Olympia Oddities

By Olympia OdditiesTrue Crime

Olympia Oddities episodes

November 16, 2024 Summerween Live Show
Live from Odds & Ends in Olympia, Washington.
I tell a revamped version of my Ogopogo episode, with updated sightings and new information. The wildly talented and creative Jonah Barnett does a reading of Boggy from their book Moss Covered Claws. We wrap the whole thing up with an informal sit down Q & A with each other.
Thank you to Jonah for organizing this event, to Odds & Ends for opening up their doors to the local cryptid lovers of Olympia, and Gorgeous Gorgeous girls for providing spooky tunes.
1 hr 4 min
June 26, 2024 Side Show: SuperGame
I'm back! In this episode I recap all the ways I've been pulled in a million directions lately, from the fun (paintball! burlesque!) to the not so fun and everything in between. Once I'm done recapping my life recently, I dive into some very animal centric True Crime and Local News. Catch my exciting announcement at the end of this one. Feels good to be back!
28 min
April 29, 2024 Gum Wall
today we’re taking a dive into a well known sticky, and slightly smelly, local oddity in Seattle. Loved by some, and absolutely hated by others, Seattle’s Gum Wall contains more than just wads of pre chewed, aging gum. Among strangers saliva, you can find history, myth, and even the occasional controversy. Let’s peel back some of those layers of gum together, and try to get to the bottom of what’s fact, and what is fiction.

https://www.pikeplacemarket.org/vendor/the-gum-wall/
https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2022/03/origin-story-history-gum-wall-seattle-famous-landmarks
Atlas Obscura - Gum Wall
Unexpected Productions - The Gum Wall
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/nov/11/seattle-gum-wall-steam-cleaners-pike-place-market
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/gum-wall-gets-naked-in-early-morning-steam-cleaning/
Secret Seattle - The Sticky Story Behind Seattle’s Famous Gum Wall
https://www.nb
cnews.com/news/us-news/bubble-rubble-crews-clean-famed-seattle-gum-wall-n461086
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.kiro7.com/news/local/artist-pays-tribute-pete-carroll-with-chewy-mural-seattles-iconic-gum-wall/XS2XPB4FIVBTXF3LKVX52A362Q/%3foutputType=amp
https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/streamers-gum-wall-licking-stunt-leaves-viewers-feeling-queasy/amp_articleshow/104915291.cms
9 min
April 10, 2024 Side Show: Weird Washington Laws
On this episode of Side Show I talk some recent bizarre news stories out of the PNW, share some strange Washington laws, and leave you with a brief life update.
28 min
April 01, 2024 The Disappearance of Bernice Selby
Bernice Selby was 27 years old in 1962, living in a house on the shores of Lake Cassidy near Marysville, WA and finalizing the details of the divorce of her soon to be ex husband, Donald Selby. She was last seen in October of that year, but wouldn't be reported missing until 2 months later. Investigators had a pretty solid idea of who their main suspect was. Unfortunately, (natural) disaster caught them off course and they ended up with a solid theory, but no one to bring to justice.

Sources:
The Charley Project - Bernice Selby
Facebook - Missing - Please Find Us
Seattle Times - Thirty-three years ago, Bernice Selby vanished. She was never seen again., 1995
8 min
February 29, 2024 The Disappearance of Amber Hoopes
20 year old Amber Hoopes was funny, goofy, and absolutely devoted to the two kids she was a nanny for. She was also painfully shy and didn't like going places by herself. Because of this, her family immediately knew foul play was involved when she went missing from her grandparent's shop, where she would use their computer to stay in touch with friends. After another teen girl in the area was abducted and shared her experience, investigators felt they had a solid idea on who their main suspect was. But, when the suspect arrived at home to find the place buzzing with cops, he took off and led the police on a chase that ended with tragic consequences.
Sources:
Charley Project - Amber Shawnell Hoopes
Idaho News - 20th anniversary of the disappearance of Amber Hoops, last seen in Idaho Falls, 9/12/2021
Idaho State Journal - East Idaho Cold Cases: Case with little evidence, no body still active, 5/31/2014
10 min
February 28, 2024 Side Show: Captured By Robots
I kick off this Side Show episode with an update to the Christopher Hart Bridgeman Jr. Case, then dive into all the random & fun stuff I've been up to the past few months, including face melting metal shows with robots, fangirling over a baby musk ox, and how murder mystery boxes have taken over my remaining brain space.
21 min
January 15, 2024 The Disappearance of Archer Ray Johnson
On April 1st, 1986 Archer Ray Johnson's truck was discovered with the door propped open on the side of the road near Oakville, Washington. When his brother & his brother's wife discovered the scene, they called out to him, but got no reply. In the years that have passed since his disappearance, Archer's case has gone nearly cold. In this episode I cover the circumstances around Archer's disappearance, how local police have dropped the ball repeatedly, and cover Archer's families hard work & clues they've unearthed while doing their own investigation into his case.
17 min
December 12, 2023 The Disappearance of Jeramy Burt
In 2007, Jeramy Burt went missing from his father's home in Boise, Idaho. He was dressed nicely, and told his dad that he was going to meet with a friend to discuss hunting. However, his ex-wife received several strange phone calls and texts from him while on a business trip in Vegas. The calls and texts were so strange in fact, that she wasn't convinced that they were sent by Jeremy at all. In this episode I cover Jeramy's life before the day he went missing, the details surrounding his disappearance and the investigation that followed, and conclude with Jeramy's family's and the cops theories on what, or who, might've caused Jeramy to disappear.
Sources:
Charley Project - Jeramy Carl Burt
TVB 7 - No Answers 15 Years Later Regarding Missing Boise Man, 2/12/2022
NBC News - Idaho family seeks answers in 11 year search for Jeramy Burt, 2/18/2018
Idaho News - Cold Case: Detective shares insight on Jeramy Burt; missing since February 2007, 3/9/2018
Idaho State News - American Falls man missing since 2007: mother believes he was the victim of foul play 3/28/2014
13 min
November 19, 2023 Side Show: PNW Cryptid Showdown
For this episode of Side Show, I start the show by giving an update on Matthew Anfeldt's case, cover some updates to the podcast, then wrap the whole thing up with a PNW cryptid ranking list, some bizarre local crimes & news stories and fill you in on what's been going on in my life.
33 min