Eighty-two-year-old Marcia Norman lived alone in Tenino, Washington. She followed routines. She stayed in touch. She trusted the people she let into her home.

On April 1, 2025, she made dinner for her handyman. After that, she was never heard from again.

Days later, investigators uncovered a crime so methodical and disturbing it would be described by the coroner as the worst he’d seen in 25 years. Marcia’s body was found buried beneath a freshly built shed, encased in concrete, bound, and brutally murdered over the course of hours.

This episode examines how familiarity became a weapon, how warning signs went unreported, and how a convicted sex offender—released early and largely unsupervised—was able to move freely through the community.

This is not a story about strangers.

Listener discretion is advised.