Mysterious Pacific Northwest

In 1965 Vancouver, radio promoter Rene Castellani slowly poisoned his wife Esther with arsenic-laced milkshakes to be with his young mistress. A determined doctor’s intuition and pioneering forensic science uncovered the truth, revealing a chilling story of betrayal, deception, and a slow, silent killer. This episode unravels the case that shook a city and changed forensic investigations forever.Episode Sources:https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/vancouver-feature-the-milkshake-murderhttps://evelazarus.com/cold-case-canada-podcast/s2-e22-murder-by-milkshake-part-1/https://evelazarus.com/cold-case-canada-podcast/s2-e23-murder-by-milkshake-part-2/https://www.vancouverpolicemuseum.ca/post/revisiting-the-milkshake-murderhttps://www.nsnews.com/local-arts/murder-by-milkshake-stirs-up-memories-of-notorious-case-3087157

7 Juli 15min

In 1956, two teenagers vanished after a quiet night in Great Falls, Montana. What followed was a haunting double murder that would remain unsolved for more than six decades. This week, we dig into the investigation, the silence that followed, and the forensic breakthrough that finally gave Lloyd Bogle and Patricia Kalitzke their names back.#TrueCrimePodcast #GreatFalls #ColdCase #DoubleMurder #ForensicGenealogy #UnsolvedMysteries #MontanaHistory #MysteriousPacificNorthwestSources:https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/nvi4wn/1956_double_murder_of_lloyd_bogle_and_patricia/https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/cold-case-of-1956-double-murder-in-montana-has-ties-to-waco/500-1befa739-7976-44d2-ba4c-0ef7a97eb317https://bodetech.com/1956-murders-the-oldest-cold-case-to-benefit-from-figg-solved/https://www.greatfallshistorymuseum.org/blog/the-1956-kalitzke-bogle-double-murder-casehttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/06/11/dna-testing-solves-65-year-old-montana-cold-case-teens/7654736002/https://www.krtv.com/news/cold-case-1956-murder-of-two-people-in-great-falls-finally-solvedhttps://www.cnn.com/2021/06/10/us/montana-1956-double-murder-solved-dna/index.htmlhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/montana-1956-killings-patricia-kalitzke-duane-bogle-solved-dna/https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2021/06/08/cascade-county-montana-sheriffs-office-closes-books-65-year-old-double-homicide/7606617002/https://www.npr.org/2021/06/12/1005690930/detectives-just-used-dna-to-solve-a-1956-double-homicide-they-may-have-made-hist

3 Juli 22min

A quiet home in Victoria’s James Bay neighborhood holds a secret that was buried for decades—until a stranger arrived with questions. What she uncovered tied together war, memory, and a forgotten act of violence. Sometimes the past doesn’t stay silent forever—it just waits for someone to knock.Episode Sources:https://evelazarus.com/murder-in-james-bay-2/https://essondale.blogspot.com/2014/12/czeslaw-pupkowski-aka-chester-pupkowski.html?m=1https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/bcgaz1/bcgaz1/1693504651

30 Juni 14min

Before Roswell, there was Mount Rainier…On a clear June day in 1947, pilot Kenneth Arnold spotted 9 strange objects zipping across the sky at impossible speeds—and the world’s obsession with flying saucers began. Was it secret tech? Mass hysteria? Or something not of this Earth?This is the story that launched the UFO era.Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Arnold_UFO_sightinghttps://www.history.com/news/first-ufo-sighting-kenneth-arnoldhttps://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/1947-year-flying-saucerhttps://sgp.fas.org/library/ciaufo.htmlhttps://www.wyominghistoryday.org/index.php/theme-topics/collections/items/project-10073-record-witness-kenneth-arnold-june-24-1947https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Saucers-Documentary-Objects-Mystified/dp/1300950978

27 Juni 22min

In mid-century Seattle, Bob’s Chile Parlor served up more than spicy stew—it dished out illegal poker, crooked dice games, and a steady stream of payoffs to the cops. Behind the bland storefront was a raucous underworld clubhouse packed with gamblers, bartenders-turned-showmen, and the occasional future governor sipping beer before prom. Join us as we unravel the unbelievable, true story of the bar that became ground zero for Seattle’s tolerance policy—and the wild cast of characters who called it home.Episode Sources:https://www.historylink.org/File/22563

23 Juni 15min

This week, we’re unzipping the tent and diving into the darkest corners of the woods—where Reddit campers share the terrifying moments that made them pack up early. From whispering voices outside the tent flap to shadowy figures watching from the treeline, these are the stories that turn cozy nights by the fire into sleepless ones.So grab your flashlight, check your zippers twice, and settle in—because once you hear these tales, you might think twice before your next trip into the trees.Listen now… if you dare.#CreepyCamping #TrueScaryStories #RedditTerrors #CampfireTales #HauntedWoods #MysteriousPNW #SpookySeason #PodcastEpisode

20 Juni 48min

In June 2006, former UN official and military intelligence specialist Gilbert Gilman vanished without a trace from the Staircase trailhead in Olympic National Park. He left behind a locked car, packed suitcase, and no signs of struggle—just a trail of questions buried in the moss and mist.Years later, whispers of a connection to serial killer Israel Keyes added a chilling twist. Could one of America’s most methodical murderers be responsible for what happened in the trees that day?Tune in as we unravel one of the park’s most baffling vanishings. Sources:1. The Olympian – Missing hiker Gilbert Gilman will be declared legally dead https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article30946359.html2. Peninsula Daily News – TV show to claim that serial killer murdered man missing in Olympic National Parkhttps://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/tv-show-to-claim-that-serial-killer-murdered-man-missing-in-olympic-national-park/3. Peninsula Daily News – More on TV show’s link between Israel Keyes and Gilbert Gilman https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/more-on-tv-shows-link-between-serial-killer-israel-keyes-and-state-official-gilbert-gilmans-2006-disappearance-in-olympic-national-park/4. Peninsula Daily News – FBI: No link between missing man and serial killer Keyes https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/fbi-no-link-between-missing-man-serial-killer-keyes/5. StrangeOutdoors – The puzzling disappearance of ex-paratrooper Gilbert Gilman https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/gilbert-gilman

13 Juni 34min

In this episode, we explore the entwined histories of Oregon’s Yaquina Head and Yaquina Bay Lighthouses—two coastal beacons separated by three miles but united by mystery, legacy, and light. Through ghost stories, shipwreck legends, and the passionate efforts of lighthouse keepers and preservationists, their distinct personalities come alive: one towering and majestic, the other humble and haunted. We journey from their 19th-century origins through wartime duty, abandonment, restoration, and joyful community celebrations. Along the foggy shore, these twin lights still whisper to one another, guiding ships and souls alike.Episode Sources:https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/yaquina-bay-lighthouse/https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/yaquina-head-lighthouse/https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaquina_Head_Lighthttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaquina_Bay_Light

9 Juni 23min