Episodes 101 & 102:
Alex Reagan: BTPod Host
Nic Silver: BTPod Producer
Raymond Savorski: paranormal investigator
Dr Emily Dumont: paranormal investigator
Dirk Abruzzi: Host of TV Show: Demon Hunters, Paranormal Investigator (ep 3 it is stated he was an associate professor at Penn State Paranormal)
Dr Richard Strand: President and Founder of The Strand Institute, Paranormal Investigator
Melissa: Strand's assistant
Donnie: Dr Dumont's equipment engineer
Tina: Dr Dumont's Team's clairvoyant
Walter: Mantino Hospital/Credit Union property manager
Jenna Yeats: Richard Strand's publisher.
Robert Torres: subject of Black Tapes 1 and 2
Maria Torres-Rodriguez: wife of Robert
Sebastian Torres: son of Robert and Maria Torres
Susan Jefferies: Sebastian's kindergarten teacher
Wanda Dugay: photographer at Regents Photography, photographed Sebastian Torres' kindergarten class.
Nic Silver: BTPod Producer
Raymond Savorski: paranormal investigator
Dr Emily Dumont: paranormal investigator
Dirk Abruzzi: Host of TV Show: Demon Hunters, Paranormal Investigator (ep 3 it is stated he was an associate professor at Penn State Paranormal)
Dr Richard Strand: President and Founder of The Strand Institute, Paranormal Investigator
Melissa: Strand's assistant
Donnie: Dr Dumont's equipment engineer
Tina: Dr Dumont's Team's clairvoyant
Walter: Mantino Hospital/Credit Union property manager
Jenna Yeats: Richard Strand's publisher.
Robert Torres: subject of Black Tapes 1 and 2
Maria Torres-Rodriguez: wife of Robert
Sebastian Torres: son of Robert and Maria Torres
Susan Jefferies: Sebastian's kindergarten teacher
Wanda Dugay: photographer at Regents Photography, photographed Sebastian Torres' kindergarten class.
Episode 103:
Keith Dabic: guitarist/lyricist Hastur Rising, sent Strand Black Tape 3
Jeff Wendt: lead singer, Hastur Rising
Travis Collinwood: Strand's former assistant, died in freak accident, obsessed with the unsound.
Dr. Michael Pullman: Structural Acoustician, University of Washington, Physics
Francis Dreiser: Demonologist, Theologian, Pacific Christian Academy
Mike: former drummer for Hastur Rising
Rory: former bassist for Hastur Rising
Jeff Wendt's Mother: name currently unknown.
Jeff Wendt: lead singer, Hastur Rising
Travis Collinwood: Strand's former assistant, died in freak accident, obsessed with the unsound.
Dr. Michael Pullman: Structural Acoustician, University of Washington, Physics
Francis Dreiser: Demonologist, Theologian, Pacific Christian Academy
Mike: former drummer for Hastur Rising
Rory: former bassist for Hastur Rising
Jeff Wendt's Mother: name currently unknown.
Episode 104:
Fiona DeNevers: bank teller, died of a heart attack on Black Tape 4.
Sarah Benning: bullied girl, killed Catherine Williams. Possibly haunting Charlesworth, WA.
Catherine Williams: homecoming queen 1957, murdered by Sarah Benning, ghost said to haunt Charlesworth, WA.
Wilson Pepper: hotel owner, Charlesworth Register (Newspaper) owner, founder of the Festival of the Upside Down Face.
Crystal: Fiona DeNevers' sister. Last name unknown.
Glenda DeNevers: grandmother of Crystal and Fiona, childhood friend of Catherine Williams.
Rosemary Wilkins: Charlesworth Town Librarian, unofficial town historian.
Boyd Osenga: Charlesworth town sheriff
Coralee Strand (Jacobson): Strand's wife, disappeared in 1997 under mysterious circumstances.
June and Lawrence Jacobson: Coralee's Parents.
Charlie Strand: daughter of Richard Strand and step-daughter of Coralee Jacobson-Strand
Sarah Benning: bullied girl, killed Catherine Williams. Possibly haunting Charlesworth, WA.
Catherine Williams: homecoming queen 1957, murdered by Sarah Benning, ghost said to haunt Charlesworth, WA.
