The Case File · geographic companion

David Castor and Ashley Wallace — story map

Follow the event list in order. A pin can hold several events in the same town or region; select it to browse them. Points give regional context unless a more precise location is explicitly stated.

★ Key evidence used in a conviction · ✓ Exclusion or reversal · ◇ Disputed evidence · ⊘ Excluded at retrial · ◆ Identity / investigative finding, not a conviction. Symbols identify a role in the case, not proof by one item alone.

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Regional orientation, not a reconstruction of a suspect’s route. Generalized county and state boundaries are from 2023; place reference coordinates are from the 2025 U.S. Census Gazetteer. These boundaries do not depict historical conditions. Non-U.S. regions use generalized modern country outlines; Alberta is a province-level reference. No private residences are pinpointed.
Map sources and reuse

U.S. Census Bureau: cartographic boundary files and 2025 Gazetteer. Oahe Dam reference: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams. U.S. boundary data are public domain. Non-U.S. country outlines: Natural Earth, public domain. International reference coordinates: United Nations city data, Te Papa place authority, Getty TGN (NGA/NIMA), and Wikidata CC0; Moneta and Bahamas island references: Wikidata CC0. Creston: BC Geographical Names. McHugh Creek: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation water-monitoring reference, via the Water Quality Portal; not the recovery site. Individual source links accompany those points. Each marker links separately to the source for the event. Map engine: Leaflet 1.9.4, BSD 2-Clause license.

This map works offline. Source links require an internet connection. The nearby-place labels provide orientation and are not additional case events.