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X-UMEDDark History of the Ouija BoardSummaryThis episode delves into the dark history of the Ouija board, exploring its origins, the spiritual movement that popularized it, and the infamous Fox Sisters. It discusses the board's rise to fame, the eerie predictions and murders associated with its use, and the demon Zozo that is said to haunt it. The conversation also touches on skepticism regarding the board's effectiveness and the scientific explanations behind its operation, culminating in the cultural impact of the film 'The Exorcist' and the subsequent fear surrounding Ouija boards.SourcesSmithsonian Magazine – History of the Ouija Boardhttps://ww...
2026-01-1129 min
William Ramsey InvestigatesPsychiana Man: A Mail-Order Prophet, his Followers, and the Power of Belief in Hard Times with Brandon R. Schrand. (2021)Psychiana Man: A Mail-Order Prophet, his Followers, and the Power of Belief in Hard Times with Brandon R. Schrand. (2021)https://www.amazon.com/Psychiana-Man-Mail-Order-Prophet-Followers/dp/0874224047/ref=sr_1_1?crid=KK3IRV0W630S&keywords=Psychiana+Man%3A+A+Mail-Order+Prophet%2C+his+Followers%2C+and+the+Power+of+Belief+in+Hard+Times&qid=1640825745&sprefix=psychiana+man+a+mail-order+prophet%2C+his+followers%2C+and+the+power+of+belief+in+hard+times%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-1https://brandonschrand.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/william-ramsey-investigates--1898073/support.
2025-04-0847 min
The Silver Linings HandbookTrue Crime Bonus - The Disappearance of Christina White and the Lewis-Clark Valley Serial Killer with Julie Cowley of The Consult, Part 4 of 4Former FBI Profiler Julia Cowley, the host of The Consult podcast, joins Allison Dickson of Vintage Villains and I in the final installment our series on the 1979 disappearance of Christina White and the Lewis-Clark Valley serial killings centered on Idaho and Washington State and that potentially span from California to Chicago to North Carolina. We analyze the profile of the unknown killer and the prime suspect and discuss strategies to bring resolution to these cases.To listen to The Snake River Killer podcast, hosted by Brandon Schrand:https://www.snakeriverkiller.com/Contact me...
2024-12-131h 29
The Silver Linings Handbook102. Dreamcatchers: What We All Can Learn from the Ojibwe with Anton TreuerAnton Treuer, the son of a Holocaust survivor and an Ojibwe mother, has a great many hopes and dreams - ones of healing, thriving and even an America that can learn things to make it stronger from the success of Native Americans and other minorities. Anton, a professor and expert on the Ojibwe culture and language, joins Jayson to discuss the story of the Ojibwe people and what we can all learn.For more on Anton's books and other works, as well as information on Ojibwe culture:https://antontreuer.com/Contact me at...
2024-12-101h 28
The Silver Linings HandbookTrue Crime Bonus - The Disappearance of Christina White and the Lewis-Clark Valley Serial Killer, Part 3 of 4In the third part of our series on the Lewis-Clark Valley Serial Killer, the search for a killer has expanded beyond the 1979 disappearance of Christina White and to murders that started in 1963 in Chicago and include mysterious drownings in North Carolina and California and three murders and one additional disappearance in the Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston, Washington area. Allison Dickson and I are joined by Cathy Belben and Samantha Sawyer, researchers of The Snake River Killer podcast in this episode. We explore the clues left behind and why, if it seems so clear who is responsible, why the lone...
2024-12-061h 09
The Silver Linings HandbookTrue Crime Bonus - The Disappearance of Christina White and the Lewis-Clark Valley Serial Killer, Part 2 of 4Christina White was missing for four years before the first big clues emerged into her disappearance that would raise questions about whether there was a serial killer operating in the Lewis-Clark Valley and beyond. In this episode, with Allison Dickson of Vintage Villains, we explore Christina's disappearance, a 1963 murder of an 8-year-old in Chicago, a mysterious attempted break-in at a mortuary holding the body of a 17-year-old girl in California, the murder of a 22-year-old University of Idaho student in Clarkston, Washington, the disappearances three people from the Lewiston Civic Theatre, the death ruled a 27-year-old suicide, the drowning...
2024-11-2955 min
The Silver Linings HandbookTrue Crime Bonus - The Disappearance of Christina White and the Lewis-Clark Valley Serial Killer, Part 1 of 4How does a 12-year-old girl disappear from her best friend's house on the day of the local fair? Who could be responsible her going missing? Why was her homework found miles away on the farm where that same best friend kept her horse? And how did the case of Christina White's disappearance become the lynchpin to discovering that a serial killer was lurking in the Lewis-Clark Valley of Idaho and Washington State? We seek to answer these questions with Allison Dickson of the Vintage Villains podcast in this True Crime Bonus Episode.Contact me at silverliningshandbookpod@gmail...
