Beneath the Evergreens

On a cold January night in 1995, a fire tore through a Seattle warehouse, drawing firefighters into a scene that was far more dangerous than it appeared. What began as a routine response quickly turned catastrophic, claiming the lives of four firefighters and leaving behind unanswered questions. Investigators would later uncover signs that this blaze was no accident, but a chain of hidden failures and silent warnings made the truth hard to see. Decades later, the Pang warehouse fire remains a haunting reminder of how quickly heroism can collide with disaster.

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You deserve care, understanding, and support. Reaching out is a sign of strength.

The Two Saddles Treasure (also known as the Trinidad Treasure) is one of Washington State’s most enduring lost-gold legends. In 1876, the Welch family returned from months of successful gold prospecting in Canada, reportedly carrying an enormous fortune in gold. Fearing theft while traveling through Central Washington, the family is believed to have buried the treasure somewhere along their route. Despite decades of searching, shifting stories, and modern obstacles, including areas later flooded by dam construction, the gold has never been found. Whether fact, folklore, or a blend of both, the Two Saddles Treasure remains a tantalizing mystery of the Old West.

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• Crisis Text Line:
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• NAMI HelpLine (National Alliance on Mental Illness):
  Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or text “HelpLine” to 62640 for guidance, information, and emotional support.
• The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults):
  Call 1-866-488-7386, text START to 678678, or use the online chat.
• Outside the U.S.:
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In today’s episode, Ana leads us down two very local legends with roots tangled deep in Seattle soil. We start in Georgetown, at a morgue you might already know. Then we drift over to the Admiral District, where a heartbreaking story refuses to stay tragic and instead becomes a brightly colored local legend… one no one can quite pin down, no matter how hard they try. See you Beneath the Evergreens! 🌲👻

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💜 If You or Someone You Know Is Experiencing Domestic Violence

You are not alone, and what’s happening is not your fault. Help is available, confidentially and without judgment.

In the United States:

📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

💬 Text “START” to 88788

🌐 Live chat available at www.thehotline.org

Outside the U.S.:

🌍 Visit https://www.hotpeachpages.net for an international directory of shelters and support services by country.

🌍 https://www.womensaid.org.uk (UK)

🌍 https://www.dvconnect.org (Australia)

If you’re unable to safely make a call, consider reaching out to a trusted friend, healthcare provider, teacher, or local shelter. Many organizations can assist with emergency housing, safety planning, legal support, and emotional care.

You deserve to be safe, believed, and supported.

💜If you’re struggling with mental illness, you are not alone

Episodes that touch on fear, mystery, or the unknown can sometimes stir up difficult feelings. If you’re dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, or any other mental health challenge, please know there is support available and people who want to help.

• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (United States):
  Call or text 988 any time for free, confidential support from trained counselors.
• Crisis Text Line:
  Text HOME to 741741 to chat with a crisis counselor 24/7.
• NAMI HelpLine (National Alliance on Mental Illness):
  Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or text “HelpLine” to 62640 for guidance, information, and emotional support.
• The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults):
  Call 1-866-488-7386, text START to 678678, or use the online chat.
• Outside the U.S.:
  Visit www.iasp.info/crisis-centres to find mental health crisis lines in your area.

You deserve care, understanding, and support. Reaching out is a sign of strength.

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In the quiet summer of 1947, Washington State looked peaceful, but something impossible was moving through its skies. When experienced pilot Kenneth Arnold reported seeing nine disc-shaped objects flying faster than any known aircraft, his story ignited a wave of sightings, warnings, and unanswered questions. From Mount Rainier to Puget Sound, witnesses described silent machines, strange debris, and encounters that suggested something far beyond misidentified planes or tricks of light. This episode dives into the Summer of Saucers, the moment America first learned to fear, and name, what might be watching from above.

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes references to abuse, trauma, and death. Listener discretion is advised.

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💜If you’re struggling with mental illness, you are not alone

Episodes that touch on fear, mystery, or the unknown can sometimes stir up difficult feelings. If you’re dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, or any other mental health challenge, please know there is support available and people who want to help.

• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (United States):
  Call or text 988 any time for free, confidential support from trained counselors.
• Crisis Text Line:
  Text HOME to 741741 to chat with a crisis counselor 24/7.
• NAMI HelpLine (National Alliance on Mental Illness):
  Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or text “HelpLine” to 62640 for guidance, information, and emotional support.
• The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults):
  Call 1-866-488-7386, text START to 678678, or use the online chat.
• Outside the U.S.:
  Visit www.iasp.info/crisis-centres to find mental health crisis lines in your area.

