Patreon Exclusive: Rhonda Casto and Steve Nichols
Added 2025-09-15 20:28:36 +0000 UTCThe Eagle Creek Trail, carved into the cliffs of Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge, is known for its stunning waterfalls and dizzying drop-offs. On a damp March afternoon in 2009, 23-year-old Rhonda Casto set out on that trail with her boyfriend, Steve Nichols. They were alone on the path, the mist hanging low in the canyon.
By the end of the hike, only one of them would return.
What happened on that isolated trail that day? Was it an accident on treacherous ground, or something more sinister?
Today's snack: Sally's cream-filled chocolate cupcakes
Sources:
48 Hours, S30 E31, Mystery at Eagle Creek
The Real Story With Maria Elena Salinas, The Fall of Innocence, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3Fe0f0fbnM
2015.02.20 https://www.newspapers.com/image/631823611/ (insurance claim)
2016.03.06 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1209705719/ (destroyed evidence, details)
2017.03.03 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1082275387/ (statements inadmissible)
2017.05.12 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1225753103/ (plea deal)
2017.07.12 https://www.newspapers.com/image/1225313763/ (Julia embezzlement)
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/or-supreme-court/1851365.html
https://people.com/crime/oregon-man-pleads-guilty-girlfriend-cliff-murder/
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/pictures/investigating-the-death-of-rhonda-casto/
https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2017/07/pot-smoking_grandma_steals_dea.html
Comments
Aww Rose your comment made me smile 😊♥️. You’ll laugh when you listen to the next episode that will drop on Saturday!
Rich Bentley
2025-10-02 01:21:59 +0000 UTCLove the music Rich! Can’t wait to listen to more of their music and Tina, every time I listen to a podcast I realize more and more how similar we are! When comes to baking, who we follow, adding nuts and more chocolate, and the steps the recipe calls for, we follow the same script! literally 2 strangers that are so alike in many ways! Even the red hair although mines from a tube!! Haha!
Rose
2025-10-01 22:09:40 +0000 UTCHe made my skin crawl.
Rich Bentley
2025-09-25 14:57:36 +0000 UTCWhat a horrible human he was!? Thanks for covering this case.
Cathy
2025-09-25 13:50:28 +0000 UTC
