In 1996, ancient human remains discovered along the Columbia River in Kennewick, Washington sparked one of the most controversial archaeological cases in U.S. history. Scientists argued the 9,000-year-old skeleton could rewrite theories about the first Americans, while Native American tribes insisted the Ancient One was their ancestor and should be returned for burial. What followed was decades of legal battles, scientific study, and debate over whether science or tribal oral tradition should decide the fate of the remains. In 2017, DNA evidence confirmed the Ancient One’s connection to modern Native American tribes, and he was finally returned and respectfully reburied according to tribal tradition.

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The Kennewick Man: The Ancient One

It is the winter of 1910, and travelers are attempting to cross what we now know as Stevens Pass. At the time, the only way to move somewhat safely through the mountains, especially in winter, was by train. One such group is forced to stop when a brutal storm sets in… and then the unthinkable happens. The deadliest avalanche in the region comes crashing down on the stranded travelers, plunging the night into chaos, and just days later, a second avalanche strikes a few miles north in Canada, as if the mountains themselves aren’t finished yet.

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 * Outside the U.S.:
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You deserve care, understanding, and support. Reaching out is a sign of strength.

Off the Rails: The Wellington Avalanche

In this episode of Beneath the Evergreens, Ana and Jess dive into the bizarre true-crime story of the Washington bank robber known as “Hollywood.” Using Hollywood-grade prosthetics and disguises, he terrorized banks across the state and even set the record for the largest amount ever stolen from a single Washington bank. But the strangest part? He lived hidden in the woods, building his own treehouse, complete with a makeup room to prepare for his next role.

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   Text HOME to 741741 to chat with a crisis counselor 24/7.
 * NAMI HelpLine (National Alliance on Mental Illness):
   Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or text “HelpLine” to 62640 for guidance, information, and emotional support.
 * The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults):
   Call 1-866-488-7386, text START to 678678, or use the online chat.
 * Outside the U.S.:
   Visit www.iasp.info/crisis-centres to find mental health crisis lines in your area.

You deserve care, understanding, and support. Reaching out is a sign of strength.

Lights, Camera, Robbery

In this unhinged bonus episode, Jess and Ana take a quiz to discover their cryptid spirit animals, serving pure chaos and laughs while giving listeners a sneak peek at the kind of exclusive Patreon content coming your way in the next few months.

Bonus - The Creation of Monty and Van Twinkle Triumph Breath

On this episode of BTE, Jess and Ana crank the chaos to eleven. What starts as a spooky stretch of road where downhill somehow looks like uphill turns into a full-blown accusation that physics is lying, protractor-pushing raccoons are on the loose, and mysterious trunk flour handprints may or may not prove it. Along the way, they spiral into personal road stories, random adventures, and just all silliness insues.

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 * Crisis Text Line:
   Text HOME to 741741 to chat with a crisis counselor 24/7.
 * NAMI HelpLine (National Alliance on Mental Illness):
   Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or text “HelpLine” to 62640 for guidance, information, and emotional support.
 * The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults):
   Call 1-866-488-7386, text START to 678678, or use the online chat.
 * Outside the U.S.:
   Visit www.iasp.info/crisis-centres to find mental health crisis lines in your area.

You deserve care, understanding, and support. Reaching out is a sign of strength.

Gravity Called in Sick - Unhinged Episode

On a cold January night in 1995, a fire tore through a Seattle warehouse, drawing firefighters into a scene that was far more dangerous than it appeared. What began as a routine response quickly turned catastrophic, claiming the lives of four firefighters and leaving behind unanswered questions. Investigators would later uncover signs that this blaze was no accident, but a chain of hidden failures and silent warnings made the truth hard to see. Decades later, the Pang warehouse fire remains a haunting reminder of how quickly heroism can collide with disaster.

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes references to abuse, trauma, and death. Listener discretion is advised.

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Episodes that touch on fear, mystery, or the unknown can sometimes stir up difficult feelings. If you’re dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, or any other mental health challenge, please know there is support available and people who want to help.

