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PNW Haunts & Homicides

PNW Haunts and Homicides

Join Caitlyn and Cassie as they chat about true crime, the paranormal, and all kinds of spooky sh*t in the Pacific Northwest. Just two "normal-ish" friends who wanted more local, creepy stories so they never sleep or leave their houses again.

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#259
Thursday · 1 hr 1 min
Wolf Creek Inn: Oregon Ghost Stories & Haunted History
In Southern Oregon, the historic Wolf Creek Inn has welcomed travelers, celebrities, and curious guests since the 1800s. Originally built along the Applegate Trail, it became a popular stop for settlers, miners, stagecoach passengers, and later...
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#258
August 20 · 1 hr 11 min
The Dark Strangler, Every Landlady's Nightmare | Part 2: Earle Nelson | Portland, Oregon
Picking up where we left off in Part 1, Earle Leonard Nelson — the man newspapers called the 'Dark Strangler,' the 'Gorilla Man,' and the 'Gorilla Killer' — unbeknownst to the public or authorities had left the Pacific Northwest and was heading east....
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#257
August 13 · 1 hr 5 min
The Dark Strangler, Every Landlady's Nightmare | Part 1: Earle Nelson | Portland, Oregon
From San Francisco to Winnipeg, he carried a worn Bible and a strange but seemingly polite smile. He answered ads about homes for sale and rooms for rent where he was invited in by unsuspecting, vulnerable women. Between February 1926 and June 1927,...
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#256
August 7 · 48 min
Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus & Tacoma's King Octopus: Washington Cryptid Legends
Dive into the weird world of Pacific Northwest cryptids as we separate fact from fiction. This week, we're climbing into the forests of Washington to investigate the legendary Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus, one of the internet's most famous hoaxes...
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#255
July 30 · 58 min
Two Girls, Two Parks, Two Killers: Michella Welch & Jennifer Bastian | Tacoma, Washington
In 1986 the North and West End neighborhoods of Tacoma trusted their parks. That was, until two girls disappeared from public parks in Tacoma, Washington within a few miles and a few months of each other, both stories ending in...
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#254
July 23 · 1 hr 18 min
Leah Roberts: The Crash That Wasn't an Accident | Unsolved, Bellingham, Washington
On March 9, 2000, Leah Roberts left her home in Durham, North Carolina, on a Kerouac-inspired cross-country road trip in search of something she couldn’t quite name, telling no one exactly where she was going. At 23, in the wake of multiple personal...
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#253
July 16 · 53 min
Pacific Northwest Reddit Stories: Hiking Horrors
In this episode, we dive into chilling Reddit true stories from across the Pacific Northwest, featuring creepy encounters, unexplained mysteries, and possible paranormal activity in Oregon and Washington. First, a couple hiking Hobbit Beach on the...
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#252
July 9 · 1 hr 24 min
Two Deaths, One Date: Patience Boston & the Purrinton Family | York & Augusta, Maine
On July 9, 1734, a Native woman named Patience Boston confessed to drowning an eight-year-old boy in a well — then walked two miles to turn herself in. Seventy-two years later, to the day, a respected Maine farmer spent an evening sharpening an axe...
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#251
July 2 · 49 min
Ghost of the Gold Dredge
Deep in eastern Oregon, the historic town of Sumpter is home to one of the Pacific Northwest's most fascinating Gold Rush landmarks: the Sumpter Valley Dredge. Built to recover gold flakes from the Powder River, these massive gold dredges operated...
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#250
June 25 · 1 hr 16 min
Kristil Krug: She Did Everything Right | Broomfield, Colorado
In October 2023, Kristil Krug began receiving threatening messages she believed were coming from an ex-boyfriend she hadn't spoken to in years. She filed police reports, kept a detailed log, installed cameras, obtained a concealed carry permit, and...
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June 18 · 1 hr 20 min
Loni Kai Okaruru: Washington County's Unsolved Hate Crime
In honor of Pride Month, we're resharing this very important unsolved murder. 🌈 We'll see you next Thursday! Loni Kai was a vibrant, friendly, well-liked young woman. She has also graced...
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#249
June 11 · 1 hr 28 min
Deborah "Debe" Atrops: If Anything Happens to Me | Beaverton, Oregon
In November 1988, Deborah "Debe" Atrops left a hair appointment in Tigard, Oregon and never came home. When she was found — what investigators discovered would haunt Washington County for decades. Debe was 30 years old. She was a mother to an...
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#248
June 4 · 1 hr
The Most Haunted House in Washington
Step into haunted Port Gamble, Washington, a historic mill town founded in 1851 and home to the infamous Walker-Ames House, known as the most haunted house in Washington. From ghostly women in the windows and children's voices in the attic to...
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#247
May 28 · 1 hr 9 min
Logan Schiendelman - I Hope to Survive This Week | Tumwater, WA
On May 20, 2016, multiple 911 calls reported a black Chrysler Sebring drifting across multiple lanes of Interstate 5 south of Tumwater, Washington — with no one at the wheel. When authorities searched the car, they found a wallet, phone, keys, cash,...
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#246
May 21 · 50 min
The Ghost That Saved A Lighthouse
Explore the haunted history of the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse on the Oregon coast. Yaquina Bay Lighthouse was abandoned after only three years and nearly demolished before locals fought to save it. Today, it’s famous for chilling ghost stories, including...
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#245
May 14 · 1 hr 5 min
Nancy Moyer: Two Wine Glasses on the Table | Tenino, WA
On the evening of March 6, 2009, Nancy Moyer stopped at a grocery store in Tenino, Washington, paid by check, and drove home. After that night, she was never seen again. She left behind her purse, her keys, her car, and two wine glasses on the coffee...
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#244
May 7 · 44 min
Lindsey Baum: Unsolved | McCleary, WA
On the evening of June 26, 2009, ten-year-old Lindsey Baum left a friend's house in McCleary, Washington for the short walk home, but she never arrived. McCleary is the kind of town where everyone knows each other - fewer than 2,000 residents, two...
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#243
May 1 · 53 min
Portland’s Titanic Exhibit: A Haunting Tragedy
This episode dives into the immersive Titanic Artifact Exhibit at OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry), blending haunting history, real-life tragedy, and eerie modern-day coincidences. The exhibit’s emotional weight builds through authentic...
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#242
April 23 · 1 hr
America’s Only Emperor: The Strange, True Story of Emperor Norton
What happens when a city decides kindness is better than cruelty? In this special crossover episode, we're teaming up with the wonderful folks over at Rainy Day Rabbit Holes to explore one of the strangest — and most unexpectedly heartwarming —...
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#241
April 16 · 58 min
He Never Made It to the Funeral: The Murder of George Cecil David
George Cecil David’s journey from Neah Bay to Port Angeles along Washington’s rugged coastline should have ended in a somber gathering just days later—family and friends coming together in remembrance. Instead, it became the beginning of a mystery...
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