PNW Haunts & Homicides
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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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- The Ghost in the Mist: Haunted Multnomah Falls · 50 min · Episode 269The Columbia River Gorge is home to breathtaking waterfalls, ancient volcanic history, Indigenous legends, and maybe even a ghost watching over the water. In this episode, we…
- The Everett Massacre | The Voyage of the Verona, Everett, WA · 1 h 29 min · Episode 268On November 5, 1916, a confrontation between striking labor supporters and armed citizen deputies in Everett, Washington, erupted into one of the deadliest labor conflicts in…
- Dark History of the Ouija Board: Murders, Madness & Mysterious Communication · 1 h 4 min · Episode 267The Ouija board started as a popular parlor game, but how did it become one of the most feared tools for contacting the dead? This episode explores the creepy history of the…
- A Killer in the Family Tree | Mark Dribin & Kenneth Griffin, Portland, OR · 1 h 26 min · Episode 266In July 1999, 42-year-old Mark Dribin disappeared from his Portland home. Investigators found blood, signs that someone had tried to clean it up, and DNA that they couldn’t…
- Portals to Hell: Devil’s Gate, A Haunted Road & Creepy Real Estate · 54 min · Episode 265Are there really portals to Hell hidden in the United States? In this episode, we explore the creepy legends surrounding Devil’s Gate Dam in Pasadena, California, the haunted…
- Women in Black: Ghosts Stories & Dark Urban Legends · 48 min · Episode 264This episode dives into the eerie legends of the Women in Black. We start in Yakima, Washington, where a mysterious woman in a black dress was reported in 1897. Witnesses…
- Look For Me If I Don't Come Back: The Jack Family | Prince George, British Columbia · 1 h 25 min · Episode 263On the night of August 1, 1989, Ronnie Jack met a stranger at a Prince George pub who offered him and his wife Doreen jobs at a logging camp near Cluculz Lake. By 1:30 the next…
- A Documentary, a Dog, and a House With Rules · 48 min · Episode 262A woman gets a 3 a.m. email from a documentary producer who says he's spent a year developing a project about her life. What starts as flattering turns unsettling fast, and she…
- Haunted Filming Locations of Practical Magic 2 | English Ghost Stories · 53 min · Episode 261This episode explores the haunted filming locations of Practical Magic 2, from a nearly 900-year-old English pub to the ruins of a medieval castle. While the original Practical…
- Fall Adventures: Practical Magic & Cemetery Tours · 1 h 11 minIn celebration of Practical Magic 2 coming out this week, we’re returning to an episode where we visit the bewitching Pacific Northwest seaside town where Practical Magic was…
- The Search and the Silence | Besalynn James, Lummi Nation / Bellingham, WA · 1 h 13 min · Episode 260Besalynn Mary James was 62 years old when she disappeared from her home on the Lummi Nation reservation in January 2025. Her boyfriend told police she left at 2 AM to go for a…
- Wolf Creek Inn: Oregon Ghost Stories & Haunted History · 1 h 1 min · Episode 259In 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…
- The Dark Strangler, Every Landlady's Nightmare | Part 2: Earle Nelson | Portland, Oregon · 1 h 11 min · Episode 258Picking 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…
- The Dark Strangler, Every Landlady's Nightmare | Part 1: Earle Nelson | Portland, Oregon · 1 h 5 min · Episode 257From 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…
- Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus & Tacoma's King Octopus: Washington Cryptid Legends · 48 min · Episode 256Dive 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…
- Two Girls, Two Parks, Two Killers: Michella Welch & Jennifer Bastian | Tacoma, Washington · 58 min · Episode 255In 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…
- Leah Roberts: The Crash That Wasn't an Accident | Unsolved, Bellingham, Washington · 1 h 18 min · Episode 254On 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…
- Pacific Northwest Reddit Stories: Hiking Horrors · 54 min · Episode 253In this episode, we dive into chilling Reddit true stories from across the Pacific Northwest, featuring creepy encounters, unexplained mysteries, and possible paranormal activity…
- Two Deaths, One Date: Patience Boston & the Purrinton Family | York & Augusta, Maine · 1 h 24 min · Episode 252On 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…
- Ghost of the Gold Dredge · 50 min · Episode 251Deep 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…
- Kristil Krug: She Did Everything Right | Broomfield, Colorado · 1 h 16 min · Episode 250In 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…
- Loni Kai Okaruru: Washington County's Unsolved Hate Crime · 1 h 20 minIn 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…
- Deborah "Debe" Atrops: If Anything Happens to Me | Beaverton, Oregon · 1 h 28 min · Episode 249In 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…
- The Most Haunted House in Washington · 1 h 0 min · Episode 248Step 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…
- Logan Schiendelman - I Hope to Survive This Week | Tumwater, WA · 1 h 9 min · Episode 247On 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…
