Episode 67: Cosmic Coincidence

We’ve heard many stories of “cursed lands''. Usually it’s surrounding a colonizer building on indeginious american land who is then dealt a nasty curse, think Poltergeist. Cursed land stories only continue the misconceptions surrounding what are perceived as “mysterious” cultures like indeginious americans or gypsies. If a piece of land isn’t cursed, can it still harbor evil? Can a location continually be a draw for those that wish others harm? Today, we discuss the cases of Barbara Tucker, Jennifer Tchier, Mindi Thomas, Lila Moler, Stephanie Russell and Alexandria Ison; connecting a serial killer to bodies that have been found on or around a community college in Gresham, Oregon.

Barbara Mae Tucker, photo from KOIN6

Robert Plympton, photo from KGW

Jennifer Lynn Tchir, photo from Findagrave

Lilla Faye Moler, photo from Findagrave

Alexandria "Alex" Nicole Ison, photos from Findagrave

Todd Alan Reed,

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Sources

Oregon Live - Gresham Police Investigating | Corvallis Gazette Times 02.01.1980 - Student Sets Off Search | Findagrave - Lilla Faye Moler | Corvallis Gazette Times 02.12.1980 - Witness describes murderer | The World 02.20.1980 - Description of Suspect Obtained |

Pamplin Media - Solving Barbara Tucker's Murder | KGW - Teens Decades old murder cracked with help of modern DNA technology | Oxygen - Robert Plympton Arrested for 1980 Murder of Barbara Mae Tucker | Gresham Oregon Gov - Gresham Police make arrest in 1920 cold case | Oregon Herald - Family Overjoyed Arrest Made | Pamplin Media - Old Case, New Technology | Pamplin Media - I Just Can't Let it Rest |Statesman Journal 10.29.1987 - Mindi Coleen Thomas | San Diego Source - DNA Evidence Links Suspect to Three Portland Murders | Miscellaneous Multnomah County, Oregon