Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Jon and Meghan cover three stories of children who have disappeared in Spokane, Washington. Is there something in the water or an inexplicable number of predators on the loose? Sources Bloodline Detectives with Nancy Grace – “Finally Solved 62 Years Later! Candy Rogers” Find a Grave – Candice Elaine “Candy” Rogers The Spokesman-Review – “Nearly 50 years later, slaying still brings...

Send us Fan Mail A man finds his wife dead in their bathroom. Did he stumble upon a crime scene or is he the offender? Sources The Cinemaholic – “Dan Howard: Where is the Killer Now?” by Kriti Mehrotra 48 Hours – “The Bathtub Murder of Kendy Howard Find a Grave – Kendy Ann Wilkins Howard Music: “Flowing Rivers” by Immersive Music Instagram: @nwonpod Email us at nwonpod@gmail.com Visit our website:...

Send us Fan Mail Before two men unleashed upon the D.C. metro area in October 2002, they wrought destruction across the country, beginning in Washington State. Sources Wikipedia – D.C. Sniper Attacks Wikipedia – John Allen Muhammad Wikipedia – Mildred Muhammad MK Confidential – The Beltway Snipers, episodes 1 – 5  Wikipedia – Dark Triad Music: “Flowing Rivers” by Immersive Music Instagram: @nwonpo...

Send us Fan Mail An adventurous young woman intent on living to the fullest constantly puts herself to the test. Will she overcome when faced with unexpected evil? Sources National Park After Dark podcast “78: Premonition: Olympic National Park” A Rage to Kill and Other True Cases: Ann Rule’s Crime Files Vol. 6 “To an Athlete Dying Young” Wikipedia - Ozette Indian Village Archeological Site Cityto...

Send us Fan Mail A family disappears from the Midwest in 2001 to be later discovered on the Oregon Coast. Was it an accident or a stranger’s foul play? Or was it an inside job? Sources 48 Hours – “The Pretender”  True Crime Out Loud – The Longo Family, Episode 62 Crime Museum website Wikipedia – Christian Longo All That’s Interesting article “The Chilling Story of Christian Longo, The Man Who Kill...

Send us Fan Mail Throughout the world, people have gone missing from national parks and forests for decades and their disappearances share odd similarities. Is there a reasonable explanation or is it something inexplicable and sinister? Sources All That’s Interesting – “The Heartbreaking Story Of DeOrr Kunz Jr., The Toddler Who Vanished On A Family Camping Trip” By Rivy Lyon | Edited By John Kuros...

Send us Fan Mail A triple homicide appalls a Bellevue neighborhood in Washington State. Within days, detectives believe they know who did it. Do they have tunnel vision or are they right? Sources 48 Hours – Sebastian Burns and Atif Rafay (Part 1) 48 Hours – Sebastian Burns and Atif Rafay (Part 2) Islamic funeral – Wikipedia The Confession Tapes : “True East Part 1” & “True East Part 2" Mr...

Send us Fan Mail A woman goes missing on her drive home from work. Her husband implores law enforcement to take the disappearance seriously. Was she abducted? Was her husband involved? Fred Meyer – Wikipedia The Cinemaholic Tucson .com – “Doctor Says Woman Trapped for 8 Days Has Severe Injuries; Husband Says Red Tape Delayed Search” no byline, September 29, 2007  Missing: No Way Out If I Go Missin...

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Send us Fan Mail In January 1974, Ted Bundy unleashed a reign of terror that would last for over four years as he roamed at least seven states, leaving atrocious carnage and ineffable anguish in his wake. Part 7 of a multi-part story. Sources The Stranger Beside Me By Ann Rule The Phantom Prince By Elizabeth Kendall The Seattle Times – “A former detective recalls manhunt” By Ted Montgomery, Septem...

Send us Fan Mail In January 1974, Ted Bundy unleashed a reign of terror that would last for over four years as he roamed at least seven states, leaving atrocious carnage and ineffable anguish in his wake. Part six of a multi-part story. Sources The Stranger Beside Me By Ann Rule The Phantom Prince By Elizabeth Kendall Lynda Ann Healy (1952-1974) – Find a Grave Memorial Mamamia – “The little-known...

Send us Fan Mail In January 1974, Ted Bundy unleashed a reign of terror that would last for over four years as he roamed at least seven states, leaving atrocious carnage and ineffable anguish in his wake. Part five of a multi-part story. Sources The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule The Phantom Prince by Elizabeth Kendall Lynda Ann Healy (1952-1974) – Find a Grave Memorial Mamamia – “The little-known...

Send us Fan Mail In January 1974, Ted Bundy unleashed a reign of terror that would last for over four years as he roamed at least seven states, leaving atrocious carnage and ineffable anguish in his wake. Part four of a multi-part story. Sources The Stranger Beside Me By Ann Rule The Phantom Prince By Elizabeth Kendall Lynda Ann Healy (1952-1974) – Find a Grave Memorial Mamamia – “The little-known...

