Episode 16 - Pura Vida

Episode 16Welcome Back Caffeine Casefilers! In this weeks episode I talk about the mysterious disappearance of Jaclyn “ Jackie” Ferland Smith - Who walked out of her house in August 2021, never to return and yet to be found. Grab your favourite choice of Caffeine and sip slowlyPura Vida. It’s a phrase that promises a pure life, a slower pace, and a slice of paradise. For Canadian expats Jaclyn “Jackie” Ferland-Smith and her husband Sebastien, the sweeping Pacific coast of Playa del Coco, Costa Rica, was supposed to be that dream .But in 2021, the dream turned into a nightmare. Jackie vanished without a trace .In Season 10 of Someone Knows Something, award-winning documentarian David Ridgen travels to a paradise veiled in rumour and fear to investigate a case that has more questions than answers . What happened to Jackie?In this premiere episode, “Jackie,” David introduces us to the woman at the center of the mystery. We learn about her hopes for a fresh start and the family she left behind in Canada. But as David begins to dig beneath the surface of the idyllic beach town, the first cracks in the story begin to show.Why does Jackie’s family believe someone knows more than they are letting on? And how does a person simply disappear from a “perfect life”?This is a story about paradise lost, hidden secrets, and a family’s desperate fight for the truth.Listen to the trailer and subscribe now to follow the investigation.#TrueCrime #SomeoneKnowsSomething #CBCPodcasts #JaclynFerlandSmith #Disappearance #CostaRicaFollow Dark Roast for weekly episodesInstagram: @darkroastcaffeinecasefilesSubstack: @darkroastcaffeinecasefilesFacebook: Dark Roast: Caffeine Casefiles PodcastSpotify: Dark Roast Caffeine CasefilesYoutube: Dark Roast: Caffeine CasefilesEmail: [email protected]: Dark Roast: Caffeine Case files by Caitlin Francois | SubstackRate and Review:If you enjoyed this episode, please rate us 5 stars and leave a review on Spotify. It helps other true crime and coffee lovers find the show. Get full access to Dark Roast: Caffeine Case files by Caitlin Francois at darkroastcaffeinecasefiles.substack.com/subscribe