 * 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (United States):
   Call or text 988 any time for free, confidential support from trained counselors.
 * Crisis Text Line:
   Text HOME to 741741 to chat with a crisis counselor 24/7.
 * NAMI HelpLine (National Alliance on Mental Illness):
   Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or text “HelpLine” to 62640 for guidance, information, and emotional support.
 * The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults):
   Call 1-866-488-7386, text START to 678678, or use the online chat.
 * Outside the U.S.:
   Visit www.iasp.info/crisis-centres to find mental health crisis lines in your area.

You deserve care, understanding, and support. Reaching out is a sign of strength.

The Flames of Pang

The Two Saddles Treasure (also known as the Trinidad Treasure) is one of Washington State’s most enduring lost-gold legends. In 1876, the Welch family returned from months of successful gold prospecting in Canada, reportedly carrying an enormous fortune in gold. Fearing theft while traveling through Central Washington, the family is believed to have buried the treasure somewhere along their route. Despite decades of searching, shifting stories, and modern obstacles, including areas later flooded by dam construction, the gold has never been found. Whether fact, folklore, or a blend of both, the Two Saddles Treasure remains a tantalizing mystery of the Old West.

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 * NAMI HelpLine (National Alliance on Mental Illness):
   Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or text “HelpLine” to 62640 for guidance, information, and emotional support.
 * The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults):
   Call 1-866-488-7386, text START to 678678, or use the online chat.
 * Outside the U.S.:
   Visit www.iasp.info/crisis-centres to find mental health crisis lines in your area.

You deserve care, understanding, and support. Reaching out is a sign of strength.

Two Saddles Treasure

In today’s episode, Ana leads us down two very local legends with roots tangled deep in Seattle soil. We start in Georgetown, at a morgue you might already know. Then we drift over to the Admiral District, where a heartbreaking story refuses to stay tragic and instead becomes a brightly colored local legend… one no one can quite pin down, no matter how hard they try. See you Beneath the Evergreens! 🌲👻

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes references to abuse, trauma, and death. Listener discretion is advised.

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💜 If You or Someone You Know Is Experiencing Domestic Violence

You are not alone, and what’s happening is not your fault. Help is available, confidentially and without judgment.

In the United States:

📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

💬 Text “START” to 88788

🌐 Live chat available at www.thehotline.org

Outside the U.S.:

🌍 Visit https://www.hotpeachpages.net for an international directory of shelters and support services by country.

🌍 https://www.womensaid.org.uk (UK)

🌍 https://www.dvconnect.org (Australia)

If you’re unable to safely make a call, consider reaching out to a trusted friend, healthcare provider, teacher, or local shelter. Many organizations can assist with emergency housing, safety planning, legal support, and emotional care.

You deserve to be safe, believed, and supported.

💜If you’re struggling with mental illness, you are not alone

Episodes that touch on fear, mystery, or the unknown can sometimes stir up difficult feelings. If you’re dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, or any other mental health challenge, please know there is support available and people who want to help.

 * 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (United States):
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 * Crisis Text Line:
   Text HOME to 741741 to chat with a crisis counselor 24/7.
 * NAMI HelpLine (National Alliance on Mental Illness):
   Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or text “HelpLine” to 62640 for guidance, information, and emotional support.
 * The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults):
   Call 1-866-488-7386, text START to 678678, or use the online chat.
 * Outside the U.S.:
   Visit www.iasp.info/crisis-centres to find mental health crisis lines in your area.

You deserve care, understanding, and support. Reaching out is a sign of strength.





Rainbows and Murder

✨🛸 MOSS GOBLIN CHALLENGE! 🛸✨

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In the quiet summer of 1947, Washington State looked peaceful, but something impossible was moving through its skies. When experienced pilot Kenneth Arnold reported seeing nine disc-shaped objects flying faster than any known aircraft, his story ignited a wave of sightings, warnings, and unanswered questions. From Mount Rainier to Puget Sound, witnesses described silent machines, strange debris, and encounters that suggested something far beyond misidentified planes or tricks of light. This episode dives into the Summer of Saucers, the moment America first learned to fear, and name, what might be watching from above.

