We hope you are all having a good Halloween season!

For today's episode, Genevieve teaches us about "zemblanity" and Portland's very own Hell House, and Haley reads some Paranormal Portland stories from Reddit.

Trigger warnings: Murder, violence, suicide

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Edited by Jordan Henline of 88.8 


Intro & Outro music by Joe Huss

SOURCES (Zemblanity)

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/09/07/Murder-suicide-mom-related-to-mass-killer/1757621144000/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1092898917/?match=6&terms=vickie%20lynn%20cutsforth&search-id=9872f5f3-2f2a-42c4-904c-9c34208181c5&search-rank=1

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1092899317/?match=3&terms=vickie%20lynn%20cutsforth&search-id=9872f5f3-2f2a-42c4-904c-9c34208181c5&search-rank=3

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1091226230/?match=2&terms=vickie%20lynn%20cutsforth&search-id=9872f5f3-2f2a-42c4-904c-9c34208181c5&search-rank=2

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1091344202/?match=1&terms=vickie%20lynn%20cutsforth&search-id=9872f5f3-2f2a-42c4-904c-9c34208181c5&search-rank=5

https://kval.com/news/local/32-years-later-oregon-bar-shooting-victim-dies

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

https://www.newspapers.com/image/387082371/?match=1&terms=Vickie%20Lynn%20Cutsforth%20&search-id=d2ef7561-f0e4-4d75-b1f2-0e93828a0a11&search-rank=9

https://nesslabs.com/zemblanity

Portland Reddit stories

https://www.reddit.com/r/ParanormalEncounters/comments/1bsvrr8/very_haunted_portland_motel_and_hotel/

https://www.reddit.com/r/ParanormalEncounters/comments/1bf79k9/visions_of_murder_at_a_strip_club_in_portland/

https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/lgxgz/warning_to_people_in_the_portland_oregon_metro/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Portland/comments/lrzeh/portland_ghost_stories/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/k47n5b/strange_shared_timewarpflashback_in_portland/

Welcome to Myth & Mist- your one stop podcast for killers, thrillers, and chillers of the Pacific Northwest!

WE ARE BACK! Today we are talking about the crimes of Michele Gates & the tragic life of Hallie Illingworth (aka The Lady of the Lake)

Trigger warnings: Murder, domestic violence

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Edited by Jordan Henline of 88.8 


Intro & Outro music by Joe Huss

SOURCES

(Michele Gates)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1087624233/?match=1&terms=Michele%20Gates%20Ruth%20&search-id=e6420cad-e32f-4cec-aea2-da5f5c8e3d62&search-rank=2

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1090437572/

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/jan/09/father-of-portland-child-killer-accused-of-shootin/

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/g66l-2019/01/2b570a52594854/the-strange-case-of-killer-mic.html

https://jlc.org/issues/youth-tried-adults

https://www.jbhwlaw.com/measure-11

https://familysolutionsoregon.org/pages/proctor-care

https://www.newspapers.com/image/770622424/?match=2&terms=michelle%20shorthouse&search-id=29ca63b7-1c97-405f-abf7-e43326bdb5e3&search-rank=2

https://www.newspapers.com/image/817962453/?match=1&terms=michelle%20shorthouse%20guilty&search-id=183e8cbf-5555-45d7-928b-9ff157952138&search-rank=1

(The Lady of the Lake)

https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2025/10/spooky-soap-lake-washington

https://www.historylink.org/File/8599

https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/evening/lake-crescents-dark-secret-lady-of-the-lake-documentary-true-crime/281-bc64f7b1-cd85-4597-b8cc-3aa85216e88b

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/Washington/comments/mbsx10/lake_crescent_wa/

https://www.myolympicpark.com/park/history/the-lady-of-crescent-lake/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Thetruthishere/comments/dnobhh/a_summer_of_strangeness_in_rural_washington_state

https://www.reddit.com/r/thalassophobia/comments/1eek84w/lake_crescent_wa_a_623_foot_deep_lake_with_60/

The Lady of The Lake. Directed by Ryan Grulich. Investigated by Amanda D. Paulson. Available on Amazon Prime

Welcome to Myth & Mist- your one stop podcast for killers, thrillers, and chillers of the Midwest!

