Murder Unscripted

Ep. 119 | Murders of Barbara Walsh & Renee Powell | He Set 7 Fires to Erase Himself. He Missed One Thing | Murder Unscripted

September 1, 2026·1h 3m
Episode Description from the Publisher

Shoreline, Washington, 1995. Firefighters knock down a small apartment fire and find a woman's body inside. One month later, 50 feet away, it happens again.Two ordinary, kind women were murdered in nearly identical attacks by a man who brought nothing with him. He used the victims' own belongings, disabled their smoke detectors, and set the fires to erase himself completely. For two years, it worked.Ed opens September’s “Burning Desires” (a month of arson cases) with the story of how one piece of evidence that survived the flames finally brought Renee Powell and Barbara Walsh's killer to justice.Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/murder-unscripted/id1750146409Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AUGh12ei1wk8x7CvcX9qHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MurderUnscriptedPod/membershipmurderunscriptedpod@gmail.com | @murderunscripted

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