Welcome to Murder in the Rain and to our update for June of 2026! Today we’ll be talking about a phone scam, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, some info about the show this summer, updates to our Street Kids episode & a wildlife sanctuary, and of course Josh’s Library Corner and Hot streamers. Let’s get on with it! No sheriff's office will ever call to demand payment - Parole denied for man convicted in Portland ‘street family’ killing - Convicted for a shocking Portland murder, he’s now asking...

In our last episode, I told you the stories of Elena Jacobs and Teresa Krause. How their bodies were found on Del Rey beach, 7 months after they disappeared from the Tongue Point Job Corps location, and that no one has been held responsible for their deaths. In this episode, I’ll still be focused on Del Rey Beach, but jumping ahead to 1988. That was when 15-year-old Dorene Raterman disappeared after going on a bike ride. Someone was held responsible, but was he the only responsible party? The...

On April 9th, 2006, a memorial service was held at the entrance of Del Rey Beach on the Oregon coast. During that somber ceremony, there was an offer of comfort and closure for the families of Elena Jacobs, Teresa Kruse, and Doreen Raterman. Three crosses stood in the parking lot, instead of three young women. Over the next two episodes, I’ll be sharing the unsolved case of the double murder of Elena and Teresa, and the sort-of solved case of Doreen Raterman. Elena Jacobs' yearbook photo,...