In the early 1970's the small town of Rathdrum, Idaho was plagued with many rumors and tall tales...at least that's what everyone thought until a young couple vanishes without a trace. Newspaper headlines make it hard to believe what's fact and what's fiction: Witch cult, aliens, satanic rituals, murder or all of the above?

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Long before settlers arrived, the Salish, Lummi, Yakama, and Cayuse tribes knew to fear what lived in the woods: malevolent forest spirits so dangerous that many tribes refused to even speak their true name. They are known as Stick Indians. Said to have the power to paralyze, hypnotize, or cause insanity, and in some traditions even eat people who fall prey to them. This week we're diving into one of the Pacific Northwest's oldest and most chilling indigenous legends. What are the Stick Indians, what do different tribes believe about them, and why are people still reporting encounters in the Cascades today?

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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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r/backwoodscreepy is exactly what it sounds like. And this week, we're reading the stories that creeped us out the most. Laughing in the woods, sudden silence, and tales from a former SAR. Prepare to never want to venture into the woods again.

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The Heceta Head Lighthouse has guided ships safely since 1893. Since then, it's landed itself a spot on the top 10 most haunted lighthouses in the US thanks to its resident ghost named Rue. This week, we're diving into the history of Oregon's lighthouses, the psychologically devastating lives of the keepers who maintained them, and the spirit who has made herself known to nearly every person who has visited. After listening we want to know: would you stay the night here?

link to BnB: https://www.hecetalighthouse.com/

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In 1958, a Portland family of five drove into the Columbia River Gorge for Christmas decorations and never returned. The Martin family disappearance is one of Oregon's most baffling unsolved cold cases, involving a bloody gun, a scratched-out name in a detective's notebook, and a station wagon that sat buried beneath the riverbed for nearly 70 years. We're breaking down every detail, every unanswered question, and every reason this case still doesn't add up.

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