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.
Episodes
12 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
The Abbotsford Killer
In October 1995, two best friends were attacked while walking home in Abbotsford. One barely survived with catastrophic injuries, the other never made it home. What followed was months of taunts, terror, and a chilling hunt for the man who call...
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Episode 6
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32:38
The Murder of Marrisa Shen
On a warm July night in 2017, 13-year-old Marrisa Shen left her Burnaby home for a quick walk to Tim Hortons. She never came back. By morning, police searching Central Park uncovered a discovery that shook the entire community.The invest...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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29:39
The Hemlock Valley Murders
In the winter of 1995, three young women — Tracy Olajide, Tammy Pipe, and Victoria Younker — are brutally murdered in the shadow of Hemlock Valley, a ski resort in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley.In this episode of Valley of Secrets...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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31:44
Vanished at Valentine Lake
Over Labour Day weekend in 2010, Rachael Bagnall and Jonathan Jette set out for a backcountry trip to a remote, heart-shaped lake in British Columbia's Coast Mountains. What was meant to be a final adventure together before Racheal left the cou...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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24:48
The Madsen Family Murders
In 1988, the quiet town of Mission, BC, is shattered when the Madsen family is brutally murdered in their home. What unfolds is a chilling story of betrayal, teenage violence, and a community forever scarred. This episode of Valley of Secre...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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30:00