Scene Of the Crime
by Carolyn Ossorio & Kim Shepard
Scene of the Crime is a podcast hosted by Carolyn Ossorio and Kim Shepard. A nitty-gritty exposé of true crimes in the Pacific Northwest that features a combination of storytelling, reporting, and interviewing experts who were at the Scene of the Crime.
Episodes
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The Drifter
Sitting under an old oak tree on a breezy spring day, in an out of the way corner of a park in Brownsville, Texas, he strums away on a guitar that looks nearly as old as he is. With a gaunt face, scruffy, grey beard and a cigarette hanging loosely on his lips, he sings about the hardships of life...
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Fallen Angels
Bremerton is a Navy town. The base and Naval Shipyard have made a home there on the Kitsap Peninsula. In East Bremerton, there’s a tidy duplex, tucked at the end of a cul de sac on Magnolia Boulevard, the kind of block where you're friendly with your neighbors. And there is a woman who lived…
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Massacre at Erland's Point
The cast of characters read like an old version of Clue and the mystery of Who Done It? was just as intriguing. Not just one, but six people murdered in a waterfront cottage on the tip of Erland’s Point in the spring of 1934. The wealthy community was just about six miles outside Bremerton, but…
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The I5 Killer
The roar of the crowd was like music to Randall Woodfield’s ears. Those Friday Night Lights fueled his ego as he caught the football mid air. And then, his magnus opus. He pumped his legs toward the promise land: Portland State University’s end zone. It was the moment he lived for, when all eyes...
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Peace, Love and Poison
Like a lucky horseshoe, The Dalles runs along a bend on the south side of the Columbia River. In the 80’s the sleepy little town had just a few thousand people, but was still the largest community in rural Wasco County. Fishing and farming were popular activities in this beautiful part of north...
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The Gold Digger
Out in the field the big, heavy duty machinery revs up. A lone farmer sits inside the cockpit of this gigantic tractor. A puff of smoke trails out of the little exhaust pipe as the earth begins to churn beneath the steel blades. Nothing but time and the big blue sky as the tractor makes […] The...
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Washed Away: The TikTok Suitcase Murders
Movie theaters and bowling alleys were closed Restaurants were offering takeout only. And nightlife was non-existent. The summer of 2020 has been cemented in our minds as a time of pandemic, fear, loneliness and never ending boredom. It’s not surprising that it’s also the time that a new app...
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Deepish Thoughts: The Trump of Monte Cristo
Did you know the origins of the Trump family fortune have links to a Ghost Town in Washington? Kim shares the details in this Deepish Thoughts. The post Deepish Thoughts: The Trump of Monte Cristo first appeared on Scene Of The Crime.
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The Legend of Billy Ghol
Imagine a sailor. The year is 1907. He’s just finished up swabbing the deck. You can see him there, resting up against his mop. He takes a whiff of that salty air. Seagulls fly overhead. This sailor’s been out to sea for months. What beauty to behold as Grays Harbor and Aberdeen, Washington come...
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Who Killed Karen Bodine?
Karen Bodine never did stray far from home. Even after she was grown and had three children of her own, she wasn’t in a hurry to leave the community near Tumwater where she grew up, where she had lived with her parents and big brother, Greg. It was a tight-knit family that Karen and her […] The...
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A Casualty of Justice
At 11 o’clock an Army corporal dropped the needle into the well grooved lines on the record player. Taps played over the loudspeaker across the Fort Lawton base on August 14, 1944. It was time for soldiers to begin settling in for the night. Allied troops had recently marched into Paris and...
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Solved by Science: The Murder of Susan Galvin
It was the summer of love… 1967. Seattle was simultaneously the center of the known universe and on the very edge of something spectacular. Seattle’s own Jimi Hendrix had just released his second album, Are You Experienced? The city had its first “Be In,” a protest to mourn the loss of a coffee...
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The Disappearance of Lindsey Baum
Some children are sensitive. But, I’m not talking about the child that’s quick to tear up or is shy. I’m talking about the empathic child who sees or feels things before they happen. They have the ability to sense things. Maybe, 10 year old Lindsey Baum had that gift, to sense light that exists...
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To Catch a Cat Killer
The Evergreen State is known for its rainy days, precipitation that some say never ends. But we like to keep a little secret. Summertime in the Pacific Northwest is something else. July and August, a beautiful 75 degrees with nothing but blue skies as far as the eye can see. The perfect backdrop...
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Norjak: The Mystery of D.B. Cooper
He wore mirrored sunglasses. Aviators. With a black suit, a white shirt, a clip-on tie and loafers. It was the day before Thanksgiving in 1971. The mystery man approached a ticket agent at Portland International Airport and paid cash for a one-way ticket to Seattle, signing his name Dan Cooper....
