In the late 1800's The Vinson family relocated to Ellensburg, WA, and the father and son brought trouble. In the summer of 1895, a saloon brawl left two dead, and members of the town seeking vigilante justice against Samuel and Charles Vinson. 

Special thanks to my source this week: The book Ellensburg's Tree of Justice: The Vinson Lynchings by Howard D. Baumgart

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellensburg,_Washington

Mandy Stavik was a beloved daughter, sister and friend in her freshman year of college when she was murdered. Many people were looked at for her murder in Acme, Washington, including the Green River Killer. Her case would go cold for decades, until two moms at a waterpark decided to take action. 

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mandy-stavik-killing-how-a-community-came-together-to-help-solve-acme-washington-teens-1989-murder/

https://heavy.com/news/2019/09/mandy-stavik-update-rape-murder-2019/

https://heavy.com/news/2019/09/mandy-stavik-family/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7464265/Cold-case-special-reveals-cops-tracked-father-three-rape-murder-student.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acme%2C_Washington

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19900607&slug=1075976

https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/cold-case-murder-of-mandy-stavik-heads-to-whatcom-county-jury/281-828affdc-19b1-4406-948e-f353e3e0fac2#:~:text=RELATED%3A%20Defense%20rests%20in%201989%20cold%20case%20murder,jury.%20%22I%20ask%20you%20to%20hold%20him%20accountable.

https://www.whatcomtalk.com/2019/12/30/dave-mceachran-longtime-whatcom-county-prosecutor-keeps-busy-in-retirement/

https://www.lyndentribune.com/news/bass-murder-trial-goes-to-jury/article_a0395ad4-7db6-11e9-ad7d-9bc2068734d9.html

In 2018, the eight members of the Hart Family were found dead in their car that had plunged off of a 100 foot cliff. What first seemed to be a tragic accident, soon came to be classified as a murder/suicide at the hands of the mothers. As the investigation digs deeper, the perfect life portrayed on social media falls apart, and abuse allegations against the family begin to pop up around the country. 

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Sources:

https://www.glamour.com/brokenharts

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/broken-harts/id1434603257

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/horrifying-true-story-hart-family-100000604.html

https://www.theknot.com/content/gay-marriage-states-history

https://blacklivesmatter.com/herstory/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart_family_murders

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Michael_Brown

Karen Bodine was murdered in 2007, and her killer has never been caught. Karen’s daughter, Karlee joins me to talk about her mom’s case.

Wine of the week: Chateau Ste. Michelle Harvest Riesling

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Sources:

https://www.crimeonline.com/2020/10/22/a-mothers-dying-wish-what-happened-to-karen-bodine/

https://www.q13fox.com/washingtons-most-wanted/who-killed-karen-bodine-the-vicious-murder-of-the-mother-of-three-remains-unsolved

http://www.chronline.com/news/13-years-after-karen-bodine-was-found-slain-her-family-is-still-seeking-justice/article_0f951030-1ad8-11ea-ab0b-83cfa45f5a58.html

https://www.crimecon.com/crowdsolve-seattle

Olympia, Washington - Wikipedia

The Lewis Clark Valley was rocked by a three year crime spree beginning in 1979 with a missing 12-year-old girl, with four others going missing or turning up murdered shortly after. Fighting against a jurisdictional nightmare, authorities to this day believe they know who the killer is, so why is he still free? 

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Murders of Christina White, Kristina Nelson, Kristin David, Jacqueline 'Brandy' Miller, Steven Pearsall spotlighted (monstersandcritics.com)

Cold Valley : Programs : Investigation Discovery : Discovery Press Web

Confluence (2011) - IMDb

Historic Lewiston theater condemned - KXLY

Lmtribune.com

Save the Bollinger – Dedicated to saving the historic Lewiston Building

Rebecca Zahau, Marilyn Monroe, Cleopatra And Nude Suicide | Crime News (oxygen.com)

In 2008, during the height of the economic collapse, a bank heist straight out of the movies takes place in Monroe, WA and the getaway earns the suspect national attention, and the nickname DB Tuber. 

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Sources: Anthony Curcio TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTh1hpzkmXM The Sneak Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sneak/id1487746571 https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/nation-now/how-an-idaho-football-player-became-a-bank-robber/65-376091902 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Curcio https://web.archive.org/web/20141219051132/http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2024575267_dbtubertalksxml.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Jung https://www.historylink.org/File/8829 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe,_Washington https://abcnews.go.com/US/prison-real-life-thomas-crown-back-perfect-heist/story?id=19450132 https://archive.is/20141130084955/http://74.220.215.94/~davidkus/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109 For trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibKZq9cB2hU

On Thanksgiving Eve 1971, a Boeing 727 was hijacked on a flight from Portland to Seattle. After demanding money and parachutes, the hijacker is not on the plane at landing, and one of the biggest investigations in US history turns up no clues as to who or where he is. 