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes references to abuse, trauma, and death. Listener discretion is advised.

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Episodes that touch on fear, mystery, or the unknown can sometimes stir up difficult feelings. If you’re dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, or any other mental health challenge, please know there is support available and people who want to help.

 * 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (United States):
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 * Crisis Text Line:
   Text HOME to 741741 to chat with a crisis counselor 24/7.
 * NAMI HelpLine (National Alliance on Mental Illness):
   Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or text “HelpLine” to 62640 for guidance, information, and emotional support.
 * The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults):
   Call 1-866-488-7386, text START to 678678, or use the online chat.
 * Outside the U.S.:
   Visit www.iasp.info/crisis-centres to find mental health crisis lines in your area.

You deserve care, understanding, and support. Reaching out is a sign of strength.

Summer of Saucers

He lived an ordinary life on the surface, a quiet man with a steady job, awkward manners, and a presence coworkers found slightly, but beneath it, something dark was growing. Between 1982 and 1984, dozens of young women vanished, their lives ending along the Green River while the killer blended into the community around him. For years he was questioned, watched, and even tested, yet he remained free, passing polygraphs and inserting himself into the investigation. It took nearly two decades and the certainty of DNA to reveal that the monster had been hiding in plain sight all along.

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode includes references to abuse, trauma, and death. Listener discretion is advised.

🎧 Enjoy the episode? Follow, share, and leave a review ! It helps more curious minds find us!

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💜 If You or Someone You Know Is Experiencing Domestic Violence

You are not alone, and what’s happening is not your fault. Help is available, confidentially and without judgment.

In the United States:

📞 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

💬 Text “START” to 88788

🌐 Live chat available at www.thehotline.org

Outside the U.S.:

🌍 Visit https://www.hotpeachpages.net for an international directory of shelters and support services by country.

🌍 https://www.womensaid.org.uk (UK)

🌍 https://www.dvconnect.org (Australia)

If you’re unable to safely make a call, consider reaching out to a trusted friend, healthcare provider, teacher, or local shelter. Many organizations can assist with emergency housing, safety planning, legal support, and emotional care.

You deserve to be safe, believed, and supported.

💜If you’re struggling with mental illness, you are not alone

Episodes that touch on fear, mystery, or the unknown can sometimes stir up difficult feelings. If you’re dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, or any other mental health challenge, please know there is support available and people who want to help.

 * 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (United States):
   Call or text 988 any time for free, confidential support from trained counselors.
 * Crisis Text Line:
   Text HOME to 741741 to chat with a crisis counselor 24/7.
 * NAMI HelpLine (National Alliance on Mental Illness):
   Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or text “HelpLine” to 62640 for guidance, information, and emotional support.
 * The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults):
   Call 1-866-488-7386, text START to 678678, or use the online chat.
 * Outside the U.S.:
   Visit www.iasp.info/crisis-centres to find mental health crisis lines in your area.

You deserve care, understanding, and support. Reaching out is a sign of strength.

Green River Killer

Welcome to our eerie little corner of the airwaves, where the shadows have stories and the trees love to whisper secrets. Here, every chilling tale finds a voice and every curious soul feels right at home. We’re here to spark goosebumps, stir fascination, and walk with you through the foggy unknown, one strange story at a time.

Born in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, this podcast was created by two friends bound by a lifelong obsession with the spooky, the occult, true crime, and the mysteries lurking just beyond the treeline. From local legends and haunted lore to puzzling disappearances and crimes that still leave us looking over our shoulders, we’re digging into the weird, the haunted, and the unexplained, right from our own mossy backyard.

And don’t forget! New episodes drop every Monday wherever you get your podcasts.

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