What is going on True Crime fans? I'm your host Tith. And I'm your host Daphne. And you're listening to Going West.

Thank you so much everybody for tuning in to yet another episode of Going West. Here we are.

Are you guys sick of Daphne saying that? I do. I say that every time.

I think it's every time. I don't know what else to say. That's your tagline though. Yeah, it is.

You're right. It's when you tagline. And thank you to Brittany in particular for recommending this case

that we have for you guys today. As many of us know, there is an epidemic of missing and murdered

Indigenous women and people and girls. And we always want to bring awareness to their cases

whenever possible. So we really appreciate you sending this one to us, Britt, so we can share it

with everybody else. Yes, thank you so much, Brittany, for recommending this case to us.

Also, if you want to suggest a case, make sure you send us an email at goingwestpodcast.gmail.com.

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because we do check all of those. Alright guys, this is episode 205 of going west, so let's get into it.

In July of 1989, an 18 year old Indigenous woman in Michigan went missing after a night out with

friends. Shortly after her disappearance, the local police received a disturbing phone call

where a frantic man confessed to her murder. Years passed after the discovery of her body

and police continued to question people in and out of her circle, but it wouldn't be until 22

years later that movement finally came to her case. This is the story of Shannon Siders.

Shannon Marie Siders was born on March 31st, 1971 to Robert or Bob and Mary Siders in Big Rapids,

Michigan. Her mother Mary was an Indigenous woman from Maconaw Island and belonged to the

Sue St. Marie tribe of Chippewa Indians, part of the greater group of a nation-naubaya Indigenous

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