This episode goes over some of the infamous ghost stories surrounding the former Oregon State Insane Asylum, now known as the Oregon Hospital. It includes truly creepy recollections of the ghosts and a brief explanation of the history and treatment of mental illness there. This podcast strives to be an advocate, and encourages those affected by mental health conditions to contact NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, for support and education.

Sources for this episode include, among others:

Oregon Health Authority https://www.oregon.gov/oha/OSH/Pages/About.aspx

The New Yorker Magazine: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/05/27/the-troubled-history-of-psychiatry

NAMI https://www.nami.org/advocacy

Photos of the Oregon State Insane Asylum are at the podcast's Instagram account, @mayhem.porium.podcast.

The Dylatov Pass incident is one that can send you down the rabbit hole in a serious way. I was able to use lots of sources on this episode, including these:

Sources:

"David Paulides - Missing 411." Missing 411, missing411.com/.

"Missing 411." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 Apr. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_411.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-may-have-finally-unraveled-mystery-dyatlov-pass-incident-180976886/

The book I mentioned is I Know Who You Are, by Barbara Rae-Venter.

Here is a link to a photo from the incident. I do not recommend looking for more photos; they can be quite gruesome, and I didn't want to go very far int that territory myself. Here is a link to the memorial photo shown in the podcast cover.

The photographers named here are:

Share your ghost, crime, spooky or bizarre story here!

Books Mentioned:

I Know Who You are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever, by Barbara Rae-Venter.

Sources:

In this episode, we go over the show Twin Peaks and its creation. Were the events in the show inspired by reality? We'll find out just what did and why, and go over the show and the associated movie as icons of the PNW. Images from the show on the @mayhem.porium.podcasr Instagram feed.

Sources:

"Angela Rader murder case still unsolved" (WCAX-TV)

"The Real-Life Murder Case That Inspired 'Twin Peaks'" (Rolling Stone)

"The Story That Inspired Twin Peaks: The Tragic Death of Hazel Drew" (CrimeReads)

"Who Killed Laura Palmer?" (ABC News 20/20 documentary)

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Paranormal things are absolutely part of the Mahem-porium family. How could they not be? I went to school for a time in Ashland when I thought I'd be an actor or musician, and I never had any paranormal experiences there, spoiler alert. But some people have! We have paranormal experiences of all kinds in store for you coming up this season. Learn all about Ashland's spooky history today.

The second piece is about Harry Tracy, a criminal who may have been the last survivor of the Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid's gang of outlaws. He had a knack for escaping, as you'll hear!

We have lots of plans for episodes this season, but if you have a paranormal, spooky story, a strange phenomena, or a crime you'd like us to cover, leave a voicemail for the show or drop us a line at mayhem.porium.podcast (at) gmail (dot) com.

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Welcome to the Mayhem-porium podcast, where we explore true crime, spooky and bizarre things, and some of the most intriguing and perplexing events from the past. I'm your host, Jennifer Chambers, and I’m a writer and podcaster. I'm from the Pacific Northwest, where a lot of weird things happen. I write all kinds of things, from fiction to nonfiction, but I really like history, true crime, spooky things, and the unexplained. On my other podcast The Courage Checklist, my goal is to help people check off all the things they want to do in life, and part of that mission is encouraging everyone, myself included, to explore all your interests and things on your mental to-do-Someday" list. My lighter work, including my interest in courage and hope, is featured on that other show. Here, we tell stories about strange and unusual events, places, and things. You can check out all my books at your local independent bookstore or Amazon. 

Today, we explore the legend of Bigfoot. 

We have lots of surprising, interesting, and spooky topics in the works for the show. If you have an idea or feedback, leave a voicemail at the show's website or email the show at:

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P.S.- My new book Mayhem & Murder in The Willamette Valley (out April 24th!) is available for pre-order now ! xoxo