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Death by Unknown Event

By: Danielle Elliot - writer, Eliza Smith - editor, Skybound Entertainment & Kamala Films - producer
Narrated by: Pamela Adlon
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For seven years, Vancouver nurse Cindy James reported more than 100 separate incidents of harassment, ranging from threatening phone calls to home invasions to ritualistic assaults, including strangulations and stabbings. Canada’s Royal Mounted Police spent over a million dollars investigating her claims and found zero evidence of foul play, leading them to suspect she was making it all up. Then, in 1989, Cindy was found dead, bound and naked, half a mile from where her car was parked in a shopping mall. What happened to Cindy James remains one of the most bizarre and perplexing true crime stories in recent memory.

Death by Unknown Event illuminates the enigmatic context around James’s life, the efforts and failures of law enforcement, and the lingering theories around how she died from those closest to the case.

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  • Trailer

    Trailer
    Sep 14 2021

    For seven years, Vancouver nurse Cindy James reported more than 100 separate incidents of harassment, ranging from threatening phone calls to home invasions to ritualistic assaults, including strangulations and stabbings. Canada’s Royal Mounted Police spent over a million dollars investigating her claims and found zero evidence of foul play, leading them to suspect she was making it all up. Then, in 1989, Cindy was found dead, bound and naked, half a mile from where her car was parked in a shopping mall. What happened to Cindy James remains one of the most bizarre and perplexing true crime stories in recent memory.

    Death by Unknown Event illuminates the enigmatic context around James’s life, the efforts and failures of law enforcement, and the lingering theories around how she died from those closest to the case.
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    1 min
  • Episode 1: Cindy

    Episode 1: Cindy
    Oct 21 2021
    Cindy James was last seen depositing a paycheck in June 1988. Nearly two weeks later, a construction worker discovered her body in a ditch beside a busy road. Police ruled her death a suicide. Her family and friends insisted that she was murdered. In the years leading to her death, Cindy reported more than 100 incidents of stalking. Now the Vancouver community was left to solve this enduring mystery: Had the stalker taken Cindy’s life? Or had there never been a stalker at all?
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    26 mins
  • Episode 2: A Stalker

    Episode 2: A Stalker
    Oct 21 2021
    Cindy’s stalker is becoming bolder. What started with calls and letters soon escalated into a brutal attack. The Vancouver police interrogate Cindy, and start to search for the perpetrator. At the urging of Officer Pat McBride, the police turn their attention to Cindy’s ex-husband, Roy Makepeace.
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    41 mins

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About the Performer

Pamela Adlon is an Emmy-winning, critically-acclaimed actor, writer, producer, and director with one of the most distinct and celebrated voices across today’s television landscape. Her current semi-autobiographical, award-winning FX comedy series, Better Things, won a 2016 Peabody Award for her raw, insightful voice and unapologetic, elevated commentary on motherhood, feminism and the complexity of modern life. She has been nominated for multiple Emmy, Golden Globe, and Writer’s Guild Awards for her work on Better Things and on FX’s hit show Louie. She is a prolific actress and voice actor with a long list of noteworthy roles on eminent TV shows, including her role as "Marcy" on Showtime’s Californication and voicing the character of "Bobby Hill" on Mike Judge’s animated series King of the Hill, for which she won the 2002 Emmy for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance. Her breadth of venerated work on and off screen makes her one of the most esteemed and well-regarded voices in entertainment.

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I've heard and read about this story, I always feel bad that it seems know one believed her and now she's dead, it sooooooo very sad.

Date 10/16/21 Saturday
Time 8:03pm

LORD JESUS CHRIST THANK YOU. 10/16/21 Saturday

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I really enjoyed this podcast. I remember this story from an old episode of “Unsolved Mysteries” so it was good to get more of the details. I am not going to speculate on my thoughts on the case. My rating is strictly based on my enjoyment of hearing about this unusual case and not on the podcasters conclusions.

I thought for the most part the podcaster was unbiased and tried to give the listener as many details as possible. The case had a lot more to it than I was aware and I really enjoyed hearing it and being able to come to my own conclusions.

Strange but Interesting

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I don't normally go for poscasts or unsolved case stories. I almost passed this gem up...glad I didn't.

100% Captivating

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I was totally addicted listening to this Podcast. As most people are, I'm not thrilled with the outcome of this. I feel for Cindy and her family; it's just a terrible thing to go through for everyone.

Very scary and sad

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Pamela Adlon is amazing and the perfect voice for this. The story is so sad, fascinating and frustrating. Absolutely worth the listen

Gripping and so interesting

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