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3 | Oregon Jon

2024/2/23
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The podcast host Payne Lindsey focuses on a mysterious gold miner known as "Oregon John," who was reportedly last seen with Florence Akpialik before her disappearance. Witnesses place Oregon John with Flo on West Beach the night she vanished, and her belongings were found near his tent. Lindsey questions the Nome Police Department's handling of the case and their theory that Florence was killed by a bear.
  • Oregon John, a gold miner and cab driver, is the prime suspect in Florence Akpialik's disappearance.
  • Florence's belongings were found outside Oregon John's tent.
  • Multiple witnesses reported seeing Flo with Oregon John on West Beach the night she disappeared.
  • The Nome Police Department's theory is that Florence was killed by a bear, but locals are skeptical.

Shownotes Transcript

Talking with locals in Nome, Payne begins to make some progress in finding out who one of the last people to have seen Florence alive is. New accounts of interactions with the miner living on West Beach have led to the uncovering of a man with a nickname that a lot of the town have heard about.

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