Episode 22 - No More Stolen Sisters

Episode 22 - No More Stolen Sisters

Welcome back, Caffeine Casefilers. Between March and May 2022, four Indigenous women disappeared from the streets of Winnipeg. Their bodies were found—some of them, anyway—in garbage bins, dumped at landfills, treated like refuse by a killer who believed their lives didn’t matter. Jeremy Skibicki was a white supremacist who targeted Indigenous women at homeless shelters. He drugged them, assaulted them, murdered them, and dismembered them with power tools. Then he went back to the shelters to find his next victim. Rebecca Contois, 24, was a mother. Her partial remains were found in a bin behind a Winnipeg apartment building. Morgan Harris, 39, was a mother of five and a grandmother. Her daughter, Cambria, fought for three years to have a landfill searched for her remains. Marcedes Myran, 26, was a mother of two, a practical joker who hid people’s shoes to make them stay longer. Ashlee Shingoose, 30, was known for three years only as Buffalo Woman—until DNA finally gave her back her name. This is the story of a serial killer who embodied everything wrong with Canada’s treatment of Indigenous women. And a daughter who refused to let her mother be forgotten in the trash. ⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains detailed descriptions of extreme violence, sexual assault, dismemberment, racial hatred, and systemic neglect. Resources: * Hope for Wellness Helpline: 1-855-242-3310 * Native Women’s Association of Canada: nwac.ca [https://nwac.ca/] * Morgan’s Warriors outreach (Winnipeg): @morganswarriors on social media * MMIWG National Inquiry Final Report: mmiwg-ffada.ca [https://mmiwg-ffada.ca/] ☕ Follow Dark Roast for weekly episodesGet your true crime and caffeine fix every week. 📱 Find us everywhere: * TikTok: @DarkRoastCaffeineCasefiles * Instagram: @darkroastcaffeinecasefiles * Substack: @darkroastcaffeinecasefiles * Facebook: Dark Roast: Caffeine Casefiles Podcast * Spotify: Dark Roast Caffeine Casefiles * YouTube: Dark Roast: Caffeine Casefiles * Email: substack@caffeinecasefiles.com * Web: Dark Roast: Caffeine Case Files by Caitlin Francois on Substack ⭐ Rate & ReviewIf you enjoyed this episode, please rate us 5 stars and leave a review on Spotify. It helps other true crime and coffee lovers find the show. ☕ Help fill the coffee potLove the show? Support me at buymeacoffee.com/darkroasttruecrime [https://buymeacoffee.com/darkroasttruecrime] – every cup keeps the cases brewing Stay caffeinated, stay curious. ☕🔎 Get full access to Dark Roast: Caffeine Case files by Caitlin Francois at darkroastcaffeinecasefiles.substack.com/subscribe [https://darkroastcaffeinecasefiles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Netflix's American Murder

A #VanLife dream turned into a nightmare. Gabby Petito’s story gripped the world—but the Netflix documentary only tells part of it. For the full picture, tap the links below. * 🎥 Watch American Murder: Gabby Petito on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81766093 [https://www.netflix.com/title/81766093] * 🎙️ Listen to Serialously with Annie Elise - Episode 248: * (search “Episode 248: Why Did Netflix LEAVE THIS OUT About Gabby Petito”) * 📰 Read the full timeline (Netflix Tudum): https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/american-murder-gabby-petito-timeline [https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/american-murder-gabby-petito-timeline] * 📰 Read more (Inside Edition): https://www.insideedition.com/gabby-petito-documentary-shows-cops-confronting-brian-laundries-parents-89004 [https://www.insideedition.com/gabby-petito-documentary-shows-cops-confronting-brian-laundries-parents-89004] #TrueCrime #AmericanMurder #GabbyPetito #Netflix #Serialously #AnnieElise #TrueCrimeTok #ShortStory #DeepDive #VanLife Get full access to Dark Roast: Caffeine Case files by Caitlin Francois at darkroastcaffeinecasefiles.substack.com/subscribe [https://darkroastcaffeinecasefiles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Netflix's The Crash

A 100-mph crash. Two dead. One survivor. Accident or murder? The Crash on Netflix will leave you questioning everything. This is the short version—tap the links for the full deep dive. * 🎥 Watch The Crash on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81941710 [https://www.netflix.com/title/81941710] * 🎙️ Podcast deep dive - RedHanded (episode on Mackenzie Shirilla): Search “RedHanded Mackenzie Shirilla” in your podcast app * 🎙️ Podcast deep dive - Crime Junkie (episode on Mackenzie Shirilla): Search “Crime Junkie Mackenzie Shirilla” in your podcast app * 📰 Read more (Netflix Tudum): https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-crash-release-date-news [https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-crash-release-date-news] * 📰 Read more (The National): https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2026/05/22/netflix-the-crash-true-crime-review-mackenzie-shirilla/ [https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2026/05/22/netflix-the-crash-true-crime-review-mackenzie-shirilla/] #TrueCrime #TheCrash #MackenzieShirilla #Netflix #TrueCrimeTok #ShortStory #DeepDive #Ohio #TrueCrimeDocumentary Get full access to Dark Roast: Caffeine Case files by Caitlin Francois at darkroastcaffeinecasefiles.substack.com/subscribe [https://darkroastcaffeinecasefiles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Netflix's Maternal Instinct - Taylor Parker

