Welcome back everyone, my name is Danny Burke and today were going to the Evergreen State.
Washington - not Washington D.C - the state of Washington. Im sure we must have thousands
of viewers from there! Youll enjoy this video - in fact, all of you will because these are
all really great stories that I found. Get comfortable. Get ready - my name is Danny
Burke and this is the Top 10 Scary Washington Urban Legends …
Starting off at number 10 we have the Jake Bird Hex[a]. Jake Bird was convicted murderer
and self confessed serial killer who was executed for the birds of a woman and her teenage daughter
in Tacoma Washington in 1947 - its thought though that he may have killed up to 46 people.
Because of his heinous crimes, he's fairly well known among people in that area of Washington
- but whats made him really famous around the world is the story of the Bird Hex. After
his conviction was announced, Bird was allowed to make a final statement. He spoke for 20
minutes about how he hadnt been allowed to represent himself and that his lawyers were
against him. Then, he said -I'm putting the Jake Bird hex on all of you who had anything
to do with my being punished. Mark my words, you will die before I do- … naturally, people
laughed it off - but after Bird was executed - you guessed it - people started dying. They
didnt die before he did, but allegedly, 6 people connected with the trial died including
the judge who died within a month of sentencing Bird. So too did one of the officers who took
his first confession. A police officer who took the second confession then died, then
the courts chief clerk, one of Birds prison guards and even his lawyer died on the first
anniversary of Birds sentencing. Cosmic coincidence or was the Bird Hex real?
Next up at number 9 we have Thirteen Steps to Hell[b]. East of Seattle lies the famous
Maltby Cemetery - its famous because its said to have 13 steps that lead down to hell - or
at least, there were. Legend says that stairs led down to the tomb of a wealthy local family.
If someone walked down it, everything would go silent around them. When they reached the
bottom step and turned around - they would have a vision of hell. People who were watching
them in this moment reported seeing them collapse to their knees scream in terror at something
they just couldn't see. This vision was said to drive the person insane. If it was children
who went down the steps, many of them were said to return almost in a coma - never able
to speak again. If this sounds too creepy, well, don't worry - its been reported that
the steps no longer exist - they were bulldozed or filled in with concrete years ago. That
hasnt stopped the legend from spreading through, and many people visit the cemetery each year
to try and unearth the steps and take a trip down to hell …
Next up at number 8 we have Mount Rainers Saucer[c]. In 1947, a pilot discovered a US
Marine Transport plane that had crashed in Mount Rainier National. After reporting it,
he took off again on his journey to Yakima. Suddenly, he saw a bright flashing like in
the night sky. He was worried that he had flown dangerously close to another plane - but
found nobody else nearby. Then, more bright lights appeared. One of the lights passed
in front of him, he described them as crescent shaped objects that looked like saucers skipping
on water. It was this description that literally gave us the term of flying saucer. He reported
the story to his family and friends - and then the story began to spread. Despite its
fame, nobody has been able to explain what he saw that night - and if there really is
something strange going on at Mount Rainier …
Moving on to number 7 we have SR-900[d]. Thats the name of this road that runs through Washington
from Issaquah to Renton. For starters, people say that its very creepy in general. The road
runs through a lot of dark forests. Over the years, there have been a lot of car accidents
at night because the wind roads precariously through these dark areas with no street lights.
If you drive along it in the early hours of the morning, theres a good chance youll find
that youre the only person there. Many people report a a creepy feeling washing over them
on the road - sometimes this takes on a physical manifestation - like a person appearing by
the side of the road as fog swirls around them.
Moving on to number 6 we have Bigfoot[e]. According to some reports, Washington has
had the highest number of Bigfoot sightings at 537 since records began - thats a over
100 more than the next state - its southern neighbor California. Incase you don't know
what or who bigfoot is a hairy, upright walking, ape like creature in North American folklore.
It is said to have an almost mythical quality and dwells only in the wilderness, leaving
almost nothing behind besides footprints and tufts of hair. One of the most famous bigfoot
encounters in Washington occurred in 1924 near Mt St Helens. A group of gold prospectors
claimed to have fought a group of 7ft tall big foots who threw boulders at them. They
said these giant creatures moved like humans but must have weighed over 400 pounds. One
of the men fired his gun at the creatures, toppling it off a clif. That night, they heard
huge stones slamming against their cabin and felt giant bodied slamming against the walls
and doors. As you already know, this certainly wasnt the first Bigfoot encounter in the state
of Washington.