Wilson Pepper: hotel owner, Charlesworth Register (Newspaper) owner, founder of the Festival of the Upside Down Face.
Crystal: Fiona DeNevers' sister. Last name unknown.
Glenda DeNevers: grandmother of Crystal and Fiona, childhood friend of Catherine Williams.
Rosemary Wilkins: Charlesworth Town Librarian, unofficial town historian.
Boyd Osenga: Charlesworth town sheriff
Coralee Strand (Jacobson): Strand's wife, disappeared in 1997 under mysterious circumstances.
June and Lawrence Jacobson: Coralee's Parents.
Charlie Strand: daughter of Richard Strand and step-daughter of Coralee Jacobson-Strand
Episode 105:
Father James Kelly: religious studies, priest at The Church of St Thomas, Bellevue
Dr Brad Gilbert: psychologist consulted by the podcast in reference to mental illness mistaken for possession.
Derek: last name unknown, young man who underwent an exorcism for demonic possession
Jessica Wheldon: 12 year old girl on Black Tape 5, underwent exorcism videotaped by Strand.
Brayden Court: claims to have been engaged to Coralee Strand before she met Strand.
Father Peter Vincent: Priest who performed the exorcism on Jessica Wheldon
Carl Harrison: triathlete that found Coralee's voice recorder.
Christina Rains: Pacific Northwest Stories producer who helped Nic Silver locate the recorded audio of Coralee.
Dr Brad Gilbert: psychologist consulted by the podcast in reference to mental illness mistaken for possession.
Derek: last name unknown, young man who underwent an exorcism for demonic possession
Jessica Wheldon: 12 year old girl on Black Tape 5, underwent exorcism videotaped by Strand.
Brayden Court: claims to have been engaged to Coralee Strand before she met Strand.
Father Peter Vincent: Priest who performed the exorcism on Jessica Wheldon
Carl Harrison: triathlete that found Coralee's voice recorder.
Christina Rains: Pacific Northwest Stories producer who helped Nic Silver locate the recorded audio of Coralee.
Episode 106:
Sanford Haines: writer about religion and the afterlife. The Consolation of Ghosts
Fred Barnes: healthcare manager at Three Rivers State Hospital, Idaho
Simon Reese: allegedly murder his parents, currently resides at Three Rivers State Hospital.
Trent Orville: allegedly attacked by Simon Reese. Currently resides at Three Rivers State Hospital.
Detective Stan Colins: Los Gatos police dept. Lead investigator in the disappearance of Sebastian Torres.
Fred Barnes: healthcare manager at Three Rivers State Hospital, Idaho
Simon Reese: allegedly murder his parents, currently resides at Three Rivers State Hospital.
Trent Orville: allegedly attacked by Simon Reese. Currently resides at Three Rivers State Hospital.
Detective Stan Colins: Los Gatos police dept. Lead investigator in the disappearance of Sebastian Torres.
Episode 107:
Tannis Braun: noted psychic and parapsychologist. Founder of the Braun Institute for Higher Learning. Claims to be able to Bi-Locate.
Episode 108:
Strand Sr. (First name currently unknown) Richard Strand's father, antiquities collector and dealer.
Dr Isaiah Roth: professor that conducted a study using Talking Boards to measure Ideomotor Response, University of Washington
Professor Peter Sodenfield: professor that studied Ideomotor Response, University of Washington
Devon Williams: Talking Board Collector, sits on the Executive Committee of the American Talking Board Preservation Foundation.
Michelle Braid: participated in the Ideomotor Response study. Identified the talking board "contact" as her grandfather Samuel.
Anton Divaldi, (Carson Mordecai): considered a father of modern Spiritism, built a talking board, more specifically, hand crafted the talking board used in the Ideomotor Response experiment.
Dr Isaiah Roth: professor that conducted a study using Talking Boards to measure Ideomotor Response, University of Washington
Professor Peter Sodenfield: professor that studied Ideomotor Response, University of Washington
Devon Williams: Talking Board Collector, sits on the Executive Committee of the American Talking Board Preservation Foundation.
Michelle Braid: participated in the Ideomotor Response study. Identified the talking board "contact" as her grandfather Samuel.
