Podcast
Stolen Voices of Dole Valley
Hosted by KSL Podcasts · EN
Hitchhiking was a rite of passage for teens in the 70s in the beautiful Pacific Northwest – until a charming predator turned their freedom into fear. Some managed to escape him, but police believe this good-looking stranger was responsible for the kidnapping, torture and murders of many more young women. The grieving families of his victims refuse to let their daughters and sisters be forgotten, and those who survived their run-ins with this killer lived to tell their own tales. Together, their stories paint a chilling portrait of a killer who hid in plain sight. This is the chronicle of lost girls, found strength, and the fight to shine new light on all-but-forgotten cases. Stolen Voices of Dole Valley is the story of a serial killer you’ve never heard of -- and the victims and survivors you’ll never forget.
No AI was used at any point in the making of this podcast.
Created and Produced by Pie in the Sky Media and KSL Podcasts.
22episodes
Episodes
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Day of the Dead
Oct 2001:00:48Summary readyThe first detective on scene where Wendy’s body is found describes what he saw. Retired Sheriff Dave Reichert says while there, he discovered a second body. Three more victims were found in three days, stunning the community and kicking off the reign of terror of a faceless killer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Peck Bridge
Oct 2000:51:36Summary readyOn the banks of the Green River, the body of Wendy Lee Coffield is discovered in July of 1982, the first of many attributed to the GRK. Wendy at age 15 was seeking connection, desperate for love and safety, but instead encountered a remorseless serial killer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Connecting Threads
Oct 700:59:11Summary readyEpisode 9 - After 50 years, the cold case unit is still adding details to the butcher paper roll that Detective Mike Davidson tacked on the wall of the Clark County Sheriff's Office back in 1976. A timeline of crimes, Warren Forrest has both been convicted of and suspected of. Including the disappearance of Diane Gilchrist and the murder of Gloria Knudson. Both young women matched his type and modus operandi. Could forensic sweepings collected back in the 1970s from Warren Forrest's van connect him to more cases? And possibly another murder charge? Or push him into a confession. After more than five decades, the eyewitness who claimed to have seen a woman tied to a tree in Dole Valley around the time Jamie Grissim went missing has been found. Could he help a K9 team narrow down the search for Jamie Grissim if her remains are in Dole Valley? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryThe Forgotten Serial Killer
Sep 3001:06:37Summary readyEpisode 8 - A forgotten serial killer means forgotten victims. With the support of survivors, family members, law enforcement, and DNA, Warren Forrest is successfully convicted of another murder. After 50 years, he is officially branded a serial killer. But the family members of his other suspected victims are left twisting in the wind when the cold case unit investigating Warren Forrest is disbanded.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryThe Squeaky Wheel
Sep 2300:48:20Summary readyEpisode 7 - Convicted once, Warren Forrest, is suspected of being a serial killer - and yet, all the unsolved cases of missing and murdered young women whose crimes investigators attribute to him, go cold. But after decades with no answers about her missing sister, Jamie Grissim, Starr wants answers. And what Starr and investigative reporter, Dan Tilkin, dig up would change everything. And just in time. After three decades in prison, Warren Forrest is up for parole.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryConnecting the Dots
Sep 1601:04:01Summary readyEpisode 6 - After just a couple of years at Western State, Warren Forrest convinces hospital employees to sign off on his release, but a judge must approve. While Forrest waits for the judge, the body of another missing young woman named Krista Blake is found. She was recovered just feet from where Norma Jean Countryman was hog tied. The detective investigating Krista’s homicide is the first person to see the pattern of missing and murdered young women in Clark County: could Warren Forrest be a serial killer? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryThe Good-Looking Stranger
Sep 900:54:16Summary readyEpisode 5 - In a shocking turn of events, Warren Forrest isn’t charged for his crimes against Norma, and he is found not guilty by reason of insanity for his crimes against "Susan." Forrest is committed to Western State Mental Hospital in January 1975. A few weeks after his arrival, a fellow Western State patient, Karen Wiles, is found murdered nearby. Despite her murder matching Warren Forrest’s MO, he isn't investigated as a person of interest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryHer Grave
Sep 200:36:23Summary readyEpisode 4 - Because investigators didn’t believe Norma, the charismatic stranger is free to kidnap another young woman. He took “Susan” to another Clark County park, sexually assaulted her, tortured her and left her for dead in a shallow grave. She crawled to a roadside and flagged down a car for help. Unlike with Norma, investigators believed Susan. The good-looking stranger is arrested. About a week later, the bodies of two unidentified women are found in Dole Valley just a few feet from each other. Their remains are near where the student ID and purse of Jamie Grissom were found.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryThe What Ifs
Aug 2600:56:29Summary readyEpisode 3 - A 15-year-old girl is approached by a good looking stranger who offers her a ride. Norma Jean Countryman would get in the van, but instead of taking her home, the stranger drove her to the nearby woods in a Clark County park. He tied her between two trees, blindfolded her, punched her in the face, and left. Norma chewed through her bonds to escape before he came back. But when she recounted her harrowing night of survival and gave a detailed description of her abductor and his blue van, she was not believed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryJust a Girl
Aug 1900:52:55Summary readyEpisode 2 - The body of a missing young woman is found at the bottom of an abandoned silo at the old Grist Mill in Clark County. 18-year-old Barbara Derry had been killed, stabbed in the heart. The investigation of her murder wouldn’t lead to an arrest. The following spring, five months after Jamie Grissim’s disappearance, the still missing teenager’s student ID card and other belongings are found on the side of the road in Dole Valley, roughly 30 minutes away from her home.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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