Death Mysteries

Tunnel 13 on the Siskiyou Pass bordering California and Oregon was the scene of the last great train robbery of the old west and the first use of forensic evidence to link killers to their crimes in the United States. This fascinating case has twists and turns and surprises us all in the end.

I discuss a few murder cases from each month up to the date of this podcast. I tried to choose a sampling of the violence in Portland to paint a picture of what is occurring in the city. I couldn't cover all 65 cases but I may try to get more out there in a future episode? Please rate and review Death Mysteries on Spotify, iTunes, and other platforms.

My friend Sabine joins me for this episode all the way fro the Netherlands. We discuss the balance of the cold cases we didn't cover in part 1. Many gang related shootings as well as other abnormal murders. It's important to note that this is a small percentage of the cold cases in Portland and around the rest of the country. Most get little to no attention and are all but forgotten.

Never convicted of a single murder Bobby Jack Fowler died in prison. Evidence suggests he was responsible for 7-40 murders. DNA may uncover his connection to more murders in the near future. The RCMP of Canada have conclusively linked him to one of the Highway of Tears murders through DNA but suggest he isn't the only murderer responsible for that string of murders and disappearances. Bobby Jack likely killed at least 4 young girls in Oregon in the mid 1990s. 

Shorty Davis was a wealthy self-made sheep rancher in Crook County, Oregon. He disappeared mysteriously in August of 1900. Many have looked for him but nobody has managed to claim the $1000 reward for his body over the past 120 years. The suspicion falls on a group of vigilantes known as the "Sheepshooters". Only new evidence could lead to the conclusion of this old west mystery.

Tonight we travel to Grant, Union, and Malheur Counties to discuss some unsolved cases from Oregon's high desert.

Lane County is home to Springfield and Eugene amongst other smaller cities. It has a large metropolitan area but is still feels quite rural. There are over a dozen unsolved homicides and 156 current missing persons. I explore a few of these in tonight's episode.

In the second part of my Crater Lake episode we run through some very strange unsolved murders and mysterious suicides as well as whole lot of people falling to their deaths.

Part 1 of 2 on Crater Lake. I have compiled a laundry list of dozens of murders, disappearances, unexplained deaths, plane crashes, and other Death Mysteries from Crater Lake National Park. This is one of my favorite locations on Earth and its' history is fascinating.