Episode 06: The Case of the Disembodied Feet

Many around the world take vacations to the islands along the Georgia Straight near Vancouver, Canada. Its a scenic place to stroll along the beaches, take hikes through the plant life on the islands and.....discover a human foot? Since 2007, over a dozen disembodied feet have washed up along the shores of the islands in the Georgia Strait. All within running shoes, right and left alike. Who do they belong to? Why is it all happening in this particular location? Was it natural causes, an accident or something evil? This episode will go over some of the feet discovered and the science behind trying to identify these disembodied feet in order to provide some closure to families.

 

Sources:

"The Mystery of the Disembodied Feet" documentary done by Dark Waters of Crime

CBC News Article from July 10, 2008 "2 of 5 Feet Found on B.C. Coast Belong to Same Man"

Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Two Feet that Washed Ashore in B.C. identified" October 20, 2011

British columbia news article "Another Foot Washes Up on B.C. Shoreline" by Darcy Wintonyk

NBC News article "Severed Foot washed up in the Canadian identified" by the Associated Press

British Columbia news article "Another Foot Washes Ashore - this time in Vancouver" August 30, 2011

CBC News British Columbia news article "Foot Found in B.C. Lake Identified after 25 Years" by the Canadian Press February 17, 2012

Times Colonist article "Human Foot found in Shoe at Botanical Beach" by Carla Wilson

CTV News artcile "Leg, foot found near Jordan River identified as remains of Wash. State Man"

CTV News Article "Another Foot Washes ashore - this time in Vancouver"

Chek News article "B.C.'s maritme mystery: 13th severed foot washed up on Jordan River beach" by Mary Griffin

The Washington Post article "A 14th Human Foot - this one in a hiking boot - washes ashore in Canada" by Amy B.  Wang

The Guardian article "Canadian police investigate after 14th human foot washed up on Coastline" by Ashifa Kasam

CTV News article "Pair of detached feet found on B.C. Islands Identified" by Kendall Walters