- The Ghost That Saved A Lighthouse · 51 min · Episode 246Explore 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…
- Nancy Moyer: Two Wine Glasses on the Table | Tenino, WA · 1 h 5 min · Episode 245On 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…
- Lindsey Baum: Unsolved | McCleary, WA · 45 min · Episode 244On 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…
- Portland’s Titanic Exhibit: A Haunting Tragedy · 54 min · Episode 243This 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…
- America’s Only Emperor: The Strange, True Story of Emperor Norton · 1 h 0 min · Episode 242What 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…
- He Never Made It to the Funeral: The Murder of George Cecil David · 59 min · Episode 241George 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…
- Creepy People Chronicles: Shadow Figures & Ghost Sex · 56 min · Episode 240This episode features stories of real-life paranormal encounters, blending eerie roadside sightings with deeply personal ghost experiences that blur the line between reality and…
- The Fenn Treasure: A Real-Life Hunt That Turned Deadly · 45 min · Episode 239A hidden treasure. A cryptic 24-line poem. The hunt that followed blurred the line between adventure and obsession—and in some cases, turned deadly. In this collaborative…
- Tylenol Murders · 44 minWe’re taking a break this week and using the time to amplify the voices of other creators we love in the true crime space. This week we’re bringing you a fabulous story from the…
- Not an Accident: The Cheryl Keeton Murder · 1 h 25 min · Episode 238On a dark September night in 1986, a van sat abandoned on the Sunset Highway outside Portland—with the engine running. Upon closer inspection there was a purse on the gas pedal…
- Superstitions From Around the World · 1 h 16 min · Episode 237This week we dive into the strange, fascinating world of superstitions, starting with a few well-known ones before venturing into some truly bizarre beliefs from around the…
- The Nesbitt Homestead Murders | Hood River, Oregon · 1 h 4 min · Episode 236In the early 1900s, the Hood River Valley was still frontier country. Homesteads were scattered across rugged land, neighbors lived miles apart, and life revolved around routine…
- Ghouls of Grays Harbor · 46 min · Episode 235Pack your raincoat and your flannel, we’re heading to Grays Harbor in Washington, the salty gateway to the Pacific and the misty doorstep of the Olympic Peninsula. The most…
- Mel's Hole of Mysteries · 1 h 34 minThis episode originally aired in three parts - now conveniently edited down to one for your listening pleasure! Today we’re going to talk about a very mysterious hole, known as…
- Friday the 13th: Paraskevidekatriaphobia & A History of Bad Luck · 50 min · Episode 234In this episode we examine the history behind one of the world’s most persistent superstitions. Friday the 13th has long been associated with fear and bad luck—but where did that…
- What Lies Beneath the Oregon Zoo · 58 min · Episode 233The Oregon Zoo might seem like an unlikely setting for true crime and paranormal history, but beneath its family friendly surface lies a past with some unsettling chapters. In…
- The Columbia Edgewater Country Club Car Bombing · 1 h 25 min · Episode 232On April 21st 1955, a deadly act of violence shattered the quiet grounds of Portland’s Columbia Edgewater Country Club on Marine Drive. After an evening at the club attending a…
- Reddit AITA: Paranormal Nonbelievers · 1 h 10 min · Episode 231Join Caitlyn & Cassie as they chat about Reddit AITA stories featuring paranormal nonbelievers! How do you go about telling someone you don't believe in their ghost story? Or…
- The Disappearance of Maurice, Martha, Louis, Jennie, and Betty Sodder · 21 minThis week we're showcasing our friend Alecia of Truly Twisted. On Christmas Eve 1945, in the rural outskirts of Fayetteville, West Virginia, George and Jennie Sodder tucked their…
- Viva La Overreaction · 58 minThis week we're showcasing our friends Trevin & Amanda - the hosts of Live, Laugh, Larceny. Two petty crimes. Zero chill. And reactions so bad, they’d make Coldplay blush. This…
- The Chateau at The Oregon Caves: Chilling History & Hauntings · 1 h 24 minThe Chateau still needs your help to preserve this incredible site and protect the bats - DONATE to this charming and eerie National Historic Landmark here! This New Year's Day…
- Derrick Engebretson: The Nightmare Before Christmas · 1 h 15 min · Episode 230On December 5, 1998, eight-year-old Derrick Joe Engebretson vanished from the snowy slopes of Pelican Butte near Klamath Falls, Oregon. His heart-breaking disappearance took…
- Trees of Christmas Past · 55 min · Episode 229🎄 In this in(tree)guing episode, we explore an abandoned Christmas tree farm in Oregon that found new life thanks to Mark Rohlfs, of Santa and Sons. What began as an overgrown…
- Missing in Wenatchee: The Decker Sisters Case · 52 min · Episode 228In late May 2025, three young sisters—Paityn Decker (9), Evelyn Decker (8), and Olivia Decker (5)—disappeared during a scheduled visit with their father, Travis Caleb Decker…
- Creepy People Chronicles: Cryptids & Wake-Up Calls · 42 min · Episode 227In this listener story episode, Judi sends an update from Creepy People Chronicles: Mediums & Mischievous Spirits! Featuring the Delaney House, the symbolism behind her oracle…