You deserve care, understanding, and support. Reaching out is a sign of strength.

He lived an ordinary life on the surface, a quiet man with a steady job, awkward manners, and a presence coworkers found slightly, but beneath it, something dark was growing. Between 1982 and 1984, dozens of young women vanished, their lives ending along the Green River while the killer blended into the community around him. For years he was questioned, watched, and even tested, yet he remained free, passing polygraphs and inserting himself into the investigation. It took nearly two decades and the certainty of DNA to reveal that the monster had been hiding in plain sight all along.

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes references to abuse, trauma, and death. Listener discretion is advised.

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💜 If You or Someone You Know Is Experiencing Domestic Violence

You are not alone, and what’s happening is not your fault. Help is available, confidentially and without judgment.

In the United States:

📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

💬 Text “START” to 88788

🌐 Live chat available at www.thehotline.org

Outside the U.S.:

🌍 Visit https://www.hotpeachpages.net for an international directory of shelters and support services by country.

🌍 https://www.womensaid.org.uk (UK)

🌍 https://www.dvconnect.org (Australia)

If you’re unable to safely make a call, consider reaching out to a trusted friend, healthcare provider, teacher, or local shelter. Many organizations can assist with emergency housing, safety planning, legal support, and emotional care.

You deserve to be safe, believed, and supported.

💜If you’re struggling with mental illness, you are not alone

Episodes that touch on fear, mystery, or the unknown can sometimes stir up difficult feelings. If you’re dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, or any other mental health challenge, please know there is support available and people who want to help.

• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (United States):
  Call or text 988 any time for free, confidential support from trained counselors.
• Crisis Text Line:
  Text HOME to 741741 to chat with a crisis counselor 24/7.
• NAMI HelpLine (National Alliance on Mental Illness):
  Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or text “HelpLine” to 62640 for guidance, information, and emotional support.
• The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults):
  Call 1-866-488-7386, text START to 678678, or use the online chat.
• Outside the U.S.:
  Visit www.iasp.info/crisis-centres to find mental health crisis lines in your area.

You deserve care, understanding, and support. Reaching out is a sign of strength.

In this episode, we explore the infamous and unbelievable story of Colton Harris-Moore, better known as the Barefoot Bandit. We dive into the evergreens with young Colton and see how a turbulent childhood helped shape him into a modern day Huck Finn with a taste for escape. From break ins to boat thefts to daring plane heists, we follow Colton on a wild ride all the way to his present day life. So buckle up because this is one flight you won’t forget.

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes references to abuse, trauma, and death. Listener discretion is advised.

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💜 If You or Someone You Know Is Experiencing Domestic Violence

You are not alone, and what’s happening is not your fault. Help is available, confidentially and without judgment.

In the United States:

📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

💬 Text “START” to 88788

🌐 Live chat available at www.thehotline.org

Outside the U.S.:

🌍 Visit https://www.hotpeachpages.net for an international directory of shelters and support services by country.

🌍 https://www.womensaid.org.uk (UK)

🌍 https://www.dvconnect.org (Australia)

If you’re unable to safely make a call, consider reaching out to a trusted friend, healthcare provider, teacher, or local shelter. Many organizations can assist with emergency housing, safety planning, legal support, and emotional care.

You deserve to be safe, believed, and supported.

💜If you’re struggling with mental illness, you are not alone

Episodes that touch on fear, mystery, or the unknown can sometimes stir up difficult feelings. If you’re dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, or any other mental health challenge, please know there is support available and people who want to help.

• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (United States):
  Call or text 988 any time for free, confidential support from trained counselors.
• Crisis Text Line:
  Text HOME to 741741 to chat with a crisis counselor 24/7.
• NAMI HelpLine (National Alliance on Mental Illness):
  Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or text “HelpLine” to 62640 for guidance, information, and emotional support.
• The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults):
  Call 1-866-488-7386, text START to 678678, or use the online chat.
• Outside the U.S.:
  Visit www.iasp.info/crisis-centres to find mental health crisis lines in your area.

You deserve care, understanding, and support. Reaching out is a sign of strength.

