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Same Crime, Different Time: A Historical True Crime Podcast With Jen Chambers

Jennifer dives into the Pacific Northwest, a region rich with chilling true crime, perplexing history, and unsettling local lore in Same Crime, Different Time. Using her extensive research background, she connects the dots between ancient and modern cases of murder and mystery, revealing the enduring threads of the past in this captivating landscape. jbchambers.substack.com

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18:34

The Murders of Jennifer Bastian and Michella Welch

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2026/04/04

Two Girls. Two Parks. One City Changed Forever.In 1986, Tacoma, Washington, was shaken by two devastating crimes.Twelve-year-old Michella Welch went to the park to meet friends.Thirteen-year-old Jennifer Bastian went for a bike ride.Neither came home.Months apart, their murders left a community searching for answers—and fearing something even worse: that a single predator was responsible. For more than thirty years, both cases remained unsolved. But they were never forgotten. In this episode of Same

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13:59

The Kidnapping of George Weyerhauser

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2026/03/13

In May of 1935, nine-year-old George Weyerhaeuser walked home for lunch from school in Tacoma, Washington.He never made it.Within hours, kidnappers demanded $200,000 for the return of the heir to one of America’s largest timber fortunes. What followed was a terrifying eight-day ordeal involving underground pits, coded newspaper messages, and one of the largest manhunts in the history of the Pacific Northwest.In this episode of Same Crime, Different Time, we explore how the crime happened, how the

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11:47

The Murder of Mandy Stavik

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2026/03/06

The day after Thanksgiving in 1989, eighteen-year-old Mandy Stavik went for a run along a quiet road in rural Washington.Her dog came home.She didn’t.For nearly thirty years, the small community of Acme lived with an unanswered question: who killed Mandy Stavik? In this episode of Same Crime, Different Time, we explore the heartbreaking case that haunted investigators for decades, and the unlikely break that finally solved it. Sometimes the truth waits. This is a public episode. If you'd like to

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20:15

When Magic Turns Dark

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2026/02/20

Amusement parks are meant to deliver joy, laughter, thrills, and escape from the ordinary. But where there’s wonder, sometimes there’s tragedy.Today, we’re exploring accidents that turned places built for magic into scenes of heartbreak, with a focus on the West Coast, where early parks like Disneyland and seaside attractions helped define the American amusement experience. Stay with me for a twist on nostalgia you won’t forget. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other

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13:12

Balloon Bomb Tragedy

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2026/02/13

A small memorial marks the spot in the tiny unincorporated town of Bly, Oregon where the only fatalities from enemy action in WWII occurred in the continental United States.May 5 was a sunny day in 1945 when Archie Mitchell, a pastor from Bly, his wife, Elsie Mitchell, 26, and five kids who went to Elsie’s Sunday School class decided to go for a picnic on nearby Leonard Creek. They saw a curious thing in the bushes nearby.What happened next was the tragic result of one of the most ingenious and

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18:11

Small Town Disappearances

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2026/02/05

On October 15, 1973, Deborah Lee Tomlinson disappeared from Creswell, Oregon on the evening of her sixteenth birthday. A small town in Lane County, Creswell had few mysteries then and still has few answers now. According to public records and missing-person databases, Deborah left with a teenage female friend and was never seen again.For decades, law enforcement officially classified her disappearance as that of an endangered runaway, which was a status supported by limited information in the

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12:47

Disappearance of Joe Pichler

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2026/01/31

In January 2006, actor Joe Pichler left his apartment in Bremerton, Washington. He was never seen again. Joe had grown up in the public eye, appearing in popular films as a child. But by the time he disappeared at just 18 years old, his life looked very different than the one audiences remembered. This episode talks about the potential act of suicide. Help is available. Call 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in English and Spanish 24/7. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this

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19:35

The Boxcar Killer

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2026/01/24

In boxcars and rail yards, places a lot of us pass without a second glance, men were being murdered. Many were unhoused. Many were transient. Many were dismissed.This week’s episode of Same Crime, Different Time examines the case of Robert Joseph Silveria Jr., known as the Boxcar Killer, whose crimes began in Oregon and spread across multiple states. It’s a story about violence, but also about visibility and the cost of indifference. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other

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14:05

The Disappearance of Deborah Atrops

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2026/01/17

In November 1988, Deborah Lee Atrops vanished after an ordinary evening in Washington County, Oregon. She was 30 years old. A bookkeeper. A new mother. A woman navigating the complicated end of a marriage and trying to build a future for herself and her daughter.Two days later, her body was found in the trunk of her car on a quiet dead-end road.For decades, Deborah’s case sat unresolved. She was a name in a file, a question without an answer. Law enforcement suspected who was responsible, but the

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12:02

The “Aleksandrovsky Ripper.”

