The Pacific Northwest is known for its startling natural beauty, precocious rainfall, and propensity to birth serial killers. Why? Caroline Fraser has a theory and it’s a good one.
This week on Angry Planet, Fraser takes us on a journey through the American past and into the dark heart of the PNW. Her new book Murderland weaves together memoir, true crime, history, and science into a compelling narrative that’s as beautiful and deadly as the forests around Tacoma.
Lead in the time of serial killers
Crazywall as map
America’s ultra-leaded 1970s
The killer hubristic roadways of the Pacific Northwest
The unique draw of Ted Bundy
The beauty and horror of the PNW’s woods
Lead poisoned psychos become pop culture geniuses
Anne Rule and the different eras of true crime writing
The Olympic–Wallowa lineament
The current state of the true crime genre
Murdlerand: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers
A look back at the I-90 floating bridges before light-rail work begins