Anton Divaldi, (Carson Mordecai): considered a father of modern Spiritism, built a talking board, more specifically, hand crafted the talking board used in the Ideomotor Response experiment.
Episode 109:
Tina Stevenson: Runs a Grocery Store/Post Office in Lake Tahoe. Was traced to Coralee by a faded, printed copy of an email in Coralee's documents, mentioning a person named Warren.
Warren Beauchamp: locksmith who worked for Tina Stevenson. Was the person mentioned in the email found in Coralee's documents.
Alexander Scriabin: 19th Century Russian composer, mystic. Composed atonal works inspired by theosophy and his own synesthesia.
Percival Black: English composer, member of the Russian Orthodox monastery in Saransk
Professor Alan Downes: an expert in Russian Classical Music. Teaches at Washington State University
Sandra Singh: Doctoral Candidate in Modular arithmetic at Washington State University. Explains the Pythagorean Comma
Lisa Graves: Coralee’s old roommate. According to Tina Stevenson, Coralee Strand was going by the name Lisa Graves when she’d go to her PO box in Lake Tahoe.
Warren Beauchamp: locksmith who worked for Tina Stevenson. Was the person mentioned in the email found in Coralee's documents.
Alexander Scriabin: 19th Century Russian composer, mystic. Composed atonal works inspired by theosophy and his own synesthesia.
Percival Black: English composer, member of the Russian Orthodox monastery in Saransk
Professor Alan Downes: an expert in Russian Classical Music. Teaches at Washington State University
Sandra Singh: Doctoral Candidate in Modular arithmetic at Washington State University. Explains the Pythagorean Comma
Lisa Graves: Coralee’s old roommate. According to Tina Stevenson, Coralee Strand was going by the name Lisa Graves when she’d go to her PO box in Lake Tahoe.
Episode 110:
Amalia Chenkova: journalist based in Moscow investigating Percival Black and the Order of the Cenophus. Personal friend of both Nic and Alex. Disappeared mysteriously after finding a letter strongly suggesting she drop her investigation.
Brother Ivan: Monk who threw himself from his monastery’s tower in Glushka in 1742, rumored to have sold his soul to the devil. Connected to Order of the Cenophus.
Clara Simone: Medium who conducted a seance in the Glushka Monastery in 1983 to reach out to Ivan, but ends up contacting a dangerous demon. Believes the monks called her in only so they could find out the demon’s name.
Nicholas: Simone’s assistant asks the presence in the seance if it’s “the boy, Nicholas.”
Sasha: Simone’s assistant asks the presence in the seance if it’s “the child, Sasha.”
Brother Ivan: Monk who threw himself from his monastery’s tower in Glushka in 1742, rumored to have sold his soul to the devil. Connected to Order of the Cenophus.
Clara Simone: Medium who conducted a seance in the Glushka Monastery in 1983 to reach out to Ivan, but ends up contacting a dangerous demon. Believes the monks called her in only so they could find out the demon’s name.
Nicholas: Simone’s assistant asks the presence in the seance if it’s “the boy, Nicholas.”
Sasha: Simone’s assistant asks the presence in the seance if it’s “the child, Sasha.”
Episode 111:
Reggie Erdman: Percival Black’s roommate at the University of Bath in 1983. Described Black as a reclusive musician. Followed Black into a field one night then, aside from a note, never heard from him again.
Alice Kermode: Architecture professor at the University of Bath with deep knowledge of Bath folklore. Reveals the field Percival Black frequented was adjacent to a cave that’s popular with local pagans. Also reveals that the University never had a music department.
Dr. Rufus Carmichael: Teaches Benedictine history at Cambridge, knowledgeable about the Order of the Cenophus. Relates the tale of the Codex Gigas, Herman, and Soběslav.
Herman: Benedictine monk from the 13th century. Said to have made a deal with Satan that produced the Codex Gigas.
The Codex Gigas: Creepy version of the bible with the rules of the Benedictine Order ripped out and a giant depiction of Satan in the middle.
Soběslav: Herman’s apprentice who believed the Benedictine Order forced his master to sell his soul to the devil. Produced a new version of the Codex Gigas that’s believed to be the foundation of the Order of the Cenophus.
