Episode 200: The Eastside Killer | Part I

Episode 200: The Eastside Killer | Part I

Author: True Crime Couple March 10, 2025 Duration: 55:12
In the summer of 1990 the bar scene of Bellevue Washington was being stalked by a sadistic killer. Join me for part one of our two part episode as I tell John just what this monster did. (Part two will be released on Tuesday).

Sources:
https://law.justia.com/cases/washington/supreme-court/1994/60673-1-1.html
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/8158272_The_Rarity_of_Unusal_Dispositions_of_Victim_Bodies_Staging_and_Posing
https://www.newspapers.com/image/738777312/?match=1&terms=Mary%20Ann%20Pohlreich
The News Tribune, Article by Micheal Gilbert dated 1/10/1991 accessed through Newspapers.com 
The News Tribune, Article by the Associated Press 10/14/94 accessed through Newspapers.com 

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