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'The Holy Rollers': One of Oregon’s first cults

In the early 1900s, Edmund Creffield formed a congregation he called The Brides of Christ Church. It became one of the most notorious cults in Oregon history.
The story of central Oregon’s haunted lighthouse

A magazine article published in the late 1800s told the story of a girl who mysteriously died at Yaquina Bay Lighthouse. The tale saved the structure from demolition

Graverobbers tried to hold a former Portland mayor's corpse for ransom – but they made a big mistake

William Ladd was a wealthy Portland politician and businessmen in the 1800s. Graverobbers tried to hold his corpse for ransom, but their plan went awry.
The mysterious tale of the Interstate Bridge ghost

On his last day as mayor in 1920, Grover Percival went for a walk and was found dead weeks later. His ghost is said to haunt the bridge he walked across to his doom.
The story of the first man legally hanged in Clark County

KGW’s latest six-episode podcast series, Wicked West, explores the Pacific Northwest’s folklore and legends.

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