Gordan and Wife: Couple vacationing in Glushka who accidentally filmed a suicide from the top of the Monastery.
Carl Jenkins: Friend of Travis Collinwood, resembles Jonah Hill. Thomas Warren posed as him to set up a meeting with Alex about Travis’s death.
Sexy James Bond: Set up meeting with Alex posing as Carl Jenkins. Took Strand’s coffee then dipped. Revealed to be Thomas Warren.
Alice Kermode: Architecture professor at the University of Bath with deep knowledge of Bath folklore. Reveals the field Percival Black frequented was adjacent to a cave that’s popular with local pagans. Also reveals that the University never had a music department.
Dr. Rufus Carmichael: Teaches Benedictine history at Cambridge, knowledgeable about the Order of the Cenophus. Relates the tale of the Codex Gigas, Herman, and Soběslav.
Herman: Benedictine monk from the 13th century. Said to have made a deal with Satan that produced the Codex Gigas.
The Codex Gigas: Creepy version of the bible with the rules of the Benedictine Order ripped out and a giant depiction of Satan in the middle.
Soběslav: Herman’s apprentice who believed the Benedictine Order forced his master to sell his soul to the devil. Produced a new version of the Codex Gigas that’s believed to be the foundation of the Order of the Cenophus.
Gordan and Wife: Couple vacationing in Glushka who accidentally filmed a suicide from the top of the Monastery.
Carl Jenkins: Friend of Travis Collinwood, resembles Jonah Hill. Thomas Warren posed as him to set up a meeting with Alex about Travis’s death.
Sexy James Bond: Set up meeting with Alex posing as Carl Jenkins. Took Strand’s coffee then dipped. Revealed to be Thomas Warren.
Episode 112:
John Uvela: Navajo guide who accompanied Alex to Urraca Mesa (home of the Anasazi) to investigate caves with petrographs.
Edward Lewis: Sebastian’s kidnapper, would only talk to Strand. Monk in The Brothers of the Mount. Believes Sebastian could open some sort of portal. Tells Strand The Advocate is watching him.
Dave: Childhood friend John Uvela. Uvela shows Alex a video of himself and Dave as kids where they see a figure flying out of the Urraca Mesa caves. Died of prostate cancer.
The Advocate: Edward Lewis tells Strand The Advocate is watching him.
Thomas Warren: CEO of Deva Corp.
AKA: Sexy James Bond
Edward Lewis: Sebastian’s kidnapper, would only talk to Strand. Monk in The Brothers of the Mount. Believes Sebastian could open some sort of portal. Tells Strand The Advocate is watching him.
Dave: Childhood friend John Uvela. Uvela shows Alex a video of himself and Dave as kids where they see a figure flying out of the Urraca Mesa caves. Died of prostate cancer.
The Advocate: Edward Lewis tells Strand The Advocate is watching him.
Thomas Warren: CEO of Deva Corp.
AKA: Sexy James Bond
Episode 201:
Ruby Carver: Dr. Strand’s assistant. In charge of the Institute when he is out of the office and/or on leave. Mid-to-late twenties, shoulder length brunette.
Rebecca Yi: Single mother of Katie Yi, lives in Rainier Valley. Described as tall and willowy, with a similar weariness as Maria Torres. Believes her daughter is another one of those “special kids” like Simon or Sebastian.
Katie Yi: Six year old daughter of Rebecca Yi. Smart - real smart - scary smart. Is sent to see a child psychologist when Rebecca believes she’s similar to Simon and Sebastian.
Elizabeth Sawyer: Katie’s nanny. Believes Rebecca is faking everything. Student, now in Pullman, Washington.
Rebecca Yi: Single mother of Katie Yi, lives in Rainier Valley. Described as tall and willowy, with a similar weariness as Maria Torres. Believes her daughter is another one of those “special kids” like Simon or Sebastian.
Katie Yi: Six year old daughter of Rebecca Yi. Smart - real smart - scary smart. Is sent to see a child psychologist when Rebecca believes she’s similar to Simon and Sebastian.
Elizabeth Sawyer: Katie’s nanny. Believes Rebecca is faking everything. Student, now in Pullman, Washington.
