Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast
Jon & Meghan
Northwest of Normal is a true crime podcast featuring stories from the Pacific Northwest. Hosts Meghan and Jon share harrowing stories from their neck of the woods. They focus on victims and their families and dive into the deeper elements of these stories, exploring wider cultural implications of law, punishment, psychology, and the human condition.
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43. The Martin Family + Twelve Crimes of Christmas
Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast
12/24/24 • 82 min
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 Martin Family Suddenly Vanished — And Oregon Police Still Don’t Know What Happened To Them” By Genevieve Carlton | Edited By Maggie Donahue
Investigation Discovery – “11 Chilling Christmas Murders You Probably Haven't Heard About” by Beth Braden
Wikipedia - Murder of the Lawson family
Wikipedia - Sodder children disappearance
Atlas Obscura – “Los Feliz Murder Mansion”
Wikipedia – Ronald Gene Simmons
Wikipedia - Murder of Tammy Homolka
Wikipedia - Killing of JonBenét Ramsey
Wikipedia - Covina massacre
Oxygen True Crime – “Husband Who Propped Up Murdered Wife's Body While Kids Unwrapped Christmas Gifts Is Sentenced” By Gina Tron, June 7, 2021
CBS News – “Texas gunman Aziz Yazdanpanah was angry with wife's success, friends say” By Crimesider Staff, December 30, 2011
ABC News – “Estranged Husband Dressed As Santa Blamed For Christmas Day Massacre” By ABC News, December 27, 2011
Vice – “The Secret Relationship That Ended in a Christmas Murder”
BBC News – “Sameena Imam murder: Brothers found guilty” no byline, October 20, 2015
Wikipedia – Coventry Carol
Music: “Flowing Rivers” by Immersive Music
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42. Lost in the Winter Wild
Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast
12/10/24 • 43 min
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.
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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” by Peter Fimrite, December 7, 2006
ABC News 20/20“Exclusive: Kati Kim on Her Family's Harrowing Ordeal” – no byline, February 10, 2011
Wrong Turn: The Kim Family Tragedy (Ft. Worlds End) – Disasterthon True Horror on YouTube
Music: “Flowing Rivers” by Immersive Music
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41. Moscow Massacre Part 2
Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast
11/26/24 • 71 min
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 Massacre podcast
Wikipedia – 2022 University of Idaho killings
Music: “Flowing Rivers” by Immersive Music
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40. Moscow Massacre Part 1
Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast
11/12/24 • 55 min
Four college students are inexplicably murdered in their off-campus home in 2022, devastating their families and 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: A Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders by Howard Blum
The Idaho Massacre podcast
Wikipedia – 2022 University of Idaho killings
Music: “Flowing Rivers” by Immersive Music
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39. Red Riding Hood & the Wolf
Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast
10/29/24 • 61 min
A young woman is found dead in her apartment days after a Halloween party at her housing complex. Sometimes having too many suspects is just as bad as having none.
Sources
Danelle Hallan on YouTube – “Woman attacked after Halloween Party, doused in bleach | Arrest, dismissal. now STILL unsolved?!”
The Seattle Times – “After nearly 11 years and two trials, killing of Redmond woman who had been ‘living her dream’ remains unsolved” No byline, June 14, 2019Music: “Flowing Rivers” by Immersive Music
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38. Mountain Devils
Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast
10/15/24 • 41 min
When five men go prospecting in the mountains of southwestern Washington State, they meet with the inexplicable.
Sources
Myths and Mysteries of Washington by LE Bragg
Music: “Flowing Rivers” by Immersive Music
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37. September Slaughter
Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast
10/01/24 • 49 min
When a girl agrees to housesit for relatives, she doesn’t realize she'll be targeted for her isolation and vulnerability.
Sources
Wikipedia – Murder of Cassie Jo Stoddart
Dateline episode The Secret in Black Rock Canyon
Internet Archive – Brian Draper and Torey Adamcik: The Complete Tape [2006]
Music: “Flowing Rivers” by Immersive Music
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36. What Sandy Said
Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast
09/17/24 • 61 min
When a pastor's wife dies in a house fire in western Washington State, it looks like a tragic accident. But when rumors of infidelity surface, a self-proclaimed prophet blows the whistle.
“Mortal Sin” by NBC News Dateline podcast
Cinemaholic – “Nick Hacheney: Dawn Hacheney’s Husband is Still Behind Bars” by Viswa Vanapalli, updated December 6, 2023
Music: “Flowing Rivers” by Immersive Music
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35. Unknown Event
Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast
09/03/24 • 59 min
A woman files countless reports against a stalker for over six years. Then she goes missing. Is it all in her head? Or is she telling the truth?
Sources
All That’s Interesting – “The Chilling Case Of Cindy James, The Nurse Found Dead After Six Years Of Disturbing Harassment” by Marco Margaritoff, May 17, 2022
Wikipedia – Death of Cindy James
Music: “Flowing Rivers” by Immersive Music
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44. Cold Ground
Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast
01/07/25 • 73 min
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
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How many episodes does Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast have?
Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast currently has 46 episodes available.
What topics does Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Washington, Society & Culture, True Crime, Mysteries, Murder, Survival, Prison, Documentary, Criminal, Podcasts, Pacific Northwest and Oregon.
What is the most popular episode on Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast?
The episode title '43. The Martin Family + Twelve Crimes of Christmas' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast?
The average episode length on Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast is 50 minutes.
How often are episodes of Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast released?
Episodes of Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast?
The first episode of Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast was released on Jul 11, 2023.
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