The Sinister Story Behind This Popular Washington Lake Will Give You Chills
Lake Crescent is a magnificent body of water located entirely within Olympic National Park. It’s known for its brilliant blue water and its clarity, which is caused by a lack of nitrogen in the water inhibiting the growth of algae.
But as beautiful as it is, this lake is sadly the site of something quite sinister and unpleasant.
The man was a known womanizer, and the marriage was terrible. Hallie would show up to work with bruises and black eyes, and there was at least one domestic violence incident where the police were involved.
Hallie's husband, Monty, told everyone that she had run off with another man. But no one heard from Hallie again, not even her family. Eventually, Monty moved to California with a woman from Port Angeles.
The body was discovered by two fishermen. And although the woman's features were unrecognizable, her body had been perfectly preserved. She was later identified as Hallie.
The soap-like condition resulted from minerals in the lake interacting with the fats in Hallie's body.
Monty swore that Hallie was alive when he last saw her. But Hallie's friends identified clothes worn by the dead woman as belonging to Hallie, and her old dentist testified that the woman's dental plate was definitely Hallie's. When rope used to tie Hattie's body was found to match rope that Monty borrowed from a storekeeper on the lake, he was convicted and sent to prison.
Hallie was called the Lady of the Lake by locals, and some people swear she haunts the area.
If haunted houses exist, surely a haunted lake isn’t much of a stretch. After all, Washington even has a haunted hiking trail.
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