Episode 202:
Rick Podeski: Resident of Colville, Washington. A hunter with a game camera, who caught on film a man poking around his stand, who is illegally living in the Little Pandore National Wildlife Preserve and a creature that looks kind of like a two legged deer.
Unnamed Poacher: Lived in a cave and illegally hunted on Wildlife Preserve. Took his own life in a three hour standoff with the park officials. Had a book that is not the Ceniphus or filed with sacred geometry, which eventually was called a grimoire. [Added in case he is ever named]
Gloria Cohen: Rare book dealer in Seattle. 50s, with long graying hair and moves as if she was floating. Reflects on how the found book is in Latin and Russian, with demon summoning spells.
Dr. Monique Bernier: Alex’s sleep doctor. Allows Alex to record her sessions and asks Alexs to keep a sleep journal.
Unnamed Man in Apartment 206: Let’s Alex into the building and discusses Deva Corp being in his building at one point.
Unnamed Poacher: Lived in a cave and illegally hunted on Wildlife Preserve. Took his own life in a three hour standoff with the park officials. Had a book that is not the Ceniphus or filed with sacred geometry, which eventually was called a grimoire. [Added in case he is ever named]
Gloria Cohen: Rare book dealer in Seattle. 50s, with long graying hair and moves as if she was floating. Reflects on how the found book is in Latin and Russian, with demon summoning spells.
Dr. Monique Bernier: Alex’s sleep doctor. Allows Alex to record her sessions and asks Alexs to keep a sleep journal.
Unnamed Man in Apartment 206: Let’s Alex into the building and discusses Deva Corp being in his building at one point.
Episode 203:
Wendy Hochman: Resident in Capitol Hill. Has a baby son named Robbie. Hears sounds on the baby monitor coming from son’s room. Has gone missing.
Mr. Hochman: Engineer, constantly traveling. Believes the noises are coming from a cat. Has gone missing.
Robbie Hochman: Hochman’s baby, who has strange symbols with a pentagram — the same symbols as the cabin in Northern CA and in Simon’s room — under his crib. Has gone missing.
Dr. Michael Pullman: Works at the University of Washington Physics Department. Analyzes the noise sent over from the Hochman’s house, which are organic but not from a cat.
Unnamed Colleague of Dr. Pullman: Studies bioacoustics, specializes in North American birds. States the sound is definitely an animal, just not a cat.
Maddie Franks: Hochman’s housekeeper. Hochmans’ are convinced she has nothing to do with the symbols in Robbie’s room. Is found to be recorded chanting over Robbie’s bed. Now dead, considered suicide.
Paul: Executive producer, mentioned outside of the end credits as Strand asks him to call someone impersonate to be a detective and track some license plates.
Stephanie Dalley: Author of Myths from Mesopotamia, Oxford University Press, 1987.
Howard Strand: Richard Strand’s father. Wrote a paper over 40 years ago referencing the location of the Horn of Tiamat.
Mr. Hochman: Engineer, constantly traveling. Believes the noises are coming from a cat. Has gone missing.
Robbie Hochman: Hochman’s baby, who has strange symbols with a pentagram — the same symbols as the cabin in Northern CA and in Simon’s room — under his crib. Has gone missing.
Dr. Michael Pullman: Works at the University of Washington Physics Department. Analyzes the noise sent over from the Hochman’s house, which are organic but not from a cat.
Unnamed Colleague of Dr. Pullman: Studies bioacoustics, specializes in North American birds. States the sound is definitely an animal, just not a cat.
Maddie Franks: Hochman’s housekeeper. Hochmans’ are convinced she has nothing to do with the symbols in Robbie’s room. Is found to be recorded chanting over Robbie’s bed. Now dead, considered suicide.
Paul: Executive producer, mentioned outside of the end credits as Strand asks him to call someone impersonate to be a detective and track some license plates.
Stephanie Dalley: Author of Myths from Mesopotamia, Oxford University Press, 1987.
Howard Strand: Richard Strand’s father. Wrote a paper over 40 years ago referencing the location of the Horn of Tiamat.
Episode 204:
Leo Krumpsten: Geocaching expert from Alex’s aborted attempt at a different direction for the podcast.
