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Myth & Mist
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PNW true crime and paranormal stories hosted by Genevieve and Haley. New episodes every other Monday. Thanks for tuning in.
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Ep 19 | The Disappearance of Lauren Spierer
4d ago01:55:30Tap to summarizeWelcome 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. Follow us on instagram @mythandmistpodcast Send us your stories: mythandmistpodcast@gmail.com 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
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Ep 18 | Weird Portland Anthology
3w ago01:02:46Tap to summarizeHelloooooooo! 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 Follow us on instagram @mythandmistpodcast Send us your stories: mythandmistpodcast@gmail.com 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/
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Ep 17 | Cesar Barone
May 401:16:03Tap to summarizeThanks 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 Follow us on instagram @mythandmistpodcast Send us your stories: mythandmistpodcast@gmail.com 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
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Ep 16 | Ghost hunting at Black Water Bar in Portland, OR
Apr 701:05:58Tap to summarizeSorry 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/ Follow us on instagram @mythandmistpodcast Send us your stories: mythandmistpodcast@gmail.com Edited by Jordan Henline of 88.8 Intro & Outro music by Ray Meese
Transcribe →Ep 15 | Honor Killings & Mt Shasta
Mar 2300:52:17Tap to summarizeWake 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 Follow us on instagram @mythandmistpodcast Send us your stories: mythandmistpodcast@gmail.com 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/
Transcribe →Ep 14 | Paul Ezra Rhoades & Paranormal Blackfoot, ID
Mar 901:14:01Tap to summarizeThanks 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 Follow us on instagram @mythandmistpodcast Send us your stories: mythandmistpodcast@gmail.com 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
Transcribe →Ep 13 | The 764 Network & Tacoma area UFOs
Feb 2301:04:03Tap to summarizeThanks for tuning in, friends! Today Genevieve tells us about the 764 Network and Haley tells us about Tacoma-area UFOs and goes off on a nuclear warhead research tangent. Content Warning: Child exploitation, suicide Follow us on instagram @mythandmistpodcast Send us your stories: mythandmistpodcast@gmail.com Edited by Jordan Henline of 88.8 Intro & Outro music by Ray Meese Sources (The 764 Network) https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/10-minutes-murder-family-speaking-online-extremist- network/story?id=127039503 https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/man-charged-murder-germany-us-teen-suicide- 764-network/ https://amp.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article312535342.html https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-white-tiger-case-how-an-online-search-for- friends-ended-in-coerced-suicide-a-6dafcef7-de48-43d1-a5f3-9a9b5812230b https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/leaders-764-arrested-and-charged-operating-global-child-exploitation-enterprise?bm-verify=AAQAAAAM_____490b06i9pTpsRYFBszzxRLGalovTFPviOw7y1QBgP4ZJq5rtgku9AMMasyJN5rjLL44fy6Jxqc6Mhfek-NBYHIgOyZvnuBj2rAPxlIR4lfEAFSs54ZoKUSlIFLLC0MppkWUIr4u4u7Usssw4wM1-b4whjmlE_gR1QwAFN3vT8bLv80q7qyVV-9PECcOcW-zrhDXzrIctWryETO_LojL_c78TIzAvyzBWyQ2WNIbYdMW8_biNdU_Up1XGvFl6JA7dYDTY1M4HsPQc2jtRZa3nXybhjc7zDKyjbvq7G35-bLsFbKDxtYqCU_zmxzcQVTUNfgVhSctPBxGTqQ-gMVFnWZaqjcOiW65xHemuduhpUBygT5HoW4ikNBGJ36ur62ox2IFvtiPTZG_1bpM (Tacoma-area UFOs) https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/evening/seattle-ufo-alien-des-moines-maury-island-incident-space-bait-cow-mystery-art/281-0af1228e-9bf7-4e96-b1cb-95fbb0565618 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maury_Island_incident https://komonews.com/news/local/wash-state-has-nations-highest-rate-of-ufo-sightings-study-finds https://www.southsoundtalk.com/2021/10/01/eyes-on-the-skies-pierce-county-ufo-sightings/ https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/mysterious-drones-spotted-tacoma-wa https://choosewashingtonstate.com/why-washington/our-key-sectors/military-defense/ https://www.mcchord.af.mil/Units/62nd-Operations-Group/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/washington-post-live/wplive/uaps-have-taken-us-nuclear-capabilities-offline-says-former-aatip-director/2021/06/08/26d751bb-4116-4e48-93e7-6c89568ff30a_video.html https://www.history.com/articles/ufos-near-nuclear-facilities-uss-roosevelt-rendlesham https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio-class_submarine
