Pacific North Wicked

Typhoons are a RARE occurrence in the Pacific Northwest, but never say never. This tropical storm ran its course along the west coast, destroying buildings, homes, electricity, and forests in its wake.It should be noted that this episode was recorded just before Christmas, so there may be some references to the winter season. Sourceshttps://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/columbus_day_storm_1962_/#.Y4ZoaS-B1hDhttp://www.heidorn.info/keith/weather/almanac/arc2007/alm07oct.htmhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/01/06/bomb-cyclone-bombogenesis-weather-explained/9107820002/https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2019/03/13/no-the-bomb-cyclone-is-not-an-inland-hurricane-heres-why-they-differ/?sh=5da960d61896https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrahirji/da-bomb-cyclonehttps://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/hurricane/hurricane-vs-typhoon.html

This isn't the BEST way to return from a long hiatus, but here we are. Alexa puts on her dispatcher robo-voice for this upsetting telling of a horrific event with a tragic ending. Triple trigger warning: this. is. sad. Child abuse involved. Please take care while listening. We keep the victims anonymous out of respect for their privacy, and some details intentionally vague. For more information on reporting child abuse, visit https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/responding/reporting/how/ Sources Used: https://www.arizonaschildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/CaseStudy.pdf https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2012/02/oregon_agrees_to_pay_15_millio.html https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/mcanulty-angela.htm https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2009/12/eugene_couple_arraigned_for_mu.html https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2010/01/cries_for_help_for_jeanette_ma.html https://caselaw.findlaw.com/or-supreme-court/1682383.html https://kval.com/amp/news/local/life-without-parole-eugene-mom-who-murdered-daughter-in-2009-no-longer-faces-death https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45306378/jeanette-marie-maples

In 1902, 21-year-old Minnie Ensminger was a school teacher in Baker County, who had a recent falling out when she was shot and killed in the early hours of Christmas morning after leaving a Christmas Eve party. This episode recounts exactly what happened leading up to her murder, and the subsequent hanging. References Baker County Genealogy Trails. (n.d.). Genealogy Trails History Group. http://www.genealogytrails.com/ore/baker/news/news.html Dielman, G. (2003, December 31). Armstrong Hanged 100 Years Ago* Baker County’s Only Legal Execution. https://www.bakerlib.org/files/archive/dielman-essays/Pleasant%20Armstrong%20hanging.pdf Minnie Myrtle Ensminger. (n.d.) Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34672727/minnie-myrtle-ensminger Pleasant ARMSTRONG. (n.d.). Murderpedia. https://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/armstrong-pleasant.htm

The mysterious death of wildlife photographer Charles McCullar who disappeared while camping near Crater Lake. Plus, a little bonus spookiness near the Oregon coast. Sources: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2021/08/the-bizarre-disappearance-and-death-of-charles-mccullar-at-crater-lake/ https://www.vanished.us/cases/charles-mccullar-crater-lake/ https://www.craterlakeinstitute.com/smith-chronological-history-of-crater-lake/the-history-from-1950-to-1999/smith-history-129/ https://cbhistory.org/blog/spooky-stories-head-scratchers-tall-tales/ https://www.beachconnection.net/news/bandage_man102519.php https://thatoregonlife.com/2015/07/the-mysterious-deaths-of-crater-lake-national-park/

Auburn, Washington residents Susan Snow and Bruce Nickell had never met, but they both faced the same outcome in 1986 at the hands of one senseless killer. Sources https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1986-07-05-8602090275-story.html https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/woman-convicted-for-tampering-with-excedrin https://www.evidencelockerpodcast.com/transcripts/transcript-184-the-seattle-cyanide-murders-usa https://murderpedia.org/female.N/n/nickell-stella.htm https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/stella-nickell-serving-90-years-for-planting-poisoned-pills-killing-2-seeks-release-from-prison/how “Something’s Fishy.” Forensic Files, created by Paul Dowling, season 2 episode 9, Medstar Television November 27, 1997.

You may be asking "Who is this Linda Hazzard?" Well let's just say we hate her, and so will you. A doctor (who wasn't really), Linda did the majority of her... work? in Washington in the 1800s. This old time true crime focuses on what might be considered medical malpractice, and ends in a bittersweet resolution. Sources: Olsen, G. (2012). Starvation heights: A true story of murder and Malice. Robinson. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/doctor-who-starved-her-patients-death-180953158/ https://www.historylink.org/File/7955 https://murderpedia.org/female.H/h/hazzard-linda.htm https://seattleterrors.com/dr-linda-hazzard-starvation-heights/

Gigantopithecus. Could it be the ancestor of Bigfoot? Yeti? Matlox? Sasquatch? Abominable snowman? If it is real, how big is it? Where does it live? What does it look like? Well we might have some answers for you, but there's definitely way more room to talk about this more in the future. All 3 of the stories we covered in this episode are from Weird Oregon, but weird doesn’t even begin to describe it. If you have a Bigfoot encounter you'd like to share, e-mail us at pacificnorthwicked@gmail.com Sources https://mil.wa.gov/the-legend-of-bigfoot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfoot https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/sasquatch-bigfoot-difference.htm J. Horton, "Don't Call Me Bigfoot | Full Movie | Documentary." YouTube, 9 Aug. 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iClbE9srHL0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantopithecus https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/160106-science-evolution-apes-giant https://www.seattlemet.com/travel-and-outdoors/2016/06/where-to-find-bigfoot-in-the-pacific-northwest https://news.ucsc.edu/2012/06/giant-insects.html Eufrasio, A., Davis, J., Moran, M., & Sceurman, M. (2010). Weird Oregon: Your travel guide to Oregon's local legends and Best kept secrets. Sterling.