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Youtube clip of Ariel, Washington:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48gQX3hIzrA

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper

https://themountainnewswa.net/2011/02/11/continuing-the-hunt-for-db-cooper-pierce-county-involvement-in-the-case/#:~:text=The%20Formans%20claim%20in%20The%20Legend%20of%20DB,Cooper%2C%20the%20Formans%20nevertheless%20present%20a%20strong%20argument.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/db-cooper-tina-mucklow-untold-story-1111944/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/D-B-Cooper

https://www.history.com/news/who-was-d-b-cooper

In June 2000, 15-year-old Leah Freeman was murdered in Coquille, Oregon. The case would be cold for ten years before someone would be held responsible, but recent DNA developments have turned this case upside down again. 

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20/20: Last Seen Walking Watch Full Episode | 2020-02-28 (abc.com)

https://theworldlink.com/leah-nicole-freeman/article_73691442-0262-518c-a40c-b47a4ee62dff.html

https://theworldlink.com/psychic-enters-leah-freeman-investigation/article_99e68b08-eb5a-5cde-a2a2-ffda2788d697.html

https://theworldlink.com/still-no-arrest-in-freeman-investigation/article_3e2bf6a9-6aef-52ef-9541-bbd81eb04c14.html

https://theworldlink.com/family-grateful-to-the-community/article_9bfafc45-95f4-52ea-af4c-7ce12427e295.html

https://theworldlink.com/still-no-answers-in-teens-death/article_24e2155e-d25a-579c-8fd1-6d294a563222.html

https://theworldlink.com/victims-mother-shares-anger-with-council/article_a6a17bc2-ea36-5d57-94f1-6c3fa7091bbc.html

https://theworldlink.com/news/local/four-years-later---mother-still-grieves-without-answers-in-daugthers-murder/article_9de3cccd-f882-5472-bfeb-7d083df57f33.html

https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-convicted-high-school-girlfriends-killing-freed-decades/story?id=69053797

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coquille,_Oregon

In 1986, two mysterious deaths hit Auburn, WA. After the second, the medical examiner detected the telltale sign of bitter almonds, triggering a massive investigation into the cause of the cyanide poisonings. 

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Sources: 

Special thanks to author Gregg Olsen. His book "Bitter Almonds" is the main source for my telling of this story, and if you want a more in-depth look into this case, you can purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BP3QUMS?tag=notorioususa2-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1

Sue Katherine Chapman Snow (1946-1986) - Find A Grave Memorial

Chicago Tylenol murders - Wikipedia

Stella Nickell | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

Stella Nickell - Wikipedia

https://people.com/archive/killing-her-husband-wasnt-enough-for-stella-nickell-to-make-her-point-she-poisoned-a-stranger-vol-30-no-1/

In 2016, 23-year-old Kaylee Sawyer vanished from Bend, Oregon. Over the next few days the truth of what happened would unfold, but not before another woman would be abducted, a man would be shot, and a family would be kidnapped and carjacked. 

To check out an even more in-depth podcast on this case, listen to KGW's Urge To Kill Podcast: https://www.kgw.com/urgetokill

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Sources:

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/u-s-world/dateline-examines-23-year-olds-mysterious-disappearance-after-bachelorette-party/

https://www.kgw.com/urgetokill

https://www.koin.com/news/bend-murder-suspect-edwin-lara-arraigned-in-ca/

https://distincttoday.net/2020/12/11/mother-of-23-year-old-woman-killed-by-campus-security-wanted-to-ask-his-colleagues-about-red-flags/

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2019/04/federal-judge-issues-2nd-life-sentence-for-edwin-lara-a-campus-security-officer-turned-killer-armed-carjacker-and-kidnapper.html

https://ktvz.com/news/crime-courts/2020/07/23/kaylee-sawyers-family-cocc-reach-2-million-settlement-of-federal-lawsuit/

https://heavy.com/news/kaylee-sawyer-murder/amp/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3711916/amp/Security-guard-accused-murdering-bachelorette-partygoer-argument-boyfriend-confessed-police-officer-wife-killed-went-crime-spree.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOJ_-2Qt8Xk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR7kuZ6da2Q&feature=emb_logo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZBic4TJe5w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ5f3aoVTgI

Dateline Episode Trailer: Into the Night | Dateline NBC - YouTube