On September 20, 1987, a worker at the Georgia-Pacific mill in Bellingham, Washington made a discovery that would haunt investigators for decades. The remains of a man in boiler no. 9. Burned beyond recognition, with no DNA, no identity, and no clear cause of death, he became known as the Bellingham Steam Plant John Doe. Was it an accident? A suicide? A murder? Nearly 40 years later, nobody knows.

If you have information about this case, contact Bellingham, WA PD at (360) 778-8800.

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In 1961, Dammasch State Hospital opened its doors in Wilsonville, Oregon, a psychiatric institution meant to ease the overcrowding crisis in the state's mental health system. For over three decades, hundreds of patients with mental illness and addiction cycled through its halls. By 1995, it was shuttered, its buildings eventually demolished and paved over with a housing development. But the stories didn't disappear with the bulldozers. This week we dig into the dark history of Dammasch: the patients, the controversies, the paranormal reports, and what it means when a community literally builds over its past.

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This week we're diving into Mel's Hole: the legendary bottomless pit near Ellensburg, Washington that first shocked listeners on Art Bell's Coast to Coast AM radio show in 1997. From supernatural claims and government cover-ups to geologists calling it impossible, we break down the full story of America's most mysterious hole. True story, hoax, or something stranger? You decide.

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Intro music by Don Edwards