Today we are Breaking Away from our usual content, and covering a case we both are deeply familiar with- The Disappearance of Lauren Spierer.

Lauren Spierer went missing in Bloomington, IN on June 3, 2011. We were both living in Bloomington at the time and for the 15 year anniversary of her disappearance, we want to talk about it.

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Edited by Jordan Henline of 88.8 Intro & Outro music by Joe Huss

All content in this episode is purely speculative and is not stated as fact. The theories discussed in this episode are just that, theories. None of the people discussed in this case have been arrested or charged with any crime in relation to Lauren’s disappearance.

SOURCES

Cohen, Shawn. College Girl, Missing. Sourcebooks, Inc., 28 May 2024.

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/4ar12w/lauren_spierers_heart_condition/

https://specials.idsnews.com/indiana-university-color-run-jill-behrman-legacy/index.html

https://www.ipm.org/2023-10-19/man-convicted-of-killing-jill-behrman-denied-new-trial

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1992/11/22/the-stalking-of-kristin/a569041c-6f52-4d44-b9b3-82b7f8cdda6d/

https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2013/08/31/hamersley-sentenced-to-28-years-in-naked-gunman-case/47287493/

https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/new-information-released-in-serial-killer-case

http://dig.abclocal.go.com/wls/documentswls_081313_Israel%20Keyes_timeline.pdf

Helloooooooo! We are back with an episode about WEIRD PORTLAND. This is a fun one, y'all. We got it all- kisses of death, chocolate bank robbers, weed heists, dream surveys, & killer arcade machines!

Content Warning: Violence, murder, mentions of suicide

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Edited by Jordan Henline of 88.8 Intro & Outro music by Joe Huss

Sources “The kiss of death” https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2016/06/man_serving_life_prison_senten.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42089369

The Chocolate Bank Robber https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2017/09/bank_robber_take_a_chocolate_a.html https://katu.com/news/local/bandage-bandit-sentenced-to-more-than-three-years-in-prison https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2018/08/bank_robber_who_passed_note_ta.html

La Mota Dispensary Shootings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj-8aP2pRyY https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/10/self-defense-or-murder-portland-man-on-trial- for-killing-pot-shop-robbers.html

Polybius

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polybius_(urban_legend)#:~:text=Polybius%20is%20an%20urban%20legend,insane%2C%20died%2C%20or%20vanished

https://www.reddit.com/r/retrogaming/comments/1e8qm4x/has_anyone_played_polybius/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7X6Yeydgyg

https://www.pdxmonthly.com/arts-and-culture/2017/11/polybius-the-most-dangerous-arcade-game-in-the-world

https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/5uzlva/i_played_the_arcade_game_polybius_in_portland/

https://www.reddit.com/r/PolybiusMystery/comments/1eshkkl/my_dad_played_polybius_as_a_kid_heres_what_he/

Willamette Valley Dream Survey

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/ktp4wr/happy_valley_dream_survey/

https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2015/04/willamette_valley_survey_wants.html

https://youtu.be/9eD659Ynzxg?si=EhKR7oIitJmgPzUU

https://www.reddit.com/r/RBI/comments/gds79y/happy_valley_dream_surveys_a_personorganization/

Thanks for tuning in!

Today Genevieve tells us about Adolph James Rhode Jr aka Jimmy aka Cesar Francesco Barone. Who the heck is this guy? Definitely not someone good.

Content Warning: Violence, murder, sexual assault

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Edited by Jordan Henline of 88.8 Intro & Outro music by Joe Huss

Sources https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/benetton-settles-death-row-ad-suit- 49835

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2000/01/25/radical-chic-benetton-takes- on-the-death-penalty/90e560a4-90ec-4b86-a400-0cedb55b61eb/

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

https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Rode,%20Adolph%20James.ht m

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

Sorry for the day delay!

