341.  Missoula Mauler: Wayne Nance

341. Missoula Mauler: Wayne Nance

Author: Our True Crime Podcast January 7, 2026 Duration: 52:22
It was supposed to be an ordinary night in a quiet Missoula neighborhood, the kind where doors stayed unlocked because nothing bad ever happened. But just after 10 p.m., Doug and Kris Wells pulled into their driveway and found something that didn’t belong: a pickup truck abandoned on their lawn and a man slumped inside. What followed wasn’t a burglary gone wrong. It wasn’t a random act of violence. It was the moment a hidden obsession finally broke loose. Within minutes, a familiar face stepped out of the darkness. A coworker. A trusted local. A man who had been watching Kris for months. What began as small talk turned into a brutal ambush, a home invasion, and a fight for survival. Bound, beaten, and bleeding, Doug Wells would make one impossible decision and unknowingly come face to face with one of Montana’s most elusive killers. Because the man in their home wasn’t just a stalker, he was a predator tied to years of unsolved murders. Join Cam and Jen on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast entitled ‘Missoula Mauler: Wayne Nance.’ Listener discretion by @octoberpodVHS Music is by our EP @theinkypawprint Sources: https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/in-search-of-christy-s-true-identity/article_a9a3d103-7e15-5bf2-a6e3-47b677fdb61d.html https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/cold-case-research-yields-id-of-1984-murder-victim/article_a01dbe0d-5c2d-5181-9927-460950a1ddd1.html http://www.doenetwork.org/media/news130.html https://archive.today/20210518141950/https://apnews.com/article/2108bbfab6c8b76782d6940ba7bb4512 https://web.archive.org/web/20150713223046/http://www.hsc.unt.edu/departments/pathology_anatomy/dna/Forensics/Initiative/Bachman.cfm https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114718350/girls-skeleton-found/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_Victims_Identification_Project https://dnasolves.com/articles/christy_crystal_creek/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114719513/bonner-county-police-blotter/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114720045/hunter-finds-human-skeleton/ https://billingsgazette.com/wayne-nance-the-missoula-mauler/article_af33b419-ca33-50b8-b5e6-c592d4b23373.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160410184907/https://sites.google.com/site/ianwithrow71/home/archive/christycrystalcreekandthemissoulamauler https://www.montanarightnow.com/all_abc_fox/montana-murder-mysteries-the-gruesome-world-of-missoula-mauler-wayne-nance/article_5dc7d3b8-5cd8-11ea-859a-e38169e49727.html http://www.crimezzz.net/serialkillers/N/NANCE_wayne_nathan.php https://www.forensicmag.com/575873-Remains-of-Suspected-Third-Victim-of-Wayne-Nance-ID-ed-after-36-Years/ To Kill and Kill Again: the Terrifying True Story of Montana's Baby-Faced Serial Sex Murderer.   Coston, John  2016 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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356. In the Boat Shed: The Houston Heights Murders & Dean Corll [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Duration: 1:09:12
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355. Firestarter: Crimes of Bruce George Peter Lee [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:44
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354. Out of the Fire: Suzanne Capper [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:44
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353. Family Ties, Killer Lies: Murder of Peter Porco [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:28
It was November 15, 2004, 52-year-old Peter Porco woke up like he always did: early, well before his alarm, with a few minutes to gather his thoughts in the quiet of his Delmar, New York, home. Peter was a fixture in the…
The Murder of Diane Sindall with Jenny from It's Murder Up North [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:26:51
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352. A Date With Evil: Grace Millane [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:46
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351. Stocking Strangler: Carlton Gary [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:28
In 1970, 85-year-old Nellie Farmer lived quietly in a modest retirement hotel. A retired schoolteacher, she had spent her life helping others and asking for very little in return. One night, that safety was shattered. An…
350: 700 Miles to Nowhere: Marshal Iwaasa [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:36
In November 2019, hikers traveling through a remote mountain region in British Columbia discovered a burned-out truck abandoned on a rugged forest trail. The area lies deep within the Tolkien Range, far away from any roa…
349. Dead Girls Don't Talk: The Case of Micki Jo West [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:20
On the morning of September 11, 1979, nineteen-year-old Micki Jo West left her mother’s home in St. Joseph, Missouri, as she had every morning. She wore her nurse’s aide uniform, pulled on a khaki coat, carried her white…