Brenda Miller: Book collector specializing in grimoires. Informed Alex about the Song of Omphalos and the Seikilos epitaph.
Boobliophile69: Forum member who tried to buy the book of demons from Brenda Miller.
Seikilos: A Greek man from the time of Jesus who supposedly wrote the earliest piece of music, the Seikelos epitaph.
Brenda Miller: Book collector specializing in grimoires. Informed Alex about the Song of Omphalos and the Seikilos epitaph.
Boobliophile69: Forum member who tried to buy the book of demons from Brenda Miller.
Seikilos: A Greek man from the time of Jesus who supposedly wrote the earliest piece of music, the Seikelos epitaph.
Episode 205:
Cheryl Baker née Strand: Dr. Strand's sister. Featured in the black tape Tannis Braun told Alex to ask Strand about. The tape showed a very young Cheryl looking at something off camera, which she said were tall shadowy men, and a very young Dr. Strand who was behind the camera asking her questions.
Vic Tandy: Engineer from the 80s who experienced feelings of dread/terror as a result of hearing infrasound.
Vic Tandy: Engineer from the 80s who experienced feelings of dread/terror as a result of hearing infrasound.
Episode 206:
Ilya Repin: Russian painter. A print of his was in a Moscow hotel where Dr. Strand and Coralee stayed. Strand and Alex found the same print hanging on the wall at the Empress Hotel, the hotel where Strand and Coralee were married.
Simon Reese's Mother: No name given. Apparently opened demonic portals for Simon and other children at his nursery when he was younger.
Simon Reese's Mother: No name given. Apparently opened demonic portals for Simon and other children at his nursery when he was younger.
Episode 207:
Olafur Hauksson: A prosectuor who convicted Iceland bankers of fraud charges. First man recruited by The Advocate, according to a deep web conspiracy theory forum.
John: Fake name Alex gives the man who was at the exorcism of Jessica Wheldon with Dr. Strand. He was possessed and then exorcised by men in dark suits when he was a child.
John: Fake name Alex gives the man who was at the exorcism of Jessica Wheldon with Dr. Strand. He was possessed and then exorcised by men in dark suits when he was a child.
Episode 208:
Alexander Comp: Manager of Citadel Security, a security company hired to guard movie sets. Spoke with Alex about his time guarding Riverview Hospital.
AKA: Xander.
Sarah: Alex's friend, a location scout who put her in touch with Alexander Comp.
E. Hausdorff: A patient at Riverview Hospital in 1971-1975 with similarities to Simon Reese.
Unnamed psychologist: Psychologist at Riverview who recorded and narrated the patient records of E. Hausdorff on the cassette tape Xander gave Alex.
Father Agostini: Priest who performed a "procedure" on E. Hausdorff in an attempt to cast out the devil.
New intern: Unnamed woman who works at PNWS in Seattle. Found info on the boy in the river.
Sammie: Portland, Maine hacker who met up with Nic and Alex in Vancouver. Apparently has access to the only known photo of The Advocate.
Steve: Nic's friend, an advanced mathematics professor at the University of British Columbia and also really into D&D. Identified the photos from the E. Hausdorff box as containing sacred geometry.
Dr. Strand's friend: Unnamed woman who helped Strand interpret the sacred geometry from the E. Hausdorff photos.
AKA: Xander.
Sarah: Alex's friend, a location scout who put her in touch with Alexander Comp.
E. Hausdorff: A patient at Riverview Hospital in 1971-1975 with similarities to Simon Reese.
Unnamed psychologist: Psychologist at Riverview who recorded and narrated the patient records of E. Hausdorff on the cassette tape Xander gave Alex.
Father Agostini: Priest who performed a "procedure" on E. Hausdorff in an attempt to cast out the devil.
New intern: Unnamed woman who works at PNWS in Seattle. Found info on the boy in the river.
Sammie: Portland, Maine hacker who met up with Nic and Alex in Vancouver. Apparently has access to the only known photo of The Advocate.
Steve: Nic's friend, an advanced mathematics professor at the University of British Columbia and also really into D&D. Identified the photos from the E. Hausdorff box as containing sacred geometry.
Dr. Strand's friend: Unnamed woman who helped Strand interpret the sacred geometry from the E. Hausdorff photos.
