“What is it about the rain? Is there something in that gloomy, beautiful emerald darkness? Something that brings out the worst in us? Does the Pacific Northwest actually create serial killers? Or are they drawn here? Do the deep green forests and perennial rain draw something out? Something dark and elemental? In the world of serial killings, the Pacific Northwest is the capital. Willie Pickton killed at least 15, but most suspect more than 60. One thing that I don’t believe many people know about, or at least aren’t willing to talk about, is the fact that Pickton, the pig-farmer butcher from Vancouver, Canada actually began his killing spree here, near Seattle. A handful of his victims, including his very first were taken from around the Seattle and Bellingham areas. Robert Lee Yates of Spokane confessed to 15 murders, but most believe his victim count is more than double that number. The Green River killer, perhaps the region’s most infamous operator, killed at least 49 souls – again, most believe that number is extremely conservative. The body counts in this area are incredibly high. Significantly higher than the national average. Ted Bundy, Gary Ridgway, and so many more, committed their crimes in this area. Why? Is the Pacific Northwest a kind of real life Twin Peaks? I believe it is about the weather. The endless grey fog and drizzle. But there is also something about the quality of the light. It’s just… different up there. The Pacific Northwest is the end of the frontier, and you can feel it. Something about this region is magnetic, pulling the most dangerous and evil among us underneath its dark green canopy. Like Ted Bundy famously said to one of his co-workers as he walked her to her car every night after work: ‘lock your doors’.”

— Tanis