So this week on our State of Murder Podcast we continue to head north to the state of Washington.
Amber's story: The Capitol Hill Massacre
On March 24, 2006 a group of friends that lived in the neighborhood Capitol Hill in Seattle, were getting ready to head to the Better off Undead themed rave being held that evening. The group of friends nicknamed the East Republican Boys (named for the street that they lived on) decided they wanted to host the after party and during the rave started inviting people that they met. One invitation went to a guy standing against the wall. He wasn't dressed in a costume and didn't seem to really fit into the rave scene. Even though he wasn't participating the East Republican Boys decided they should invite him. Thus they were introduced to Kyle Huff. Huff would end up going to the after party where he would end up killing 6 people.
Resources:
Wikipedia- Capital Hill Massacre
Kyle Huff Shoots and Kills 6 people at a rave afterparty in Seattle's Capitol HIll Neighborhood on March 25, 2006.
Oxford Journals: Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention- Capitol Hill Mass Murder Case.
Celina's Story: Tube Sock Murders
In 1985, in the remote area of Lewis and Pierce Counties( near Mineral, Washington), 3 separate couples would go missing. The first couple Edward Smith and Kimberly LaVine went missing around March 9, 1985. On August 10, 1985 Steven Harkins and Ruth Cooper went missing and then on December 12, 1985 Mike Riemer and Diana Robertson would go missing. There two year daughter was found walking around a Kmart parking lot 30 miles away from where their truck was located. The bodies of Cooper and Robertson were later discovered with tube socks around their necks. Thus the media dubbed this the Tube Sock murders.
Resources:
Wikipedia- Mineral Washington killings
Truecrimearticles.com- The unsolved case of the 1985 Tube Sock killings.
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