2024-11-221h 07
The Silver Linings HandbookTrue Crime Bonus - The Disappearance of Christina White and the Lewis-Clark Valley Serial Killer, Part 1How does a 12-year-old girl disappear from her best friend's house on the day of the local fair? Who could be responsible her going missing? Why was her homework found miles away on the farm where that same best friend kept her horse? And how did the case of Christina White's disappearance become the lynchpin to discovering that a serial killer was lurking in the Lewis-Clark Valley of Idaho and Washington State? We seek to answer these questions with Allison Dickson of the Vintage Villains podcast in this True Crime Bonus Episode.Contact me...
2024-11-221h 08
The Snake River KillerEpisode 18: Lost HorizonBrandon returns to the LC Valley to dig into the case of Claudette Voliva. Along the way, he finds a startling connection to a previous case.
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2024-06-171h 15The Snake River KillerEpisode 17: Running in the FamilyBrandon discusses his interview with Lance's second wife, Debbie, and an eye-raising detail emerges about Lance's mother, Jane. Also, another serial killer crops up with connections to Lance's family.
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2024-05-1038 minThe Snake River KillerEpisode 16: His Own Private IdahoSam uncovers an article in the Bremerton, Washington newspaper dating from the time that Lance was there during his time in the Navy about a mysterious prowler. Meanwhile, Brandon begins to trace Lance's final movements in California and his eventual move to Idaho.
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2024-04-2043 minThe Snake River KillerEpisode 15: East Bay ConnectionsBrandon takes a look at two cases in the East Bay Area that may be connected to Lance Voss.
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2024-02-151h 10The Snake River KillerEpisode 14: Team Q&ABrandon and the Team break down several listener questions, and discuss, among other things, predictive mapping and the potential role that real estate may play in the cases.
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2024-01-2448 minThe Snake River KillerBonus Episode: Brandon is Interviewed by Jayson BlairOn the Silver Linings Handbook Podcast, Brandon discusses the SRK cases, the toll true crime take on investigators, and what keeps him motivated.
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2023-12-251h 30The Snake River KillerEpisode 13: 38 Words Part IIBrandon talks with some listeners who made a troubling discovery at a Seattle Goodwill, and he interviews former FBI Profiler, Julia Cowley. He also dives back into Lance's Notes Plus article and discovers what might be more clues.
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2023-12-191h 02
The Silver Linings Handbook47. The Cost of Telling Their Stories with Author Brandon Schrand of the Snake River Killer PodcastIn this episode, Jayson is joined by Brandon Schrand, an essayist, an award-winning author and the host of The Snake River Killer Podcast. In addition to hosting The Snake River Killer Podcast, Brandon is the communications director at the College of Agriculture, Hhuman and Natural Resource Sciences at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington.In a day and age where true crime podcasting and television has become mainstay, investigative podcasters take on a special burden of diving deep into emotional cases which takes a toll as they explore deep social issues and fight for justice....
2023-12-051h 30The Snake River KillerEpisode 12: 38 Words Part IBrandon finds an alarming clue that gives a first-hand look into Lance's thinking.
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2023-10-311h 00The Snake River KillerEpisode 11: The Most Dangerous Game--Part IIBrandon talks with Karen Dill, who not only went to school with Lance in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, but visited him in the summer of 1970 while he was living in the Bay Area. Plus, there are deep dives on "gimmick rallye" car events, the psychological profile and training of the Zodiac and/or Lance, the emergence of another through-line, the importance of fantasy for serial killers, an eerie and anonymous tip, more classified ads, another victim with startling links to Antoinette Anino, and a jaw-dropping discovery in the Kristin David Case.
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2023-06-121h 34The Snake River KillerEpisode 10: "The Most Dangerous Game- Part I"SRK Researcher, Tina, finds alarming new documents about Voss's lackluster service in the Navy. Brandon drills down on Lance's time in the Bay Area between his Naval discharge in 1968 and 1972, the peak years when the serial killer known as the Zodiac was reigning terror in Northern California.
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2023-05-101h 08
MOCRA VoicesEpisode 26: Vicente Telles and Brandon MaldonadoThe practice of making and venerating santos (painted or sculpted images of saints) originated in Spain and was carried to territories that fell under Spanish colonial rule. New Mexican santeros (makers of santos) developed distinctive approaches that diverged from the models they found in imported oil paintings, statues, and devotional prints. The Santero tradition flourished from the mid-eighteenth to late-nineteenth centuries before falling into a period of decline. Yet it recovered and thrives today, responding to the needs of both religious devotees and art aficionados. Artists Vicente Telles and Brandon Maldonado are forging new links in the...
