In this episode, we travel to the quiet forests of Oso, Washington—a place where the days are slow, the neighbors are few, and everyone knows the rhythm of everyone else’s life. But in April 2016, that rhythm stopped.

What began as a missed morning routine quickly grew into a mystery that shook the rural community to its core. Phones rang without answer. A familiar truck sat unmoving. And inside a secluded home at the edge of the woods, investigators would uncover a crime so violent it contradicted everything this peaceful town believed about itself.

We explore the final known hours of the victims, the chilling clues left behind, and the detectives’ race to piece together what happened in the darkness of that early morning. Through interviews, forensic insights, and narrative reconstruction, this episode examines not just the murders themselves—but the isolation, hidden tensions, and quiet warning signs that often precede rural tragedies.

This is the story of the Oso Murders: a case where silence spoke first… and where the truth, once uncovered, changed a small community forever.

• #TrueCrimePodcast

• #OsoMurders

• #UnsolvedMysteries

• #CrimeStory

• #RuralCrime

• #ColdCaseFiles

• #TrueCrimeCommunity

• #JusticeForVictims

• #CrimeInvestigation

• #PodcastEpisode

Federal Way Mirror. (2018, May 31). Jury finds John Reedguilty in murders of his Oso neighbors. Federal Way Mirror. https://www.federalwaymirror.com/northwest/jury-finds-john-reed-guilty-in-murders-of-his-oso-neighbors/

Fox 13 Seattle. (2018, May 31). It took jurors less than24 hours to convict John Reed in 2016 Oso murders. Fox 13 Seattle. https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/it-took-jurors-less-than-24-hours-to-convict-john-reed

Fox 13 Seattle. (2018, May 31). John Reed found guilty in2016 killing of Oso couple. Fox 13 Seattle. https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/john-reed-found-guilty-in-2016-killing-of-oso-couple

HeraldNet. (2018, July 6). ‘Absolutely no remorse’: Lifein prison for Oso double murders. The Everett Herald. https://www.heraldnet.com/news/absolutely-no-remorse-life-in-prison-for-oso-double-murders/

Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office. (2016, July 27). Pressrelease: Suspect in Oso double homicide arrested in Mexico. SnohomishCounty, WA – Official Website. https://snohomishcountywa.gov/Archive.aspx?ADID=4519

Crime Junkie. (n.d.). Murdered: Patrick Shunn and MoniquePatenaude. Crime Junkie Podcast. https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/murdered-patrick-shunn-and-monique-patenaude/

KATU News. (2018, May 31). John Reed found guilty ofmurdering Oso couple. KATU. https://katu.com/news/local/john-reed-found-guilty-of-murdering-oso-couple