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Deepish Thoughts: Justice for Charlie and Braden
A record setting jury award is announced for the family of Susan Cox Powell in the deaths of her sons, Charlie and Braden. You can find more information about Charlie’s Dinosaur here. The post Deepish Thoughts: Justice for Charlie and Braden first appeared on Scene Of The Crime.
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Pang Warehouse Fire
He was known to have a way with the ladies. When he was young, Martin Pang was known as a wanna be playboy. He knew how to wine and dine his paramours (on his parents dime). But there was a dark side to his certain brand of charisma. Who knows when that dark seed began […] The post Pang Warehouse...
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The Barefoot Bandit: Colton Harris Moore
From a dilapidated mobile home on rural Camano Island to the warm island breezes of the Bahamas, the legend of the Barefoot Bandit’s international crime spree has inspired books, movies and countless ballads. A poor kid from a broken home, Colton Harris Moore was hell bent on living the high…
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The Wallowing
Everybody knows everybody. It’s a saying they throw around a lot in Raymond, Washington. An eclectic Pacific Northwest town known for its logging, oyster farms and the salty air blowing in from the Pacific Ocean. There’s another saying locals would also come to know well: Nobody knows what goes…
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The Eyes of Evil
Getting paid to travel. It was a dream job for an ambitious young woman like Kate Jewell, becoming a flight attendant for American Airlines. The planes that looked like massive silver bullets with a red stripe down the side took passengers all over the country and all over the world. It was 1970,...
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Ted Bundy: Buried Secrets
She was a blondie with hazel eyes. Ann Marie Burr at 8 years old was lively and good-natured. Her smile was legendary. She was big sister to Julie, who was 7, Greg, 5, and 3 year old Mary. The large Catholic family called the North End of Tacoma home. Their tidy, brick, English style bungalow was...
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Starvation Heights
The tiny fishing village of Olalla, Washington was home to only a few dozen families when Dr. Linda Hazzard came to town. It was the dawn of the 20th century. The big city doctor was building her own private hospital and a circle of little cottages where her patients could live while they were...
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Evil Intent
So many twists and turns led Idaho investigators to an unassuming home where a search warrant was served on a cold morning in January 2020. But what are police looking for? Clues to the whereabouts of two children missing since September. 17 year old Tylee and her little brother J.J. had vanished...
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Dark Side of the Mountain
John Benson was a family man. The truck driver from Tacoma was a father of five. And, every once in a while, he liked to get away. He liked to go hunting. In October of 2000, John was braving the frigid and unpredictable weather just outside Mount Rainier National Park. It was prime hunting…
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The Enterprise
Pierce County is the second-largest county in Washington State. Its largest city, Tacoma, is about 33 miles South of Seattle. The largest public employer in Pierce County is the military at Joint Base Lewis McChord. In the 1970’s the population included a lot of young, single men that the Carbone...
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Wildman of the Wynoochee
History is told through the eyes of the victors. The legends of the Wild West are no different. Like the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid, who some say got a raw deal. The Pacific Northwest had its own legendary lawbreaker. John Tornow, also known as the Wildman of the Wynoochee. He was an expert...
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The Date
Spring in Seattle. It’s a little soggy and the wind still kicks up a bit. But, the ever present drizzle is mere background music for many Seattleites because April means the Mariners come out of hibernation. That’s something Ingrid Lyne could relate to. At 40, Ingrid was a newly divorced mom of...
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Death on a Deadline
His family called him Lennie, after the large, lumbering character from the Steinbeck classic Of Mice and Men. A simple-minded man who is usually unaware of how his actions affect everyone around him. It’s easy to see how that moniker fell onto Donald Dunn. His final hours of freedom were filled...
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To Kill a Prosecutor, Part 2
The murder of Thomas Crane Wales rocked the Seattle area. He was one of the good guys, a federal prosecutor who was known to be fair, but firm. Wales was gunned down in his Seattle home on a chilly October night in 2001. Despite valiant efforts by law enforcement, after nearly 20 years the person...
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To Kill a Prosecutor, Part 1
Two bulls locking horns in a bitter court battle waged between a beloved federal prosecutor, Thomas Crane Wales, and a defendant known only as “The Pilot.” Some say a bitter grudge was the motive for the shots fired in the dead of night that left Wales bleeding out in his Seattle home. It’s…
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The Mad Doctor of South Hill
The Mad Doctor of South Hill. That’s what they called him. And, it fit like a glove. The story of Rudolph Hahn is like an old black and white Film Noir from Orson Welles, a slow burn that reminds you none of us are getting out of this thing called life… alive. It was 1924 […] The post The Mad...
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Deepish Thoughts: Rabbit Holes
Rabbit Holes. We all go down them. Especially in this time of pandemic. In this Deepish Thoughts, we talk about why we do this to ourselves and the impact it can have on our lives. We also have a preview of our next episode, The Mad Doctor of South Hill! (Keep an eye out for […] The post Deepish...
