Valley of Secrets
A gripping NEW true crime podcast that focuses on the victims of murder, mysterious disappearances, and haunting unsolved cases in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley. Each episode sheds light on the stories behind the headlines, ensuring they are never forgotten.
Podcasting since 2025 • 12 episodes
Valley of Secrets
Latest Episodes
The Girl In the Phone Booth: The Joanne Pedersen Story
It’s a cold, rainy night in Chilliwack, British Columbia.Ten-year-old Jo-Anne “Jo-Jo” Pedersen walks alone through the storm, a pink jacket pulled tight around her shoulders, heading to a corner store to call her mom. But when her mother ar...
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Episode 11
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23:25
The Ones Who Never Returned: Brittany Stalman and Jeff Surtel
Two seventeen-year-olds. Two quiet Fraser Valley communities. Both left home one day and never came back.In this special Mental Health Awareness Month episode, Nicci Ruth shares the stories of Brittany Stalman and Jeff Surtel ...
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Episode 10
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28:34
The Kidnapping Of Abby Drover
In 1976, a twelve-year-old girl vanished on her walk to school in Port Moody, B.C.Six months later, police uncovered the unimaginable.This is the true story of Abby Drover—the girl who survived the darkness beneath her neighbour’...
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Episode 9
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30:11
Hidden Secrets: The Holtam Family
1995, Thanksgiving weekend was shattered in Mission, BC when a mother and daughter were found murdered and a young boy barely clinging to life. This episode uncovers the truth behind the Holtam family tragedy.Source list...
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Episode 8
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29:10
The Mysterious Death of Shaelene Bell
On January 30th, 2021, 23-year-old Shaelene Keeler Bell left her apartment in Chilliwack for what she said would be a short drive — and vanished. Four months later, her body was discovered in the Fraser River nearly 90 kilometers away, but how ...
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Episode 7
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30:40