Send us Fan Mail In January 1974, Ted Bundy unleashed a reign of terror that would last for over four years as he roamed at least seven states, leaving atrocious carnage and ineffable anguish in his wake. Part three of a multi-part story. Sources The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule The Phantom Prince by Elizabeth Kendall Lynda Ann Healy (1952-1974) – Find a Grave Memorial Mamamia – “The little-know...

Send us Fan Mail In January 1974, Ted Bundy unleashed a reign of terror that would last for over four years as he roamed at least seven states, leaving atrocious carnage and ineffable anguish in his wake. Part two of a multi-part story. Sources The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule The Phantom Prince by Elizabeth Kendall Lynda Ann Healy (1952-1974) – Find a Grave Memorial Mamamia – “The little-known...

Send us Fan Mail In January 1974, Ted Bundy unleashed a reign of terror that would last for over four years as he roamed at least seven states, leaving atrocious carnage and ineffable anguish in his wake. Part one of a multi-part story. Sources The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule The Phantom Prince by Elizabeth Kendall Lynda Ann Healy (1952-1974) – Find a Grave Memorial Mamamia – “The little-known...

Send us Fan Mail A young girl dies in Montana in 1996. The sheriff’s department writes her death off as an accident though it was clearly a homicide. Can a new sheriff and his team find the killer or is it too late? Sources 48 Hours – “It’s About Danni” The Cinemaholic – “Paul Hutchinson: What Happened to the Suspected Killer?” by Naman Shrestha, February 8, 2025 Find a Grave – Danielle Adeline “D...

Send us Fan Mail A young woman goes missing after reconnecting with an old flame. Is there enough evidence to prove who disappeared her? Sources Wikipedia – Disappearance of Heather Elvis Dateline NBC “Return to the Landing” Music: “Flowing Rivers” by Immersive Music Instagram: @nwonpod Email us at nwonpod@gmail.com Visit our website: nwonpod.com Northwest of Normal | podcast @nwonpod

Send us Fan Mail A woman encounters a stranger intent on doing her in. By the time police arrive on the scene, she no longer needs their help. Sources True Crime Magazine – “Meet the Nurse Who Strangled Her Hitman” [no byline or date] All That’s Interesting – “A Hitman Tried To Kill Susan Kuhnhausen – So She Killed Him Instead” By Kara Goldfarb , Published March 30, 2018, Updated February 23, 2022...

Send us Fan Mail A woman arrives at an Oregon hospital with her three children. Two of them are grievously and injured and one is dead. The mother claims that a man attacked them but soon after, her story unravels. Sources Wikipedia – Diane Downs Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule KEZI Eyewitness News 1984 Special with Anne Jaeger – “ Diane Downs' most disturbing interview” ABC News “In 1983, Diane...

Send us Fan Mail In 1981, heinous murders and an abduction rocked a small community in Northern California. The case went unsolved for decades before investigators took a fresh look only to find that the answers to solving the crimes had been there all along. Sources Keddie28.com Wikipedia – Keddie murders People Magazine Investigates S1 E5 “Cabin 28: Horror in the Woods” People – “Inside the Kedd...

Send us Fan Mail A man stalks girls and women throughout Anchorage and Seward with impunity for over a decade. Why does it take authorities so long to close in on him? Sources Wikipedia – Robert Hansen Wikipedia – “The Most Dangerous Game” The FBI Files “Hunter’s Game” Heavy Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) – nativehope.org Music: “Flowing Rivers” by Immersive Music Instagram: @nwonpod...

Send us Fan Mail A family heads out from their home in Portland, Oregon to gather Christmas greenery in December 1958. They never make it back. Plus, a medley of Christmas crimes spanning almost a century to temper your holiday spirit. “ Lully , Lulla, Lullay” Arranged by Philip Stopford, Caroline Halls, and Owen Ree Wikipedia - Martin family disappearance All That’s Interesting – “In 1958, The Ma...

Send us Fan Mail A family with two young children loses their way in the mountains on a holiday road trip and there's nowhere to turn for help. Sources Wikipedia – James Kim The News Review – “Ten years ago, Kim family endured wilderness tragedy” by Jeff Duewel, December 10, 2016 SFGate – “Stranded Father’s Heroic Last Hours / He crawled, climbed through 5-mile canyon seeking help for family”...

Send us Fan Mail Four college students are inexplicably murdered in their off-campus home in 2022, devastating their families and the community. The world speculates about what happened while law enforcement runs down leads. Can a killer outwit investigators? Or has "the perfect murder" become impossible in the digital age? Sources When the Night Comes Falling by Howard Blum The Idaho Ma...