Next up at number 5 we have The Oxford Saloon[f]. I found this story from a Reddit user who
said it from just a few blocks down from their workplace. The Oxford Saloon is a bar thats
been in the town of Snohomish for over 100 years. Legend says that many years ago, a
Legend has it that a policeman called Henry was stabbed to death there while trying to
break up a fight. They say his ghost remained attached to the building, harassing guests
and scaring them at the bottom of the basement stairs. In modern times, the second floor
of the building became offices - but they say the saloon ghosts still remain there too.
These include a man in a bowler hat and two female spirits - Kathleen, the madame for
the brothel, and Amelia, one of her ladies of the night. They say that long ago, Amelias
body was mysteriously found dead, she had been placed in a closet. These days, paranormal
investigators report strange experiences at the Saloon involving ghostly voices and strange
images that show up in photographs.
Next up at number 4 we have Dryden Hall[g]. This is a famous hall that first opened in
1965 at Spokane university. Despite its relatively young age - its already gained a bit of a
reputation as a haunted place within the area. The story goes that on the outer wall of the
north wing, a mysterious screaming face can be seen. Initially, people brushed it off
as just a trick of the light because it could only be seen at night. The thing is though,
the groundskeepers reportedly kept changing the position of the lights but the face would
still appear. Every year, a new batch of students have the story passed on to them - and still
this screaming face remains ...
Moving onto number 3 we have The Trees[h]. Olympic National Park is a massively popular
tourist site for those visiting Washington, you can see why from these pictures - but
locals have always told stories about an unsettling feeling they get among some parts of the dense
undergrowth. Many of the famous trails are said to be haunted by a powerful unknown entity.
Believers in this often point to a strange event that took place in February 2018. Park
officials were baffled to find an extremely powerful force had knocked down over 100 trees.
What’s strange is the fact that weather data shows nothing out of the ordinary occured
the night before. Many of the trees were also broken near the base which would require an
immense amount of force. The amount of trees that had gone down was inconsistent too - in
some areas, nearly every tree is down, but in other areas, half the trees were untouched.
It was a mystery. Lets hope some of you guys have a rational explanation for all of this
…
Moving on to number 2 we have The Winged Man[i]. By all intents and purposes, Mariner High
School in Everett, Washington is a normal school of some 3,000 students. Many of the
students are aware though of a particularly strange urban legend. They say that in the
school, around midnight, the lights are supposed to still be on - but on some nights - they
lights will shut off. If you watch from outside the school, they say youll get the feeling
that someone is watching you from inside the school - and then youll see it - the eyes
- just a set of floating eyes - its too dark to see a body - and then the eyes will start
to glow. Legend says that if you keep staring for long enough - the glow will begin to illuminate
the rest of the body - you will see a man, with wings. There arent many reports of what
happens after people see the Winged man, I imagine they just turn around and run …
And finally at number 1 we have Mels Hole[j]. Years ago, a man named Mel Waters called in
to the Art Bell radio show claiming he had discovered an infinitely deep hole on his
property near Ellensburg. He said that he tied fishing lines together and continued
lowering it down the hole. It reached 15 miles without hitting Earth - thats a depth of some
80,000 ft. It gets crazier though, Mel glaimed that the hole had the ability to restore life
to dead animals - you heard me - he told the story of a mans dead dog that was thrown into
the pit and then found walking around alive soon after. People became intrigued in finding
the hole - but Mel refused to tell people where it was. A while later, a local paper
reported than no man named Mel Waters existed in the area and Mel wasnt around to deend
his own existence as he was never heard from again. Perhaps he fell down the hole … who
knows. The whole thing is very strange.
So there you go, another Urban Legends in the bag. If Im being honest, Ive lost track
of which states Ive done and which ones I havent - let me know if I havent done your
state yet and Ill get on that right away - thanks for watching as always guys, my name is Danny
Burke and Ill see you all in the next video!