Unexplained Oregon

On a special Halloween recording , Kim and Christine get together to discuss listener's reviews, feedback and emails and an update on the Gabby Petito episode. They also share the latest movies they have been watching. The title of this episode is the tag line from the movie -- "The Night House" mentioned in the podcast.   If you have feedback or upcoming episode ideas and want a podcast stic...

TW: The episode contains explicit descriptions of violence--please be mindful and take care as this could be disturbing to some.  This episode was originally recorded in May of 2021 as Kim and Christine discuss the mysteries of what is left and found in the more isolated places in our state inspired by our listener's suggestions. They read listener's emails and catch up on past episodes.&nbsp...

Kim and Christine discuss the tragic events surrounding and leading up to the disappearance of Gabby Petito--a vanlifer traveling to Oregon from the east coast. This case has forced a focus on systemic issues such as mental health, intimate partner violence and the lack of urgency and support for the missing and murdered indigenous and marginalized in our society.   Information shared in this epis...

During the second half of 19th Century, during Portland's Victorian heyday, saloons, bordellos and boardinghouses catered to the working class and visitors coming through. After a night of drinking some of these unsuspecting folks awoke on a ship bound for Asia after being drugged, kidnapped and carried through a series of underground tunnels leading to the waterfront where they were sold into sla...

During the early morning hours of August 30, 2013 Bryce's Toyota Highlander was found crashed off of a 25-foot embankment in Castaic, CA near the main boat launch access road. According to his family all of his personal belongings were found with the vehicle but there was no sign of Bryce. His parent's spoke with him the last time at 2:00 am and several times in the days and hours prior as he was...

Christine and Kim discuss the events and aftermath of the traumatic ax attack on that fateful in 1977. What happens after to the two survivors as they both struggle to recover--both in their own way.  Fifteen years after the attack - in 1992 - Terri returns to Central Oregon to find answers and learns why no one has ever been charged with the crime. She connects with a community and finds allies i...

On a summer night in 1977, in a central Oregon State Park on the banks of the Deschutes River, two female students from Yale on a cycling trip across country were violently attacked when a man in a truck drove over their tent while they were sleeping and then attacked them with an ax. Both women survived that night, both with scars in different ways--this episode explores the events leading up to...

We are back and better than ever! This intro episode will update listeners on missing person Mykilee Driver from the last episode of season one. Kim and Christine discuss what they have been up to and what you can expect from the upcoming season of Unexplained Oregon.  We would like to thank Zarahra Fourstar for contacting us regarding her daughter Mykilee Music by: Pixabay.com

This week we focus on missing person Graciela Garcia who disappeared on November 8, 2019 from Hermiston, Oregon. Graciela arranged to bring her son dinner but never showed—instead her current husband arrived unexpectedly and Graciela has not been seen or heard from since. Her current husband is the last person to have seen or talked with her and says she left on her own after acting strangely. Gra...

This week we discuss cases from our recent Watch Out Wednesday:  What happened to David Wayne Killitz? He was last seen 25 years ago with an acquaintance and his daughter would like to know what happened to her father. Where is Mykilee Driver? A mother of three who went missing last November from an apartment complex in Portland--her mother is worried since she never goes this long without co...

Kim and Dan talk this week about one of their favorite subjects--UFO's, specifically The Great Los Angeles Air Raid. During a time when our nation was on high alert from the attack on Pearl Harbor and in the early morning hours on February 25, 1942, the U.S. Government attempted to shoot down an unidentified flying object above Los Angeles. Dan and Kim discuss the facts of this famous ca...

January is Human Traficking awareness month and according to some reports Oregon is part of this often silent epidemic targeting the most vulnerable in our state. This week we update listeners on two missing people, spotting potential victims and the importance of information sharing  in order to keep our communities safe.  National Human Trafficking Hotline Call 1-888-373-7888 |*Text 23...

Jane and John Doe are names often used to reference a corpse whose identity is unknown or unconfirmed.  This weeks episode is inspired by our listeners as we explore some creepy cases of deceased individuals found througout the state of Oregon who have yet to be identified and likely died under mysterious circumstances.  *Please be mindful as this episode referrences sensitive material i...

Ghost towns, curses, overgrown cemeteries and wine--this week we are joined by long time friend, a fellow creeper and wine enthusiast as we explore some mysterious locations throughout the state of Oregon.  For more info on the Gin Lin trail: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/rogue-siskiyou/recarea/?recid=70214 For more info on Ghost Towns: https://www.travelmedford.org/southern-oregon-ghost-to...

This week we focus on the cold case of fifteen-year-old Leah Freeman from Coquelle, Oregon who was last seen walking, disappeared and was later found murdered. Her boyfriend Nick was exonerated of her murder but her case has never been solved despite the DNA evidence. Kim and Christine also discuss some creepy listener's suggestions, emails and comments.  Produced by: David Ober/Christine Obe...

What is the most unexplained thing that has happened to you? Christine and Kim discuss what inspired this weeks episode as they focus on an unsolved and creepy case of harrassment, home invasion and tormenting that recently occurred in Portland, Oregon. This case is perpetuited by an unprecedented time of turbulent nightly protests that have consumed the already limited police resources, a record...

*This episode has descriptions of dead animals--take care and be mindful! This week Christine and Kim discuss unexplained phenomena occuring in Oregon starting with the strange deaths of livestock with no evidence or suspects. Deepening the mystery are the reoccurring crop cirlces that appear in remote places.  Are these incidents the work of aliens drawn to these isolated landscapes or the w...

Fauna Frey, a 45 year old female from the Eugene area has been missing since June 28, 2020 when she last spoke with her father from a hotel in Grants Pass, Oregon. She never arrived at her next destination and has not been seen or heard from since. In the five months since her disappearance, Fauna's family and friends were able to track her actions prior to her disappearance but still have few ans...

This week Kim and Christine continue the discussion on the known victims of John Arthur Ackroyd and explore the potential for more victims that were never linked to his crimes prior to his incarceration and death. 

This week's episode happens once in a blue moon --a Halloween  weekend and a time change! Join Christine and Kim as they read a  listener story and discuss Oregon's oldest operating psychiatric  hospital described as one of the most haunted places in the state. Check out: Oregon.live (Oregonian) https://youtu.be/BInqaSqPkiE https://youtu.be/hzyO-0ldxAw Thank you for all that you do,...

On this weeks episode Kim and Christine try to surprise each other (and listeners) when they share some new and very creepy cases from outside of Oregon.

On the night of November 19, 2011, a well-loved grocery store clerk  from Ashland, Oregon was violently attacked and killed on his way  home---his murder has never been solved. Join Christine and Kim as they  discuss this peculiar and disturbing case. Warning this case is  disturbing and might be triggering for some listeners. Just the Tip-sters: True Crime Podcast https:/...

This week Christine and Kim discuss how they survived the end of a very strange summer. Join us in a discussion about a recent Missing Person case in Oregon and wrap up with a brief talk on Urban Legends. Have you heard of Polybius?  Was this a Government experiment, meant to blow the minds of Arcade players in Oregon in the 80’s? Did something go wrong? Have you heard about the Cannon Beach...

On October 25, 1999, Leona Kinsey, a 45 year old female from La Grande, Oregon told a friend she was meeting a man named John and would stop by afterward. Leona never showed and 20 years later questions still remain. Christine and Kim discuss the events of that that day Leona disappeared--who she is as described by her daughter Carolyn DeFord who is still struggling with closure all these years la...

Christine gives an update on what Unexplained Oregon has in the works