese, Lucas Fowler & Leonard Dyck – A True Crime Podcast The Northern British Columbia Murders Port Alberni - Wikipedia Jul 29, 2019, page 8 - The Daily Sentinel at Newspapers.com™ Jul 24, 2019, page A6 - The Charlotte Observer at Newspapers.com™ Jul 21, 2019, page A13 - The Charlotte Observer at Newspapers.com™ Jul 23, 2019, page A4 - Asheville Citizen-Times at Newspapers.com™ Jul 26, 2019, page A12 - The Charlotte Observer at Newspapers.com™ Jul 19, 2020, page 1 - The Toronto Star at Newspapers.com™ Jul 19, 2020, page 8 - The Toronto Star at Newspapers.com™ Jul 21, 2020, page 2 - The Toronto Star at Newspapers.com™ Aug 16, 2019, page A8 - The Province at Newspapers.com™ Aug 08, 2019, page NP3 - The Vancouver Sun at Newspapers.com™ Aug 25, 2019, page 13 - The Toronto Star at Newspapers.com™ Aug 25, 2019, page 12 - The Toronto Star at Newspapers.com™ Aug 13, 2019, page A10 - Rimbey Review at Newspapers.com™ Dec 30, 2019, page A5 - Whitehorse Daily Star at Newspapers.com™ Jul 23, 2019, page A6 - National Post at Newspapers.com™ Jul 25, 2019, page A16 - The Free Press at Newspapers.com™ - Newspapers.com™ Sep 30, 2019, page A5 - Whitehorse Daily Star at Newspapers.com™ Oct 02, 2019, page A33 - Alberni Valley News at Newspapers.com™ Dec 20, 2019, page NP4 - Calgary Herald at Newspapers.com™ How the RCMP found Canada’s most wanted fugitives with a raven, a Cree trapper and luck - The Globe and Mail New documents shed light on McLeod, Schmegelsky manhunt and 3 northern B.C. deaths 2019 Northern British Columbia murders - Wikipedia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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351. Stocking Strangler: Carlton Gary [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:28
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350: 700 Miles to Nowhere: Marshal Iwaasa [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:36
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349. Dead Girls Don't Talk: The Case of Micki Jo West [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:20
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348: The Missing Six & The Monster of Malherbe Street [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:40
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