In January 1979, one of the notorious Hillside Stranglers was caught in Bellingham, Washington, ending a deadly spree that terrorized the West Coast. But the story didn’t end there. While he sat behind bars, a young woman plotted a chilling copycat attack, hoping to keep the killings alive and free him. The victim survived, but the dark intentions behind the crime left the town wondering… how far would someone go for obsession?

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes references to abuse, trauma, and death. Listener discretion is advised.

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Full source list and supplemental materials are available on our website at Beneaththeevergreens.com.

💜 If You or Someone You Know Is Experiencing Domestic Violence

You are not alone, and what’s happening is not your fault. Help is available — confidentially and without judgment.

In the United States:

📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

💬 Text “START” to 88788

🌐 Live chat available at www.thehotline.org

Outside the U.S.:

🌍 Visit https://www.hotpeachpages.net for an international directory of shelters and support services by country.

🌍 https://www.womensaid.org.uk (UK)

🌍 https://www.dvconnect.org (Australia)

If you’re unable to safely make a call, consider reaching out to a trusted friend, healthcare provider, teacher, or local shelter. Many organizations can assist with emergency housing, safety planning, legal support, and emotional care.

You deserve to be safe, believed, and supported.

Episodes that touch on fear, mystery, or the unknown can sometimes stir up difficult feelings. If you’re dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, or any other mental health challenge, please know there is support available and people who want to help.

• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (United States):
  Call or text 988 any time for free, confidential support from trained counselors.
• Crisis Text Line:
  Text HOME to 741741 to chat with a crisis counselor 24/7.
• NAMI HelpLine (National Alliance on Mental Illness):
  Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or text “HelpLine” to 62640 for guidance, information, and emotional support.
• The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults):
  Call 1-866-488-7386, text START to 678678, or use the online chat.
• Outside the U.S.:
  Visit www.iasp.info/crisis-centres to find mental health crisis lines in your area.

You deserve care, understanding, and support. Reaching out is a sign of strength.

Mel’s Hole is a legendary hole in rural Washington said to descend far deeper than science can measure. After reporting bizarre phenomena, from resurrected animals to objects returning transformed, its discoverer Mel Waters vanished under unsettling circumstances. Government agents, unmarked vehicles, and sudden land seizures only intensified the secrecy around the site. Today, the hole remains an enigma that blurs the line between folklore, conspiracy, and the unknown.

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes references to abuse, trauma, and death. Listener discretion is advised.

🎧 Enjoy the episode? Follow, share, and leave a review ! It helps more curious minds find us!

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Full source list and supplemental materials are available on our website at Beneaththeevergreens.com.

Episodes that touch on fear, mystery, or the unknown can sometimes stir up difficult feelings. If you’re dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, or any other mental health challenge, please know there is support available and people who want to help.

• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (United States):
  Call or text 988 any time for free, confidential support from trained counselors.
• Crisis Text Line:
  Text HOME to 741741 to chat with a crisis counselor 24/7.
• NAMI HelpLine (National Alliance on Mental Illness):
  Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or text “HelpLine” to 62640 for guidance, information, and emotional support.
• The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults):
  Call 1-866-488-7386, text START to 678678, or use the online chat.
• Outside the U.S.:
  Visit www.iasp.info/crisis-centres to find mental health crisis lines in your area.

You deserve care, understanding, and support. Reaching out is a sign of strength.

Locals still whisper about Tom Douglas, the so-called Earl of Blewett Pass, who lived like a recluse and died under circumstances no one could fully explain. Some say he carried secrets from a life he left behind; others swear he hid something valuable in the hills before he died. Whatever the truth, his story still lingers in the pines and shadows of the Pass.

Very special shoutout to the Leavenworth Echo from 15 September 1905 edition for the wonderful story on lost laundry! 

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes references to abuse, trauma, and death. Listener discretion is advised.

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Georgetown Potter’s Field in Seattle was a pauper cemetery where the poor, unidentified, and unclaimed were buried from the late 1800s into the early 1900s. As the city expanded, the graves were poorly documented, partially relocated, and eventually built over, leaving many remains beneath modern industrial sites. Today, the former burial ground stands as a reminder of early Seattle’s forgotten and marginalized residents.

Special shout-out to Invisible Histories Podcast — a phenomenal show amplifying voices and experiences that too often go unheard. If you’re not already listening, go check them out and give them some love.

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⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes references to abuse, trauma, and death. Listener discretion is advised.