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The Disappearance of Susan Powell, Part 2
Susan Powell’s journals reveal a young woman who yearned to be a wife and mother. And Susan was an amazing mother to Charlie and Braden. Oh, how she tried to be a good wife to Josh Powell. But, her husband didn’t make that easy. Not by a long shot. Trapped in an emotionally abusive marriage, […]...
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The Disappearance of Susan Powell
Murder, religion, domestic violence, money, pornography, depravity, manipulation. The Susan Powell case is the worst of the worst. How did it all go so wrong? If you asked those close to Susan, all she ever really wanted was to be a wife and mother. In 2009, Susan worked a full-time job, was an...
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Deepish Thoughts: Food Crimes
Carolyn shares an amuse bouche of food-inspired true crime stories as we contemplate the foods that we might be willing to commit a crime for. The post Deepish Thoughts: Food Crimes first appeared on Scene Of The Crime.
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Killer Kids & COVID
Nirvana, Sound Garden, Pearl Jam. Seattle in the 90’s saw the birth of Grunge music. The punk-metal hybrid of music was championed by the newly minted SubPop Records and by throngs of teens in ratty flannels and slept-in hair who felt connected with the message of discontent with the status quo....
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Cupcake Kidnapper
Note: This episode discusses the alleged plot to kidnap a baby. However, this is an ongoing investigation and the opinions of the hosts and interviewees are opinions, not facts. Everyone is presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law. The post Cupcake Kidnapper first appeared on...
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Backwoods Boogieman
In 1969, the city of Renton was still just a small town, home to about 20,000 people. Their crowning achievement was the single-story library that had just been completed. It was the first, and is still the only library to be built over a river. The building literally hovers over the water, held…
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Secrets in Seabeck
We’re honored to work with the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office as they work to identify the killers of the Careaga Family. Task Force investigators may be contacted at (360) 337-5636 Or Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound: [email protected] The post Secrets in Seabeck first appeared on...
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Massacre at the Wah Mee Club
It was the worst kept secret in Chinatown. The Wah Mee Club started as an elegant speakeasy in the basement of an upscale hotel, serving alcohol to those willing to skirt the liquor laws during prohibition. When the alcohol restrictions were lifted, the Wah Mee shifted to another black market...
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Green River Killer Part 2
A serial killer hunted young, vulnerable women and murdered them in an unspeakably cruel and depraved manner, disposing their bodies in the Green River and other heavily-wooded green spaces throughout King County for nearly 20 years. That is, until his capture in 2001. In episode one, we talked...
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Deepish Thoughts: Why Words Matter
While we really enjoy off-the-cuff conversations during our episodes, we also are very thoughtful and purposeful in the words we use. Whether it’s victim versus survivor, prostitute versus sex worker, or some other descriptors, words that identify people are especially sensitive. Check out our...
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Green River Killer Part 1
Forest Green. It’s a color most often associated with the Pacific Northwest. And, you’ve probably heard of the rain. Us Washingtonians are used to it. In fact, some of us love the rain so much there’s a word for that: a Pluviophile, someone who finds joy and peace of mind during rainy days. Acres...
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Deepish Thoughts: Why Scene of the Crime?
The title of our podcast is more than just an old cliché. We chose the name Scene of the Crime for two reasons. First, we hope to bring you an immersive audio experience that will make you feel like you are in the place and time where these crimes took place. Second, the time and […] The post...
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House of Horrors
In the summer of 2017, Charles Emery had been diagnosed with dementia. Doctors felt it was no longer safe for the 82 year old to continue living in the two story Seattle home he’d been sharing with his brothers for more than 50 years. His niece was named his legal guardian, and she began the […]...
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Murder in Mayberry
Acme, Washington. A very pastoral landscape where cows were more common for cutting grass than lawnmowers. Mary Stavik was a hardworking single mom, a school bus driver, who had carved out a nice life for her three children and herself on a country property. Mandy Stavik was Mary’s middle child.…
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Coins for the Ferryman
At 70 years old, Patrick Fleming was in the prime of his life. A Navy veteran, Patrick had earned two Purple Hearts for heroic actions in Vietnam. He was proud of his medals and of his rare and valuable coin collection, which he kept stored in his apartment at the Four Freedoms House, a senior…
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Hillside Stranglers
In just four months, the hillsides around LA had become infamous. Between October 1977 and February 1978 the bodies of 10 young women and girls were discovered naked and positioned in lascivious poses with ligature marks around their feet, ankles and neck. A tidal wave of fear crashed down on the...
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Scene of the Crime is a podcast hosted by Carolyn Ossorio and Kim Shepard. A nitty-gritty exposé of true crimes in the Pacific Northwest that features a combination of storytelling, reporting, and interviewing experts who were at the Scene of the Crime.
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