From sunrise hikes to foraging sessions, the unsolved cases included in this episode feature stories of victims who ventured into nature and never made it home. Each of these little-known cases are in critical need of tips from the public, so join us as we recount the final hikes of five separate victims in this special multi-case episode of Last Seen Alive.
Stories in this episode include:
- The 1986 murder of Jane Pritchard, a botany student who was killed with a shotgun blast while studying botanical specimens in Delaware’s Blackbird State Forest.
- The 2006 double-homicide of Mary and Susanna Stodden, a mother / daughter pair who were fatally shot while hiking together on Washington’s rugged Pinnacle Lake Trail.
- The 2022 disappearance of Niqi Cavanaugh-De Calderon, a professional ballerina and avid forager who vanished during a walk in woods near Oregon’s Mt. Hood.
- The 2023 murder of Dr Honoree Fleming, an accomplished academic who was fatally shot while hiking her favorite trail in Vermont’s picturesque lake region.
Unsolved Homicide: Jane Pritchard
Sources used to research Jane Pritchard’s story:
Jane Pritchard (New Castle Police Department)
Cold Case Unit Tackles 1986 Killing of Student in Forest (Robin Brown / The News Journal)
Motive Remains Mystery in Slaying of Botanist (Tom Vesey / Washington Post)
What Distance Should Be Used to Pattern a Shotgun? (Phil Bourjaily / Field & Stream)
State v. Lloyd (Superior Court of Delaware via CaseText.com)
Meet the Men Who Are Solving Delaware’s Cold Murder Cases (Brandon Ambrosino / Delaware Today)
If you know anything about the death of Jane Pritchard, please contact the New Castle County Police’s Cold Case Homicide Squad at: 302-395-2781. Or, if you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Delaware Crime Stoppers at 800-847-3333, or submit a tip via their website: delaware.crimestoppersweb.com.
Unsolved Double-Homicide: Mary and Susanna Stodden
Sources used to research Mary and Susanna Stodden’s story:
Cast Into the Path of a Killer (Tomas Alex Tizon)
Pinnacle Lake Murder Case is Cold, But Memory Still Burns (Eric Stevick / Everett Herald)
Slain Hikers Were Avid About Outdoors (Scott Gutierrez and Jon Naito / Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Pinnacle Lake (Washington Trails Association)
Stodden Cleared in Murder of Wife and Daughter More Than 12 Years Ago (Jennifer Sullivan /KOMO News)
If you know anything about the deaths of Mary and Susanna Stodden, please contact the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office at 425-388-3393.
Unsolved Disappearance: Niqola “Niqi” Cavanaugh-De Calderon
Sources used to research Niqola “Niqi” Cavanaugh-De Calderon’s story:
2022: Dance in the Rearview Mirror (Jamuna Chiarini / Oregon Artswatch)
Missing Person / NamUs #MP89950, Niqola A. Cavanaugh-De Calderon (NAMUS)
Agnieszka Laska Dancers (Oregon Cultural Trust)
Have you Seen Her? Missing Oregon Woman Last Seen Feb. 26th After Recent Medical Issue (KATU News)
If you know anything about the disappearance or whereabouts of Niqi Cavanaugh-De Calderon, please contact the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office at (503) 785-5000.
Unsolved Homicide: Dr Honoree Fleming
Sources used to research Dr Honoree Fleming’s story:
D&H Rail Trail (Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation)
If you have any information on the murder of Dr Honoree Fleming, please contact the Vermont State Police at 802-773-9101. Or, if you prefer to remain anonymous, use the Vermont State Police’s online tip form: vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.
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