Episodes
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
The Holy Roller Killings (S1.E7)
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
On the morning of May 7, 1906, Franz Edmund Creffield and his wife Maud were walking down the street near 1st and Cherry in Seattle, Washington when a man stepped behind him, placed a 32 revolver to the back of neck and pulled the trigger. Edmund Creffield, aka Joshua the Second, aka Elijah, died instantly. The murderer, 23-year old George Mitchell, calmly stood next to his victim and lit a cigar while he waited for the Seattle police to show up. As the wheels of justice turned, George would be hailed a hero by the men in his hometown of Corvallis, Oregon for his crime. His salacious trial would whip up public sympathy leading a not guilty verdict. This is only one part of a completely bonkers historical case that includes murders, plural; women burning their corsets; men tarring and feathering another man; mass committals to insane asylums; suicides by strychnine, plural; and the lure of an enigmatic cult leader that may seem totally wacky, but isn’t all that different than similar cult cases we have seen in the news recently. Buckle up! It’s going to be a wild ride.
Darklands is bi-weekly podcast available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, and Podbean. A starred review would be greatly appreciated.
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Darklands logo: Jeffrey Francoeur
Episode Music: Xylo-Ziko, “Phase 2” from Minimal, Highway 17, "Cockroach Headed Boy" from It's Sharp
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Episode Sources:
Beck, Katherine. “Seattle Holy Rollers Killings: The Spectacular End to an Oregon Love Cult. History Link. 12.02.2003. https://www.historylink.org/File/4263
Bovsun, Mara. “Franz Edmund Creffield and the Cult of Personality.” New York Daily News. 06.23.2019. https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-joshua-second-justice-story-20190623-dn2kgolvvbdszkho6chmakprjq-story.html
Edmund Creffield. Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Creffield
Heaven’s Gate. Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%27s_Gate_(religious_group)
John, Finn J.D. “’Holy Roller’ Cult Ended with Murder, Suicide, Insanity. Offbeat Oregon History. 06.05.2011. https://offbeatoregon.com/o1106a-bride-of-christ-holy-rollers-in-corvallis-ending.html
The Salvation Army. Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Salvation_Army
Oregon Encyclopedia. “Edmund Creffield and the Brides of Christ Church.” https://oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/creffield_edmund_and_the_brides_of_christ_church/#.XzmWY-hKhEY
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Murder in South Park -- Part 2: Isaiah Kalebu (S1.E5)
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
This is Part 2 of a 2 part episode. Please listen to S1.E4 first!
After the early morning violent sexual assault Jennifer Hopper and her partner, Teresa Butz, who he also murdered, Isaiah had fled into the night. Much of what we know of Isaiah Kalebu comes from an extensive psychological report Dr. Maria Lymberis, a forensic psychiatrist from UCLA who’s report is the back bone of the sections of Eli Sanders’ book that focus on Isaiah.
Darklands is bi-weekly podcast available on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, and Podbean. A starred review would be greatly appreciated.
Comments and episode suggestions: darklandspodcast@gmail.com.
Darklands logo: Jeffrey Francoeur
Episode Music: Xylo-Ziko, “Phase 2” from Minimal, Highway 17, "Cockroach Headed Boy" from It's Sharp
Darklands is a FridaPants production.
Show Notes
Sources:
Sanders, Eli. (2016). While the City Slept: A love Lost to Violence and a Wake-Up Call for Mental Health Care in America. Penguin Books.
Brodeur, Nicole. (July 17, 2019). “Ten Years After Attack that Killed Her Partner South Park Survivor Sings to Heal. The Seattle Times. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/10-years-after-attack-that-killed-her-partner-south-park-survivor-sings-to-heal/
Links to view:
Town Hall Seattle interview with Jennifer Hopper and Eli Sanders https://townhallseattle.org/event/eli-sanders-and-jennifer-hopper-with-marcie-sillman/
You Belong to Me, performed by Jennifer Hopper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfVraJ0s-o8
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
A Statement About Events Occurring in Portland, Oregon
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Darklands will return next Sunday with Season 1, Episode 5 - Part 2 of Murder in South Park.
Today, I need to talk about what is going on in my city because it is terrifying and no matter what side of the political spectrum you may find yourself on, the events occurring here should sound the alarm about an appalling abuse of power from the very top of our governments structure all the way down.
If a government will go to tyrannical lengths to silence this message, what does it say about that government?
Darklands is a biweekly podcast.
Email: Darklandspodcast@gmail.com
Sources and Resources for this statement:
Probably Media. Portland Police Watch for July 18-19. https://write.as/probably-media/portland-police-watch-for-july-18-19-2020
Federal Officers Deployed in Portland Didn't Have Proper Training, DHS Memo Said" New York Times. July 18, 2020.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/18/us/portland-protests.html
Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles to Grab Protesters off Portland Streets. Oregon Public Broadcasting News. July 16, 2020. https://www.opb.org/news/article/federal-law-enforcement-unmarked-vehicles-portland-protesters/
YouTube has constant livestream posts every night.
These twitter feeds or searches constantly updating livestreams and commentary especially once dusk hits so you can see what is actually happening as it happens.
@PDocumentarians, #PDXprotest, #PortlandProtests, #DefendPDX, Pacific Northwest Youth Liberation Front @PNWYLF
and many, many more.