Danny Jones Podcast #388 - Cartel Insider Exposes ‘Sasquatch’ Triple Murder You Won’t Believe | David Holthouse
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Apr 17, 2026 
David Holthouse, gonzo journalist and documentary filmmaker behind Operation Odessa and The Last Narc, dives into immersive reporting on organized crime. He recounts tracking Soviet surplus deals, cartels hiring ex-intelligence, Narco Mennonites in Chihuahua, risky undercover work with neo-Nazis and meth users, and odd links between intelligence, Epstein, and UFO lore.
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Reporting The Narco Mennonites In Chihuahua
- Holthouse explains how he discovered the Narco Mennonites story and traveled to Chihuahua City to report the Mennonite cartel activity.
- He found Chihuahua City filled with a climate of fear even more intense than parts of Ukraine he covered, with cartel influence pervasive.
Kiki Camarena Case Points To CIA Operative Involvement
- For The Last Narc Holthouse investigated DEA agent Kiki Camarena's 1985 kidnapping and concludes a CIA operative (Felix Rodríguez) directed interrogation though cartel thugs performed the torture.
- He obtained transcripts of recorded torture questioning showing interrogators asked things Camarena couldn't know, suggesting deeper CIA-linked trafficking ties.
How Sasquatch Legend Led To A True Crime Investigation
- Holthouse traced a 1993 Mendocino rumor that three men were killed by a Sasquatch while documenting the Emerald Triangle cannabis culture.
- He and filmmaker Josh Rofay called dozens of local sources, found consistent folklore of encounters and footprints, then tracked the true crime behind the legend.