Northwest of Normal: A Pacific Northwest True Crime Podcast

59. Uncanny Wilderness

Send us Fan MailThroughout the world, people have gone missing from national parks and forests for decades and their disappearances share odd similarities. Is there a reasonable explanation or is it something inexplicable and sinister?SourcesAll That’s Interesting – “The Heartbreaking Story Of DeOrr Kunz Jr., The Toddler Who Vanished On A Family Camping Trip” By Rivy Lyon | Edited By John Kuroski, Published April 11, 2023. Updated December 8, 2025Idaho State Journal – “Sheriff: Parents named as suspects in DeOrr Kunz Jr. case” By David Ashby dashby@journalnet.com Jan 25, 2016UNCUT: Lemhi Idaho Sheriff opens up about DeOrr Kunz missing child caseDeOrr Kunz, Jr.  911 callMissing 411Wikipedia – David PaulidesNorthwest of Normal | podcast@nwonpod

58. The Confession

Send us Fan MailA triple homicide appalls a Bellevue neighborhood in Washington State. Within days, detectives believe they know who did it. Do they have tunnel vision or are they right?Sources48 Hours – Sebastian Burns and Atif Rafay (Part 1)48 Hours – Sebastian Burns and Atif Rafay (Part 2)Islamic funeral – WikipediaThe Confession Tapes: “True East Part 1” & “True East Part 2"Mr. Big (police procedure) – WikipediaInjustice Busters – “State Supreme Court suspends Olson for two years”Northwest of Normal | podcast@nwonpod

57. Road to Nowhere

Send us Fan MailA woman goes missing on her drive home from work. Her husband implores law enforcement to take the disappearance seriously. Was she abducted? Was her husband involved?Fred Meyer – WikipediaThe CinemaholicTucson.com – “Doctor Says Woman Trapped for 8 Days Has Severe Injuries; Husband Says Red Tape Delayed Search” no byline, September 29, 2007 Missing: No Way OutIf I Go Missing: Tanya Rider - Crime JunkieMusic: “Flowing Rivers” by Immersive MusicInstagram: @nwonpodEmail us at nwonpod@gmail.comVisit our website: nwonpod.comNorthwest of Normal | podcast@nwonpodNorthwest of Normal | podcast@nwonpod

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56. Ted Bundy: Part Seven

Send us Fan MailIn January 1974, Ted Bundy unleashed a reign of terror that would last for over four years as he roamed at least seven states, leaving atrocious carnage and ineffable anguish in his wake. Part 7 of a multi-part story.SourcesThe Stranger Beside Me By Ann RuleThe Phantom Prince By Elizabeth KendallThe Seattle Times – “A former detective recalls manhunt” By Ted Montgomery, September 6, 2004Unspeakable Acts Edited by Sarah Weinman – “The End of Evil” by Sarah Marshall; originally publish by The Believer, 2.2018Wikipedia - Ted BundyWEAR News ABC 3 – “Bundy's Last Stop: Recounting a serial killer's arrest 40 years later” By Allie Norton, February 13, 2018Wikipedia – Edward CowartWomen’s Health – “Who Is Ted Bundy’s Daughter, Rose, And Where Is She Now?” By Jessica Migala and Lindsay Geller, Updated March 20, 2023“A Transcript of Ted Bundy's Final Interview” By Tiffany PrincepThe True Crime Database – #0872 Sue Curtis (9.26.24) and #0881 Rita Jolly (10.17.24) By NucleusWikipedia - Santa Rosa hitchhiker murdersKHQ-TV – “Justice for Joyce: 47 years later, family of murdered WSU student hopes for answers” No byline, May 24, 2018Wikipedia – Murder of Rita CurranFind a Grave Memorial – Heidi Birgit PersonWebsleuths – Heidi Peterson, Seattle 2.21.74The True Crime Database – #0347 Lynette Culver – The Ted Bundy Victim Another Bundy Blog – Sandra Jean ‘Sandy’ Weaver by Another Bundy Blog, March 19, 2023KIRO 7 News – “For first time, woman tells story of surviving Ted Bundy in 1972” January 1, 2009Vanity Fair – “Is This Why Ted Bundy Became a Murderer?” By Julie Miller, November 20, 2020Northwest of Normal | podcast@nwonpod