While Wendy & Beth are on break, please enjoy this encore episode.
This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of DeWayne Lee Harris, aka The Seattle Shoelace Slasher, who killed at least three women in Seattle in 1997 and 1998.
This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams.
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Footnotes
Wikipedia. (04/25/2023). DeWayne Lee Harris. Retrieved 05/27/2023 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeWayne_Lee_Harris
Fitten, Ronald K. (01/16/1999). Triple Killer Chills Courtroom During His Sentencing — Harris Gets 94 Years For 3 Women’s Deaths. Seattle Times. Retrieved 05/27/2023 from https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19990116&slug=2939029
Seattle Times Staff. (05/21/1998). Man Charged In Slayings Of 3 `Street Women’. Seattle Times. Retrieved 05/27/2023 from https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19980521&slug=2751913
Garber, Andrew. (02/02/2015). Relentless Pursuit of the Wicked. SPD Blotter. Retrieved 05/27/2023 from https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2015/02/02/relentless-pursuit-of-the-wicked/
Mehrotra, Kriti. (01/20/2021). Who Were DeWayne Lee Harris’ Victims? Where Is He Now? Retrieved 05/27/2023 from https://thecinemaholic.com/dewayne-lee-harris-victims-where-is-he-now/
History
McNamee, Gregory Lewis. (05/31/2023). History of Seattle. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 06/01/2023 from https://www.britannica.com/place/Seattle-Washington/Growth-in-the-20th-century
Duffy, Lauren. (11/09/2/22). Myth Busting: Five misconceptions about homelessness we need to retire. Real Change News. Retrieved 05/29/2023 from https://www.realchangenews.org/news/2022/11/09/myth-busting-five-misconceptions-about-homelessness-we-need-retire
The Washington Low Income Housing Alliance. (n.d.). Myths and Facts of Homelessness in Washington State. Retrieved 06/08/2023 from https://www.wliha.org/sites/default/files/myths.pdf
State of Washington Department of Commerce. (12/08/2016). Homelessness Myths and Facts. Retrieved 06/08/2023 from https://www.commerce.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/hau-chg-mythsfacts-12-8-2016.pdf
Alfonseca, Kiara. (02/05/2022). As incidents of violent crime by the homeless grab headlines, activists urge caution and solutions. ABC News. Retrieved 06/08/2023 from https://abcnews.go.com/US/incidents-violent-crime-homeless-grab-headlines-activists-urge/story?id=82443787
Hinrichsen, Catherine. (03/20/2019). 6 reasons why KOMO’s take on homelessness is the wrong one. Crosscut. Retrieved 06/08/2023 from https://crosscut.com/2019/03/6-reasons-why-komos-take-homelessness-wrong-one
Heffter, Emily. (04/12/2013). Sinclair Known for Conservative Political Tilt. The Seattle Times. Retrieved 06/08/2023 from https://www.seattletimes.com/business/sinclair-known-for-conservative-political-tilt/
Kroman, David. (02/19/2019). In Seattle, 1 in 5 people booked into jail are homeless. Crosscut. Retrieved 06/11/2023 from https://crosscut.com/2019/02/seattle-1-5-people-booked-jail-are-homeless
Western Washington University. (n.d.). Anti-Racism Resources: Racism at WWU, in Bellingham, and the Pacific Northwest. Retrieved 07/08/2023 from https://libguides.wwu.edu/c.php?g=1057718&p=7686147
Mikkelsen, Drew. (11/14/2022). Over 40,000 households have racist restrictions, UW researchers estimate. King 5. Retrieved 07/08/2023 from https://www.king5.com/article/news/community/facing-race/uw-researchers-racist-real-estate-covenants/281-92ab17e5-dd02-4c12-ba1a-6fd06414fec5
Gutman, David. (11/24/2020). A Black Seattle family couldn’t bury their young son where they wished because of racism. 60 years later, does an apology help?. The Seattle Times. Retrieved 07/08/2023 from https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/a-black-seattle-family-was-barred-from-burying-their-young-son-60-years-later-does-an-apology-help/
Podcasts
Unforbidden Truth Podcast. Interview with serial killer Dewayne Harris.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4694svZHhiM
Awesome In Seattle Podcast. (6/20/2020). 24: Seattle’s Unfortunate History.
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjYxMTE0MTI1OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz/episode/dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvODQzMzczMjI4?ep=14
Nikole Hannah Jones clip on hx of asian and black people in America on IG
https://www.instagram.com/diaryofafirebird/
https://www.instagram.com/reels/audio/1267870397444271/
Video
Real Detective. S1E7: Vengeance.
https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/real-detective
Homicide Hunter: American Detective. S1E2: Murder, Murder, Murder.
https://www.max.com/shows/432653a5-7652-4708-94d5-09d71a6cc17e
How Not to Get Murdered
Anjel Tech
https://www.anjel.tech/
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“Torey” by Arulo
Mixkit Stock Music Free License
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