2023-04-2752 minThe Snake River KillerEpisode 9: Lights, Camera, KnifeIn 1972, a seventeen-year-old girl named Antoinette Anino is found dead on a beach in Santa Cruz, California. Lance is then arrested for breaking into the funeral home in which her body lay.
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2023-03-311h 03
True Crime BingeBrandon SchrandThis week’s guest is Brandon Schrand, award-winning author and host of The Snake River Killer, a podcast covering an in depth investigation into a series of unsolved but connected murders, disappearances, and suspicious deaths in the Lewis-Clark Valley from 1979 to 1982. Before discussing the case, Brandon tells us about his experience living in an historic hotel as a child, as well as how he got into true crime and his connections to the recent University of Idaho killings.
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2023-03-0832 minThe Snake River KillerEpisode 8: Remains of the DayBrandon learns of a shocking discovery in the LC Valley. . . Back in the Diane Taylor case, Brandon talks with a former Chicagoan criminal investigator and historian familiar with the 1963 murder. A bizarre phone call in the Diane Taylor case turns up a possible connection to the Christina White case.
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2023-02-251h 08The Snake River KillerEpisode 7: Chicago 1963An eight year old girl is murdered in Lance's childhood neighborhood when he is 15. He was her YMCA counselor.
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2023-02-0645 minThe Snake River KillerEpisode 6: DrawdownBrandon revisits the tooth found along the Snake River. He then further breaks down Lance's timeline at the Civic Theater. A gruesome discovery. And two theories relating to Christina White and Steven Pearsall.
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2023-01-231h 04
The Snake River KillerEpisode 5: The Fog & the DenOn September 12, 1982, three people vanished from the LC Valley, and each one of them had crossed paths with Lance that, the person of interest, on that evening. Brandon breaks down the story Lance gave police, and later, in an interview, he uncovers an unsettling detail about the den in Lance's home.
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2022-12-1954 minThe Snake River KillerSpecial Episode: Listeners Heard + Potentially Startling DiscoveryIntroducing a new segment to The Snake River Killer Podcast called "Listeners Heard," wherein a listener or listeners heard something on the podcast that gave them an idea or insight, and I bring them on the show to share their ideas. Listeners Heard will also feature leads and tips from listeners. This episode contains both, and the tip contained in this episode could potentially be huge.
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2022-12-1238 minThe Snake River KillerEpisode 4: Lost & FoundBrandon revisits Christina White's school papers that were found on Carl Flynn's farm, and takes a closer look at the lone eye-witness account of Kristin David's disappearance. He also discovers two more classified ads that could potentially be connected to both the Christina White case as well as the Kristin David case.
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2022-11-2852 min
The Snake River KillerEpisode 3: Two CampsOn July 4, 1981, two years after the disappearance of Christina White, a fisherman on the Snake River found black plastic bags containing body parts of Kristin David, a 22 year old college student who had recently gone missing. Brandon digs into her story to see if anything in her life leading up to her murder might shed light on what happened.
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2022-11-1453 minThe Snake River KillerEpisode 2: RiddlesBrandon uncovers a startling clue in the Christina White case. For an interactive experience check out our website The Snake River Killer.
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2022-10-311h 00The Snake River KillerEpisode 1: The House on 503 2nd StreetOn April 28, 1979, twelve-year-old Christina White vanished from her friend's house in the small river town of Asotin, Washington, and hasn't been seen since. Lance, the man living at her friend's house at the time, has become law enforcement's person of interest in this case, and subsequent cases in this podcast. In many ways, Christina White's disappearance is ground zero for this investigation. For an interactive experience check out our website The Snake River Killer.
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2022-10-3159 minThe Snake River KillerSnake River Killer TrailerOn April 28, 1979, twelve-year-old Christina White vanishes from her friend's house in the tiny river town of Asotin, Washington during the county fair. Police fail to take her initial disappearance seriously, and they never look closely at the house she vanished from or the people who may have been there at the 503 2nd Street House, especially one man named Lance. For an interactive experience check out our website The Snake River Killer.
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2022-10-1902 min
The Rural Towns Project PodcastSoda Springs, ID: Brandon Schrand, Author of The Enders Hotel, on the Past, Present, and Future of Rural Businesses and CommunitiesIn this episode, I talk to Brandon Schrand, author and Director of Communications for the College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences at Washington State University. Brandon grew up in Soda Springs, Idaho and wrote a wonderful memoir about it - The Enders Hotel - that I highly recommend. Brandon and I use that book to frame our discussion about life in a rural town and the opportunities and challenges facing rural businesses and communities. We talk about our concerns and hopes for communities like Soda Springs and we end, as always, with the Road Trip Music Question.
2021-06-0435 min