Transcribe →Ep 12 | A Valentine’s Day Homicide & How to Seduce a Ghost
Feb 901:04:37Tap to summarizeThanks for tuning in and Happy Valentine's Day! Today Genevieve tells us about Delmar Anholt’s Valentine’s Day Homicide & Haley tells us how to seduce a ghost! Content Warning: Body mutilation, murder, violence, sexual content Follow us on instagram @mythandmistpodcast Send us your stories: mythandmistpodcast@gmail.com Edited by Jordan Henline of 88.8 Intro & Outro music by Ray Meese Sources (Delmar Anholt) http://aboutserialkillers.blogspot.com/2012/01/delmar-anholt-torture-slaying-of-woman.html https://vocal.media/criminal/delmar-anholt-jr-and-the-valentine-s-day-homicide https://www.newspapers.com/image/1173467597/?match=1&terms=Delmar%20Anholt%20% 20murder https://www.reddit.com/r/ForensicFiles/comments/1debj7g/child_murderers_who_are_free_ now/ (Ghost Seduction) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrophilia https://mindfieldbulletin.org/sex-with-ghosts-the-deeply-weird-world-of-spectrophilia/ https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/sex/a69204985/women-who-have-sex-with-ghosts/ https://psmag.com/social-justice/a-brief-investigation-into-human-ghost-intercourse-spectrophilia-81973/ https://nypost.com/entertainment/celebrities-sexual-encounters-with-ghosts/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incubus https://www.buzzfeed.com/katieheaney/we-tried-to-have-sex-with-ghosts-and-heres-what-happened https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/umm9c4/anyone_had_bizarre_sexual_encounters_with_spirits/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/8e8qx6/any_nsfw_experiences_with_ghosts/
Transcribe →Ep 11 | Barbara Opel & the History of Northern State Mental Hospital
Jan 2601:11:32Tap to summarizeThanks for tuning in. Today Genevieve tells us about the absolutely awful human being Barbara Opel & Haley tells us about the also awful history of Northern State Mental Hospital Content Warning: Violence, murder, neglect Follow us on instagram @mythandmistpodcast Send us your stories: mythandmistpodcast@gmail.com Edited by Jordan Henline of 88.8 Intro & Outro music by Ray Meese Sources (Barbara Opel Story) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpUoyPMpggE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF1uO98DIq0&t=455s https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/26/us/woman-accused-of-enlisting-teenagers-in-killing.html https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Woman-Convicted-for-Masterminding-Murder-10541211.php (Northern State Mental Hospital Story) https://seattleterrors.com/northern-state-mental-hospital/ https://www.northernstatehospital.org/history https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/mar/23/whats-the-deal-with-the-old-northern-state-hospital/
Transcribe →Ep 10 | The crimes of Robert Yates & Haunted PNW Shipwrecks
Jan 1201:13:15Tap to summarizeGood evening, folks! Thanks for tuning in. Today Genevieve tells us about the crimes of Robert Yates & Haley tells us about haunted PNW shipwrecks Content Warning: Violence, murder, sexual assault Follow us on instagram @mythandmistpodcast Send us your stories: mythandmistpodcast@gmail.com Edited by Jordan Henline of 88.8 Intro & Outro music by Ray Meese Sources (Robert Yates) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF1uO98DIq0&t=455s https://www.courts.wa.gov/content/publicupload/eclips/Clips%20Tacoma%20News%20Tribun e%2003.21.14.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4nWd-VDu0I https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1998/mar/03/teens-demise-torments-parents-the-short- life-of-a/ https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Yates,%20Robert%20Lee.htm (PNW Shipwrecks) https://ghostlyactivities.com/the-puget-sound-shipwrecks-with-the-spookiest-reputations/ https://www.kuow.org/stories/local-explorers-believe-they-ve-found-puget-sound-s-deadliest-shipwreck https://seattlesailingship.com/seattle-ghost-stories-ss-dix/?srsltid=AfmBOoq24JXoydysz0YTKsUPcGY8kFj5QzLUPYe1EM7w-b_xMU7b7b4n https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/shipwreck-in-puget-sound-180983317/ https://m.kuow.org/stories/seattle-shipwreck-enthusiasts-find-possible-site-of-deadliest-wreck-in-pnw-history https://www.historylink.org/file/7382 https://www.historylink.org/File/7936 https://cdh.princeton.edu/projects/pacific-northwest-maritime-trade/
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