Blood on the Prairie Podcast

24/03/2022

Number 1 question we get: Will there be more episodes?! Watch here to find out.

24/03/2022

Huge gratitude to Grant Stovel and CKUA Radio Network for featuring our podcast on the radio this morning!

Next on ! , Alberta has a proud, vibrant theatre tradition that dates back a century or more. However, the community also got, well…a much more nefarious reputation from a hundred years back -- it was the site of one of Canada's most notorious crime sprees.

Two long-time members of Grande Prairie's theatre community have applied their talents to exploring and dramatizing the story of what remains the biggest unsolved mass murder in Alberta's history.

After pouring years into extensive research, sound design, voice acting, and production, Grande Prairie's Chris Beauchamp and Cris Seppola have just launched the three-part true crime narrative podcast, Blood on the Prairie Podcast.

CKUA’s brings us more on the Northern Albertan true-crime series, Thursday March 24 at 8:45 AM (MT).

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23/02/2022

We want to hear from you!

Do you have a connection to this story? Perhaps you've had tales told to you at the dinner table, or you have someone in your family tree was involved somehow. Or, maybe you have some thoughts about the case and you'd like to share with us.

We welcome anyone to message us on our website about Alberta's largest unsolved mass murder. Tell us what you think. Tell us who you are. Tell us what you've heard. Use this form to submit:

https://www.bloodontheprairie.com/contact/

We are still sifting through the new (and AMAZING) information we've received about the case and look forward to creating new episodes for you soon. We appreciate the kind messages and support you've been sending us, especially since this project is an extracurricular for us. Our goal remains to bring you quality storytelling, especially when it comes to this particular story.

16/02/2022

You may have noticed there was no new episode today, and this picture is why. Fresh from the Alberta Provincial Archives is a whole new stack of research materials just waiting to be transformed into more of this intriguing story.

The volume of information about this case is absolutely enormous, and it keeps on coming as we make more discoveries. This new stack has some interesting info that we feel we must add to Episode 4 (and beyond); doing this story justice is our priority over a perfectly curated schedule.

So, we hope you agree: As we expand on this story, as we learn more, as we dig ever deeper, it will be worth it. Thanks so much for listening to now. We appreciate your support and are working hard to create more episodes that take you back to 1918 and the story of Alberta's largest unsolved mass murder.

09/02/2022

🎙🎙 New Episode 🎙🎙

In Epidose 3: Connections between the crime scenes begin to tell a story... but is it enough to uncover the who did it?

Listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/botp_s01e03

05/02/2022

We have the best audience! 🤩 Check out what listeners have been saying about Blood on the Prairie on Apple Podcast reviews. Thank you so much to all who took the time to leave reviews, make comments, and send us messages. We really appreciate the support.

If you haven't listened yet, there's a few days before episode 3 comes out this Wednesday... get out those headphones and tune in!

Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/botp_s01e02

03/02/2022

The Patan House, as published in Wallace Tansem’s book on the case, “Foulest of Murders.” We are still seeking the source of this photograph in the archival material. Check out Foulest of Murders The story of Grande Prairies 1918 Unsolved murder of 6, to order your own copy of Wally's book from the Tansem family.

The storehouse, and wagon, as described in episode 2, were located behind the house in this photo. Listen here: https://link.chtbl.com/botp

02/02/2022

Just a few days after discovering the devastation at the Snyder farm, another macabre crime scene is found just a few miles away.

Episode 02 'The Patan Outfit' is now live. Listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/botp_s01e02

02/02/2022

🚨🎙 Teaser Alert 🎙🚨

Episode 2 goes live on February 2! Listen to a sneak peak of what's coming up next on Blood on the Prairie.

Get notified when new episodes go live, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/botp_s01e02.

27/01/2022

In Epiosde 1 of Blood on the Prairie, Dr. Conroy describes what he saw at the Snyder farm. Here is a small snippet of his observations. You can find Episode 1 on all major podcast platforms.

26/01/2022

In Episode 1 of Blood on the Prairie, Grande Prairie area farmer, Daniel Lough, makes a grisly discovery in the early morning hours of June 20, 1918.

Listen now on your favourite podcast platform, find it here:

🎙 https://link.chtbl.com/botp_s01e01 🎙

25/01/2022

Tune in to CBC Radio One: Edmonton tonight at around 5:40 pm for an interview with Blood on the Prairie Podcast creators Cris and Chris.

Listen live: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton

23/01/2022

Big thanks to 2dayfm GP for sharing our story! Our first episode launches on Wednesday. Don’t forget to use this link and subscribe on your favourite podcast platform: https://link.chtbl.com/botp

A podcast series taking a deep dive into one of the most shocking crimes in the history of Peace Country is set ... more ›

22/01/2022

Thank you to Everything GP for spreading the word about our launch next week. 🤩🎙

Two local podcasters are gearing up to release the first episode of Blood on the Prairie.Back in March 2021, C...

20/01/2022

📣 We officially launch on January 26 when our first full episode will be released!

Get notified right away when new episodes are published. Use the link below to subscribe or follow on your favourite podcast platform. PS: There's a trailer there waiting for you, check it out.

🔗 https://link.chtbl.com/botp 🔗

19/01/2022

Ignace Patan loved his dog. He would show the dog off every chance he got, and it's true that the dog was loyal to a fault.

The Patan Homestead was a social place, and often 'The Patan Outfit' was seen hanging out there. In fact, this 'Outfit' was planning to head out of the area to explore other money-making options. Sadly, they never left.

Ignace was the only murder victim that was killed in a unique way compared to the others, leading us to wonder... does his method of death give us a clue to the motive behind the murders?

19/01/2022

Grande Prairie in 1918 was a difficult place to live. Listen as Alyssa Currie, former Executive Director of the South Peace Regional Archives, shares why this murder may not have been directly at the top of the list of everyone's day-to-day concerns.

04/01/2022

Meet Stanley Snyder

Nephew to Joseph Snyder, Stanley (sometimes referred to as 'Emmett') Snyder was murdered along with is uncle sometime during the night of June 18th, 1918.

Stanley was known to be a calming force on his sometimes hotheaded uncle. They lived together on Joseph's homestead, and his body was found in Joseph's burning house on the night of their murder. However, the fire was not the cause of his death...

Born to Mennott "Menno" and Mary Ann (Webber) Snyder, Stanley moved from Waterloo, Ontario to live with his uncle and experience the pioneer lifestyle with his Uncle.

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Interesting Links: Waterloo Region Generations

Stanley Emmet Snyder: https://generations.regionofwaterloo.ca/getperson.php?personID=I34362&tree=generations

Menno Waines Snyder: https://generations.regionofwaterloo.ca/getperson.php?personID=I732&tree=generations

Mary Ann Snyder (Weber): https://generations.regionofwaterloo.ca/getperson.php?personID=I13537&tree=generations

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Photo by Dave Hoefler: https://unsplash.com/photos/MrxlMcZxqhY

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