In today's episode we cover the case of a 13-year-old, promising athlete whose death is still unsolved. Russell Evans was hardworking, and passionate about basketball. He loved the sport, changing schools and attending camps to work his way steadily toward a scholarship for college. His younger sister and cousins described him as adventurous and energetic, protective, and fun to be around. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/mar/01/new-witnesses-come-forward-in-teens-death-parents/?amp-content=amp https://projectcoldcase.org/2021/11/15/russell-evans/ https://www.kxly.com/this-isnt-over-spokane-woman-seeks-justice-for-murdered-brother-families-of-cold-case-victims/ https://unsolved.com/gallery/russell-evans/ https://www.khq.com/news/q6-cold-case-files-somebody-was-watching/article_338da76a-f909-5b52-be9c-894f85dc2e8a.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151685828/russell-sigurd-evans

We all know where this is going from the start, but it's somehow still shocking. Teresa & Richard Kim live in Mount Spokane, Washington, with their son Bryan. While early behavior made it clear that things weren't going to end well, no one close to them expected this much damage. Sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/mwkqx/my_good_friend_from_high_school_murdered_his/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/friends-in-disbelief-at-slaying-of-spokane-couple/ https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kim-bryan.htm https://www.khq.com/news/bryan-kim-sentenced-to-life-for-murdering-parents/article_b98ae95f-00d9-5087-9669-3428fc091a17.html

Buckle up, we're about to embark on a bumpy ride to Antelope, Oregon. They called themselves a movement, but let's be real. With this kind of activity, it was a cult. Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and Ma Anand Sheela go to town… by creating their own called Rajneeshpuram. Spoiler alert: shit goes down. Sources: https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/rajneeshees/#.YsLv46RlDDs https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2018/spring/feature/rajneeshpuram-was-more-utopia-desert-it-was-mirror https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bhagwan-Shree-Rajneesh https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajneeshpuram https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/ghost/Pages/agriculture-antelope.aspx https://www.oregonlive.com/rajneesh/2011/04/part_four_paranoia_takes_hold.html https://apnews.com/article/c267491f1b5ed8799580c8cd550de066

Nathaniel and Charity Lamb had their ups and downs, but it's unlikely they expected their marriage to end in these kinds of shambles. Another old-timey murder in the 1800s to take you back to a time when things were more sepia-toned and dusty, and Oregon property didn't cost you a never-ending mortgage worth more than your entire life's income. Sources: Lansing, R. B. (2000). The Tragedy of Charity Lamb, Oregon’s First Convicted Murderess. Oregon Historical Quarterly, 101(1), 40–76. https://www.jstor.org/stable/20615026 https://murderpedia.org/female.L/l/lamb-charity.htm https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/lambcharity1879_/#.Yo6fWy-B10s https://offbeatoregon.com/1511e.charity-lamb-murder-367.html https://offbeatoregon.com/assets-2015/1511e.charity-lamb-first-murderess.367/200619.1511e.charity-lamb-ax-murderess.mp3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_Lamb

The sad story of a loving mother, pirate enthusiast, and talented face-painter, murdered at 34 years old. Sources: https://www.koin.com/news/annastasia-hester-murder-affair-custody-battle-revealed/amp/ https://www.the-sun.com/news/5282448/annastasia-hester-murder-oregon-angela-dateline/amp/ https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/annastasia-hester-murdered-in-oregon-home-exs-wife-involved?amp https://www.mcda.us/index.php/news/angela-mccraw-hester-receives-life-imprisonment-for-murdering-annastasia-hester https://lawandcrime.com/crime/man-admits-soliciting-the-murder-of-ex-wife-who-was-stabbed-more-than-60-times-by-his-second-wife-in-2016/ https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2020/11/woman-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-2016-murder-of-annastasia-hester.html?outputType=amp https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/dignitymemorial/180353644 Dateline episode “The Undoing” Snapped episode “Angela McCraw-Hester”

Welcome to our first episode! Hopefully we'll get a bit more organized and slightly less chaotic from here, but some chaos will always be present with us. This is a brief summary of the sad murder of 14-year-old Mamie Walsh of Milwaukie, Oregon. **TRIGGER WARNING: this episode includes a brief discussion of rape. Sources: Murder & Mayhem in Portland, Oregon, by JD Chandler The Dalles Weekly Chronicle, August 05, 1892 The Dalles Daily Chronicle, July 01, 1892 Albany Daily Democrat, January 03, 1893 Oregon City Enterprise, July 15, 1892 The Independence West Side, July 01, 1892 The Dalles Weekly Chronicle, July 01, 1892 Tillamook Headlight, September 01, 1892 The Eugene City Guard, July 23, 1892 The Eugene City Guard, July 09, 1892 https://billiongraves.com/grave/Mamie-Walsh/35817617