Two mysterious disappearances, decades apart. When each set of remains was finally discovered, both deaths were ruled undetermined. The truly unsettling part? The decedents were mother and son.
To this day, their deaths remain shrouded in mystery. So what really happened to Marcia Moore and Christopher Roof?
Source material for the case
Robert and Eleanor Moore Collection, 1943-1963
Robert L. Moore, Co-Founder of Sheraton Hotels, Dies
Investigation of Conglomerate Corporations
Without Pity: Ann Rule’s Most Dangerous Killers
theosophy – religious philosophy
Missing author’s skull discovered in Bothell
Workers find remains of hotel heiress, psychic expert
Skull of Marcia Moore, Seattle Psychic, Found
Witches blamed for death of an heiress
MARCIA S. MOORE COLLECTION, 1948-1999 (BULK 1948-1964)
Discovery of decomposed body in Stacyville remains mystery after more than a year
Stacyville Maine John Doe – November 4, 2010 – 10 years unidentified
Body found in Maine more than 10 years ago is finally identified
Remains of body found in 2010 identified
Body found in Maine is identified as Mass. man more than 10 years later
Journeys into the Bright World
Marcia Moore and her husband, Dr. Howard S. Alltounian, wrote a book about their pharmacological experiments with ketamine. Chapter 2 details their meet-cute, if you need a dose of serotonin in your life.
References from the Episode
Where is Mr. Roof?
The group of Facebook sleuths who helped find and identify Christopher Roof.
True Crime Bullshit
One of Christopher Roof's students, Sydney Copp, broke the case wide open after listening to an episode of True Crime Bullshit about the Stacyville John Doe. This is a follow up episode!
Without Pity: Ann Rule’s Most Dangerous Killers
Ann Rule wrote about Marcia Moore's case in her novel called Without Pity. You can find the chapter about Marcia on pages 357-385.
Marcia Moore
Christopher Roof
Chris’s Hat
Chris’s Shirt
