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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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.
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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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25. Fatal Obsession Pt. 2
Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast
04/16/24 • 42 min
A man with a troubled childhood and a disturbing adolescent record of deviant behavior escalates to an unimaginable degree, leaving four women dead and questions that can never be answered.
Sources
Wikipedia - Jerry Brudos
Jerry Brudos And the Grisly Murders of 'The Shoe Fetish Slayer' (allthatsinteresting.com)
Music: “Flowing Rivers” by Immersive Music
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32. Murder on the Lake
Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast
07/23/24 • 39 min
Two men find the body of a woman floating in a mountain lake. Who is she? How did she get there? And how are her remains so perfectly preserved?
Sources
Myths and Mysteries of Washington by LE Bragg
Wikipedia – Lake Crescent
HistoryLink.org #8599
Find a Grave – Hallie Brooks Latham Illingworth
Find a Grave – Montgomery J. “Monty” Illingworth
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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49. Truth Will Out
Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast
03/18/25 • 40 min
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 “Danni” Houchins
Music: “Flowing Rivers” by Immersive Music
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23. A Wilderness of Anguish
Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast
04/02/24 • 71 min
Women have disappeared from the backroads of the western United States for decades. Today, we visit two of these cases. One eventually gets solved. The other has grown as cold as a Wyoming winter.
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Sources
Wikipedia – Lil’ Miss Murder
“The True Story Behind the Lil’ Miss Murder” by Rachel Souerbry for Ranker
Wikpedia – Disappearance of Amy Wroe Bechtel
“Long Gone Girl” by Jon Billman for Runner’s World, August 18, 2016
Music: “Flowing Rivers” by Immersive Music
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12. Road Trip to Hell
Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast
11/14/23 • 43 min
A man from a respectable family with every opportunity to succeed can’t quiet the demons that compel him to destroy. Early warning signs aren’t enough to prevent the reign of terror he unleashes when he goes berserk up and down the I-5 corridor.
Sources:
Sports Illustrated article by L. Jon Wertheim
“Serial Killer Sunday: When True Crime Meets the Gridiron” by Julie Miller from October 23, 2022
The I-5 Killer by Ann Rule
“Popular” by Nada Surf
Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard and James Marshall
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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10. Rampant Evil
Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast
10/17/23 • 51 min
One man terrorizes women across the US with impunity for over two decades. Why can't law enforcement and mental health professionals coordinate to end his spree? By the time people raise the alarm, four women are dead and scores of others must live with the trauma he inflicted.
Sources
Muderpedia
You Belong to Me and Other True Cases – Ann Rule’s Crime Files: Vol. 2
This Interests Me – Brenda Ball
“Escaped Michigan Patient Said to Admit Killing Four” [no byline] The New York Times May 25, 1975
Reddit thread
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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.
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” 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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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 52 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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