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2026/01/08

In 1975, in a Soviet town defined by factory work and strict silence, Vladimir Sarenpya began a spree of violence that the state tried to hide.This week on Same Crime, Different Time, we’re going behind the Iron Curtain to explore a case of “The Ripper” you’ve likely never heard of, who may have started in tiny Coos Bay, Oregon. We discuss the victims, the chilling “signature” left at the crime scenes, and how a regime that claimed serial killers didn’t exist eventually had to face the truth. This

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16:14

The Sinking of the S.S. Brother Jonathan

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2025/12/18

The Brother Jonathan struck an uncharted reef near Point St. George off Crescent City, California, on July 30, 1865. The wreck is one of the deadliest maritime disasters on the Pacific Coast in the nineteenth century. Today, the story of the Brother Jonathan: the ship, the disaster, the salvage, and the strange afterlife of a shipwreck that has become both legend and litigation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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13:34

The Molalla Forest Killer

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2025/12/12

This week on Same Crime, Different Time, we head deep into Oregon’s Molalla Forest. It’s the site of one of the state’s most chilling serial murder cases. Dayton Leroy Rogers targeted some of Portland’s most vulnerable women, and hid his violence beneath the pines.I revisit this case with new context, including insights from my book Murder & Mayhem in the Willamette Valley. This episode is about truth, justice, and remembering the women the headlines tried to erase.Listen now wherever you get your

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15:14

The Grocery Bag Killer

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2025/12/05

The double life of Robert Lee Yates , the Spokane serial killer who hid behind the façade of family, career, and community honor while murdering at least 13 women throughout the 1970s–1990s. Drawing exclusively from newspapers, court filings, and documented reports, this episode traces his timeline, victims, investigative missteps, and the complex social dynamics that shaped the case. It’s a story of vulnerability, unnoticed danger, and how a man living an “ordinary” life became one of Washington’s

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15:11

Oregon's Esoteric Underground

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2025/11/28

Oregon isn’t just forests and craft beer. It’s also home to whispered rituals, mysterious architecture, and a few cults that slipped under the national radar.This week on Same Crime, Different Time, we explore: A rumored Bigfoot-worshipping group at Cultus Lake The eerie Temple of Oculus Anubis An Oregon-linked Mother God cult La Luz del Mundo’s Oregon branchWhy here? Why these groups? And what turns belief into control? Grab your hiking boots and your boundary-setting skills. This one gets weird

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28:16

The Snake in the Valley:

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2025/11/20

This week on Same Crime, Different Time, we’re doing something a little special. We’re stepping back into the pages of my own book, Murder & Mayhem in the Willamette Valley, to revisit one of the most chilling figures in Oregon’s early criminal history: Norman “Snake” Brooks.Brooks earned his nickname not for stealth, but for the venom he left in his wake.In the chapter we read today, we explore the crimes that rattled the Willamette Valley, and the complicated legacy Snake left behind. Whether

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18:39

The Murder of Leah Freeman

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2025/11/15

In the summer of 2000, 15-year-old Leah Freeman vanished from Coquille, Oregon. Her body was found weeks later. What followed was a decade-long investigation, a controversial conviction, and finally a historic exoneration—but the real killer remains unknown.On this episode of Same Crime, Different Time, we unpack the cold case that shocked a small town, the forensic oversights, and the human cost of injustice.Listen now and join the conversation about truth and the fight for justice. This is a

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18:25

Vanished

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2025/11/06

Rain, a quiet street, a glass of wine left half full.On March 6, 2009, Nancy Kareen Moyer vanished from her Tenino, Washington home. For 16 years, the question has lingered: what happened to Nancy?In this week’s episode of Same Crime, Different Time, I walk through the case, the evidence, and the heartbreak of a mystery that refuses to rest. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.#TrueCrime #ColdCase #NancyMoyer #PacificNorthwestMystery #SameCrimeDifferentTime This is a public episode. If you'd like

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18:12

The Oregon Vortex:

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2025/10/30

Ever wondered what it’s like to stand in a place where the laws of physics seem to bend? The Oregon Vortex, nestled in Gold Hill, Oregon, offers just that experience. From brooms standing on end to the eerie sensation of shrinking or growing, this roadside attraction has baffled visitors since 1930.But is it magic, science, or just a clever illusion? Join us as we delve into the history, science, and legends of the Oregon Vortex. Sources & Citations“Oregon Vortex (House of Mystery).” The Oregon

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18:12

The Ghosts of the Oregon State Hospital:

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2025/10/30

There are places where the walls remember. At the Oregon State Hospital in Salem, history lingers, in the scent of disinfectant, the echo of closing doors, the quiet weight of all that was once forgotten.Built in 1883, this was Oregon’s first asylum. It was a monument to both care and confinement. Here, generations lived and died under the label of “insane.” Many were buried without names, and thousands more left behind no trace at all. That was, until the 2004 discovery of a locked room filled with

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19:18

Haunted Midways:

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2025/10/24

Note: I had planned an episode on the infamous killers Jeanace Freeman/Gertrude Jackson. I wrote the episode, recorded it, and realized it was just not what I wanted to amplify. I think deeply about the things I share, and the horror of that one got to me. In replacement, a seasonal ghostly episode for you instead.In Portland’s Oaks Amusement Park, the laughter never really stops—even after closing time.Since 1905, this riverside park has survived fires, floods, and a century of Oregon weather. It’s

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