Myth & Mist

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.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42089369
The Chocolate Bank Robberhttps://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2017/09/bank_robber_take_a_chocolate_a.htmlhttps://katu.com/news/local/bandage-bandit-sentenced-to-more-than-three-years-in-prisonhttps://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2018/08/bank_robber_who_passed_note_ta.html
 
La Mota Dispensary Shootingshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj-8aP2pRyYhttps://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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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.htm
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 88.8Intro & 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/

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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
 

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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
 
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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

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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
 
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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/

Thanks 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
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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/

Good 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
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Edited by Jordan Henline of 88.8
Intro & Outro music by Ray Meese
 
Sources
(Robert Yates)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF1uO98DIq0&t=455shttps://www.courts.wa.gov/content/publicupload/eclips/Clips%20Tacoma%20News%20Tribune%2003.21.14.pdfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4nWd-VDu0Ihttps://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/