Mia Zapata: The Murder That Changed Seattle’s Grunge Scene

Mia Zapata: The Murder That Changed Seattle’s Grunge Scene

Mia Zapata was the electrifying lead singer of Seattle grunge punk band The Gits. In 1993, after a night out with friends, she began the short walk home, but she never made it. Her brutal murder devastated Seattle’s music scene and remained unsolved for nearly a decade before DNA finally identified her killer. This week, we dive into Mia’s life, the investigation, and the case that forever changed the Seattle grunge community

Kyleah Rose Tolle: Main Character Syndrome Meets Reality | The Yakima Child Neglect Case

Kyleah Rose Tolle’s case shocked Yakima, Washington, after a welfare check led investigators to a devastating discovery: a seven-month-old infant was found deceased, and her two-year-old sibling was found severely neglected.In this episode, we examine the allegations against Kyleah Rose Tolle, who has been charged with first-degree manslaughter, first-degree criminal mistreatment, and family abandonment. Tolle has pleaded not guilty, and she has not been convicted.We explore the timeline of events, the investigation, the charges, and the difficult questions surrounding a case involving alleged child neglect, abandonment, and filicide, the killing of a child by a parent.When a child is harmed by the person who is supposed to protect them, people naturally search for answers. Was it addiction? Mental health struggles? Neglect? Selfish choices? Or a combination of factors that led to an unimaginable tragedy?

The World’s Most Useless Superpower? Meet the SLIders | The Human Electrical Interference Phenomenon

What if you had a superpower… but it was completely useless?In this episode, we’re exploring the strange and controversial SLI phenomenon (Street Light Interference), also known as the Human Electrical Interference Phenomenon. Meet the people known as SLIders—individuals who claim they unintentionally interfere with electricity and electronics around them.From streetlights going dark as they walk underneath them, to watches stopping, computers crashing, batteries dying, and lights flickering in their presence, SLIders report a strange pattern of electrical interference that seems to follow them wherever they go.But is this an unexplained human ability, a coincidence, or something our brains are trying to make sense of? We’ll dive into the history of the SLI phenomenon, the stories of people who experience it, the attempts to study it, and the world of parapsychology, where researchers explore unusual human experiences that challenge our understanding of what is possible.So grab your broken charger and your malfunctioning electronics, because tonight we’re investigating the world’s most frustrating “superpower” and the people who swear electricity reacts to them.

Robert “Willie” Pickton: Piggy’s Palace, Good Time Society, or Horror Show?

A look at the Robert “Willie” Pickton case, the pig farmer from Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, who was convicted in connection with the disappearances of women from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.We walk through the timeline, the investigation, missed warning signs, and how police ultimately searched his property, uncovering evidence that shocked Canada.The case also raised disturbing questions that went far beyond the initial investigation.

Carl Tanzler: Necromancer, Geriatric Lover Boy, or Creep?

Was Carl Tanzler a hopeless romantic who simply couldn’t let go of the woman he loved, or was he one of history’s most disturbing stalkers?In this episode of Treehouse in the Woods, we’re traveling to Key West, Florida, where a radiology technician named Carl Tanzler became obsessed with a young woman named Elena de Hoyos. What began as an infatuation with a tuberculosis patient would eventually evolve into one of the strangest and most unsettling true crime cases ever recorded.For years, Tanzler insisted his actions were motivated by love. Critics argued they were motivated by obsession. Decades later, people are still debating where the line between devotion and delusion truly lies.Join us as we explore the facts, the myths, and the uncomfortable questions surrounding a case that continues to fascinate and disturb audiences nearly a century later.Was it a tragic love story, a cautionary tale about obsession, or something far darker?You decide.(Though we decided about twenty minutes into the research.)