Northwest Night Shift

He wanted the lifestyle before he had the life. What starts as overspending and small-time theft grows into a web of fake checks, stolen vehicles, and manufactured identities, ends with Mary Jane Longo and her three children losing everything. We walk through the Mary Jane Longo case with the victims at the center, because so much true crime coverage defaults to making the perpetrator the brand. W...

In 1988, Ethiopian immigrant and college student Mulugeta Seraw was beaten to death on the streets of Portland by a group of white supremacist skinheads — a murder that exposed a violent underground movement growing in plain sight across America. In this episode, we trace the life of a young man chasing the American dream, the hate-fueled ideology that made him a target, and the shocking network b...

In this episode, we head deep into rural Southern Oregon to uncover the disturbing and puzzling case of Susan Monica — a former pig farmer living in the isolated community of Wimer whose solitary lifestyle covered up something far more sinister. What began as a missing persons investigation quickly spiraled into one of the Pacific Northwest’s most shocking murder cases. We break down the timeline,...

Welcome to the first episode of Northwest Night Shift!  In the shadows of the Pacific Northwest, a quiet family man lived a double life. By day, Robert Lee Yates Jr. was a decorated Army veteran, husband, and father. But beneath the surface lurked one of the most chilling serial predators in Washington state history. In this episode, we discuss the terrifying crimes of the Spokane serial killer —...

Welcome to Northwest Night Shift — a true crime podcast focused on the dark, chilling, and often forgotten cases of the Pacific Northwest. In our very first episode, we introduce ourselves, share why we started this podcast, and talk about our mission to bring awareness to real cases while staying respectful to the victims and their families. From unsolved disappearances to shocking crimes hidden...