Tonight we visit Black Water Bar to talk to ghosts! Owner Alex gives us the history of the building, we explore a creepy attic, and then we pull out a ouija board to see who wants to chat! We picked up on some weird voices after editing- around 1:01:58. Could it be Zama?? Let us know if you hear or see anything we missed!

Big thank you to to Alex and Camden! Go check out Black Water Bar in SE Portland!

https://www.bar.blackwaterpdx.com/ https://www.instagram.com/blackwaterpdx/ Tomomochi: https://www.instagram.com/tomomochipdx/

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Edited by Jordan Henline of 88.8 Intro & Outro music by Ray Meese

Wake up, babe! Matt Shasta’s calling! 👀 Genevieve tells us about Shankar Hangud and honor killings and Haley talks about some of the weird shit that has happened on Mt Shasta

Content Warning: Violence, murder

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Edited by Jordan Henline of 88.8 Intro & Outro music by Ray Meese

Sources (Shankar Hangud) https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/indian-origin-techie-who-confessed- to-killing-family-sentenced-to-life-by-us-court/articleshow/87645593.cms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdJMUWl-HS4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_killing (Mt Shasta Paranormal) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Shasta https://bigthink.com/thinking/mount-shasta-spirituality/ https://discoversiskiyou.com/2024/08/21/mount-shasta-a-spiritual-wonderland/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legends_of_Mount_Shasta https://web.archive.org/web/20120919063057/http://www.siskiyous.edu/shasta/fol/lem/index.htm https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2012-jan-23-la-me-shasta-legends-20120124-story.html https://www.iflscience.com/what-are-the-mysteries-of-mount-shasta-73723 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22I_AM%22_Activity https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/1m4jcqs/freaking_out_over_mt_shasta/ https://www.easternsierranow.com/beyond-the-beyond-mount-shasta-lemuria/ https://www.recordnet.com/story/opinion/columns/2017/06/03/stockton-lemuria-case-closed/985655007/

Thanks for tuning in!

Today we take you to Blackfoot, Idaho! Genevieve tells us about Paul Ezra Rhoades and Haley talks about some of the paranormal stuff going on in this weird potato town.

Content Warning: Violence, murder, sexual assault

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Edited by Jordan Henline of 88.8 Intro & Outro music by Ray Meese

Sources (Paul Ezra Rhoades) https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2010/03/08/07-99023.pdf

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YrbZOCO5Qs

(Blackfoot, ID paranormal) https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifeinblackfoot/posts/2851278325086869/

https://thebroncwriter.online/1218/news/the-history-of-state-hospital-south/

https://www.ksl.com/article/50022113/nearly-1000-idahoans-died-alone-and-were-buried-in-a-forgotten-cemetery-heres-how-you-can-help-remember-them

https://dhwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/130thingsfinal.pdf

https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifeinblackfoot/posts/4229580947256593/

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/01/fact-or-folklore-is-state-hospital-south-haunted/

https://www.facebook.com/EastIdahoNews/posts/one-of-blackfoots-most-notorious-rumors-refuses-to-stay-buried-pun-fully-intende/1319492866882515/

https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/preserving-the-millmore-hotel/article_179147a4-98c1-5b19-9324-cf6b15f95df3.html

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2017/10/blackfoot-hotel-allegedly-haunted-invited-tour/?fbclid=IwY2xjawP_fD1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJVMUg5SVF6d1ZBS2J6NGh1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjBtS0bZW7PPz4J072dumQCreAtMzaD33VrQ4HGOXxTXQ8WD2RrZrCATAt7_aem_XfTRrz_rBMs2k7BaBN0Z7w

https://soundcloud.com/byu-idaho-radio/the-haunting-of-the-milmor-hotel