Zana of Abkhazia: Victim Turned Cryptid - with Lindsay from Ye Olde Crime

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Lindsay shares her research into the sad story of an abused woman lost to history and falsely mythologized as a monster.

TRIGGER WARNING: This is a very harsh, very sad episode about abuse, racism, mistreatment of women, child loss and a whole plethora of ethical issues which led cryptid nuts, scientists, and even the public to label an abuse victim as not just less than human... but a Yeti of all things!

We shed light on a very important topic, as we attempt to bring back the humanity to a voice which was never heard.

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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Lindsay Valenty from Ye Olde Crime Podcast for pulling through this terrible topic and helping shed light on an important story that should be told ❤️

Check out her podcast Ye Olde Crime HERE

Follow them on Twitter @yeoldecrimepod , Instagram @yeoldecrimepodcast or TikTok @yeoldecrimepodcast

Check out their own episode on the Zana controversy Episode 73: Zana the Yeti

...or even Episode 85: Bigfoot-Choctaw War of 1855

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FURTHER READING:

Margaryan, Ashot & Sinding, Mikkel-Holger & Carøe, Christian & Yamshchikov, Vladimir & Burtsev, Igor & Gilbert, M.. (2021). The genomic origin of Zana of Abkhazia. Advanced Genetics. 2. 10.1002/ggn2.10051.

DNA Test Suggests Russian Apewoman Zana Was Truly A Yeti | Tech Times

Was Russian 'Bigfoot' actually an African slave? - Channel 4

Zana's Story | Medium

Is this Raantas akin to Zana? | Greater Kashmir

Zana - Cryptid Wiki - Fandom

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Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)

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