A good many visitors to this post will have landed here because they’ve just learned that a human foot has washed ashore on Washington state’s Whidbey Island. They want more information about all of the other feet that have emerged in similar cases north of Whidbey Island, so they’ve Googled, Binged or Yahoo’ed and clicked [...]
From Whidbey Island to B.C., an excellent source for info about the human feet that have washed ashore
by Mark Horner on 27. Aug, 2010 in B.C. mystery feet, Beyond 90 Seconds, News, forensics, mysteries, mystery feet, pigs, unsolved, unsolved mysteries
Mystery deepens: Another foot washes up in British Columbia
by Mark Horner on 28. Oct, 2009 in News, RCMP, mystery feet, true crime, unsolved mysteries
Update: Coroner confirms ID of foot found on Richmond beach ( Vancouver Sun, November 5, 2009)
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Another human foot has washed ashore in British Columbia.
According to a story filed on CTV’s website late this afternoon, foot number 8 was found on Tuesday by two men walking along a beach in Richmond, B.C.
The foot was inside a [...]
DNA matches two of B.C.'s "mystery feet"
by Mark Horner on 07. Dec, 2008 in News, RCMP, mystery feet, true crime, unsolved mysteries
Call it a small step forward. Investigators have used DNA to match two of six feet that have washed ashore along the coastal waters of British Columbia.
According to a December 6 story published by the Associated Press:
The British Columbia coroner matched a female right foot discovered on Canada’s West coast in November with a left [...]
Seventh human foot washes ashore
by Mark Horner on 12. Nov, 2008 in News, RCMP, mystery feet, true crime, unsolved mysteries
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And the mystery deepens.
Yet another human foot has washed ashore in the coastal region of British Columbia and northern Washington State. The latest discovery came Tuesday afternoon in Richmond, B.C.
The Canadian Press reports that a New Balance shoe containing human remains was discovered by a woman walking her dogs along the banks of the [...]
Citizen journalists tackle mystery feet case
by Mark Horner on 12. Sep, 2008 in News, RCMP, mystery feet, true crime, unsolved mysteries
The investigation into British Columbia’s (and now Washington state’s) “mystery feet” has already made headlines around the world. Now, the mostly unsolved cases concerning human feet that have washed ashore are freshly targeted by the eager lens of citizen journalists Ian MacKenzie and Matt Anderson.
The duo recently published their 6-minute and 14-second video (now, that’s [...]
Breaking News: Picture of shoe that contained human foot
by Mark Horner on 03. Aug, 2008 in B.C. mystery feet, Beyond 90 Seconds, News, mystery feet, unsolved mysteries
NEW: Sixth foot not a match with B.C. finds, RCMP say
(Updated: August 5, 10:48pm PST)
A sixth floating foot to wash up on West Coast shores in the last year likely belongs to a new victim, RCMP say. -globeandmail.com
NEW: PICTURE OF SHOE FOUND ON WASHINGTON STATE BEACH
(Updated: August 5, 7:01pm PST)
The shoe, in which the [...]
Foot found on Michigan beach
by Mark Horner on 01. Aug, 2008 in B.C. mystery feet, British Columbia, Canada, News, RCMP, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, forensics, law enforcement, mysteries, mystery feet, true crime, unsolved, unsolved mysteries
POLICE TURNING TO RCMP IN B.C. FOR HELP
(August 1) A human foot encased in a sock and size 10 Reebok sandal was found washed-up on a Lake Huron (Michigan) beach this week. Investigators already have a few missing persons cases that may, ultimately, help solve the mystery.
One of those cases, according to the globeandmail.com, concerns [...]
Newspaper: Police knew about footless body before last week
by Mark Horner on 21. Jul, 2008 in B.C. mystery feet, Beyond 90 Seconds, British Columbia, CTV, Campbell River, Canada, Globe and Mail, News, RCMP, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Strait of Georgia, VENUS, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Victoria Underwater Experimental Under the Sea, law enforcement, mysteries, mystery feet, oceanography, true crime, unsolved, unsolved mysteries
NEW/Related: Washington officials to send piece of footless skeleton to B.C. (Vancouver Sun, July 22)
(July 21) How do you have a high-profile investigation about five mystery feet washing-up along the coast of British Columbia and not look into the case of a footless body found washed ashore just across the border?
That’s been the question slowly-aimed [...]
Breaking News: Missing foot man won't be named
by Mark Horner on 21. Jul, 2008 in B.C. mystery feet, Beyond 90 Seconds, British Columbia, Campbell River, Canada, Fraser River, RCMP, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Simon Fraser University, Strait of Georgia, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, breaking news, law enforcement, mysteries, mystery feet, oceanography, unsolved, unsolved mysteries
In a case that has fascinated people worldwide, police say they will not release the name of a missing man whose foot washed-up in Canada’s Strait of Georgia.
DNA was used to make this first match in the case of the five mystery feet that have surfaced from the waters off the coast of British Columbia.
The [...]
Breaking News: Possible match in mystery feet case
by Mark Horner on 18. Jul, 2008 in B.C. mystery feet, Beyond 90 Seconds, CTV, Campbell River, Canada, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Fraser River, News, RCMP, Richard Dewey, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Simon Fraser University, VENUS, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Victoria Underwater Experimental Under the Sea, breaking news, law enforcement, mysteries, mystery feet, oceanography, pigs, police, true crime, unsolved, unsolved mysteries
Update: July 19, 6:57pm PST Feet mystery unrelated to downed plane, CTV (link includes VIDEO)
DNA testing has eliminated the possibility that the feet found washing ashore in B.C. are linked to two brothers whose bodies were never found after a plane crash in 2005. -CTV
(July 18 ) Exclusive CTV video below
INVESTIGATORS NOW LOOKING AT CASE [...]
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