☕️ A NEW BREW – SHORT TRUE CRIME STORIES YOU CAN SIP. 🎬 Today I’m talking about Netflix’s Maternal Instinct — but facts were left out. 😳 Taylor Parker faked pregnancies for YEARS before the murder — not just once.She committed welfare fraud.She ran prison schemes to dodge medical bills.Even her mom’s reason for staying quiet? The documentary didn’t tell the whole story. For the FULL deep dive, go check out Serialously with host Annie Elise. 👇 Follow Dark Roast:🎧 Substack • Spotify • YouTube + all podcast apps.Like → Share → Follow → Subscribe📱 TikTok • IG • FB * 🎥 Watch Maternal Instinct on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81766093 [https://www.netflix.com/title/81766093] * 🎙️ Listen to Serialously with Annie Elise (search “Taylor Parker”): * 📰 Read more on the case (Mirror): https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/netflix-maternal-instinct-taylor-parker-1889463 [https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/netflix-maternal-instinct-taylor-parker-1889463] * 📰 Read more on the case (TIME): https://time.com/article/2026/06/12/maternal-instinct-true-story-netflix/ [https://time.com/article/2026/06/12/maternal-instinct-true-story-netflix/] #TrueCrime #MaternalInstinct #NetflixDocumentary #TaylorParker #Serialously #AnnieElise #PodcastClip #TrueCrimeCommunity Get full access to Dark Roast: Caffeine Case files by Caitlin Francois at darkroastcaffeinecasefiles.substack.com/subscribe [https://darkroastcaffeinecasefiles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Episode 21 - The Girl Who Never Made it to the Dance

Welcome back, Caffeine Casefilers. I’m your host, Cait. You pour the coffee. I pour the truth. She was sixteen years old. A high school baseball player. A peer counsellor. She had just landed her first job at a restaurant. On June 11, 1994, Ramona Wilson kissed her mother goodbye, walked out the door to go to a dance a few towns over — and vanished. Ten months later, her body melted out of the spring snows near the Smithers Airport. She had been murdered. Her killer has never been found. Ramona Wilson is not an anomaly. She is one of at least 18 women and girls — mostly Indigenous — officially linked to British Columbia’s Highway of Tears, a 720‑kilometer stretch of asphalt where young women have been going missing or turning up dead since 1969. The real number is likely 40 or 50. And almost none of the cases have been solved. This is the story of a road that eats young women and never gives them back. This is the story of a police force that told Ramona’s mother, “She probably just ran away.” This is the story of a country that looked away for decades — and still hasn’t fully turned its head. In this episode, we cover: * Ramona Wilson’s last known hours — and the 303 days her family waited for answers * The Highway of Tears: how poverty, colonialism, and no public transit forced Indigenous women to hitchhike into danger * The official E-PANA task force victims list — from 14‑year‑old Aielah Saric Auger to 16‑year‑old Colleen MacMillen * Why the RCMP dismissed Indigenous disappearances as “runaways” for decades * The MMIWG National Inquiry’s genocide finding — and why 231 Calls for Justice have barely been acted on * Brenda Wilson’s 30‑year fight to keep her sister’s memory alive ⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of violence against Indigenous women and girls, sexual assault, homicide, and systemic racism. Listener discretion is strongly advised. If you have information about Ramona Wilson’s murder or any Highway of Tears case:📞 E-PANA Tip Line (RCMP): 1-877-543-4822 (anonymous) Resources & Support: * Hope for Wellness Helpline (24/7 for Indigenous peoples): 1-855-242-3310 * Native Women’s Association of Canada: nwac.ca [https://nwac.ca/] * MMIWG National Inquiry Final Report: mmiwg-ffada.ca [https://mmiwg-ffada.ca/] * Documentary: Highway of Tears (2014), narrated by Nathan Fillion. Pour one out for Ramona. Walk the highway with her family. And never stop demanding answers ☕ Follow Dark Roast for weekly episodesGet your true crime and caffeine fix every week. 📱 Find us everywhere: * TikTok: @DarkRoastCaffeineCasefiles * Instagram: @darkroastcaffeinecasefiles * Substack: @darkroastcaffeinecasefiles * Facebook: Dark Roast: Caffeine Casefiles Podcast * Spotify: Dark Roast Caffeine Casefiles * YouTube: Dark Roast: Caffeine Casefiles * Email: substack@caffeinecasefiles.com * Web: Dark Roast: Caffeine Case Files by Caitlin Francois on Substack ⭐ Rate & ReviewIf you enjoyed this episode, please rate us 5 stars and leave a review on Spotify. It helps other true crime and coffee lovers find the show. ☕ Help fill the coffee potLove the show? Support us at buymeacoffee.com/darkroasttruecrime [https://buymeacoffee.com/darkroasttruecrime] – every cup keeps the cases brewing. Stay caffeinated, stay curious. ☕🔎 Get full access to Dark Roast: Caffeine Case files by Caitlin Francois at darkroastcaffeinecasefiles.substack.com/subscribe [https://darkroastcaffeinecasefiles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]