Avoid The Tourist Herds.What could be more uninspiring than seeing the identical attractions that everyone else has for decades?This Twisted Tour Guide escorts you to the places locals don't want to talk about anymore…the same places people once couldn't stop talking about. Long after the screaming headlines and sensationalism has subsided, these bizarre, infamous and obscure historical sites remain hidden awaiting rediscovery.Each visitation site in this guide is accompanied by a story. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. The profiled cast of characters feature saints and sinners (with emphasis towards the latter).Notorious crimes, murders, accidental deaths, suicides, kidnappings, vice and scandal are captivating human interest tales. Paranormal activity in the aftermath is common.The photography from each profile showcases the precise location where each event occurred. The scenes can seem ordinary, weird and/or sometimes very revealing towards clarifying the background behind events.If you're seeking an alternative to conventional tourism, this Twisted Tour Guide is ideal. Each directory accommodates the restless traveler and even resident looking for something unique and different. You will never imagine or scrutinize Seattle or the Puget Sound area through rose tinted glasses again. The contents include:SEATTLE:Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, Kurt Cobain's suicide, Nixon's John Ehrlichman's Seattle legal years Seattle's ethically-flawed founders and historic brothels, Crime boss Frank Colacurcio, Strippergate, Felker House, Chief Seattle, Mercer Girl Brides, Northwest Airline Hijacks, World Trade Center Protests, Seattle Hanging Grounds, Mardi Gras Riots, Madame Lou Graham, Seattle's homeless Jungle killings, Seattle Fire of 1889, People's Theatre, Self-defense killing of Seattle's Police Chief, Triangle Hotel, Starvation Hill, Mahoney murder scandal, Sylvia Gaines incest murder, American teamster President Dave Beck Jr's embezzlements, Recording artist Little Willie Johns, manslaughter, Lifeline Club infamous bingo raid, West Seattle Bridge ship collision and resulting skipper's dismemberment, Bruce Lee Memorial, Donut House exploitation operation, Wah Mee Gambling Club massacre, The Monastery disco, Goldmark family murder, Judge Gary Little's suicide, Pang Frozen Food fire, Assassination of Judge Tom Wales, Wasting away death of Alice in Chains's Layne Staley, Mia Zapata's killing, The Gits Mia Zapata's killing, Capital Hill massacre, Mike Webb's disappearance, Beating death of Tuba Man, Café Racer shooting, Dinh Bowman's murder experiment, Seattle Pacific University shooting and Gay hate crime murders…Plus moreBELLEVUEProstitution employing contemporary technology applications, Mars Hills Congregational Church collapse, Bellevue's creepy first mayor and the Rafay and Wilson family murders…PlusTACOMASerial Killer Ted Bundy, The Enterprise crime syndicate, Washington Building, Dashiell Hammett, Rust Mansion, Weaver Film Studio, Little girl's ghost in the upper restaurant windows, Unsolved kidnappings of Ann Marie Burr and Charlie Mattson, Serial killer Jake Bird's fatal curse, DNA profiles track down two child killers forty years later, The missing prostitutes along Puyallup Avenue, Coffee shop killing of four police officers, Asian gangland slaying, DC Sniper's associate killing…Plus moreOUTLYING AREASGreen River Serial Killer, Jimi Hendrix Memorial, Elementary School teacher pregnancy scandal, A survivalist murders his family, Police shooting death motivated by impatience, Everett dockside massacre…and even more scandal and vice await…
