Northern Crimes

The Strange Disappearance of Marshal Iwaasa

Episode Summary

In 2019, 26-year-old Marshal Iwaasa vanished without a trace—his burned-out truck later discovered deep in the British Columbia wilderness. This episode unpacks the unsettling details of his disappearance and the haunting questions that remain.

Episode Notes

A burned-out truck. A remote mountain trail. And a young man named Marshal Iwaasa who vanished without a trace. In this episode, we delve into the baffling 2019 disappearance of Marshal, a 26-year-old from Alberta who was last seen visiting his storage unit before his truck was later found—charred and abandoned—in the British Columbia backcountry. Inside were his clothes, smashed cell phones, and damaged electronics—but no sign of Marshal. As we trace his final known movements and the troubling gaps in the investigation, we also explore a series of similar disappearances in the region. Was Marshal’s case truly an isolated incident—or part of a deeper, more disturbing pattern hidden in the wilderness?

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